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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 02:32 PM) Wow. I knew it had dropped, but I had no idea by how much. Yeah, consider me corrected, and shocked.

QUOTE (shlammajamma @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 01:48 PM) thanks for the sarcasm jackass. youd think if it was so obvious people wouldnt respond to him. What's up with all the noobs coming in guns blazing lately?

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 12:31 PM) Even if he doesn't can you imagine? Ow. Right on the bone?

The MLB Network show bloated egos to the point of disrepair.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 12:04 PM) Oh wow I missed that. Yeah, I'm sure after taking that awful one in the calf last month (I was there) he's getting pretty damn tired of being hit by pitches. I may be completely wrong, or dreaming, or nuts, or all three, and many more things, but doesn't Paulie have some sort of degenerative hip condition? Maybe he's just overly sensitive in that area. Pre-edit edit: Decided to google first. My brain rocks... some s*** article from 1998. Things seem to have worked out alright for the White Sox. Ignore the hip s***, but still interesting to read something from so long ago. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-11...-vice-president

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 09:53 AM) Hope Mark is sharp tonite and we win. Cause winning is better than losing Not when you aren't paying attention...

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 12:12 PM) Guys, let's clarify something. I don't think the 2011 White Sox are "successful", nor am I asking if you think they are "successful" I'm asking how you define success, and if they had gotten in as the 6th best record would that be successful, and if baseball's playoff format needs to be revisited. Success can only be attributed on a team-by-team basis. Baseball is crazy, once you are in anyone has a chance at a championship. Under Ozzie, the White Sox have only been "in" the playoffs 25% of the time, while playing in one of baseball's weakest divisions with some rather large payrolls. However, I'd say this year, without a doubt, they had to sneak in as one of those 6 to be defined as successful.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 11:26 PM) Real excited about this kid. Hoping for .265/.335/.415/.750. This "kid" will be 28 next year. Seeing as how I like teams to win games, a .750 OPS taking up a corner outfield position in the American League is f***ing bad. (Albeit, obviously better than Juan Pierre, but yeah, f*** this season and f*** Ozzie.) De Aza has been a breath of fresh air on an otherwise gasping roster, but I'd hope he performed a hell of a lot better than what you hope.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 12:06 PM) For most people, a "successful season" in major league baseball is solely defined by whether or not their team makes it the postseason. For some others whose teams have frequently been successful and/or set the bar higher, only advancement in the playoffs will constitute a relatively successful season. For the fans of a couple of teams such as the Yankees (and I would argue Red Sox and now possibly Phillies), only winning the World Series constitutes a successful season. To me, this is horribly depressing. Why is it depressing? Well for one thing, baseball is one of the longest, most grueling regular seasons of any of the major sports. I am struck by the disparity between a "successful season" in MLB and a "successful season" in any other sport, because in most other sports, about half the teams go to the playoffs. There are additional levels of playoffs to measure "success" by. In baseball, by most people's definition, 22 of the 30 teams have "unsuccessful seasons" even under the most forgiving terms of the common connotation. As it pertains to the White Sox specifically this season, several people have said this season that mere squeaking into the playoffs by winning the division was not enough for this team - that the expectations were that this team would advance deep in the playoffs because its payroll was relatively high. However, this season, 6 of the top 10 teams in payroll won't go to the playoffs. Is it right to have such an unforgiving standard for "success," where we don't necessarily apply it in other sports? Moreover, is this really the way this sport should really be set up in the postseason? If baseball had 6 teams advance in each league - about equivalent to what it would be in football or basketball, and the White Sox got in as the "6th seed" - would that be some measure of a successful season? More importantly, isn't it time baseball gets its ass into the 21st century and has a greater percentage of teams make the playoffs? No matter how you carve it up, this team performing so miserably while "all-in" is an unsuccessful campaign. They put together such an uninteresting, pathetic group that attendance dwindled and interest waned. The 2011 Chicago White Sox are Google+ level of fail.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 05:57 PM) http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_...?urn=nfl-wp7486 Fox Sports made up newspaper headlines criticizing Cutler. the sky is blue, water is wet, etc

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 11:36 AM) I never watched 24. It always seemed too low-budget for me and over-the-top cheesy/unbelievable. 24? Low budget? Your new assignment is to watch that series while skipping season 6. It is the absolute s***.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 11:32 AM) Doesn't help that she got the old group. No, no it doesn't. She was good and emotional last night, though personally she could be more convincing in her yelling. You can tell she's trying VERY hard to disguise her accent. As with any reality show we watch, the wife and I chose our contestants... I have Ramon, she has Antone. Dolvett is a f***ing beast.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 10:50 AM) While I've noticed that upcoming movies do look pretty bad, I gotta say that your moniker is absolutely perfect. Nothing seems to please you The Critic lost all his ability to criticize when he admitted he likes both the Redwings and the Blackhawks.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 10:23 AM) Just won tickets to see a screening of Moneyball w/ cocktails and dinner hosted by Richard Roeper this coming Monday. Man, I'm jealous.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 11:30 AM) Ditto, and with Barney becoming a relationship type character, the fun is gone. Yes. No one wants the clown to have emotions. Sure, one season of Barney/Robin I'll choke through and hate... but we're going on our third here.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 21, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) With how badass they're making Gus, if Walt ends up killing him, it had better be the climactic point of the series and extremely hard to accomplish. I said to my wife last night (after Jesse told the Brit to stuff it about the acid) that they could just pack up shop in New Mexico and take the series in a totally new direction centered around Jesse, Mike, and Gus, and I'd be down. Then of course Gus goes and kills everyone in typical Gus fashion! The best show on television, bar none, is Breaking Bad.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 09:43 PM) Anna Kournikova is a trainer on The Biggest Loser? Are their ratings that bad that they need to draw the "I used to jerk off to her" crowd? Actually, the ratings are huge. She made a career change and won the gig. I personally enjoy the show, and wish fat America would watch it and get off their asses.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 08:46 PM) "Cleveland you haven't been screwed this hard and left since LeBron..." I'm only still watching HIMYM to see the series through... I'm bored with it.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 10:56 AM) I think Walt was definitely breaking down before he fell asleep, but the whole speech after he woke up could go either way. Oh yeah, he was breaking down and completely realized how much he f***ed things up with Jesse. QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 10:56 AM) Also, it took me like 5 minutes to realize that the Mexican chemist was the mob boss in Boondock Saints. Chloe's hubby in 24.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 18, 2011 -> 11:13 PM) Gus Fring is now, without a doubt, my favorite f***ing character on Breaking Bad. That episode just flew by, and it was easily one of the best of the series. I cannot express how fantastic that episode was... Gus needs a shopping cart just to carry his balls around.

I stumbled across this hilarious video today.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 03:22 PM) Sox are 95-115 in the division the last three years. Chicago Tough. That's getting it done right there. Extend everyone.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 03:32 PM) What to people think of Orel Hershiser? Funny first name.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 19, 2011 -> 07:52 PM) I'm kind of disappointed in the lack of talk about last night's Breaking Bad. It was so freaking good. I'm avoiding this thread like the plague until the wife and I watch it tonight. Sunday night and last night = football.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 20, 2011 -> 12:50 PM) To me this thread says ... I respect Paulie, but ... he disagrees with me even though he works with Walker every day and sees Walker do his job every day, so he's wrong. Paulie can always pay Walker to continue to work with him... I believe Frank did the same with Hriniak.