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So Hawks win this on some BS goal in OT, right? Get outplayed, 100% deserve to lose, goalie saves your ass, some fluke ass s*** wins it. If I'm a Wild fan, that's all I can think about right now. #littlehurtcoffeetime

That one shift was straight up men's league. Oh here's a breakaway, oh here's another one, weeeeeee

Can the Hawks come up with a goal in the 3rd to win it? Or will they have to try to win it in a game 7? #gregthoughts

That has some effect, but let's face it, more and more people are starting to turn away from B and B. He could be so much better, especially with a new partner.

Amazing. A table tennis player with no arms. http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10926479

Toews. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=452068

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 13, 2014 -> 05:32 PM) Right, I mean a DUI has been punished as little as one quarter at some places, so this must have been a lot of stuff. And now it makes "sense" why he ran from the cops. Hopefully Bardo STFU now.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 13, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) Darious Paul suspended for the entire year and loses his scholarship. Guess that racist town finally made a racist out of Groce too. Well then. Looks like a lot more than just one "walking suspiciously" arrest. Not good. Leron Black, your table is ready.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2014 -> 09:12 PM) 2 more game 7s in the East. More bang-up scheduling by the NHL, both game 7s will occur before game 6s in the West. No, Game 7 for Montreal/Boston is Wednesday, Hawks play tomorrow. Game 6 of Anaheim/LA is also the same day as Montreal/Boston.

Grant Milner @GrantMilner 2015 five-star big man @edotcash told @MemphisRoar on Monday that he will likely move up his decision date.

IT'S CALLED PSYCHOLOGY http://college-basketball.si.com/2014/05/1...ael-sam-tweets/ What a f***ing idiot. Go away, clown.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 12, 2014 -> 04:00 PM) Playing often enough is absolutely key to getting better. Even if it's just going to the range. You have to get that muscle memory down. I definitely need more range time. Although a lot of my range time has been TopGolf, which is pretty fun.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 12, 2014 -> 03:54 PM) No more Drew, please. Haha. So weird that Haddie was completely gone (not even mentioned in passing by the family) and then oh hey I'll come back for the last episode in a weird turn of events.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:55 PM) Spending money on irons depends on how good your swing is. Are you the type of player that averages 7's and 8's on par 4's because you'll worm burn some shots? New clubs probably won't help. But if you're consistently hitting the ball with solid contact and shooting in the 80's, a new set (new being new within say 5 years) will help you drop 5-8 shots simply because clubs these days are much more forgiving. Instead of getting the ball to the side of the green, you're hitting it on the green. I'm also a believer that a really good driver is a must. I have two friends I play with who are terrible. They play with old clubs, including old drivers, and both barely drive 100-150 yards because they consistently pull up and miss or top the ball. I let them use my R1 and they're hitting it down the fairway 225-250. Something about the new head sizes and the more forgivable sweet spots on the new clubs really do help. The adjustable stuff is a gimmick, but the ability to change loft is nice, especially if you're someone who wants to play more and plans to get a little better over the season. Right now my biggest issue is the slice off the tee. Dramatic slice, I literally aim at a 45 degree angle (or more) to the left. Working on fixing that, but it's not easy as I'm a baseball and hockey player now trying to golf. So I start off with not a ton of range (or in the woods), and then try to iron it up from there. I feel like I use my 3 iron all day trying to get distance to the hole. I don't have a ton of it with my irons. My Wilson set didn't come with a normal 3 or 4 iron, I have a 3wood and one of those hybrid irons which I don't think I've ever used because I have no idea how to hit it and pretty sure everything would slice off that, too. I'm guessing that I should probably try to learn how to hit that club to get more distance, it takes me a while to get up the fairway. I'd say usually every 2-3 holes I'll flub one into the ground or just hit a ground ball up the middle. Usually my irons are OK, just not that long. But, I'm also not that accurate. Like you said, I always shoot it left or right of the green, even if I have the distance correct. I do have a "good" driver, the Wilson one does have a pretty huge head. I also have another smaller driver I had from years ago. But again, without fixing a slice, probably won't matter too much what driver I have. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 12, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Out of curiosity, what's everyone's handicap or what do you typically shoot? Back in high school when I was playing daily I was down to a 6 or 7. Anything over 80 I was pissed, although my best round was even par 72. Never shot under before. Then I went about 8 years playing 2-3 times a year at most, if at all, so it crept back up to like 15-16. This year in 5 rounds i've been between 83 and 90. Still not where I was, but it's partly getting used to a new set and partly not being out nearly as much. If you take away the first 3-4 holes on every round, I bet i'm down in the low 80's high 70's again. But for some reason (age, I guess), it takes me a while to warm up and get a good swing going. I will shoot anywhere from a 5 to a 9 on a par 4. Usually I will get a 7 or 8. You're clearly much better than I am. I played a bunch of par 3's while in middle school, played one time on an actual 18 hole course (absolutely terrifying as my friend and I, both middle schoolers, get paired up with 2 guys in their 40's who were decent), and then didn't play golf for probably 12 years (but played a ton of mini golf LOL). Picked it up again 2 years ago, have played each of the past 2 summers probably 5-10 times. Looking to do about the same this year, though I haven't been out there yet. I realize I'm not good and I'm not trying to be a pro, I just want to be able to have fun, challenge myself, improve, etc. I also think I'm at the point where if people ask if I golf/if I want to play with them, I can say "yes" without feeling like I'll be an embarrassment out there. A few years ago I turned down opportunities to play just because I was worried about trying to keep up with people out there and not be an embarrassment. I told them "no thanks, I don't actually golf." IMO shooting 7's or 8's on holes, you can play with anyone out there in a group as long as you keep moving. It's not like you're shooting 15's and hitting the ball 10 yards the whole way up the fairway.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:50 PM) It's not that I love the location but I've not seen other options that were better. If you are in NW suburbs, in all likelihood there is not going to be an option that makes your travel significantly better. Same with travel from the West. But what you will lose by moving out there is the 50% of Chicago households who don't own cars. Any travel from the north, northwest, and west is tough. It'd be interesting to see the demographics on where fans are coming from throughout the season (or hell even by mode of transportation). Sure you will lose some Chicago households, but you move to the suburbs and you pick up a lot more of those people. Obviously, there's no way to tell how the trade off would work without actually doing it. But I just don't buy that a move to the suburbs would be "terrible" for the Sox. Attendance is already bad. They are trying to draw more families (look at the marketing the past few years). Most of those families are in the suburbs. And most city people are Cubs fans anyway. You're not getting a ton of people coming down from the North side of the city, and post game, you sure aren't seeing many take that Red line south. It's to the point with the Sox that they are are almost a minor league team - week days are going to suck almost no matter what, so you you just drum up as much interest in family/group outings for weekends as possible.

QUOTE (SnB @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) Me too. If it's an important game (playoff/blackout, etc), then I want a full house. However, if it's an average regular season game I know I'll enjoy myself alot more if its not as crowded. Less lines, less traffic and less drunken idiots yelling the whole game. I'm not a patient man. It's OK, not everyone can be so patient.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 12, 2014 -> 06:11 AM) One final season coming up for Parks n Rec and Parenthood. I'm ok with it. But than why not 1 more for Community? Love me some Parenthood, would have been upset if they didn't get another year, definitely didn't feel like a series-ender this year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:24 PM) I'm a pretty big believer in equipment, especially drivers, having nothing to do with the actual results of a swing. People trade in and trade up too often based on certain features fixing their flawed swing IMO. \Not saying thats you, but it made me think about it. I've seen too many white drivers on the course with guys who shouldnt be spending more than 20 bucks on equipment and taking the rest to spend everyday on the range. This is where I'm at. I have a Wilson starter set, and it's enough for me. I am not good enough to where the equipment is keeping me down, it's my swing. Once I feel I'm "good enough," I'll invest in better equipment. You could give me the best, most expensive, custom-made clubs on the planet right now and I'd probably only shoot marginally better, if at all. An easy comparison for me is a hockey stick. If I got out there with a $30 wood stick, it's effecting my performance. If I have the $150 one piece, I'm good enough that I can actually take advantage of the technology. But the guy who plays pond hockey a few times a year, or in a low men's league? They are wasting their money buying a one piece for that much.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 12, 2014 -> 02:11 PM) I would never, ever go to a game if it were in sw suburbs. I love where sox stadium is. It has 2 major CTA train lines. It is right off of a major highway. It also has metra stops directly along it's route. I understand the criticism of "not enough stuff to do around park" but if it's that the stadium is hard to get to you aren't going to fix that going to the suburbs. You're one of few people who loves the location. It's convenient for people near a line, or that metra line, maybe. Suburbanites? Very tough. Sure it's on a highway but getting through the circle is a nightmare (even after games). Plus, there aren't a ton of people coming from directly south of the cell using that highway.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2014 -> 07:55 AM) Stat of the day: In the Toews/Kane era, the Hawks have been tied at 2-2 in 7 playoff series. In the following games they are 13-0 and have never faced a game 7. Great stat. Along the same lines: Crawford is now 8-0 with a 1.15GAA in Game 5's.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 12, 2014 -> 01:21 PM) Their marketing didn't work for s*** before Toews and Kane got there. In terms of similarity to the White Sox, the Hawks are about as close as it gets. In general, they are secondary to the Bulls, Bears, and Cubs in every way shape and form. They are popular now, because they are winning. When they weren't winning, NO ONE was going. They were drawing 8000 a night. I was going And there were games where 8K was reported, and it was definitely much lower than that. I was at games where they'd be 300-400 people in the 300 level if you were lucky.

Man, that Samardzija guy is just hot garbage.

What more can you say about Toews at this point. Unreal.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2014 -> 04:25 PM) What. The. f***. What the f***ing f*** is this s***. It's castration on purpose. On the positive side, they'll change 8 minutes in to something else entirely random. And we thought Savard was bad with the RLG.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2014 -> 04:02 PM) That's pathetic Not sure how many Mothers have Sox game as #1 on the to do list for their day.