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QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 11, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) This is going 7. Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 4m4 minutes ago Asked how tough it would be for the Bulls if there's a Game 7, a flabbergasted Thibodeau replied "You think I'm worried about Game 7??!"

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 11, 2015 -> 01:16 PM) K.C. Johnson @KCJHoop · 9m 9 minutes ago Thibodeau confirms he asked for review on possession, which gave extra timeout. K.C. Johnson ‏@KCJHoop 14m14 minutes ago Thibodeau said Gasol is "a little better" but still has done nothing on court. What? There wasn't any question at all on that.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 11, 2015 -> 12:24 PM) I've stayed out of this thread since game 1 because jason said I'm a jinx. I think he's right. I just wanted to say this has been a f***ing awesome series. I'll be back when it's over. Especially when you compare these games to the horror show that has been the Rockets/Clippers. f***ing get some guys who can hit a free throw. It is like watching bad elementary school basketball. I keep waiting for Howard or Jordan to shoot a jump shot from the free throw line.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 11, 2015 -> 01:10 PM) Not really interested in the cruise so much as pointing out that somebody at work is ripping people off.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) Message Rex. He has done it, multiple times IIRC. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showuser=308 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 11, 2015 -> 01:06 PM) Got a flyer at work advertising a "great deal" on a group rate for a cruise next October. Flyer listed the interior cabin rate at $569/person. Went on the cruise line's website and they have an interior cabin for that cruise listed at $329/person. If you are serious about a cruise, I am going to name drop the same guy again... This is what Rex does for a living. He sells cruises, and has worked in travel for a long time. He is a stand up dude who will give you an honest answer to whatever you want to know. I know the guy outside of Soxtalk even, and will vouch for him.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 2h2 hours ago Jeff Samardzija will have one extra days' rest tonight facing the Brewers due to his 5-game suspension. Hair sure to be en fuego. #whitesox

Jokerit Helsinki @Jokerit_EN BREAKING: #Jokerit and Peter Regin agree on a 2-year contract. The Dane arrives in Helsinki after playing 7 years in North America. #KHL

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 1h1 hour ago I spoke w/former NBA ref on yday’s TO fiasco. “Referees not trained to look at bench when team is out of TO’s. They watch off ball, etc."

JJ Stankevitz ‏@JJStankevitz 12m12 minutes ago For what it's worth, Tyler Flowers' pitch framing skills have added the 7th-most extra strikes in baseball: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/sortable...php?cid=1819124 …

Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein 12m12 minutes ago BREAKING: Duke transfer Rasheed Suliamon has committed to Maryland and is immediately eligible, source told @CBSSports. Story coming.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 11, 2015 -> 10:48 AM) Just wondering, do you guys think Beckham's hit was just lucky or would you say he did what he wanted to do there? For my two cents, it looked like he was trying to keep it short into RCF on that swing.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 11, 2015 -> 10:46 AM) Bulls just didn't have that killer instinct. They never ever step on the throats on their opponents. Well maybe Game 6 against Milwaukee. Neither team really has. Both teams had double digit leads in the last two games, and both came down to final shots. I don't think it is as much killer instinct as it is two really good basketball teams going against each other.

Ladies and Gentlemen, let's give it up for the State of Illinois.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ May 11, 2015 -> 10:27 AM) Are the Cavs even capable of winning two in a row against the Bulls? Talk to me when Pau gets back. The Cavs just had a game where their superstar went 10-30, and they won.

Whoa. Good luck to the guy. If he approaches life with anywhere near the determination he did baseball, he will be very successful, both as a father, and in a career.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 11, 2015 -> 04:49 AM) Dan Roan on WGN is like, "Let anyone get the inbounds except this guy!" I'm like, "That's the shot I wanted the Cavs to get. Lebron probably misses 9 out of 10." Oh well. Yeah, you have to credit LeBron. That is a tough shot, falling away, from a bad angle... and he made it. The dude is the NBA's best player. Now you move on and win Game 5 in Cleveland, as you have no choice.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 10, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) God. I'm just mad about the no call on Blatt pulling a Chris Webber. Also at Mirotic, Dunleavy and Taj shooting a combined 4-22. This entire series has been one long series of no calls. It is obvious to me the refs are in "Let them play" mode. I laugh seeing the complaints that LeBron was fouled anyway on the 2nd to last play, and should have been shooting free throws anyway. Hey great. Meet Derrick Rose. The guy who had that exact same play happen to him dozens of times in Games 1-3 and didn't go to the free throw time one f***ing time during those three games. It is akin to an ump with a really big or small strike zone. You know what it is, even if you don't like it, you adjust and deal with it. The foul at the basket has probably happened 100 times in this series that hasn't been called, for either team. That is the way this whole series has been called.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 11, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) I believe only former Illini players (those who left because of playing time, issues with the staff, etc) are rallying behind him. Everyone else has been against him, so it looks like a "I didn't get my way and didn't get drafted so now I'm pissed" story. The ones who are still in the program still have something to lose.

QUOTE (kev211 @ May 10, 2015 -> 09:30 PM) That isn't that bad from any starter. Seriously, those are ace numbers. From your 5th starter, 6 innings and 3 runs is plenty.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:27 AM) If they don't do anything like this they are dead, have no pulse, supposedly just like their manager. If they get excited and have some sort of inside joke, it is bad because little leaguers might copy them. GMAB. It's a game. They won it in the 9th and are having fun. That is what games are supposed to be-fun. Wait, are people actually REALLY upset about a celebration after a walk off win? I thought it was a joke at first, but seriously? If that bothers you, you are just looking for a reason to be crabby. Get over it. They just beat the best closer in the game of baseball. Have some fun boys. Everybody was just worried about the team fragmenting, and now that they have some silly celebration, they are pissed about that too? Lame. Get to bed a little closer to after the early bird buffet, because you need the extra sleep.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ May 10, 2015 -> 11:29 PM) Anyone been to Iceland before? My buddy is lobbying really hard to get me to go with him later this summer. I think it'd be an unbelievable trip however I don't want to leave my 2 year old daughter behind for almost 2 weeks. Message Rex. He has done it, multiple times IIRC. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showuser=308

QUOTE (dasox24 @ May 10, 2015 -> 11:09 PM) I'm in Baltimore for work and got off early today, so I drove to Gettysburg and toured the civil war site (national park). What a tremendous experience. Would definitely recommend it. I wasn't much for civil war history until I went there and took the bus tour, then stood on top of Little Round Top. It was so powerful to be able to look out over the battlefield and really envision the treeline where Pickett's charge came from, seeing the Devil's Den, and getting a feel for how small the battlefield was to fit the kind of manpower numbers, and chaos that took place there. Seeing it brought everything home to me. It is a trip everyone should make at least once as an adult.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 3h3 hours ago Miami, FL chisox beat chapman with 3 straight hits. odds of that happening, based on .147 career BAA, is 3 out of a thosand

The most interesting thing after this game is that the Cavs head coach called a play that had LeBron taking the ball out of bounds, and LeBron overruled his coach and changed the play.

#stirthedrink