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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 5, 2011 -> 12:14 PM) Was it really that many? My God, I hate Americans. I suppose that's the wrong thing to say in a thread about the death of Osama bin Laden. I love America, but I can't stand Americans. About the same percentage as people who thought 9/11 was some sort of a conspiracy...

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 5, 2011 -> 11:50 AM) The worst case scenario here isn't that the team will lose a bunch more games - because that would cause action. Nor is it that the team gets red hot, because its still early enough that such a run could put them right back in it. The worst case scenario is that the team gets a little better. Better enough that no changes are made, but not better enough to get competitive again. What exactly is the rumor? Ryno to manage the Sox? its not even a rumor, its an idiot texting http://www.facebook.com/pages/Terrible-670...104348709649000

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 5, 2011 -> 10:46 AM) Uh, talented? I don't think so. This is not a talented team. They prove it almost every day. And Hawk is being Hawk when he tries to convince his audience that they are indeed talented. They were overrated from the beginning. I don't think they are in a slump; they are playing to their level of skill. Talent is not defined by your paycheck. That said, I am interested in the exact quote, if anyone else caught it. There is nothing to do but laugh at this. There is a ginormous difference between having talent and playing up to your talent. This team has talent. Ask anyone who follows baseball for a living about how much talent the Sox have and they will tell you. The talent level of this team is not the worst in baseball. In fact talent wise they are way closer to the top, than the bottom of baseball. Thinking they have no talent is nothing more than a bitter, irrational reaction to the way this team has played so far this year.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 5, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) No. I saw that on the Score's stupid texts facebook page.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 5, 2011 -> 09:24 AM) Providing photographic evidence is not a stronger message than just relying on US government statements/press conferences? Seriously? From the perspective of people we're talking about here? If history is anything, it tells us that both are very good at faking anything they want. If people don't believe the government, they aren't going to believe their evidence. That is kind of counter intuitive. All though it is nice to see how many people in here trust the federal government to tell them the truth again

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 5, 2011 -> 09:32 AM) Laugh away at Rashard Mendenhall Done and done.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 5, 2011 -> 09:04 AM) Mully mentioned this morning an unnamed source from the Bulls hospital said that Boozer has a broken toe, and his ankle is still pretty messed up. He prefaced it by saying that it is unsubstantiated, but it makes a lot of sense Watching his game he has zero explosion right now. It makes perfect sense.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 5, 2011 -> 08:45 AM) Yeah, I don't think people realize how debilitating turf toe is... that being said, I think it's on Thibs to sit Boozer if needed, because unlike Rose, he has not been effective. Being a bit undersized as a big man, he really is missing that extra lift right now. Boozer doesn't get stuffed that many times with his normal game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2011 -> 08:34 AM) He's averaging 10.3 points and 10 rebounds per game in the playoffs. That's an even worse dropoff from the regular season than he'd do when he was in Utah and got the reputation for disappearing in the playoffs. I don't know what else I need to say. how about that his rebounds are up two and a half per game in the playoffs?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 5, 2011 -> 08:49 AM) Or when they decide to start trading the starting pitchers. Timing (and need/supply & demand) is everything. We could put every single member of the rotation (and Peavy) up for auction theoretically. You'd have to think Floyd, Peavy and Humber are the most likely to be around in 2012 at this point. Then you have Sale, so that's 4/5th's of the theoretical rotation, along with who we get back for Danks/EJax/Buehrle. Memorial Day. Watch.

Here is the problem right now. Because of the lack of clutch hitting, Ozzie is trying to minimize the number of hits to score a run. Instead need two hits with a guy on first, he is trying to make it one with a guy on second. The problem is that we can't steal a base this year to save our lives.

Serious question... If the season is over why send down guys like Sale, Beckham and Morel? Play them. Let them learn and make mistakes. Sending them down is counter to the idea the season is over, and implies we are still playing for this year.

We are currently leading the race for the #1 pick in the 2012 draft!

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 5, 2011 -> 12:29 AM) Both day games today. Jon Gilmore back on the DL for the Barons. Can we please have someone step up in the minors this year? Rienzo, Reed and Petricka have done well, but they're still just in A ball with question marks. Gilmore and Saladino hurt. Short, Phegley, Mitchell, Flowers, Danks, Wilkins and even Viciedo are off to slow starts. Ugh. Something good happen this year! I don't know what they serve in Cuba, but it hates April. Viciedo always starts slow.

I put this on facebook, but it is worth sharing here too. Hint #1 that Cinco De Mayo is just an excuse to drink... It commemorates Mexico beating the French in a battle.. Really, celebrating beating the French? That is kind of like celebrating shutting down the White Sox offense right now.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ May 5, 2011 -> 08:16 AM) But he hasnt disappeared in the playoffs. Maybe if you factor in expectations at the beginning of the season he's letting down in these games, but its not like hes a total non-factor out there. Exactly. He did grab 11 boards last night, even with Noah getting 14.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 4, 2011 -> 06:10 PM) Faking the thing requires too many moving parts... the government really isn't as good at that kind of thing as some people assume or daydream about. Which is why I laugh at anyone who tries to say that George W Bush pulled off 9/11.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 4, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) Of course we hit Seattle's 1-2-3...King Felix Friday. Ugh... Seriously can Phil Humber not match up with a first starter for once?

I'll be watching like usual. Bad baseball is better than a bad rerun any day.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 5, 2011 -> 12:47 AM) Red Wings down 3-0, I'm happy. But I'd like to see Nashville get it done vs Vancouver too. It'd be nice, but Nashville doesn't have a chance.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 5, 2011 -> 12:57 AM) Also, if there's 1 piece missing on this Bulls roster (other than a competent starting SG), it's a 2nd scorer who can drive or create his own shot. Right now, Rose is the creator and the only one. I love the Bench Mob, but there is a reason CJ Watson is a backup. He settles for a lot of outside shots and he ins't necessarily a sniper from out there. A guy like Jamal Crawford, Ben Gordon or Jason Terry would do wonders for the Bulls. And obviously I'm looking forward quite a bit, but those 2 late 1st round picks could be extremely valuable either with picking players or as trade chips. I'd love to be able to get a Nolan Smith, but I don't think he'll last that long. Then again, it could be possible to trade up. With the strip down the Bulls had to do to get into the free agent chance, it is understandable. Right now we have to wait and see what the cap does before we worry too much about the next piece.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 4, 2011 -> 09:56 PM) He's mentally wrecked at this point. I blame this on Kwame Brown. Boozer's toe is really slowing him down and having the effect on his game as Rose's ankle is on his. I'd like to see some people here just get out of bed, let alone do what these guys are doing with these injuries.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 4, 2011 -> 09:50 PM) He's been doing it a lot more in the playoffs than I saw him doing it in the regular season. Then, he was making them at a decent clip, now he's just bricking. I want to taser his ass when he does that. I think he just expects so much of himself that he feels like he has to be dazzling and score 40 every game to win, when he doesn't. He ends up trying to do way too much because he wants to be a hero so he doesn't get the other guys involved in the offense, and starts making sloppy passes and chucking up threes and long jumpers he doesn't need to take. There are other guys who can take those threes and are better at it than Rose, Bogans and Deng, but Rose thinks he has to score a flurry of points all by himself. He didn't get the MVP playing this way, it was natural instinct and aggressiveness. Right now he just needs to relax and feel the game. He's 22 but because of what we've seen we assume that he handles everything like a veteran, but all of this is new to him. With his ankle hurt he doesn't have his usual lift and explosion. He is shooting much more with his back and arms, which makes it much more erratic.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 4, 2011 -> 03:57 PM) Depending on Peavy's health though and insurance, if he's getting 33 million to sit on the bench and eat soup, then that's just as bad as Zito's (but boy, is Zito's contract terrible). If he doesn't play, we get back 70% of the contract. So either Peavy pitches, or we only pay him 30%. Either way that is still way better than Zito.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 4, 2011 -> 03:54 PM) Lol, this is gonna go over well: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/201...eorge_bush.html This must be more of that civil discourse we read so much about...