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QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 10:16 AM) Probably why we haven't discussed adding another team for indianapolis. The same ideas would apply in Chicago. Simply adding a second team isn't going to change many minds. They have to win before people will really switch loyalties.

Alisay

King of Wishful Thinking!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 09:40 AM) I might be with you had he thrown 75 pitches or so. 15? C'mon now. This has gone way beyond setbacks. What is the generally accepted number of pitches needed for it to be an official setback, instead of just waiting to find out what happened?

I think you are just being a homer now.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) Eh, just EMP the thing. Exactly how easy is that to do?

I'll wait and see what the news is before throwing more dirt on Peavy's grave. The last time he had a setback it was nothing, and he was throwing within days.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 09:06 AM) You have to read the fine print of that specific law. Damn. You don't see many facebook groups with only 59 people.

Too bad Biden doesn't get abused the same way Bush or Quayle did, because he totally deserves it.

Good save, unless your name is Matt Thornton.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 11:44 PM) And you would think Hafner will start to regress a good amount as well. This division is still ours to lose as far as I'm concerned. Unless he found the Fountain of HGH.

You would also have to find a way to weight situations. A pitcher leaving the bases loaded and two outs, versus no outs is very different to a reliever coming into a game. The inherited runners expecations are completely different.

Hey that's two real losses in a row now! That ought to make everyone feel better, right?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 08:31 AM) I wouldn't be. Why be content with mediocrity and hope to catch up when we play the NL? The law of averages state that our ridiculous run against NL teams will eventually slow down. Then the Law of Averages would state that our ridiculous run against the Twins will eventually turn up then.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 08:34 AM) They beat up on the NL in order to look relevant again. I'm not going to give Ozzie a ton of credit for the brief run in what ultimately was an underachieving season last year. Yet, no one is hesititating to give him the blame in a short slump this year...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 07:50 AM) Please, tell me where my math is wrong. If not, then you're either rejecting the concept of "Addition" or you're just arguing to be argumentative. Anyway...note the difference here. I didn't just say "Oh it's from the WSJ, I don't have to believe it"...I actually pointed out why. You attacked...without giving any reason why I'm wrong, because the WSJ is on your side and it must be defended at all costs. Or the way more obvious answer... There is a difference between corporate and individual income.

Dude he is a raging racist communist.

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 10:35 PM) Bulls will lose in the second round if this is indicative of how well they play against an 8 seed. For some reason they have done this against bad teams all year long. I don't know why, but they don't take bad teams seriously.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 10:02 PM) not sure why i should be surprised given the fact that he was excellent at every aspect of the game when he was on the floor, but I've been pleasantly surprised with Pippen as an analyst. He actually brings quite a bit to the table IMO His voice drives me nuts, but he is supplying the intelligent analysis of plays and players that King does not. I love the trio. I know Stacey's thing is the catchphrases and the excitment, but the one weakness he has as an announcer is that there isn't any depth to what he talks about.

But why China? Are you a racist?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 07:46 PM) Yeah, but people forget how big this city is, as well as people willing to jump ship, people willing to pay cheaper ticket prices, and people who move from other cities to here. If you're a Knicks fan, and you move to Chicago for a job. You have a choice to root for the Bulls or the new team. You tell me you're going to be a Bulls fans? There's a ton of fans who hate the Bulls because of what Jordan did to them in the 90's. A ticket in Chicago would be easy to sell as long as it's a winner. That hasn't worked for the Sox now has it...

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 06:11 PM) I think in general people are overestimating loyalties. I think a second team of either sport in chicago would be the opposite of a new orleans following. Where the first couple years they struggle but would have a much better chance of long term sustainability. This market has proven to have a large amt of people willing to pay to see sports, and i think it probably has room to grow. The NFL is so popular right now it seems the easier option with it's 8 games it needs to sell, but I actually think a basketball team could survive pretty well. It has taken Peyton Manning to start to get people in NWI to switch loyalties. Unless the 2nd team offers a big time winner, it doesn't matter.

QUOTE (Real @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 06:46 PM) So you have no problem with benching Dunn but have no problem with Pierre playing because Ozzie 'won't bench him' People wonder why so many here hate this clown. He makes ridiculous decisions! So you would have been OK with Teahen in the line up instead? I'm not quite sure who else you would be putting in there.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 03:52 PM) I wonder how the thoughts of others can be come the intellectual property of a forum database. WSI is so anal about rules that literally nobody on the internet follows today. It's like they're still in the mid 90s over there. Websites get letters from lawyers about those rules that no one follows. I know some people don't care about them, but there are plenty of people who do.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 18, 2011 -> 06:36 PM) Twins sac bunt and next drives in 2 something Sox never seem to do. Only idiot managers use the sac bunt.