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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 12:02 PM) By the Knicks/76ers? You mean the Knicks who have won 7 in a row? I'm not betting on it, but Boston is a mess right now. They have some definate quitting risks and bad attitudes on that team.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 11:19 AM) The good news for the Bulls is that Miami hasnt played the Celtics well, so its not a sure thing that the Bulls ever even face the Heat. Honestly the way that the Celtics are going right now, a first round upset wouldn't shock me.

Two pieces of good news in there... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/...n-florida-poll/

QUOTE (T R U @ Apr 11, 2011 -> 02:41 AM) Well they have a zero percent chance to make the playoffs, so I wouldn't worry about that.. I still think they make the playoffs.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 11:41 PM) They lost a good shot blocking PK'er in old man Sopel. They lost good secondary scoring/defensive forwards in Madden and Ladd. They lost secondary scoring in Kris Versteeg. They no longer have the Bolland line that could lock down other teams top scoring units. They are playing in front of a new goalie. Duncan Keith didn't play nearly as well as he did in his Norris winning season last year. The West is better than it was last year. We didn't suck this year. We were just that amazing last year. Any team can get hot and win in the playoffs. It's all about matchups. The Hawks may still be in the heads of the Nucks from the previous two seasons. Also, while not as deep, these Hawks can still beat any team on a given night. We dominated Detroit the majority of the season prior to the game today. You also have to hope with the way they seemed to kind of coast this year that they have a lot of energy for the playoffs and know they need a sense of urgency right out of the gate. This and a lot of key injuries.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 07:41 PM) I'd be pretty shocked if it's a quick series either way. Vancouver is clearly the favorite but I don't see the series ending in 4 or 5 either way. I'm going Vancouver in 5.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 09:02 PM) Sam Fuld got the #1 play of the week on the MLB network for his catch against Pierre . The Tribes triple play against us was in the top 5. Seriously, that will be one of the plays of the year.

I get the feeling this will be a quick series... For the Canucks.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) I thought that Floyd wasn't supposed to pitch like this until June??? Nice surprise. They do. The offense and starting pitching are there. The defense has been atrocious so far, but history has shown that they'll improve significantly there. They only question in the bullpen. To be fair, it felt a lot like June out there today...

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 06:47 PM) What channel? NHL Network

Yeah, it sucks to have to depend on the Wild to make the playoffs.

QUOTE (SnB @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 05:39 PM) False, the bread and meat there taste SO much better than Subway - it's worth the extra couple bucks Subway sucks too. Give me a deli sandwich.

Jimmy Johns. There I said it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 05:13 PM) Had a friend see him play in a game in Omaha, and said he was ridiculously fast, like the fastest player on Wichita State's team. And, not that it's exact, but Williams does have another son in the NFL as a WR/KR, so speed is in the genes. More likely, I would say that Williams was pinch run for because he's a poor base runner. He's 9 for 16 in stolen bases in the minors, so I am just guessing that that's indicative of his baserunning ability. Or to get someone else into the game. Without knowing the situation, score etc, it is hard to say why. Again, I am curious to hear an unbiased read on Williams upside.

Nice work J4L

I'd like Santos to get first crack at it. I think this pen would be way better with both Sale and Thornton freed up for the earlier innings instead of just one of them.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) Too bad we didn't have Crawford playing from Game 1. Would probably be looking at a 2nd or 3rd seed right now. No one expected Crawford to have the season he had. I had no problem with how the goalies were handled.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 03:26 PM) But I always eat at Jimmy Johns. What I'd really like is an open faced meatloaf sandwich with a serving of mashed potatoes on top smothered in gravy. But I'd have to go to a great length to do that and that is simply far too much work. I'm thinking TJs Meh Jimmy Johns.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) PK14 with the hat tip to Walker for some tips from batting practice today. It was also interesting that when Alexei posed with his Silver Slugger award, it was with Greg Walker.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 11:36 AM) I really like this quote from Humber: Specifically - the part about "allowing yourself to get out of the way." In any productive craft or creative endeavor - this is so true. Baseball and life relate so closely in terms of the lessons that can be applied and gleaned. He is sounding more and more like Gavin Floyd, both in stuff and mental make up.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 10, 2011 -> 10:33 AM) I was at the game, so it was harder to tell just how good or bad Humber's stuff was. I saw the replay of the Damon and Upton strike outs, and those were some filthy breaking balls. Oh, and the Fuld catch was even better in person. You have no idea how much ground he covered cause they were playing Pierre very shallow. That was a play of the year type of catch.