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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 08:41 AM) Think of a family of four. How much to go to a Sox game? $100-200? How much for the minor league Sox affiliate that the 10 yo's will still get excited to see, and maybe the big Sox fan parents can get into watching the up-and-comers? I have gone to a ton of games in Gary and South Bend over the years. For me it hasn't made a difference that they had nothing to do with the Sox. The cost is the big reason for going to those games for me. Plus the facilities and intimacy of the game at these levels.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 08:54 AM) Spoelstra will not be the head coach next year He shouldn't be either. Honestly, this team has Phil Jackson written all over it. I wonder if he would consider it.

I know that a lot of the Dells got destroyed by the flood a couple years back, is that pretty much repaired and back to normal now?

Man would it be huge to get a break out year from either Thompson or Mitchell. It would really change the face of the system.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 06:57 AM) Most likely, Lillibridge is in his final weeks as a White Sox employee. He'll either be traded for some used gum and or chew, or be sent to the minor leagues where he will have to pass through waivers. It is extremely posssible he makes it through, but then he'll have to decide if the summer in Charlotte is worth it to him or a summer at some other minor league city. I believe he will choose to walk. Jordan Danks isn't much of a prospect. He's the same age as Beckham and hasn't mastered making contact in AAA yet and has little power. There are a lot of prospects who are Gordo's age still figuring it out. He is kind of a special case as quickly as he made it in the bigs.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 11:33 PM) As was I. But I will stick by my stance that the decline of Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem injury have been big factors. Watching Mike Miller almost makes you long for Keith Bogans...

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Mar 7, 2011 -> 06:48 AM) I hope so, I really do. It's rather boring not having any good teams in Indiana... This really isn't a bad year for Indiana. Notre Dame is having their best year in forever, Purdue has been great, plus ISU is in the dance, and Valpo has a chance at it as well.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 09:53 PM) If they haven't figured it out yet, they're just not going to. I'm sorry but they're just not as good as everyone(myself included) thought, talent be damned in this case. I can't argue that at all. I was in the Heat's corner to start this season, but I was dead on wrong.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 08:20 PM) aw D Wade, i am so sad for you, I feel so bad that you gamed the system for a championship and it didnt turn out the way you thought it would. Do you hear the sound of the worlds smallest violin, playing the worlds saddest song? I think it is playing "Tears of a Clown"

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 07:26 PM) Cody Zeller for 2011 and a loaded 2012 class, not dead yet. Yeah, that 12 class is incredible.

Apparently Miami is 1-16 in the last 10 seconds of a game when the shot would either tie or give them the lead.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 04:36 PM) Not after the Soriano signing. Derrick Jeter?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 01:12 PM) How many 35 year old relievers get 4 year deals? There is always the Yankees to give out stupid long term deals to old players.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 12:43 PM) I don't think he would have gotten $36 million. Anywhere from $24-30 million I could have seen, but $36 is too much. I'm OK with this extension. This really is perfect value for him, because it's cheap enough that he can be dealt if struggles or anything else comes up, and it's cheap enough to not really affect anything else. If Thorton put up his same recent years lines as a closer, he probably saves somewhere between 40 and 45 games, with only a couple of BS's. Combine that with his history, his long term health, and his left handedness, and I could have seen a team throwing 4/36 at him in desperation.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 12:05 PM) I feel like he may have been able to get more in free agency. I think he likes it here and took a mutually beneficial deal at a small discount to stay. Glad to have him. If he won the closers job and pitched like he has the last few years, he could have easily tripled the total dollars in that deal.

Good lord, it looks like a Pirates game in Miami... The lower level is empty.

Great deal. It is nice to know we are going to have Matt out there for a long time.

Speaking of great soccer moments, the Brandi Chastain winner in the world cup.

Kids are something else, aren't they?

Happy Birthday to the reason we are all here! Oh yeah, and the rest of you guys too...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 6, 2011 -> 07:15 AM) Spring Training records don't mean much, games usually end with a line up filled guys you may never see wearing a White Sox uniform in a game that will matter. I think he's concerned with how the guys who are expected to contribute are playing, especially considering the emphasis the White Sox are making on a fast start this year. It does seem way too early to panic. It seems the only thing we really have learned is Teahen is still a lousy thirdbaseman. That's not exactly a shock. Yep. I know they are trying to make him into a serviceable third baseman, but the odds of that are about the same as Carlos Boozer turning into a serviceable defender

It looks like Valpo is going to win our sectional. Blah.

It is amazing to watch this team clicking right now. They sure are peaking at the right time. The crazy thing is with the way they are playing, they still have an outside shot at catching Detroit for the division title and a top 3 seed. Who would have thought that even a couple of weeks ago?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 5, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) You are the MVP of the offseason, my friend. Has anyone seriously brought more knowledge to this board since Peavy went down? The answer is no. He has been the only one who has been right on with the predictions, that is for sure. I know I am a believer.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 5, 2011 -> 12:03 PM) oh yeah, you are lying to yourself if you think you dont want a beast down low like Howard with Rose. This would be a title team with a Dwight Howard on it, even if you had to give up some key players to get him.