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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 07:40 PM) You would get so much tail. Nicely done.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 08:00 PM) How about the Angels? I saw an article somewhere and posted about it in the off-season catch all thread. They missed out on their targets this year, maybe once the cost of Crawford and others got too much for them they decided to hold off and throw the bank at Pujols next year. I could see the Angels being a great fit for him. It will be interesting to see how LA's ownership situation is at that time too.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) It will be nice to see what the Bulls have when they have all of their players playing. If they ever have all of their players playing. They are going to be getting a lot of national exposure the next several years. As a Bulls fan, the only team that I really feel a full Bulls squad doesn't have a realistic chance to beat is a full Heat squad. Full strength in the playoffs, that Miami back court is going to kill the Bulls. I wouldn't be surprised at a sweep.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 06:25 PM) Comments like this irk me. The Bulls ARE amongst the top 3 in the East. I think you generally overrate the Magic, but you're a fan so it makes sense. I'm not really scared of them at all, especially if/when the Bulls get healthy. The only thing you have on the Bulls is that the Magic whoop their ass once a season by 40+. I see a clear separation between the Bulls and Miami/Boston/Orlando. It doesn't mean I don't think we can't get there, but I see the Bulls a tier below that group. Our guard play, minus Rose, is going to hold us back.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 04:17 PM) I have to agree. I like all the players somewhat minus Penny. Individually, they look nice. Together, they aren't nice on that Tigers team unless most of them are bench players. With Inge, Penny, Ordonez and company, that is a disabled list waiting to happen.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 04:27 PM) The thing I worry the most about playing in Chicago is the freak play. A blocked field goal, return for a TD or something like that. Fans eat that up and it can change the game in a second. That's not really a freak play when your team is capable of doing it at any time.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 03:11 PM) I imagine Dallas has to be thrilled. They've got 4 teams with fanbases that travel extremely well. In 06', when the Bears were in the SB in Miami, I went down there with a bunch of friends, and it was like Chicago Beach instead of South Beach. A ton of Chicago money was in town spending money, and there were very few fans from Indianapolis there in comparison. The Packers and Steelers fans are notoriously well-travelled, and the money in Chicago and New York is great enough and the fanbases are large enough that those teams would please Dallas too. Plus as big as that place is, there ought to be enough tickets to stop them from going to epic price levels. There are like 30,000 more seats than most Super Bowl venues.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Jan 17, 2011 -> 12:32 PM) Prepare to be shocked. Martinez: 12/50 Benoit: 5.5/16.5 Inge: 5.5/11.5 Peralta: 5.25/11.25 Ordonez: 10/10 Penny: 6 (incentives)/6 $44.25M in free agent contracts for '11. $105.25M by total contract sizes. That might be the worst spending of $45 million in one season I have ever seen.

The Sox wouldn't have a chance in that, and neither would the Cubs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) Link You'd give your first born to find a real Republican to link this story to. Until then, close enough will do.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) Lovie has been able to beat the Packers. Two weeks ago the Pack needed to win and Bears really gave them fits. This game could be the biggest sporting event in Chicago sports history. This is bigger than any game a baseball team, hockey team or basketball team plays. This game will dominate national and local news for the week and will go down in lore. Wha? I take it you don't remember Super Bowl XX

I know I am late, but Ha-ha New England.

Nah, they would cry about that too.

Lame crying about it being cold and wet.

Just some wimps down there in Texas, huh?

He was a favorite of mine the whole time he was here.

Any idea when single tickets go on sale?

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) I think Gio Gonzalez will haunt the White Sox more than guys like Clayton Richard, Brandon McCarthey and Daniel Hudson and if I recall correctly there wasn't much of an uprising when he got traded. Also.. would the White Sox have traded for Jackson if Gio were still on the staff? The rotation last season probably would have looked like this: Buehrle-Danks-Floyd-Peavy-Gio. Maybe they still would have snagged Freddy for insurance, and then Daniel Hudson would have continued to wait in the wings. That would be some serious depth at SP. I doubt Kenny would have bothered moving Hudson for Jackson at that point. Back on topic: I want nothing to do with Joba, especially as a closer. I just don't think he has it in him, whether he's on the Yankees or anywhere else. So many if's in those scenarios. Do the Sox even trade for Peavy if Gio had emerged? It is impossible to look at the Sox in the same light if you change something years ago.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 01:09 PM) Gotta love the "awww" from the crowd when Devin signaled for the fair catch. I like that decision with a 21 point lead. No mistakes. Do not let them back into this game. That was great.

Well Pete, that drive was brought to you by kicking to Hester.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 11:39 AM) NBA contracts are guaranteed, too. He doesn't need to worry about his "family." lol at him being scared of one of the skinniest white guys on the team. Bosh should never go attempt a dunk, take a charge, run into a screen, go for a rebound, or do anything in the paint because you can get hurt doing all those things. LOL at Bosh doing any of those things anyway.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 11:21 AM) But can Frank get in on the first ballot with a media wash when guys like Maddux and Ken Griffey Jr are +100? Like I said earlier, the perfect parallel is Eddie Murray. He was the exact same guy that Frank was with the media.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 10:29 AM) Funny that I open this thread and this is the first post I see. Pretty much what I was going to post almost verbatim. I love my 04. When I replace it, I want another one.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 16, 2011 -> 10:09 AM) Yuck Fou Did you get some bad Chinese?