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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 11:44 PM) I assume this is a joke. I would think it was. Since it wasn't in green ... Crede didn't ask to have back trouble. I hope you never have back trouble. I have a friend who needed back surgery and the doctor f***ed it up and he has to use a cane at the age of 34. Crede didn't ask for his back to fall apart. If Crede was a Cub, he'd be like Santo to their fan base. He was a KEY FACTOR in us winning it all. Cubdom would worship him. So you want people here to start acting more like Cub fans?

Well with the talk already starting to shift to Hawks free agency and salary cap issues, it is time to open this up. DEFENDING STANLEY CUP CHAMPS b****ES!!!!

I scored the first run of the season for our softball season.

Randy Williams days have to be numbered... Any scouting report on Threets? Could he be worse than Williams?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) I still tell people that the best hitter I've ever seen in my life was Barry Bonds, and I don't care that he was on steroids. I was obviously always a huge proponent of bringing Bonds to Chicago (he would have hit like 100 homers at the Cell), but that was always a pipedream. It's amazing to consider how good Pujols has been his entire career, and that, for a 4-5 year stretch (minus the one year where Bonds didn't play to get clean or to get on a clean enough cycle or because "he was hurt") Pujols STILL couldn't touch Bonds. I'll never forget being at the interleague game where Colon K'd Barry the first three times he was up, and then the 4th time he hit, Bonds hit one about 20 rows up in the aisle between sections 100 and 101. I was in 100 in the 7th row, and it was 10 to 15 rows over my head.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 07:24 PM) The Peavy and Rios acquisitions chewed up too many resources to allow this team a chance at being a serious contender. That is squarely on Kenny. Rios is one of the reasons we aren't 15 games out.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 06:28 PM) Here's a fun article about the Royals flawed approach to Alex Gordon. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/06/...royals.html.php I wonder what the Royals are looking for to ship him out, and exactly what is his problem?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 07:41 PM) I don't believe so. Which hotel were you going to stay at? Looking at one of the train suites in the Union Station Crown Plaza. They have a deal for $239 on a weeknight, for that particular package.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 06:08 PM) Thx for the heads up, good read. Now why can't either of our larger two papers call Ozzie out like that.. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=387492 Well at least one "columnist" would be afraid to do it for offending his "sources".

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 05:53 PM) I think ND doesnt want to join a conference because of perception. ND football as an independent is "special". ND football in the Big 10 is middle of the pack. ND football hasn't been special in probably 20 years.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 04:12 PM) I wonder if any of this is getting played up for that TV show. The best part of that would be that would make Joe Cowley their patsy.

Anyone got an OOTP 11 they want to sell for cheap?

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 03:50 PM) Maybe it's KW's act that has the organization weary. He's the GM, he should take responsibility for the team he put together. Instead, there's this notion that this is somehow Ozzie's team presumably because Ozzie says "we can win with this team" Right because Kenny has never said the blame lay with him before...

That sounds like a boy who dumped his girlfriend to see other people, but no one wanted to see him, so he went crawling back.

Isn't $50k a pretty high level bonus as it is?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) I'd like to know how many people recall their parents being drunk when they were kids, because I'm very sure you dont understand being drunk until you are alot older anyway. I dont think the "role model" stuff applies to a guy drinking 3 beers at a parade. Oversensitivity is a little widespread here IMO. There have been several hockey teams, baseball teams etc that have had drinks while on TV and in front of people several times after winning a championship, its part of the world, people drink. Drunk is much different than actively drunk and drinking at a work function in front of two million people. Especially when their bosses market the team as a family friendly product.

Knight have you ever heard if it is possible to use this with package deals? I didn't see it, so I doubt it, but I figured I would ask. The fam is looking at doing a getaway day in Indy. They have a package where you get 4 admits to both the zoo and the kids museum.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 01:42 PM) There's no way in hell this team is capable of sweeping a three-game series against Pitt. If this is your attitude, you should quit watching. Why make yourself so miserable. Go out and do something fun.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 13, 2010 -> 10:47 PM) Rose is a piece of s***. I wouldn't doubt for a second that he corked his bat. I'm surprised anyone would doubt it. I agree with you 100%.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 11:53 AM) Yeah, I don't really think anybody cares if a 21 year old, single hockey star goes out and gets drunk and has a little fun with the ladies. It's the public forum of something like the parade was where his drunkeness bothers some people. As for the cap issues, I'm not overwhelmingly concerned about them. The cap issues mean this team probably won't be quite as deep or quite as good as they were this year, but we knew this was coming for a while now. They're still going to be good enough to be a legit contender to repeat, unless Stan has some things up his sleeve we're not expecting. But in general, this year was absolutely set up perfectly for the Hawks to win it all, especially with the way things played out in the playoffs after the Nashville series. Even if the Hawks win another Cup in the near future (which they certainly could), I doubt they'll have things setup for them as well as they did this year all things considered. That's why (beyond the obvious factors) it was so important they get it done THIS YEAR, and to their credit they did. This. There is a big difference between partying like crazy after an achievement like this, being drunk at the parade, and actively drinking at the parade.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 12:07 PM) I get sloshed, and I can tell you I wouldnt have been able to speak like that, or hoist the cup. I would have been stumbling around needing people to help me catch my balance. No offense, but I don't think there is much of a comparison between you and Kane athleticly.

Jerry isn't going to get publicly involved in this. It isn't his style.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 10:32 AM) I can say no with ease. I don't believe it for a second.

QUOTE (Drew @ Jun 13, 2010 -> 04:51 PM) Comcast owns Versus and the Philadelphia Flyers. Compare the officiating in the two games in Philly that were televised on Versus to games 5 and 6. Not only does Comcast have a vested interest in extending the series and up ratings, they also have a vested interest in who wins. They also own comcastsportsnet here in Chicago...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 10:16 AM) The goalie decision will be interesting. Niemi might end up costing $3 or 4 million, so you have to decide how much he is worth. Rocky has shown that he is not as cheap as his dad, but just throwing away $5 million by sending Huet to the minors is not an easy business decision either way. I agree 100% that Versteegiak is the one I would like to see go. For all his fancy moves, he seems to make a lot of dumb hockey decisions with the puck. Sharpie definitely needs to stay and they need to resign Hjalmarsson as well. I think they should try to trade Big Buffs. His trade value will never be higher and his inconsistencies make me question if he can produce like that for an entire season. Its not about being cheap, it is about staying under the cap. The Hawks will be at the cap again next year, you can bet on that.