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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 27, 2010 -> 08:41 AM) ESPN is reporting that a few of the major free agents are going to meet up and discuss what everyone is thinking. The funny part is if the owners did the samething, it would be collusion.

Is the time listed Eastern? Don't we usually start at 6 down there?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2010 -> 08:24 AM) They already employ the "U.S. Treasury Department", so why not a whole country while they're at it? Now that would have been funny.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2010 -> 08:17 AM) "Goldman Sachs today announced that it has hired China as its chief financial officer". That'd be funny if it made sense.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2010 -> 08:18 AM) Shouldn't you be complaining about how an extra $500 million is being wasted on top of the $15 billion a year we're already blowing on the border? Shouldn't you be complaining about all of the obvious racism going on here, using of course the key inflammatory race code words to make the situation worse?

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Putz has to be our next closer. You can't give up the flexibility of having Thornton available anywhere between the 5th and 8th innings. As good as Sergio is pitching, this is a guy who has a total of 53 IP including his minor league stuff, plus the AZ fall league, in the last 9 seasons. He doesn't have the arm built up to respond to the dynamic nature of closing. The kid is at least a year away from being used like that.

http://weeklystandard.com/blogs/judging-ob...obamas-criteria

You know that the staff had to be involved in this. Something this large doesn't happen without the coaches knowing about it and getting their cut. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?...e=ESPNHeadlines

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 26, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) no, f*** you. you'd like that, wouldn't you?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 26, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) I would imagine emotions run hotter in clubhouses than we are led to believe. Even the worst player on a major league bench was one of the best players in a league at some point in time, or was atleast told he was one of the best by someone who had power, and as a result, every player has some type of ego and inflated view of themselves. Some people know how to control that ego and contain their emotions, and you never hear of it. Some people have no idea how and they blow up mentally, like Milton Bradley. But if it's nothing crazy, we as fans generally don't hear about it anyways, even if there is something brewing. That, of course, doesn't mean these things don't exist and don't hinder production. To compare it to anything in real life where you have to have some type of cohesiveness amongst a group of people (meaning, a team)...if you don't like someone on your team, you can work just fine. But if there is any sort of emotional friction or pressure between you and someone else, your production is likely to suffer as a result. And, if you and the members of your team get along great and there is absolutely no friction or pressure whatsoever, you may work beyond your normal capabilities. I believe chemistry is a very real part of baseball, and really, any sport in general. It is hard to bring in 25 guys that get along well and are very talented though at the same time, which is why having a manager who can control those egos is the best thing you can do, which is why I believe Ozzie is a great manager. (that still doesn't change the fact that I disagree with his offensive philosophy and that I think a lot of his in game decisions are absolutely terrible) Having been in both great workplaces and complete s***holes, chemistry does matter in the workplace.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 26, 2010 -> 08:12 PM) Podsednik is batting over 30 points higher in average and OBP, over 70 higher in slugging, and over 100 in OPS. He's also got 11 more RBI. Pierre has a better SB%, but only 4 more SB. And I don't even need to see Pods in the OF to know that Pierre has been way better.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 26, 2010 -> 03:43 PM) I was suggesting that we never renovated the stadium and built a new stadium in a different location. There was about a zero chance of Soldier's Field being abandoned by the Bears.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ May 26, 2010 -> 09:06 PM) Can't even be surprised anymore. NBA takes these kids almost straight out of the ghetto and shoves millions of dollars in their pockets. It's not surprising you end up with Eddy Curry or Zach Randolph. I have been saying for years that Randolph has always been this way. The kid got arrested in eighth grade for this same sort of stuff. He has no concept of what is smart and what is not, and it has always been that way. I speak from 1st hand experience in Zach's case.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ May 26, 2010 -> 04:34 PM) :headbang :headbang :headbang

QUOTE (T R U @ May 26, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) lol im sorry but no team builds their teams for weather conditions.. it takes the same kind of players to have a dominant running game in the north as it does in the south.. I will give you that having a wide open offense on a turf IS something you can definitely build your team around.. but not weather conditions.. teams in Florida don't look at a FA and say, well hes a very good running back but its prolly too hot for him to play here.. Your example pretty much sums up why it isn't fair.. why should a team like Green Bay get to play a super bowl in a snowstorm or freezing weather against a team who almost never has to play in those conditions? It is much more balanced for them to be in the "optimal" conditions, even if it is a dome, than that.. And its not like going to a dome is going to all of the sudden make them slower on turf.. the difference between Green Bay in a dome and New Orleans in a snow storm is huge.. If teams don't give consideration to players that fit the type of place where they play, they are stupid.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 26, 2010 -> 07:11 PM) One of my closest friends is a security guard at that place. I still have not went to Gary to go there, though it isn't just cause of the area. (hell I grew up in South Chicago) The new Blue Chip is pretty nice out here. It finally is a quality place. The old barge was a s***hole.

At the end of the day, I think one thing is obvious. We will see spinoffs. That is the one perfect explanation for all of the unanswered questions.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 26, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) LinkThat got it. China would make a great trader... always selling at the bottom.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 26, 2010 -> 03:37 PM) One of my friends says that Southpaw is a girl... Lots of mascots are because it is easier to fit a girl into those costumes.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 26, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) Daily always wanted to build a new stadium with a retractable roof. The "renovation" cost around 600 million dollars and cost Soldier Field it's landmark status. You know how much Lucas Oil Stadium cost? 720 million. How about arguably the nicest stadium in the NFL, University of Phoenix Stadium? 455 million dollars. However, it is no doubt Daily would have wanted something like the new Cowboy Stadium which costed 1.2 billion. However, I figure if you broke ground in 2000 or 2001 and took out some of the more extravagent things, such as the massive jumbotron, you could have probably built the stadium for less then a billion and probably closer to the 700 million range. However, if the city wouldn't go for a stadium like that, you could have went for a stadium in the mold of Reliant Stadium. Reliant Stadium was built at the same time renovations occured for Soldier Field and costed less 352 million, significantly less than the amount it costed to renovate soldier field. Plus, Reliant Stadium is very beutiful stadium in its own right. Either way, a stadium with a retractable roof that can seat at least 70,000 would be huge for the city now. We'd be in the discussion to host the superbowl, NCAA Final Four and Regionals, Westlemania, Fifa World Cup, etc. Events like that would bring in huge amounts of money for the city. Also, we'd be the prime location for a Big Ten football conference championship game. We could bring a bowl game to the city of chicago. We could bring in another NFL franchise. And, although I was not a fan of the idea, our chances at hosting the 2016 Olympics would have been much improved. All of these things would be huge for the city. I really hope one day we can bring in another NFL Franchise and finally build the stadium this city needs. You know what all of those had in common? They were brand new structures. In order to build a retractable dome stadium there it would have taken a massive amount of money because of where you are and what you already had there.

Mark might end up getting some time off as well...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 26, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) http://deadspin.com/5548316/ozzie-guillen-...or-clevelanders lol Ozzie Oh that is awesome.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 26, 2010 -> 02:49 PM) Ozzie's going to enjoy his 2 game suspension for those comments. Good for him! Seeing as he has been suspended before for this same thing, i would be shocked if his suspension is that short.

QUOTE (kev211 @ May 26, 2010 -> 02:43 PM) More from ozzie. "Sometimes he thinks f---ing people pay to watch him f---ing umpire.'' Oz on Joe West. and "No matter what you say, what you do, how long you talk here, Major League Baseball doesn’t do s--- for anything.'' Oz I hope ozzie enjoys his days off, but at least he said what we were all thinking. Good for him. He needs to stand up for his players. That is job #1 for a manager.