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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 09:25 PM) Kelvim Escobar signs with the Mets, 1 year $1.25mil($2mil with incentives) Bobby Howry signs with the Diamondbacks, 1 year $2-3mil, team option for 2011 Eddie Guardado signs with the Nationals, minor league deal with invite to Spring Training Howry ought to have fun rotting in AZ.

Nashville doesn't even belong on the ice with Chicago talent-wise. If the Hawks can control the tempo, it is a total mismatch.

QUOTE (TLAK @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 12:45 PM) Ownership did pretty good in the 00's too. Especially if you factor in the amount of money you spend at a game compared to years past. Decade Attendance 2000's 22,030,397 1990's 19,777,111 1980's 14,448,273 1970's 11,053,371 1960's 10,830,432 1950's 11,296,258 1940's 7,068,975 1930's 4,109,937 1920's 6,238,378 1910's 5,577,496 1900's 4,588,978 Only if you don't subtract the corresponding jump in payroll. For perspectives sake, it was $24.5 mil in '99 and $35.1 mil in '98. Our payroll paid out for 2009 was $105 million.

Lest ye be judged.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 10:39 AM) Honestly, unless Doug Collins, Byron Scott or Avery Johnson are willing to sign on the dotted line, right now, i'd let VDN ride it out. I don't see any of the interim guys doing any better. You pretty much have to do it that way. Remember the coach you sign now is going to be the guy that will be trying to recruit superstars to come to Chicago. You don't want to hire a chump at this point.

I just saw a UFO Hunters on History Channel about a sighting in Tinley Park in 2004. I had never heard of that before. It looked like the shape of a b2 bomber to me.

All we have left of Season 2 is the finale, and it is amazing how much your viewing changes based on the episodes you have already seen. There are so many spots that have a completely different meaning with hindsight.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) I'm drunk. I love alcohol. I'm drunk. I love alcohol.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Dec 26, 2009 -> 01:26 AM) The thing that saved VDN is that none of the players want Bickerstaff to take over, and none of the other assistants would do a better job than what VDN is doing right now. Like it or not, the Bulls are going to have to wait til the off-season to upgrade their coaching position. And they're going to have to make a big splash if they want any chance of attracting a quality FA. They also made it sound like Bick is doing most of the play-calling at this point anywhere, so they are afraid nothing would change if VDN got fired anyway.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:03 PM) Santa believes CO2 emitting coal is only in the United States. The stuff the rest of the world burns is laughing gas. Wait until it cap and trade bankrupts NWI.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:20 PM) Yeah.. I hate you. No you don't...

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 07:55 PM) I did respond to someone, didn't I? Yeah, some stuff got deleted.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 10:28 AM) Keep in mind though, that no Super Bowl winning head coach has ever won another Super Bowl with another team... Well luckily the Bears haven't hired a coach with experience in like 50 years...

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 11:56 PM) Javy will pull a Swisher with the Yankees, bet on it........ Start off hot then choke down the stretch and lose his position?

BTW that was the first time since 1971 the Hawks have had back to back shutouts of Detroit.

We got some great stuff for the kids, plus I got a new HD video recorder. It was a fun year.

Merry Christmas all!!!

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 02:05 PM) The worst thing that ever happened to this thread was Mario Chalmers hitting that jumper. Closely followed by Arizona blowing a big lead against Illinois.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 10:56 PM) Harry Reid almost voted no. Well now he gets to say honestly that he was against it before he was for it...

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Dec 24, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) Question. Why do hockey players get such long contracts? To circumvent the salary cap.

Fernando Rodney goes to Anaheim. That is a nice deal as a set up man for the Angels.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 23, 2009 -> 09:30 PM) Ima go out on a crazy limb and say Kane is a lock for Team USA. They are talking about Buff having a chance, but I don't know that he would be effective in Olympic hockey.