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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2013 -> 08:04 AM) Which is exactly what should happen, and should happen again if what happened with Price is true. I'm not sure what you are defending here. Umps should face punishment just like a player does if they step out of line. Clearly he's just trying to go against the grain here. To think Price initiated all this is laughable.

I guess I'll beat the this into the ground one last time but because the game thread from yesterday is closed, I'll post it here. SS2K5 may like this. Apparently Tom Hallion, who threw Hellickson out yesterday, was suspended for 3 days in 1999 when as the home plate ump, because he bumped a player during an argument after ejecting a player and Jim Leyland. link

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 29, 2013 -> 05:22 PM) I don't really see a problem with what he said. That's his belief, so whatever. I guess we can go down the line of whether or not he should be saying that as a reporter for ESPN, but these guys get into all sorts of topics that aren't sports related, so i'm not sure why he can't speak his mind on a sports-related topic. I agree. That is his belief. I hardly see that as a homophobic stance. I dont care for the NBA but from what I've seen of Broussard, it seems like most consider him a joke. But if he gets fired or in trouble for that then this country is even worse off than I thought. I'm a non believer but it seems like you cant even be religious these days without catching major flack for it.

Good for Jason Collins. I feel bad for people who feel like they have to hide an important part of themselves. You only have X amount of years to live, dont waste 1/3 of it by living as someone you really arent. Now will this slow down the gay athlete train the media has been driving? Every other day there is some sort of media outlet begging an athlete to come out. I dont want to see anyone live their life as a "lie" but when youre ready then come out. If not then come out when/if youre ready, not because the media keeps pushing it. I wonder if the media will start pushing for a younger, more prominent athlete to come out now.

I wonder where Tebow lands. Gotta be either Jacksonville or a team that has a clear cut #1 and none of the dumb fans/media will be clamoring for him. I feel bad for him. He isnt any good but didnt deserve to be thrown into the NY media frenzy. I do laugh at all the Tebow fanboys though.

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Apr 28, 2013 -> 09:21 PM) As a buckeye, I am not at all pleased with the new Big 10 divisions. I dont see it being all too difficult in the near future. Penn St is about to drift into irrelevancy, Maryland and Indiana sucks. Rutgers will be a bottom feeder. That leaves Mich St and Michigan. Michigan should always be good but if things are going right at Ohio St, OSU will be the much more talented team 3 out of 4 years vs MSU. Unless youre not pleased with being stuck with the two new teams then I agree. I know its an East/West thing but thats in name only. Just split them up. You lose a traditional B10 game every year now. Nothing says Big 10 football than the annual Rutgers-Maryland game.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 28, 2013 -> 09:18 PM) Body language can be addressed by umpires, too. Yes by umps who are on a power trip.

Marc Topkin @TBTimes_Rays Umpire Hallion admits #Rays Price didn't say anything to him but "certainly gave enough body language to insinuate that he was pissed off.'' the umpire is 100% in the wrong here. Abuse of power at its finest.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 28, 2013 -> 06:46 PM) NO wonder Price lost it in the dugout. @bairi: “@TampaBayTK: @DAVIDprice14 claims HP umpire Tom Hallion approached him n cursed at him on his way to the dugout.” #umpshow Meghan Montemurro ‏@M_Montemurro 26s Strong words from HP ump Hallion regarding Rays' Price claim he said to "throw the ball over the f-in plate" at the end of the 7th inning. I dont know what angles you guys had from the Chicago feed but I had the Rays feed and Price was walking to the dugout yelling towards his dugout and the umpire walked up the first base line and started yelling at Price. We all know that Price was yelling at/about the plate umpire but he wasnt looking towards the plate so the umpire should have just watched and let it go. No umpire should start the confrontation. If he has that much of a problem with what Price is saying then toss him on the spot, dont walk towards him.

Lacy is a really good fit for Green Bay. Big, power runner who should be able to have a lot of success because teams wont be able to stack the box against Rodgers.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 27, 2013 -> 11:52 PM) Yahoo Jason Cole Winners Chicago Bears – General manager Phil Emery continued his pragmatic approach to getting the Bears back to contention by getting a couple of really nice prospects to fill vital spots. Offensive lineman Kyle Long helps a unit that has to be on its game to protect deliberate, must-see-it-first quarterback Jay Cutler. On defense, the Bears picked up linebacker Jon Bostic from Florida to replace Brian Urlacher. Mark this down: In five years, people will be talking about how much better Bostic is than Manti Te'o. lol, that guy is really going out on a limb there.

Pretty decent draft by the Bucs if you dont count Revis as their 13th pick. Got a CB that some mocks had the Bucs drafting in the 13th spot a month or so ago. Got a backup QB. Couple of DL that can provide depth. I do like Mike James as the 6th round pick. He's basically a smaller version of Blount but he can actually catch the ball out of the backfield. Hopefully he can get the 1-3 yard runs that Blount shied away from. If not then its a 6th round selection so who cares. Would be nice if Demps would give up track and try to be a their version of Sproles. But he's got Olympic type speed so I really cant fault him for giving it a try.

Revis and Banks now. Bye bye Eric Wright...

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Apr 26, 2013 -> 07:16 PM) Now what who is ESPN going to overhype since geno and te'o are gone.. NFL Network has been pretty bad with the Te'o hype machine since ND fanboy Mayock is on the broadcast.

lol@ the Jets

Was the the 40th first round pick recruited by Butch Davis? There hasnt been a better talent evaluator in college game over the last 20 years.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 25, 2013 -> 08:37 PM) Dolphins with a reach at 3 with Jordan? 3 of first 4 picks drafted LT's. They must think they can get an OT later because taking a DE at 3 was pretty out there for them.

Some people wish the NFL Draft would go back to the weekend. I just wish the NFL Draft would go back to the days where each pick wasnt ruined by reporters.

somewhere in Edmonton, some college kid is telling his buddies that he nailed some slut by pretending to be Kane.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 24, 2013 -> 12:32 PM) Hawk will be on MLB Now on Thursday to discuss his love of Sabremetrics. I'm not a Sabremetrics guy but Hawk is about to get worked over. His only argument will be, "Show me a player who does_____ and I'll show you a _____ player".

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 09:29 PM) Maybe if ESPN ever took Berman off the broadcast, I could stand it better. yeah, he can make 10 minutes feel like an eternity.

Rays offense has finally got the memo that the season started. But they are still a no-hitter waiting to happen.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 22, 2013 -> 06:29 PM) Still too much time between pics. Imo When it was 15 minutes it was too much but I think 10 minutes is perfect for the beginning.

worst kept secret of the offseason finally goes down. Revis to Bucs.

after seeing the morgue pic earlier, the first thing that came to my mind was that he must've had a lot of zits and used some of Zack's and Screech's zit potion. His face is pretty much maroon stained.