Harry Chappas

Harry is a younger Murph with the jewish Shtick...both must work for close to nothing as neither is anything more than a cheerleader.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 23, 2009 -> 11:48 AM) Let me ask you this...do you really think the Cubs traded Pie for Olson cause they thought that was a fair trade? Doesn't the ownership of the Padres impact this decision more than the cubs. While Peavy has a big contract don't you think the new owner of the Padres would like to have a say in wheather he is essentially given away as he would be if given to the cubs in this deal. I know I would want a really good pitcher if I was the new owner as oppossed to have a horses*** team wiht nothign to build on. The Padres are not really looking at a good deal here. Olson sucks and so does Pie. You can have up to 13 pitchers on your team and with Gathwright and Reed Johnson/Fukodome, Pie has no role at all as the cubs already have 5 really bad outfielders with Milt and the Fonz guaranteed starting slots on the team.

QUOTE (Sec101Row1 @ Jan 16, 2009 -> 11:42 PM) Remember Opening Day 2007 ? Chi White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Contreras (L, 0-1) 1.0 7 8 7 1 1 1 63.00 Wow someone posts good news and people feel they need to s*** all over this team. Sometimes I really wonder why people even read this board. Although I suppose they tuned out the debacle that was last year and are now coming back to wonder why the payroll is not $200M. If Contreras and Colon are healthy they will be in the rotation. The time off for his arm and body as well as the weight loss will only make him better and stronger. Although he did lose the only playoff game in 2005 so he must f***ing suck. What was the difference between his and Mike Brown's injury? Wasn't Brown ready for training camp = 10 months and then 100%. Jose is a physical speciman and was in shape therefore he was a tad ahead of the game in that regard. Remember it is also a contract year so he has additional incentive. Also maybe, just maybe he has the drive and desire to come back and is pushing hard for it........nah he sucks like everyhting else related to the White Sox and remeber he has to be 45 years old which is why he is sitting back couting his $10M. I am off to the Cub convention.

QUOTE (onedude @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 03:59 PM) with the way television does their shows schedules now, there are hardly any reruns aired anymore unless they're aired on another station like Law and Order, or House. I'd appreciate some reruns, as long as they're the good to great episodes. Actually they are on differnt channels as I have random DVR recordings. I like the subtitles though as I am not bright enough to pick this stuff up on my own.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 14, 2009 -> 07:01 PM) ABC airing the 3 hour finale from Season 4 now with Enhanced notes. 7 days... They really should do that with every episode in the fall prior to the winter actual episodes. There is so much crap in that show that you miss, it is amazing to go back and watch previous seasons, Libby owning Desmond's boat for instance. Desmond and Jack running together, etc. Crazy.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 01:12 PM) As a season ticket holder, I like Soldier Field. It's a heck of a lot better than the old one. The seat a better, they are closer to the field, the noise level incrased because of the up instead of out design. It is not the best looking stadium but once you are insde it is a stadium comparable to most in the NFL. For the price they paid it should have turned the franchise into a money making machine. Instead the team gets off on the cheap invests little into the facility and reaps the rewards from guaranteed sell-outs and a great television contract. They can raise ticket prices as much as they like because of the long waiting list for season tickets and the mere fact that you are still only buying 10 games.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 12:03 PM) I'll give you the assistant coach thing but that's really kind of nitpicky, what sports franchise does splurge on assistants? Some do, but definitely not all. How often do you see NFL teams buying out college contracts and such? Where do you get that the Park District makes zero money though? They make somewhere around 10 million per year although that's kind of disputed. Even still, stadium deals are a whole other animal and doesn't really dispute what I was trying to say because it's getting off the point. I'm talking about players here. Off the top of my head the teams that have sustained success usually have a pretty good collection of asistants or player personnel. I like Lovie and Angelo but I think they need to get better NFL experienced coaches and personnel involved in the organization whcih costs money. I like the Rod Maranelli hire and think these arethe kind of guys they need. Dick LaBeau and Jim Johnson are guys I am thinking. Along with the Dom Capers, Dan Hennings and Joe Bugle's of the world. These are guys that have been around a while nad know how to make NFL players better. Where in the article does it say that the Bears contributed to the Solider Field revenue? Most of the Solider Field funds come from the Museum Campus parking and other events held at Soldier Field. Not sure if the Fire contributed at that time to the revenue stream. The Bears agreement is sickening. That is why the Park District will not put down the turf that they have at other fully public park facilities that do not house NFL football teams.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 06:54 AM) If you're the Blue Jays and Ricciardi, why would you want Orlando Cabrera? For respectability? Unfortunately, their only hope is to deal Halladay, Rios and Vernon Wells and start over from scratch and try the Rays' approach. There's simply no realistic way for them to compete in that division...they have Snider to build around, but there's few teams that would be better off with a total rebuild. Baltimore is already sort of in the process as well, although the Blue Jays have better pitching and the much higher likelihood of being a .500 ballclub, but they're really just jockeying for draft position in 2010. Losing Burnett was the finally tipping point to limit any realistic chance of competing this season. Putting OCab at 2b and to hit #2 would help improve their offense The question is finding a suitable trading partner for Uggla AND whether a team like the Marlins is willing to pay an Orlando Hudson or Orlando Cabrera $6-9 million per season with their budgetary constraints. Didn't Toronto have the best rotation in baesball ERA wise last year? Did they lose anyone to injury?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 15, 2009 -> 11:07 AM) Why do people still say "the Bears are cheap" as if this was the 80s? Since Ted Phillips has been running the team there has been virtually no evidence whatsoever to support this statement. Is it because they don't blow salary cap money on the top free agents the fans want every year? Is it because they take a position in negotiations and carry them out instead of giving more money to every player that asks for it? Why? I remember people saying the Bears were too cheap to give Lovie an extension a couple of years ago (even though the contract he was given at the time for a HC with no experience was fair market value). But obviously that wasn't true. I challenge someone to find a single time in the last 5 years or so that Phillips/Angelo/Stein have needed to make a move that cost money, and didn't do it solely for that reason even though it was available. You can't do it, because it's never happened. BTW, this should be completely independent of bad management decisions because these things are unrelated. They are cheap because they will not pay for real assistant coaches or to make Soldier Field a real NFL facility. Do you know that the Park District makes zero money on the Bears. If the Bears left that facility it would cost the Park District zero revenue lost.

Garcia and Colon know how to pitch in the big leagues and are worth a shot. This is no different then the cubs hanging the hopes on Harden that they are. Those two and JC can really help out with the remaining guys throwing at AA until they are needed.

QUOTE (Steff @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 03:51 PM) The cut attendance because they had to and doubled the price because the expense of the venue called for it. And let's not forget that all PROFITS from Soxfest go to CHARITY... The # of autographs given are up to the players, so go complain to them, and as for that media whore Ron Kittle, don't blame the Sox for the stupidity of people to buy his s***ty book and wait in line to get his autograph. Though I've gotta say... I'm not surprised at the b****ing. I remember when the Sox GAVE away free passes to the fest with the hotel room and people screamed that they didn't give away more.. and of course after that was there were too many people.. bla, bla, bla... No matter what they do it's never good enough. Autograph seekers kind of creep me out. I am talking about the people that look like they are there simply to get something to sell. That being said I really do not care about that aspect of the convention. The problem with the Palmer House is it is to spread out and really seems unorganized. I think someone within the Sox organization dropped the ball when they agreed to moved there as the cost is really not worht it. 2006 was an exception to the rule. I think the last two years were subpar there really is no continuity between that various exhibits and the first year I never even saw that huge room where the fundamentals were as well as another room. The venue is notgood for that type of convention as I felt the Hyatt was perfect.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 10:56 AM) I do believe a certain Carlos Quentin is a lock in our OF. I was talking 3B/CF/RF

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 13, 2009 -> 10:27 AM) Yep, he supposedly was a pain in the ass last season in the Angels clubhouse. Figgins isn't cheap, so everyone thinking we'd trade Dye for Chone and then have a ton of money to spend is mistaken. I think Chone is a good player though and a perfect fit for this team...but I think the only way the Angels make this deal is if it's a straight up trade (since they hate to deal their prospects). I still think this team will add payroll if the sitaution is right. If they do not add payroll and have a bad year, I think a good number of people will cancel, I know I certainly will thin about scaling back.

There are a lot of people running around in circles here. There is no debate that on a talent level Dye is better than Bailey, Figgins or Willits. The thing is, the Sox have nobody that has any ability to lead-off and there are two guys (Abreu and Dunn) that could fill the loss of Dye somewhat easily. My question is why would either the Reds or Angels trade for Dye when they could sign Abreu or Dunn for possibly less money and not have to give up anything? Until these guys are off the market, Dye is not really that hot of a product. Everyone wants to write Dye off as aged and useless as they like to do with Konerko and Thome. While that could happen this year, they also could be productive and have a huge impact on the team. None of these guys seem to have the PED questions that could lead to a marked change in production. Owens leading off is scary enough to give up Dye for Figgins. I think OG and KW like Owens enough to not make this move. Figgins/Anderson/Abreu or Dunn is better than Fields/Owens/Dye.........that I think is the question here. You can also put Figgins in center and play Fields at third if defense is not a big thing. I also wouldn't mind bringing Cabrera back on a one year deal if Figgins is brought in.......well I have gone to long now and probably ruined any credabiltiy of my baseball knowledge with that line.

Still can't warm up to the venue. May go if they pull off an interesting move in the next week or so. The 10% season ticket price increase and lack of moves this offseason haven't really gotten me all that fired up to spending $50 for this.

How does Bradley get his deal comparedto this one? Man do the cubs give money away.

Al Gore read this got up and kicked his dog.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Dec 30, 2008 -> 09:22 AM) Rypien, Hostetler and Roethlisberger dont belong in the same sentence as Peyton and Young, and Eli has had 1 and a half good years. Im trying to figure out the definition of a fluke here I think the more impressive list is losing Super Bowl QB's Marino, Kelly, Unitas, Grossman etc.

Comcast Chicago is 410 and all I have seen is the 2004 Boston review. I have the Digital Classic Package so I am happy.

This team is awesome. Patrick Kane is scary good. Also I have to admit Quinville is great at using guys the right way and is making Tallon look pretty damn good. I really think this team should just stay put as it is for now. Late games and DVR are simply awesome as well.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 02:37 PM) what does "any one can time 100 mph if they see it enough" mean? It means Kyle Farnsworth Gotta love Jenks. Should this all be 100% correct and I beleive it is, if he controls his weight, he will rewrite the record book as it relates to the stats of a closer. He is understanding how to pitch and that can only help. Oh well a good number of Soxtalk will have him traded for a really good Class A centerfielder.

The man card is being put aside for a minute. Anyone that watches the Biggest Loser or is wondering what losing weight can do for them, last night's finale (I DVR's and watched during breaks of the Hawks game BTW) was really cool. The chick that won actually has ended up being pretty good looking. The show actaully turned kind of soap operaish but the girl in the white hat won in the end and looked really good I actaully couldn't decide how hot she was. Anywho, as for myself I have been stagnate for a while J4L is going a bit to an extreme but I think it will help get the motivation going. I think coming out of the gate flying and getting instant results help in building a base for the grind. I am in the grind phase but I think I am going to go to an extreme here shortly....maybe a vegan thing for month.......oh god.....

If the Braves re-entered the Peavy sweepstakes they could really be something. I bet they get in on that now as Escober is expendable or does Escobar go in a package for Dye and Jenks??????

What are the NHL ramifications for going over the cap? How are the Rangers not over it or close to it? Also the Blackhawk W flag that was flying yesterday in the third balcony me throw up in my mouth.

Did I see the stat right that the football Cardinals had not won a playoff game since 1947 or was it they did not have a home game since 1947? That is epic if you ask me.