shipps

You guys are extremely over estimating the thinking capacity of one Ryan Lochte. Degree or not (I am sure he really "earned" that degree) the guy is as dumb as a bag of rocks.

Ryan Lochte vs. Derrick Rose in a "who is smarterer contest", who wins?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 11:01 AM) She thought it was a lot of fun, being at the game we see on TV, and all the people wearing Blackhawks gear cheering together (not that there was much to cheer about last night). She doesn't get the sport yet, so after yelling about those pesky Penguins, she did get bored, which is why you bring snacks to keep her entertained for a while. Made it more than halfway though the 2nd period until she asked to get home, so not bad. We did a Sox game and Bears preseason game earlier this year, she likes the sporting events, just not for more than 90 minutes, ha. The funniest part was she was very amused by the beer vendors. "Daddy, you like beer, you should buy one!" OK, so I do. Then it was like, "Daddy, where's your beer? You need to drink more of it, get another one!" I'm just looking around, like I hope nobody hears all of this. LOL your daughter is enabling you.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 29, 2016 -> 12:45 PM) I know they traded Duke. It was such an inconsequential move that I didn't feel it was worth mentioning. Chris Sale was not the only player who might have been traded. I said this like 200 posts ago, it's about messaging. Rick Hahn said the team was mired in mediocrity, and the next week he sent the message that he was just fine with that. Whatever they're doing with this Robin story, if they bring him back, they're sending that message again. Fearlessly. I know you say they are gonna clean house on the roster, but I'll judge next offseason when it's over. This is a bad start. DA knows exactly what you are saying. He probably agrees with it but he is obsessed with playing the devils advocate for some reason.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 07:42 AM) Happy Blackhawks Opening Night!!! OK, maybe it's preseason. And maybe Toews, Kane, Hammer, Hossa, Crawford, Panarain, Keith, Seabrook, etc., aren't playing. But hey, hockey! I've never gone to a preseason game, but figure if there is any better time to take a 3-year old to her first Hawks game, it's tonight. How did the kid like going to the game?

Its just another scenario to go perfectly well for the Cubs and timed exactly right to make the Cubs look like the greatest thing ever and the Sox to look like s***. It is that kind of year again.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 03:21 PM) Assuming the LOL is because I'm Captain Obvious, and not because you disagree. No I wasnt sure if you really thought so. I guess it could be obvious but they have been talking about giving him an extension for months now and they wait until today to say, you know what lets make this happen and rub it in the Sox face? If they did that its worth a LOL from me cuz thats f***ed up.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 03:06 PM) The timing of this Theo announcement is 100% intentional with the Robin thing. LOL Do you think so?

I am with Dick. Robin has nothing to do with the past 5 seasons of bad. Literally...nothing to do with it at all. Why even have a manager if this was the case? Cant we just have a "line-up maker" and security be present in the club house? Team would do the same, right?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 28, 2016 -> 08:20 AM) Completely disagree. He gets a 3rd year regardless. Teams can't dump regimes after 2 years. It sets you back so much. I also don't expect a 2-3 win season. They'll bounce back and win 5-6 games. Yep. Fox is going nowhere. Honestly it would be ridiculous to fire him after two seasons with the state of the org being what it was when Fox and Pace came on board. The thing that worries me the most is that you get the sense that their initial plan has gone totally off course of what they anticipated. How is an inexperienced GM going to handle so many failed results with his decisions so far?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 27, 2016 -> 04:27 PM) Chicago Sun-Times ‏@Suntimes 17m17 minutes ago #Breaking Report: #Bears CB Kyle Fuller headed to IR` Just another clown popping out of the car in this circus season.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 01:30 PM) Soooo are they just going to release the new album next year then? They sound so cryptic, even in their casual notes to fans. LOL

I havent watched a game in over a month. I dont even check the box score either. I do see updates on facebook from time to time that give me a little bit of info. Which shows that I barely even read threads in PHT. lol

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 26, 2016 -> 11:46 AM) I'm fine with losing and more fine after White looked good. But yes, I am fairly concerned we have had 2 drafts without an impact talent. Losing Goldman hurts. I would really like to see Amos become more than a safe placeholder player. Losing is fine if there is flashes of talent (like 2000 bears), but when they are boring and bad it's worrying. Yep, this is where I am feeling uneasy. Totally okay with results but damn we have to see some guys that they drafted making some plays here. I will give it some time before I totally start getting into my irate fandom.

I am cool with being patient. It makes it pretty difficult when it looks like your team took a step back though. Not that I was expecting this team to be world beaters but they look pretty damn clueless and this is something that Bears reporters were saying was going on through training camp and preseason. I can take a loss if I see some more development of players and see a more defined plan of what this team is going to evolve into.

I am still so sad to think about all the heartache and pain this is causing his family. Its unfair. We always think of superstars like him as invincible so it makes it even more difficult to accept that he is gone forever. Such a terrible ending to such an amazing life.

And Disco Demolition night is still celebrated....

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 02:33 PM) They are looking for bugs, so it may actually mean there is a bigger problem Yeah this has concerned me a bit. I don't see any evidence of this yet but definitely a worry of mine.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 11:23 AM) I smell side business. "Shipps Cat Rental and Rabbit Stew Emporium" I am really scarred from having to cleanup the carnage. When my daughter looked out our sliding doors yelling for me to "come look at the blood" while I was eating dinner was pretty rough but what I saw was even worse then what I could have imagined. LOL

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 13, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) I would like to borrow your cat please. dude you can have her she was chewing on my ps4 control yesterday.

I am not really sure if its a woodpecker if its another species of bird that pecks to be honest. They do it during the day when I am at work. One thing that I forgot to mention is that when we used to let our cat go outside and roam it was a fairly effective deterrent. However we had to stop letting her go outside because she kept on murdering rabbits and bringing them to the door. I am not exaggerating either, I don't know how she would bring at least one rabbit a day and one time a family of rabbits including its little bunnies. So yeah, the cat just cant be the security guard anymore.

I have a cedar siding home and I have had a long running issue of birds pecking holes into the siding. It started on one side of the house. I patched it up and they came back leaving more holes for me to patch. I then put one of them toy hawks in the shrub to scare them away. That didnt really work because they still poked holes just not as frequently. Now they have graduated to the other side of the house and are putting holes there. I googled how to handle this issue but everything seems to be just using scare tactics which the birds dont seem to react to. Do any of you guys have any experience with this? What the hell can I do before they eat my house?

This season really feels like year one for Fox. I am not trying to make an excuses for them and please do not feel as though I am. The org was such a complete and utter mess that it was beyond bad when Fox and Pace came on board. Its like they almost needed a full year just to get on par with a typical full rebuild.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 10, 2016 -> 09:53 PM) Hell or High Water was fantastic. One of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Bridges and Pine were both amazing, and I was especially surprised by Pine's performance. Cinematography and music were just great. Writing, characters, all of it. The main story line wasn't earth-shattering, but they took enough of a unique version of it in places to work, and it was just so well-executed all around. Highly recommend. Side/nerd note, I loved that they found not only an actual American Indian actor for a key role, but one who is in fact a Comanche too, the tribe that fit with the movie. That's hard to pull off. Everyone did a fantastic job in the film. Unbelievable performances by Bridges and his sidekick. I liked the movie, I didnt love it. I guess I was expecting a unique story line or plot twist to really give it that DAMN THAT WAS AWESOME type of reaction. I didnt realize they were giving something that we have seen before in regards to the story. Sidenote: Bo Jackson sat in the row in front of me and I was super stoked. I actually was surprised with how star-struck I became when I noticed him while in line for the tickets. My wife was like chill dude. I was trying to explain why I was so excited and his wife/friend was behind us in line laughing saying that he tends to get the reaction that I had. Then when I seen he was seeing the same movie it made it even more of a thrill.

I realize I am probably in the minority on this but I love those hits. I understand it is totally illegal and why they have made the rule but I still love the violence of it. I dont love to see the guys get injured on the play but the best part is when the guy hit gets back up to play another down and makes a play. I know I cant have my cake and eat it too however.