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QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 02:48 PM) Rock, I think I understand. Did T'eo ever bring this up to the media or just answer questions when asked? If that's the case, he either had to go along with it or admit he was a dumb ass. Perhaps he could have replied something to the effect "let's just say it has been a very tough year and I'd prefer to talk about football and the upcoming game at this point"? But how many young people are media savvy enough to come up with that? I think once the story was out and he found out he was duped, he felt he had to go along. Has he done any in-depth interviews on the subject between the time he found out and now? Could he have been playing along in hopes to more easily find out what happened? Or was this an asked and answered type situation and he didn't know what else to say? My guess is he wasn't walking up to reporters on media day and saying "Hey, interview me, I'd like to talk about the dead people in my life". I don't have the answers, but I can certainly understand the why to your question. Not sure why he wouldn't, I use that as an icebreaker at parties. Works like 10% of the time

QUOTE (Cali @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 02:48 PM) I'm very excited to see what DiMichele does in a full season either in Kanny or W-S this year... From what I've heard and seen of him, he reminds me a lot of David Murphy. Good hitter, not good enough for a corner (either IF or OF) and not good enough defensively to play up the middle. Hopefully he can improve to the point where he can be an everyday starter defensively somewhere.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 06:45 PM) @TrayceThompson How long till you guys realize this isn't a real account. Not even close to being affiliated with Trayce Thompson. I tweet about my high school baseball team Just seeing this now. It's awesome.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 02:40 PM) If he could do that, that's a major upgrade to this team's offense and it keeps the team from non-tendering him at the end of next year. This is literally make or break for him with the Sox. Arb year 2 will be $5 million plus if they want to offer it to him, so he needs to play like he's worth >$5 million. Especially with Sanchez knocking on the door, as well as guys like Saladino and DiMichele (who I don't think is going to be strong defensively, but who might be able to rise quickly due to his bat). Pressure's on him. He has by far the highest ceiling of any 2B in the system, but using the same floor to ceiling analogy, he's basically at chair level right now.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 02:32 PM) I think he's been on the same frustratingly average to below average level at the plate for years now. Maybe he's talking about facial hair. More power, fewer K's, more walks...it's not unreasonable to think that he could hit .260 next year, and .260 for Beckham probably puts him close to the .725-.750 OPS area.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 02:08 PM) Kidd was a better rebounder/defender. But Paul is just flawless. What's his weakness? I can't think of one. Terrible bowler, poor taste in food

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 01:48 PM) Credit David Stern. He's the reason they were able to acquire the best PG the game has seen since Magic. When did they acquire Jason Kidd?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 01:19 PM) They should wear the 1993 jerseys every other day in honor of that team. That's a really good idea. Let me pass it on to Brooks. /texts "we should also honor 1993 team" ***VVVVRRMMMMMMMMMMMM*** BROOKS APPROVED, YOU'RE A GENIUS!

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 12:26 PM) Thats why I said that someone should pull his phone records. The problem is that this is not a criminal investigation, therefore I dont believe Deadspin, etc can get his records. They shouldnt be available under a FOIA (Freedom of information of act request). The part in bold (to me) isnt relevant. The only way Ronaiah Tuiasosopo was able to try and pull this con, was that he already knew Te'o. If they had no familiarity, Te'o wouldnt have trusted him about this girl. That is why the church/pastor con is so potent. People have a certain implicit trust of them, because they are "men of god". Look, Te'o could be behind it all. Im just saying with the limited information available, my conclusion is that it was a scam by Tui's father. I could be right, I could be wrong. Well find out. If they were dating but trying to keep their relationship a secret, you somehow find that irrelevant?

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 14, 2013 -> 03:00 PM) Steel Panther plays House of Blues practically weekly. Steel Panther is awesome

Starting to get paid, time to start hitting like you're getting paid.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 12:08 PM) Trestman is lucky that the Bears already have a solid team compare to the other teams that hired a HC. Lucky, or that's part of the reason he took the job?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 12:18 PM) What was his motive? To be the Johnny Fairplay of NCAA? Someone would have to correct me if Im wrong, but he starts mentioning this girl before he was a Heisman candidate right? He didnt just mention her and then kill her off. From my understanding hed been talking about her to teammates etc for quite a while. I just dont think Te'o is smart enough or dedicated enough to run such a long con. I think a Pastor is. I could be wrong, but my instincts are telling me that Te'o was duped. (Now Ive also said Te'o at some point keeps the lie up, but that is something different.) He mentions this girl all the way back to sophomore year. How do you talk to a girl online, never see her, never meet her, and fall in love with her when you've known each other for 3-4 years? I still think he is gay.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 12:10 PM) But after the hoax, Te'o considered him "his family" and he was calling them every week to check on them. They were reading him letters from his dead GF. When it looks like a scam, smells like a scam, I call it a scam. It may not be, Te'o may have been involved. But I just dont think he is smart enough. I dont think he has what it takes. Well see, but Ive been involved in a lot of "pranks". I cant name 1 prank where I could find someone who would have been willing to stay up hours on the phone just for the fun of it. They would have had to be paid and that means there was some monetary motive. The worst part is, the answers can be found pretty easily. You can get phone records, you can find out if Te'o was really talking to someone. If he wasnt, hes guilty as sin. If he was talking, lets find out when those conversations started, stopped, etc. Were his phone records ever pulled out to prove this? Because I can say I stayed up and talked to a friend for 6 hours last night and adamently and vehemently defend it in the public eye, but it's not true. What person, let alone star football player, has 8 hours where they can talk? And for some reason, you seem to fail to acknowledge the fact that he knew Ronaiah Tuiasosopo BEFORE this all went down. That's a little fishy too, isn't it?

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 11:28 AM) If an experience HC comes in with a positive attitude there shouldn't be a problem. Its all about chemistry. Harbaugh here in SF, has a huge personality but he gets along very well with Baalke Personality is entirely different than a desire for control. Most coaches have a strong personality. Beyond that, the Bears were literally never interested in Chip Kelly. It was the Eagles, Browns, and Bills.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 11:14 AM) Emery should care about what happens on the field and not worry about a possible struggle with a top HC.. Arians would also have been a great choice for the Bears, since he prove himself this past season. You are the manager of a construction company. You hire a foreman to look after your crew. Your foreman comes up to you and says "this is BS, we need to do xxx this way and we need xxx equipment and xxx guy to help us out, why can't you do this?" Now, that may be the best foreman in the world, but how do you think that relationshp will affect the team?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 10:53 AM) A milkshake machine would be kind of sweet actually. I see what you did there

Maybe they can bring in Chan Gailey and you can deal with that bulls*** 4-WR spread offense for 3 years

It makes sense, and it's probably something I'll do in the next 5 years, but it's just sports games, which is even stuipder. Sports games are fun but there's no magic or happy ending, except maybe in my player modes when you retire, I have never gotten far enough...it gets boring after you max out allt he stats and you can just go crazy over all the fools. At least games like Skyrim and Borderlands and Fallout and whatever else have such large worlds that there is always something to do and someplace new to discover. GTA to a lesser extent too.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 10:50 AM) After listening to Trestman yesterday and doing research on all the new coaching changes, I changed my mind. The Bears mgmt said money wouldn't be a issue when it comes to the new coach and then they hire. Trestman had good years but his time has past. How would you rank the new head coaches? 1. Doug Marrone 2-3489) Who cares

QUOTE (Bubba Philips @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) The White sox lack of moves this offseason has caused me to feel jealous of any team that is making acquisitions good or bad You are jealous of teams making stupid moves?

Oh, and did I mention that WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT PLAY YOU ARE RUNNING EVERY SINGLE TIME. Weak I-Form, Twin WR, Counter Weak? KNEW IT Strong I-Form, Normal, Tight End post? PSSSHH, ALREADY IN COVER 3 Shotgun, Trip WR, HB Screen to the right? BLITZ, LB SPY, COVER 2, AND BROKE THROUGH THE BLOCKS. WHAT NOW BIOTCH? /punches TV screen /immediately regrets punching TV screen

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 09:34 AM) LOL so true. Sports games cause way more anger than violent games. Seriously, free and clear for a super fast break dunk? HOLD THE f*** ON THERE, THAT'S SOME RANDOM SCRUB BEHIND YOU COMING IN FOR AN IMPOSSIBLE BLOCK! Oh, you can't hit a 10 foot, wide open jumper? HERE'S KEVIN DURANT HITTING A TURN AROUND, FADE AWAY 22 FOOTER WITH A HAND IN HIS FACE! AND ONE! Oh, you're 95 OVR running back can't get more than 2 yards on a toss without getting gobbled up by a 5'8 180 CB? HERE'S A SHORT, SLOW RUNNING BACK BREAKING TACKLES LIKE HE'S EMMITT SMITH AND IN FOR A TOUCHDOWN! Oh, almost got that interception? Must have been just a second early, right? WATCH ME INTERCEPT A PASS THAT IS 8 FEET OVER MY HEAD! I am seriously getting upset just writing these out

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 18, 2013 -> 09:34 AM) Mike Morse. Former White Sox prospect, who was busy here developing at the same time the organization was taking Brian Anderson and, as some here would insist, were ruining him. Because they're so bad at developing people. Mike Morse was also busy getting his steroid on

BTW, I also request that we start taxing paintball (violent game with guns), require an additional fee any time you want to watch football (violent sport), and increase the tax on Nerf guns.