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Very cool stuff. I love hearing about how people from non-baseball areas come to find our sport, and ESPECIALLY our team, since we are not even big in our own country (or city, really). I think we now have 2 Irish lads here, the other being Jolly. Or Joxer? I can't remember exact right now, but he's been around here over the past year. Not to go off topic, but my heritage is very Irish, I had family living there, and I've visited before, so it's extra cool to see fans from Ireland on these boards. Anyway, carry on.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 31, 2014 -> 08:01 PM) I disagree. I just love baseball. I don't care if they don't count in the standings just watching baseball is a joy. I agree. I plan my days around the whitesox.com spring training webcasts. If they webcasted that little hitting camp they did in Arizona a few weeks ago, I would have watched every second of it.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 31, 2014 -> 01:39 PM) Cubs sign SP Jason Hammel to a 1 year deal worth a reported 6 million. Per Rosenthal Scott Feldman signing all over again. It's a strategy I wish this organization would employ. They turned Feldman in to Jake Arrieta, Pedro Strop, and international bonus $$$.

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, but even though I'm not a Cubs hater like a lot of you people, I did love when AJ hit that 3-run bomb in the top of the 9th in 2006 at Wrigley and all the fans trashed the field. I can't find the broadcast video of it, but here is a fan video of the Wrigley clean-up crew.

Iguchi days until P&C report!

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 31, 2014 -> 09:31 AM) The Show is coming out late this year. April 1st. Unless you know something no one else knows, there has not been any release date set yet. Anything that says April 1st right now is a placeholder date.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 31, 2014 -> 12:48 PM) Some assistant must have read the "Cast Heisenberg" email wrong. But really, seems like an odd choice. He's a good actor though so I bet it works out I'm not a Superman fan, but I would think that Jeremy Irons would play a much better Lex Luthor, right?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 08:44 AM) In 2012, Scott Baker threw 0.1 innings in the minors for the Twins. In 2013, he threw 44.2 innings for the Cubs. He's a huge injury risk who will need to re-prove himself capable and durable on the mound. It's a nice, no-risk move, but anything more than a minor league contract with a decent MLB salary if he makes the roster with incentives would have been reprehensible. I was definitely thinking of Scott Feldman, not Baker, whom the Astros already signed for 3 yrs/$30M last month apparently. That makes a lot more sense than Feldman getting only a minor league deal.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 11:20 PM) Seriously. That play was unbelievable. How did he get the leverage to make a good throw without his feet on the ground? You guys have much better memories than me. Most of these things I forgot. Everyone is in love with Jose Iglesias for making the same play, but no one ever pointed out that Iguchi made the exact same play 7 years earlier. Not to say Iguchi's was better, they were equally amazing, but the media seems to think it's something no one has ever done before.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 10:16 PM) Forgot that. That s*** was great. Didn't it happen a second time and they made a commercial of it? They made a commercial after the first one. A commercial where Paulie is like at the plate and down on himself or something, and then Harold shows him a portable DVD player that is playing a flip of Paulie getting hit in the mouth and then homering, and it gives him the motivation or something. But yes, it did happen a 2nd time, against the Cubs and Jeff Samardzija I think. Video of Paulie's HR off Pavano - http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/8879206/v1212...r-to-left-field EDIT: Ok, my facts are all over the place wrong. Samardzija did hit Paulie in the head, but he did not stay in the game. I could have sworn it has happened twice, I would have bet money on it. And also, I found the commercial you were speaking of. I had the gist of it right, but the people and situation completely wrong. It's actually a runner in the desert who is exhausted and stops running, and it's Paulie who shows him the video of getting hit in the mouth and staying in the game, and it gives the runner motivation to keep going. Here it is -

Added another $109 from work today to my PS4 fund. I now have $465 squirreled away just waiting to find out if The Show will have a PS4 bundle or not. Every day that passes without a release for that game is worrisome. Usually the show comes out in Late February, or early March. We are 4-5 weeks away from typical release, and yet there has been no release date or any fact sheet announced. I'm am fearing a mid-April release. Blaaaah.

QUOTE (Mr. Showtime @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 04:15 PM) Does anyone have the latest Grand Theft Auto? I know I'm like 3 years behind here but I just recently got through GTA 4 Liberty City, is the new one worth getting? I only have PS3, saving up to buy the PS4 but probably won't be getting it till later in the year. It's one of the best games of the last generation. A must-buy for sure. And they will be *fingers crossed* be adding Heists to the online gameplay within the next month, so that will revive a lot of fans most likely.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 03:30 PM) PayDay 2! f*** yes. I may just keep this PS+ membership I have. My trial expires in a week or two.

I meant more in terms of the nomenclature used for those games. I know Australia has pretty warm temps all year round, I just meant the fact that we force them to call it the Winter Games when they are held during the time they would call summer. Seems the host city shouldn't have to change for everyone else.

QUOTE (onedude @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 08:33 AM) True Detective is going American Horror Story route actually. Every season is a different case with different characters in a different city, and perhaps a different time period. I would like to see major movie actors take on the roles every year... That would be the most ideal situation I think. This season it's Woody/Matthew, next season it's Bruce Willis and Jon Lithgow, etc.

So, like, how does it work when a country in the Southern Hemisphere hosts the Olympics? Do they host the Summer Olympics in December? Or the winter games in July? Seems rude to make them adhere to Northern Hemisphere rules. I know Sydney hosted the 2000 summer Olympics. Was it held during OUR summer months, or theirs?

I usually pick my boy Andy Wilkins for these types of things, but now that we have Abreu, my interest in Wilkin's succeeding has been dampened a bit. I saw both these guys in the College WS, and I liked their approach, so I'll pick Adam Engel and Christian Stringer.

I would love for this to happen. Then they could put a little kiddie ice rink on top of the fundamentals deck.

Oh my god, Workaholics epic again tonight. I always worry each new season that the show will get too stupid and repetitive, but jesus these dudes are hilarious. Adam crying under the desk had me laughing so hard.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 08:00 PM) This is wrong. Major networks are required by the FCC as part of their license to broadcast. Ill check again with one of our TVs downstairs that does not have a cable box, but last time I tried watching TV out there with the HD over-the-air channels, everything suddenly said "scrambled".

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jan 30, 2014 -> 12:45 AM) Oh man that would be great. Plan on getting the PS4 when The Show comes out.. Selling the PS3 and games somewhere, have to find the place that will take the most I wasn't really that excited about The Show, until they just revealed a couple days ago that they will have Online Franchise this year, as well as generated pitch counts to speed up games. In testing, they have found most games only take about 30 minutes, and they've had plenty of 15-20 minute games. Couple that with their Continued Save Games feature, and I will actually be able to play 5-10 years of franchise. Hoping I can start that off as an Online Franchise with a buddy, and then once he inevitably stops playing, I'll take it over as my regular franchise.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 10:19 PM) If Rodon falls, you take him and sign him. Maybe offer the same thing they did with Sale (making the bigs quickly) to get him cheaper. I would poop in your pants if that scenario played out. Sale-Quintana-Rodon-Danks-Johnson for 2015 rotation! Boom. Pennant.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 08:08 PM) Hahaha I cannot imagine a worse 2-hole hitter than Dayan Viciedo. Seriously. Free swinger who doesn't make much contact or take many walks. We may as well put Flowers in the 2 hole.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jan 29, 2014 -> 04:29 PM) Scott Baker got a minor league deal from the M's.....That could end up being a really good move. He was someone I wanted the Sox to pick up on the cheap, and then try and flip at the deadline. I can't believe he only got a minor league offer.

Well now that my Florida vacation plan has been squashed, I am now going to put that $300 I had set aside to buy a PS4. Now I'm just waiting on to see if The Show will have a PS4 bundle or not.