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That was the first home run hit by a lefty off a Kershaw curveball. EVER.

43 pitches and minimum faced through 3 innings for Kershaw on 3 days rest

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Yeah, that guy is incredible. I've been very slow to jump on the Wilson bandwagon, given the quality of his team's roster and how much less he has to throw than the other top QBs. But everytime I watch him play, I become more and more impressed with him. He's legit and he costs less than a million dollars each of the next two years.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:53 PM) Aaron Rodgers might be the most valuable player in the league both in the here and now and moving forward. Given his contract in 2014 & 2015, I'd say Russell Wilson is right now.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) Please don't tell me Ethier is playing center field. Ok I won't. Kemp is in RF, Crawford in LF, Dee Gordon is playing 2b...

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) Smart move IMO I disagree. Puig isn't injured, and while he is scuffling, he did have a triple yesterday and is clearly a better ballplayer than Ethier. Ethier had barely 30 at-bats in September, he was nothing more than pinch hitter.

Versteeg suffered a "lower-body" injury practice today, could miss the opener Thursday.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 02:04 PM) Illinois actually has a pretty decent football history, including multiple national titles. Thats someting Wisconsin cant claim. Thanks for the support Rock, but that's like bragging about the Bears having won 9 NFL Championships.

Puig benched for Ethier in game 4. Interesting move Donnie Baseball.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 11:23 AM) Michael Morse's season numbers couldn't have been any closer to his career averages. 2014: .279/.336/.475/ .355 wOBA Career: .281/.335/.473 .351 wOBA His wRC+ was actually significantly higher this year (133 vs 122 career) partly because of the park he played in. Frankly, it was a really good year for Morse and he simply got hurt down the stretch. He is a bad defender though. Which is to be expected with Morse

I Love That Jay Cutler Doesn’t Care That I Love Him

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 10:46 AM) Is Illinois really that big of a step up from Memphis in football? Beckman makes nearly double the salary Fuente does, and just being in one of the power 5 conferences, which Memphis isn't, is huge.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) Yep. f*** the Ravens and Joe Flacco for setting the market at such a ridiculous rate. Blame Rahim Moore for letting Jones get behind him on that long TD pass. Flacco had one of the best 4-game playoff stretches a QB has ever had, but he has since proven it was a fluky hot streak and nothing more.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 7, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) The bottom line is there are plenty of other areas to improve while Jay is under contract that will contribute to the Bears winning. And this nonsense about "the Bears will never win a Super Bowl with Jay Cutler" is just ridiculous. I do think it's still possible, but it was more likely when he was making 7 figures a season, not 8 figures. In a salary capped league, when he signed that bigger contract, the team became even more dependent on him winning games with his arm.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 11:42 PM) They are protesting at Busch Stadium tonight. Some fans were yelling at the protestors. I'm all for free speech but I think they should not be protesting at a ballgame. You're just asking to piss people off. I mean, if you have to show up, fine, but don't do a lot of chanting and marching around the stadium. Again, it's just asking for trouble IMO. No big deal, but I think it's the wrong time for a protest. Most baseball fans have nothing to do with this and can't really do much about it. http://deadspin.com/cardinals-fans-get-ugl...este-1643282285

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 10:26 PM) Sooooo, every homerun gets a curtain call in St Louis? Best Fans in Baseball. If you don't believe me, just ask them.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 08:13 PM) His press conference today was nonsense..............blaming newspapers for negative vibe of Illinois football and saying take away 10 plays and game could of been different. He has to go next Monday with a bye week after that. 24 pt dog at Wisky. He's got a point. Take away 5 to 10 plays from every Bears game and suddenly Jay Cutler is as good as Aaron Rodgers.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 12:01 PM) Except in the posteason. Small sample size but that is two huge blown saves Storen now has in a limited postseason career. Looking shaky to start the 9th again

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 03:35 PM) If the Yankees really want to be done with ARod, I wonder what their next move is. He's eligible to return next season and will likely be healthy, and if he's healthy, they can't put him on the DL. Do they DFA him? Don't you at least bring him to spring training? Maybe he found the fountain of youth during his year off and can suddenly hit again? That team is desperate for offense

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) So two more contracts that are disasters. Have any of these long term deals actually benefited the team to where you'd say the player is worth the cash? A-Rod. No; Fielder, No. Dunn. No. On and on and on and yet teams will keep signing 'em up every year. A-Rod was absolutely vital to the Yankees winning the '09 World Series. I doubt they'd give back that ring to not have signed that contract.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 02:28 PM) 1) For this season, no, but I'd say there's about a 90% certainty that yes it is. 2) Assuming you do not own any of the starters in those backfields, I'd rank them Hillman, Williams, Oliver. Ball might have a serious groin issue, Jennings will only be miss a couple games and Mathews should be back in a couple weeks as well. Hillman will be tied to the Denver offense, but will lose carries to CJ Anderson, Williams is a plodder and isn't that great IMO so he'll return to second fiddle when Jennings returns and Oliver will play passing downs but is the clear #3 when all RBs are healthy Donald Brown was pretty awful when given the starting job, so I could Oliver pass him up in the rotation. And when is Ryan Matthews healthy?

Beckman says that if Illinois wins out, they will have 9 wins. Good to know! Bailey will compete with O'Toole for the starting job this week, guess that might be one positive thing.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 12:53 PM) Miami could very well be ranked in 2017. And even if they are not, their name recognition might drive those prices up. Does Big Ben have a younger brother that just committed to play there?

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 12:04 PM) His mustache has magical powers. Also, just when you think the Lions are turning the corner. They pull a Lions. The Lions have missed 8 field goals this year. Last year only two teams missed more than 8 over the entire season.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus 24m24 minutes ago #Blackhawks assign T.J. Brennan (who cleared waivers) and Ville Pokka to Rockford. Roster down to 24 — 14 forwards, 8 defensemen, 2 goalies. Assuming Carcillo beats out Mashinter for the 13th forward spot, this is what we are looking at. I hope a dependable 3rd D pairing emerges over time. Sharp - Toews - Hossa Saad - Richards - Kane Bickell - Shaw - Versteeg Morin - Kruger - Smith Carcillo Keith - Seabrook Oduya - Hjalmarsson Cumiskey - Rozsival Rundblad - Van Riemsdyk Crawford Raanta