LittleHurt05

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 11:58 PM) Stanford is flat out easy to root for Much easier with their asshat ex head coach in the NFL.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 11:33 PM) Still rooting for them. f*** Detroit I concur. f*** Detroit

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 09:21 PM) Ortiz with 2 HR and now TB have the opportunity to get swept out of the season at the Trop. I may have missed it- was there ever an official explanation from MLB as to why someone isn't standing at home plate with an empty cup waiting for him to round the bases after annihilating yet another baseball? I hate how baseball crucifies certain players for PED use, yet turns a blind eye to others. It was like the Nelson Cruz vs Marlon Byrd reactions this week. One was finally rewarded for his hard work with a playoff berth, the other was a drug using asshole. What?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 10:59 PM) Amazing game... Got to give credit to the rookie hanging in there all game long against Verlander. Lose this game and the A's are probably done. Gray looks like he is twelve years old

Somebody needs to show Q Hossa's career shootout percentage. Stop sending him out there.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) Back door cover of the century. Incredible. Wish I could have been in a Vegas sports book for that.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 04:58 PM) Northwestern grew a us open type rough on their field per the media. Maybe it will help absorb all of the rain.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 02:50 PM) Nice to see Tim Banks led Defensive scheme give up 500 plus yards again in a Big Ten game. Fire him 2 weeks till next game. Wisconsin may run for 600 in two weeks

Two weeks ago the A's had a Thursday night crowd of 11,461. Now suddenly we are supposed to love and admire how intense the fans in the upper deck are? f*** that. Show up at least once during the season. Maybe they are the same people that go to Giants games?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) For perspective sake, Rizzo has 24 less MLB PAs than Dayan Viciedo. (1235 vs 1211) Career OPS: Viciedo. .738 Rizzo. .735

QUOTE (gatnom @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 08:02 PM) Did you just call Illinois insignificant while defending NU haha? I mean it's great that they've gotten better and all, but that just doesn't make any sense... Well they certainly matter more than Illinois does now, but I wasn't even defending NU. Just saying that I root for both of them, and they basically never compete for a B1G title at the same time, so there really isn't much of a conflict of interest there. NW recruits more nationally anyway.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 06:12 PM) Puig 0-2 and Atlanta scored on a ball he couldn't get to. Hater...

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 04:22 PM) Rays getting rocked in game one. Lame Four games played, four blowouts.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 05:01 PM) F that noise. It's Northwestern. I don't think their fans are pulling for Illinois. Plus, OSU being good doesn't have the affect on Illinois that NW being good does. NW and Illinois are competing for the same things, Illinois and OSU aren't. You can't exactly root for both and have it be logical. You're in the minority on everything, rooting NW, wanting to pay players, run a dirty program... Well I have been a NW fan since the Notre Dame win in 95, they were the only college team in Chicago growing up.(plus I hated all the people claiming ND was Chicago's team) Going to school in Champaign obviously made the Illini#1 on my list. Illinois football is so insignificant that it's hard to worry about battling over stuff with the Cats, when Illinois can't step tripping over their own two feet. It's a basketball school and NW is an afterthought in that department. As far as paying players goes, it happens everywhere. Do you really think the few that get caught are the only ones breaking rules? The rules are dumb, everyone tries to bend them as needed, it's about winning, not "amateurism".

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 01:57 PM) One way or another I hope NW gets beat tomorrow. It's going to make me throw up in my mouth rooting for OSU, but so be it. Forget that, Go Cats. I've come to realize that I am in the minority amongst Illini fans in that I like Northwestern.

Good guy to take a flier on and hope he doesn't get hurt AGAIN. Surprised he's already 28.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 12:56 PM) I certainly believe in "clutch" - we know physiologically that you can use adrenaline to drastically increase strength, improve vision, think quickly. With that said, I think "clutch" is incredibly hard to measure. Baseball requires large sample sizes because some guys get very lucky, some get unlucky. Beyond that, there are other variables than clutchness that can affect a player's clutch statistics. Maybe the way people pitch in the playoffs, or the way relievers pitch, or what happens with a man on first base vs not, etc etc can explain good or bad performance in the clutch. Imagine Conor Gillaspie - he could have a super-awesome clutch ability, but that might make his OPS against LHP only go from .350 to .600 in clutch situations My whole thing about "clutch" in baseball is the randomness in small sample sizes in the sport. Can you really judge a player on a 30-50 postseason ABs? No, but that's what people tend to do. If you give a guy enough at-bats, he should peform up this expected stats. Of course, there will be a little variance between different players, but I don't think it is that extreme. Look at a guy like David Ortiz, with all those big postseason homers he hit, he is always considered "clutch". His career regular season splits: .287/.381/.549. Career postseason splits: .283/.388/.520. Basically, he has been the same player in the regular season as the playoffs, minus a little power. It's not about him being clutch, it's about him being a very good hitter that's gonna get his hits if you give him the chance.

Who cares anymore? If you stop talking about A-Rod, he might go away.

QUOTE (MEANS @ Oct 4, 2013 -> 11:42 AM) I just can't understand why the police couldn't stop her without resorting to shooting her...tire spikes/shoot the tires out...etc. They are lucky the kid wasn't killed as well. I'd say she's lucky that the kid wasn't killed as well, not the police. She was the one who put the kid in harm's way. She was the one acting crazy and trying to kill people with her car with a child passenger. Why doesn't she get the blame instead of the police officers who are trying to save numerous lives?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 3, 2013 -> 11:56 PM) So if I offer Adrian Peterson for DeAngelo Williams because I really really like DeAngelo Williams, the trade should go through? Collusion or no collusion, making lopsided trades makes the league less competitive. I would let it go through, and then I wouldn't ask you back to play the following year.

Don't want to put pressure on Jay, but wouldn't mind seeing the Bears pick up Josh Freeman. I can't believe the Bucs front office is letting Schiano run this circus. That meat head bozo might be in his last pro job ever.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 3, 2013 -> 06:06 PM) Beltran hit a hr. Really one of the greatest postseason hitters ever. I don't really believe in "clutch" when it comes to baseball, but Beltran in the playoffs seems to prove me wrong.

Counting the Pirates & Braves out already? I concur, they don't stand a chance.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Oct 3, 2013 -> 01:29 PM) As a USC fan, I'm really hoping for Chris Petersen. Or that the Eagles go 3-13 and Kelly quits. As Boise has lost its seat atop the throne, maybe he is finally ready to make a move. Just as long as it's not Del Rio.

Sounds like it was just some crazy b****, nothing to see here.