LittleHurt05

Position players in the WBC don't bother me. It's the pitchers that need to stay far, far away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 03:25 PM) TRADE EVERYONE! Stop sitting on your ass Rick Hahn!

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 03:01 PM) The Sox lost. Fire Robin!

4-6 in the last 10 games vs. Penn St., but Talor Battle & Bruce Weber are long gone, so the odds are in the Illini's favor tonight.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 11:39 AM) Hossa being at practice is great, but I wouldn't mind him taking some time off. Maybe a game or two. I concur, especially with a stretch of 3 games in 4 days coming up.

ESPN Chicago ‏@ESPNChiHawks Hossa is on the ice and fully participating in practice.

Here ya go Balta: (And no, I don't follow Tebow) Tim Tebow ‏@TimTebow While I was looking forward to sharing a message of hope and Christ's unconditional love with the faithful members of the historic First Baptist Church of Dallas in April, due to new information that has been brought to my attention, I have decided to cancel my upcoming appearance. I will continue to use the platform God has blessed me with to bring Faith, Hope and Love to all those needing a brighter day. Thank you for all of your love and support. God Bless!

Not really interested in the poker, but looks like a great organization, just made a donation. Good luck!

I demand another Flyers-Penguins playoff series this year, even wilder than the Hawks/Cancuks rivalry.

QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ Feb 21, 2013 -> 05:27 AM) Not necessarily ugly, but my favorite is the big guy on Nebraska, Andre Almeida. Hell yeah, Alemida rocks. He has the chubby fat of a 12-year old.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 01:02 PM) Severe economic downturns at play though. There is always an excuse with Sox fans

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 11:52 AM) It would really be nice if they figured out a way to schedule fewer April games for cold weather teams and fewer late July/early August for hot-weather teams. I've never been, but I'm sure there's nothing more pleasant than being at the Ballpark in Arlington for a Saturday afternoon game. The hot-weather teams don't want all their home games in April/May when the kids are in school. Every team prefers home games from June-August.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 02:28 PM) I wasn't clear. I'm not complaining that he did a call-in. That's fine. But his comments on there that Peavy should start Opening Day. I think Sale should want the ball Opening Day, and I would hope Robin just gets over with and let's him know he's opening the season against Shields. I'm sure Sale wants to start Opening Day, but sometimes you don't just come out and say that to the media. I'm sure Quintana, Danks, & Floyd all want the ball Opening Day too, but they aren't asking for it either.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Feb 20, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) If they ever make the playoffs, I'd bet attendance would increase noticeably the next year. 2008: 2,500,648 (30,496) 2009: 2,284,163 (28,200) 2000: 1,947,799 (24,047) 2001: 1,766,172 (21,805)

QUOTE (gatnom @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 11:02 PM) So in other news, Illinois has just lost its fifth assistant assistant coach this offseason... I've been a big supporter of the "Beckman should get three years" group, but man does his ship seem to be taking on water fast. Isn't that a good thing? The team was so f***ing bad, why would you want these coaches sticking around?

The fans complained about the prices and ownership listened. Time to see if the fans follow through and go to more games, or if they just find other things to b**** about and sit at home.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 10:57 PM) I'm very concerned about Hossa. This. Playoffs start in about 10 weeks, hope the bells in his head stop ringing by then.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 08:10 PM) Who trains Oladipo in the offseason? Was he seen in that "clinic" in Miami over the summer?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 04:13 PM) So basically college athletics is going to be two conferences - "East" and "West" So lame. "East" & "West" is better than "SEC" & "everyone else"

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 02:42 PM) Pure luck over 1, even 2 seasons makes some sense. We're talking about a trend that has lasted over a decade. That is true and the Sox staff deserves credit, but there is some randomness when it comes to injuries. Some young pitchers get coddled and their arm falls off. Others get worked & worked yet they stay healthy as can be.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 02:25 PM) But now how much of this is the training and coaching staff and how much is it the team actually targeting durable players? Or how much of this is coaching staffs letting players play through injuries when they should be resting? EDIT: Point being, you can pinpoint the biggest reason why the Sox have beaten projections (staying healthy), but you can't pintpoint the reason as to why (because it could be anything). And how much of it is just pure luck?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 02:23 PM) ? never saw that, link? Looking back at the Tribune article, I slightly misread it. The Bears never officially said that, but beat writers close to the team call it highly likely that they franchise him.

Schneider in net tonight, kinda bummed we won't get a solid Luongo chant. Guess the Hawks just have to score 5 in the first to force a goalie change.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 02:12 PM) Yes, it would have made more sense to move the Dbacks or Rockies to the AL to even out the leagues by time zone, plus the Astros have been an NL team for 50 years. But as I said before, with 5 of 15 teams making the postseason, there's no reason to have divisions anymore. The Tigers made the playoffs with the 7th best record in the league. It's stupid. And believe me, I'd be saying the same thing if it were the White Sox. Welcome to American sports. 9-7 teams make the Super Bowl while 10-6 teams miss the playoffs. It's all about excitement and fan interest, not the best team winning it all.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Feb 19, 2013 -> 10:45 AM) They are gonna need about 8 of that to keep Melton. They have already said that they will franchise him if they can't work out a deal.