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Can we just refer to him as ADA from now on? Not a fan of DA DA. Leadoff hitters who get extra base hits rock!!!

QUOTE (flavum @ May 11, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) He said it's a matchup thing right now, but that's crap. It'll be Reed. I think it will be too. That being said, I love Robin's quietness about the closer role. In today's age of saves & fantasy baseball, every manager officially names his closer when asked. I enjoy that Robin just acts like he is playing it by ear.

These winner threads are so much quieter than the loser game threads.... G-FLOYD!!!!!!!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 11, 2012 -> 07:09 PM) edit: although the rule about not being able to go down to the lower level is pretty terrible. It truly is. One of the best things about the Cell right now is the abundance of outstanding food choices. But if you are stuck in the 500 level (and are not a season ticket holder), then you can't even access them, WTF? I assume they don't want too many people just going standing room around the 100 level, but I don't think the crowds are big enough to worry about that.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 11, 2012 -> 09:30 PM) Brewers season looks to be going down in flames. Their bullpen is terrible, and nothing in the minors to help support them with all of these injuries. During tonight's broadcast, they mentioned that the Brewers were also 13-19 last year. From that point on, they had the best record in baseball & won the division. Granted, that was with Prince Fielder, but just sayin.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 11, 2012 -> 10:22 PM) Beltran with a triple and two more HRs tonight. Lose the greatest hitter of a generation? No problem. We'll still be better than when we had him. Beltran has more HR than Pujols has RBI

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2012 -> 03:24 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,5609262.column On poor decision by Ricketts to force Wood back onto Cubs' roster one last time At the Cubs convention, they had Pat Hughes announce a surprise signing, and the crowd just started chanting "Woody!". It must have taken everything Theo had to not erupt. The reason you hired him was to avoid all Cubbie situations like that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2012 -> 02:28 PM) Royals@Sox, 7:10, CSN, 670. DeAza 8, Beckham 4, Dunn Dh, Konerko 3, Pierzynski 2, Rios 9, Ramirez 6, Viciedo 7, Escobar 5. Paulino vs. Floyd Our 3rd base options are an injured Morel, Escobar, or Lilli vs. a RHP??? Ughhh. (No, I still don't want Youk)

Park & Rec renewed for a full season, 22 episodes.

No backpacks or coffee on Metra among other things

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ May 11, 2012 -> 01:39 PM) Interesting thought, Id still give Dayan a couple more weeks/a month to get it goin. Itd be a shame if he can't get it goin and they have to give up on him. If they're still contending though(I still believe they can still contend with a struggling Dayan) thats certainly one way to rev up the offense. Who do they DH though? Dan Johnson? Tyler Flowers and call up Phegley? I think they were referring to the games at Wrigley next weekend, where there is no DH.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) If he doesn't go to many parties and still ends up in the news for being so stupid this often, he really does suck at drinking. For sure. He is small by hockey standards, but at 180 pounds, he still shouldn't be a lightweight.

If I were Rocky Wirtz, I could see myself being a little perturbed. But I'm not. I'm just a fan and season ticket holder who just wants to see hockey being played at the UC during the month of May. As long as Kaner isn't ruining the team's chances of that, he can do whatever the f*** he wants and enjoy being young, rich, & single. Plus, I find it awfully entertaining.

Favorite current documentary show: Locked Up Abroad. The Pakistan & Argentina episodes were killer this season.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) Chris "Birdman" had child pr0n. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/10/c...html?ref=sports LOL, nowhere in the article does it say that, but way to declare him guilty already.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 11, 2012 -> 09:58 AM) Phil won't give up: Thornton + Floyd for Youkilis + prospects? Why does everyone want to trade FOR Youkilis? I'm still dumbfounded by this.

Rios

Alexei

Paulie K.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 11, 2012 -> 07:07 AM) And there is equal merit to Crean not wanting to have half a stadium filled with blue in Indy to help Kentucky's recruiting efforts. Maybe 10 years ago, but I don't think that matters as much in recruiting nowadays. With AAU teams travelling everywhere & the worldwide leader broadcasting so many games, kids already know all about Kentucky long before. The arena will be half full with Indiana fans anyway, the kids will enjoy the atmosphere, but it won't suddenly turn them into Kentucky commits.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 10, 2012 -> 10:59 PM) I'm going to laugh when the Red Sox fire Bobby Valentine at the end of the season proving once and for all that the inmates are running the asylum in Boston. You just look at how the veterans on that team act and you can tell that Valentine is getting absolutely no respect. Cherington hired him, so the best thing he could do to show the players that he has his manager's back would be to trade a veteran. Sooo he can just flip Youkilis to the Sox for Morel and Stewart and we'll call it even, and then those players in Boston will REALLY know whose boss. First Fried Chicken-gate, now golf-gate. Watching the Red Sox implode is just an absolute joy to watch, probably more than any other team. Now we know why Theo was so ready to jump to Chicago. (although part of it is his fault)

Thanks for the analysis guys. Disregarding the Ty Cobb's & HOFs .400 seasons, that Jose Hernandez season is the most interesting & comparable. Comparable in that he's got a horseshoe up his ass and that average is about to drop. Although some of his power stroke appears to be legit.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 10, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) 1. Dont you mean a Starlin Castro-type incident since his was most recent. Aka any athlete who f***s a whore and she has serious remorse. Look what it did to his career too.... 2. You are also assuming the anonymous comments sent into deadspin from Wisconsin students who were completely blacked out at a college party are accurate about the actions of a celeb that apparently they ALL saw up close. I'm with you Rock. I know I posted some of the comments, but I did it more for comedic value. Until there are any legal issues & police involved, I'm not gonna get worried about what the kid is doing on his summer vacation or about what a bunch of anonymous drunk college kids report they claim to see.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 10, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) So somebody voted for Taj Gibson over James Harden? Awesome. 3 people voted for Lou Williams, one for Taj, and the other 115 all voted for Harden.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 10, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) Some team needs to remind them of who they really are; they are who we thought they were! Well Texas outscored them 24-6 in the first 2 games of the series, so that's a start.