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QUOTE (aryzner @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 11:22 AM) Not saying Eaton is/was a great teammate (thinking of the whole Drake LaRoche thing) but wasn't Montero one of the most vocal guys from the Dbacks bashing Eaton when he was sent to the Sox? He also ran Trevor Bauer out of town.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 22, 2017 -> 06:59 PM) That is a terrible f***ing return. Jesus. I wouldnt have done that for just Butler, but the16th pick too? That's what killed it for me. I was fine with a 3 for 1, but us giving up the pick made the deal terrible for me.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 22, 2017 -> 10:51 AM) David Kaplan‏ @thekapman Cubs are sending Kyle Schwarber to Class AAA Iowa. Not expected to be gone long but it is an opportunity to clear his head. Well it's a good thing nobody traded for him last off-season.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 09:19 AM) MLB with zero salary cap has more parity than the NFL. NHL has the most. http://harvardsportsanalysis.org/2016/12/w...he-most-parity/ lol the EPL has more parity than the NBA now.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 04:37 PM) So what's the solution? No salary cap? The problem with European soccer is that the big clubs just buy the big players because there is no salary cap. The problem in the NBA is that the big name players all want to play together to form super teams. Two different problems that end with the same result: predictable and top-heavy leagues. Everyone knew that the Finals were going to be Cavs Warriors before the season even started. Maybe the Spurs could sneak in, but the East was pretty much set-in-stone. It's just like how there's 3 teams that can win La Liga every year and only 3 teams. Just like how there's maybe 8 teams that have a shot at smelling the Champions League Final. Hell I think there might be more unpredictability in soccer right now than the NBA. That's how low the parity has gotten in basketball.

The NBA is becoming more and more like European soccer, even though it has a salary cap.

A point at Azteca is decent.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 11, 2017 -> 08:11 PM) Such a whiff by Omar Gonzalez on the header there. You gotta put that on net That's twice now. I really don't understand this lineup by Arena. No Fabian Johnson. No John Brooks. No Tim Howard. So far Beasley and Guzan have screwed us and our 3 center backs stood around while Beasley forced Vela to the middle of the field like an idiot.

Guzan is garbage.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 11, 2017 -> 07:42 PM) So awesome. I take back everything bad I've been saying about him recently The interception alone was brilliant. The chip was incredible though. Bradley being so situationally aware is brand new to me haha.

That Bradley goal might be one of the best goals in the history of USA v. Mexico.

The Warriors probably played their best half of offensive basketball and they're down by 18. The Cavs could not miss.

And just like that, it's almost back to single digits.

OMG these refs are such f***ing garbage. Nobody called that a backcourt violation.

The NBA is a joke. Almost half of the Cavs points in the first quarter came on free throws. Can they make it any less obvious?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 08:55 AM) The stories on how badly both The Intercept and Reality Winner herself messed up handling the leak and gave away her identity are pretty ridiculous. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/realit...4b0b13f2c67ce7d I still can't get over that her name is Reality Winner...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 07:39 AM) No way Durant has the quickness to stay with him...despite that 7' wingspan. Now comes word from Kevin O'Conor of The Ringer that "rumblings across the league" suggest that LeBron James' days in Cleveland are numbered and that when he can opt out of his contract after next season, he will take his talents to Los Angeles. The feeling is that LeBron would either team up with Paul George and join the young core on the Lakers or form a Super Friends team with Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade, and Carmelo Anthony on the Clippers. Yahoo sports Yeah I don't think that team is better than the Warriors either. Only LeBron and PG actually play good defense out of those 5. And 4 of those guys are getting pretty old.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 10:54 PM) I didn't watch but they seemed to usually get better results at home vs TnT. Either way, Pulisic just keeps being better and better. Awesome. Trying to watch this Costa Rica game but BeIn is the worst channel ever. I didn't watch the first half, but it looked like T&T got a lot of chances. But the US really contained them offensively in the second half and controlled the tempo. I'm hoping we at least get one point against Mexico, but playing at the Azteca is tough. There's still a lot of qualifying games left. I'm pretty positive we can at least get 3rd in the hex. Just need to win the games we should win and at least draw the games vs. Mexico and Costa Rica.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 09:51 PM) I didn't even realize there was a game tonight. 2-0 vs Trinidad and Tobago is awful, but 3 points are all that matter. Thanks Pulisic! FWIW, Mexico only won 1-0 against them. I thought they played pretty well tonight, especially in the second half. The Pulisic hype is real.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 7, 2017 -> 11:29 PM) His wife posted the cheating part on Instagram and implied that they're splitting up. One of her close friends commented that he also hit her, in front of their kids. https://www.instagram.com/p/BVD2PIDAOJe Apparently Russell's been struggling recently. This could explain that.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 7, 2017 -> 11:46 PM) He could have drove at Green who had 5 fouls and no help underneath. Instead he hesitated and wound up driving left when help got there. How Green didn't foul out was a miracle. He had 5 fouls with most of the 4th left. They should have went at him and taken him out of the game.

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 7, 2017 -> 10:51 PM) Cleveland just doesn't play defense like Golden State does. Labron letting KD step right into that 3 was such a huge mistake. He had 2 of those in the 4th. A shooter like him should not be able to pull up in your face like that.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jun 7, 2017 -> 10:51 PM) Now I have to figure out if I should hedge. Have Warriors to sweep 300 to win 3110. KD is the truth. Lebron trying to go for his triple double there on that last Korver miss, Kyrie having to go 1x1 vs. Klay Thompson shouldn't be their best move at the end of games. They should have tried to get a smaller defender like Curry to switch onto LeBron so he can drive. That worked great for them for most of the 4th.

AND this series is OVAAAAA KD with a hell of a last minute there.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 7, 2017 -> 03:57 PM) That is essentially validating terrorism as an appropriate tactic. Remember when Trump said muslims cheered from the rooftops on 911? He's kind of doing the same thing now.