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Many people go to the Maxwell on 31st and Canal, but I prefer driving up north a bit and head to the Jim's Original in University Village. Lawrence Fisheries on Cermak and Canal has great fried seafood, and opens pretty late. If you want to take the kids to ice cream, Sugar Shack on 26th and Lowe's is an excellent spot. For a good sit down place, Oliver's Cafe on 31st and Canal opened not too long ago, and it's definitely worth a visit.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 17, 2014 -> 04:17 PM) Yet you IGNORE that the Sox have never drawn better under any other ownership group. The TOP TWENTY attendance totals are under the current ownership. And with 16 of them in the current facility that apparently no one likes. Numbers don't lie. The 2013 White Sox, the 2nd worst of all time, still outdrew the 1960 team that was coming off a world series appearance. The danger of using raw numbers. Were we dead last in attendance in the 1960's? Time has changed man

It's definitely good news for those with UD tickets, but kind of unfair for those who paid LD prices?

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 13, 2014 -> 02:18 PM) That's all very fair. Maybe it's the amount scouts and "experts" that bug me. Everyone has an opinion, and I really don't think it means much. I mean, if scouting were an exact science, then no first round pick would be a bust without an injury. That's why I'm not paying much attention to who the Sox are going to take at 3. It's such a crapshoot no matter how good the player looks in his uniform, or how hard he throws. Scouting prior to the draft is mostly about analyzing a guy's physical abilities and tools, and projects the likelihood of the player reaching his potential, assuming that the player can go to a system improve on his techniques. Scouting here at the game is more about what the player is doing right and what he isn't doing right, not much so on projections. I think we can agree that if a player isn't using the right techniques, he wouldn't have success in the long haul, even if he's hitting .350 right now. I would trust this guy's take on what Hawkins's approach over whatever we can extrapolate from the box scores.

It's hard to believe Miguel Gonzalez is still only 23 years old. He's been known for his work behind the plate, hopefully he can put it together this year with the bat. Perhaps Tim Anderson and May are suffering the Courtney Hawkins second year syndrome? Anderson's strikeout rate is extremely alarming.

As of today, after 11 games in, the White Sox leads the majors in run scored! It's might be a slugfest s*** show today, Paulino may get lit up, but it sure is fun to see us score more runs today

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 6, 2014 -> 08:21 PM) They always do that that when the divas have a WM match. You can't have two hot matches in a row. Crowd needs a break. Define hot.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Apr 3, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) I have a goofy question. I've never really paid attention to All NBA team voting results before. One question, is that voted on positional like best PG, SG, SF, PF and C or is it voted on as best Guards, Fowards and Center? In other words, can you have two SGs if the best guards that year were SGs or do you separate by position? Best PG, SG and so forth... I ask this because Kevin Durant has been the best SF this season, yes even over LeBron. I know LBJ sometimes plays PF when they go small but we all know he's always been a SF first. So LeBron gets a 1st team All NBA as a PF even though they're better natural PFs (Griffin, Love) in the league? Two SFs are in the 1st All NBA team? The way I see it, KD should be 1st All NBA SF and LeBron 2nd All NBA SF, I don't get how he's a better PF than those guy's whose first position is PF. Lebron and Durant has been on all NBA First teams for the past 4 years. The rule for voting all NBA teams is 2 guards, 2 forwards and a center.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 09:26 PM) It's not hard to ignore at all when you consider how defense is evaluated in 2014. The days of raw blocks per game, steals per game and defensive rebounds per game are over. defensive rating and rim protection (for bigs) are what's vogue now. Otherwise Gasol never wins it last year. I agree with you when it comes to Hibberts minutes. He gets winded at times and is not every mobile. Still, Noah's 5 minutes per game is more than likely not enough to close the defensive gap between the two. Yes, which still favors Noah over Hibbert. Regardless of how you look at it, Noah is at near the top of the board for many many voters for the award. Defensive Rating 1. Joakim Noah-CHI 95.7 2. Andrew Bogut-GSW 95.8 3. Paul George-IND 96.3 4. Tim Duncan-SAS 96.9 5. Roy Hibbert-IND 97.2 Defensive Win Shares 1. Paul George-IND 6.1 2. Joakim Noah-CHI 5.9 3. DeAndre Jordan-LAC 5.5 4. Roy Hibbert-IND 4.9 5. David West-IND 4.8

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 1, 2014 -> 08:40 PM) Marc Gasol averaged 7.8 rpg last year and won. Hibbert is the #1 rim protector in the game for the #1 defense in the game. Not sure how he's not the DPOY. Hibbert is a valid argument. But it's hard to ignore the 7 RPG and that he only plays 30 MPG. He's the best interior defender in the game today, but his low minutes limit his impact, the his rebounding leaves a lot to be desired. One big difference between Hibbert and Noah is the latter can step out and guard the perimeter on occasions, Hibbert's lateral quickness extremely limited so he's a non factor in this area. Noah impacts the game in more areas while playing 5 more minutes a game. If you asked me two months ago, I would have said Hibbert hands down, but Hibbert and the Pacers D has fallen back to earth after such an amazing start.

Durant and Lebron are no brainers. Love is having an amazing year in his own right. It's a toss up between Griffin and Davis. I went with Griffin because of team success, but I have no problem with Davis over him in second team.

It's almost the end of the season so I will post predictions for the regular season awards, just because several Bulls will have legit shot at the honors MVP: Durant (well deserved) ROY: MCW (It's not saying much) Sixth Man: Taj Gibson (would be awesome to see a defensive player win it) DPOY: Noah (George is the only other deserving candidate) COY: Dwane Casey (Hornacek and Thibs also in the mix) All NBA First Team: Noah Durant Lebron Harden Paul All NBA Second Team: Cousins Love Griffin Dragic Curry All NBA Third Team: Howard Davis George Derozan (will probably be Wade) Wall Defensive First Team: Noah Davis George Butler Paul Defensive Second Team: Jordan Ibaka Lebron (Travesty if he was first team and not George) Henderson Conley Feel free to disagree

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 31, 2014 -> 08:58 AM) I'm in on this, but I've also been thinking that maybe since we've proven we can draft defensive studs, we keep drafting them since we know we are good at them, never sign them, and use some money to pay for offense. I think offensive players are always worth more in free agent market than defensive players. And I think we are gonna be cash strapped for the next 3-4 years to make any push for offensive players who are difference makers, especially if we lock up Jimmy and bring over Mirotic. Given that, we should put all our marbles on offense in this years draft, and hope that drafting a talented offensive player, albeit limited in some other areas, can lead to a poor man's klay Thompson, steph curry or kemba walker

There was also a chair shot to the head. Not direct shot, but could have ended bad

I think the HHH in the title match clause is to make things a little more unpredictable. Because as of last week, I can pretty much guarantee DB is winning the first match. But I think DB is still going to win this match, given what HHH said Monday. It really sucks if they have two matches at WM that you can guarantee the outcome.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 11:17 AM) Has Phil Jackson ever constructed a roster? I suppose he can learn from Michael Jordan on how to go about building a franchise. That's really besides the point. The question is whether Melo trust Phil's ability enough to stay in New York. He's already called this move a "power" move, and said he will do whatever Phil says to win a championship. And for the record, PJax definitely has more experience managing a roster than Jordan ever had.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Mar 18, 2014 -> 08:58 AM) I agree, still the Bulls are his best bet for a chance at a ring in the near future. The Knicks are a mess and I don't think PJax is gonna turn them into legit contenders overnight. The way I see it, if Melo takes less money to come here as a FA, then he's serious about getting a title. If he stays in NY, then he's too dumb to realize the Bulls are his best bet and or he cares mores about getting that money. Don't think PJax can turn that franchise overnight, but if he can start making moves at the beginning of the offseason to steer them toward the right direction, it will be enough to convince Melo to stay.

Don't think this is mentioned yet. Phil to Knicks as president. I believe Melo staying New York is looking more and more likely.

It's March 12, 2019.... predict what all these young guys will end up looking on this date (regardless of what team they happen to be playing on). Here's a scale to use: 0 = never plays in the Bigs 1 = cup of coffee/outright bust 2 = useful role player or specialist for a couple years 3 = very useful bench/backup/utility/MR option 4 = borderline starting position player OR high quality setup man OR 5th starter, several seasons in the bigs 5 = average starting position player all around OR quality closer OR #4 type of starter, several seasons in the bigs 6 = above average starting position player all around OR dynamite closer OR #3 starter 7 = generally an All-Star level position player OR #2 type of starter 8 = perennial All-Star position player OR true ace SP 9 = HOF candidate Here are the names, no particular order: Jose Abreu -7 Keon Barnum - 0 Rangel Ravelo - 4 Marcus Semien -6 Micah Johnson - 3 Carlos Sanchez - 4 Leury Garcia - 3 Clelius Rondon - 0 Connor Gillaspie - 3 Matt Davidson - 5 Trey Michalscaweersdfski - 5 Avisail Garcia - 6 Dayan Viciedo - 4 Adam Eaton - 6 Jordan Danks -3 Jared Mitchell - 2 Trayce Thompson - 1 Keenyn Walker - 0 Adam Engel - 3 Jacob May - 5 --- Chris Sale -6 Jose Quintana -4 Erik Johnson - 6 Chris Beck - 5 Scott Snodgress - 3 Daniel Webb - 5 Nate Jones - 4 If it's 2019, I believe Sale's body will start to fall apart, hence I bumped him down to a 6, but he will be elite for the next 2-3 years. I wish it's not the case, but it's hard to ignore the facts.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 11, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) White Mamba? I'm one of the few that update. Yep. We need to call out those slackers here! When a community league is even more dead than a public league, that's just.... bad

Is anyone still playing in Zoom's yahoo league? Only 3-4 people even update their lineups these days

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 04:10 PM) Funny, I never stated I wanted to cut myself. My bad. Quoted the wrong post lol. But point still stands for J4L

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 03:32 PM) Wasn't only about a week ago you were praising the Heat for hitting the switch and starting to turn it on? Now they lost 3 in a row, and the losses don't matter. Or maybe they do and that is the real reason you want to cut yourself. Get off the beer cans and find yourself a therapist. If you after watching a game of basketball in which your team won can turn into a moment you want to cut yourself, something's wrong with your outlook in life.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 03:06 PM) And in May when they bow out in 5 games again this little cute win today won't mean anything. Berstein said something the other day that made sense. Chicago probably has the dumbest fanbase in the NBA that shouldn't be dumb. We know what a champion looks like. We saw it 6 times. Forget about the Heat. Look at OKC. Look at what the Rockets have put together in like 28 seconds. That's what a champion looks like. This try-hard, adorable, cute thing the Bulls got goin' on is fine in the regular season. It was just as cute last year. But I'm about titles. I don't care about being cute and adorable. And it's sad that being cute and adorable is enough for a lot of Bulls fans. I wouldn't call it cute and adorable. It was all about passion, effort, and guts today. They made all the smalls plays, locked down on defense when needed, and all around it would an amazing performance. Any Bulls fan or even casual fans would have enjoyed the game today. And here you are pooping the parade yet again, just like any other time, and not appreciating the effort put forth by these overachievers. So let me ask, do you really enjoy watching the Bulls win a champion at a game that you don't really seem to appreciate and enjoy?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 9, 2014 -> 01:51 PM) Which is why these regular season wins mean nothing to me. I'm sick of making Miami work. Gotta beat these guys when it counts at some point. #FINDAWAYTOGETMELOSOMEf***INGHOW If you are getting to caught up on whether they beat them playoffs or not and not enjoyed an outstanding and emotional performance like this, it really shows you are not a fan of basketball or the Bulls