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The one game I went to this year he was awesome for 8 innings. Then Belisario happened.

His wife is a huge Bears fan. Their house would have been one very entertaining place to watch that game last night.

It seems to me that Obama took a significant step last night, just about a half hour before you posted this.

I was just going to say that.

Qatar really didn't think this through. They covered the bribes for the initial vote in 2010, but didn't plan for needing to continue to bribe officials for another several years to keep FIFA from changing its mind.

I didn't even realize he wasn't still their kicker. Did he retire or just get beat out for the job?

Their OL isn't very good. They may win their weak ass division, but they aren't going anywhere in the playoffs.

Aren't all iPad's Chinese??

Being that there is no Powerball drawing tonight, the beheading odds are a tad higher.

I have no idea. Good luck finding the one ND fan that follows basketball recruiting.

If you are this results oriented in everything that you do, I would love to get in a big poker game with you sometime.

In other news, ice is cold.

2011 - Early 2012: Polls show growing support for legalization of marijuana in Colorado March 2012: Peyton Manning signs with Broncos October 2012: Peyton Manning purchases 21 Colorado Papa John's franchises November 2012: Legalization of marijuana passes in Colorado 2014: Profit

Wales needs to remain with England. England is their only source of vowels.

I'd like to see an OAK-DET Wild Card game that goes 21 innings and wastes every single pitcher either team has, ending on a Dunn walkoff HR after being 0-0 with 3 BB and 6 K and having pitched a scoreless top of the 21st.

If only there were a thread where people regularly posted fantasy football questions and answers. That would be cool, wouldn't it?

I heard Chuck on the DP show and he didn't so much back Peterson as much as he was bashing the media for getting overly self-righteous. He said AP did something wrong, needs to have consequences, and then get back to business.

Good thing they are staying in the nation that has Oxford and Cambridge. Looks like they need it.

Any way to work JaYson and LaYnce into that song???

You didn't understand my point. I know that walks don't count for or against your SLG, but in order to make up for any number of walks, you would have to SLG 1.000 in order to replace that production. Actually, a little bit less than 1.000 because hits advance runners in situations where walks don't, but my general point is that it is awfully hard to replace the production of a walk by swinging.

On a minor league deal, but I wouldn't give him a 40 spot.

Probably not, since we don't know the exact length of his absence at this point.

You get one base every time you walk. That translates to a SLG of 1.000. There may be very small zones outside the strike zone where an elite hitter can manage a SLG of 1.000 or better by swinging, but overall, a walk is a better outcome than you can expect by swinging. There is a very short list of hitters who have become elite without a high walk rate. Vlad at 8.1% is the one who first comes to mind, and that isn't even all that low of a walk rate.

Updated after W2 games, Nate Silver's odds for winning the NFC North: Chicago 29% Minnesota 25% Green Bay 24% Detroit 22%

Going to have to reevaluate the annual kids/grandparents SilverHawks outing.