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QUOTE (ron883 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:59 PM) Hahn could have gained a ton of respect from me had he made the cold blooded move and signed one of the big 3 on Christmas. That would have taken BIG cajones and shown huge dedication. He didn't lose respect from me for not doing it, but my respect for him still remains low. Hopefully he can redeem himself to me and many other fans well, the big 3 had to be down with that as well, so it's not like a Hahn unilateral move. Possibly one or all three said "no discussions during holiday"

I went to the WWE house show in Rosemont last night. It had to be 15-20 years between house shows for me, some friends wanted to go. It was a really fun experience. Lots of kids there who seemed to enjoy it. Link with results below, but typical house show stuff. Couple of notes of interest: 1. Bray didn't have the family there and during the match he worked more of a traditional heel role, really well done. WWE has so much flexibility with him. 2. Speaking of Rotunda's, Bo is so underused by WWE. Likely need a gimmick change, but no reason he should be stuck jobbing x2 in a night. 3. New Day is really fun and the three team with Lucha Dragons and Usos was short, but well done. http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/656167-wwe...-wyatt-and-more

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 24, 2015 -> 10:11 AM) I have seen the same type of thing with the Sox on it and not the Cubs. It all just depends on who their target audience is. Was just about to type this, I've seen three versions of something similar, one with all 5 teams and then one with the Sox and no Cubs and one with Cubs no Sox.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 24, 2015 -> 11:47 AM) I was just about to post this. "The signing of Alejandro De Aza seemed to pretty well close the door on Cespedes, and sources say the Mets' foray into the Cespedes market was brief. And now it is over. (It may have been over for a while.)" http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...y-of-now-sought So, the Mets are looking for a RH outfielder eh? To the Mets I say, can we interest you in Avi Garcia? http://deadspin.com/its-time-for-the-mets-...o-go-1749456433 Interesting article about the Mets this offseason, and actually the comments are what make it interesting in saying how, outside a move or two, the availability of this off-season isn't a great fit with Mets needs. They're just such an enticing team because they have all that cheap young pitching.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 09:41 AM) And we're making that hard on ourselves with our upcoming 7-9ish finish Granted they won't get a top 10 pick with that record, but in the NFL draft you have to hit on a majority of your 1st-7th to have a great draft and build a quality roster. Even with a 10-20 pick, in first round, a capable front office should still be able to have a quality draft. EDITED: added "majority" nobody hits on all their draft picks!!

a bit unfair, but Jim Parque after he came back from injury.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 04:27 PM) Honestly though the amount of surprised people on Twitter over this deal is hilarious. Especially by Cubs fans. They've been conditioned to think that everyone thinks like they do and that the Cubs are the bestest everzzzz!!! Money talks, Price wasn't coming to the Cubs for a discount to play for Madden or for the "glory" of helping the Cubs win.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 1, 2015 -> 04:24 PM) Nothing would've made me happier then to see him go to the Cubs. Then they'd be stuck with 2 overpaid aging pitchers that would severely hamper their payroll flexibility when their young studs get older and more expensive. Oh well... Except the playoffs last year showed the Cubs need a 1 or 2 SP bad. Lester is a year older and Arietta won't have a ridiculous once in a hundred years season again. Trading for top SP normally isn't 1 for 1 hitter for pitcher either. I guess they can run at Greinke, but have to imagine LAD will just match what ever is thrown at him, unless it's completely absurd.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 06:46 PM) I'm pretty sure they just wanted KO and Ambrose on the opposite side of the bracket as Reigns and just threw the rest of the bracket together with no thought at all. I wish they would have put Balor in and let him win at least one then have a long/extended showcase match (similar to the US Open Challenge matches with Cena) for him against the eventual winner. Would have been a good way to introduce Balor and could have done it in a way to elevate him, even with losing.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 30, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) Well apparently they are all still under contract. I'm guessing Lowe/Keri will move to insider content. Seems like sports people will stay, deadspin has an article indicating ESPN is getting out of the pop culture business. Ugly battle between Simmons and ESPN execs... http://deadspin.com/how-grantland-died-1739682579

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) The game times in the playoffs have really floored me...I know that it has been this way for years, but still. It truly is a travesty to have so many damn day games, I presume for TV purposes only. If the Sox were in the playoffs, I would literally have to take half days every single day they played because there is no possible way I would be of any use at work, and I'd be freaking out wanting to watch every pitch. It really sucks..I have to imagine KC fans are outraged by all the day games. Yeah, once you had NY/Chi in NL TOR/KC had zero chance for prime-time.

QUOTE (whitesoxjr27 @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 11:45 AM) I agree. Colon would gave the Cubs fits i think. Haven't seen an update as of yet, but yesterday Harvey was having some swelling, Collins said he expects him to start a game 5 if necessary, if he can't go, I imagine we'd see Colon at that point. Would guess if starter tonight has issues Niese will be first up.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 19, 2015 -> 09:31 AM) lol @ cubs fans calling the score ripping Theo for not getting another starter. This team is in the NLCS and Theo is a bum now I absolutely agree it's 100% bonkers that Cubs fans are ripping Theo (I imagine they're specifically mentioning Hammels), but unless I'm missing something in their farm system, which I could be, moving forward they really need to upgrade SP'ing. Lester will be a year older next year and JA won't pitch historically great again. They obviously have young position players to trade, but I imagine that would be 2 for 1 for an impact pitcher, or they go hard after Price or Grienke (he opted out this weekend).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 1, 2015 -> 11:25 AM) I totally agree. There are some idiots on bikes, but not as many as are driving cars. Pedestrians as well. I usually Divvy it home from work, and I can't tell you how many times people are walking right down the bike lane instead of the sidewalk and get all pissed off when you wiz past them. After living in the city for several years, bikes are what me do complete stops at stop signs everywhere, in the neighborhoods it's insane how they just blow through stop signs without slowing down.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Sep 4, 2015 -> 09:53 PM) Maybe she either doesn't want to be the one to put Kane behind bars or maybe she feels like her friend is lying but doesn't want to be the one to end the case for her friend. Regardless if she had to be subpoenaed it means she didn't want to give out much information to the police initially. Attorneys do subpoena willing witness. I'm not sure of exact Ny criminal procedure but for some jurisdictions if you don't subpoena a witness and for whatever reason they don't show, sudden emergency, etc..., a judge can justifiably deny a continuance request. Also, for employment purposes she may need it. It also can cut off some cross examining techniques depending on procedure of some jurisdictions. Who knows why she was subpoenaed, but it's not a sure sign she's unwilling to testify

QUOTE (supernuke @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 03:24 PM) Thanks for the suggestions. Sucks that the Sox are on the road next week. How difficult/how much money would it cost to get into Chicago for an evening? If you're up for a train ride, it wouldn't be too hard, believe the UPNW line runs from Arlington Heights to the city.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Aug 24, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) The story is f***in stupid. Nikki just told us that wins and losses don't matter and she hasn't defended her title since the 4th of July. But yes these girls are up here to change the division! You want to change the f***in division then put the belt on Sasha or Becky while the other chases and give them 20 minute f***in title matches. Not that f***in difficult. Cena dates Nikki and she can't keep up in the ring. Mix that with Total Divas does well, VMK wasn't going to let a 180 happen

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-sto...anuarys-ufc-195 Rousey v Holm in january, not Tate, surprise on that one. Speculation, but author of above link says it's possible they'll do Tate/Cyborg as co-main and then if all comes off, Rousey v. Cyborg at 200

Fwiw Meltzer is all over twitter denying he reported or is the source on that dunn/owens story

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 05:08 PM) Sports media is a business, to say that NBC wouldn't have handled it like a business and milked what was going to be most profitable, is just crazy. If someone else had rights to MLB and other networks, you think they wouldn't still show a ton of Red Sox / Yankees games? Only company that doesn't do that is MLB Network and that is because they are owned by the league so they have other agendas vs. just running the network like a pure business. Right, and NBCSN was in far better position, and still is, to do best of both worlds, showcase the large clubs, hence they are usually on NBC late Saturday morning, and still have the ability to give other, smaller teams ample coverage. As fan I would much rather have nbc keep it then it be on espn being relegated, , for extensive cfb coverage on Saturday mornings and nfl pregame on Sundays

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 04:38 PM) I assume Fox would have had the bulk of the coverage when ESPN didn't have it and the same amount of games would air on TV. Fox Sports 1 did well with the Women's World Cup and I enjoyed their MLS and Gold Cup coverage. I don't think it would be a massive jump backwards. You can hate ESPN for their yelling, screaming debate shows, but their game coverage is still as good as it gets. Ultimately, that's all that matters. Also, NBC shows the big clubs just as heavily as what you're saying so I'm not sure that point is fair to ESPN either. People get so worked up over what network sports are aired on, but I just want to watch the games and I don't give a s*** what channel it's on. Just let me watch the sport in HD. Only when the announcers are terrible (Gus Johnson or the English Univision MLS play-by-play guy) does the network matter to me. As long as I can watch I'm happy. Thus it 'would have been fine.' If ESPN put that type of investment in the EPL it would have made it to their debate shows, and yes I can ignore them if I chose, but it still would have there and that would annoy me. Totally disagree about NBC handling the big clubs as ESPN would have and don't think they handle it the way I outlined, think they obviously give more attention to the bigger clubs, can't fault them for that, but they give plenty of time to highlights, stories, etc... to the smaller clubs that I don't believe ESPN would.

http://www.wrestlezone.com/news/607089-bac...ouring-on-owens Blah, obviously needs to be taken with a grain of salt, but my fear is this is closer to the truth than not.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 12:14 PM) ESPN's soccer coverage generally is fantastic, but the previous Premier League arrangement wasn't ideal. Just the early Saturday kickoff and the occasional midweek. Unfortunately, the bulk of coverage was on the low-rent FSC, who only had the ability to air a match at a time, and didn't offer streaming of extra games. FS+ (and Setanta before it) was still a ripoff back then. ESPN did fine with what little Prem coverage they had (and did a good job promoting it; they really hyped up the Manchester derby at the end of 2012), and their coverage of the 2010/14 World Cup and the Euros are still the gold standard...NBC clearly learned from them. ESPN did fine with what they had, but they wouldn't be able to fully commit to the league due to other programming. The coverage itself would be good, but the volume would be substandard. If they had teamed back up with FOX, that would've been bad quality AND bad volume. NBC has no such conflicts. We would not "have been fine" if the rights had gone back to some FOX/ESPN partnership. It would've been a massive step back. The article I linked to makes this argument more thoroughly than I just did. Agreed. First, I hate ESPN, so I'm biased. Second, my thoughts about ESPN being bad fit for EPL is nicely summarized in 3gtl post, especially the volume thought. My fear is they would have given 85% to the Manchester clubs, about 13% to CFC, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham and then remaining to the rest. I believe NBC has done a great job of handling their analyst by not talking down to newer viewers but also going in-depth and satisfying more familiar viewers, in my mind, ESPN would have been way more ham-handed in their approach. NBC was in a perfect spot to handle it as they could make it their anchor sport, and in my mind a much better fit.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 10:36 AM) American soccer fans rejoice! NBC has just won the rights to keep the Premier League through the '21/22 season! This was the last season of their original three-year deal. NBC's coverage of the league is perhaps the best coverage of any sport on American TV. Going back to FOX/ESPN would have been a major step backward. NBC is doing a great job and the bold above is my exact thoughts. ESPN would have totally ruined the coverage, very happy to see NBC is extending.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 08:14 PM) I mean, is there even a question that this girl was in his house? And I'm sure the rape kit results will show that they did have sex. rape kits/exams can confirm more than just sex occurred, with rape there's often trauma found that is not common to consensual intercourse.