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Stadium is empty. Thanks Obama?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 06:48 PM) I have DirecTV and it's supposed to pour tonight. Damn it I've been waiting for this for so long and now I won't get to see it. Can't believe that's a thing in 2015

I think Bulls finish closer to the 6th see than the 1st. They will win tonight though.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 12:12 PM) .... What was chat crew? And if it was so great, why is it gone? Instead of game threads, soxtalk hosted an irc chat you could use. Although it often went wildly, wildly off-topic and became less and less about the games and more about other stuff. Wonder what Katie is up these days

QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 27, 2015 -> 12:14 PM) One of my favorite annual traditions just went up - Grant Brisbee's worst ads of the MLB postseason. Omitted but thankfully discussed in the comments: the GMC commercial that tells us a pitcher who can paint the corners is known as a Rembrandt even though NOBODY HAS EVER SAID THAT GAAAARGH Link didn't work for me. But I'm guessing Viagra and Sportslock featuring a guy naked on the toilet and the other one of two people f***ing. Seriously, wtf. When did mlb get so low brow? Why even allow those commercials. That's stuff I'd expect on some late night tv. Can't imagine all the fathers watching the games with their son and those 3 same commercials coming on every half inning. Ugh.

Chat crew was the best part of soxtalk.

How is he eligible? Don't you have to be on the 40 man berode rosters expand? Also don't get it. You'd think someone like that would be a pinch runner, but Gore is one of the fastest players out there so it's not that. Guess Zobrist's injury is way way worse than thought?

Any guesses on the WM card? Main event: Shield Triple Threat- use Brock and rock to draw and showcase your future in the main event in front of 120k. Rock vs Brock- Aforementioned big draw match Undertaker vs Bray 2- stable match at survivor series (don't know who will be kane and taker's partners though). Taker puts over Bray finally, retiring in front of the hometown crowd and giving the guy taking his place a rub. He's old school. I think he'll lose his last match. Sting wanted to, too. John Cena vs ADR for the US title- rematch. Long history there. Vince is desperate for a latino star so he'll want his project high on the card in Texas. Kevin Owens vs Daniel Bryan- This would be great. Although probably won't happen for more reasons than 1. Hhh, new day, maybe sting will be somewhere.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 26, 2015 -> 09:34 PM) Yeah I do. Or please cite to me how they beat out Kansas for Cliff Alexander. Or how they beat out other teams for Jalen Brunson, Xavier Simpson, Carlton Bragg, Elijah Thomas and Jawun Evans. Don't worry, I'll wait. I guess Im not seeing the correlation between a tulane recruit and those kids. Illinois is about a safe as bet as they come for a top 15ish class. They are recruiting fine.

Can't believe you wouldn't want this job. Francona has won a world series and is 3 for 3 being over .500 in Cleveland. No one is else is getting that job soon. Sox job you could have as soon as May 1st. My only thought is he thinks he'll get interviewed for a head job this offseason and the sox said they wouldn't release him for that since this an important hire for them.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 11:22 PM) Del Rio is meh to me. In the Sheamus category of a very good worker but super boring. Taker-Brock was very good, closing angle I'm guessing is leading to Wyatts vs brothers of destruction and reigns/brose but I guess we'll see. I was thinking Rollins was going to get Reigns next but after the closing angle I have no clue where Seth goes from here. ADR has been amazing in other promotions since he left, so I have high hopes he's revitalized his career. He's also AAA champ right now. Sucks for them I guess.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 11:43 PM) They probably have a realistic shot at him, but anytime Illinois goes after a recruit another big school wants, they lose plain and simple. Who? His offers are just Nebraska, Maryland, and Xavier from what I see. Shouldn't have too tough a time vs those guys.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Since when is gray an official Illini color? Awful looking jerseys and helmets. Galloping ghost unis

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 01:33 AM) I thought High Mileage was a Twins' fan? Maybe confusing him with someone else. BenchwarmerJim is our resident Twins fan.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) https://np.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/3...derstand_xpost/ Another cringeworthy post. The Cubs don't have the monopoly on heartbreak, especially when it's not like Chicago has exactly been starved of sports championships in the recent past. HOLY f***. I kind of liked where I thought he was going the first paragraph or so. But nope. That's one of the most cringe worthy things I've ever read. Wow.

Guess I should actually read up what happened on smackdown.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 11:22 PM) I just want to see the Iowa State/Illinois game I've been clamoring for. At this rate, llinois wont have enough players to field a team by then.

He forgot to add in the sox fans on their high horse who feel the need to shout from the rooftops they don't hate the cubs and neither should you.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 10:01 PM) Jake Arrietas season will when all is said and done hamper the rebuild. The cub will now have to pay him upward of $20M next season. He is in essence the first big signing of the off season for them. Not certain where their payroll is headed but Arrieta seems like an expensive gamble. His increased inning load screams arm issues next year. 20 seems like a lot. I'd say 15 tops. He's not quite David Price. But yeah I bet he's going to blow out his arm, if he hasn't done so already

QUOTE (GREEDY @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 01:08 PM) I think this team could look very different next year and I'd hate to break it to everyone but if you want to acquire major league position players, you have to give up something in return. There isn't team in baseball that has a messageboard full of fans dying to acquire Frankie Montas, Tyler Danish & Courtney Hawkins. Our message board isn't dying to acquire any one specific prospect either. Mostly because they're underexposed and and unknown. That's the scouts jobs to come up with those names.

Castro would have to be a pure contract dump. Couldn't give up anything valuable for him.

I'm all aboard the Upton train. A few months back and I think the though was that he would definitely get more than Cespedes. Cespedes got thrown into the spotlight and the rest is history. Targeting Upton day 1 while the rest fight over Heyward and Cespedes would be my play.

QUOTE (fathom @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 08:21 AM) Maybe they just think he's uncoachable? They're right. A young position player coming here and succeeding clearly is not listening to our coaches.

B and B have no idea when it comes to the Sox. That's been clear for years.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 10:44 PM) http://www.theonion.com/article/steve-bart...ubs-curse-51655 Oh man I'm crying laughing at this. But seriously bad idea onion