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Bad compounds bad, in a way Hawk is a victim of the White Sox failure to consistently compete, if he were the long time announcer of the cardinals he may be fine but with the Sox it wares thin.

QUOTE (harkness @ Aug 13, 2015 -> 10:07 PM) People want to Hate on Hawk... I get it. He says a lot of things that make me roll my eyes. But I know so many people that identify Hawkisms that couldn't tell you 1 player on the White Sox. Espn guys saying "You can put it on the Board!" Hawk is full of *hit is so many ways but I will always love his raw emotion. Cool, pretty sure a jackass Sportscenter anchor parroting Hawk's tired catchphrases in no way increases my enjoyment of watching a Sox game but that's good to know. The argument that Hawk's stupid f***ing shtick makes the Sox relevant on a national scale is played out and false, the Sox are an afterthought and any quick-hit highlight package references to the doddering old man in the Sox booth are simply ironic at this point. Hawk Harrelson does not move the scale, he simply weighs us down with narcissistic bullls***.

All I can say is no matter how expensive the suit, whether sixty three hundred dollars or a poultry three thousand dollars it will not grant you the respect you deserve. Come on.

QUOTE (TRU @ Aug 13, 2015 -> 05:18 PM) And since you're such a fan of this, after the sack the entire Miami defense is going to break out into a choreographed rendition of the thriller dance being extra elaborate with the arm swings I'm actually on board with this, there aren't nearly enough team dance numbers during football games. Though I stand by my dickhead comment.

QUOTE (TRU @ Aug 13, 2015 -> 05:10 PM) yep, gonna go with Dolphins over Bears tonight 35-0 Predicting Suh hits Forte so hard both knees blow out and he falls backwards into Cutler blowing his knee out, Bears go 0-16 this year. Dickhead

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 10:11 PM) This. It's a game and games are meant to be fun. Except when it's your job, then you need to be professional.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) I don't think it's so much celebrating as it is trying to encourage the other guys. But either way, it isn't nearly as bad as the celebrating in basketball and especially football. Basketball players celebrate their 3 point shots. They celebrate dunk's as if they're Goliath or as if it's the first time they ever dunked. Football players celebrate every good run, every nice catch, every touchdown. The way sacks are celebrated is clownish. a good point. football and basketball players are very me first, never looking out for team, just want commercials. a really good post.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) 1. Biggio isn't in the hall of fame because he didn't showboat 2. If you're gonna hate on Melky for showboating, then hate on our whole team, because they all do it. "Gritty spark plug" These are the first 3 words of Craig Biggio's HOF plaque inscription, why? Because he took the game seriously, showed up to work everyday ready to give his all for the TEAM and the GAME, gritty spark plugs don't stir imaginary pansy drinks they just swat two baggers every f***ing day with their head down, never looking for extra attention. And to your second point: Melky's the only one who makes a spectacle of himself while stirring the drink. The others do it with far more class.

QUOTE (ChrisLikesBaseball @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 08:05 PM) Big fan, eh? Craig Biggio is what? Top 5 all time in doubles? How many times do you remember him showboating after hitting one? Zero. Because he has too much RESPECT for the GAME. That's why he's in the hall of fame and Melky is a roided up clown.

...utter contempt for the integrity of the game.

He's lost 4.5-5 MPH off his fastball, sinker and slider since his last good season in 2013.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 02:33 PM) Bah, I hate twitter some days. People are kinda dicks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 02:31 PM) Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_RosenthoI 16m16 minutes ago Source: #Mets acquire Cespedes. Wheeler heading to #Tigers. Dude, just look at that handle. Does Rosenthal's twitter account have a "o" and "I" at the end?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 01:37 PM) Its why I think Revere would have been a real nice fit. No idea how they'd play but one of him or Eaton in RF'er would give us tons of range. I presume it would be Revere in RF as I think he has a better arm then Spanky. Revere has arguably the worst outfield arm in baseball.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 01:37 PM) Its why I think Revere would have been a real nice fit. No idea how they'd play but one of him or Eaton in RF'er would give us tons of range. I presume it would be Revere in RF as I think he has a better arm then Spanky. He's basically Juan Pierre if Juan could defend. I know Eaton is showing more power this season but do you really want those 2 guys in the same outfield?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) I have a feeling that we are in a 3-team trade with the Pirates and Tigers involving Soria, Sellers, and Cespedes. That's not at all likely, however my question is: why were the Sox talking to the Pirates in the first place? An insignificant minor league trade arises from a discussion of major league talent.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 29, 2015 -> 02:35 PM) I believe we make him a qualifying offer, but IIRC, the qualifying offer would be like a $15M (or something along those lines) to be able to actual get the comp pick and thus, by all intents and purposes, we can't get a comp pick (since we would be insane to offer that sort of qualifying offer and even if we were insane enough to do it, no other team would be more insane to then sign him for more. http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/3/7152...ion-free-agency This is correct. Yes, we could but no, we shouldn't/wouldn't.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Jul 27, 2015 -> 03:42 PM) Frank Thomas said Pedro and big unit were the toughest pitcher's he's ever faced. This wasn't vs Pedro, but one of my favorite at bats was vs the twins and eddie guardado in extra innings. It was another long at bat and Frank Thomas hit a long shot that just went foul down left field. Very next pitch, Frank hits a walk off homer down left field. July 2nd, 2003, Maybe the best game I ever attended. That game featured a HR by Frank in the 3rd and another by Brian Daubach in the 4th and the Frank Thomas walkoff wasn't even the best part. Bottom of the 11th, down a run, Guardado comes on and gets Everett and Carlos Lee to flyout quickly. On comes pinch hitter Paul Konerko for Daubach, who as I mentioned homered earlier, Pauly was in the midst of the worst slump of his career, slashing .185/.260/.265/.525 with 3 HR through 235 PA that season, he had a .271 OPS in the month of June with only 4 hits in 41 ABs. His name is announced and the Paul-eee chant starts up LOUD and on the first f***ing pitch Konerko ties it with a laser to left, the place exploded, everyone lost their damn fool minds, there had to have been 3 curtain calls once he made it to the dugout. Frank's near miss, which was about 3/4 of the way up the foul pole on a line and the eventual walkoff winner were just icing on the cake. Oh and Konerko would go on to hit .276/.344/.504/.848 over his next 259 PA to end the season.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CH...200306160.shtml Bottom of the 5th

Oh and god bless TJ Miller.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 12, 2015 -> 10:10 AM) The Deadpool trailer brought the house down at Comic-con, can't wait for that trailer to drop Also, suicide squad trailer (not official, shot by a fan) looks ok, but nothing I would run to the theater to see. I really don't like how Killer Croc looks It leaked and its just as over the top crass and brutal as you'd hope, expectations have been raised. Definitely gonna carry an R rating and not a cheap one at that.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 10, 2015 -> 09:25 AM) Stone said the other day Avi was 5th in the AL in velocity coming off his bat. As down as some people are on him, there is potential there. If he gets balls in the air, he could be a monster. Stone is mistaken, he's referring to a single instance, a double Avi hit off Soria on 6/26 with an exit velocity of 116.1 MPH which was the 6th highest in the AL this season on a single batted ball. In terms of average exit velocity he doesn't crack the top 50 in baseball. http://m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#avg-hit-velo

Witcher 3 is pretty great. It's almost too big, I kinda feel overwhelmed by just how much land there is to explore.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ May 11, 2015 -> 07:35 PM) Any beer in particular you're thinking of with the "ALL" part? I surprisingly haven't sampled a ton from them. I could see Hopslam/Oberon/Two-Hearted Ale being a nice combo, but could use another strong option or two. I'm thinking more of Half Acre, their seasonals are limited in size and distribution but probably the best in the city; Double Daisy Cutter, Galactic Double Daisy Cutter, Navaja, Big Hugs all amazing and varied. Plus the main lineup: Daisy Cutter, Senita (RIP Heyoka), Akari Shogun, Pony Pilsner, distributed in pint cans, the finest way to mass distribute a beer, can't go wrong with any of them. As for Bell's, the 3 you mentioned are all top shelf beers in their respective territories, had the pleasure of taking home a case of hopslam just after release and it was pure joy. They're known for thier lighter beers but Expedition Stout is great for the heavier side and of course the Black Note Stout is one of the finest in the country. The best thing about Bell's is pretty much all of their beer is great, they make a bunch of styles and their core beers and arguably the best in their class given their distribution.

Bell's, Founders or even Half Acre if I have access to ALL beer.