Milkman delivers

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 5, 2012 -> 10:43 AM) This is about Walking Dead. That's actually a very good explanation, and I'm going to go with it. I'm glad that Daryl was the one with the strength to do what needed to be done at the end.

I voted "no", but I'm sure I have done it once or twice in my life when it was the only option in an emergency.

I have to restrain myself from making snide (but true) remarks on Facebook so often.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 3, 2012 -> 11:26 AM) Intrasquad lineups today: Team Konerko lineup: De Aza cf, Beckham 2b, Rios rf, PK dh, Ramirez ss, Flowers c, Gallagher 1b, McPherson 3b, Mitchell lf, Floyd p. Team Dunn lineup: Lillibridge ss, AJ c, Fukudome rf, Dunn dh, Morel 3b, Viciedo lf, Johnson 1b, Danks cf, Escobar 2b, Sale p They should throw everyone for a loop and have Konerko on Team Dunn, and vice versa.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 10:30 PM) The draft is much better. Evens out the playing field a little more. It decreases the "whoever has the most money wins" effect. +1

Besides some snow, Chicago is a pretty ideal location to avoid most things.

For what it's worth, I definitely know a few guys that have gotten them. There was (as I'm pretty sure it's been shut down by the city) an Asian massage parlor near here, and they did it. I still have no idea how they went about asking for it, though.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 02:45 PM) The worse seeded teams gets the first two games of the series at home, and then the better team gets the last three at their place. I don't think I like that at all.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 02:46 PM) The point is its entirely unnecessary to attack the collector. All he had to say was: "In order to ensure the reliability of the MLB drug program, MLB and the players association have instituted certain rules about how all samples should be handled. At trial it was shown that in this instance that protocol was not met and therefore the result was unreliable." Hes not admitting hes a cheater, hes saying due to lab error the results are unreliable, therefore even though he "failed" it doesnt matter because the test was never accurate in the first place. To take any other approach suggests that there must have been a scintilla of evidence to suggest that Braun felt he was targeted. I don't know what to say. It seems like pretty common sense to me that, in order to sway an ignorant public back in his favor, he has to make someone else out to be the bad guy.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 01:23 PM) @MLB BREAKING: 2012 Postseason to feature 10-team format that includes 2 additional Wild Cards and elimination game in each league prior to DS. @MLB MORE: This year only, Division Series will begin with 2 home games for lower seeds, followed by up to 3 home games for higher seeds. I'm sorry, but this confuses me. What is that saying?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Balta, Thats why Im wondering. I would have assumed that the samples are numbered and therefore only the tester knew what sample belonged to who at first. The reason I assume this is because I also assume that the test is supposed to be blind (aka they dont know who the sample is until after the result). If that is the case, then the only people who knew the results had to be pretty high up. People in those positions generally dont risk their job over releasing confidential information. I dont know, Im just speculating. The tone of Braun's speech seemed to suggest that he believes the tester did something to him, not that the tester just made an innocent mistake in delivering the sample late in the afternoon instead of early in the morning. Hard to speculate, just seems like a mess from day 1. Yes, because he has to paint somebody else as the bad guy. If he said the latter, he'd be admitting to being a cheater.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 2, 2012 -> 08:12 AM) Returns is forgiveable. If you would have said Forever or & Robin, well, you would be perma-banned from this thread and all film related threads I liked Batman Forever, so there.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 03:44 PM) The hype for DK was just too strong. It was a great movie, and it gave fans everything they wanted, but yes, Batman Begins on the whole is a better film. I love them both. Where the hell were you?! I was getting massacred for that opinion.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 03:13 PM) No. Agreed.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 03:30 PM) I thought the first Iron Man did a great job of showing the back story. Personally I prefer Batman Begins to The Dark Knight other than Heath Ledger because the story was much better. To say the Batman movies had that feel and Iron Man didn't is curious to me. I remember arguing that on this site. Too bad you weren't around to help me out

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 03:25 PM) I admitted I have a bias towards these movies, so i'm sure that plays a part. But I did watch three of those four (no Captain America) and I just didn't see anything different about them. The way the movie was presented wasn't anything new or innovative, the acting wasn't anything to write home about, the scale seemed much smaller (i.e, the locations and filming at those locations), and I dunno, just seemed to me that these movies are just cash cows. IMO BB and TDK were more artistic. Yes, at their core they're still about a comic book hero with lots of explosions. But the entire feel was "this is bad ass." I'm sure if you were big into the Avengers as a kid this would be a great movie and the ones preceding it would be great. I just don't see it. To each his own. I wasn't a fan of them at all. The most I ever got into superheroes was watching the X-Men and Spider-Man cartoons. I still like the movies, though.

I've never even had a massage, period. Who is the person who's had a happy ending?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 01:48 PM) Lol, perhaps I should tone it down a touch. I just recommended girl with a dragon tattoo. That was good. Movies for me are such a time commitment that it needs to be good or it's a waste of time. Action flicks these days are becoming reality TV. They have terrible characters and generally make little to no sense. Give me a good comedy or a good drama over these comic book action flicks any day of the week. I was one of the ones that thought that was only pretty good. As to your other statements, I agree. I just think that these recent comic book movies have been very good. Iron Man II wasn't very good and Captain America was average to me, but the rest I really enjoyed.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 11:57 AM) @AaronGleeman: A.J. Burnett tried to lay down a bunt and instead broke his face Buster Olney ‏ @Buster_ESPN Terrible luck for A.J. Burnett; out with a broken orbital bone around his right eye. Jon Morosi ‏ @jonmorosi #Pirates holding off on announcing timetable for AJ Burnett's return until after surgery. f*** that, terrible luck for the Pirates. They have a chance (although slight) to actually compete this year, but they need a healthy Burnett to do so. You can break my orbital bone for the salary that Burnett steals.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 01:10 PM) No, I wont kill you for it. There were plenty of storylines in all comics that were hilariously bad and embarrassing. But at the same time there is also a well established set of stories that a director has in hand that he/she can put into a movie, and these stories are very well regarded and read over and over. Like I said, it can totally get screwed up, I understand that. I dont think it will, but it could be And jenksismyb****, you hate everything. So your take doesnt surprise me. To put it simply, they can't allow it to be bad. They've put years and multiple movies together with the Avengers movies as the ultimate goal. It would be, IMO, one of the greatest flops in the history of cinema for them to fumble this.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 12:55 PM) I'm in agreement with you. I think that trailer looks awful. I can't believe people actually enjoy these movies. Iron Man? Crap. Thor? Crap. The Incredible Hulk? Crap. (didn't see Captain American, assume it's crap). I guess if you were a big fan of the comic as a kid (I was not) I could see where you'd be excited. But just as another summer action flick? Meh. Transformers trailers look cool too, but then you watch the movie. I was never a comic book fan, but damn. You seriously don't like anything, do you? I hate on a lot of stuff, and we hate a lot of the same things, but you dwarf me.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 1, 2012 -> 11:44 AM) The series premiere of AWAKE is getting top notch reviews. DVRed Even though I really don't have a desire to watch it, I want it to succeed because I like Jason Isaacs.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 29, 2012 -> 12:26 PM) I wouldn't go that far - yet. Morel's September was enough to at least cling to hope that he could possibly become a passable everyday 3B. This isn't like Brian Anderson. He showed nothing, ever. I think he was kidding.