Harry Chappas

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 09:30 AM) Am I the only one getting the impression from figure skating that shockingly few of the contestants are actually any good? Seems like every single routine I watch, there's at least 1, if not more than 1 major fall or error on the jumps. I feel like I watched these 12 years ago and the level of skill of the competitors was an order of magnitude better than what we've seen so far. I think they are trying to do too much. I was more artistic now it is more arial. Man card was just handed in......

The Sox, JR and Boras have a relationship. Boras does not fit the Sox M.O. but as you saw with Jones and how quickly and cheaply he was signed Boras will do what his client wants. If Damon, and it sounds like his wife, wants to play in Chicago, Boras will not stand in his way. My feeling is JR is being asked to open his wallet for that guy that he talked about last January that they will increase the budget for. If Damon convinces JR that he is good for the franchise they will pay him. I like the move in that while not ideal it does give the flexability to the DH thing and adds a winner and MLB hitter.

Austin was not on the wall. Jacob came to her not sure if he touched her or the friend. Eastereggs of the cave are a must.

Bulls will go with them and thus have a sports talk radio station with a good amount of built in programming already out there. Dahl for the morning drive and North in the afternoon. Hubner and that doopy guy that probably worked for free on the SCORE for mid-days.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2010 -> 01:25 PM) It is the first priority for sure, but nothing would be a bigger disaster than dumping a bunch of players, having a terrible second half, and then having a repeat of the 2000 off season, where everyone viewed the Bulls as a joke and signed with different teams. Then to top it off, the if the Bulls picked two guys from the third tier of players and tried to sell it like they did something good, we could punt on the second decade of the 21st century as well. Derrick Rose, Noah, and Deng add the legitmacy that I think was lacking in 2000

Interesting. North isn't all that bad and Dahl woudl be great.

I like Hub Arkush and he said the DePaul was one of the only guys that had any networking ability within the NFL in the Bears front office and was the only guy that could bail the team out. Seems like another Bear debacle waiting to happen.

KW was on talking baseball this morning I missed the Damon talk but one point that was brought up is the rotating DH is to used to get favorable matchups. The first caller had a good point. Good teams dictate the matchups, bad teams try to make them as favorable as they can. KW said the rotating DH is used to rest guys from the field while still keeping their bats in the lineup.

Frank on CSN, nice interview. I think he will be more vocal about steroids then he already has.

If Hawk Harrelson presents him at the HOF induction ceremony it could be epic.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 12, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) The thing is: rotating a DH could work. Earl Weaver (the best manager in the history of the game in my estimation) used to platoon the DH all the time, but he had the proper players to do it with. You exploit matchups by rotating consistent, proven hitters. You don’t gamble on people who moved past their prime in the mid 2000’s. I love the rotating DH..........as long as the options are viable hitters. Jones may be but Vizquel, Kotsay and Nix are not.

So they will honor Frank Thomas on a day when a decent percentage of folks will be cheering for the other team.... Why not do this to sell tickets to a game against a s***ty team?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 12, 2010 -> 09:30 AM) Only idiot Cub fans would debate that Ryne Sandberg > Frank Thomas. Idiots. Real cub fans will tell you that Frank Thomas was worse to them than the Sox winning in 2005. In the early 90's the White Sox were as good as any team in baseball and Frank Thomas was as good as any RH hitter ever. You need to also remember that Wrigleyville was a s*** hole and the the Sox and cubs were on even footing. Sammy Sosa was the answer to this and thank god for steroids.

Alex Fernandez and Frank Thomas made their MLB debuts on 8/2/1990. I remember the day well...it was a great day. First pitch opening day

I find it interesting that Sig Hansen has a Facebook page. Sadly it should make for a great season.

The snow knocked out my Direct TV so I watched on Hulu. Glad it is rerun next week as I thought the episode had some pretty good insite. Claire dies in Otherville and is taken over by something. The sickness that Rousseau speaks of gets a greater storyline which is pretty cool and the idea of having to bury the dead is addressed once again. The 2004 convergence with 2007 is going to be cool I think. Badass Claire was cool. The smoke monster taking over Locke I think is different from the Sayid, Claire, Christian zombie status.

Are the minutes played catching up to Seabrook and Keith? They are going to play a ton in the olympics which will not help.

I thought the CBS coverage was awesome. No mindless shots of people not in a uniform on the playing field and just random camera changes that make you dizzy. I kind of agree with the Manning thing. If not for Rex throwing the big int and the Bears inability to stop the run, Peyton has nothing to show.

Maybe the Sox are waiting until Thompson or Mitchell can benamed the PTBNL. They can't do this until April correct? Then they could not be traded/named until June. Sorry just bored.

It was not that long ago that these were two of the s***tier franchises in all of sports. Anyone that thinks QB is not the most important position in sports is wrong.

For some reason I do not think their pitching is all that great.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 09:20 AM) I didnt think Huet had a bad game at all, the defense did however. He let in one goal that maybe he could have saved, the other two were ridiculous redirections, including one off Seabs shin to the very corner of the goal where Huet was screened. Keith, Seabs, Soup and Hjalms played terrible. It seems every single redirected shot goes in. He is not a fan of standing on his head, that is for sure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 3, 2010 -> 08:33 PM) Did they end the half priced monday promotion? No but I think there are only 3 Monday home games.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 3, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) That was a quiet anthem. Must be new fan night. I said this earlier in the year especially on the lower level. Does Huet just look really slow. It seems that his reaction time is almost nonexistant. Watch him the next game there seems to be no sense of urgency in getting into position. I really beleive the playoff run will be a short one if Huet is the guy. If they face Detroit in the first round it will be one and done.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Feb 3, 2010 -> 03:43 PM) Keep in mind, the opportunity cost lost in going to school full-time and bypassing any other jobs you could have obtained instead of going to college. They say time is money and it's true. Instead of wasting your time and paying the school for your education, you're missing out on you getting a job and earning money during those 4/5 years. I agree, college is supposed to be an investment that pays off big. With the costs of college and the interest you have to pay back, it doesn't negative it completely, but a huge portion of that investment, at least for around 25 years(which is the term for most college students). Then they'll have probably 15-20 years of not having to pay that back if they pay it all back in time. That's a 25 year freeze on smart college grads being able to spend their big bucks to buy that big screen tv, to buy another car, to buy a bigger home a couple of expensive purses, etc. College grads are not entitled to anything. No one is. But the system is supposed to be designed where higher education = more spending power. In today's economy, with jobs being so hard to obtain, with the recession going on, and with student loans up the wazoo, that system is not working as designed. If you work to put yourself through school this argument is not true. I worked making $12/hour as a licensed forklift driver to put myself through UIC, got an accounting degree and doubled my pay upon graduation. As a CPA I make a much nicer living than a forklift driver. I think making the right choices are important. My goal was 2 years of UIC and then transfer to U of I. I liked UIC and elected not to transfer. Saved a ton of dough.