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QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 08:45 AM) Anybody watch the cook county prison special last night on Discovery? Some pretty eye opening stuff. I flipped it on at like 11 before I went to bed and watched about ten minutes of it. To me it looked like a Tom Dart documentary but I would like to see it again as I said, I only saw a few minutes of it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 09:41 AM) Hossa has been skating with Toews and Kane in practice... commence drooling. Q will have Hossa, Kane and Toews all on different lines to start and then put them together when he thinks it will be advantagous throughout the game.

Huet is doing what he needs to do, keep his team in the game. He is being paid to win games but he only needs to keep them in it and not lose. Teams will have to defend the Hawks and will be back on their heels thus the offensive rushes should be few and far between. The supporting cast lit it up last night which they will do more often as the top defensive pairings will have to play Toews/Kane. The defense 1 through 6 is as good as anyone. The Swedish Hammer (I love that name) could be as good as Keith which would be sick. Nice to see Ladd light the lamp. I'd also like to see Versteeg stay at C. He Kane and Hossa coudl scare the s*** out of teams especially on the PP. With Brower playing better or BYf a second or first line of Sharp/Towes could be sick. This team is looking scary right now.

Soxnet has declared war on Joe Cowley awesome. Now let's go after Star Trek.

They see dead people.

Joe Cowley wants desperatly to be the next Kotex Boy, Mike North or Dan Berstein. Instead he is left doing a job he seems to kind of like but covering a team he has not interest in at all. On top of that he thinks he is funny. I thought he was a pretty decent writer with the Southtown but with the Twitter platform and his SCORE gig he seems to think he is above being a beat writer which is what he is. I am certain there is going to be a book from this douche one of these days slamming the organization from everything from being cheap, the treatment of Kotex Boy, the politically incorrect Ozzeroo,etc. By the way, I hate Star Trek.

I find it completly acceptable to boo Ryne Sandberg at a Hawks game if I do not like him. I find absolutly no reason for him to be there unless he is from Toronto or something. The Marketing for this Hawks is getting a little out there. JR heritage night? In a couple of years that would be cool.

If the John Danks extension is not going well he could be going with Konerko to the Angels for a ton.

The Heat retired the numebr 23 in honor of Jordan last night. The other Heat number retired...Dan Marino. He and Wade may both like Miami.

There are coyotes in the city of Chicago. They eat rats, mice, possum and racoons which all of which are major issues in the city. They also do not want to live in my house or garage. I welcome the coyotes. BTW, I am not a fan of cats or small dogs, they freak me out. Actually all smaller animals seem to scare me more than larger ones.

Let me add that it would be nice if someone on the Bears could actually break a tackle. It seems that a good number of guys simply fall down. The receievers go down on the first hint of contact. I think the Kiddie Land Camp Lovie is finally catching up to this team as they are as fundamentally bad as a team could be. RB screens work because the D-Line gets into the backfield on all plays anywasy so they do not sense a screen when the O-Line simply let's them in. Lovie Smith could have the worst collection of assistant coaches ever and it shows in how lackluster this team performs. Players leave the Bears and become servicable on other teams while they look like dogs*** with the Bears.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 11, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) I thought the episode was great. I do not think the fire thing was forgotten but will come back at some point. Why is it not brought up though? The vote was simply to allow Jax to leave if he wanted not that he was being thrown out. I think it sets up the remainder of this season pretty well.

QUOTE (Heartattack19 @ Nov 11, 2009 -> 09:37 AM) well, Teach for America did not accept me....I liked thier mission, felt i was a good fit, and with the need for Math and Science teachers, i thought i would at least get a chance. While i am disappointed, on to the next challenge. Tex, congrats on the History teacher job! I am going to try the Chicago teaching fellows next...lts see if something hits! I was not accepted by a CPS Alternative program about 5 years ago for Math and Science through UIC and I am not certain what they are actually looking for as my career and references were spot on to what they was required. (Math degree from UIC) I have little faith it anything related to the CPS as I am not sure teaching ability is what they are looking for.

With Harang and Arroyo in contract years, should they pitch for a new contract they could be worth holding on to.

I gotta tell ya I like watching the Bulls as long as Deng stays healthy. I think I hate Tyrus Thomas and Ben Gordon. NBA officiating is terrible.

If the cubs unload Bradley, I could see them signing Dye to play RF

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 04:44 PM) 1 foot injury, you'd think he's had 3 or 4 by the way people talk about him. Didn't he have TJ surgery as well?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 08:51 AM) MLB has been cutting back costs. That is why it is around O'Hare this year, instead of some resort. The Winter Meetings are the bigger meetings at the resort I believe as that is where the freee agents sell themselves and what not. The GM meetings are usually just to lay groundwork.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 02:34 PM) Please, no '85 Bears. I dont want the meatballs coming out of the woodwork. He'll come cheap that is all I am saying. I would rather get a proven guy in here as HC and DC. Look at what a good DC has done in N.O. and Denver. As for Fisher is not going anywhere as he wins with the budget he is given and develops a respectable but unspectacular team annually until this year.

Danks and Floyd are no longer cheap. Dotel and Dye are Type A free agents by the way.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 01:09 PM) I've slowly warmed up to the idea of Flowers backing up AJ and getting time at DH... Guillen has stated before that he will not use his second catcher as a DH.

I blamed Ron Turner but in all actuality the offense while not rolling is kind of like the White Sox bullpen in that the defense does them no favors. I thought the line did fine yesterday and the play calling was better. The problem was that you know Ron Turner was watching the defense and knowing that he had to score almost every possession. The reason Lovie needs to go is that the defensive scheme does not work with this personnel and this is his personnel. There is a ton of money invested in the defensive side of the ball and they need to earn their money. While Shannahan should get he job, I get he feeling that the job will go to Leslie Frazier. Isn't he the Bengals DC?

When Lovie was given that big contract he was also given a say in personnel decisions. Angelo has his flaws but this thing rests with Lovie now. This defense is a joke and he is solely responsible for it.

Starting each season knowing you have a very limted chance of competing has got to be tough and then when June rolls around and your season is over every year has got to be even harder unless you are Miek Sweeney then it is fine because your are on the IR anyway. On top of this Teahan was moved all over the place. I think Buddy Bell and Greg Walker are key in this.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 6, 2009 -> 03:07 PM) Wow, JorDanks is in the mix for the big club? Wow. Our OF defense would be alot better with him in CF and Rios in RF. Im not so sure about having him lead off though. Rios should play CF he seems to want to play there and is a GG'er