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Final Four, here we come! What a tourney for Jonas Hiller, wow.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 09:05 AM) Yes. http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/live-full-replays.html Thanks, got it up and running, pretty damn good quality. LOL at the "Boss" button, it brings up a blank excel sheet. Your boss will be more pissed at you staring at a blank spreadsheet instead of watching the game. GO USA

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 11:10 PM) Supposedly the Bears top target in free agency is Julius Peppers with Aaron Kampman as a backup. Saw it on roto. Have fun. If you can sign him to a one-year deal in an uncapped season, go for it.

Thank you Ozzie for convincing me to finally figure out what this whole Twitter thing is about

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2010 -> 07:51 AM) MLB is planning to deploy the HGH test throughout the minor leagues. Awesome. That will give all the guys in the majors time to learn how well the HGH test works and what they can do to get around it.

Excited for some hockey today, especially that Russia-Canada game. Should be a hell of a battle. Anybody know if the USA game will be streaming online anywhere?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 06:02 PM) NW is dragging the conference down. For NW home conference games, a good majority of the crowd is usually from the opposing team, so that number could be even lower. Very surprised Illini were over 94%, with the suckitude of the Fighting Zookers and the usual lukewarm support for the football program.

um, yeah, this Swiss curler has a tongue ring. Just sayin.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 04:12 PM) So, you're saying you like it when the 9th guy in the order is able to hit? Maybe if you replaced him with a full time hitter, someone designated to do that job. Thanks, now I have no idea whose side I'm on anymore!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 04:05 PM) Sometime the pitcher does knock in that key hit. They can also pinch hit or do a double switch. There's a lot more tactical strategy involved. I agree, and the whole strategy in pinch hitting or double switching is why I prefer no-DH. And you have also pitchers like Zambrano and Owings that give you an advantage. Just some of those pitchers are so damn bad at hitting, it frustrates me.

I would be in favor of getting rid of the DH if pitchers could hit worth a lick. I hate it when a NL team can just walk the bases loaded cause they know the pitcher will come up and they can get him out. If they could even hit anywhere close to what a Kotsay/Jones/Vizquel platoon will hit (which isnt much), I would be all for banning the DH.

Ramirez, J. Upton, & Kinsler for sure. I would take Verlander in a toss-up over Cain. I just don't trust Billingsley after the way he struggled at the end of last year. AGon will probably put up big numbers, but there are so many top 1B & the protection in his lineup got worse.

Belarus with a goal in the first minute, up 1-0! Would much rather face them than the Swiss.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 12:29 PM) Are we really doing this again? Mark Prior has never been linked to steroids. He has, however, been linked to an awful delivery and a tremendous workload. Theres plenty of players who have never been linked to steroids that have definitely taken them. He wouldnt be the first USC baseball player to have taken steroids (and I'm not just talking about McGwire). The guys calves were twice the size of anyone elses in the league. I remember Jack McDowell called him out early in his career in a Yahoo article for seeming like a juicer.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Feb 21, 2010 -> 01:35 PM) Mark Prior probably would have. The injuries are something you can not really predict or blame on those who said he would be great. When a player takes steroids at a young age, its not always too difficult injuries will ensue

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) Rock the House: The Hotties of Olympic Curling I was very surprised as to how disappointing the Swedes were. #8 looks like its completely photoshopped...

QUOTE (scenario @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) "I want to finish my career as a Tiger." "It's going to be an easy transition," Damon said. "They've made me feel at home already. Over the years, I've gotten to know a lot of these guys." Over the years of being on the Red Sox & Yankees, who on the Tigers roster did you become such good friends with?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 09:02 AM) In that case, its more complex. The bank in that case "owns" 160k (what he owed). The land itself may be worth that much anyway, so they'll just take the land and move on, most likely. So really, that's even more stupid, because what he basically did was take $190,000 of his own money, throw it in a pile, and burned it. See, once the bank seized the property, they could only take $160k of take from it, and any further money would have to go back to the homeowner (which he could use to pay off the IRS, or whatever). Having now destroyed that asset, in a way that his insurance will not cover... he just threw $190,000 in the trash to make a point. Furthermore, if he had instead decided to declare bankruptcy, he'd get some of those funds even faster, and REALLY screwed the bank over - which would have been more effective. Stupid isn't a strong enough word to describe this man's actions. Wow, I didn't even realize he could get all that money back over $160k if they sold the actual house. Way to go, dumbass.

Phil Rogers take on it, doubts how close it was to actually happening. I think we could have found the prospects to trade, but no way we do it for a one-year rental and we weren't gonna re-sign him to an extension either. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...r-halladay.html

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 08:54 AM) I was listening tot he Score on Sunday and Hub was talking about the economics of the game. One of the points he brought up was that with the Bears current stadium deal, they are really falling behind the rest of the league in revenue (specifically the big cities). Yes, they are making money (I think he said they made $40 million in 2008), but they have little room for financial growth as they are in one of the smaller stadiums in the NFL. Hub seemed to think that in 10 years the Bears will probably start posturing for a new stadium. My guess is that they would have to head to a new location... (hey Bears, there is still some great land available in Elk Grove. I know the owner!) I was curious on your thoughts on this. They did the same posturing ten years ago, threatened to move to Elk Grove or Gary and that was how they got the renovations. They shouldnt have made it the smallest stadium in the entire NFL. No way the city of Chicago spends money on another renovation so soon after.

Isn't the bank just gonna foreclose on the land his house was on anyway??? I guess now they cant make as much money on it, but what did he really accomplish?? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100223/ap_on_...osure_bulldozer

Good to see that the bettors have tons of confidence in the Illini tonight @ a bad Michigan team. Wolverines are 3 point favorites. More importantly though, the battle for best team in Illinois is starting to heat up again. ISU has been hot and is only 14 RPI spots back of the Illini.

Shuster is back in the clean-up spot for the first time in 4 games. In the first end, he f***s up yet again and lets China score 3 points. Worst Olympian EVER!

QUOTE (knightni @ Feb 22, 2010 -> 06:23 PM) YES! Hypothetical Parade through Chicago here we come! Its probably gonna be the day after the Cubs Simulated WS Parade

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 03:29 PM) Just watched the first episode of "How to Make it in America" On Demand. Not bad. It's got my interest. I had heard so much about that show, I checked out last nights episode. Within 15 minutes, I decided I'd rather walk the dog in the snow then watch the rest of it. I just didn't think the main characters were interesting at all and they just kinda sucked. I dont know if I'm missing something from the first episode that would make me wanna give it another shot, but wasnt much of a fan of it.