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QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 07:10 PM) Cell as empty as ever.. Pretty awful crowd for a half-price Monday. (Not that I should talk since I'm just sitting at home)

Here we go again... Nick Friedell‏@ESPNChiBulls Thibs: Deng is "most likely out" tonight. He didn't go through shootaround. Still sore after getting popped in the ribs last night. Rose is a game time decision. He went through shootaround but has a new foot injury that is being checked out by team doctors as we speak Thibs says Rose injured the foot last night. Derrick was limping through the hallways @unitedcenter. Looks like he may be out as well.

Sara Ganim wins the Pulitzer for her coverage of the scandal. Not bad for a 24-year old.

Giants lock up Bumgarner to a 5-year extension. Now it's Lincecum's turn.

De Aza

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 11:36 AM) I have finally given up on Gordon Beckham ever remembering how to hit. I'm with you. I was still holding out some hope, but not anymore. It wouldn't be the first time a player had two awesome months but turned out to be no good. It's now 2+ years of evidence that it may have just been a fluke.

QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:19 PM) A laugher would e good. The Sox and Baltimore the last 5+ years seems to always turn disastrous for our boys.... Bobby Jenks seemed to always be good for one blown save a series against them. For some reason, Baltimore always had his number.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 10:19 AM) Who on earth was saying this? There were people out there (me included) who thought the Knicks as a team were better with Lin than with Melo, but that was under D'Antoni's system and when Melo refused to play defense. Now the system has changed and defense has become a priority, even for Melo. Crazy thoughts like that were getting thrown out there by all kinds of people, especially when Melo first came back. Now he is showing that he's still a heck of a b-ball player. Now whether or not he will ever win in the NBA is another story.

Once Cowley sees he has his own thread, it's only gonna help boost his already super-inflated ego.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:27 AM) I love when the Canucks lose more than any other franchise in all of sports.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 10:15 AM) So has anyone solved a dog-being-scared-of-storms problem? We have a 6 year old Boston terrier. When we lived in the city (her first 4 or so years) she was absolutely fine when it came to rain/thunder/lightning. It didn't phase her at all. But once we moved to the burbs two years ago we noticed she was getting more and more afraid of them. It started with her just looking at my wife and I or getting close to us for comfort. Then that evolved into pseudo panic attacks - pant nonstop no matter what we did. And then this weekend was the real kicker. We came home late from a movie during a torrential downpour. We have a gate blocking her from going down to the basement (litter box heaven for her) that is made of plastic. We walked into the house and it was a blood bath - blood all over the floor in front of the gate, blood on the stairs, blood on the walls in the stairway, etc. She had chewed the s*** out of the gate in an attempt to get to the basement (I assume) and cut her mouth. After we got inside she proceeded to grab her favorite ham bone and paced around with it in her mouth for about 30 minutes until the storm went away. She'd sit next to us for about half a second before going back to walking around again...she just couldn't sit still. It's just weird to us that she is becoming more scared of storms the older she gets. Maybe in our apartment she wasn't able to hear them as well (though we lived in an older three flat, so it's not like it was a 30th floor condo with great insulation). Or maybe she's older and is paying more attention to her surroundings. Whatever it is I'm worried she's going to do something similar when we're away. I'm thinking about crating her in the basement if we know we'll be gone during a storm. Or maybe keep a TV on so she can hear voices. I've also heard there is some shirt that you can buy that is tight and makes them feel protected, though i'm wary of that since it sounds like a gimmick. Anyone else have an issue like this before? My brother-in-law's dog would freak out whenever there was thunder. She would get so scared and just be curled up and shaking. They bought one of these and said it helped.

Matt Kemp is slugging 1.026 this season and is on pace for 97 homers, 259 RBI, 307 hits. #funwithsamplesizes

QUOTE (farmteam @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) I had a dream last night IU was a 3 seed playing 11 seed UMass for the right to go to the Sweet Sixteen. If I call this 11 months before it happens, I should get a movie deal. UMass is gonna make the tourney?

Youkilis out of the lineup this morning with a sore groin

Jake Arrieta (1-0, 2.63 ERA) vs. Phil Humber (1st start of 2012)

Paulie has to be the slowest non-catcher in baseball. That being said, I definitely started under appreciating Paulie around 2009ish and I gotta say I'm sorry Paul. You are the man. 2nd best Sox hitter I have ever seen without a doubt.

Luongo is getting benched tonight, Schnieder gets the start, which is funny cause Luongo has not been the problem at all.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 03:44 PM) Chris Young won't stop hitting. He apparently changed up his swing in the offseason so this may be legit.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 02:49 PM) People have always hated the fans, now the team is catching up

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 03:12 PM) Holy s***, Carmelo. They lost the game, but Carmelo has really shut up that Lin>>>>>Melo crowd recently.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 01:12 AM) You realize injury isn't the only thing that goes into consideration for a suspension? No, Shaw's actions have zero to do with Weber. Not to mention Zetterberg is not a goalie. Did you see the suspensions today? Hagelin threw an elbow and got 3 games because Alfredsson had to leave the game with injury. Carkner jumped a guy who didn't wanna fight and kept pummeling him while he was on the ground and only got one game because there was no injury. It plays a huge part in the suspension.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 01:12 AM) You realize injury isn't the only thing that goes into consideration for a suspension? No, Shaw's actions have zero to do with Weber. Not to mention Zetterberg is not a goalie. Yes, but it's a major consideration. Brenden Shanahan has said as much and displayed it with his recent judgements.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 12:58 AM) The overhead angle certainly made it look like shoulder on head. His hit has zero to do with Weber. His hit has everything to do with Weber. Zetterberg wasn't hurt, so Weber wasn't suspended. Byron Bitz hurt Kyle Clifford, who missed the next game, Bitz was suspended. Smith stayed in the game, Shaw should not be suspended.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 12:49 AM) That's great, but it doesn't matter at all what the intentions were. No it wasn't on purpose. But a shoulder to a goalie's head behind the net is going to result in that, and rightly so. Yeah, I get your point, but still think it should have been a minor, not a major. Either way, Hawks win, doesn't matter anymore. If Shanahan didn't suspend Weber, no way in hell he can discipline Shaw although you can bet he will be in a fight on Tuesday.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 12:20 AM) Great comeback and win. But come on guys. Shaw went through Smith, shoulder to head. That's an easy call. Goalies are protected, they aren't free game. If that happened to Crawford, the reaction here would have been the complete opposite, which is a joke. That wasn't even close. Seriously, we're all Hawks fans, but come on already. Should have been a two minute charging penalty & no more. Shaw wasn't head hunting. Gotta add that Corey Crawford played awesome, especially that toe save in OT in the crease.