[TV Schedule for Out of Town Folks]

Quick question:

 

Does MLB.TV have TV announcers?

 

I'm considering getting it when I go to college next year.

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

Edit: I thin Gibson could be a solid 15-10 Guy.

 

But I think Noah could be the second coming of Rodman.

 

And be 15-20.

 

In all fairness though, I could seem them combining for something like 20-25 points and 20-25 points.

 

I don't think the Bulls have enough cap space for two LeBrons unless there is some special provision for player clones or doppelgangers. Perhaps the second LeBron could feature a handlebar mustache.

 

IT SHALL BE DONE.

[2010 MLB Catch-All Thread]

Why is the first series at Fenway? Shouldn't the previous World Series champion have the first series at home?

 

Thats what I was wondering, but I like how when they showed Beckett warming up, it said "Dustin Pedroia, 2008 MVP"

[We need 500 people]

He already has 4,500.

 

Ah, gotcha.

[4/5/10 Opening day IGT. White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians]

Am I the only one who found that Ultimate Warrior more annoying than entertaining ?

 

Anyhow, this is expected lineup, I'm not even that mad about Kotsay hitting 5th, I expect Andruw in the lineup for Wednesday game.

 

This might be one of the longest weekends ever, let's get this show started already.

 

I'm lost, how did he get banned?

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

I just saw the video of Andrew Bogut breaking his arm.

 

O. M. F. G. OUCH

 

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/video-andrew...ow-injury-28145

 

While that is incredibly painful look and devastating, that just reaffirms that ESPN was talking out it's ass when they claimed he was fouled hard.

 

Or...if Wade or Lebron winds up deciding to give the Bulls a visit...they can get scoring out of Rose and whoever they sign and rely on the front court to control the middle of the lane.

 

If LeBron signs with the Bulls, I have some horrible feeling Deng will be moved to PF. Now, if you get LeBron and get rid of Deng (Note: This might require a little bit of black magic), suddenly you have:

 

LeBron

A guy who can close out games with LeBron, making it easier on both of them.

A front court that could average 30 pts - 30 rebs if they both progress.

And Hinrich, who would keep defending the tougher guards for Rose.

Cap space for a bench.

 

Wade you get the same thing, but Hinrich becomes the 6th man, and Deng's contract is still floating around.

[2010 AL Central Catch-All]

If I could sign Cust for the Andruw Jones deal, I'd do it, but the thing is, he costs 2.665M and brings no defense and would be joining a 3-Man Rotation DH.

[Interleague X Factor]

Wasn't the AL Central "the best division in baseball" in 2006?

 

Yes. Yes it was.

[We need 500 people]

That says 5000...not sure if we have that power.

[Are we finally over Maggs hate?]

Here's how much I loved Maggs when I was 12.

 

When he signed away, I renounced the White Sox and said I would root for Maggs.

 

Until I realized he had turned down their offer, not the Sox not wanting him, in which case, I quickly despised Maggs.

 

Only recently have I rediscovered my not-Hate of Maggs.

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

A quick thought after tonights game.

 

Gibson is quickly developing into another Noah (rebounding machine with decent scoring) in 1/3 the time, but with less energy.

 

The Bulls could have a 3-Headed Monster Front Court monster if they sign Bosh this offseason.

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

I love how Rose can now just score at will.

 

Also, Noah with the slam just looked awesome.

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

Good first half by the Bulls.

 

If they win, and the Bobcats start losing, that could be an epic (EPIC) play in game in Charlotte at the end of the season.

[ESPN: Top 3 Rotations/Bullpens in MLB]

He said at the "very least" they're right up there with the Red Sox and Yankees. That's a pretty fair assessment to me. And there's really no more excuses to have to turn to ESPN for your baseball fix anymore. MLB network >>> ESPN. But in this case, the Boston writer was being more than fair.

 

Well, if you have Dish Network, you get no MLB Network (GRRRRRRR)

[Official 2009-2010 NBA Thread]

Raptors beat the 76ers...Bulls 2 games back.

 

Bulls gotta win out from here, and that game in Toronto could be huge, hopefully with a team that's fully healthy, they can push into the playoffs.

[2010 Cubs Thread]

This is so sad.

 

 

Yay losing!

[I confess to you . . .]

Me and my friend sung a Backstreet boy song (the main lyrics) jokingly last week at his house..... SOBER.

 

 

I'll let Dr. Cox take this one;

 

That is one of my favorite quotes ever.

 

However, I was singing I Want it That Way and Tearin' Up My Heart the other day...

 

...to these.

 

[Wood's 20 K's vs Buehrle's perfect game]

Obviously you're a Beckham fan...

 

Took me a minute to get that.

 

I was this close to buying a gray Knights Beckham jersey they were selling like at the stadium, one week before he was called up.

[White Sox Will Be Champions]

Very nice to hear a very respected writer make these projections. Rosenthal is about as solid as it gets amongst baseball writers.

 

Rosenthal, Gammons, Kurkjian, and Stark are the only baseball writers I actually like, and I know Rosenthal, Gammons, and Stark all like the Sox to some degree.

[2010 Chicago White Sox Spring Training]

http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/mlb/news;_...ighfives_040110

 

 

 

articles basically talking about guys who are having good spring and will carry it into the regular season.....i dont get "San" Quentin though.

 

San Quentin is a prison in California that contains all of their Death Row inmates.

 

 

[White Sox Will Be Champions]

Here is my vision for the end of the 2010 season:

 

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Ken Williams knocking FOX’s Chris Rose to the ground while wrestling for the World Series trophy.

 

Ozzie’s youngest son, Oney, ripping Williams in a tweet delivered straight from the victory podium.

 

Ozzie’s oldest son, Ozzie Jr., pouring champagne on his girlfriend and fellow reality TV star, Kim Kardashian.

 

That’s right, I’m picking Team Wacko to win the World Series

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Rosenth...d-Series-033110

 

Rosenthal has the Sox beating the Phillies in the World Series.

 

His picks:

 

AL East: Yankees

AL Central: White Sox

AL West: Angels

AL Wild Card: Red Sox

 

NL East: Phillies

NL Central: Cardinals

NL West: Rockies

NL Wild Card: Braves

[Your MLB Realignment]

For anyone relying upon an MLB team in Portland, Oregon as an expansion city to get to 32 teams to make their realignment scheme work, I can tell you (based on my 10+ years of living there) that Portland absolutely will not be able to support a competitive MLB team.

 

Portland is the classic AAA town, or NBA town, like Oklahoma City or Memphis - they can maybe sell 20,000 tickets to 41 NBA games during the winter when there's not much to do and no other major sports options, but not 30,000 tickets to 81 MLB games during the summer. It's a small city, in a poorer-than-average state. It's a very anti-business town and state, with no major Fortune 500 company headquarters (except Nike) and no billionaires except Nike's Phil Knight (who doesn't like baseball) - so who is going to own/bankroll the team? Paul Allen is the absentee owner of the Portland Blazers - he jets down from much wealthier Seattle in his private 737 for Blazer games. If you are thinking of putting a team in Portland, at best you'd be creating another lower-echelon small market team, like Tampa Bay or Pittsburgh, with an absentee owner. The more likely case is that you'd be creating the Montreal Expos.

 

Portland's a pleasant enough city to live in if you can find a job (I enjoyed it there), but no way is it an MLB town. I know there are delusional Portlanders who think otherwise and advocate for an expansion team, but they all have one thing in common: none of them has the money to put at risk in owning a team.

 

Portland is my second choice for an AL West because when I went there, it felt like a laid back, college-esque town. The first choice is Las Vegas. Sure, there is that gambling issue, but it can be resolved.

 

New Orleans or Memphis would be my AL South choice.

[Wood's 20 K's vs Buehrle's perfect game]

 

My only reply to this the MLB.com box score for Buehrle's game.

 

[Jake Peavy is fired up]

Jake Peavy and Gordon Beckham are definitely the two players I can't WAIT to start watching again. Peavy's three starts last year just got me so fired up about this staff. I used to gush over Peavy to my Padres fan friend back in high school, and I NEVER imagined he'd actually be playing for my team someday. I'm like a kid at Christmas!

 

I remember when he first was on the trading block, I wanted him badly. But the Sox weren't on his list of teams and I was sad.

 

Then we got him, I remember being amped and telling my Sox-Fan Spanish teacher. He too was amped.

 

Then he turned it down.

 

Then he accepted!

 

Then always right in the world.

[Jake Peavy is fired up]

Gavin looks scared and timid on the mound.

 

I always get the feeling that Gavin wants to run up to the batter and hit them repeatedly with the ball. He just looks a psycho.