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I think I'm going to replace my yearly FIFA purchase with madden this year. I haven't bought madden in about 5 years. Anyone get it this year?

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 25, 2015 -> 07:57 PM) When you guys first got your driver's license, did you buy a car/did your parents get you one? Or neither My dad sold me his 5 year old car for like $750. Probably worth about $2,000 at the time.

QUOTE (juddling @ Aug 12, 2015 -> 03:15 AM) Haven't seen it on tv in quite a while (after seemingly on ALL the time), but introduced my kid to Scrubs and she is loving it. I still miss thst show Probably my favorite show ever. It perfectly fit my sense of humor and had a good bit of drama as well

My one word: Sigh

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 10:36 AM) American soccer fans rejoice! NBC has just won the rights to keep the Premier League through the '21/22 season! This was the last season of their original three-year deal. NBC's coverage of the league is perhaps the best coverage of any sport on American TV. Going back to FOX/ESPN would have been a major step backward. They really do a nice job with it. I wish they'd bring back that redzone style show they tried last year. I really enjoyed that.

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 10:28 AM) Again - this is best case scenario. It'd mean we went 8-2 over the next 10 and would be 60-60 with 13 games coming up against SEA, BOS, and the Twins. You know they'd immediately lose 6 of the next 7 if they went on a stretch like that again.

Teenage SnB would be hating life right now. Older, 30ish year old Snb is just envious that they did it the smart, right way. I don't really "get" the cub hate anymore. I'm not rooting for them, but I'm not exactly rooting against them either. Hell, I'll probably make my way to wrigley sometime this month/september just to feel some pennant chase baseball buzz again. The cubs fans in my office aren't obnoxious and I don't really hang out in bars anymore and have to deal w/ those type of fans. The people that know me know I'm not going to get into the cubs/sox thing so they don't either. Now get off my lawn.

Anyone going to the PGA championship in WI next weekend? Tickets look pretty reasonable on stubhub.

We do nothing and it's the right move.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 28, 2015 -> 05:33 PM) I am finally hitting the ball pretty well across the board except putting. I've learned how to play my slight (depending on wind) slice on my drive. I am only worried because I line up with the ball in front of my front foot. So my two questions are 1.) cheap tip for reducing slice? and 2.) what's the putting bible everyone swears by? It took me multiple lessons w/ a pro to fix my slice, but it involved heavy focus on closing the club head on the down swing. For putting, I've learned that distance is way more important than reading the break correctly. For me, I use almost a videogame meter system, broken into 3 sections. I know if I only take my putter back 1/3 of the way, it will go 7 feet, 2/3, 14 feet and all the way back is 21 feet. Obviously this is generalizing, but it's a good starting point. The rest is all about practice and touch.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS

This team has gone on a few runs like these before, always to give it all back in the next week. Unless they go 6-1 this week, we're still sellers.

My daughter is almost 2 and has a crazy vocabulary. "I need fix my head", grabs white sox hat, "all better".

Anyone know if you can enter through the Depot entrance as soon as gates open? I'm thinking lines will be shorter there.

Farmer needs to go away - the cranky old man act is just flat out annoying.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 01:49 PM) The question I really want answered is with the kids whether it's easier to stay downtown or somewhere else (Midway, Rosemont, Oak Brook)? Depends on what's more important to you - $ or time. You'll be saving an insane amount of $ on parking if you stay out in the burbs and commute downtown for things you want to do, but you'll be spending at least an hour each way commuting in and out of the city.

I'll stick w/ the golf club for now. http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/07/14/ror...pga-tour-review

Navy Pier is touristy but your kids will love it for an afternoon. Definitely take a boat ride while out there, the river tours are great. Museum of Science & Industry should be your #1 museum destination. Completely geared toward kids.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 13, 2015 -> 11:36 AM) I've never even heard of this... Well then - http://thegolfclubgame.com/ It's certainly not as polished as an EA game, but it's been a steal for $20ish bucks. Golf course creator is awesome and you can play online vs. "ghost" balls so you can play whenever you want.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 13, 2015 -> 09:26 AM) Tiger Woods Rory McIlroy PGA Tour comes out tomorrow. Must buy. Have you tried "the golf club"? I'm really enjoying it.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 10, 2015 -> 10:34 AM) Highly recommend just working through the online / fleet managers. So much easier a process (and so not scummy). Only scummy part is when you meet with the finance people, who to be frank, are probably 10000% scummy then the car salesmen. I just went though my first dealership experience and it was so much better than I was anticipating. The online prices though email were always pretty quick and it was super easy to shop those prices around. We went into the dealership w/ the price already negotiated and were out the door in 90 minutes. Even the warranty sales pitch wasn't all that aggressive.

Is it a jerk move to go to a golf course and just chip/putt on their practice green w/ no intention of playing the course? I really just want to practice those 2 aspects of my game more than hitting the range.

My wife and I just bought a brand new Subaru Outback. There are like 5 in inventory in all of Chicago. If you don't pay a bit of a premium for those, it's a 3-4 month wait. I've been on the subaru bandwagon forever, god damn hipsters.

Which Michigan breweries do I need to visit? Founders and Bell's are my musts - any other ones?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:06 PM) Good to hear. How were the crowds? Was it insanely packed? We went in mid-Sept when the crowds were 2 or 3 out of 10. It was still packed, but not terrible. We might try Universal this year. And Legoland, which is somewhat close by. Not crowded at all. I think the most popular rides had wait times of 30 minutes, with everything else under 15. We were riding dumbo without a fast pass and had no wait. It was over 100 both days we were at parks though.