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I don't know if this would be cool or sad, but I'd like to see the Cubs win 1-0 in the bottom of the 9th without the courtesy of a hit, and the White Sox get no hit too.

For the record, the last time the Cubs were no-hit was Sandy Koufax's perfect game in 1965.

This could certainly be historic tonight. Why does this possibly have to happen at the same time as the Breaking Bad finale? Why?

That's pretty harsh.

Lou's going to play out the string, regardless, I think.

Because that whole little rant probably took a whole 5 mins? Like I said...

So who is the most likely candidate for the SEC to pull over along with A&M?

I just don't see why more people aren't concerned with Lou seemingly spending more time jarring back and forth with announcers than fixing his crappy team.

It was sarcasm in replying to Butter's sarcasm, people. Calm down, take some deep breaths. Go to your respective happy places. It was a snarky comment generated from another snarky comment.

No, that's he main problem. He's never right. And what the hell are you talking about with Chicago blaming Steve Stone? I don't think the city of Chicago necessarily blames him for anything, but it seems like all the hatred toward him spewed from the whole debacle in 2004 with Dusty and some of the players. Personally, I don't see how he could be loved, or at least tolerated for so many years and then everyone turns on him over a spat with players. I know he's badmouthed the Cubs since he was let go, but to be perfectly honest with you, if I was let go because I said a few things that just happened to be true and upset some very sensitive multi-millionaires, I think I'd rip the team on the way out as well.

Iowa vs Nebraska could, potentially, develop into a pretty good rivalry. Not as good as that Iowa-Iowa State rivalry could be though. This.

Step 2, he calls up to the WGN TV booth and asks Bob to stop ripping on some of the players. He will then have a pouty bitchfit.

Hey Lou, how about worrying about your team's piss poor performance on the field instead of what some baseball announcer says, ok?

I don't know what to think of this. On the one hand, it's aesthetically pleasing and makes the park unique. On the other hand, though, if I wanted to see a fish tank I could go to the zoo or the aquarium or the pet store.

I wonder what Mizzou would say if he were here.

They want the NY/NJ market, the largest in the country. How is that dumb?

Should happen, won't happen. It's time to start thinking about selling. Agreed. But I fear Hendry becoming a buyer out of desperation to keep his job. I'd totally start selling now, though. Nobody is untouchable for the right price. I'm not saying that we'll have a lot of takers for a lot of our players, but this current roster isn't winning and isn't going to win.

ZOMG WHY IS IT ALWAYS "ONLY THE CUBS" THIS KIND OF SELF DEFEATING ATTITUDE BLAH BLAH BLAH YOU'RE NOT A REAL FAN BLAH BLAH NO OTHER TEAM HAS EVER LOST THAT WAY I MEAN SERIOUSLY

Yeah, I can't believe Ramirez would do all that stuff you just imagined. I thought your fantasy of him was better than that. Wow.

This really isn't that hard to believe. Ramirez's body language out on the field lends me to believe he's just going through the motions. He's got his option for next year, so he doesn't have to work too hard this year. We'll see good numbers from him next year, though, as he'll be in his contract year. Kind of disappointing, though. I thought Rammy was better than that.

10 bucks.

You're going to have to go into more detail about why they wouldn't go then, because we're 30 pages in to debating that viability, and "they won't go" isn't going to be sufficient for a lot of people following the situation. Because Texas is just going to follow where its big money rivals go. Exactly. I'm glad someone around here finally sees the light, even if he's just being a sarcastic jackass. Football money isn't the only reason, but it's a huge moneymaker for the schools, and therefore must be a huge consideration. Texas is a very good academic and athletic school and would be a huge get for any conference. If they feel that aligning themselves with Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, etc over USC, UCLA, Cal, etc is best for them, they'll do it. They're ultimately sitting pretty right now and shouldn't be in any rush to make a decision. Both conferences would bend over backwards to accommodate Texas, and whichever one gives them more is where they'll go, I think. If national exposure is what they're looking for, I think Texas/UCLA, Texas/USC, would be bigger draws for them than Texas/Michigan, Texas/Ohio State (although those two schools would also give them exposure, I just don't think it would be as much). However, I think either conference would be a good fit. Is that better? I don't think this is going to be a factor at all in the decision process. Ok. And I respect that opinion.

You're going to have to go into more detail about why they wouldn't go then, because we're 30 pages in to debating that viability, and "they won't go" isn't going to be sufficient for a lot of people following the situation. Because Texas is just going to follow where its big money rivals go. Exactly. I'm glad someone around here finally sees the light, even if he's just being a sarcastic jackass. Football money isn't the only reason, but it's a huge moneymaker for the schools, and therefore must be a huge consideration. Texas is a very good academic and athletic school and would be a huge get for any conference. If they feel that aligning themselves with Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan, etc over USC, UCLA, Cal, etc is best for them, they'll do it. They're ultimately sitting pretty right now and shouldn't be in any rush to make a decision. Both conferences would bend over backwards to accommodate Texas, and whichever one gives them more is where they'll go, I think. If national exposure is what they're looking for, I think Texas/UCLA, Texas/USC, would be bigger draws for them than Texas/Michigan, Texas/Ohio State (although those two schools would also give them exposure, I just don't think it would be as much). However, I think either conference would be a good fit. Is that better?

Of which I understand, seeing now as I need to state for the THIRD time that I am NOT OPPOSED TO TEXAS OR NOTRE DAME JOINING THE BIG 10 CONFERENCE!!! Calm down, no one's yelling at you. The point is that you said that those other smaller schools make more sense than Texas or Notre Dame. They don't. Only because I also stated before (boy, there is really a lack of reading comprehension around here) that I don't think Notre Dame or Texas will join the Big 10 and those other schools would be viable alternatives.

Of which I understand, seeing now as I need to state for the THIRD time that I am NOT OPPOSED TO TEXAS OR NOTRE DAME JOINING THE BIG 10 CONFERENCE!!!