mjohnson71

I'm trying to decide if I should wear my Hawks jersey or the Guinness Beer jersey I got for Christmas. http://www.youwantit2.com/files/GUINNESSGREENFRONT_op_261x196.jpg Decisions, decisions...

According to this they hosted the Chargers on October 26th. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Game%20Day/Seasons/2008%20Schedule.aspx In London, though. They haven't played at the Superdome in 6 weeks. ](*,) My bad: you're right. Very stupid. The NFL owes the Saints a couple times over for that one.

According to this they hosted the Chargers on October 26th. http://www.neworleanssaints.com/Game%20Day/Seasons/2008%20Schedule.aspx

Well they barely beat a worse Detroit team at home a few weeks back, starting a huge stretch of bad play. At least we won this convincingly on the road. Our O-line opened holes and protected Orton decently, our pass rush showed signs of life, our secondary had 4 interceptions, our RB looked really good and broke a long run, etc etc. Even if this is a really really bad team that has given up (as Detroit is when we barely beat them), we beat them up and blew them out. So just enjoy it for 10 minutes and hope that we can carry it into next week. Detroit may have worse talent, but they are at least giving an effort. The Rams are just completely apathetic and worthless. It looked to me (I was there) that the Bears quit being aggressive and trying to go down field and score about halfway thru the 3rd quarter. I could be wrong about that since I was looking at it in person but that's just how it seemed to me. I think if they had wanted to, they probably could have scored another 10-14 points just with a little more aggressive play calling.. I though the same thing. The coaches and the players eased up on the throttles big-time.

I just got back St. Louis and I was not impressed at all with the Bears in yesterday's game. It wasn't a Bears victory, it was a Rams loss as they handed the games to the Bears on a silver platter. I was also not impressed with the Bears D-line. It was cool to see tons of Bears fans down there and we had a good time tailgating. Did anyone come down in that big group of like 8 charter buses parked north of the dome? They looked to be having a good time.

By the way, I don't know how familiar you are with St. Louis, but if you need any dinner/bar suggestions, things like that, just let me know. I can also help. I was stuck down there for about 18 months and still have to visit fairly often. Thanks for the offers guys. Our plan is fairly well set because we have a few friends from STL that we'll be meeting up with. Not planning on a fancy dinner or anything. We are going to do the standard tourist things on Saturday afternoon (Arch, Budweiser brewery). Probably go out to the landing on Friday because we won't get in until after midnight. Saturday night we'll probably go out to the neighborhood bars. Our friends live near the brewery, so probably somewhere near there. Any suggestions? Big Daddy's and Truemann's on Sidney are good neighborhood-type bars. They are really close to the brewery. If you want a nicer dinner, Frazer's on Pestalozzi (literally right across the highway from the brewery) is great and Venice Cafe (eclectic, more artsy type of bar) is right next to that. Gus's Pretzels is also nearby. Otherwise, there are literally dozens of bars in the Soulard neighborhood just north of the brewery. I'm sure your friends that live there know them. Some places I like in the Soulard area: 1860 Hardshell cafe: good blues Feraros Pizza: great NY/NJ style pizza. Not that cr*p St. Louis style stuff. Chavas: good Tex-Mex place. Well run and good food. Cat's Meow: great dive bar with super cheap drinks.

By the way, I don't know how familiar you are with St. Louis, but if you need any dinner/bar suggestions, things like that, just let me know. I can also help. I was stuck down there for about 18 months and still have to visit fairly often.

Yeah, that's true for some of the games, but probably not for this one. What are you disagreeing with? The ticket availability and price? Or the fact the dome sucks to watch football? I'm pretty sure he's saying the giving away of tickets won't be as rampant this week because of so many Bears fans being around to buy them. And that place isn't terrible to watch the game when the Rams are doing well and people are excited. I'll be right next to the Bears tunnel for the game by the way. Football should be played on God's green grass under His blue sky. It's stupid for places like St. Louis and Indianapolis to have domes. (Arizona is the only team that should be playing in a dome because of 100 degree temps in September and October.) I totally agree with you, and you probably know this, but it was the only way St. Louis was going to get a team. They needed a new convention center downtown, so the funding got wrapped into that. The money just isn't there to support spending $500M on a new, football-only stadium. And I'll tell you this: if the stadium was outdoors, attendance would plummet. Half the crowds at Rams games are bluehairs. They get mad at you if you stand up and cheer. It's like the expensive seats at Cardinal games. Plus, there's no history with this franchise and really no emotional connection, aside from their flash-in-the-pan a few years ago. If people here had to sit out in the cold, they wouldn't go. That's why I'm glad Chicago never built the Bears a dome attached to McCormick Place. I've sat in the lower bowl at a Rams game and it's amazing at how lame the crowd is down there. Rich, old people barely paying attention to the game. I've seen people told to sit down or even kicked out for standing and cheering on a defensive third down. I've seen people reading the newspapers or books sitting 10 rows from the field at the 50 yard line. When I was working down in St. Louis and went to some game, a lot more fun was had in the upper terrace where the real fans are.

Yeah, that's true for some of the games, but probably not for this one. What are you disagreeing with? The ticket availability and price? Or the fact the dome sucks to watch football? I'm pretty sure he's saying the giving away of tickets won't be as rampant this week because of so many Bears fans being around to buy them. And that place isn't terrible to watch the game when the Rams are doing well and people are excited. I'll be right next to the Bears tunnel for the game by the way. Football should be played on God's green grass under His blue sky. It's stupid for places like St. Louis and Indianapolis to have domes. (Arizona is the only team that should be playing in a dome because of 100 degree temps in September and October.)

Yeah, that's true for some of the games, but probably not for this one. What are you disagreeing with? The ticket availability and price? Or the fact the dome sucks to watch football?

Easy Bears victory. The Rams have falling to pieces and will be lucky to win 1 or 2 more games. Bears 38, Rams 10. My friends in St. Louis have advised me there's no reason to buy tickets in advance. They said a few weeks ago people were giving away lower bowl tickets for $10 and $20 close to gametime right by the dome. I'm on the fence about driving down to see the game. That dome is a horrible place to watch football.

I'd bet even money Scott Boras has her signed within the week. Now long after that he'll arrange a bidding war between the Yankees, Red Sox and Dodgers.

Do you really want the World Series extending into the 1st or 2nd week of November?

New stadium on current location. - 37 While I don't want some huge, ugly $1,000,000,000 ultra-luxurious oner-the-top mallaprk: I wouldn't mind a new Wrigley. There's just too many obstructed/poor view seats

It aint looking good for tonight's game. http://icons.wunderground.com/data/640x480/2xradarb3_anim.gif

Rumors from St. Louis is that MLB was kicking the tires around Busch Stadium during Wednesday. Supposedly Busch Stadium food/beverage workers were put on call to be ready to work a Cubs/Astros series.

Eh we paid for a few lost years of Wood and Prior. Pretty much each team does with pitchers. The moment I finished reading his email I fired this back at him. Then I thanked him again for Edmonds. :mrgreen:

Buddy in St. Louis says some people are claiming the Cardinals will shut Carpenter down until 2009. That will be almost two full seasons they've paid for him and gotten nothing. On top of paying most of Edmond's salary: they're not looking too smart or too lucky.

I disagree 100%. Yankee Stadium is not the house that Ruth built. It's the field Ruth played on and the stadium that CBS gut renovated in the early 70's. It's quite possibly one of the most underwhelming baseball experiences I've ever had. Next to seeing a Mariners game at the old Kingdome, a Yankees game is about the least fun I've ever had at a ballgame. Well, when I went it was against the Cubs so maybe I have a jaded view. Maybe a Yanks/Red Sox game is a good time. But even a barn-burner matchup couldn't make up for how unimpressive the stadium is.

I disagree 100%. Yankee Stadium is not the house that Ruth built. It's the field Ruth played on and the stadium that CBS gut renovated in the early 70's. It's quite possibly one of the most underwhelming baseball experiences I've ever had. Next to seeing a Mariners game at the old Kingdome, a Yankees game is about the least fun I've ever had at a ballgame.

Purely speculating, but I can't imagine them NOT showing it again. They'll probably start teasing around 7pm central saying stuff like "coming up soon" or "coming up shortly" and then actually show it around 10:30pm.

Is there any word if NBC is going to reshow the 4x100 relay again tonight?

Haham awesome. I'd love to be in his shoes there. I love that pic, but it is way too easy to comment on. we could have the longest thread ever if we ask for comments just on this one Some more good ones. http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/OLY_Bush.sff_CHGH116_20080809024027.jpg http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/OLY_Bush.sff_CHGH113_20080809014918.jpg http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/3378/photocmsdj5.jpg

Just got emialed this link fromt St. Louis. Looks like some redneck decided to do something stupid. http://www.insidestl.com/TimMcKernan/tabid/61/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/767/Dead-Cardinal-Left-In-The-Front-of-F15teen.aspx#SlideFrame_6 At least they didn't leave a dead baby bear in front of Edmond's place. BTW: f15teen? Kinda stupid.

A friend from St. Louis sent me an email saying the following. Paraphrasing what he said: but apparently the two guys that Edmonds told to eff off were actually two of the most pro-Edmonds during the whole move from STL-SAN-CHI. It would have been fine for Edmonds to be a drama queen to Bernie M or someone else; but it was uncalled for with the two guys he cussed out.