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  1. That was a stupid message, though, too. Eddie Johnson ain't gonna get it done on the road in the Hex. I don't think Jozy ripping up the Netherlands and taking the next step was down to JK's motivation.
  2. Apparently Klinsmann said something about him being very talented but not being physical enough right now. Which, if that was the reason that Brad Evans is on the roster over him, is some meatballish stupidity.
  3. Apparently you were thinking "we need actual talented players on the field"
  4. Well, to be fair, you did miss the official death of any chance Chris Wondolowski should have of ever getting capped in a non off-year Gold Cup again.
  5. This. The Twellman Line is a thing. Also, I'm glad these two (shills for US Soccer) pointed out how stupid-assed Klinsmann's comments were.
  6. The webcam that was up when BBVA was being built had more action than this game.
  7. The starting lineup for tonight's game, outside of the CB pairing, is incredibly boring. Also, Mix not even making the 18 is bullcrap.
  8. But I thought Jozy was immature and couldn't finish and derp derp derp. I love that he's starting to take that next step. A fierce, in form Jozy is light years ahead of anything else we could put out there up front.
  9. Clint missed an absolute sitter on a great ball from Lennon, from about 3 yards out. Then he comes down and scores a goal on a fantastic looping header. Spurs looked terrible today. Disinterested would be a kind adjective.
  10. What gives these assholes the right to make proposals on behalf of the team, or proposals on adverts that the team wants to put up? Did I miss the thing where the North Side Ivy League Club or whatever those clowns call themselves became minority owners?
  11. In the end this is all just negotiations. The Cubs have numbers in mind and the rooftop people have numbers in mind, and the powers that be appear to be on the Cubs' side. They will come to an agreement that in the end is going to involve a substantial increase in revenue for the Cubs with contained costs that would be dwarfed by the costs of building a new stadium. Ballparks cost $1B now. The Cubs do not want to spend $1B, they aren't getting money from Illinois, and no suburb is going to be able to kick in a big enough number to make it work. It won't be a rundown dump when they are done. The threat of moving is real leverage in these negotiations; I agree that at some point there will be an agreement; the city is on their side and the Cubs don't want to move. Each side will make a couple concessions. But if it gets silly, and the rooftop owners are as deluded as these statements say they are, then I'm using every bit of leverage necessary if I'm Kenney & Co.
  12. Yep. It seems that the mayor's office is as well; Rahm is also not the sort of guy who would tolerate this kind of crap.
  13. And this is why I honestly hope the Cubs explore moving. If this is the [expletive] they'll have to deal with in perpetuity, then I want that neighborhood fucked over even if it means some lame assed stadium in Evanston or Waukegan or Schaumburg. ETA: All venting aside, if it means a short term hit to revenue to build a stadium for the team to be better off in the long run from a revenue standpoint, I think that outweighs any hesitancy to ditch Wrigley. The goal is to win games, not be a tourist attraction in a run down dump that you're handcuffed on with respect to attempts at renovations and revenue streams.
  14. Yeah, me either. Chasing a game, late, and some ponce-assed ballboy (the 17 year old son of Swansea's director of football, FYI) decides he's going to fall on the ball like he's recovering a fumble? I'd probably have done the same thing. F that. Swansea should be fined for allowing someone in the club's capacity (ie, not a fan, but a quasi-employee) to interfere with the game on the field. That went beyond gamesmanship.
  15. Dwight Howard is probably permanently broken and is a douche of the highest order. If we want to trade for an Lakers center, trade for Pau.
  16. Juergen sounds like a complete dick in that article.
  17. I bet my godfather $20 that Cecil Fielder would hit 50 HR whatever year that was. That might be the last bet I won.
  18. If your career boils down to playing golf, betting on football and drinking 3/4ths of the year? Damn straight. That's a pretty sweet life.
  19. 60% of $50 million dollars is still a [expletive] ton of money. I don't feel "bad" for him.
  20. Jay must have a Hispanic relative or something.
  21. BAL just bringing it
  22. How was that not a personal foul on Brady?
  23. Uh....what?
  24. Congratulations to Atlanta, who managed to nearly blow a 20 point lead last week, only to blow a 17 point lead this week.
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