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If biographies were only written while the subject was still alive with all of the negative stuff white washed out no one would read them and you're left with campaign books and ghost written books for C-list celebrities telling you how to "live life to the fullest."

Not that I truely care that much but I wonder what caused them to break up? They still seem to be chummy with each other. Maybe Cutler just wanted to [expletive] other girls. I heard Heidi and Spencer were hanging at Le Deux one night and Kristin walked by and overheard Speidi talking about Cutler cheating on her with LC so she freaked out and called off the engagement

Cutler is in the audience of Dancing With the Stars :|

The scouting and development portion of the organization is a bit bigger than the "help the GM sign FAs" department. Sure, but the pool of available free agents (especially high dollar ones) in any given year is only so big while the pool of amateur talent to evaluate is gigantic. I'm guessing for most of the calendar year the GM is spending a bulk of his time managing the roster as currently constructed, looking for add-ons or trades midseason, and preparing for the draft than thinking about how he's going to stare down John Lackey's agent in the winter.

How would you characterize the sum total of free agent signings on the 2011 Red Sox? I'm saying that Epstein's FA record is troubling. And unlike the farm system, that's the only part we know for sure was directly his doing. We've had terrible FA signings and a mediocre farm system. We're talking about trying to fix both of those by bringing in a guy who has been terrible at FA signings and keeping the people in charge of the farm system. How do we "know" Epstein, or any GM, is more directly involved in building the farm system than in signing free agents?

Hank Williams Jr. got kicked off MNF for comparing John Boeher playing golf with Obama to Netanyahu playing golf with Hitler lololol http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/10/hank-williams-jr-booted-from-espn-over-obamahitler-comparison.php

Pouncing on stupid ideas like that is sort of the lifeblood of this place

It's too bad for Harris that tweeting doesn't cure hamstrings

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What? Gave himself up? That's a thing for non-QBs??? Lucky ass Giants

Yeah but they still have Philly (who knows if they get their [expletive] together by then), San Diego, Oakland (now tough because we cant stop the run), and 1 more against Detroit and Green Bay. The schedule is pretty tough this year. Philly is in Philly, but the Bears are coming off of a bye week. Eagles coming off of a game vs. Dallas. San Diego is in Chicago in late November, should be a factor Oakland will be tough, but you never know what you're going to get out of them (or the Bears really). They could come out and play well or lay an egg. 2nd Detroit game is also at home. Tampa is in a neutral site that should be a more pro-Bears crowd. The Bears should win Minnesota x 2, KC, Seattle, and Denver. Like to think they can take 1/2 of the other 6 (including MNF at Detroit). the bears won't be able to cover calvin johnson because people want to pull his pants down and put his dongle in their mouths and that is real cool imb needs someone to knob slob. Lebron won't play until 2012 and Sam Bradford is looking like an embarrassing mega bust

raw's math sez 10 wins for the Bears. Of course we probably won't win all the games we should and maybe need to do better than .500 in the tough games

The Packers could go undefeated

Has anyone bestowed the cheesy "first letter of first name, first syllable of last name" nicknaming convention on Eric Decker yet?

Neckbeard is doing it

way 2 b, kyle

Rodgers just threw a ball that went for 50+ yards in the air on a line.

Would you take Moore or Strasburg?

I'm not so sure about that. How many former good college and NBDL quality players are already playing overseas? If it becomes really apparent that the season is going to be lost I could easily see dozens of teams in the different countries opening up a few roster spots a piece for NBA role players.

Sorry for low content OP, but Rangers/Rays just started and there wasn't a thread up. Future Cub vs. Matt Moore. Should be interesting.

I'm SICK..I'm just crying..seriously I am crying -- The Red Sox are part of my psyche since I was 3 years old and could remember wanting to play hardball. They said I couldn't cuz i was a girl, so I said I want to be a rabbi instead --- 1953 -- Nope they said can't do that so this little girl had to be satisfied watching from the bleachers...the two stories have no relation except my heart was and is broken -- The Red Sox, our beloved Red Sox -- I wore a Red Sox uniform to sleep when I was a kid. Boston my loved to the core Boston--I LOVE that city and this state SO much I would not care if it seceded from a union that does not work for me and so many others. So I am sad on many levels. I never became a rabbi, I never got to play baseball and now now again my heart is down to my toes as my country sinks to the bottom fast and elects a president I thought was going to be FDR -- FAR from it. I prayed this am.. I never pray not because it's Rosh Hashanna, the Jewish high holiday, maybe that is unique but I just prayed because I am SO sad. Life's dreams get shattered and you don't know why except maybe god if there is one has other plans! Please god can't you choose me to be on the lucky team just ONCE -- only once. Lucky are they who strike life's lottery. I didn't and the clock is running out on my game. If not now when?

Last DRose in game action for the rest of 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYCb2ZcGnIA&feature=player_embedded

Sweetness was apparently a big fan of Phish:

Anyone read the excerpts about Payton in SI? Haven't read it yet but I heard it blurbed on Dan Patrick and I guess it goes into his life after football and it being pretty messy. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1190867/1/index.htm

But that's the thing. We took the lead in that game. There's no reason, or excuse, for not winning game 7. We should have held that lead and won the game. Wood didn't look sharp at all from the very first inning though. Edit: I should say that Sosa's homer in Game 1 and Wood's homer in Game 7 were the most orgasmic events I have ever witnessed as a sports fan but the jubilation over the Wood homer didn't last long and I got that gnawing doubt back really fast.