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Yep. http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o529/Mattjs11/PelicanLogo_zps549e8c8d.jpg

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I'm only excited cuz I'm tired of hearing people whine about Soriano over the years. (including myself at various points)

It's just such a terrible story and the media badly wants it to be true.

Yep. Not much point in trash talking SSR at this point.

The Bench Mob...then and now: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/1/23/3907302/chicago-bulls-bench-mob-jerry-reinsdorf

Butler is fun to watch play.

That seems like a statement rooted in a lot of fact.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000129949/article/washington-redskins-duped-by-woman-with-fake-online-identity?campaign=Twitter_Darlington

Walterfootball.com still has the Bears with Ogletree.

Butler is playing really well.

Since '07, the Kings have been at, or near the bottom of the league in attendance, and even then they were just middle of the pack. Not the same as the Cubs at all. http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance So, more like the Blackhawks. Here's an interesting perspective on the matter, an open letter from a Kings fan to the Maloofs: http://t.co/nqSTnFRD Blackhawks fans are lucky that Rocky died. Because low attendance, while the only really valid form of fan protest, does leave you open to this kind of choice by the owners. But even in the Kings years of success, they didn't crack the top 10 in attendance. The Blackhawks have led the league in attendance for the last 4 years. So even that isn't quite similar. :shock: Whoops! Obviously I meant Bill.

Deng didn't participate in shootaround.

Really? OK, I can. But its annoying none the less. I think it's funny that they're fawning over Flacco though...

That'd be a lot of money tied up in the WR position with Welker and Marshall. I'd rather keep developing Jeffrey and maybe see what you can pick up in the draft.

Since '07, the Kings have been at, or near the bottom of the league in attendance, and even then they were just middle of the pack. Not the same as the Cubs at all. http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance So, more like the Blackhawks. Here's an interesting perspective on the matter, an open letter from a Kings fan to the Maloofs: http://t.co/nqSTnFRD Blackhawks fans are lucky that Rocky died. Because low attendance, while the only really valid form of fan protest, does leave you open to this kind of choice by the owners. But even in the Kings years of success, they didn't crack the top 10 in attendance. The Blackhawks have led the league in attendance for the last 4 years. So even that isn't quite similar.

Since '07, the Kings have been at, or near the bottom of the league in attendance, and even then they were just middle of the pack. Not the same as the Cubs at all. http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance

I am obviously biased by my own experiences. In addition, I have long felt that MLB is crippling itself by playing most all of its games of consequence (and a most of its games of no consequence) at hours that young fans (and plenty of early risers) will never see conclude. However, there is no bias in the observation that the Wrigley crowd is more of a family crowd in the daytime. I would argue that the Cubs are "special" with regard to day baseball if for no other reason than that they have been very successful at the gate under these restrictions. It is built into the fandom DNA - I cannot fathom other teams being nearly as well received with such a heavy daytime start mix. The Cubs may have been successful at the gate, but certainly not in the standings. There's long been theories that playing more day games is detrimental to the Cubs on field performance. Yes, the fans are used to day games, but that doesn't mean that they wouldn't watch just as much in the evenings. I'd argue the Cubs should be more successful at the gate in the evenings, when you have more people off work. There'll still be plenty of day games on getaway days and weekends. I don't know how MLB is crippling itself by playing prime time games though. Most NBA and NHL games are played at night. Hell, the Blackhawks didn't start until 9pm last night. The Bulls don't start till 8:30pm tonight.

Eh, I remember how awesome the Sacto crowd was even when the kings sucked. I hate seeing them leave. There's still what, three California teams? *shrug* The only time I remember the Kings being relevant was during the Chris Webber era.

Oh, speaking of that, this morning on The Score, Dan Hampton spent a good while explaining that because Cutler met with the candidates, that he believes that "Cutler hired Trestman". :banghead:

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Just means that neither Emery or Trestman have anything invested in Cutler....neither were responsible for acquiring him, so Mullin feels this provides cover if they wanna cut bait.

http://www.csnchicago.com/football-chicago-bears/bears-talk/Joe-Flacco-a-Bear-Very-very-long-shot-bu?blockID=825395&feedID=9399 Well, he's right. The Bears have only NOT been in the playoffs 3 years in a row because of Cutler......missing games due to a terrible OL and WRs. And it makes total sense to give up MORE 1st rounders for Joe Flacco, when there's other areas of greater need. Those can wait.

I agree to a certain extent - it is ridiculous that the Cubs cannot schedule a Friday night game to allow some rest after flying in from the road on a Friday morning. However, complete dismantling of the night games ordinance would inevitably result in day games becoming strictly a Sunday and getaway day phenomenon - TV money would see to that - and I think that would be a shame. Previous discussions were limited to merely loosening the restrictions. There's no reason for the Cubs to play more day games than other MLB teams, imo. They'll still play plenty of day baseball on the weekends. Day baseball during the week means little to me. In fact, I rather prefer night baseball during the week. I have a couple of reasons - day games are better for families, and more kids are exposed to the game both in person and on television when the games are played during their waking hours. Day baseball during the week is the reason I became a fan in the first place, and I'd wager it is the same for many here who have watched since youth. Not because of old-timey romanticism, but simply because I could see the games. I'll add that frigid early spring Wrigley is less so in the daytime. Again, there's still day baseball on during the weekends for kids to get exposed to it. I dunno about you, but my son is in daycare during the week when school is out, so he's not more exposed to baseball during the day. Also, my son gets plenty of exposure to prime time sports, even if he doesn't get to see the end of games very often. I saw plenty of day baseball as a kid, but mostly because I had a stay at home parent, so I was at home during the summer to watch. I don't think that's the case for nearly the same number of kids anymore. I just don't think the Cubs are "special" in regards to day games. Every other team in the league gets by with many more night games. The Cubs should be the same.