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  1. jersey cubs fan
    That is why I didn't like seeing him signed to a "harmless" minor league contract. First you got the media going all "idiots" on them, and then you run the risk of the team actually buying into that chemistry/experience/champion/player nonsense.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    I was able to watch the costas/colbert thing, that's all
  3. jersey cubs fan
    Why does the media have the right to demand an apology? Or the corporations for that matter? He didn't break the law, he didn't (to my knowledge) break his contracts with his sponsors, he didn't cheat at golf.....what's to apologize for? I honestly don't understand how people keep going back to this nonsense. It's just like all the "we should not care about this stuff" when it first came out. The guy makes his living selling himself and his public persona. That leaves him open to scrutiny of his private life, including things like getting in car accidents after altercations relating to his wife finding out that he banged 30 porn stars. We aren't prying into a situation where a guy had an affair. He didn't have to apologize or say anything if he didn't want to. But he wants to play the game (and I'm not just talking about the game of golf) and part of that means he damn well should say something.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    Was he talking about how the public would react, or how he would react? Cause he's probably right about the public. Golf's about as WASPy as it gets. I actually think it was more of a personal plea, not a "this is how you get on the public's side again" statement.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    boos to the USA soccer moms beating the future strippers at Rick's Caberet* *from what I hear they are all eastern european/russian
  6. jersey cubs fan
    that was that Hume guy about a month or so ago, right?
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Cards would be 2nd, no? In terms of titles. I think the concept of storied combines a lot of things, like history, well known players, popularity and or fan awareness, success, iconic nature of the stadium. etc.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    it's kind of crazy to see just how god awful non-curlers are at curling when it looks so damn simple.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    No, I don't think they can just do whatever they want. But it's still judged by humans, which is ridiculous for any sport. It's why the moguls event was disappointing even though the action itself is quite cool (blowing away figure skating). now you're the one dealing in subjectivity. skiing, imso, is awesome to do but moguls are incredibly boring to watch. i prefer the downhill and super g. and i'd rather watch skating than some made-up subjective nonsensical sport like halfpipe even though i enjoy snowboarding, too. How am I being subjective? Figure skating sucking is a fact. Moguls by themselves can be boring to watch, but the moguls with the jumps are pretty amazing, and I think the sport might be better if they just made it about how fast you get down with required jumps that aren't judged. And snowboard halfpipe is really boring, except for seeing how much higher whathisface gets.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    I can name a whole bunch that are a whole lot less storied (obviously a subjective thing)... :confused: From the black sox stuff to all the bill veeck stuff, I think they have their share of baseball lore... They were one of the charter franchises of the American League, have won 3 world titles, play in a top-3 media market and have several hall-of-fame players. They're certainly not top 4 (Yanks, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers), but probably top 5-10. Those five, plus Reds, Cardinals, Tigers, Giants and I guess Philly and Baltimore, and maybe Pittsburgh, make up the top of the most storied franchises. The White Sox are probably ahead of Detroit, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, plus maybe Philly on that list.
  11. jersey cubs fan
    No, I don't think they can just do whatever they want. But it's still judged by humans, which is ridiculous for any sport. It's why the moguls event was disappointing even though the action itself is quite cool (blowing away figure skating).
  12. jersey cubs fan
    curling looks like an awesome drunk sport, i agree. but i have to take issue with the subjective nonsense, judges can tell who is good and who isn't. It's still subjective nonsense, telling who is good and who isn't has nothing to do with judging who is best.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    singles figure skating is like one of the marquis events of the olympics, though. And American Idol is popular, doesn't make it right. meh, i've always watched figure skating, i have no idea why. but people are getting worked up about curling of all things, too. Curling looks fun, and funny, and isn't judged by subjective nonsense.
  14. jersey cubs fan
    I think it sounded sincere: http://www.theonion.com/content/news/tiger_woods_announces_return_to?utm_source=onion_rss_daily
  15. jersey cubs fan
    singles figure skating is like one of the marquis events of the olympics, though. And American Idol is popular, doesn't make it right.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    You guys realize you are getting worked up about figure skating, right?
  17. jersey cubs fan
    I don't see why that's Cubs BS. For about 1-2 hours on one day a year they have a huge amount of demand for a limited number of tickets. But it's not hard to get in and get a ticket. This isn't going on amazon and buying a book with virtually unlimited printings, or even the first day that tickets go on sale for the Pirates. I think all in all things are handled fairly well.
  18. jersey cubs fan
    I'm almost there with you. Once again the Cubs follow their typical B.S. on ticket day. If you are out of the VWR it shouldn't take forever to buy a damn ticket. The 2nd waiting room is worst then the first for god sake. Yay, it just kicked me into the VWR again for their incompetence. Why is this Cubs BS?
  19. jersey cubs fan
    some guys worked out extra hard and showed up in the best shape of their life, other guys showed up fat.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    any news about what Ted Lilly headed Doctor means?
  21. jersey cubs fan
    Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year. Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS. Hanley will be getting there soon, while Jeter and Young (now playing 3B) are already there. Rollins and Furcal had bad years and may not ever get to $11 million. Guillen last played SS in 2007 and was making $5 million. Also, many of these contracts were signed when money was free-flowing and that's certainly not the case now. That being said, there's still less than 10% of the SS making $11 million, so it's not that easy to make $11 million as a SS. Less than 10% doesn't mean much, considering salaries are kept artificially low due to the 6-year control of players, and shortstopping is a young man's game. It's still a premier position, and if you can get to free agency before, say, 32, and are pretty good, you are going to get paid.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    really? I got through much earlier than I have since this got popular around 2004, and despite a couple can't complete high traffic situations, made the purchase and got through a couple more times to finish my shopping much earlier than expected.
  23. jersey cubs fan
    eight men out was a story.
  24. jersey cubs fan
    No. They'll trickle in over the rest of the day. You'll probably get them in the next few hours, though. just got one
  25. jersey cubs fan
    Well he had better prove he's healthy and can play like he did before the injury because $11 million is nothing to laugh at. I agree he will end up with some serious money and years, but there aren't many SS make $11 million per year. Hanley, Jeter, Furcal, Rollins could be getting there soon, ARod who is still the best SS on his team, Carlos Guillen signed his deal as a SS and has transitioned away. Michael Young did as well. It's not that hard to get $11m a year as a SS.
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