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  1. peavy and cain, i believe. does lincecum even have a team yet? Didn't realize he was a FA
  2. So Lincecum and Cain are their worst starters now?
  3. He could've reached higher on the wife, too
  4. So Carolina is going to blow that spread by 30, but still be "under"
  5. I'll always have the Tommy Kleinschmidt years :bye:
  6. And ESPN is treating it like a funeral
  7. The "everybody gets a trophy" complainers are annoying. It's pretty simple to differentiate a trophy that has been given for winning and for participation. It's not ruining anyone's life and at most it goes into a memory book or something. They act like its new or that it's unique to this generation. We got participation trophies in soccer in the early 80's...this isn't a new thing
  8. Derwood

    Castro

    I hope he starts giving out gift baskets
  9. Derwood

    Castro

    you should have spoilered this just in case derwood came across it. this post is going to enrage him You guys are [expletive] weird
  10. You sat on this bombshell for a WEEK?????
  11. I find the semantic argument of "gambling" vs. "sports entertainment" to be absurd. Don't know how people twist themselves into pretzels trying to argue that those aren't gambling sites
  12. It's not a career, but it's a path to an athletic scholarship (and getting a full ride at D-1 for swimming is exceptionally difficult) But I agree that it's too much, especially at that age. If the kid doesn't end up hating swimming it'll be a miracle For what it's worth, the kid is Asian, and the situation felt like a stereotypical "Asian parents expect kid to be #1 in everything" deal
  13. There's an interesting gray area when it comes to pushing your child to be the best vs letting him or her be a kid. When my daughter swam competitively, there was an 8 year old boy who was an amazing swimmer. He competed against 9 and 10 year olds and won. He set local YMCA records in nearly every event he swam. It wasn't just natural talent, though. This kids father made him come to the YMCA every day before school to swim laps for an hour (in addition to another 90 minutes of practice each night). To me, that seemed like a lot for an 8 year old. Now I never saw any verbal abuse or "from the stands" coaching from the father, nor did I see any outward disappointment in second place finishes, so, as I said, it's a sort of fuzzy territory
  14. I wouldn't call that vendetta "terrible"
  15. Derwood

    Castro

    I rooted for Laundry before you heard of it
  16. Tortella is an idiot. He probably wants Saad to hit people which is not his game. I saw he's moved Johansen to wing. Tortella is about "sending messages", so he'll drop your line or sit you as a healthy scratch if you suck. Big picture, it doesn't seem to be working
  17. Saw some 40 something men yelling at the 14 year old girl umps at my daughter's softball games. That was special
  18. Derwood

    Castro

    Saying I wasn't a fan of Castro means getting banned? Get a grip, son
  19. Derwood

    Castro

    Tripling down if you don't watch it
  20. Derwood

    Castro

    I didn't realize people still had such an attachment to him. I mean, I pretty much divorced myself from liking him when he was our worst hitter most of the year
  21. I gave that up years ago. IMB! is the nut over that stuff now
  22. That frame rate is pretty bad.....time to update your graphics card, David
  23. You only pretended to be someone else once, right? you mean at nsbb. not daydreaming during quiet afternoons of baseball mogul marathons, right? is baseball mogul still a thing?
  24. He's been completely non-productive after a hot start He's played 28 games and has 17 points (3 off the team lead, btw) which puts him on pace for around 50 points. In his best season as a Blackhawk, he had 52 points. The real problem is that he's can't fill the "star player/best player on the team" role. Which is likely what CBJ thought they were getting when they signed him. He has 0 goals and 3 assists on his last 10 games. I'd take a goal or two from him right now
  25. I wish our old posts had the username/avatar/sig attached from the time the post was made.
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