Derwood

I dont even think it is a coin flip...sorry I'm trying to be optimistic, but PSU's defense SUUUUUUUCKS

It saddens me that PSU @ MINN is probably a coin flip

Kirk.....this kid's.....got......MOXIE!!!

Indians released Chris Perez

It's only fair. Sure, but I assumed that the NHL was like baseball and had the ASG's scheduled out 5+ years in advance

Very pleased that Bettman gave Columbus the '15 All-Star Weekend

Wait, they lost? FTH?

Bears beat the Titans on an OT safety back in the mid-2000s. Ahh yes the Craig Krenzel era. Bears started out 1-5, won 3 in a row capped by that Titans win, everyone sort of got excited, then the Bears went 1-6 the rest of the season. Krenzel is on the local sports radio here all the time. He's pretty candid about how terrible he was as a Bear

Can't believe they won. Our team with only one scoring threat down the stretch barely beat another team with only one scoring threat down the stretch. What I'm saying is, we're the Knicks. #heroinforehead

Gomes with the meatball interview

They have Tyler Hansborough, so.....

I'm not saying that Thibs should just cut minutes across the board, but when they're beating the 76ers by 30 in the 4th, take Rose/Deng/Noah the [expletive] out of the game

He's right about the minutes thing. Coaches like Popovich understand that possibly losing a few regular season games in order to give your starters rest is worth it in the long run. I love Thibs, but if Deng is out here. 40+ minutes per game again I'm going to be annoyed

It feels like the Blackhawks play every single day

I've never understood this argument. It's not like all of a sudden the AL teams can only have 24 guys on their rosters. This would actually make it more likely that a marginally talented hitter would get a roster spot as a defensive replacement just about every game. There would still be the same number of players on rosters, they'd just be arranged a bit differently. They wouldn't agree to losing 15 job spots that make s crapton more money than some random all glove Rey Ordonez type who gets onto a roster as the 25th man. That and the DH allows for some of the better hitters over a generation to stay in the game longer than they normally could have without it when they no longer can really play a position anymore. Maybe we should provide them a hoveround to run the bases as well

My only worry is that Thibs is going to Dusty these guys into exhaustion by playoff time

oh so much schadenfreude

Can't wait to see how PSU will give up 40+ to Illinois

Megatron is not human

So PSU's rookie defensive coordinator is an abomination (first PSU team in school history to give up 40+ points in three straight games). Any potential names out there to step in next year?

TT: The posting fee would not count against the payroll, so it won't be part of the luxury tax calculation. But internally speaking, it would have to count against the Baseball Operations budget. Let's assume the Cubs Baseball Ops total budget for 2014 is $150M - that includes payroll for the 40 man roster, funding minor league ops like scouting and player development, coaches and executive salaries, training centers, etc... Let's assume Mr. Epstein has calculated that he has already spent $90M on the guaranteed contracts plus all the other stuff, and can spend up to $60M more on the 40 man roster. So, he adds up the $60M posting fee plus Tanaka's $12M salary (e.g. 6 years $72M) plus $30M in additional moves he wants to make for the 2014 team. So, he needs $102M, but only has $60M to spend. What does he do? He goes to Mr. Ricketts and says, "boss, I need to borrow $42M." Ricketts might say, "Sure, but I will have to lower your future budget by $7-8M per year over the next 6 years to pay for it." Or, he might say, "I'll give you $24M, but you need to trade $18M in salaries to fund the rest." Theo will have to consider his options carefully. From my vantage point, I think the Cubs should got for it! With the team set to have fairly cheap offensive productivity over the next few years, investing in difference-making pitching seems like a no-brainer. what the [expletive] Only 5 1/2 years between posts.

Kingkongvsgodzilla maybe?

Welp, better luck next year

Ah ha ha

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