NeifiIsMyHomeBoy

I am really really really getting aggrevated. WTF do we have to do to put it in the gap on Young?

Swing at ball four. Eat a bag of kittens.

Alrite Derrek earn your 13 million dollars here

[expletive] this.

We've been tagging Unit so far with no success. I think this might be an explosive inning here.

Quit sucking offense

Why? He's barely thrown 60. I think he is worried about something very unCublike happening

Another K. He's on fire right now

Take some pitches. Jesus Christ. A little patience would be great to see at some point in this game.

Chris Young looks pretty good going back on the ball in center

don't read too deep into that. this story is only popping up now because the board of regents investigator was not made aware of a letter sent by the alleged victim's mother. while it is a big deal, the sexual assault was not being covered up. a judge had initially ordered everything to do with this investigation to be sealed, and that order was only recently rescinded. as far as I can gather, both letters from the mother were sent to the U of I president. Then why is the staff of Black Heart Gold Pants calling for the resignation of all involved. Here's a snippet of what they wrote. From what little I've read it sounds like nothing was done to protect the victim, and that she was encouraged to go a more "informal" route by the administration in pursuing punishment. Basically from what I can gather they wanted to keep it quiet because it's a blemish on the program. The mother wasn't happy with the punishment or lack of action by the administration. Instead of dealing with this swiftly they tried to sweep it under the rug. I think that there is trouble brewing in Hawkeye land on this one.

I think Ferentz's and the Iowa Athletics Departments collective goose may be cooked with this news. Possible sexual assault cover up. http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080720/NEWS/807200332

Seems like the Saints weren't going to budge on their offer, and the Giants just wanted to get rid of JS. Would have been interesting to see a three team deal in the NFL though.

I'm going to go with the consensus pick Vikings Packers Bears Lions Not sure if the Packers grab a WC spot yet...but I'm leaning towards no. That's my irrational Packer hate speaking though probably. I'm sorry, but I don't think Jackson is going to be good enough in Minnesota. The defense will be great and Peterson is a special player, but I don't see the Minnesota offense being anything other than one dimensional, which is a cause for concern in the NFL. Berrien was a good acquisition, but he is the only good receiver on the team. He will put up 80 catches and somewhere around 1,000 yards. But where are the other threats in the passing game? The Vikings don't have a top of the line tight end, the other wide outs besides Berrien are nothing special. Peterson only caught 19 balls last year so asking him to be a Marshall Faulk like weapon is pretty much out of the question. How is a young QB supposed to succeed with only one legitamate NFL weapon to throw to? If you can prevent Peterson from hitting the HR against you then stopping Minnesota's offense shouldn't be that hard. I saw nothing last year that made me a believer in Tavaris Jackson, and I don't think the Vikings (much like the Packers) have an adequate backup plan. Guss Ferrote, Brooks Bollinger, and John David Booty? I think the division comes down to QB play, and whoever out of the Bears, Packers, and Vikings gets the best can walk away from this division. If Brett ends up back in GB the Packers run away with the division. Rodgers has injury concerns, and GB currently doesn't have an experienced backup. However, GB in my opinion has the best weapons around their inexperienced QB. The Bears are a wild card as they have proven the ability to win games with defense, field postion, and special teams in the past, but finding an effective starter is paramount to their success. Keep in mind I was born in Green Bay so I could be looking at this through Green tinted glasses. My prediction is Packers 9-7 Vikings 9-7 Bears 8-8 Lions 6-10 Overall I see the Norris being very Mediocre this year, with the tie break coming down to divisional record.

When Soriano went down I just wanted to go .500 until he came back. Anything more is a bonus IMO. I hope we can gain some ground in August though, and avoid taking a crap next week in Milwaukee.

This might be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. 1. Why would Yost take the pitchers out of their routines? 2. Do home vs road splits really mean that much for pitchers? To me this would be like Lou starting Marshall on the road for Dempster. 3. As it was stated before this seems to scream small sample size. 4. Isn't this actually going to make the fifth starters worse? What are they going to do on their off day when they would normally be pitching. And how will they respond to the long layoffs on roadtrips and home stands. 5. I can't wait to see the results of this. It doesn't really make sense to me to be doing this experiment in the middle of a pennant race.

There we go Kosuke. Do that more

Little Babe Ruth continues to earn his nickname.

I think it looks awesome, far better than Giambi's if you ask me

This would be Dempster's first road win correct?

Well at least its going to be an interesting conclusion to the game.

I haven't kept track, but the number is way too high. Ferentz is in absolutely no danger of being let go and is still well liked. coaching has rarely ever been the issue, lately it's been injuries (see the RB situation in 2004) and suspensions that have left him with little to no depth. Don't you think suspensions are the coaches fault. If players aren't showing discipline off the field thats never a good sign for any program. The same issue to a lesser extent bothers me with Illinois. But as you stated when you win you tend to forget about things. See Bowden, Bobby.

Big hit there Ryan! Way to run Font! The Cajun Connection Strikes again

So much for that prediction

I think it may be time for a Soto Bomb.