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  1. UMFan83
    Jake is going to be an All Star this year. Book it.
  2. UMFan83
    Hawks look like [expletive] again Luckily the score doesn't show it
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    There's a small chance that a coach with the right personality and commitment to the program could stay. DePaul is nothing right now but of decent years and the new stadium and there might be a buzz. I honestly think with the right coach DePaul has enough talent to compete for the NCAA tourney. If they can get that buzz back, however small you have a good team in a top flight conference. There are definitely better and higher profile conferences but the gap between the Big East and the Big 10 is a lot smaller than the Horizon league and Big Ten.
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    I did the Brian Campbell Poker for charity in 2011 at the Horseshoe. Every player gets a current Hawk at their table, I drew Nick Boynton. He was dating that Jen Patterson from the Mike North show at the time, and she kept coming over to him asking for a $100 bill to go play roulette. He finally got fed up after about the 5th time, and went off on her. They I believe are now married. I thought you were going to say he got fed up and bit her hand. Also lucky you for drawing Boynton
  5. UMFan83
    It's not totally Cubs history, but Crazy '08 was awesome. Damnit, I totally was expecting something about 2008 I read a mostly terrible book about the 2008 Cubs. Living the Dream: An Inside Account of the 2008 Cubs Season. I might need to read it again, I read it too soon after the 2008 NLDS. I would probably enjoy it more now. I can't recommend a good Cubs book, but I can recommend a couple other Cubs books not to read: Wrigleyworld: Not a terrible book but also not a good book. It's about a guy that moves to Wrigleyville and chronicles the 2005 season. A not so memorable book for a not so memorable season. Entangled in Ivy: Again, I didn't hate this book, but didn't love it. I know people don't like George Castle at all, but it was a somewhat interesting read at all the problems the Cubs have had building a consistent winner from ~early 1980s to ~2003. As a child I followed the Cubs but didn't know a lot of the behind the scenes stories of those years.
  6. UMFan83
    That's a good reason too.
  7. UMFan83
    Me too but part of me fears we've entered into a whole new era of umpire bashing. How is this possibly something you would "fear." Because its all we will hear about. Everyone knows every umpire has their own strike zone, and it sucks and we wish they would just use the technology available to calls balls and strikes. But I don't see the MLB doing anything about it, so all this will lead to is nonstop bitching about every single borderline call. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.
  8. UMFan83
    Is there a chance he might be forced to sell given this?
  9. UMFan83
    Our old friend Stanley Cup champion Nick Boynton was in the news today. Was arrested for being beligerant at a Buffalo casino and then bit the hand of the officer arresting him. http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/12562746/arizona-coyotes-broadcaster-nick-boynton-arrested-incident-buffalo-casino
  10. UMFan83
    So is this basically a result of him trying to doctor their books for their own lawsuit against the Cubs? If so, that is some sweet, sweet justice. Amazing. Should have sold your building before the Cubs lawyers found your dirt. This is getting ugly and I love it.
  11. UMFan83
    Awesome...I was wondering when that might start going up.
  12. UMFan83
    kid from colorado. can't think of his name. miss him dearly. skyballer? yaaaaaaassssssssssss he was obsessed with that Alter Bridge band too. Well obviously, they are better than the Beatles
  13. UMFan83
    Was this posted? John fox says Cutler will have to earn the starting QB job in an open competition http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/27/john-fox-cutler-will-have-to-earn-the-job-in-an-open-competition/ I don't think that it really means too much, it's still almost certainly Cutler's to lose.
  14. UMFan83
    Gah Javy guessing that entire AB and is rewarded by striking out on a pitch well outside the zone.
  15. UMFan83
    Me too but part of me fears we've entered into a whole new era of umpire bashing.
  16. UMFan83
    Bernstein said he's an idiot. The tweet was childish and unnecessary, made an observation he shouldn't have made. Said there's a time to be crass and this wasn't it.
  17. UMFan83
    1pm cant come soon enough Actually Who You Crappin should be fun whether or not Dan's on the air.
  18. UMFan83
    Finish 3rd, they get the Preds. Finish 1st, they get the Wild. Either way they'd have home ice against in a series against the Wild. The ideal spot is the #2 spot vs Nashville. They pissed away one of their games in hand last night. Yup...they havent looked good at all the last 3 games, 4-0 loss to Dallas, 3-1 win over Carolina that everyone says they looked terrible in (missed that one) and 4-1 loss to Philly. 3 teams that are not going to sniff the playoffs and we looked bad in all 3. Of course they were 6-1-0 in the 7 games prior so who knows whats going on with the team. Last year they slumped a little to the finish and were a bad bounce away from likely winning the Cup.
  19. UMFan83
    DiCaro probably wants a job at the Score and doesn't want to burn bridges
  20. UMFan83
    Guess the Hawks are just happy with the third seed. Getting blown out by a [expletive] team..
  21. UMFan83
    They are certainly doing a...more interesting job of marketing him.
  22. UMFan83
    Man can we fire Klinsmann yet? I'm not even asking from a tactical standpoint because I am nowhere near qualified to comment on that. I'm just sick of watching this team lose.
  23. UMFan83
    Since I don't see myself ever using heroin, I presume reading this article is the next best thing: http://grantland.com/features/2015-mlb-preview-chicago-cubs-world-series-contenders/
  24. UMFan83
    Gotcha, I guess I haven't kept up enough.
  25. UMFan83
    What jersey said. Especially not for just half his already modest salary...wtf What if the Cubs won't eat his deal to get rid of him? I guess its not the end of the world for him to be a mop up guy. I realize that this would open up another can of worms with regards to the Cubs financial flexibility, but focusing on this hypothetical situation which to me doesn't seem too outrageous of a scenario, what is the best solution to the Jaxon problem, keeping in mind that trip to colonize Mars won't launch for another decade or so.
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