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For some reason I don't see that streak ending anytime soon.

I am so tired of this team it's not even funny.

I would believe Nolan Ryan hitting 103. The others, I'm not so sure about.

Twins finish off a sweep in the HomerDome.

So how did Prior look today? Obviously he looked better than in his first start but how much better?

In a trade he could bring a player or two that could help the Cubs in the future, something Nevin isn't going to do.

Winning a World Series is ALL that matters. If doing so means helping another team also win one, fine. I'd rather the Cubs, Sox, and Cardinals all win a Series than none of them. The Cubs matter, period.Yes, but the Cardinals and White Sox can rot in hell. And who do the White Sox have that they'd be willing to give us to get those final pieces to win it all? We need more than a few pieces to win it all. The White Sox aren't going to provide all that we need. If management determines that the White Sox have a piece or two that could help the Cubs build a winner and can get said piece(s) in a fair trade, then by all means do it. If it helps out the White Sox, great. If it doesn't, great. I don't care about any other team when it comes to helping the Cubs win a World Series.

That's what I thought as well.

Congrats to all those that said Boof would shut the Cubs out. BTW NCCubbieFan, I love the Busty-O-Meter

My thoughts excatly. Same happens to me. This is the reason why I don't want to trade with them unless we get an arm or a leg. Whenever a Sox fan talks smack to me, I just want to sock them in the face. That's how much I hate their fans. I also hate Cardinals fans. They are the most obnoxious people ever. Wanting to punch somebody who talks smack to you? About baseball no less? I'm no shrink but that's neither healthy nor normal. I want to sock people in the face all the time, but the fact that I have the self control not to makes me both healthy and normal. What is the situation though? Somebody verbally harassing you is one thing but somebody making jokes about your baseball team is completely different. That their fans are rude, dumb, and obnoxious, and constantly gloat about the White Sox winning and the Cubs losing, and being happy when Lee broke his wrist. I also have the self control to refrain from smashing a Sox fan. Or like at my prom, when I was sitting around, this stupid Sox fan came up to me and asked me about the play (barrett-a.j.) and started laughing. I'm like, I didn't see it. He keeps going on. I'm like, "do you understand english? I didn't see it. I have a life unlike you." he keeps going on and on. And you can't possibly tell me that if the Cubs had won the World Series you wouldn't have gloated to all of the White Sox fans you know. I realize that you may have gone about the ribbing in a different way than the White Sox fan went about it but ribbing is ribbing. Sometimes it's not a big deal.

I would Prior pitch if I had the option to but would turn it off if he got hammered.

Argentina advances and will play Germany in the quarterfinals.

That was an awesome shot. Goal of the tournament.

After a second look I think the Argentinian was onsides. But it's so close that it could have gone either way.

That was a very close offsides call against Argentina at the end of the game. We have overtime.

Own goal by Mexico gives Argentina the equilizer.

Not even close. It's where you are on the field when the ball is kicked not where you receive the ball

Eric Wynalda just took another shot at Bruce Arena. I don't remember the exact quote but it was something about it being a novel idea to have two forwards in the game.

It's a good thing I have to work during this game, otherwise I might actually watch it.

Only 7 pages in premium and yes it is a new record. That's 3 days in row a new record has been set for shortest game thread. Just a question, is premium like TOTALLY different posts. Like a private board? Or does it just filter out certain posts from total NOOBs. . . .. . You can see MY post, can't you11?!?! :wink: It's 20 posts per page rather than 15.

I'm looking forward to Argentina-Mexico and I think Brazil-Ghana could be surprisingly entertaining although with Essien unavailable to play (2 yellows) it might not be. France vs. Spain for me. That should be a good one as well.

That's a good point. There isn't anywhere else for Nevin to play and he's going to be resigned to a pinch hitting role.

I'm looking forward to Argentina-Mexico and I think Brazil-Ghana could be surprisingly entertaining although with Essien unavailable to play (2 yellows) it might not be.

Those are some telling stats right there.

No offense, but I am NOT enamored with Carlos Lee. I mean if we go after Carlos, that would mean the Cubs are subscribing to the "mashers" theory again, and I don't want an offense to be built around the three run homerun. I want an offense, that can do it all. Hit for average/power, can run, can play both small and long ball. I haven't given up on Murton, and I believe he will still be a very good player. Didn't you learn from previous years that hitting homeruns wasn't the problem, it was the getting on base part of it.