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I can't believe I'm about to say this... I envy you for that HR. Latinas are my weakness, I'd go insane living in PR.

What things? Things like how lavishly handsome I am.

Hawks win!!!! Beautiful shutout performance by Niemi!

KG is suspended for Game 2. He's a PUNK and a DIRTY player, just like his buddy Rondo. Joakim Noah spoke out about how KG throws elbows all the time, which he does. KG cries so much about everything and he is one of the dirtiest players in the league himself. I find it laughable what KG did and his justification. Richardson CLEARLY was going over to see if Pierce was ok and KG got in his face. Amid a scuffle he sneaks in a cheap shot elbow. He deserves this suspension without a doubt. When reporters asked Pierce if Richardson was standing over him talking "smack," like KG claimed, Pierce replied that he didn't hear it. Here's a link to what Noah said: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/13244358/bulls-noah-on-garnett-hes-a-dirty-player?tag=pageRow;pageContainer

That's what you do with videos Lucky?! I never knew that LOL. Seriously though, it just keeps saying "connecting."

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That's what I did basically, found one I liked then set my aim for it. I liked the 4th, 6th, 7th, and 9th but ended up going to the 9th. I'll be playing MW2 until something better comes along. MAG and BFBC:2 aren't my style of game. I will be playing a lot of Red Dead Redemption come May 18th, but as far as online gaming MW2 will likely hold me until the new Socom and/or the new CoD (Treyarch's title).

My Bulls don't have a prayer. :'( Well at least we can add some more playoff experience, before we add a big free agent this offseason. Next year we should be serious contenders.

This about sums it up. Nice post.

There is nothing wrong with this year's edition of the Show online... I've played nearly 20 games online thus far, without any lag whatsoever. This year they also fixed the mic system and it actually works. Gameplay wise they haven't had to change much because the game itself is great. They fixed the few bugs that were in last year and really ramped up on realism this year. Anyhow, I pony up the $60 for Tiger, Madden, and MLB the Show every year. I don't recall spending much at all on Tiger DLC though? Just new courses. Some type of credit for dedicated players would be cool though.

Crazy two days of playoffs so far! The Sens, Flyers, Avs, and Habs all essentially took away home ice advantage by winning game 1 on the road. I never imagined the Capitals would have trouble with the Habs, but I predicted that the other matchups that had road winners would all go to 7 games. Oh yeah, Go Hawks tonight! For your viewing enjoyment, some of the Hawks Ice Crew:

Shoot CDBS I may not use all 10 all the time, but I have a class for virtually every situation. It's very useful imo. Also Caracarn you get your 10th class on the 9th prestige. I'm done prestiging at my 9th and now just working on challenges, hence why the classes come in great handy. I will never go to 10 due to all the cheaters/hackers diminishing the value and uniqueness of the 10th, nor do I want to be associated with them. Really there's no point to go to the 10th prestige, unless you really like the rank insignia and want the title/emblem that comes with it.

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LOL wtf Churchy? And yes Meaux, it is always a blast watching the Central unfold. If you think about it every season there is a relatively big surprise in the division (including 2008 when Milwaukee made the playoffs as the Wild Card).

Your prediction for Aramis is laughable dude. That's like me saying Pujols will only hit .290 with 30 bombs. For the sake of this argument we will ignore 2003, since he was dealt here midway through the season. History doesn't lie and as a Cub he has never hit less than 26 home runs in a season or slugged lower than .516 (which came last year). Despite the time missed and the injury affecting his power, he still hit 15 home runs with a .317 average in 2009. Keep in mind he was hitting around .360 last year when he went down with the injury, so God only knows how good of a season he could have had with a healthy shoulder. He has never hit lower than .289 as a Cub btw. You project him for his worst full season as a Cub, that is a very bold prediction. I agree for the most part about Soriano (especially about that humongous bat), but he will never be a base-stealing threat again. He may never even approach 15 steals in a season again, he has lost a few steps with his leg injuries. It's really hard for me to chalk up his ROY numbers as a fluke. Especially with what he did in the PCL the year prior in AAA. The bat speed is still there, he just needs to show a lot more patience on the breaking stuff. He really looked comfortable at the plate today after hitting an absolute bomb into the wind onto Waveland. It's 1 game though, but one big hit can change a hitter's whole perspective. I agree somewhat on Byrd, but we should get 3 very solid years from him. 3 years was about the perfect length for this contract if you ask me. He isn't old by any stretch and by the end of the contract he will have just turned 36 (32 now). He will lose a little in the field by then, but nothing of Andruw Jones proportions. Put it this way, despite the money Soriano is getting paid if he struggles he will lose more and more playing time. I don't want to see that much money on the pine, nor would anyone, but he will at least get every 3rd day off if he keeps struggling. I still have some minute hope he can turn it around at the plate. Fukudome is tearing the cover off the ball and has had much more consistent swings in the box. He has been a fast starter the past 2 years though, so let's see if he can sustain this success. Lou will still likely give Nady a lot of starts against Southpaws, but he is a great bat off the bench as well. Colvin will get the least amount of at bats in the outfield rotation, but if it gets to a point where he isn't hitting or starting a game or two a week he will get sent down to AAA as not to blow the year for him. Dempster's ceiling is a low to mid 3 era pitcher, with a good amount of K's and a decent WHIP. He thrives on his sinking 2 seamer and slider. Lilly is our ace, there is no doubting that. Your lack of faith in him (and Wells) is based on a flawed statistic. By the same token, I could say it's unlikely for Carpenter AND Wainwright to reproduce their 2009 numbers as Carp was over 1 and Wainright a little under 1 in that category. Take into account the odd wind factors of Wrigley too. On a day where it's blowing in, it takes a line drive to hit one out, below the wind. On a day when it's howling out...a routine fly could be a home run. I agree with you that Marshall could be very valuable as a starter, but we DON'T need him in our rotation right now. Our starting pitching will be our strength, we need a reliable arm (especially a left-handed arm) in the pen. Grablow was a bad pick up last year, he is a left-handed specialist...specializing in serving up leads...Marmol will be fine this year. He has his confidence back and he isn't stressing and competing for a job like he was last year. He has been scary good this year. He is virtually unhittable, the only thing that stands in his way is his command at times. It appears, at this time, he has ironed out those issues. His BAA is just disgusting, but his walk rate (particularly last year) was even more disgusting. I think he takes a big step towards the elite relievers this year, the Cubs need him to. There isn't much more we can do if the rest of the pen struggles. We have to make changes eventually. This early in the season it will be hard to acquire a big time arm in the pen, nor will the front office be willing to shell out more money without testing out some of our young talent. Jeff Gray was called up today and Caridad was placed on the 15 day DL. Gray had a decent year with Oakland last year and he doesn't walk batters, which is useful out of the pen. Gray was greeted by allowing 3 hits, 1 walk, and 2 ER (while sporting Kerry Wood's 34 for the first time since Wood left). He came away with a win though, because of a great 8th inning rally by the offense against former Cub LaTroy Hawkins. Man I love when he comes in to pitch against the Cubs, because we rock him every time out. I was sad when he departed from the Astros in the offseason, but then ecstatic when the Brew Crew signed him LOL.

I know what wOBA is... Bradley wasn't TERRIBLE in Chicago at the plate, but he was severely underwhelming. Oh and his WAR was just over 1. So he helped the Cubs win a WHOPPING 1 game over a replacement last year...Not praise worthy at all. His WAR was only higher than Soriano, out of any Cub regular (Fontenot and Baker platooned, so that really doesn't count). Soriano's WAR was brutal last year, I can't recall ever seeing a negative war for a starter, yet he had -(.7). There's no doubt our bats need to get it going. Take a few things into consideration though before you mock my prediction, as there was actually a lot of logic behind it. 1. Aramis Ramirez was hurt for over 2 months last year AND he lacked his power stroke once he returned, due to the injury. He is 100% healthy this year and should produce as he always has. 2. Soriano had the worst year of his career last year. He got out of the gate red hot last year, then tried to play through leg injuries. The leg injuries affected his entire year and he was NEVER right. He is obviously on the downslope of his career, but he isn't old either. There's still more left in the tank, though the speed will never return. 3. Soto. He had a horrid campaign that started with trouble and ended with obesity. He was disgustingly fat last year, trimming 40 pounds off his frame this offseason is a start. He still needs to prove his Rookie of the Year and PCL numbers were not a fluke. People can say steroids all they want, because he shrunk so much this season, but bottom line is he was just fat last year. He has the goods behind the plate and he can't possibly regress any more at the dish. Though off to a slow start, I think he'll have a bounce back year. 4. Marlon Byrd. You bring a great clubhouse guy in like this who isn't too shabby with the bat or the glove and it pays dividends. He is always looking to help the younger guys and keeps everyone motivated. He will have another rock solid season this year, comparable to last year with Texas. 5. The X-Factor and Tyler Colvin. If Soriano or Fukudome struggle there are TWO very capable players waiting in the wings. Nady has shown what he can do with the bat in a full season and he is raking in his at bats this year. Colvin had a smoking hot spring and the former top prospect can be a more than adequate spot-starter and eventual starter in the bigs. Also Lou has the option to play with matchups with Nady/Fukudome/Colvin. Nady can also spot start at 1st on days off for D-Lee (though those don't come up too often). 6. Ryan Dempster and Ted Lilly. If Dempster put up his second half numbers during the first half of the season, he would have been in the All Star game with Ted. There is a big reason he did not though. He had immense off the field family issues, with the illness of his newborn. Once his daughter began to get healthy, he put up excellent numbers. He'll have an even better year this year and he is the motivation this club needs. 7. The IF factor...This is where the Cubs get looked over, because there are too many "what if's." IF Zambrano can keep his cool: Zambrano has promised to attempt to keep his composure more on the mound this year. That has always been the knock on him. If he could avoid the meltdowns, he is no doubt an all-star caliber pitcher. Time will tell the tale if he reach that level again. IF Rudy Jamarillo can make this lineup one of the deadliest in baseball again: The 2008 Cubs led the NL in Runs Scored with 850. The 2009 Cubs had around 700. That's a whopping difference. A lot of Cubs hitters were pressing last year, with the lack of Aramis and trying to replace DeRosa's bat. A deep bench and instruction from one of the game's best hitting instructors should fix that. If not, God help us lol. IF the bullpen can do it's job. The Cubs pen in 2009 was among the worse in the league. The 2010 Cubs bullpen has started out looking like the worst in the league. Aside from Carlos Marmol and Sean Marshall (and James Russel in a limited capacity), then pen has been AWFUL. The 2010 Cubs have led in EVERY single game this season, but are only 3-4. Why you ask? The bullpen already has 3 losses. Aside from Zambrano's opening day nightmare, the Starting Pitching has been excellent. Once Lilly returns and either Gorzelanny/Silva are forced into the bullpen, that will add a solid veteran arm to the pen. Silva I believe is the favorite to keep the starter's job. He has been great all spring and in his first start this season (we are long over due for a reclamation project of our own LOL). The Cubs still lack a sure-fire 8th inning guy, but that could come in the form of a callup of one of two stud prospects: Blake Parker or Andrew Ca$hner. Cashner originally was a reliever, but his stuff was so nasty they want to stretch him into a starter. They could go with the Joba approach for him. While Blake Parker has been very good as a reliever/closer in the minors. He was drafted as a Catcher, then converted to a pitcher. He is still not mechanically sound at age 24, so they may not rush to bring him up. The Rickett's have given Hendry the green light to bring in another player or two, so he may make a move for a big time bullpen arm in the coming weeks/months if our current pen continues to struggle. Oh and one last thing to consider the injury plagued and underachieving 2009 Cubs had a 47-32 record against the Central last year, best of any team in the division, including your Cardinals (That's 15 games over .500 for those keeping track at home). Man this post would likely make Goat proud.

Yup those had me laughing too. He forgot John Grablow lol.

The fact that you called Milton Bradley our 2nd best hitter last year totally offsets anything smart you may have said. Also I won't deny your lineup is scary in the middle and your pitching is tough at the top of the rotation (with your yearly reclamation project being Brad Penny this year). Jaime Garcia at the back end is still a bit of a question mark. Your success or failure, like the Cubs last year, relies on your key guys coming through and staying healthy. The Cubs couldn't stay healthy, nor players play to their potential and they faltered miserably. If something happens to Carp or Wainwright, the whole dynamic of your team changes. Don't get cocky, it's only April.

You have my overall pick of Hawks over Devils in 6 for the Cup. Here are my first round predictions: East: Caps over Habs in 4. Devils over Flyers in 7. Sabres over Bruins in 5. Sens over Penguins in 7. West: Sharks over Avs in 7. Hawks over Preds in 6. Canucks over Kings in 5. Wings over Coyotes in 6.

I saw a lot of Polish flags on cars today, must be for the remembrance tomorrow of the Katyn Massacre and the tragedy that occurred in the jet crash. I too suspect foul play is involved.

LOL wtf?

Devilhawk's secret

Eh, idk. He doesn't have any more baggage than a T.O. or Brandon Marshall. His asking price was apparently extremely low too.

Why couldn't the Bears pull something like this off LOL?!