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- 11/08/09
1st & 3rd round picks 2009, 1st round pick 2010 and Kyle Orton. Bears get Cutler and a 5th round pick.
posted by willthrill72 at 05:28 PM on April 02
I just heard that on Chicago radio that Cutler has been traded to the Bears. I thought they were just goofing around but then I heard a news break that confirmed it. Details to follow.
posted by willthrill72 at 05:24 PM on April 02
First, let me say that I am not excusing what Tilghman said, but perhaps the use of the word "lynch" and all its connotations are truly regional. As Joey said, where he came from the term was exclusive to the historical context. Growing up in the Midwest, we used the word to reference any kind of rumble, mob action, etc. Hell, there was a group of morons in my high school that called themselves the Lynchmob. Now I went to a very racially and ethnically diverse school and no one ever though twice about it. They were all bark and no bite. Honestly, when the story first broke and I heard the audio clip, I thought "big deal". It took a few minutes for the severity of the comment to sink in. I am not a mind reader nor do I personally know Ms. Tilghman, but I truly do not believe there was malice in her comment and she didn't realize what she had said at the time. I find the cover far more egregious and flamatory than anything Tilghman said.
posted by willthrill72 at 04:39 PM on January 18
As much as I detest the Patriots (my wife, unfortunately, is a HUGE Pats fan), I think this is one helluva classy move by Kraft. I really don't think his intent was to "one-up" Irsay or the Colts, but as rcade said, it was a nice benefit.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:13 AM on January 16
I agree with those who say Cuban irritates them. But, his savvy, passion, and willingness to spend a shit load of dough, appeal to the side of me who would love to see the Cubs finally contend for the WS. Hopefully, Cuban would be smart enough not to piss off and alienate the umpiring crew each and every series. Oh well, it's all for nought. Selig will never let Cuban into the MLB owners club and Reinsdorf, Selig's buddy, hates Cuban, too.
posted by willthrill72 at 04:41 PM on July 13
Too bad the Hawks can't draft a new owner. My frustration and contempt for the Blaakhawks organization has trickled down to the entire league. For the first time that I can remember I am completely apathetic towards the NHL and it's just killing me. I'm unsure if I will even tune into the playoffs. Sorry. Self pity party has ceased. Carry on. On preview: what wdminott said.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:17 AM on April 11
Typical, despicable, Simon play. The league has to something and it has to be harsh. I would like to see Simon prosecuted to the full extent of the law, as well.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:46 AM on March 09
For the record, and just to be sure we're clear: I'm not advocating murdering anyone. Of course not...we just need it to look like an accident.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:03 PM on January 24
Fraze, I was wondering the same thing. The only thing I could think ofi s that they were playing from behind the whole game, granted not by much, and felt they had to throw the ball to climb back into it. And that was exactly what they did from two minutes left in the first half and well into the third quarter. I thought for sure once they pulled within two, the Bears were going to get a steady dose of McAllister and Bush. Guess not. (Thank god)
posted by willthrill72 at 08:39 AM on January 24
Actually, TBH, the Bears have been maligned by the local media in Chicago for the latter half of the season, and it certainly spread to the national media. Hell, a fair number of local sports talking heads picked the Saints. Grossman has been under a microscope all season, and only recently have the experts seem to have picked up that the defense has been playing like shit. It has been at times painful to watch the media skewer Grossman and he certainly didn't help his situation by some of the things he said, but I firmly believe that if he stays healthy and works out his mental and physical mechanics, he could be a great quarterback. For now, I am simply basking in the glow of a serious whoopin' on the media darlings and can't wait to see Manning in the big one.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:03 AM on January 22
I have to agree with several other posters that the guaranteed money and less wear and tear on his body were the keys to his decision. And as a Cubs fan, my enthusiasm is somewhat tempered. I have not seem him play baseball, but from what I have heard, he doesn't really do anything special. He has a 95+ mph fastball and is developing a decent slider. That kind of sounds like most righties in the majors.
posted by willthrill72 at 12:18 PM on January 20
BTW, if I use my middle name it becomes John Mullet Namibia. I had no idea Barry Melrose and I were related.
posted by willthrill72 at 03:55 PM on January 19
You know, I have really tried liking this guy but he continues to do such stupid shit. Hey, I have absolutely nothing against him wanting to burn some now and again. But seriously...an airplane? Alfred Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
posted by willthrill72 at 02:24 PM on January 18
Great article, TBH. For obvious reasons I can't say that I share your affinity with the Saints this weekend. Had it been any other year, or opponent for that matter, then hell yes I'd be pulling for them. I don' think there is anyone who can debate that the Saints haven't been a great story this year but it's been 21 years since I last saw my Bears in the Superbowl, and I was just a wee lad at the time. Oh, and I hate. I hate Charles Martin, I hate Mike Holmgren, Forrest Gregg (sp?), I HATE the Pistons. Bartman! Well, let's just say I have a lot of hate.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:09 AM on January 17
I concur. Great post, TBH. And you're right, Teemu...life sucks sometimes. Godspeed to your friend.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:14 AM on January 12
It pains me that my NFL picks seem to garner responses from some of the most uneducated, illiterate people on Earth. Fraze, I think the rest of us just like to sit back and watch the car wreck. Good as always.
posted by willthrill72 at 01:59 PM on January 04
I was able to read it no problem.
posted by willthrill72 at 03:37 PM on December 15
The Raiders will fold faster than Tim Krumrie’s leg in the Super Bowl. Man, that's mean...but I like it.
posted by willthrill72 at 04:21 PM on December 09
Bobby Knight is a rather polarizing figure. This just might spark an interesting discourse, Texan.
posted by willthrill72 at 06:14 PM on November 14
This has been WAY overblown by the media. Had this involved another coach and not Knight, this would have been little more than a footnote at the rear of the sports section, if mentioned at all. I'm no Bobby Knight apologist by any means but this is BS.
posted by willthrill72 at 06:05 PM on November 14
Stern is an iron-fisted ass. I don't understand what harm Cuban causes by being in the huddle. Is it an unfair advantage to have your team owner, who obviously cares about his team and people, in team huddles due to his business prowess? Or is he drawing up plays and defensive schemes. Or maybe Cuban is packing heat and this is how Stern penalizes him. Just leave it at home, Mark. Just leave it at home.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:44 AM on November 03
I've never heard of hashing before but it sounds like fun. Wait...what do you mean there is no hashish involved? Nevermind.
posted by willthrill72 at 08:27 AM on November 02
I just read this story on the Everybody Sucks Penis Network website. What the hell was this guy thinking? I SO love he apology his PR (attorney) person wrote for him. On the side, are there certain guidlines when it comes to heckling. Obviously you can't use racial or familial insults, but what else is taboo? Do the different sports leagues set guidlelines or is it up to the individual venue? Just wondering. BTW-nice headline, Rcade. On preview: I agree with Chico. He deserved punishment but it does seem a but harsh to ban him from EVERY NBA game.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:11 AM on October 31
It's settled. Bleeding head only in '93. Why, in god's name, would they ever take it out? Put my violence back!
posted by willthrill72 at 08:57 AM on October 31
Was this the game they played during Swingers on the Sega Genesis? Absolutely. I can recall MANY spent days of my youth battling my best friend for hours on end. My spin-o-rama was my best move. Gretzky was the bomb!
posted by willthrill72 at 08:27 PM on October 27
Football (gridiron) has been played in Canada longer than in the U.S.A., so, I'm thinking football is a Canadian sport exported to the States. From the Wikipedia article regarding football- Modern American football grew out of a match between McGill University of Montreal, and Harvard University in 1874. At the time, Harvard students are reported to have played the Boston Game — a running code — rather than the FA-based kicking games favored by US universities. From the entry regarding the invention of "American Football" on about.com- Derived from the English game of rugby, American football was started in 1879 with rules instituted by Walter Camp, player and coach at Yale University. I guess all I'm trying to say is that "American Football" is a North American sport in origin. Whether it originated in Canada or USA is up for debate in my mind. Regardless, it actually derived from rugby, so I guess we have the Brits to thank for it.
posted by willthrill72 at 07:05 PM on October 26
I'll even wager that Brian McBride, Kasey Keller and Claudio Reyna (whom you've probably never heard of) Actually, my wife went to High School with Brian McBride here in Illinois and was quite friendly with him (not THAT friendly). It was either Arlington Heights or Buffalo Grove, I don't recall which. Sorry for the digression. Now back to the rampant paranoia.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:28 AM on October 25
Has this guy always been so joyless? Yep!
posted by willthrill72 at 04:17 PM on October 24
I'm probably the only Cubs fan on the planet who is actually pulling for the Cards. And I really don't even know why.
posted by willthrill72 at 08:48 PM on October 21
Harry Caray DID suck. Not blasphemous at all.
posted by willthrill72 at 12:41 PM on October 21
Actually, me and the boys in the band have been hiding a lot from you guys. Are you fucking with us, or are you really Tommy Victor?
posted by willthrill72 at 12:24 PM on October 21
You are absolutely right. I sincerely apologize. I know better.
posted by willthrill72 at 12:17 PM on October 21
Alcoholism = Disease SunnySide = Schmuck Of course I write this after consuming an entire bottle of merlot.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:24 PM on October 20
That's good stuff, BPP. It's great that we have our very own resident baseball expert right here on SpoFi.
posted by willthrill72 at 02:47 PM on October 19
Actually, irfc, it was Thomas Harris (from Silence of the Lambs fame) who wrote the novel Black Sunday in 1975 about an attack during the Super Bowl,
posted by willthrill72 at 02:25 PM on October 19
And I still say my comments were no more off topic then the story itself. How can the story be off topic when the story IS the topic?
posted by willthrill72 at 10:45 PM on October 18
I'm sorry, but even though the posting is only loosely sports related, I certainly didn't perceive a political agenda or viewpoint from irfc. Commander, you have railed on this site in the past with your anti "Neo Con" rhetoric before. It didn't belong here then and it doesn't belong here now.
posted by willthrill72 at 10:30 PM on October 18
Good thing that Rogers pitched so well, then. Now he needn't worry about finding a pile of co-ed's corpses left in his garage and Maddux can stash them somewhere else.
posted by willthrill72 at 06:32 PM on October 15
I swear I read an article earlier today that put Lyon's comments in a much more damning context but I can't find it again for the life of me. The ESPN link downplays it a bit from what I read earlier. I wish I had actually seen the or heard the incident. We all know how the media can be.
posted by willthrill72 at 07:22 PM on October 14
Lyons was basically insinuating that he doesn't trust Hispanic people and he made a mockery of their language. I like "Psycho", but I would hardly say that Fox went overboard by firing him for his racially insensitive remarks. Don't forget, Cosell made a comment about the length of black people's legs some years back and caught a shitstorm for it. I think Lyons' comments might have been more disrespectful. And by the way, if being insulted and not doing anything about it is part of life, that's not the type of life I would want to live.
posted by willthrill72 at 04:44 PM on October 14
Whew! Might as well go ahead and immortalize him in bronze right now. But seriously, like Chico said, every year there is at least one hero in the playoffs and/or WS. Rogers is pitching great but it's a bit early to hang the MVP on him, let alone be talking about his peformance thirty years from now (unless, of course, you are a Tigers fan). And don't forget, the Tigers haven't made it to the series yet. Stranger things have happened.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:00 AM on October 14
Ahem...Bears 40, Bills 7. I'd say they covered.
posted by willthrill72 at 08:30 PM on October 08
Blanket party. That's right. When I was typing that earlier I was totally thinking of the scene in Full Metal Jacket.
posted by willthrill72 at 10:22 PM on September 18
Muggsy brings up a good point. Where the hell is Millen and Marrinelli when this idiot continues to say stupid shit. Fine him. Bench him. Do something. This guy is an embarassment to a team that is already morally dejected. If nothing else, his teammates should beat the hell out of him. I'm thinking bars of soap wrapped in bath towels. What's that called?
posted by willthrill72 at 04:12 PM on September 18
I can't believe I actually agree with all your picks this week (with the exception of maybe Minnesota and the Bears WILL cover). Once again, thank goodness the Hoser is back! Let's see if I can get more than five wins in this weeks office confidence pool.
posted by willthrill72 at 08:41 AM on September 15
I disagree that this is completely implausible, unusual, perhaps. Family members and close friends may be privy to this kind of converstation if the patient wanted it that way, or didn't mind. I was in my early twenties when I was diagnosed and treated for testicular cancer...an adult. My doctors, the very doctors who treated Armstrong mind you, would not speak about trreatment, medical history, etc. if anyone other than my parents were in the room. And even at that they asked if it was okay. My best friend, who was and is still like a brother to me, wasn't even allowed to be in the room when my doctors were checking on me, let alone getting my medical history. This oncology team is the best in the business when it comes to testicular cancer and I seriously doubt if they would speak freely in front of third parties for the most remote possibility of it appearing unethical or improper. I know I sound like an Armstrong apologist, and maybe I am. However, that doesn't detract from the notion that the Abreus' story just doesn't jive. I'll wait until there is undisputable evidence that declares Armstrong guilty before I pass judgement.
posted by willthrill72 at 03:29 PM on September 14
Thanks, BPP. That was my point. But I do appreciate the condescension, sic.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:46 PM on September 13
How exactly were the Andreus' privvy to the conversations between Armstrong and his oncologists? Also, I know I have said this before, but I had the same type of cancer and i didn't take any PEDs. The worst drug I ever had partaken in was marijuana. So, maybe Lance is a doper...just a different kind.
posted by willthrill72 at 05:04 PM on September 13
Where the hell did Nellie come from? Keith Jackson
posted by willthrill72 at 10:25 AM on September 01
I totally get where Kaufman and holden are coming from. I found myself pulling for the BoSox wholeheartedly back in 2004 and now I'm am simply not phased by their sudden downfall. I'm not the least bit reveling in the injuries they have incurred, god forbid, but I just haven't found myself sympathizing. I think part of the reason I was cheering for them during their WS stretch is because I'm a Cubs fan who knows all to well the feeling of pulling for a team that hasn't made it to the big show in a millenia. It somehow deep in the recesses of my imagination made me feel if they can do it then, by god, so can the Cubs. Now that magic has worn off and I find myself simply not caring about the Red Sox fortunes, either good or ill.
posted by willthrill72 at 06:48 PM on August 31
The blatant sexism of this post aside... Dude, Pink rocks! But seriously, I think it's a good move for NBC; trying to distance itself from ABC's Monday Football, which had at one time been somewhat of an icon and in the past several years become an I can't watch. Besides, I would much rather see and hear Pink than a washed up HW,J.
posted by willthrill72 at 12:48 PM on August 31
Perfect example of ignoring education in favor of sports glory. Shit... mjk beat me to it.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:33 PM on August 29
I think it's a combination of undervaluing our educators and overemphasizing scholastic sports.
posted by willthrill72 at 03:59 PM on August 29
I thought I saw a story earlier today naming punter Todd Saurbraun as well (I know... a punter). Maybe it was a misprint and was meant to read Steussie.
posted by willthrill72 at 09:54 PM on August 28
I have to reitterate what Weedy and myshtigo said; I had absolutely no idea such a league ever existed. The recognition these guys are finally receiving is WAY past due. Thanks for the post, Amateur.
posted by willthrill72 at 11:12 AM on August 25
You helped me see basketball as the sport of cheaters. Odd... WTF are you talking about?
posted by willthrill72 at 10:44 PM on August 10
While still deplorable, this isn't that bad by Bluecarp's standards.
posted by willthrill72 at 10:43 PM on August 10
Chip sucked, at least Stone knew his shit (even though he was a pompous ass).
posted by willthrill72 at 10:39 PM on August 10
Still, $5 million bail is ridiculous, You're kidding, right? The fucker had four weapons and a bullett proof vest on. Last I checked Clarett wasn't stationed in Iraq; he was driving his SUV. Also, if you happened to read the article, the cops tased him and he still resisted. Yeah, you're probably right, he should have been ROR.
posted by willthrill72 at 10:35 PM on August 10
Broncos Trade Jay Cutler to Bears for Two First Round Picks and Kyle Orton
Let's face it. The Bears giving up a couple of first round draft picks is really not that big of a deal. They are not exactly known for their early round draft picks, are they. Cedric Benson, anyone? Chris Williams? Michael Haynes, Marc Colombo, Cade McNown. The list goes on and on. Sure, they did well with Urlacher and Olsen, but that's it. The Bears still have a compensatory 3rd round pick this year and they got a 5th round pick from the Broncos. To get their hands on a franchise-type QB, I don't think they gave up too much.
And I'm with bender, before this McDaniels uproar, I never heard anyhting negative regarding Cutler's attitude. All the sudden, he feels like he's being wronged and voicing out, and he's a petulant crybaby. I'm sure blame lies at the feet of both Cutler and the Broncos.