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That looks serious. Take notes, Nocioni ... I'm a big Lost fan. After having a few days to digest the finale from last Sunday , I've decided that while the ending was entertaining and heartfelt... it was a let down for such a well made show. Without getting into the details, I was disappointed that they didn't do more with the story they had built. Once they had set an end date (middle of season 5?), they should have been laser focused on wrapping up the story and driving towards a meaningful purpose. Instead, the end seemed rushed, distracted and mostly irrelevant (superfluous characters, dead end story lines, etc). And, since I want to post about Lost, why not bring it back home: Biggest what if: Chicago : If the Bulls had traded for Kobe last offseason . Turns out the East was weaker than expected - a rickety old Celtics team took out the Cavs and are dismantling the Magic. With Kobe, Noah, Rose and Salmons/random FA, we could have competed with any of those guys. Lost...

Deadspin has a great link up this afternoon: http://deadspin.com/5548316/ozzie-guillen-has-no-sympathy-for-clevelanders Apparently Ozzie was nice enough to sign a ball for some Cleveland fan at the game last night: Ouch. I guess that's his rendition of the Cleveland steamer. Yet, he speaks the truth. Cleveland is really the anus of sports now that Shittsburgh has a few superbowls with Rothlesraper. Can't think of a worse sports city... -KEG

This wrench can also play better defense than Teahen Let's skip the whole "introductory" paragraph and just get right down to the meat of it - the White Sox are flat out BAD. I've had one Sox post this year that was exciting, and that was two fans beating the shit out of each other (see previous post below). This just isn't going to cut it. We are inexplicably forced to think we can always "win now." This is wrong. If that mindset worked, the Oakland Raiders would be the best team in football. Here's what we need to do to right the ship: #1. Housecleaning There are certain people that just don't belong in a major league uniform. Sadly, we have more than a few of them on our team, and all of these bastards are hogging space on the 40-man roster. The following people need to be traded for a bag of balls, or herpes, or something else that just isn't them: - Randy Williams ( please just die ) - Jeff Marquez ( Randy Williams is going somew...

Wow, can we get a "hell yeah" for the guy in the Griffey jersey? That's a guy who says "I don't give a shit if I bought a jersey for a guy who played here half a season as a platoon guy, but I LIKE TO HIT PEOPLE!" Please note that the total pussy throwing punches in the perrywinkle shirt around the :26 mark no longer writes for us.

That's right... prepare for some serious homerism. Allow me to recap the argument I just had with one fat guy who gambles a lot and a real-life centaur: - Joe Noah isn't a top NBA center - There are so many centers better than Joe Noah - Joe Noah is a shitty offensive player - Hustle isn't a quantifiable statistic My rebuttal: Joe Noah is a top 5 NBA center. If you had to pick a center going into the 2011 season, there aren't 5 guys you would take before him. My list: 1) Dwight Howard 2) Pau Gasol 3) Duncan 4) Bogut 5) Joe "The Big Circus" Noah I can't imagine someone making a counter argument other than Brook Lopez (Al Jefferson, Amare, David Lee and Boozer are all forwards, - I don't care much for the FC label). With Duncan decaying daily and Bogut losing a fierce game of tug of war with the rim (and subsequently losing a close game of try and smash your arm through the floor), Noah might even be in the top 3. He's so underrated, it actually bot...

6'4, 257lbs and not Caucasian D-fuggs just ripped off a hat trick to take a critical game 3 from the Canucks. The Big Buff started on the 4th line and ended up destroying Luongo out of nowhere. Apparently he likes playing Vancouver. I actually watch playoff hockey, so, 1) this was really surprising since he's barely on the team and 2) he's a BIG freaking dude in front of the net. Niemi is actually playing well and Hossa looks fully healed so we're in good shape. Wait a second... this dude is black? There are black hockey players? He can skate and score goals and everything? Amazing. -KEG

A few thoughts on Vinny. Yes, he is a terrible strategist, motivator and leader and I'm glad he's gone. However, for a rookie coach dealing with a young team (and injuries), he managed to get the most out of the talent on the team: Rose: ROY and all-star, quickly developing into one of the best PG's in the NBA. Noah: From marginal starter to bona fide top 10 center. He's matured the most under Vinny's loose coaching style and emerged as the team leader and heart of the organization. Taj Gibson: I can't see any other coach getting more out of him than we got this season. Gorden: See the corpse of Ben Gordon on Detroit for comparison. In all, you can't say his tenure was a failure - two playoff appearances and he built the foundation of a solid contender for 2011. Coaching style varies widely (he's the polar opposite of Skiles) and sometimes it's just a matter of how the players respond, not so much the game plan. He was the perfect "training whee...

0-2, 7.85 ERA, 1.81 WHIP Too early to freak out?