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Probably. No-hitters are impressive, any way you slice it. You also think baseball is a sissy sport, which could not be further from the truth.

LOL @ Carlos Zambrano. What an *******.

Okay, my bad. I wasn't sure how much Brouwer was making. Brian Campbell's ungodly contract has really complicated things. Good all-around player, but so not worth that kind of money.

Bye Captain Kirk. You were a solid player for the Bulls for many years. If losing you means we get LeBron, then once again you are contributing. It was a pleasure watching you, even if you can't shoot for a high percentage.

Pedroia saves the day. What a game for him.

Larry's ex's big vagina. That was a great episode.

Wow, Papelbon sucks.

As I recall, he did pretty well in Philly. Lee would be an upgrade over Beckett, Dice-K, and Lackey, IMO. So far, all three of those pitchers haven't been worth the price.

Not a fan of trading Byfuglien. Pretty much the only real physical player on the Hawks. Completely dominated Game 5 in the Finals and came up huge a number of times in the postseason. The only player on the Hawks who was capable of containing Pronger, IMO. Plus, without any fear of retaliation, Kane is going to get bullied around next year. I understand the need to dump salary, but I would have much rather parted with someone like Troy Brouwer over Big Buff.

Of course. I would never bench Ubaldo. My pitching this week has been a joke.

f*** Randy Wells. You'd think he could get by against the Mariners.

B.J. Upton is a massive underachiever. So is Justin so far this year. I'm wondering when they'll bring in Hellickson to replace Davis in the rotation.

First of all, no. Like a thousand time no. Second of all, you are aware that the Dream Team's roster only consisted of U.S. players, right? You're saying that a 2010 Dream Team would "wipe the floor" with a team that had Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, David Robinson, and Patrick Ewing all in their prime? Really? (For the record, I'm leaving Magic and Bird out because they were not in their prime.)

Jordan played when hand checking was allowed, so that pretty much nullifies the "complicated defense" argument. Which, by the way, is a specious argument because it's not provable. Also, if players are marginally bigger and faster than they were when Jordan played, it should be noted that the talent has been diluted because of expansion teams, so that pretty much nullifies that argument as well. And Jordan was a much better shooter than Kobe, in terms of shot selection. Kobe forces so many shots it's not even funny. MJ also had a quicker first step, was faster in the open court, more explosive to the rim, and had way more hang time. Kobe is a great defender in his own right, but this one isn't even close. MJ could defend just as well as Kobe and was much better at getting in the passing lanes. He and Pippen had a sixth sense for anticipation. I won't touch the better leader argument. That's just opinion. The only thing I'll say is the Bulls were MJ's team from day one. The Lakers were Shaq's team for a long time. Yes, MJ had Pippen. Did he ever have a center as good as Shaq or Bynum? MJ was the GOAT, IMO. Like example said, Kobe may not even be the greatest Laker of all time. And as far as performing on the big stage in the playoffs, I cannot take the Kobe-MJ comparisons seriously.

I would neither boo nor cheer because there are compelling reasons for both, so they cancel each other out. And he wants a strong reaction from the crowd. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction.

Wow, that was a terrible game.

Yeah, that about sums it up for me.

We know Dojji is happy. I'm cool with it, despite my protestations that he may not be able to pitch 6+ innings. Dice-K sucks. Maybe he'll end up replacing him. God knows Dice-K doesn't give you 6+ innings.

Touche.

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