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I don't think that's necessarily true. I think it was more the way that the match was booked. Once it was down to Show, Kane, Rusev, and Reigns, everybody knew what was going to happen (if they didn't already know that Reigns would win from the beginning). Vince is so out of touch, it's ridiculous. I think the fans would have gotten behind any one of Ziggler, Bray, Ambrose, and of course, Bryan winning. Even if Reigns won but 2 or 3 of those other guys were in the final four, the backlash would not have been nearly as bad. But there was horrible booking from the start of the match. It really is shocking that Vince and the top brass can't see what the fans want.

I did make some soup this morning, how did u know?

If Profar is off the table why would Gallo be available? Cuz I said so.

Gallo?

Jack Burton.

Matty V. That is all.

Since I live there, I'm faced with the Hwy 100/Bluemound intersection everyday. And I never use it. Honestly it's not bad if you just use Potter to cut across to any number of streets, then just on Bluemound (if you're going west). Taking Wisconsin, the lane to turn left on Hwy 100 is always like a 3 light change wait. But if you turn right on Hwy 100, you can bypass everyone and take the first left on Potter. Then you only have one red light to wait at and sometimes it's green by the time you get there. Take a left on 109th, 112th, 115th, etc. and you come out on Bluemound, saving yourself at least 5 minutes, if not more. Unless you hit the train. Ha yeah I've done that. Sucks.

Since I live there, I'm faced with the Hwy 100/Bluemound intersection everyday. And I never use it. Honestly it's not bad if you just use Potter to cut across to any number of streets, then just on Bluemound (if you're going west). Taking Wisconsin, the lane to turn left on Hwy 100 is always like a 3 light change wait. But if you turn right on Hwy 100, you can bypass everyone and take the first left on Potter. Then you only have one red light to wait at and sometimes it's green by the time you get there. Take a left on 109th, 112th, 115th, etc. and you come out on Bluemound, saving yourself at least 5 minutes, if not more.

I work downtown and live off Bluemound/Hwy 100. I have not taken the freeway home in over a year. I usually take some combination of State and Wisconsin. State seems to be quicker out of downtown than Wisconsin so I will take that and then cut across anywhere from 35th to 68th. I'm not sure if it would save any time going to Waukesha but I'd try taking Wisconsin to Hwy 100 and then either taking Bluemound into Waukesha or Bluemound to Moreland and jumping on the freeway there. Even if it takes a little longer, I'd rather be driving continuously than crawling along the freeway.

I think the real question should be who will be the Assistant to the Traveling Secretary.

Even better, they have the bookmarks bar at the top.

This is my big problem as well. The vast majority of people are likely not donating. It's just the "cool" thing to do, posting a video. And the people that are donating will probably not give it a second thought or are only donating because, again, it's the thing to do now. I'm all for donating to charity and causes, and I'm glad that ALS has gotten a big boost because of it. However, I don't think people should be guilted into doing it. Now people might say so what, ultimately money is being raised and that's a good thing. That's all well and good but like I said, most people likely won't give this a second thought. I've been giving to various charities and causes monthly for the past almost two years. I also like to spread the wealth, as I think donating to the smaller charities and smaller causes have a greater impact. Because of that, IF people really want to do these videos, it should be the person picking a charity of their choice and "challenging" the next people to donate to a different charity. That way lots of charities would see an increase and people could also pick something that perhaps has affected them personally. ALS is a horrible disease for sure, and Lou Gehrig is my favorite all-time player, but I don't have a personal connection to the disease. However, my brother does have a rare disease that affects maybe 2,000 world-wide, yet is hardly known, even to medical professionals. By doing something like this, perhaps more people would become aware of the many horrible diseases facing humanity.

I have no problem with fans of Man City who were fans years ago. But if you're jumping on the bandwagon now or in the past couple of years, you're almost as bad as a Man U or Chelsea fan.

I am conflicted. As a Seattle Sounders fan, I hate it because it makes them weaker. As an Everton fan, it makes Spurs stronger, which isn't good because it's another team to fight with for that #4 spot. As a US fan, I love it because Yedlin will be playing against better competition and will hopefully improve. Overall, I like it, because at the end of the day, I'm a US fan and this is good for him. Plus, it's always nice to see more Americans play in the EPL.

I've been an Everton supporter for the past 5-6 years.

Just curious, but why did you get into it then?

I am really liking just about every move that Theo & company have made since arriving in Chicago. First, there's the drafting & international signings (Baez, Bryant, Almora, Soler, etc.). They've added some formerly highly thought of and/or successful pitchers (e.g., Hammel, Arrieta, Doubront, now claiming Jacob Turner), some of which they have been able to trade for some highly touted prospects (e.g., Russell/McKinney). Theo is quietly building a winner down in Chicago. I know many of us here realize this. When will it be time for us to start taking the Cubs seriously? I say they start to be competitive next year but we should really fear them in 2016.

Jacob Turner. Justin Turner is the former Mets hitter.

Good call. Hey, the deadline is not over yet... He is never wrong, so I can only believe that Price will in fact be a Brewer in the next couple of hours. The Tigers found out about PrinceFielderx1's prediction, so they might feel obligated to trade him to the Brewers. The deadline ended at 3 pm CST.

Ok it's one thing to be against the trade and another to just quote your opinions as fact. Obviously this trade helps the Brewers in the present. But really, you can't understand why some people might be a little upset with losing Haniger? He's played pretty well, even though he's a little older for his level. TheCrew had a good post earlier summing up the trade. Haniger could (notice I said could, not will or won't) wind up being a .280 guy with 20-25 hrs. But that may be a few years down the road. Ultimately, I think the value Parra gives us now outweighs what Haniger might give us in the future.

That contract is pretty bad though for as much of a disappointment as Prado has been.

Banda sounds too much like Bando. I'm glad he's gone.

I am going to contradict my post I made in the other thread but it looks as though the Red Sox are looking for players who will help them next year. That means in order to get Carp or Napoli the Brewers are going to have to give up someone like Nelson or Thornburg and I don't believe that helps the Brewers all that much this year or next year. I would do Thornburg for Napoli straight up. He's signed through next year and as much as I like Thornburg, I think his value lies in the bullpen, not as a starter.

As much as I think this trade is "meh" for this year, if the Cards could get him to come back next year, I think he could very easily turn into the guy he was last year or at least very similar. There is at least some merit in what they are able to get out of certain players. Whether that's good coaching, magic juice, or something else, it has happened time and time again. Also, Masterson has been dealing with a knee injury all year, which could explain some of his problems.

Meh move for me. Was hoping they would have to give up Taveras and/or Miller.