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[Deezer]

Ohhh that's right, the Cubs' annual battle for mediocrity starts pretty soon.

[Ultima Shadow]

Do you come from Mount gambier????

Are there in your school some italians came with some school projects?

Heh, bit too far north from my home... I live in Southern Victoria. I do study Italian, and intend to see it through to Year 12.

Hey SC!. Have you been to Turin, Turino, or whichever it is? *the media here can't decide*

It's because some people say the Italian variation, and some say the English. Some of the Italian region/city names are better- instead of Rome, Sicily and Piemonte, I say Roma, Sicilia and Piedmont.

BTW, does anyone here watch cricket?

[Mr. Melee]

No, but I've heard of cricket.  Isn't it the thing that chirps, or is it a phone company?

[Insane Steve]

You know what I hate? People in the media who make comments like "Our athlete settled for the silver medal..." Yes. Because being worse than one person out of over 3 billion of your sex at something makes you a horrible failure.

What I think may be interesting to have done is take all the people who say something to this effect, and force them to try and replicate the time/score of the athlete they commented about. They'd get beaten with a crowbar once every failed attempt. Repeat until the time/score is replicated, or the person dies, whichever comes first. I bet 100% of the time, it'll be the latter.

DISCLAIMER: I do not condone the action above. It is a representation of what I think of this practice. S'all.

[PaperLuigi]

Preach on, Steve! That's 100% correct. I'm getting sick of people saying that. 2nd place is great, no matter what someone says.

[Mr. Melee]

Absolutely, I.S. It's an honor to be in the Olympics at all, so winning a medal, whether it's bronze, silver, or gold, is truly an honor and privelage. Now, if we were talking about football commentators...

[Jman]

You know what I hate? People in the media who make comments like "Our athlete settled for the silver medal..." Yes. Because being worse than one person out of over 3 billion of your sex at something makes you a horrible failure.

What I think may be interesting to have done is take all the people who say something to this effect, and force them to try and replicate the time/score of the athlete they commented about. They'd get beaten with a crowbar once every failed attempt. Repeat until the time/score is replicated, or the person dies, whichever comes first. I bet 100% of the time, it'll be the latter.

DISCLAIMER: I do not condone the action above. It is a representation of what I think of this practice. S'all.

Ha, I'd love to see that.  But not the crowbar/death part, just these people-who think-olympic-athletes-are-horrible-because-they-didn't-win-gold being forced to see if they could even amount to the athlete they based.

[Mr. Melee]

How I would love to see every commentator for CBS face the Steel Curtain. I would pop popcorn for that event.

[Jman]

Depressing news in the world of baseball.  Especially if you're a Twins fan like me.

44 year old baseball Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett suffered a stroke on Sunday morning at his home in Scotsdale, Arizona. He was rushed to the hospital where they performed Neuro surgery.  He was then airlifted to the hospital in Phoenix, Arizona.  He is currently listed in critical condition.  On Sunday, Twins outfielder Torii Hunter, who now plays the spot Kirby once filled, took himself out of the lineup upon hearing of the news.  And Twins broadcaster Dan Gladden, who played with Kirby on the 1987 World championship team, took his leave and went to Arizona to be with his former teammate. 

The Twins released a statement requesting that fans keep Kirby and his family in their prayers.  No further information has been released, but it is my theory that the stroke occurred from complications of Glaucoma, which ended Kirby's career in 1996.  This is a depressing note for all of baseball, as Kirby was one of the greats.
 

[Jman]

And now, a follow-up on the Kirby Puckett story.

It appears that Kirby Puckett will be taken off life support tonight, and could be dead by tomorrow.  This coming after he had a stroke, which I mentioned earlier.  Apparently, his chances went from considerably decent to slim to none.  Now, it's only a matter of time.

EDIT:  We have breaking news: Kirby Puckett is dead at the age of 44 from a stroke.  Apparently, he hadn't been in good health after his baseball career.  He was a bit overweight and he had glaucoma, which may have induced complications. 

Kirby played 12 years with the Minnesota Twins.  He first broke into the big leagues in 1984, and rose to stardom quickly, helping the Twins to their first ever World Championship in 1987, and another in 1991.  His career was brought to an early end in 1996, when he contracted glaucoma and lost sight in one of his eyes.  One of the most enduring Puckett moments was in the 1991 World Series when he hit a game winning homerun that forced game 7 against the Atlanta Braves.  Other highlights include his many over the fence catches that robbed many opposing players of homeruns. 

This is a real blow to the Twins organization as the baseball regular season draws near.  He will be missed by all who knew him, and the millions of fans who watched him bring this team national glory.  Kirby Puckett 1961-2006.  Rest in Peace, Kirby. 

[superstarMASIAH]

I'm suprised I didn't come to this earlier...  I chose skateboarding, because it pwns!  Yeah, the best deck brand is The Bloodsucking ToyMachine Skateboard Company.  All hale the underground masters!

[PaperLuigi]

Jman, sorry that Kirby Puckett is dead. Play on, Kirby.

[bobman37]

Hey Jman (and everyone else who's going to post stories), I don't want you to take this the wrong way. I just wanted to make sure that if you're using a story from a different site or source, and taking it word for word, it would probably be a good idea to put the source in your post. I'm not saying you did take it from somewhere else, you're in all probability a very good writer and that was all created from your mind. Just saying, if you ever use a verbatim report, put the URL or name of the website from whence you got it.

[superstarMASIAH]

[PaperLuigi]

Errr.....a tripod image?