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    Image of Tiger_Tanaka Tiger_Tanaka
    10/19/09

    In reply to StubHub Offering Great Deals On Mythical Mets-Cubs World Series Tickets
    Ron Santo just read this and bought those tickets. #stubhub
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    10/19/09

    In reply to StubHub Offering Great Deals On Mythical Mets-Cubs World Series Tickets
    #duan Good news, anyone out there who still reads DUAN, I have a column at National Football Post: [www.nationalfootballpost.com] #stubhub
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    Image of Don Nelson's Kicks Don Nelson's Kicks
    10/19/09

    @Bobby Big Wheel: Hey Bobby,

    Be there alongside your Hartford Whalers as they chase hockey immortality. Go to StubHub, where you'll find a fantastic selection of tickets to every playoff game – so you experience the championship chase live and in person. Check it out. Go to StubHub and get the seats you want today. #stubhub
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    Steve U promoted this comment Don Nelson's Kicks was starred Don Nelson's Kicks was unstarred
    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    10/19/09

    @Bobby Big Wheel:

    Who the hell is Bobby Big Wheel and why should I care?

    Oh, it's you...well, um, congratulations! #stubhub
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    10/19/09

    @Don Nelson's Kicks: That's a +1 #stubhub
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    Steve U was starred Steve U was unstarred
    Image of Steve U Steve U
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    War. War never changes.
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    Image of J-No J-No
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    I wanted this for my friends in the trades. They needed the work. In a big way. I have firends who have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last few months and could have used the work to keep their companies afloat.
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    Image of chisox08 chisox08
    10/02/09

    @J-No: Same here. I'm a sport management major at Loyola Chicago and I was banking on us getting the games big time for a job. Oh well. I was there this morning. Never in my life have I experienced something so depressing. Everyone there was sure we would get the games nobody expected it to be over just like that. 3 years in the making and it was taken away so quickly. It really sucks.
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    Image of J-No J-No
    10/02/09

    @chisox08: I can see from your commenter name that you are not a Cubs fan. Because I ahve experienced way worse. Still bitter about '84, etc...
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    The Campbell's soup people are furious that Brazil got the games, what with their flag telling people to order the Progresso
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    Image of cromartie cromartie
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    Do you really want the Olympics in your town? Are they really that important any more?

    They're never underbudget. Or even on budget. The disruption to the everyday flow of the host city is massive. And, even afterward, you're saddled with maintaining the infrastructure you've built to accommodate a large, one time event.

    Is Chicago any worse off for losing in 2016 than Toronto in losing 1996? Is Salt Lake City any better off for hosting in 2002?

    Is it finally reasonable to ask in a loud voice whether professional sports or hosted large scale events like this are worth the cost anymore?
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    Image of Greek McPapadopoulos Greek McPapadopoulos
    10/02/09

    @cromartie: Athens was able to put through a whole bunch of infrastructure improvements that the city needed for years. And I'm sure a lot of Chinese were satisfied hosting the games as well. Pride counts for a lot.
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    Image of BruschisBrewsky BruschisBrewsky
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    "When have those signs ever brought victory?" Andrew Cooper of Chicago asked. "We didn't need that stupid curse on our bid."

    Or, perhaps, a city that references a fucking "Billy Goat Curse" whenever something doesn't go their way just doesn't deserve the Olympics.

    Just sayin'...
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    As suggested by this photo, clearly the only way Chicago could have gotten the Olympics would have been to sic Liberty Prime on the IOC.
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    Image of formerly Chief Wahoo formerly Chief Wahoo
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    Seriously? Beach Volleyball. Put your average hot, oiled, scantily-clad Brazilian woman against your average Bears fan. We done now?
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    Image of ScientificMapp ScientificMapp
    10/02/09

    In reply to Who Is To Blame For Chicago's Olympic-Sized Failure?
    Chicago-area Special Olympics athletes are already busy campaigning for their event to be held there in 2004.
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    Image of BruschisBrewsky BruschisBrewsky
    09/20/09

    In reply to The Cubs Cannot Be Sold Until Shawon Dunston Takes Freshman Lit
    NFL Sunday Countdown's coverage of players Tweet fights is the most fucking ridiculous and tedious thing I've ever seen.

    And this includes anything Kenny Mayne has done in the last 5 years.
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    Image of Gravy Gravy
    09/20/09

    @BruschisBrewsky: BruschisBrewsky was starred

    So, Ye Antient Order of Noble Corks confers on Sunday mornings?

    /slaps BruschisBrewsky's butt
    //"Attaboy"
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    Image of BruschisBrewsky BruschisBrewsky
    09/20/09

    @Gravy: There's so many people I would like to thank...

    *music plays me out*
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    09/20/09

    In reply to The Cubs Cannot Be Sold Until Shawon Dunston Takes Freshman Lit
    Dunston currently plans to Check In to the Cornell School of Hotel Administration.
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    Image of ClintonPortishead ClintonPortishead
    09/17/09

    In reply to Mark Grace And This Tramp-Stamped Bartender Have Apparently Met
    Christ, that lady has more chains on her wrist than The Amistad. Not all that sparkles is gold, sweetheart.
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    Image of ScientificMapp ScientificMapp
    09/17/09

    In reply to Mark Grace And This Tramp-Stamped Bartender Have Apparently Met
    Apparently she tends at one of St. Louis's most exclusive and high-class bars. They have two kinds of Gardetto's that they put out.
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    09/17/09

    @ScientificMapp: Miss, I think I'll have the Italian Cheese Blend, while the lady would like Chipotle Cheddar. We'll also need glasses for our Bud Lights. Do we look like savages to you?
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    Image of Karlifornia Karlifornia
    09/17/09

    In reply to Mark Grace And This Tramp-Stamped Bartender Have Apparently Met
    Here I thought my girlfriend's "Pudge" tattoo was just a self-deprecating jab at her weight gain :(
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