Phightins

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers-20110322,0,2566017.column One of the most disgraceful pieces of sports journalism I have seen in a while. Written by (no surprise) TJ Simers. Can't believe this man is still employed. But hey, I guess he still generates tons of page views for their website.

Time for spring training to end. Guys are dropping like flies. Oswalt hit in the head with a line drive today. Sheesh, hope it isn't serious.

Total domination and they don't get 2 points. Story of 2011. Can't afford to gift wrap two points to the Caps like that. Awful.

That whole team is a mess. If you are going for a rebuild, go the distance. Maybe Murray figures he is gone this summer and decided to do something stupid before being shown the door? Hah.

Can we just ban this clown for life? And yes, before I get jumped on by Universe and ECN, I am aware that the Flyers have several dirty players. But Cooke is in a league of his own.

Yup. I love the Castillo move for the Phillies btw. 10 day tryout. If he winds up being worse than our other shitty 2B options, he gets released and the Phillies pay him $0. If he shows he is better than Wilson Valdez/Josh Barfield/Pete Orr (likely), he stays for slightly over $400K with the Mets picking up the other $5.5 mil +. At worst, he is cheap depth. Thanks Mets! But really, I think the Mets should have done this way sooner.

Close to signing Luis Castillo. League minimum. Fine, whatever. He can challenge Josh Barfield and Wilson Valdez for playing time. Not like there was a more intriguing option out there. Biggest issue is that this seems like an admission that Utley will be out for a long time.

Gustafsson sent back to Adirondack. Weird. No explanation given yet. Pronger can't possibly be ready to go yet...can he?

Pretty impressed with the effort for the Sixers, considering all the odds stacked against them (second half of a back to back out west without their best player, against a good team in a tough building). Also, similarly, you don't totally appreciate how good Andre is until he is not in the lineup.

http://deadspin.com/#!5783591 This is kind of funny/unfortunate.

Haha sorry for the confusion!

No Dre tonight. Smart move. He is dealing with the chondromalacia in his knee, it is the second night of a back-to-back, and there is a three day break after the game. So give him a nice amount of time to get healthy. It will also be fun to see ET get extra minutes.

I'd say Brand's resurgence, Jrue taking another step forward, as well as finding role players that actually fit have been just as important if not more important. Not to take anything away from Dre though, he has been spectacular lately.

Words can't really describe how great he has been for the past 3-ish months.

Oh shit, totally forgot to bump this last night and thank the Flyers for taking my advice! Gus played well too!

No, I just want you to stop talking out of your ass.

Yeah. You won't find 9 pages of "hockey posts" preceding that or anything... Keep grasping for straws.

I have never contributed anything of substance to this thread and I hate the Canadiens so much...

Nah, I post plenty about hockey. I usually just stop once you make it personal and call me an idiot.

*ATTENTION* From now on this is MY thread and MY thread alone. Anybody who questions this or disagrees with me on any point within the realm of this thread will have their HOCKEY IQ brought into question. CONSIDER YOURSELVES WARNED!

OK, don't worry, the previous post was 100% sarcastic.

Nah, you look like a tool for calling people stupid when they disagree with you. Childish. But really, I am just looking out for you homie. It looks pretty tacky when you say "your an idiot". Step your game up! Trolling 101.

OK. I will be supporting the Canadiens in that game. Don't want Buffalo in the playoffs! You buying my jersey?

I would love to attend a game at Bell Centre. I hear it's an awesome atmosphere. Sometime in the next few years. I'll let you know.

Seriously write with proper grammar when playing the "stupid" or "retard" card. Makes you look like an even bigger tool than you actually are.