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In the span of an hour, the Bill Simmons chat became Insider only

Never actually on the ballot

I got a question for you Al- Who is the greatest player to not be nominated for the HOF?

But if you don't think Ripken or Gwynn are Hall of Famers, then who is? Those people should be taken out back and shot

Besides Raines, I wouldn't be at all suprised if no one on this list ever got more then one vote

Knoblauch's been out of baseball since 2002?

I have a feeling Bonds won't get in, or at least will have to wait a few years. The Joe D thing amazes me. And who didn't vote for Aaron? Stupid writers

2009 has Ricky Henderson. Mark Grace had 2500 hits and a .303 avg, it would be interesting to see analysis on him.

I think next year Goose and Rice get in. I'd vote for Justice b/c of his HR in the 95 World Series. Who couldn't vote for Tony Gwynn? I mean really

1) They have to pay ridiculously high rent at Dolphin Stadium and don't get any parking or concession revenue 2) Loria is a cheapass. But WOW! I am SO glad that Miami gets to keep a pro sports team after all! Because after all, when I think of the great sports towns in America, I think of St. Louis, Chicago, and Miami. Those are two reasons. A third is that they play in a football only stadium and one of the "reasons" that the crowds are so sparse is that there is a 75% chance of rain every day and the heat in July and August is too much for some people to bare... hence the need for a retractable roof. We'll see if that ends up being true and attendance goes up or if it was all just a load of baloney. But why can't the Fish pay for it themselves?

Somehow the Canucks have won 7 in a row and our in first in that division. It seems like most of the wins come in OT too

What would that be? I think the Saints loss to the Redskins was just them playing like shit, and not indicitive of the team as a whole. They just came out flat that week, and Payton did a poor job with playcalling. Given that they went to NY the next week and beat the Giants, I think everything is fine.

Because I made one off-hand remark? You're taking this way too seriously. I already posted that one had nothing to do with the other. Okay. I use the internet to follow sports. Even though TSN's Jennifer Hedger is a looker. I just think it's funny that in the midst of a big playoff game, a lot of the posts were about a freaking sports network. Who cares? I know that ESPN's been on Romo's cock. I still think it's funny that everyone obsess over what a sports network might say, or debate on who they hate/don't hate. I like the word imbecile though.

The pilot has its moments, but it's horribly paced and every scene is dragged out. Dwight consoling Pam, sex...I had sex with Jan, Darryl, and the cold opening- all LOL moments

I said the same thing and Man in Blak jumped on me. :-(

New Girl has Dwight talking about the Schrutes being thirsty babies. The Halloween one isn't great, but LOTC is right- it has Creed.

Why do the Fish need a new stadium anyway? And if they want one so bad, why can't they pay for it out of their own pocket?

Any movie that has cameos by Urkel, Jim Halpert and a crazy haired John Lithgow earns a thumbs up from me. And they might as well hand Jennifer Hudson the Oscar right now

I can't believe someone bothered to pick up Reitsma. Given that he botched the 04 and 05 NLDS, I hope he continues the success he had in Atlanta on Seattle.

A lot of episodes? The Pilot, Dwight's Speech and the episode where Packer messes with Michael's office are episodes I didn't like. I thought this was a very funny, well crafted episode. Jam drama, a great Dwight scene and Michael being an ass.

It is the anointed flavor of the month. Bob Barron in the wrestling folder: "Why are so many people obsessed with the WWE?" Why don't both of you go away. It's a topic in the sports folder and ESPN is the most prominent sports network in the country. Criticism of their coverage (which has been well-deserved, in recent months) is Perfectly Acceptable Discussion here, just like criticisms of Fox News would be acceptable in the Current Events folder, etc. I didn't say it wasn't acceptable discussion. I just don't see why so many people here immediately think of ESPN's reaction at the end of a football game.

Why are you so obsessed with Saturday Night Live? You do realize you're posting in the sports folder, right? Totally different. Instead of talking about the game or the playoffs, it seems like every response is ESPN hates this, no they hate that, no they've hated this since 2004.

I thought this episode was hilarious. Worst episode ever? Of course not, the Dwight-Pam scene was amazing

Why are so many people obsessed with a TV network?

What did the warning say? And more e-fed drama plz