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QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Nov 2, 2009 -> 10:18 AM) I think there's even a huge open lot right there across from ITT. IIT, champ. Get it right.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 22, 2009 -> 10:26 PM) Will he be available for the playoffs? Why, do you already have a tee time reserved?

This makes me really sad. What a great guy.

David Aardsma Mike MacDougal Nick Masset Javier Vazquez

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 02:15 AM) Of course in your scenario only people responsible and that wanted too would have kids, so adopting wouldnt really be an option. How f***ed up would it be is the only reason you cant have your own kids is because as a child you were forced into a vasectomy? Adoption would still be an option- there would always be some stragglers: kids whose parents died in accidents, children from immigrants perhaps, etc. An adopted child raised from infancy is just as much your own as one of your own blood. Perhaps that is another unpopular opinion of mine, but I firmly believe it. Why make new children in a world where there are so many waiting for caring homes starting the day they are born?

I'm also, of course, mostly kidding. It's a little crazy. Remember, kids, get your pet spay or neutered.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 01:16 PM) You do know there is a risk involved in vasectomies, I cant believe anyone would honestly think this would be a good idea. If it gets messed up and becomes irreversible, they can always adopt. I don't think anyone has ever died of a vasectomy.

All persons born in the United States should be given vasectomies/ligations at birth. Only after applying for and passing an exam should they be allowed to have the procedure reversed. Those without the financial means, mental competence, etc., as well as violent criminals and sex offenders would not have children.

QUOTE (Nixon @ Aug 20, 2009 -> 09:18 AM) West Virginia is probably the most god awful state I have ever set foot in. Ohio would come a close second. Basically any state where the major cultural hubs are gas stations or walmart super centers. Word.

agree

The hunting argument is silly - particularly deer hunting serves a vital role in population control, the animals are typically killed humanely after living in the wild, and the animals are used almost always for food (if not, then I condemn it). The real hypocrisy is with factory farmed meat. If I could choose between being one of Vick's dogs or a pig on many factory swine farms, I'd choose dog any day. Many animals on factory farms know nothing but torture from life until death: at least some of Vick's dogs were rewarded for victory, etc. I'm not saying that what Michael did was alright by any means, but what I am saying is that what he did isn't particularly worse than what pretty much every other NFL player (save for Tony Gonzales, a vegetarian, as I recall) does by eating factory farmed meat. I'm not sure how so many people can be OK with the realities of factory farming - it's pretty sickening, and I'm not some crazy PETA protester. I know there are many livestock farms that treat animals humanely, but there are also many that don't, and at the grocery store the consumer typically has no way of telling the difference.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 02:20 PM) As for road attendance it doesn't surprise me but certainly is disappointing that the Orioles, Indians, Twins, and A's in particular outdraw the White Sox. How about the Pirates, Nationals, Rockies, Padres, Reds, etc.? Ugh.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2009 -> 07:21 PM) Going to be a lot of rain tomorrow. Only in the morning probably...

So many haters.

QUOTE (Jeremy @ Aug 11, 2009 -> 10:39 PM) Why not Figgins himself? He's a free agent this off season. 3B Figgins 2B Beckham RF Dye DH Thome 1B Konerko LF CQ CF Rios C AJ SS Alexei The biggest problem I can see is that it might be too expensive, though you could always replace Thome or Dye with someone cheaper. Perhaps: 3B Figgins 2B Beckham DH Thome OR Dye (whichever is a better value) 1B Konerko RF CQ C AJ CF Rios SS Alexei LF Podsednik Or how about Orlando Hudson for 2B, leaving Beckham at third? Sadly, I imagine Figgins will be extremely expensive on the free agent market. I think most likely Getz will be starting at second base next year, though, particularly with so much spending already.