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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 04:58 PM) And also worked at a Cinnabon as an assistant manager. Mmmmmm

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 04:02 PM) So Viciedo is definitely going to hit major league pitching without any struggles. Interesting. Well according to you Pierre is definitely going to get better And I definitely was implying he was more of a sure thing than Pierre. The word "definite" or any insinuation of was not present in what I said

Dude, stop. Seriously. First of all, she has a boyfriend, so that should be enough to stop as is, but since it's not here goes... What makes you think that if she breaks up with him she wouldn't do that to you? I'm not trying to sound like a dick, but what makes you special? Someone does it once, or multiple times, why do you think they'd just stop? She clearly has issues, mentally, emotionally, self-awareness, maturity, self-respect etc...Don't play the healer role. You can't fix people or change people. Everyone thinks they can and everyone meets someone thinking they're the one to do it but you just can't. Not trying to sound harsh, but that's kinda the reality of it unfortunately. She's 20, she doesn't know what she wants. She clearly likes the attention you give her and it makes her feel good about herself. She may be doing this in the most non-malicious way possible, but she's using you for that attention. Whether she knows it or not, it's clear that is what is going on. Also, you gotta ask yourself, do you really feel the way you think you do about her or are you just infatuated at this point. You just saw a real f***ed up side of her - did that change anything? Don't make excuses for her either, that just ends up hurting yourself. I was in a similar situation last summer/winter with someone of similar age. Without getting into it, it ended up screwing me over once and then I allowed myself to get brought back in when she broke up with her ex again (she got back with him after, probably during, we were hanging out). She kinda kept me around with occasional messages and that s***. I saw what was going on again and stopped it. Yeah, it was hard at first because we used to talk so often, but it had to be like that. I stopped talking to her, removed her from facebook and everything. I still don't think anything she did was done maliciously, rather ignorantly, but that's the problem with girls like that. I've talked to her only a few times since (once her uncle died so I contacted her and she texted me on my birthday recently) and ya sometimes think about her but it's better this way. And it will be in the long run and that's what you have to see. I see nothing developing ever out of your scenario. Could you have a little fun with it for a bit? Of course, I could see it happening. But you're gonna end up hurt and pissed you didn't listen to anyone or to yourself. That may have come across a little harsh, but I've kinda been there, and others here have said similar things. Don't ignore the obvious becuase it's not the answer you want to hear. Can you even trust her after everything that's gone on? People are only as good as their word, and the sooner you realize that the better.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:26 PM) Really? I didn't know that. I know they had farm agreements, kinda like baseball, but I didn't know that some actually owned AHL teams outright. Toronto Marlies are owned by the same ownership group as the Maple Leafs, for example. Texas Stars are owned by Dallas too I believe and I'm not sure about OKC. I know Edmonton owned a dormant franchise but I don't know if that was resurrected as OKC or they sold their rights to it.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:38 PM) He's hit a number of clutch, game-winning hits recently that should have made up for some of the games he's lost with his glove. Yes, there's no denying that, but if you honestly think he's more of a sure thing to help us than Viciedo from this point forward...well, to me that's being either ignorant or stubborn.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:44 PM) This is where threads go to all hell. He asked me a question and I answered it, then there's a response completely off topic and boom! I do like Beckham's defense. Pierre hasn't done much stupid in left since April, has he? I know he has a rag arm. Like I said I'd rather we not have him, but we have tons of s***ty hitters right now, not just Juan. Beckham does add more value than Pierre but he's been getting criticized here pretty heavily as well.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:31 PM) Beckham seems like an automatic out as do several others. Aside from the few "Beckham is officially a bust" posts he gets very little criticism compared to Pierre. Pierre actually gets a hit once in a while. If Beckham and Lexi and Rios and Dunn don't start knocking in runs, it's going to be a long weekend this weekend in Chicago. That's also assuming Paulie and CQ aren't in little slumps. Have you read anyone else's posts here for the past couple months?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) The AHL is at least an Independent league. I'm pretty sure that the D league is owned by the NBA somehow. Gotcha. Some AHL franchises are owned by NHL teams though, so who knows.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 03:05 PM) Just chiming in to make sure everyone knows that it is 7:10 CST not 7:10 EST as the sub-title of the thread indicates. I want a flipping SWEEP to make up for that poop against KC. My bad. You'd be surprised how often i still confuse myself when the game starts

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) Aren't most of the guys there on NBA deals that they send down there? The AHL ran when the NHL was gone. A lot of young players on entry level deals even came down to play. And then as the season progressed some NHL vets even signed on.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 01:03 PM) Who cares. The generally accepted rate for stolen bases is 75%. 8 for 11 is 72.7%. It's not good but it's not that terrible that it needs to be called out.

Update on McGary Says Maryland recruiting the hardest but he's still intrigued with Kentucky.

This is yet further proof that selecting Qatar to host the World Cup was such a joke. They'd better not do this, it would completely bastardize the game. Qatar World Cup may feature three 30-minute periods

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 12:02 PM) If the season doesn't start, D-Will has signed a contract to play in Turkey I'm sure we'll see a lot of guys doing this and they'll probably also have an opt-out clause up to a certain date as well. That's what most NHL players did several years back.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) Like I've said in other threads, if Pierre continues to trend back towards his norm, Ozzie deserves all the credit here. He'll never get it from most people. Thing is, Viciedo would still be an upgrade. Although his OBP is alright, it's completely empty. I've been one of the bigger Pierre backers (or least one of the smaller "haters") but it's ignorant to think Viciedo would not be an improvement. Of course with Rios and Dunn performing so poorly as well I'd be fine with DV filling in for one of them instead. He just needs to be up here. Frankly, I'd rather see Viciedo/De Aza/Danks instead of Dunn/Pierre/Rios right now.

Is Viciedo's "magic" service time days number up yet?

First game thread of the year, hopefully I bring them some luck

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QUOTE (oldsox @ Jul 7, 2011 -> 11:32 AM) 1. Williams 2 3. I know Jose Martinez is another

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) I hate lexi, I wish they would send him bad to castro Right, because of all our problems this year he's been one of the biggest...

That was not the least bit surprising

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 6, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) I would say De Aza over D2, personally. I think he and Viciedo could add some energy and thump, respectively. Hell, De Aza in LF leading off, D2 in CF and Dayan at DH would probably significantly improve this team as well

I honestly think Charlotte's offense would have easily handled Chen today. The fact that they have only scored once off of him with only four hits is pretty embarrassing.

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