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I wonder if he got a clean bill of health or something?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 10:20 AM) @peanuttillman: Bear fans, I just found out some great news that will benefit us all about me staying in Chicago. @RapSheet doesn't even have this news. I am extremely interested in this. I love Peanut, as far as I'm concerned, he should have a lifetime contract, haha. Maybe he's going to play safety?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) That's a subscriber only article, what's the jist of it? Why does he want to cut those benefits? Isn't it a good thing that people set aside money for college tax free? Take the link and paste it into google and you can read it. Supposedly he has another incentive he wants to use but I presume his rational is that the benefit is only being taken advantage of by the more wealthy so lets drop that benefit. I just don't see why the program you want to whack is a program like this which provides an incentive for people to go to college and for families to actually save for college (vs. being in debt, which is a massive problem for the current and future generations of collegiate graduates). But since it involves you actually paying for money, I'm presuming another reason is you cut this and than offer free JC to all.

Since no one has talked about it. Just an FYI, that if you have young kids and use or are planning on using / taking advantage of a 529 plan for college savings that Obama is proposing to cut the benefits. That said, existing 529 plans will likely be grand-fathered in (not sure if that is existing based upon current balances or just plans that were set-up and new contributions to those existing plans would still benefit from the beneficial tax treatment). All of this might be a moot point cause republicans won't support it. http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-proposal...tion-1421811117

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) Specifically on climate change, I'll just point out that Senator James Inhofe, the newly appointed chairman of the Senate Environment Committee, made his very first point of business after receiving the gavel to go on a rant about how climate change is a hoax. There's no "working with the other side" when a substantial number of the other side believes in all sorts of conspiracy theories and doesn't even think the issue is a real issue. That's not a technocrat difference on the policy, it's not a philosophic difference on how to address the problem (e.g. hard emissions caps or market-based cap-and-trade) or even an ideological device or whether government should even address it ("let the free market sort it out"). It's one side flat-out refusing to address reality. I don't understand putting more onus on the head of the Executive, either. It's not like a Republican-controlled congress was passing a bunch of bills and he was vetoing them all (as will probably start to happen, at least a little bit, over the next two years). It was a Republican House and a Democratic Senate that couldn't pass bills together to send to the President. Thats cause who we put on these committee's tend to be morons in their given space. We should have people appointing people with real knowledge of these equations to actually do the real work and undersatnd thing. Its like the finance senate committee's and when I hear some of the people talk I'm like, these clowns are involved in this crap. They wouldn't even know how to balance a f***ing check book for pete sake.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 09:27 AM) I'd go with the pork tenderloin sandwich, because Pizza is Pizza and you can have that anywhere. Ditto. Just seeing hand breaded pork tenderloin sandwich got me hungry. I love pork tenderloin.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 08:59 AM) ha! I'm serious. I'm still pissed that when I was going to buy the original one you made, that the damn thing was already closed. I didn't like the 2nd one as much as the first so I figured one day you'd make the original again or another version. I want it bad!!! It was beautiful.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 08:07 PM) Gage is drinking. I need you to make another awesome Jimmy Buckets shirt!

Heck yeah boys! That's what I call bulls basketball. Rose was just sick!!! Pau played awesome too as did taj. Brooks annoyed me in second half. Offense gets so stagnant with him cause he dribbles way too much Kirk needs to get some confidence. Now let's make these types of performances and efforts a trend. Loved thibbs going with nazr early. He brought some toughness. Snell played good too.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) "In my entire coaching career, I've never seen another team's practice film prior to playing that team," he said. "I have never authorized, or heard of, or even seen in any way, shape, or form any other team's walkthrough. We don't even film our own. We don't even want to see ourselves do anything, that's the pace that it's at. Regardless, I've never been a part of that." Feb 17 2008 "In my entire coaching career, I have never talked to any player or staff member about football air pressure," he said. "The footballs are approved by the league and officials pregame, and we play with what's out there. That's the only way that I have ever thought about that." Jan 22 2015 IIRC, despite comments from certain people saying they filmed practice, no evidence was ever actually discovered that the Pats filmed a practice. The spygate and the hefty fines were tied to the Pats taking film during the games. The Boston Herald ultimately retracted its initial report / story that indicated they had filmed the Rams walkthrough during the superbowl, etc. In fact, I think the actual accounts were from people who were granted indemnity that they never did film the walkthrough / practice.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 06:51 AM) Rizzo is younger, LH, and much better defensively though. Abreu is a monster but you have to account for that. Rizzo is a really good player. That trade value column from Jonah Keri this offseason listed them at 6/7 respectively I believe. Can't go wrong with either guy. Rizzo is a star. Great numbers @ 24 years of age. Although both players had their best seasons last year. Now to show ability to repeat it.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 01:16 PM) I'm not saying he should be suspended for the Super Bowl, in fact I'm unsure about what the penalty should be. I'm arguing with you that it's completely overblown and horses***. There are just as many people that are saying its no big deal as there are that are outraged about it. You provided the Pineda example so I went with it. Obviously there isn't a exact comparison between these sports. The thing about this is that a ballboy isn't going to go out and do this on his own. Someone instructed this. We both know that Belicheck may not have called this kid into his office and directed him to do it, but it got filtered down to this kid or these kids from the top. It will not be proven, someone will take the fall for it and it most likely will not be Belicheck. Fairly certain Beli had nothing to do with this. Someone probably wanted it done but I don't think Beli ever told anyone to do that. He was pretty damn adamant at his press conference and made a quite a few point blank statements that he challenged the media and investigators on. I am sure this is similar to what Brad Johnson did where Brady tells the ball boy, try and get my balls a little deflated. If it was widespread, there would be enough ex-players, etc, who would come out and say something. And there are far more analyst who were players saying this is nothing than those saying it is something. In fact, Colts players are lining up saying its nothing either (probably cause they realize they look like a bunch of babies complaining about something so stupid). It is media pundits that are the main people making this a big deal and of the ex-players saying anything it is more those saying well, its 2nd time with Pats so the NFL has to do something not to look week (again...very few have said this has any impact on the game and the vast majority seem to consider it a non-story). This is more ESPN and the rest of the media having something to create ratings.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) But the thing is, they were blatant Jason. And this is the second time in Belichecks time that they have been busted doing stupid s*** like this. Using your Pineda example, let's pretend he uses something else next time. Something a little easier to hide like Vaseline. If he gets busted again because the other team suspects something fishy, don't you expect the penalty to be slightly more severe because he was busted again? In the end its stupid because Pineda has wicked stuff(or had wicked stuff) so he doesn't really need the help, but he still did it and got caught twice. In this case, it has nothing to do with Beli (unless he endorsed it). Sure it happened under his watch, but did the Yanks manager get suspended / fined because of what the player did? Heck no. Bountygate had such serious fines and punishment because of the amount of people involved and the fact that it had direct impacts on the overall safety of the league. If the league didn't come down hard on bountygate, every player safety advocate and attorney out there would have been hammering them with potential suits with the league and it would just be another thing the league looked the other direction related to safety. This had zero impact on the safety and in reality zero impact on the results. And while one or two players might have said the balls impact things, I've heard a heck of a lot more people saying its a bunch of nothing. 2nd half Pats were better than 1st half with normal balls (in worse conditions). I understand if they did something horrific and I can see a fine or whatever but this was likely Brady and even than I still don't care. If it happened against the Bears I wouldn't care either. Its a bunch of horses***. Would people rather have Beli suspended for the superbowl or Brady suspended for it, so the integrity of the superbowl can be ruined?

This is a nice low-risk move.

If this was an elbow injury, I'd love the move even more. Last time Crain was healthy, he was elite. Not saying we should at all expect that, but he's at the point in the process where he should be able to pitch and should be pretty close to 100%, which is a major plus. I might be wrong cause I'm more basing this on the fact that the injury happened in the summer of 13, so by the time spring starts, he'll have nearly been away from the game for 2 years, which would presumably put him in a pretty decent spot.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 10:48 AM) I'm not sure how much more the executive branch can do without Congressional assistance. I'm sick of the pissing contest...well we could do it if the other side would...we would do it if the other side would. At some point, cut the s*** and lets at least enact the stuff the general public wants that makes sense. Obama has failed miserably at working with the other party and yes the Repubs have failed too in this regard. They both get fat F's for this but I put more onus on the president as he is one person vs. say congress.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) I'd go Lincoln, Teddy, Washington, Jefferson, FDR, and Reagan as my top 6, in order. Everyone else was meh. Clinton makes my list as well. Mainly because he was the last president who was kind of able to reach across the aisle and get some bipartisanship to work. Ever since him its gone seriously downhill. I don't like everything he did and I don't think he did anything that I'd call "overly historic" but he did have pretty impressive approval ratings, etc, oversaw an extremely promising era, etc.

Yeah, that was a really tough episode to watch. Very sad to see her / Chris and the whole piece. You would hope MTV's producers got the blessing of her family, etc, cause you wouldn't want to put them in an uncomfortable spot (even if MTV is legally entitled to).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 11:49 AM) I don't think it mattered this game, but if it is no big deal, why have any standard? If you want to play with a flat ball, let them play with a flat ball. If you want it inflated to the point where it may pop, that would be fine also. There is a reason these balls were deflated below league standards, and it wasn't because whoever thought to do so didn't think it really mattered. The Patriots didn't play by the rules. Someone needs to be punished. Draft picks might be too much. I like the head coach suspended for the SB idea. Is someone going to get suspended in baseball for their use of pine tar? No, not until they are absurdly blatant like Pineda. Ejected from a game, sure, warned, certainly. Fined, possibly. This is going to end in a Pats fine and the story dropped. If the opposite happened (Colts shredded Pats and Beli complained about the balls), people would be saying the Pats are a bunch of whining babies and that would be the story line.

We are getting back on the winning track tonight!!!

On a sidenote...I will be surprised if it ends up being a guy the caliber of Hoffman traded but if so, yes, I'd have moved Kenny for him, haha.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 10:33 AM) At his age, James Shields would be insane to take a short term deal unless it was like $35 million next year. He needs to take the longest deal he can get. If that's only 4/$70 then someone might get a decent bargain out of him. Taking a 1 year deal would be crazy. I don't disagree with you. I just said if he was willing to take a short-term deal. Never said I thought he would. Crazier things have happened. If best thing he is getting are really bad AAV 3-4 year deals than maybe he takes a bet on himself at a higher AAV. 4/70 would be worth signing him, imo.

This is a nice move.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 22, 2015 -> 09:53 AM) I know its fun to talk about for most people it seems but I have zero interest in "Deflate Gate". Nothing about it leads me to want to know more about it or follow another second of the story. I usually find myself getting sucked into these stories but this one is just plain boring. Cause it is stupid and completely overblown. If it were the Patriots complaining about this, the media would be talking about how the Pats are just sore losers, etc. Bottom line...this is a story only because it involves the Pats. Stupid stupid story.

Reddy...I think you are delusional at this point. Too hard to see what the legacy would be down the road but I don't think there are a lot of people who today would call him one of the "great" presidents. If you go off of historical approval ratings, there is nothing to indicate he is great. Hard to predict what the view of him will be 20+ years from now but to be able to make a claim that he is in fact going to be regarded that way is pretty crazy.