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http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/...6315/pearl.html Above is a site on the Pearl Harbor conspiracy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 12:28 PM) There is zero chance any leader would have left his navy exposed in that way if he had an inkling of a time or a place.. Not the entire fleet. They knew that a Japanese first strike was a strong possibility. But that was why the fleet moved to Pearl; to respond to a potential first strike I thought the majority of the big cruisers and aircraft carriers were not stationed at the base the day of the attack? Am I mistaken?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) The more I have read about FDR in the time period of 1939 to Dec 6, 1941, the less I agree with that. He talked over and over again about needing the one incident to be able to break down the isolationist movement in the US, and he had been taking us step by step to war, without most of the country realizing it. He himself was busted by the one and only Chicago Tribune days before the Japanese attack that there would need to be millions of troops sent to Europe to defeat Hitler, and that meant us. Everything indicates he wanted it to happen. FDR even lied about the events of a couple of our incidents in the Atlantic with the Nazi's to try to make the case for war more palatable to America. FDR also knew by ordering an oil embargo against Japan, they would have to start attacking either the Dutch East Indies (Britain) or the USSR, which had already been attacked by Germany, to find an oil supply. Heck reading some of the things that FDR and Churchill were talking about during that time period that have been released, it wouldn't surprise me at all if he knew Pearl Harbor was coming ahead of time. I fully believe that FDR was aware of Pearl Harbor. Albeit, Balta & Badger bring up logical counterpoints.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 01:45 PM) The only guy who has been an above average defender by any reasonable amount has been Rios. There is no way Rios makes up for Teahen. Pierre, Rios, Beckham, and Ramirez all I would imagine are above average on the UZR. Ignore the above, Kalapse said it much better than I did.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 1, 2010 -> 01:39 PM) Teahen himself has given away more than that. Things like that are exactly why I can't get behind fielding stats as some sort of reality. Teahen has given up more than the average, but other guys are giving up less than the average so the weighted hole is only 4.6 above average.

BA Hot Sheet Chat on Jordan Danks:

BA Hot Sheet Chat on Hudson:

Ya, one thing I'm very congnizant of is the fact that you can't really take cabs and stuff like that in Russia and to not be flashy. One of the coworkers I'm going with is Russian and lived there up until they were 17 or 18.

I'm going to be going to Moscow for business for 2 weeks and I was going to see if anyone has ever been and if so if they have any advice of things to see/do or not to see/do. I'll probably have 3 to 4 or so days where I won't spend a minute working, but I'll also have might nights free to see stuff as well. Thanks

Good luck Sqwert. You can definitely use a garment bag as your carry on (as long as it isn't some massive garment bag). Heck, I have a pretty good size garment bag that I use as my carry-on when I fly for business.

I'm curious to know whether scouts like him more than Kenny Jr at least. Kenny is a great athlete but the guy can't stay healthy and was such a ridiculous overdraft.

Thanks Guys & Gals. Honeymoons Friday, was married this past Friday. Enjoyed a couple days of summer bbq's afterwards

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 31, 2010 -> 10:38 AM) Surprised to see GT get the final national seed spot. UCLA looks to be in the toughest regional. I think the Louisville regional is weak, just 2 teams have a legit shot at winning that. Florida got some tough teams too. Oregon St is no slouch and FAU is capable of winning that regional too IMO. Bethune is always tough for a game. I like Miami's chances to win their regional. And FSU should advance even if its on the road. UCONN may be real good but perception is that FSU shouldnt be losing to northern schools like UCONN. I think Miami got the easiest regional of the Florida schools followed by FSU and then Florida. I was irked the Titans didn't pull one of the natioanl seeds, but after seeing the regional draw they got I'm ok with not being a top 8 seed. Stanford historically owns us in the post-season though, but hopefully my Titans stay hot. I have no idea who they will end up playing. UCI is a good post-season team of late and has lots of experience (scary 3 seed) and LSU is on fire with the talent of a national 8 seed (but unfortunately for them there front line pitching hasn't clicked.

Titans win all 4 games they played in this weekend to finish the regular season at 41-15. They were on a tear down the stretch. This team was like 11-11 at one point in the season. I know the Titans earned one of the regional sites but my big question is whether they are going to be a top 8 seed.

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 28, 2010 -> 02:04 AM) South Carolina going 0-2 in the SEC tournament should get you guys in. There are a few squads biding for those last 2 national seeds, but South Carolina isn't one of em anymore

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 28, 2010 -> 06:37 AM) What do you base this on? Nothing tells me anything other than he seems to absolutely love it. I think the writing has been on the wall based upon my gut feelings from what I read/hear. I won't guarantee anything but I think Hahn will get his chance. It won't be KEnny getting fired or anything, he's a great GM, more that I think he is tired of the constant day to days of being a baseball GM, especially the way he handles being a GM. Like I said, just my 2 cents. And regarding Ozzie, the players started zoning him out last year so now that he has another year of more guys zoning him out, I think he'll end up going somewhere else. HE just doesn't have a style that leads to a long shelf life.

Fullertons national seed chances increased with a midweek victory over UCLA, a team it is contending with a national seed for. Now hopefully they can sweep this weekend and things work out. Either way, I like my Titans chances.

I think Hahn will be the GM very soon with Williams moving up to a president type of role. I think Kenny can't continue to deal with the high strung lifestyle, etc. Ozzie will probably go ballistic shortly. Its just a matter of time.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 27, 2010 -> 07:39 PM) Its your opinion the game wouldnt be as popular in bad weather. In my opinion those are some of the most legendary games. Ice bowl, fog bowl, the game where the snow was cleared for NE to kick the field goal, the tuck game, etc. Who remembers the "It was great weather game!' The reason why Super Bowls were played in warm weather was because they wanted to make sure fans would come. It had nothing to do with the playing conditions (imo) Also there really is no proof that its more likely to "snow"in NY than "rain" in Florida. And cold shouldnt be the reason to not have a super bowl. Exactly, it had everything to do with money. IF the NFL thought it ruined the quality of the games, every team would have started playing in a dome a long long time ago.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 27, 2010 -> 07:32 PM) It's not like every NFL game is played in that crap. If they were, it wouldn't be very popular and the games would get old quickly. So if only a handful of games are played in it, why should they aim for that? It doesn't make for a better game. I want the best game possible. That's my opinion. There's a reason they've had super bowls in warm weather/domes for all these years, obviously. This NY thing is a money grab more than it is about weather, no doubt. The game itself is now just one any old event of the whole week, unfortunately. I wish the game was more about the game and less about stuff surrounding it. The thing is, the decisive games at the end of the season and into the playoffs are very likely to be decided in cold winter elements. So why are we arbitarily saying oh no, the superbowl can't be decided in the elements. Late season regularl season games to determine seeding/playoff eligibility, playoff games, conference championships (all of which are likely to occurr in the winter elements across the NFL on any given week) can be determined. But the Superbowl, well that is special, we can't do that? That seems pretty freaking hypocritical given that the message is play through it any other time of the year. You can't just change that in the superbowl. If that is the way the NFL feels, than they should just say every team needs a dome. BUt until they do that, a superbowl should be able to played anywhere. And the real reason it isn't played in a cold weather city has nothing to do with the game aspect and everything to do with the money aspect. THey just don't want to worry about the logistical nightmares that go with bad snow storms (i.e., airport closures, uncomforable conditions for fans, road closures, etc). Bottom line, a storm isn't going to happen every year a team plays a superbowl in a cold weather city, but games should be played in the elements & dome and anywhere in the US is fine, dome, stadium, midwest, south, west...but it should rotate around).

And just one final thing to point out, clearly some of the NFL players believe in Bear weather, etc. I hear Urlacher, etc spouting about it. Sure they want to pump the fans up, etc, but you can see the confidence in there eyes when they get a warm weather team at Soldier field in the winter. And the Bears record, just as the Steelers/Packers records, tend to back up that they will play better when it is colder out (clearly because they have a competitive advantage as they are used to those elements, etc). I'd also say that part of why they are used to the elements is because they have to prepare gameplans and practice because they know they will deal with those elements pretty often (not just at Soldier field, but the Bears will have to deal with it in Green Bay as well). Hell, look at college football. There is a reason why USC won't go to Notre Dame in the winter. No denying the fact that college teams are built towards the weather/elements they play in and NFL teams do the same thing. Does it happen all the time, absolutely not, but by and large you have to at least consider it.

And say what you guys want, but some of the most historic games in NFL history occurred in the cold. And you are damn right I think it would be amazing to see a SuperBowl at Lambeau in the frozen tundra. The history and chills a football fan could experience from something like that are epic, imo.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 27, 2010 -> 07:24 PM) No. Bad analogy. Cold is one thing, snow/rain is another. What I wouldn't want is baseball played after it's rained for 10 hours, so it's just a mud pit. That's an equalizer and the game would suck. No one would be able to play to their capabilities. That's why they don't play baseball in the rain or snow. They do play it in the cold. It's also why Roger Bossard makes tons of money to make the field in the best condition possible - because it allows athletes to perform at their best, the ball bounces/rolls true, and the risk of injury is minimized. It's not just so the field looks pretty. Football is played in the snow, rain, sleet, hail, etc. So the superbowl should be played in the same way. I also think everyone is making a huge deal out of this because the NFL will be going to 18 games in the next couple years and at that point the superbowl won't be until the very end of February and at that point there is a much much more minute chance of getting hammered with some huge snow-storm anyway. But I don't think it is fair for a superbowl only to be in a couple select areas. In fact, I find it stupid. I want the superbowl to be able to be played at any of the major stadiums and I still think it should be played at the superbowl team with the best records stadium. That will never happen though because of the logistics.

I believe the Bears have a higher winning % in the cold than in the warm.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ May 26, 2010 -> 08:58 PM) Do you draft warm weather players in Tampa? Dusty Baker is that you? I've heard many times where a QB is being thought of being drafted in a cold weather place and they will talk about how that player will fit in the elements. It is a significant question. Some guys are more apt to handle the elements. Whether it means it is more imporant to have a strong armed QB (due to high winds, etc).