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QUOTE (Cali @ May 25, 2012 -> 11:31 AM) Would it be too much to ask for a sweep? Yeah.... probably. Never hurts to ask...

Anyone watching Veep with Julia Louis-Dreyfus? If you don't, check it out. It's pretty hilarious.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 25, 2012 -> 08:31 AM) Yeah I had one to go to last memorial day. Going up to one of the finger lakes saturday for a day or two, haven't decided yet Whatever you do...don't go to the middle one....

His catchphrases are what bridge the generations...it's also why Chris Berman had his time, with his nicknames. Here's the difference, though... Chris Berman doesn't do it anymore for whatever reason. Hawk has evolved. He doesn't really give out nicknames anymore (even though they were much better that the constant song references that Berman had), but Hawk has also refreshed, added new, dropped other catchphrases. Sure he has his usual that are on the sound board, but there have been some new ones like "Stretch." (whether you like it or hate it, it's newer) As far as I'm concerned, Hawk has earned the right to stay in that booth as long as he wants. He doesn't hurt the team, he isn't losing viewers, and if anything, the addition of Steve Stone has been the best thing to happen to him since Wimpy left.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 20, 2012 -> 05:48 PM) Robin Gibb There can Bee (Gee) only one. RIP Robin.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 23, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) I was talking about this last night. Left in the playoffs are 4 teams with hot goalies. Phoenix ran into a hot goalie with an actual team around him. And its hard to root for LA since their fanbase is awful, but I hate both teams in the east. Not a big fan of any of the teams left, but I'll take the Original 6 team...just for history's sake.

Familiarity breeds contempt. /thread.

QUOTE (farmteam @ May 16, 2012 -> 07:02 PM) By far the best post in this thread in the last week. Chris Chelios would also fall into the Bobby Hull category.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ May 15, 2012 -> 08:12 PM) Many of President Obama’s fervent devotees are young enough not to have much memory of the political world before the arrival of The One. Coincidentally, Obama himself feels the same way—and the White House’s official website reflects that. The Heritage Foundation’s Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan’s official biography on www.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan’s tax reform advocacy with his “Buffett Rule” gimmick. My first thought was, he must be joking. But he wasn’t—it turns out Obama has added bullet points bragging about his own accomplishments to the biographical sketches of every single U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge (except, for some reason, Gerald Ford). Here are a few examples: On Feb. 22, 1924 Calvin Coolidge became the first president to make a public radio address to the American people. President Coolidge later helped create the Federal Radio Commission, which has now evolved to become the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Obama became the first president to hold virtual gatherings and town halls using Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, etc. In a 1946 letter to the National Urban League, President Truman wrote that the government has “an obligation to see that the civil rights of every citizen are fully and equally protected.” He ended racial segregation in civil service and the armed forces in 1948. Today the Obama administration continues to strive toward upholding the civil rights of its citizens, repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, allowing people of all sexual orientations to serve openly in our armed forces. President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare signed (sic) into law in 1965—providing millions of elderly healthcare stability. President Obama’s historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, strengthens Medicare, offers eligible seniors a range of preventive services with no cost-sharing, and provides discounts on drugs when in the coverage gap known as the “donut hole.” On August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Today the Obama administration continues to protect seniors and ensure Social Security will be there for future generations. In a June 28, 1985 speech Reagan called for a fairer tax code, one where a multi-millionaire did not have a lower tax rate than his secretary. Today, President Obama is calling for the same with the Buffett Rule. I imagine Bill Clinton will be especially receptive to Obama’s habit of shoehorning himself into the limelight previously occupied by others. As you can see, the bullet points make clear that while each president has done something historic or notable, Obama is carrying forward every one of those accomplishments since Coolidge. No wonder he always seems so proud of himself. The most narcissistic, egomaniacal douche to ever grace the halls of 1600. Yeah, wow...taking the good policies and ideas of past presidents and somehow making it relevant to todays world. He isn't douchey, he's the first one who has a staff smart enough to do it.

All of your answers are in this thread: Both sides are going in HOPING nothing happens, but EXPECTING it to happen. No one wins in this scenario as it is a vicious circle...

QUOTE (59th street @ May 17, 2012 -> 11:24 AM) That is exactly what I am advocating; make the rules the same. The two leagues are not ready to accept or decline the DH on a blanket full time basis so if you are going to continue interleague play allow both leagues the "option" to use the DH (as the NL can now) as they wish in either park. Thus the rules are the same and the structure of the roster by teams from either league are not turned upside down during this money grab scheduling trick. If only there was some one paid handsomely enough to assume a position of leadership in MLB and resolve these type of issues quickly and responsibly. The "issue" is the MLBPA and the DH. Millions of dollars go to players that aren't good in the field but can still rake...David Ortiz is an example. Manny Ramirez is another. Jim Thome is another...although he is playing 1B a lot in Philly. The MLBPA won't let go of the DH easily and I don't blame them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 15, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) This is just awful: Sounds like we are heading for a Judge Dredd-like America.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 15, 2012 -> 03:38 AM) I consider a loyal fanbase one that sticks with a team when it is bad, not blindly believes they are always a good team. That's the difference. Just taking time out of our day to post about this team on a message board all the time proves our loyalties. While this post is excellent...and correct...2nd city does have a point. The Sox are in contention. So to talk about trading away pieces at this time smacks of the White Flag trade. The Sox still need to put butts in the seats...and while that isn't happening now, if they keep winning and are close, those butts will show. Yes, the Sox want to compete every year...but it is a unique situation. I don't know how long it will take for the Sox to rebound IF they did a complete and massive rebuild. Sox fans are good fans, but finicky fans. We support our team, but not like other clubs fans. it's too early to talk trade, unless KW is absolutely blown out of the water.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 15, 2012 -> 07:32 AM) It's going to really suck in 20 years when I'm the old guy making these references in the Soxtalk virtual meeting and game room. Who you callin' old, whippersnapper? And stay off my lawn!

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 13, 2012 -> 03:23 PM) You can say that, and would be wrong. Yeah, reporting the daily death counts so people wouldn't forget was letting him off real easy. I will admit that for a brief while after 9/11 they were pretty hands-off, but then they over compensated after that. Wars generate ratings. After 6-7 years of the administration not doing what they said they were going to do AND only doing what wasn't necessary to do, the press probably ran out of stories.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 11, 2012 -> 04:51 PM) No, but I worship Dana Carvey for those Church Lady skits with the word Satan on SNL. I still can't get over jordan calling me a "vile" human for cracking a little joke. My gosh. I, like George Carlin, worship Joe Pesci. Because he seems like a guy who can "get things done."

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 11, 2012 -> 02:04 PM) You've been to 60 sedars? Wow. Do you enjoy them? I thought you were a nonbeliever from your posts on this issue, but I guess u are religious too. You can go and enjoy the time with your family and participate in the ritual but not necessarily believe the tenets behind it. Because I've been to about 40 as well...and I'm a doubter. But I like the family-time.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 11, 2012 -> 11:36 AM) Can, Yeah the "tribe" aspect of certain Jewish people can be really off putting. My sister is hilariously super Jewish, she was President of the her BBYO chapter, etc. The funniest thing is she really only wants to marry a Jewish person and raise her kids Jewish. I always find that so ironic because my dad, isnt actually religious at all and probably is an atheist. I also have an Orthodox friend who goes 6 hours between dairy and meat. His now-wife, pre-marriage, was a 1 hour between. He never asked her to go to his position, but he did say, if you do, you can't go back. Now, I have travelled with this guy more than once and he goes out of his way to make sure he isn't in everyone else's way. He'll tape the light switches so we can't turn it off, he'll cook everything on tin foil or separate a couple of pots and pans, just for him. This is the way I think religion should be. It's personal, but if you want to truly be involved in his life, i.e. his wife, it's her choice, but she has to know there's no going back. I respect the hell out of him and his beliefs and he's a great friend. Anyway, back to the original thread...

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 11, 2012 -> 11:17 AM) Thats because Im not really anything. My father is Jewish, my mother is Catholic. Im not really a Jew because my mother isnt a Jew and Judaism is maternal, therefore some Jews would never actually consider me a real Jew. Im not really a Christian, so I basically fit no where. I generally dont make a big deal about it because I dont really care about people's religions. When half your family is Jewish and half is Christian, its just impossible to take hard lines in the sand, because either way your condemning people you care about. Side note not related to subject: I had a friend in college who had the opposite, his mother was Jewish and his father was a Christian Indian (can't remember if he was Catholic, but he was definitely Christian). This friend rushed a "Jewish" frat and he REALLY wanted in. They wouldn't let him in. He heard later, through friends who were in the frat, he was turned down because he didn't "look the part." Now, I'm Jewish and I was infuriated. I repeated this story to my mom when she asked why I wasn't rushing one of these houses and said, "This is why." This friend was more Jewish than I was or am. In fact, he would've been deemed conservative on the scale. But still...nothing. It still infuriates me to this day.

Jenks... I see proving the Big Bang theory or "something out of nothing" as a type of criminal investigation. You have a theory of who did the crime and you try to find evidence that leads you backwards to that exact moment the crime occured. Along the way, you'll have twists and turns and there is certainly a chance that the person you thought did it could be wrong. But, you need to have a theory to start with. Now jump to the Big Bang...so far, all of the data presented came from the theory of the Big Bang. The problem is...I don't know if humans have the capacity to EVER determine what was before the Big Bang. And to further the argument, if there was some sort of deity that started the universe, what was before that? Just that deity? I highly doubt that. Maybe it's like The Matrix? One of the main reasons for religion in general is to have some sort of answer to these questions that are nearly unanswerable or unprovable. But, I choose to be on the side of science where things can be proven which lead to better and better reasoning. It's not right or wrong. Just different ways to look at the universe.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 10, 2012 -> 03:42 PM) Because I'm sure you'd be so open minded to someone telling you that homosexuality is wrong. GMAFB. People have beliefs about moral and ethical issues and it's rare for them to change without some sort of personal reason to. You don't get to a point of believing that homosexuality is wrong or abortion is wrong or whatever without having a pretty solid conviction that your belief is the right one (and why you think that way). Otherwise you'd let people know up front that you're not 100% sure. In fact, a very good friend of mine who is gay, is against SSM. His reasoning isn't based in morality but financially. He is much smarter than I am, and I can't recall all of his reasons, but they were well thought out and on the money. Morally, I disagree with him. But, that doesn't mean that a) I didn't listen and b) he made me think about it to the point that I actually did doubt myself. Am I right? Is he right? Does it matter? (Full disclosure: I knew him before he was out of the closet. He is also a practicing Catholic who occasionally goes to Latin mass, conservative Republican and a lawyer.) If it's true and his children asked him why he doesn't believe in SSM, isn't that personal? Can't he change?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 9, 2012 -> 05:57 PM) I'm not going to have time to debate this, but I'm just going to drop in an assertion so that you know people don't agree with this...you're both wrong and it's been a long, long time, decades, since you could reasonably classify the media as "Liberal". Lazy, corporatist, motivated solely by money, sure. Are there Liberals in the group? Sure. Are there some liberal shows? Is CNN, ABC, NBC, or CBS a markedly liberal network? No, and it's been a long time since you could actually say that, if ever. Fine...let me clarify. News STATIONS other than Fox and possibly MSNBC tend to skew right and left. News PEOPLE tend to skew left. As a former broadcast journalist, I have knowledge of this to be true. And no matter how hard a person tries, it is nearly impossible to remove your personal beliefs when reporting the news. Even if it's just an inflection or tone or wording. And one more thing...I wasn't classifying the media as "Liberal." I was saying the media skews to the left. To me, liberal means agenda. Skewing left is personal beliefs. Sorry about that, should have been more clear.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 10, 2012 -> 03:13 PM) Opinions about what you personally believe is right or wrong, unless you're young, don't get swayed by arguments. It takes a personal experience IMO to change that view. Especially for a guy who is what, 50? and makes his living telling other people what he believes and why on a daily basis. I hope I am never as rigid in anything I do as that statement just made you out to be.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 10, 2012 -> 02:39 PM) This is a preplanned, studied, calculated move by Obama, unveiled at a very specific political moment. This wasn't some revelation he had. For God's sake immediately after this news came out there was tweets about this being added to the Dem's platform. So, if Amendment 1 in NC never happened, Obama would never have said this? Because, if that's the case, maybe I should THANK the voters of NC for passing such a horrifying amendment.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 10, 2012 -> 01:49 PM) 2.) Those things you did for people were amazing and commendable. And your friends should never have said things like 'How can you not believe and do all these good things?' You did these things because you are a good person and if there is a God as I believe there is and you don't, he assuredly would be happy at your actions. I think when the guy said you were a good Christian he was prolly trying to be nice. Your actions were those of a Christian, yes, but more importantly of a good human being. You proved you don't have to be a Christian to be great. You actually wren't trying to prove anything, your core being just had you do the right, good thing. And there you go...a religious person says it this way. A non-religious person leaves out God. End of story.