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QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 01:42 PM) If you can make money off of cover songs, can you make money off of your own custom mixes then? That's a good question that I can't find an answer to in the FAQ.

Tunecore

QUOTE(minors @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 01:24 AM) So the number of murders grew as the number of executions shrank. And the opposite occurred for the next 16 years.

The death penalty has no effect on crime rates and is not useful as a deterrent. So I vote no.

Hebrew National because they were blessed by a Rabbi.

I don't know. The last few years Thome and Dunn strikeout at about the same rate. Just under one K for every 3 at-bats.

~.250 average, OBP in the high .300s, slugging % just over .500. And I have no problem with these numbers. But I'd take Dunn to put up a higher OPS than Thome and get at least 100 more AB's.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 11:28 PM) Right now if you were the White Sox all things being equal, would you rather have Adam Dunn or Jim Thome? Dunn 8 days a week. Not even close really.

Illinois' defense is getting intense. Everytime we stop our dribble we get in big trouble.

Are all you Illini fans ready for a challenge?? I'm pumped.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 02:42 AM) Thome had surgery to repair a frayed tendon in his right elbow. I don't believe he had Tommy John surgery. http://fantasybaseball.usatoday.com/index....rofile&name=266 Thanks for clearing that up. I thought it was TJ surgery.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 01:55 AM) Do you really think that a great hitter like Thome just forgets how to hit after one injury-plagued season? It's not abot forgetting how to hit, it's about hitting over 30 hr's anfd driving in 100 after TJ surgery.

I don't think Thome will be able to even put up what Everett/Thomas did out out of the DH spot last year. He just started swinging a bat for the first time last month.

Somewhere, Darwin is smiling.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) About as ridiculous as letting them fail & having to listen to your wife cry her eyes out because all they talk about at family parties & get togethers is how well their kids are doing in school. What's ridiculous is that your wife has no problem talking about your daughter's high marks even though she only worked half as hard as the kid who really earned the good grades.

I would kill for this footage.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 08:05 AM) Not much freetime anymore, but I did just finish "Freakanomics" and it was one of the best books I have ever read. Simply incredible. I just finished this as well. Turned out to be one of the most dissapointing books I've ever read. You basically need no understanding of economics to follow the book. I was hoping for a delve into deeper economic analysis or at least some more explanation of the data manipulation but the book was written at a Jr. High level. Most of the focus are on a few hidden ideas that I never really thought about, but wasn't surprised/didn't care about once they were revealed. At least one of his assumptions is very misleading as well. If anyone else was curious about this book, I'd definitely check-out instead of buy. Like I said it's a real light read which you can easily finish in less than a week.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) 36 games under .500 doesn't say anything to you? Below average pitcher, 1200 innings in the big leagues, never once played for a winning team. Nope, doesn't say much. Elarton did log 20% of his innings at the Astrodome. Coincidentally, this was the only time of his career he was ever above average.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:06 AM) What makes you draw this conclusion? Because Michaels has nice plate discipline which has constantly improved over his career and will make him an offensive asset. Drew quite a lot of walks hitting in front of Abreu. He's hit for average consistently at all levels. Michaels won't slug as well as Coco will, but his attributes make him a perfect 2-hole replacement. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:06 AM) No way. Jason Johnson is atrocious from the spacious Comerica park and his career numbers are s***tier than Elarton's. Byrd won't come close to pitching like Millwood did in 2005 either. Definate downgrade in my book. Jason Johnson has been pretty consistent for about five years now and there's no question he's been better than Elarton has in that time. Johnson's career started horribly before he became a full-time starter. His ERA hovered around 6 and his WHIP around 1.65 for the first four years. Ever since his ERA has stayed in about a 1 point range between 4 and 5, while maintaining a WHIP around 1.4. That's where you get the difference in career stats. Elarton was impressive last year all things considering, but Johnson is still the better pitcher right now and I think having Carl Willis as a guide keep him towards the better end of his projection. When Byrd starts a full seasons worth of games, he seems to put up good numbers. I guess a lot of my comparison hinges on him getting at least 30 starts. But his control has been damn good the last few seasons and put up a lower WHIP than Millwood last year. If they both stay healthy, Millwood is more valuable, but not by as much as you think.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 07:21 PM) Bah, McCarthy at the top of the list would be pretty lame. He pitched >50 innings.

QUOTE(knowitall @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 07:01 PM) my bad, sorry No problem.. I don't know if it's fair to say he threw terribly. I used to have doubts about Broadway myself but the fact is he put up decent numbers during a stretch of innings that were at the backend of his longest season ever. The K/IP, K:BB, and HR/IP were all fine. Maybe we should expect a little more from our #1 draft pick in A ball, but like I said his arm was probably fatigued. He may be a little high on my list, but when I compare him to others in our system, I have more certainty about him making an impact at the highest level.

My guess: 1. Anderson 2. Sweeney 3. Liotta 4. Broadway 5. Owens 6. Fields 7. Tracey 8. Valido 9. Rogowski 10. Cunningham

When Michaels gets 500 AB's he won't produce like he has as a role player in the past but the dropoff from Crisp to Michaels will be minimal. When you factor in that the comparison between Millwood + Elarton and Byrd + Johnson is a wash, I still see the Central going to us or the Indians.

Michaels worth at least 2 more wins than Rhodes.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 24, 2006 -> 01:52 AM) But like at least 1 other person said...it's insane that the Cubs only signed him for 1 year and didn't get club options for the next 2 years or so, just in case somehow he does come back. Club options into first years of free agency = not happening.