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I'm a huge Brandon Paul fan, but he's been behind several huge shifts in momentum today in the wrong direction.

Michigan dribbles, we leave somebody wide open.

Tyler Griffey is 0 for his last 20 from 3. Our offense is lost, it's more or less how it was with Weber. Nobody seems to understand what the end goals of the offense are so they just keep passing along the 3 line hoping something happens until the shot clock winds down. That, or we take an ill-advised early shot. We need a point of focus, like getting an entry pass into the post or driving every time x happens. It's clear that they are more or less aimless every time down.

If the Rs think the sequester gives them leverage, they're wrong

My hunch is that Santiago has a head start on Q in the race for the 5th starter spot.

Can't wait for next season of Mad Men in April.

I just ponied up for NHL Gamecenter so I can watch this 5-0 squad.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:15 AM) I kinda doubt it. The Sox have at least 5 real, actual prospects that will be starting in Charlotte - Santiago, Castro, Molina, Leesman, Axelrod, probably Rienzo. That's already a crowd, even if one of them ends up being the long man out of the pen. My guess is that Stewart goes into ST vying for the long reliever spot (the only one open in the pen), and either he gets it, or Axelrod does and Stewart is in the pen in Charlotte. I just have a hard time believing he bumps any of those guys out of the way. Santiago will at the least be starting the season with MLB club, with Danks unlikely to be ready (by design IMO). I also wouldn't be surprised if Axelrod is the one to get the long man spot, we've liked putting players we see as fringe starters in our bullpen. Omogrosso could do that job as well, but I'm not sure what they'll do with him. Are we sure Molina will be in AAA? He didn't exactly dominate AA last year and Charlotte isn't exactly a pitcher's haven. It wouldn't surprise me either way I suppose. Leesman might be able to provide us a spot start, but I really don't care about him either way - he's been around a while and is left-handed which is absurdly not a need right now. I see Stewart starting in AAA. I'd be shocked if he does anything other than that.

While I can't blame someone for wanting to make more money on Star Wars, it's worth questioning whether the Star Wars concept can succeed today in any form. Liking the original Star Wars is in part allowing it to exist in its original context, where it was revolutionary and far more novel. Just a thought.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 26, 2013 -> 07:37 AM) he won 75K and Lebrons made it unforgettable. I will forgive ESPN this time Yeah that was pretty cool. I'll have to watch LeBron play another game so I can remind myself why I hate him.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:52 PM) And I thought we had the best medical staff in the sport. Nobody was able to tell Paulie that he wouldn't be on the shelf for that long? Well if we take Paulie's word for it, they didn't know how bad it would be until they got in there. The irritating part is that it seems he avoided doing this last offseason basically just because he didn't feel like dealing with it.

I don't know if I should be happy or pissed off.

Reid is fairly capable of strong arming but I don't think he had the votes for a major reform here.

I'd say calling people f**gots is not good for discussion. As for banning or not, I don't really care.

Sorry I'm late...been on the pot all day from all that oat fiber

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:48 AM) He's already come close. I think it's safe to say that if the Hawks can win the Cup with Antti Niemi in the net that Corey Crawford would suffice if everything clicked. NIEMI SAYS NO

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) Too bad my overnight oats kicked in, I countered you throwing me into the mud, and in turn threw you into the mud. Checkmate!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 10:07 AM) Just remember, if anything they ever said about guns being useful in keeping people safe was true...they'd be funding enormous amounts of research on their own to make that case. They'd want the government doing that research. They're not dumb. They know the answer is going to be "you're 10x safer if you're unarmed". They'd rather not have the answer. I'm sure they believe you're safer -- but they also know that research is likely to be at times mixed even when there is a single correct answer. They don't want any mixed messages. Reminds me of Monsanto, who have been behind things like aspartame (completely safe) but never wanted to actually find out whether it would stand up to research or not.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 09:42 AM) We're not talking about curing cancer, we're talking about doing a study on the impact of guns. A small research firm could handle that task pretty easily. One of your liberal think tanks should be able to do that pretty easily. There's absolutely no reason why the government "must" get involved with that. And yes, the NRA doesn't want it to be researched because the only conclusion is guns kill people when used improperly (shocking!) So of course that's going to sound awful. Biden and Obama and their counterparts will stand up and talk about how guns are killing children and innocent people, and they'll leave out that little statistic about it happening less than 1% of the time. It's absolutely a no-win situation for the NRA or gun advocates so I don't blame them. Pertinent data must be available from the government to have a crack at a useful study

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 25, 2013 -> 09:31 AM) Cardio is cardio guys. If it's elevating your heart rate, it doesn't matter if it's repetitive, that means it's working, it's burning calories...and that's all it's intended to do. You may become more used to the motion, and be capable of doing it faster or longer, but it's still working. ^^^

Lockout? What lockout?

I have years old voicemails on my iPhone

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 08:33 PM) It's not that simple though. Prado is a guy who put up a 1.6 WAR in 590 PA as a 28 year old and then 5 WAR as a 29 year old. Calling him a 5 WAR player isn't fair, just like calling Justin Upton a 2.5 WAR player like he was last year as a 24-25 year old is a joke. Dude was a 6.4 WAR player as a 23-24 year old and his 22 year old season was 4.9 WAR. Prado's a guy 1 year from free agency who is inconsistent at the end of his prime years. Jupton is a guy 3 years from FA who had 1 down year, who has been an MVP caliber player before turning 25, who you have under affordable contract for his 25-28 year old seasons (and you have his brother until he's 30 in case you can convince him to extend for 2 years). This honestly makes the signing of his brother look a ton better to me. That was a lot of money for a 29 year old BJ. You get Justin to extend for another year or two, or just maximize his performance a bit more from the emotional comfort, and that could be a huge move. Your first paragraph says exactly what I wanted to say.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 24, 2013 -> 06:48 PM) Can a person have a massive following and get NO love? lol

Andy Gonzalez compiled one of the worst combined fWARs of the last decade with fewer than 80 games IIRC