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QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Oct 27, 2012 -> 10:16 AM) There's an interesting documentary called Beer Wars that explains a lot about the beer industry. You can watch it instantly on netflix. I've heard of that too. If you've watched it and want to hear a critique check this out. It is actually a critique from the pro-craft side, so it may clear things up even further about the state of the beer industry. I wish this guy's blog was still active.

Interesting article for those interesting in the business of beer. This kind of thing generally motivates me to stay away from AB InBev -- remember that now it isn't as obvious as a "Budweiser" label. The Plot to Destroy America's Beer

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 11:08 PM) bro stick with Matlock. you ain't no actuary or stats guy.

QUOTE (G&T @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 03:37 PM) That's a great scotch ale. Also, highly recommend Oscar Blues Old Chub (which I believe is now available in Chicago). I'll check that out. Drinking some more Yazoo tonight, Dos Perros (a Brown Ale) and possibly some more from my sampler from them. Good brewer from Nashville, for sure. I'll probably be low on things to sample that are out of the ordinary for a while since I won't be in IL for another month. Had a Sam Adams Octoberfest with dinner tonight at Outback. I really like that beer. Tried my friend's Foster's, not such a big fan of that brew

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 02:00 PM) I remember when Schu was moved out for Kenny, there was a transition period where Schuler still took the fall for some of the deals that took place. I would imagine this is a way of trying not to totally dump on Hahn and make things too much harder than they already are. I have wondered if this is what is going on as well. Hahn can build his resume in a kind of risk-free environment

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) we'll see. As it has been documented before, Nate Silver missed pretty badly in 2010 and if he's wrong again in 2012 he will be considered a low tier statistical prognosticator. if he is right, he will be a genius again. just need to wait and see now. Someone already posted on this and I bet he has written on it as well. There's a reason for the level of uncertainty he attaches to things, for one. If he gives 60% certainty to a set of election results, he should only be correct on 60% of them. As a statistician, he would tell you that if he was consistently more correct than his certainty rating, that would reflect some kind of flaw in his model. Of the other aggregators in this election season, he has been consistently less optimistic about an Obama win.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 09:59 AM) LMAO Mr Optimistic all the sudden has a heart pang of pessimism. Do tell, what is this information that is available to you? The same information that is available to everyone else. That KW has been a GM for more than a decade and has won many more trades than he has lost. I have no reason to believe that a completely inexperienced Rick Hahn will be effective at the myriad of things that go into working out a trade. The stuff today has made it completely unclear to me who has control. It does seem that to some extent JR probably wants to get further away from personnel decisions and is probably going to give KW some of the veto power that JR once held.

More posts from Joxer Daly is what we need, indeed.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 10:09 AM) hey man, i want Romney to lose. but Romney does clearly have momentum. http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2...o-have-stopped/

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 26, 2012 -> 09:24 AM) According to Drudge this morning, Obama and Romney are each at 49% in Wisconsin. Polling averages have Obama up 3-4%

I have no desire for Rick Hahn to make trades based on the information I have available to me. Kenny has been doing that for a long time and honestly has a pretty damn good track record. I have a feeling Hahn has been the brainchild behind free agent acquisitions for a while now. We'll probably not be sure what's going on from here on out.

QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 25, 2012 -> 07:14 PM) I mentioned this before, but why would Hahn take a job if he isn't the one making the moves? He's always on the lists of top GM candidates, so why not take a job elsewhere where you have more control if Kenny is just gonna be in charge? Seems pointless to take the Sox job if that's the case. $$$$$

...and why do we assume this has any meaning whatsoever? Kenny is still his boss, this is going to be like Theo and his little friend until I hear something different. My guess is they'll be unclear about it so that if things go well, it helps Hahn get a real job and if things go poorly, KW can take the blame.

I just had some Founders Dirty Bastard for the first time... Delicious. Complex, stronger than I'm used to (big wimp), but not offensive at all. I will probably get a four-pack of this over the holiday.

I just saw a new "This is SportsCenter" commercial on ESPN, starring John Clayton as living in his parents' house while he works. Hilariousness

President Obama keeps his seat, winning the popular vote by a mere .9% However, he will win IA, OH, CO (in addition to easier wins IMO such as WI, MI, PA, NV) and have a fairly comfortable electoral college victory.

I've never had a barleywine...but the way they're described, they sound absolutely delicious.

JVINAA

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 03:51 PM) Given the pass rush of the Lions, I think that's acceptable.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 04:57 PM) Did he actually make an announcement today or did he chicken out? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/...rive/?hpt=hp_t2

We have to some degree of certainty about BO's time in college. He got an undergraduate degree from Columbia, admittance to Law School, a position as editor of the Harvard Law Review, then received a J.D. at the end of his time at Harvard Law. I doubt we're going to find out he's an idiot. It must be in hopes that he pretended to be a foreigner for some purpose. I will add that today it is far more difficult to get financial assistance as an international student, though.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 12:21 PM) I'm the same - fri/sat usually drink to drunk one of the nights, don't drink the other. Bears games I always have a beer in hand. And then I usually have a few beers once or twice during the week. That'll change a little when Illini basketball comes back to weekday nights. Do more heavy drinking when nervous/anxious I will usually stall my drinking until I'm done with my main tasks for the day -- class, work, homework...so I get the drink as a reward. Occasionally I'll have a drink midday if I'm a bit stressed. I usually won't have more than 3 in a day, but it seems like there aren't many days that I don't have one since I've gotten energized about beer. Now that I've discovered the craft scene and the fact there are things that taste better than Bud Light I've been really enjoying myself. Normally, it seems like I drink more or less depending on the variety of things I want to have that night. Last night, I brought 3 new six packs home and of course I had one from each . Tonight, I don't feel like drinking anything new so I may just have one or two. I keep a stash of a few things to try out in my "cellar" aka closet shelf/refrigerator drawer

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 12:13 PM) LOL. Glad its widespread though. For awhile there you had the same beers on tap at every hotel I stayed at around the country unless you went to Colorado or the west coast. Now everyone has their own beer selections and its great for the consumer and the small business. There are so many places I go to in Memphis where the closest to "craft" you see on tap is Samuel Adams (I actually like some Sam Adams, but that's beside the point). Alcohol sales and distribution are extremely restricted here and its too bad because I think the market would consume as much or more as comparably sized ones if things weren't so restricted.

lol what does he think would be on the transcripts? It's like a friendly blackmail, lol Proof that Trump definitely just wanted attention.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 24, 2012 -> 10:39 AM) So I'm guessing this was just a load of horses***? Or is he still holding out on his BIG REVEAL? He said he was "probably" going to do it today on "the Twitter"