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NO ONE ASKED i'm about to read an urban planning book and then am currently reading philosophy intro books so i can understand what the hell sullivan and yglesias are referring to sometimes.

I think that's not as bad as Zambrano mows my lawn...i mean...yeah if girls wear it it could be funny, but out of that context and to most people, it's just ridiculous slight to American hispanics.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 10:58 PM) Should I read Game Change? Yeah, it's ridiculously entertaining. It's kind of shocking, actually, that more stuff doesn't leak. Shows how good campaign staffs are. I'm glad the book was written, but it's not an important book. It's just complete politico trash, but it's very entertaining.

I wish I could be seeing a more exciting team than Houston, but I suppose I'll get to see Lance Berkman before he becomes a White Sox - knock on wood.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) Being able to drive is one of the nicer things IMO. I like being able to tailgate outside the park. I understand that people from the suburbs like that they can drive, but encouraging congestion and pollution into a city is just silly when we already have the infrastructure to support the alternative. You could have a surrounding park, lots more bars...but whatever, lost opportunity.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 09:44 PM) For real. Talk about bumbling a potential goldmine of an opportunity. We really must've hired the world's dumbest architects. They got completely trumped by Camden Yards at the time, and instead of building it in a place encouraging mass transit they invite a gridlock to the neighborhood. Those were the times though. Efficient urban planning has a lot more street cred now.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 09:44 PM) I'm going to Wrigley next sunday, I'll probably just wear normal clothes and a Sox hat. I certainly am not going to look for fights or anything. I just wear Sox hats alot. People that go all out and wear other teams jerseys and are trying to call attention to themselves is something different entirely though. nice, i'll be there too, got a free ticket. I'll just wear some neutral colors. Should be a beautiful day.

I like going to cubs games. I don't get to see NL players very often. I'm going on Sunday, in fact. Wrigley field is old, but it does look nice in that neighborhood. I wish they had integrated Comiskey into bridgeport the same way, and hadn't encouraged so many people to drive there.

David Simon is the reason i keep HBO.

True. I liked KC fans. They have a rough go of it. In that state, they get pooped on by some very very intense and annoying cardinals fans. It'd be like the cubs, if the cubs consistently won and many world series. I can't imagine going through the drought they've gone through.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) Maybe the booing and adverse reaction will light a fire under Alex? Would be nice to see him playing with some fire and motivation...although he does everything so smoothly and effortlessly (the anti-Rowand or the modern-day Devon White) that it looks like he's not trying. Aka the non-chalant Jon Garland Effect. He did go 3/5 last night with some SBs? (one or two?) I think there is something to the fact that it doesn't look like alex is trying. But Last night his swing was super level. I liked it. He's a smooth player, and I really love him in CF.

If we're gonna score 8 runs, i'll definitely take it on a night we give up 7.

The thing about Alexei's play is that it was a play he absolutely should've made. Takes some of the luster out of it.

i'm anxious to see if that one pivot keyboard works well.

it's the first launch, every product has bugs in the first launch.

Word.

the new lcd soundsystem, however, is just dripping hot sex all over me. I might cough up orgasms listening to this.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 04:34 PM) Very true, it most likely won't carry over. Because he's now sporting a .901 OPS on the season. I'll gladly take Teahan's hot streak now. We need to be right next to the twins.

salazar is too valuable right now. I continue to see no reason why someone with a law background and government experience with laws cannot be tapped.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 05:01 PM) What differs in TCQ's mental approach to the game when he's the DH, instead of playing the field? The DH might actually be beneficial to Carlos in that he can go back to the clubhouse to watch tape or to the cages to work out some kinks, immediately upon failure, rather than after the game. I understand that, but everyone keeps talking about how he'll just sit there and stew about how he sucked his last at bat. And perhaps it's groupthink...but if enough people think it i tend to believe it.

yeah, the thing is...there were so many mp3 players that everyone would say "it's so much BETTER than the ipod and CHEAPER" and it didn't matter. Apple's ipod was a cultural icon...and google we can't live without anymore. This random company...maybe they will succeed but right off the bat with their first launch? It'll take a long time to get a market share. I'd say they might get 10%...might. BUt probably more like 2-3% with their first launch.

I still say in a year i'll have an ipad...contingent on getting a job. And within ten years everyone will have ipads taped to their chests and are programmed through them. In 20...in 20 we're all f***ing dead.

at this point it kinda seems like starting up a fast food restaurant to directly compete nationally with McDonalds and Subway. I just don't see anyone with the brand loyalty/recognition that can compete.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 13, 2010 -> 03:48 PM) BTW was there anyone else who thought we should have put the squeeze play on with Teahen at 3rd and Pierre at bat in the 11th? He's the best bunter we have, and he's not likely to lift the ball far enough to score Teahen on a sac fly. And he's more likely to successfully squeeze than Pierre is to get an outright single. And Teahen's not terribly slow. Just seemed like an Ozzie-type move, and a logical one, I was surprised it didn't happen. Is it just because there were 0 out? Yeah I was surprised as well. BUt also, not getting Teahan in from 3rd with 0 out is, like, not remembered at all right? Since we won? It's really important to have people on base a lot in a game. You aren't going to knock them in every opportunity, so you need as many as possible.

Nonetheless, with our team as currently constructed: if it was a video game i'd put CQ at DH and pierre in LF. But since I have legitimate concerns about TCQs mental makeup 100% on the bench, Jones-Rios-Quentin is worth having Pierre DH. Even if theoretically using your DH on a slappy slappster with infield grass power (srsly Jerry Owens looks like Babe Ruth now, remember JOs HR v. Toronto?) makes me sick, it's the best balance of Defense and Offense with TCQs aneurysms considered.