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hatas gon hate.

duh, dude. April Showers bring May flowers.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) http://www.globalfirepower.com/aircraft-total.asp Remember 10 years ago wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were not part of the "foreseeable future", but things change rapidly and if you're ill-prepared to combat them you get stuck in quagmires or, even worse, lose. Disagree. Completely.

raining again. sigh.

yeah, i'm goin with AJ today. I think he hits a 3 run bomb.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 07:15 PM) Cold War arms races are much cheaper in both money and lives than shooting wars, Iraq and Afghanistan should have taught us that pretty well. The stronger the US military is the more peace there will be between great powers. I get antsy when I agree with Kap but the world will not look at defense cuts as a peaceful gesture. They'll see it as a sign of weakness and an opening to be more aggressive, first regionally and then globally. This is absurd. We are spending more on our military than any other country by a lot. A lot a lot. A lot a lot a lot a lot. Cutting back on one plane program doesn't signal to the russians that their opening is there if they start spending 35% more for ten more years to catch up. They don't have that money. And frankly we don't have that money. But we are in conflicts now that don't have a hell of a lot of use for F-22s. And for the foreseeable future, it's going to be these types of conflicts. And these war groups don't give a f*** about our technology or our numbers. So I'd rather have a more efficient military with the trillions we spend on defense, then one that's f***ing great in your fake UN war games.

every time i see it now it's that b****face dan lebetard

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 12:30 AM) Peace, man. *SUCKS AIR IN* Seriously, you don't get that? You don't get weapon programs, especially air force weapon programs? Considering, you've got China, Russia, and others developing more technology as we speak? It's ok, though, I see ya'lls point. Nothing will ever happen, and the world is a safe, beautiful place. Dismantle it all and stop the spending. It's unnecessary. We need all that money for social programs so that the redistribution of wealth can continue from the private sector... i.e. the government decides where to put money. Defense spending included, of course. yes, scaling back the f-22 program is saying that there is no danger in the world. Russia, China, blah blah blah you will be fighting the cold war until you're cold yourself.

Weather is really weird today, but I'm optimistic.

wish this was a day game. I'm restlessssss

that offday was painful. Stupid off-days.

this guy thinks andruw jones will hit better than konerko this year?

ah, well, something else to skip. pti is on because it's terrible. They are all terrible. I hate stupid people saying their stupid opinions loudly.

QUOTE (Fotop @ Apr 7, 2010 -> 11:05 AM) Two words: Arcade Fire. Very excited about them being there. Top 2 headliners aren't all that impressive (Soundgarden, Green Day), Gaga is at least intriguing. Arcade Fire and The Strokes are real nice though. I love Phoenix as well, but I've seen them already so barring how they match up, I could skip them. I do agree with the sentiment that the last few years have been better. 2008 was amazing in my opinion - Radiohead, RATM, Kanye, NIN, Wilco for headliners with The Raconteurs in the 6th slot. 2009 had a great middle tier. This one is kind of all over the place, but it's generally a down year for festivals. Still think it'll be worth it though - it's a great weekend. they really gave up on rap this year, which is odd.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 10:13 PM) The exact same arguments were made last year after Wise went 0 for in the first game. and they were WRONGGGGGG I don't see anyone stringing up teahan right now.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 08:57 PM) Something tells me our run differential isn't going to be +972 this season. Go back to what you thought of this team on Sunday; that's what you should be thinking of them now. haha, best post.

he was usually 1-2 mph ahead of the indians hitters.

bullpens solid, i just worry about having a longman, but I think we'll figure that out. Not many games need one.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) Except it really isn't a mispronounciation... That is how it gets said on the south side. indeed, a hard "n" that can also sound like a "t". My great unk used to work at the fire house near comiskey and that's all i heard them say. As a white bread suburbaner with no accent, i was confused.

After just watching five minutes of sportsnation, i wanted to kill myself.

that's fine, but can rios, with bases loaded, beat out his slow roller that was nearly a double play?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 05:35 AM) Every original Beach Boy besides maybe Al Jardine and dead Carl Wilson is/was a pretty big douchebag. They have all sued each other and then they made up ad nauseum. . . lather, rinse, repeat. yeah but mike love suing brian wilson over the smile cover was the height of i'm an asshole named mike love and bmags will remember this.

Company of thieves is playing lolla, they are a great local band you all should checkout

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) Mark Kotsay is not going to hit .300, he did that once in his career when he was 28 years old, he's not that talented of a hitter. The last time he was healthy was his age 29 and 30 seasons (ie: a hitter's prime) and he put up a .278/.329/.405/.734 line (average of 11 HR). Shockingly the last time he got at least 400 PA in a season (age 32) he hit .276/.329/.403/.732 with 6 HR, or almost exactly what he hit the last time he wasn't beat up. Personally, I'm putting Alex Rios 5th. I'm not cowering at the thought of a sidearmer (Pat Nechek and ?) coming in and mowing down my best hitters, Mark Kotsay's weakass bat isn't likely to save the day in that scenario. At least this way I have a potential run producer in a run producer's role and not a 34 year old journeyman slap hitter masquerading as a run producer. Janson Lewis (not a sidearmer) doesn't scare me enough to give away potential RBI situations in the first 6 innings of a game. word. I you know, won't look it up, but i can't imagine that Kotsay's stats vs. RHP are better than Rios.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 6, 2010 -> 08:41 PM) AJ's OPS since he joined the sox, starting in 05 .728 .769 .712 .728 .755 Kotsay hasn't played regularly because of injury for a couple seasons, so it's hard to give numbers on what we might get from him, especially if we're careful enough to keep him healthy. But he put up a .732 in 2008, and a .783 with the Sox last year. I'll be the first to admit "Sample size!", but if Kotsay hits like a .300 hitter, we're talkign ab out 10-20 points of OPS difference at the worst. AJ and Kotsay seem like pretty similar hitters when it comes to OPS. You can't get me mad about that one right now, the numbers just don't back it up. In your scenario, all a manager has to do is see that Kotsay doesn't hit RHP well, and realize it's worth the risk to minimize the effects of CQ and Konerko. We knew the lack of good LH hitter was going to be a problem this year, but putting an awful LH hitter in a good spot doesn't help much either in any other way than that it theoretically makes sense to split up our righties.