RockRaines

OMG thats a terrible trade. Shows how terrible his value is.

Dammit, I hoping somehow Ely slipped out of the trade. Its nice to have an illinois and a Miami University guy in the org.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 09:59 AM) Congrats Rock on making this place damontalk.com for the next day or so. I also can't see Ozzie not having Pierre leadoff. If anything, Damon would be batting 3rd. For the amount of money he's likely asking for, you might be better off going after more of a slugging type of outfielder (and I know Damon hit a lot of homers last year, but that park was perfect for him). pierre-Beckham-Damon-Q-Kong-Teahen-Rios-AJ-Alexei?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 07:50 AM) Heh, this is the same exact thing I did. I have a 43" DLP (generation1) upstairs -- I bought this in like 2000. I have a 32" LCD in the bedroom. ...and a 50" Plasma in the basement -- this is my movie watching/sports television. I was skeptical of Plasma because of all the myths you hear about burnin, and while that was once a concern, it's really a thing of the past. My Plasma have a few different things it does to make sure it doesn't happen like pixel shifting, etc. HAHA. I sold my 2000 LCD projection after I bought my plasma, if I didnt live in a condo, I would have the same set up.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 09:24 AM) You're making him out to be some sort of serial rapist and child molester. Do you hope anyone that gets a DUI or smokes pot dies? I mean for crying out loud the guy died yesterday and you're jumping up and down for joy. If you really loathe the man for driving drink and smoking pot earlier in his life then maybe wait a day or two after his death out of tact. Not everyone lives such a perfect, moral life like you do. Now you are just making stuff up. Nobody is happy that anyone died, its just that for the most part, nobody cares this guy did. Its a collective yawn.

The Cubs brass is trying to stir up ANYTHING to get some interest in Bradley. I wouldnt be surprised if they planted this rumor. As of this morning, there were no takers. Every team knows that they are eventually just going to release the guy.

Damon DH Beckham 2B Quentin RF Konerko 1B Rios CF AJP C Teahen 3B Alexei SS Pierre LF

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 09:12 PM) That's easy for you to say, Rock. What's your background? Awesomeness.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 08:25 PM) i saw this hmm KW needs to jump on it! Who says he isnt?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 07:58 PM) Again, most of us here are the product of normal, reasonably well-off childhoods and lifestyles. You can't argue that those things don't heavily contribute to being a successful person. I'm not condoning the kind of life that Chris Henry apparently lived, but I'm not going to pretend as if I haven't had it a hell of a lot easier either. This isnt Oprah though. His background has nothing to do with the fact that his death should be a scrolling line on ESPN and nothing more. He was an idiot who just happened to play football when he died.

Unlike at Bulls games where I feel the 300 level is riddled with idiots who I dont want to be around, the 300 level at a Hawks game is WHERE you want to be.

Its funny how this guy is being portrayed on TV, but when they try to dive into the story, its either slightly football related or its the "he was GOING to turn his life around." RIP and all, but this shouldnt be a day-long story, plenty of better people than him died tragically yesterday.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 02:12 PM) I would say that the LED backlit display is a brighter picture. However all things being equal a 240hz LCD versus a 240 LED lit are a very similar picture. The main difference is weight, and power consumption and possibly lamp life. In the end once you get above 120hz you really are at an overkill state considering that there are no general sources today that output to true 120hz and above. Most of these TVs input at lower rates and use frame stuffing or other types of buffering technology to smooth out the inferior source. LED is impressive due to its bright display. However its hard to justify the cost difference versus benefits of the LED over LCD or Plasma. Good post. I would like to add that buying an LED just because its an LED is stupid. The edge lit LED's that some companies are offering are absolute crap. They are selling a ton because people buy into the "LED is better" stuff. Read reviews, read cnet, read EVERYTHING if you want, but in the end, its YOUR eyes. For me, I watch sports on my main TV so I went with a plasma at the time, it kills. I tweaked it based on settings on the internet and my eyes and it rules. I got the LCD in the bedroom because it was cheap, and I pass out with the TV on so I didnt want even a hint of burn in. You wont go wrong with a brand name as long as you pay attention to the specs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 04:25 PM) We honestly don't know the particulars. If there is one thing that we should have all learned from the Tiger Woods debacle is things may not be what the initially seem. huh? I think people pretty much hit the nail on the head about the Woods situation from the get go. Take a look at the posts in our thread about how it seemed like she smashed the window, domestic dispute etc etc.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 17, 2009 -> 04:10 PM) You don't know him bro. The guy was trying to turn his life around, and kept his name out the news this entire season than in the past. (not counting of course this tragedy) Obviously when you see his teammates/friends being emotional you know they care about the guy then what is portrayed in the media. You never heard about anything to do with him as a father to his kids, but of course that gets overlooked. He was (is) a thug, but the guy actually gave a damn (really played well this year, and was involved in more charity events than usual) and was a loyal father. To be honest, his wife is probably worse than he is. I would like to hear how he "fell" out the truck and the whole domestic dispute mostly. Again though... you don't know him. And you knew him then? I didnt hear ANYONE sound emotional about him so far. The owner and coach of his own team couldnt even bring up any stories at all of how the guy was good other than some stories about ridiculous catches. They said more negative stuff about him than positive IMO. When you havea bunch of people having a hard time talking about your actual contribution to society its usually not a good sign. On top of that, the guy died trying to chase, break into the car of, and possibly injure the mother of his children. Its a bad thing that he died, but shedding a tear is a little much for that guy.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 04:03 PM) I won't kick off the LCD vs Plasma thread (again) because it appears LED has them both beat. I personally live and die by Samsung, Sony is obviously top of the line and pricey. I hear Vizio offers a good product with really good prices but I don't know that from experience. As far as the question regarding normal TV picture, that will be fixed with an HD subscription. I don't even know what normal TV looks like on mine because there's no need to watch it. Pretty much every channel offers HD now and if you watch any sporting event in anything but HD your TV should be taken away from you by force. Vizio just passed SAmsung as the worlds largest LCD maker. I live by Sammy as well. I have a 50 in plasma and a 40 in LCD. Both are awesome, both ordered off amazon with ZERO tax and a ridiculous price.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 08:53 PM) According to Scott Merkin, as reported earlier, it seems like Ozzie talked KW out of adding a power bat and they will rotate the DH. I'm pretty sure KW is just waiting for this to blow up in Ozzie's face and then will add a DH midseason. So anyone with the know, who did they plan on adding? My guess would be Milton Bradley. I would bet we add another player before the end of the month.

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 09:27 AM) I think people keep glossing over this quote. To me this means that he IS actively pursuing people right now, just trying to balance it with someone Ozzie likes ie Ozzie is pissed that KW wants Bradley. Just a suggestion. I think the Bradley discussion happened, but they are over at this point.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 09:15 AM) VDN will be our coach through this season. That's how the Bulls work. Then we'll enter the FA signing period without a head coach, and no one will sign with us. Lather, rince, repeat. We need to get a new coach in here to start implementing his system before Chris Bosh comes on board.

Come on, its not going to be a middle infielder.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 03:52 PM) Yes, indeed I meant Jordan Danks, apologize for confusion. I think bottom line is if you really trade away Quentin all you are getting in return is equal offense, which would make it a lateral move. Except A-gon is a MUCH better hitter than Quentin at this point.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 03:17 PM) You heard anything about the names? Reading between the lines of what I heard, I expect it to be a young player that will cost a lot. I know we just did a deal with the Dodgers, but they have a ton of holes and a need in the rotation and no room to really add payroll. I wonder if the Sox could find a way to put together a massive package to acquire Andre Ethier. I've got to be honest, I think we are looking at a trade, and I honestly think we are giving up an impact player. I really think KW is shopping Quentin.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) We've just heard Kenny has his eye on someone and is working on another deal. We'll see what happens. As I said in another thread, I got nothing else, hence why no article or anything along those lines was posted. I'd like to confirm that I heard the same thing, just sayin..

IMO, we'll be saying goodbye to at least one of our top prospects before this winter is over.

QUOTE (Mattchoo @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 11:50 AM) What does your post mean? Was KW plan to get a marginal bat and a SUPERIOR BAT such as AGonzo? I only post what I hear from a probably 3rd hand source of info. Dont know about superior, but I think we'll see another trade.