Balta1701

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:46 PM) I believe that we'd move PK to give him a chance at seeing the playoffs one last time. I expect him to end up with the Yankees as their 1B (cant remember his name) is now out for the season. No point in keeping him on the team this season, we can let some young guys show their stuff while giving him one last run at a title. IMO, if Konerko isn't on the block, it's because the Sox asked and he said he didn't want to be moved.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:34 PM) I would love to see the Sox dump Danks contract. If they could get someone to take the whole thing on they might well let him walk for a pittance. He's not pitching nearly as poorly as his numbers show right now, so maybe there's a chance.

QUOTE (SexiAlexei @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:27 PM) I understand that your trade idea was just hypothetical, but if an offer like that were a real possibility, I hope the Bulls jump at that. I believe the Bobcat pick has a far better chance at being a late lottery pick, or worse. So you have to gamble on that value, and then hope that there is real talent in the draft. That draft could very well be just like this one, where there isn't a clear cut game changer. Mirotic is far from a guarantee as well. First you have to get him over here. It seems like he will come over, but he hasn't yet. Then he needs to adjust to this league. On top of that, you have to hope that his skills translate to this league and that he is as good as they hope. If Portland is willing to take these gambles, and give you a sure thing, I really hope the Bulls jump at it. If I ask myself "Is the upgrade from Boozer to Aldridge worth 2 first round picks, one of which is likely a lottery pick, and Mirotic", I quickly come up with the answer "no".

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:17 PM) Normally I'd complain about not wanting to trade Konerko, but with his performance the last year or so, he won't get you much anyway. Let him finish the season (maybe career) in a Sox jersey. I'm surprised Heyman specifically says Keppinger's name has come up

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:12 PM) Well i'm a big ol' racist because I would have done the exact same thing if this happened in my neighborhood and crime wasn't being addressed. And I love the characterization of "chasing" him down. He tailed the guy. Why do you guys keep phrasing this as if Zimmerman went to make a citizens arrest with a gun? He got out of the car and went after him on foot. That's pretty much "Chasing" by definition.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:13 PM) Or when people beat the s*** out of the wrong person! Someone else stalked him for 20 minutes and then came after him on foot?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:10 PM) People follow people all the time for a variety of reasons. If I overreact and start beating the s*** out of them for following me, they have every right to defend themselves. A strange person following me for a period of 15-20 minutes (followed by getting out of the car and chasing me on foot) is pretty darn good reason to overreact and feel threatened. Shame he didn't have a gun.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:05 PM) Im not sure, Im expecting at the end of the Prosecutions case they move to dismiss the case based on SYG. I really havent followed it that closely, so Im not sure how they have to approach it in Florida. And then if its not SYG, Zimmerman is going to likely have to testify, because otherwise hes admitted to murder and the jury has to find him guilty unless the evidence proves he was justified, and even if the star witness for the prosecution is terrible, it in no way helps Zimmerman. Im just somewhat uninformed. Zimmerman's defense waived their right to holding a SYG hearing pre-trial. They can request it basically at any point it seems according to this quote:

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:03 PM) Pardon me guys as I haven't been watching a lot of games this year and I have a few questions about Beckham: 1) Is Gordon's .309 batting average in roughly 100 AB's anything to get excited about? 2) Has he lost some of his power with the new stroke (0 HR's so far) 3) Dare we consider some team friendly extension and hope he continues to progress? His average is something to get maybe just a little excited about. He's kept it up for longer than we've seen in a couple years. He's definitely down in the power for now, but he's hitting a fair number of solid doubles and it's not unreasonable that "coming back from a broken wrist" will take away some of his power for much of the season. Talk to me after the trade deadline when I know how much money has been cleared. By then we'll have hopefully another month of performance from him and we'll know better where our budget sits for next season.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 06:02 PM) Assuming a random young black male is probably a criminal is straight-up racist and wrong. Calling the police because you see a young black male is racist and wrong. Getting out of your car with a gun and chasing down a young black male because you think he's probably a criminal, though you've seen him do nothing wrong at all, is racist and wrong. People are allowed to be racist and wrong. No one dies from a person being racist and wrong. People die when people with guns are racist and wrong.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:58 PM) He's not using the SYG law though right? He's just using self-defense as his defense. That's still his burden to prove the killing was justified. And that's why this case should convince anyone of the stupidity of having people trolling around the streets with handguns. It turned into a self-defense case because he stalked and hunted an innocent kid.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:55 PM) Even if he was the one that created the danger? Damn right, that kid should have known better than to...walk home.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:47 PM) Based on what? Do you really think this was a cold-blooded killing? Based on the fact that he wound up dead, I think it is a very good guess that his life was in danger.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:45 PM) Yeah, how terrible to be active about what's going on in your neighborhood instead of reactive. Great. Go do all that and leave the gun at home before you kill a kid.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:40 PM) An unfortunate circumstance, but nothing illegal. IF that's what happened, and i'm Zimmerman, and i'm incredibly thankful I was carrying a gun that day. And similarly, it's a shame that the 17 year old kid wasn't carrying a gun, because clearly his life was in danger from the strange guy in the truck stalking him on the way home. That's how we should deal with any suspicious person. Whoever shoots first wins.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:40 PM) But this legitimately has nothing to do with Zimmerman's case. Zimmerman can only be prosecuted by the laws that existed at the time of his action. According to the law, he was allowed to carry a gun. I may disagree with that, I may think that allowing people to have guns is the stupidest thing in the world. But that should have no impact on whether or not according to Florida law, Zimmerman is guilty of murder. It has no relevance. I don't think I said anywhere that it had any impact on anything relating to the case and I'm pretty sure I've said over and over he'll get away with it. I just think this case is yet another example of why we need to get these guns out of the hands of idiots on the streets.

QUOTE (staxx @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:37 PM) yay our own version of albert pujols! one can only dream... Pujols went through the normal US draft (and fell a lot because people thought he was too big)

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:36 PM) lol, this is exactly why Zimmerman is a s***head. And why these vigilantes shouldn't be carrying guns.

If it was Deng for Aldridge alone I wouldn't have any issue with that, but Portland would. It's not. When we start talking the Bobcats pick, Mirotic, and probably a combination of that and more, that's where I hit the line.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 05:02 PM) George Zimmerman is in no way part of the US criminal system. And Ive already addressed this by saying that the law should be that its the defendants burden to prove a killing was justified. Either way, its a terribly misguided comparison. I don't think it is. By letting idiots wander around with guns, we're letting whoever can get a handgun permit decide to play judge, jury, and executioner. The end result is the dead kid in this case, the dead 6 month old down the road from me, and piles upon piles of bodies per year.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) In America even our enemies are innocent until proven guilty. It is the most fundamental right of our criminal system, and I dont care if my ideology is in disagreement with Zimmerman, he still deserves the same as someone who had the exact same ideology as me. But Martin was presumed guilty upon sight and wound up dead as a consequence. That means something is broken. Your standard didn't get applied to the dead kid.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 04:47 PM) Maybe he shouldn't have bashed Zimmerman's head against a curb? Maybe random vigilante-wannabees shouldn't be allowed to drive around with guns stalking people.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 04:29 PM) I have no problem if Zimmerman wins because the evidence isnt beyond a reasonable doubt. Well, I have a problem with the unarmed kid who died for no reason no matter what the current law says.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) Yep. Intermingling of funds=crossing the streams. Bad things and jail time for sure. I really hope Corzine didn't want to go into politics again, because his career is ova. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) CME Group now saying publically, MF Global is in violation of the CFTC and CME rules pertaining to seperation of customer and proprietary funds. This was not an accounting mistake - the money was mixed. People will be going to jail. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 1, 2011 -> 09:36 AM) Yes, there is a big problem here. And it has to be at the executive level. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 09:01 AM) I'll believe it if I see it, but if you're right, that would mean at least 1 former Goldman exec is finally there. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 2, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) Listen to the video. There is pretty much no chance that Corzine didn't know about this. There is a very small chance that this accounting fraud has been short term. That means he has probably lied to regulators repeatedly, and it means he seemingly lied to the companies who were looking to buy the company, such as Interactive Broker and Jefferies. All of those are securities crimes, and doing them willfully is a slamdunk for jailtime. Yes that's right folks its "Go back to October 2011 and find the posts where the financial employees insisted up and down that people from MF Global and John Corzine in particular would be going to jail for stealing several billion dollars in customer funds and using it to cover investment losses. There finally has been legal action in the case. The CFTC has filed a lawsuit against MF Global and Corzine. At worst, Corzine and a couple others might lose their licenses to participate in trading, in addition to financial penalties. No one will be going to jail. I declare my initial skepticism at there being anything a financial industry professional can do to wind up in jail to be 100% justified.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 04:00 PM) Seeing reports now that the Sox have "locked up" Micker Zapata for $1.6M, but won't announce until 7/2. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees!