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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 10:14 AM) Haven't numerous studies shown that cities and states never make their money back on financing sports stadiums for millionaire owners? Yes.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 10:03 AM) Quinn is just delaying the inevitable IMO. Just get it over with If Quinn plays hardball, he's at least got a decent shot of getting a better deal from the team. The clock on the ballpark's structure is literally ticking, the Ricketts will only be able to hold out for so long before it actually becomes uninhabitable, and as noted, the Ricketts literally cannot credibly threaten to move to a new facility or to another city because it destroys their franchise. The Cubs are certain to get one of those big new TV contracts eventually. Quinn might as well make sure some of that money goes into a new stadium.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:54 AM) The best part will be when Batman tells Bane to suck his dick. And based on the sensuality part...Bane's response is to...

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:53 AM) Dallas is a classic 4A player. At the very least we know Escobar can pick it, which is important out of your back up IF. Escobar is also much more useful as a late game pinch runner. McPherson doesn't have that much more to prove at the MLB level either. He's proven pretty regularly he just can't perform at the level to justify giving him a regular roster spot.

Fascinating.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 08:17 AM) Complete this Romney quote: Drop out of the race and I will offer you . . . VP? Cabinet? Hookers? Stocks? For the guys he's facing? Nothing. Maybe Paul he gives a cabinet slot to in order to keep him from 3rd partying it. Santorum and Gingrich are getting what they need out of this race. Gingrich gets book sales and money, Santorum puts himself much higher on the GOP list in terms of known commodities if he wants to go for either money or another shot at a candidacy somewhere.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 10:00 PM) The grand jury may not mean anything, you dont need to go to a grand jury to file charges. I know, but he brought up a grand jury as a specific thing he'd like to see happen, so I thought that it was a relevant point.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 12:11 AM) Nice win. Rip took over in the 3rd quarter for a while. Best sign of the night. Not just the win, but winning while Hamilton performs. Wonder if we can have a ready to go Rose for the Heat on Thursday. Nice to have a 2 game lead on them in the loss column going in if we can't.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 02:46 AM) What's the scouting report on Mitchell's speed and base running nowadays. He steals far too less bases for a once elite level athlete. Frankly, we don't have a clue. He looked good in the spring, but it's a long season.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 06:56 AM) Don't most of these guys have clauses in their contracts about actions detrimental to the league? Yeah, but do you really want to go off and start judging "Inappropriate/ill-informed political beliefs" to be detrimental to the league? His statements were detrimental to Marlins marketing and ticket sales. For that, the Marlins needed to do something to make a statement to their fans. It might well not change any of Ozzie's beliefs, he might still admire Castro for various reasons, and the league shouldn't be in a position of telling him that he cant' hold those beliefs. Edit: Should MLB have suspended the guy who did this, which could only be interpreted as a major statement in support of the Castro Regime?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) im starting to get a little scared of meeting the Knicks in the playoffs if Carmelo continues playing like this I'm vastly more scared of injuries at this point. Of course, the way things are going, the magic and 6ers are quickly heading for the 8th slot.

Kuhn homers

Heat on the verge of their 16th loss. Thunder at 15, Bulls at 14.

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 08:57 PM) Sweaty Freddy Garcia threw 5 WPs in 4.2 IP tonight. He threw 4 all of last year. That has to be on the catcher too right?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:19 PM) I just think it's dumb to assume that absolute worst when the investigation is still ongoing. If he ends up walking off into the sunset without any sort of trial or grand jury involvement, then fine, have at it. Until then, what's the point. Zimmerman shooting Martin and Martin ending up dead is not a slam dunk, getting away with murder case no matter how much you guys want to assume that. Oh, and the special prosecutor decided yesterday not to take this case to a grand jury.

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 08:51 PM) Rose out Bulls need to find a way to win this game.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 08:48 PM) Unfortunately, that's in the Bill of Rights. Be realistic. Doesn't need to be carrying everywhere

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 08:37 PM) You can keep saying this every day until you are blue in the face...but sometimes real life s*** happens that you just can't bend the law to address, as much as you'd like. How on earth would you write a law which would address what happened in this scenario, with what we reasonably can assume happened here, to convict him? Get rid of the gun.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 07:22 PM) Fine then Can't stand turtles as pets. Had one, eventually realized I really didn't enjoy having to care for that one. When I left for college, parents replaced everything with neglect, think that was the last time it's tank was cleaned.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:20 PM) I'm saying it's funny that in one situation you can never, ever believe what you're being told, even in the court of law, but in another situation every piece of speculation and hearsay evidence is 100% irrefutable proof that someone is going to get away with murder. I'm saying everyone just breath and calm the f*** down. Stop putting the cart before the horse. See the picture I posted above. I think I've been pretty consistent within this thread at saying you flat out can't believe the "Eyewitness" testimony of anyone involved in this case, except for the portion of it that was actively recorded. A kid is dead. The guy who shot him admitted to initiating things by stalking the kid and also admits to shooting him. This was also recorded. There ought to be a crime in there somewhere. If there isn't, then the law needs rewritten somewhere.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:16 PM) Is it? Better than the one that tells you to slowly poison your child? I'm an intelligent being, so i have every right to attempt to control the things that a child of mine would take in. That would include controlling the levels of processed garbage in their diet...and also, perhaps more importantly, controlling the levels of high sugar, high fat food advertising that they are exposed to. I don't know if things have changed recently, but I can still remember being absolutely bombarded with ads for sugary cereals and snacks along with toy ads while watching cartoons as a youngin'. Other people obviously have the right to make similar choices...but then my question should be whether it's the governments job to be subsidizing choices that are clearly bad for people but good for certain businesses. I wouldn't think people need the help to make choices that are bad for them and bad for their families, but the government, big ag, and big advertising are certainly convinced they do, so they help at every step.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:11 PM) What are u talking about? My point was Rush survived as Ozzie will. Nobody's even talking about Rush's blunder. For a while there was talk all the sponsors would leave. Oz will serve his five games and get booed. His fate will be decided on the field. I love Ozzie. So shoot me. Limbaugh lost Philadelphia's largest talk radio station today.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:12 PM) Why on earth would you choose to live here if you believe your government is purposefully encouraging you to poison yourself? Better than a government that shoots its own people, you gotta admit that.

Martin's family is raising the concern that Zimmerman is fleeing any possible prosecution.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 06:08 PM) Yes, this is exactly how it went... We agree then.