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QUOTE (Heads22 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 07:44 PM) Did a moonshine still blow up? We call this "climate change". This is 2 days in a row of hail now. Turns out today were doing flash floods, like 3 inches of rain in an hour in a slow moving cell.

5 game suspension for Jiminez

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 05:38 PM) Based on that list OSU is 4th? And doesnt spend nearly as much money on bball as alot of those programs. Well, they can just use the football facilities right?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 05:51 PM) Here's an article from 2008: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8022702635.html I'm trying to find a voting record on such a bill from 2009-2010. I found one from 2011 but I can't see if there was any votes those years, it won't find anyhting from them.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 05:47 PM) Because it still took 60 votes and there was a decent number of blue-dog conservative Democrats. God Damn I hate this new Google algorithm, it's just impossible to find historic documents on any subject, it completely defaults to the news feed.

F*** this, I'm hiding under my desk. Edit: Jesus ****ing ****. My office is about 30 yards from Neyland stadium, and I flat out couldn't see the stadium there for about 2 minutes out the windows. This is becoming an everyday occurrence.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 04:41 PM) ESPN said it was for $112.5 million. That's crazy money for him IMO... So Cain is getting paid 172% of what Danks is getting paid over the next 5 years, assuming that covers this year.

My work here is done.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) Giants lock up Cain to a 5-year deal, worth around $100 million. Well, that's the easy one. Takes 1 pitcher off the market next offseason if we're looking to move Floyd. For an interesting comparison...the last 4 years, Cain has been worth 15.9 WAR, John Danks has been worth 15.6 WAR (obviously Cain will have the better ERA because of the NL and the much bigger ballpark). Cain has been up for longer so he has more career WAR, but these 2 were going to hit FA at the same time, Danks is 6 months younger, they've put up similar WAR, Danks is a lefty, and he's getting what, $35 million less over 5 years?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 04:09 PM) Viciedo with a no-doubter, thank the lord, kid is heating up! Good swing this time?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) I never said any of that. And your entire post is full of speculation and you're basing it all on some tapes and "what you can put together" from those tapes. You weren't there. IF what you are saying is EXACTLY what happened, which you don't actually know...yes, Martin has ever right to be scared, etc...but again, you don't actually know the scene or how it unfolded. You don't know what the neighborhood even looks like, what the roads look like, etc. You're assuming a lot in order to come to your conclusion. You just did the exact same thing to defend him!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 01:27 PM) Maybe they're gonna have him work with Coop and take the Sale route to starting in the future? That's got to be the real line of thinking. That and Cooper is saying he's probably a reliever long-term anyway, so why spend the time trying to make him a starter? But...they better have either Castro or Molina, or preferably both, ready to take rotation slots next offseason.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) The last 6 weeks there was a string of burglaries in my neighborhood (Clearing, IL...not far from Midway), two "dark skinned" males were said to be robbing houses and using a non descriptive "green van" to get away. No make, no model...just a green van. Rumor around my "hood" was that they'd first case the street they were looking to hit, separately, on foot before returning on a weekday when people were at work and hit a house when they knew nobody was home. A few weeks ago I saw a dark skinned Latino walking down my street...and I know, I'm a f***ing racist...but I grew suspicious as to why! OMG, I know...how low and racist of me to profile like that. After he walked past my house, I walked out there and watched him walking about, seemingly aimlessly...and I asked him what he was looking for. So he turned around and it turns out he was looking for a specific address, because his family lived there...who shortly after spotted him and came out to greet him and me... You know what would have made me REALLY suspicious? If he suddenly put his hood up when I asked that question and started walking faster, you know...to get away from me. AGAIN, as a final disclaimer. I'm NOT defending what Zimmerman did. I'm simply trying to tell you how and/or why Zimmerman had the right to be suspicious, DESPITE your claim he had no reason to be. Yes, he did. Just like I did. I would have simply called the police (and went to get my brother who lives across the street, who is the police), rather than arming myself and chasing him down...but I'm not Zimmerman, and I don't live in a place that let's me carry. EDIT: Oh, last week, police caught the guys burglarizing a house a few blocks away from here, it turns out it was two black guys driving a light green minivan. Now here's the problem. Do the exact same exercise from the other side. You're in a neighborhood you're allowed to be in, a 17 year old, 150 lb 6'2" twig, it's raining, the sun set an hour beforehand so it's at the very least quite dark, you're trying to get home, walking with some skittles alone. You're on the phone with someone. Suddenly, some guy starts following you in his truck. He continues following you. You wonder if he's actually following you so you stop to look at him (stated in the 911 call), he stops and continues to look at you. He doesn't take any steps to identify himself. You start to move again, his truck resumes following you. You start to jog, he accelerates. This goes on for a period of at least 8 minutes, based on the timing of phone calls, maybe longer depending on how long Zimmerman was following the kid prior to calling 911. You hide. You think you've lost him. Then, he re-appears (Martin's call to his gf). Then, he gets out of his car and approaches you and yells "What're you doing around here?", again without identifying himself or his purpose. Then, whatever happens, it scares you enough that you wind up screaming (audio tape). You're telling me that you'd just take that in stride? All of that happened before the gunshot. This was literally nearly a 10 minute chase of a car following a kid around the neighborhood. That had to seem like an eternity. And then he comes at you. And in the end, you have every right to be afraid, because the guy's got a gun.

Josh Beckett now has a thumb problem and his status for his first start is in doubt.

Indians/Rockies blowup

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 11:09 AM) Looks funny, but I can't help but think of Peter/Brian when I hear him talk. ^that.

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:51 AM) Two things, Zimmerman had no way of knowing that, and it really isn't relevant to my comment. The response was to the comment that it was daylight and a criminal would not be looking for a target during daylight. I countered that someone could be looking for a place to break into, and I should have added, they could be looking for a home where the people are at work and the house unoccupied. Zimmerman was not wrong is believing that Martin could be a criminal looking for a target. That was a possibility. We now know of course that Martin was not. But it is possible that someone walking through a neighborhood could possibly be looking for an opportunity to commit a crime. Arguably even more so in a gated community that doesn't lead "anywhere". Which is why calling 911 was the appropriate response. No one here has begrudged him doing that. Even if he made the decision because the kid was black and wearing scary outfits as judged by him, he has the right to call the police in that neighborhood. Following the kid, scaring him to the point that he began running and hiding, then getting out of the car and resuming pursuit on foot...that's where he crossed the line from following the rules, from neighborhood watch, and became a vigilante with few options other than killing the kid.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:52 AM) I have had various friends and co-workers ask me to join regular lottery groups. My response is always the same: If you have something down in writing, I'll be happy to join. None of them had anything in writing, nor were they willing to put it in writing, and this is exactly why I insist on it. And now 1/3 of that payment will be spent on lawyers for all parties.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:48 AM) You realize that is his best pitch right? His best pitch isn't even very good. Unless this guy makes some huge strides, he is nothing to get excited about. At least not as a starter. I don't even think he's a sure fire reliever. Given that the Sox gave up a pretty valuable chip in Edwin Jackson to get him (who would have got you draft picks), its pretty disappointing (I do realize we also gave up Teahen so that negated Jackson's value a bit). Yes, his 2 seamer is supposed to be his best pitch...but he really strikes me as a guy who needs innings in order to get the feel of it down, which is why I wanted to see him at Charlotte as a starter, getting innings in an unforgiving park. But that's not my call, so oh well. Would Jackson have actually produced draft picks after the rule change?

Wow, after tonight's game, the Bulls go through a stretch of 5 days with only 1 game. It's an April Miracle. Play the Celtics on thursday, rough game if there's no Rose there too, but good respite and chance to recover without a lot of games for Hamilton and Rose.

Bombing at Planned Parenthood clinic in Wisconsin last night. No one reported injured.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:12 AM) If the answer is yes, why shouldn't we expect him to return to his consistent previous performance, at age 30? Then put him at Charlotte for a few weeks and if he is going to return to consistent MLB level hitting, he ought to destroy AAA pitching, right? And if he's hitting so well that the team can't afford to not call him up, then make that call.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 10:10 AM) I really dont like it with Hamilton. The guy has played 14 games all season, it is do or die time now. He needs to get on the court and get back in a rhythm, time to take the kid gloves off. If he gets injured again, so be it, it wasnt meant to be. He said "Soreness but good soreness", a very Peavy-like statement, after a full-contact practice on Saturday. An extra 2-3 games won't be the end of the season for him if they wait.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 09:51 AM) Bulls are up 10 games on the Pacers, so barring an epic collapse they're guaranteed a top 4 seed. Sit Rose until he's absolutely 100%. There's nothing to be gained from him coming back and getting re-injured before the playoffs or in the first or second round of the playoffs. If you want to feel better about this POV, they're clearly doing exactly this with Hamilton.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 2, 2012 -> 09:20 AM) We might not see Rose again this regular season. Rose hints he may return next week