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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) Westbrook is just going to murder teh Bulls without Rose. They just don't have the offensive firepower against the Thunder unless CJ or JL3 are going off, and CJ is brickign stuff.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Apr 1, 2012 -> 01:30 AM) hmmm this has me thinkin....would you rather play the Knicks or the Bucks in the first round...With the addition of Ellis for the Bucks they could be a tough opponent but then again come playoff time Amare and Melo could actually play some ball together and be a tough team too....not that I think theyd lose either but the easier the matchup in the first the better lol All I care about in that is that the Celtics wind up with either spot 3 or spot 7 and the Bulls wind up with spot 1. I don't want the Celtics in round 1 or 2 unless they have to. Of course, the Pacers could be annoying too.

QUOTE (MAX @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 07:37 PM) I'm still not convinced. So does C. J. Wilson. Doesn't have to happen always for it to be scary.

Torn meniscus in Jeremy Lin's knee, will miss 6 weeks after having it scoped.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 06:02 PM) And therein lies the problem. Unless some additional facts arise, it looks like Zimmerman may be charged only to alleviate the mass media pressure, not because there are enough facts to actually make it stick (I don't see any such charges leading to a conviction), OR, Zimmerman pulled off the near perfect murder and walks, OR, Zimmerman is telling the truth, that while yes, he put himself into a bad situation, he was attacked and defended himself. Almost every detail that could lead to an arrest/conviction that we have right now is circumstantial, because you said it...the only other witness that could shed light on the subject is dead. So right now people are guessing off of muffled phone recordings, crappy video that looks like something out of a late 90's nanny cam, a phone "witness", a "eye witness" that hardly saw or heard anything, who is now saying police told him to change his story, a police report, EMT reports (which nobody has seen), etc. It all adds up to no conviction at the moment. Where is Columbo when you need him? I totally agree, I can't see any way you can get a conviction, and that is a travesty. This guy followed this kid, went after him on foot, the kid wound up dead, and he's going to walk. Whatever mess of laws allowed that to happen...that's awful. That's more than sad, it's an outrage.

Twins send Scott Baker to the 15 day DL and C Drew Butera to AAA.

Here's some video of Jones's interview today.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:45 PM) And I explained that by admitting that I was simply trolling on purpose to take the other side of the polar spectrum. And I still do hope that the kid triggered everything so that everyone looks like the jagoffs they are for automatically assuming the worst and jumping on the media hype. Well, all I'll say in reply is that there are 2 witnesses who could give an accurate version of what they saw here, and it is wrong to just listen to only 1 of them. The other witnesses, they're at the very least a mess. The big problem is that the other witness is dead. So yeah, any time someone tries to say that Martin clearly was the aggressor based on Zimmerman's statement and a bunch of other muddled and contradictory statements, I'm going to have a problem with it, because simply buying the shooter's story at face value is almost always a mistake.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:43 PM) Again, take my posts as a whole, not a single sentence from each one. You're the one, out of everyone here, so seems to me to be by far the most willing to accept the shooter's story and say that the kid was clearly the aggressor, to the point where you have said you wanted the kid to have triggered everything.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:40 PM) But her "quoting" another person will be accepted as complete fact. You don't see the irony in having issues with that woman's statement but then repeatedly accepting the shooter's story and then saying that a witness has backed it up?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:37 PM) I wonder what's caused them to "now believe" that it was Martin. The only reason why I look at these, of course, is just to illustrate how completely unreliable every "Eyewitness" statement is. You kept referring to a "Witness" supporting Zimmerman, and that's just as unreliable as the shooter's own statement is.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:35 PM) And even if that witness has his story recanted, is there proof that Zimmerman did it? No, it goes right back to nothing. Sorry, folks, this guy will walk. I totally agree that this guy will walk. It's darn near impossible to prosecute anyone under that Florida law if the slightest bit of physical confrontation happened, and the guy's head was at least scratched somewhere. And the fact that this guy will walk is a travesty. It is deserving of the nationwide outrage. Even if he took the shot in self defense because of something the kid did.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:26 PM) I don't. I'm taking all of the aspects that we know into account. I'm sure that Zimmerman has skewed the story at least a little to make it sound like he acted in no way aggressively. You also do refer to a "Witness" who I think others have suggested supported Zimmerman's case...I think this is the same one you're referring to, and that witness has talked to the press further and there are at the very least some issues with trying to say it lines up with Zimmerman's testimony...especially the fact that the "Witness" is depressed that Zimmerman isn't in jail after what he saw and his mother has kinda but not completely suggested that the police were trying to lead his answers. This is also not the only "Witness" who has at least alleged that the police told them which of the 2 it was who did the screaming.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 05:24 PM) I'm not sure of anything yet. But being on top of a person and smacking their head off of the ground (or concrete) allows the person to respond with deadly force in the state of Florida. Is it possible that Zimmerman orchestrated this whole thing to get away with murder from the very beginning? Sure, but there's no proof (yet) and probably won't ever be, as the EMT's, Zimmerman's injuries, a witness, and Zimmerman's own story seem to gel enough to prevent proof without a reasonable doubt that he's a murderer. Why do you continue to believe only Zimmerman's testimony so thoroughly?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) Updated lineup with Morel in there. deaza cf, lillibridge ss, dunn 1b, knrko dh, rios rf, flowers c, fukudome lf, beckham 2b, morel 3b Pomeranz starting for the Rockies. Brent's healthy enough to play? Good news.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 01:38 PM) Mark Gonzales ‏ @MDGonzales KW says he had Jones on the team two weeks ago but needed the coaches' endorsement. KW has no worries about Escobar's development He started a full season last year at AAA and he might not be a long term starter anyway. Might as well see what he does with the bench role and start having him get major league coaching, pitching opponents, and paychecks.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 02:03 PM) I kind of feel bad for Bruney. It's hard to do much better than what he did. Last night was make or break and he broke.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 12:07 PM) Pineda to the DL. Makes the decision easy for Girardi. Eep, and they say it's shoulder tendonitis too. That's never good.

Link. 2nd lowest ice cover on the Great Lakes in recorded history this year, after 2002. Lots of economic consequences to that...you get more evaporation when there is no ice cover, so you're strengthening the ungodly "Lake Effect", you decrease lake level so you lose effectiveness at hydropower plants and you can't load cargo boats as much....every inch of water is apparently worth somewhere between $10k and $20k more cargo per day that can be loaded.

Oh, in case you're interested, the NCAA has been lying to you.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 12:09 PM) Like I said earlier, I'm sure the NSA has a recording of her call, just release it already! I dunno, they're black, but were they also Islamic?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 12:05 PM) People really need to think before they tweet. What's the point of Twitter if people do that?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 11:53 AM) I believe that's what the girl who was on the phone with Trayvon said Trayvon told her he was doing And I'm sure she has similarly detailed records. Seriously, all we have are a couple "eyewitness" reports, one of whom was on the phone, and one of whom was the actual shooter. The only things really, truly worth believing are the phone call records, the 911 transcript, the fact that Zimmerman was slightly injured, and the autopsy on Martin. Eyewitness statements are always 1/2 true, even if people are trying to remember perfectly.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 07:57 AM) He only put the hoodie up after Zimmerman spotted him, supposedly. I'm sure that Zimmerman was keeping detailed written records of when all of these things happened so that we can fully trust that statement. Come on, if it's dark and raining, you're actually expecting a guy to remember when during a multi-minute period a kid put his hood up? Or actually be able to tell beforehand?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 31, 2012 -> 10:59 AM) So he puts his hood up when he thinks he's been spotted scoping out houses. In Zimmerman's mind, that makes sense. And again, I can't totally blame the guy. For "Finding a (black) kid he's never been suspicious and calling police", even if he does that all the time, fine, them's the rules and that's society we live in. Chasing the kid despite being told not to, getting out of the car, getting into a position where he could take a shot, and then taking the shot, those things he can be blamed for. Maybe more, by some reports.