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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 03:19 PM) I've said before, the support game for the GOP is pretty simple. They don't need to worry much about the base, because the base is in it to get Obama out, and they won't care much who the GOP candidate is (unless it is Paul, who will scare away some base Republicans, which is another reason why he isn't electable). Their main worry is the moderates, the swing voters if you will. Whomever wins the nomination will have to swing back towards center to get a cut of that. And I've disagreed...this election, just like the last dozen or so, will be driven by "Base turnout and enthusiasm." The few people who are actually moderates are going to split, probably somewhere in the 60-40 range or closer, like they always do, and that won't offset what the bases do.

Being a nuclear scientist in Iran appears to be a very hazardous job. No special insight, but I'm guessing Mossad, u?

QUOTE (gatnom @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 03:39 PM) Yeah, you're right. Albert Pujols and Nick Punto should be weighted evenly in terms of draft success. If you want to weight things that way, then the next question is simply; playoff appearances and championships, because now you've taken the step of figuring out which guys to keep and what the appropriate value for the guys you don't keep is. We've admittedly disappointed on this front...but other things, like a manager who doesn't quit on the team, also play into htat.

Free university education? Ha, we sure showed him!

Derrick Rose re-aggrivated Turf Toe injury last night.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:48 PM) Blake Griffen wasn't Blake Griffen at that time. However, he was already a #1 pick that had sat on that roster for a year at the time the clippers contracted VDN.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:44 PM) I hope not rapidly. I'd rather him get some seasoning with a full year in AAA. No reason to rush a prospect who was awful this previous year in order to play on the lost cause 2012 team. And if he makes it but to a point he isn't included on a prospect list, great. Accolades will be deserved and given. If he has a good first half, he becomes a very likely candidate to replace Peavy in the rotation if the big league squad is out of contention, and pretty much no matter what he does I'd imagine he gets a September callup.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) Absolutely. But if the Sox turn Castro around, that would be reflected in his prospect ranking. Actually, it probably wouldn't, because he'd rapidly be on the big league squad, and that would mean he's not listed in prospect rankings.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:37 PM) I remember a reporter from LA on with B&B a while back saying there are those who believe Reinsdorf wanted VDN out but didn't want to eat the contract. Stern then negotiated with the Clippers to get him out there where no one was looking so that Rose could develop with a real coach. The whole thing seemed odd and the story was never really fleshed out, but that's what he said. David Stern must hate Blake Griffin.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:26 PM) And they shouldn't get credit. Formerly good prospects who had horrendous years should and do have their stocks drop accordingly. But one consequence of that could be...if our minor league development people and pitching staff development people can do a solid job...our system could be ranked lowly but wind up overproducing in terms of major league contributors.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) f***ing seriously? Even after all of those trades we're still the worst? I knew it was really bad, but man... "All those" trades? I count Sergio, Guillen, and Quentin going in trades. That's not "All those". And in 2 of those, we took back players that had underperformed the previous year, clearly in the hopes that we could turn them around in our org, they're not going to boost you much.

QUOTE (MEANS @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:13 PM) am I missing something here? Why is Bobby Jenks listed as a top prospect of the decade for 2006? He didn't pile up enough innings in 2005 to move past the "Prospect" ranking, and "Closed the final game of the world series" is a pretty good feat for a guy appearing on a prospect list.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 01:11 PM) "The Clips can't contend with Vinny Del Negro. He's a strategic abomination. It's unbelievable. Maybe the worst game coach I have ever seen." tweet from Bill Simmons a few minutes ago Correct.

The NY Daily News is feeding the Anti-Sanchize, trade for Peyton movement pretty heavy here, with tons of "Off the record" quotes ripping Sanchez.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 09:46 AM) I think last years Boozer was unfairly maligned with that foot injury. His reputation as a s*** defender preceded his arrival in Chicago. (Ditto his reputation for disappearing in the postseason, and for always being hurt).

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 11:15 PM) With 81% reporting, GOP results, for those who care... Romney: 38% (5 delegates locked) Paul: 23% (3 delegates locked) Huntsman: 17% (2 delegates locked) Gingrich and Santorum: 10% (0) Perry: 1% (0) One more delegate to go to someone else based on final 19%. Remaining open precincts seem to lean a little more Paul and Huntsman than Romney. -- NH was a firewall for Huntsman, needed at least 3rd to stay alive, 2nd to have any decent chance. So he is moving sideways. Romney needed to win big, he did, but not big enough to completely ice anything. Paul got what he thought he would, maybe a tad better, he is starting to feel good about things. Gingrich disappointing in fourth, and he's not polling well lately in SC either, I think his campaign is dying. Santorum's Iowa victory didn't seem to help much in NH. Now onto SC. Romney doesn't even have to win, but if he does, this thing might be over. Perry has SC as a firewall, he needs a huge leap into 2nd, or he's toast IMO. Gingrich needs to stay top 3 to stay alive. Paul is Paul. Huntsman needs to look relevant in a state he didn't bombard, same goes for Santorum, so they both need to target Top 3 as well to even say they are reasonably in it. So... who drops out first, of these remaining 6? I predict SC ends up a close-match bloodbath, and goes like this: Romney 30% Paul 24% Santorum 20% Perry 12% Gingrich 8% Huntsman 6% Huntsman doesn't profile well for Florida, so I think SC breaks his back and he's out. Perry can't do better than 4th in what should be a wheelhouse state, so I think he finally drops out too (I actually think he's only staying in to raise more money anyway). That will give Gingrich an excuse to stay in. Santorum's social conservatism plays well and he surprises high in SC. So that leaves four for Florida. Gingrich will go balls-out in Florida, and run out of money in addition to finishing near-bottom, so I think Florida is his end, leaving Romney, Santorum and Paul to duke it out for who knows how long. The one wild card in this race is that it really looks like the SuperPAC's have built up enough money to make the next 10 days in South Carolina a "Gingrich in Iowa" level Hell for Mittens. With 3-4 candidates now ganging up on himi and running nothing but attack ads, if there's going to be any dent in his campaign, it's going to happen there. If he survives that unscathed, then Florida shouldn't really be that rough.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 09:19 AM) I seriously think he's trying to clear out for Noah. The other day on D Noah was rotating over to help Boozer out and you could hear Boozer say "Don't worry Jo! I got this!" At least from what I've watched, Boozer hasn't been nearly as torchable on defense this year as last year, but that could be entirely because Joakim's become such a weak spot.

So Nate Silver's original post lied to me? He's so getting an angry email about this!

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 09:08 AM) Yeah, when Boozer's Rainbow is on, he's great because we can effectively run the Pick & Pop. We can run the Pick & Roll because of Noah, which is fine if Noah was getting his 13 hustle points, but he's not. Gibson thinks he's become Boozer and can make that shot. Asik did some random/cool post moves yesterday, but that sure as hell won't last. Did anyone here post this page on how much more Boozer is shooting from the outside and how muchless he's actually getting to the rim?

I'm just annoyed that my local news lied to me. They're going to get an email about this!

Jaguars hire Mike Mularkey as Head Coach

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 10:53 PM) Republican turnout in New Hampshire looks like it will be significantly lower than 2008's primary. Possibly by as much as 40%: My local news said the exact opposite last night, used the phrase "Record turnout", WTF?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jan 10, 2012 -> 11:16 PM) Plus, there is reasonable doubt about his ability to hit Major League pitching. I'm not so sure they're wrong to be dismissing him. They may not be...but with the way the Sox farm system is, and the failure of key guys in the IF to develop (Hi Gordon), it sure seems to make sense to push him upwards to see if he can keep doing damage. That's the opposite of what the sox did last year.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jan 11, 2012 -> 08:41 AM) Excellent point. When was the last time we ever signed someone from Cuba???? (I know this was sarcasm, but in case anyone wanted the actual date, it was November of 2008 when we signed DV. Pretty sure this was after the Wilder case had broken.)

If 5 teams are claiming him, we're probably not first in line. If we are first in line somehow...I guess, but he's basically the 2nd backup OF.