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So Carpenter vs. Halladay?

I am posting this from an iPhone. Thanks man.

Steve Jobs has died

Squirrel!

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09...esidential-run/ I knew it, I knew it, I f***ing knew it.

Back on the Awlaki case...the legislation to fix that issue, which is disturbingly similar in structure to what I described, will be introduced shortly (by a Republican from Pennsylvania).

Best Buy to begin offering Geeksquad home energy audits. In addition, will start offering things like smart-thermostats and energy usage monitors in their stores.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 05:28 PM) That interview was blown so out of proportion. His comments sound a lot worse in writing than by ear. He was basically telling the truth - Rodgers is a great QB that stepped into a perfect situation. Why should it be a shock that there's an expectation to win? Am I the only one who remembers how abjectly bad Green Bay's offensive line was in 2008-2009 and how many games that cost them?

Stop getting the Admins to post here then.

Damn, we all got lazy round 2008.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 05:14 PM) Does 2005 feel like an eternity ago to anyone else? Nope.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 05:02 PM) As we saw in 2008, you don't have to do things conventionally to win. It's not like she's an unknown. Who won in 2008 without running a conventional campaign? Obama won Iowa after having focused on that state for months and having been a candidate for what, 9 months, with an enormous fundraising apparatus, followed by a long term plan for how to take home a delegate win on Super Tuesday. Huckabee won Iowa in 2008 because he fit that group well and focused his entire campaign on winning Iowa...but it wasn't enough, and McCain had a decent showing there followed up by a good enough showing in New Hampshire to put himself on the path. The last time we saw people enter as late as Rick Perry, it was guys like Wesley Clark and Fred Thompson...each of whom had a little boomlet but neither of whom could put together a solid campaign by the time the voting actually started.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:53 PM) You aren't going to get that much back for Quentin. If you keep him and he plays well , then his trade value also increases. How about trading Floyd, Danks, Thornton and re-signing Buehrle and keeping Quentin? Trying my best to get creative. lol! The sad thing is...his trade value really doesn't increase all that much...because he goes from being a full season participant to a 1/2 season rental. He comes out with a 1.000 OPS in the first half next year and his trade value only nudges up because that might push him to be a type A Free agent...he'd just be a 2 month rental you can't count on to stay healthy.

I realize she may not care about such things...but it's October. The first caucuses are literally in 3 months. That's a blink of an eye in terms of having enough time to set up campaign offices and actually get out and do anything. You'd almost have to be suicidal to jump into a race right now.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:46 PM) Why the green? It's clearly not what he's saying, he's trying to go back to the "They go to a $30k a year school so they're not poor!" point.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:44 PM) que? He's laughing at the young people since they have to pay student loans nowadays since the country used to care about people getting an education.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:42 PM) Eh, I'd be more willing to trade Quentin and Danks and re-sign Buehrle. ^this is what I want also. I just still struggle to believe we'll get for Quentin what we think Quentin should be worth.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:38 PM) If the Bulls didn't have a chance of "winning" when they were the 8th seed in the NBA, then how could you say that the teams in the other sports had a legitimate shot at winning? At least the Bulls got some playoff games out of it, 24 teams in baseball and 20 in football don't see the post-season and at least half of them were never really close. Someone like the Blue Jays were no closer to winning than the Bulls, and they had a relatively decent season. I don't see how you could say with a straight face that the Orioles or Nationals in baseball or the Jaguars or Seahawks in football had any chance coming into this season. It's basically the same thing, you can pick most of the playoff teams before the season even starts. And if you want to pick the rare examples of an expected mediocre team making a run, I'm sure you had the Grizzlies going to game 7 in the second round, right? The Seahawks made the playoffs and beat the Saints last year. The Orioles and Nats are in the group of 5-8 teams that didn't really have a shot this year in MLB. The Nats have a shot in a few years though, you can't deny that.

2k5 ought to love this.

I think it's 70/30 against...but I wouldn't rule it out. I think the Sox would like a solid return for him, and if I were an opposing GM, I wouldn't offer anything other than scraps since he can't stay healthy.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:26 PM) #MovetoIndianaWehavelowertaxes #andRoute20mightaswellbecomeadirtroaditwouldbeaneasierdrive.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:23 PM) Really? 20 teams in baseball and football really had a legitimate shot at winning going into this season? I'd say it's highly similar, there are 6-10 teams that really matter, maybe one or two surprise teams and everyone else pretty much playing out the string. As for the money part, there are multiple different sources disputing that number because of creative accounting. Things like counting the purchase price of the team as a $40 million (number may not be accurate) loss for 10 years against their operating expenses even though they're not related. Note how I phrased it...I didn't say "Winning a championship"...I said "Winning". When the Bulls were struggling for the 8th spot every year, I didn't think they had a chance at "Winning". Would watch some but not always, took them having a chance to beat the Celtics to really make them worth watching. In MLB and NFL...yeah, I'd say that a huge majority of teams go into a season thinking they have a shot. Especially the NFL. Hell, the Bills and Lions are off to starts that ought to put at least 1 of them in the playoffs. The Cardinals went to the Super Bowl a couple years ago.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:24 PM) I don't doubt that also happened, just away from everyone else. I'm pretty sure he got caught on camera with that part before.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 5, 2011 -> 04:05 PM) File this under "The Least Surprising Thing I Have Seen Today." You're not surprised that there's no, um, herb?