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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:55 PM) So will we when the plan goes insolvent. The private market will go insolvent before Medicare, since private insurance costs are still growing faster than Medicare. Dumping a bunch of 65-66 year olds into the more expensive system will make that exponentially worse as well.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:51 PM) Edwin needs to trust his stuff. Work faster Edwin. This is the 6th inning slowdown we get from him.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:50 PM) I don't think we will either. What I am saying is we shouldn't have to deal one of the only effective starters AND left handed relievers on the market for Rasmus. If we really wanted to trade these two, we should be able to get 3-4 fairly high quality prospects for them. I'd take that over Colby Rasmus right now. If they traded Edwin straight-up for Rasmus tonight, I could live with that. Hypothetically from the Cardinals side, if they were to trade Rasmus to the Sox somehow...who would take over CF for them?

Keep them away from water.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:35 PM) It should be a recognition of the fact that people are living longer than ever. Yeah. We need to turn that trend around by having a boatload of uninsured 65-66 year olds. Once we do that and get rid of the individual mandate, we'll get that life expectancy going the right way.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) Was it the sun that caused him to drop it? Looked more like he got his feet tangled up when he turned around. He did get his feet tangled up but that's because he was struggling to see. He was shuffling his feet and squinting trying to get under the ball. The way he looked back up at the sun right after missing it tells you everything. He lost it because of the sun, it bounced off his glove, and he looked right back up at the sun in the "how did I miss that" moment.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) WellDunn hit the ball but I don't have TV so what was that error all about? High fly ball to the warning track in CF, should have been an easy catch but the CF didn't have his sunglasses on so he lost sight of it on the way down and it bounced off of his glove.

Btw, that's 3 balls in 2 games that Dunn had a legit shot of hitting out but just didn't hit.

Well, Adam was due for a wee bit of luck.

H Christ. 2 inches from a double.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:26 PM) What were Obama's cuts to the entitltement programs? Can't seem to find any specifics. Here's one version. Raising the Medicare Eligibility age would be the worst idea ever, btw. I'd 3rd party it if the President signed a bill for that. That would destroy the Democratic party, so you ought to love that. He might get 25% of the vote.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:22 PM) Disagree, this year the hype has escalated waaaay high. I think that's only true in the sense that people want him up to replace the garbage in our OF. The Hype around him coming in was massive. People were expecting him to be up as a 19/20 year old doing what Miguel Cabrera did

Well, Jackson wasn't likely to pitch a shutout today, but he's still holding tough.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) If we think De Aza is our savior were in deep *beep*. Am I doing this right? A guy doesn't have to be a savior to be a decent ballplayer.

QUOTE (docsox24 @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 02:17 PM) That's ridiculous. The hype around Viciedo is out of control. You have barely seen the guy play and his most productive time came in meaningless September games and you call him the best hitter since Frank? To say he is better than Konerko is insulting and there are plenty of other guys who he will have a very difficult time matching. People were saying things like that about him before he ever played a game in this org.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 01:58 PM) I'm fine with this deal as long as it doesnt include Viciedo.... That would be ridiculously dumb... If you could somehow move Rios's contract, wouldn't you move Viciedo with it?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 01:51 PM) Edwin has no command at all. PK better move closer to take away the bunt. Shame he couldn't come out and kill one more time before the deadline.

I think he fed a Mogwai after midnight.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 09:07 AM) This guy speaks to my earlier point: http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/23/zick....html?hpt=hp_t2 This whole debate infuriates me. You have the president, who voted against raising the ceiling as a Senator, now deeming it crucial, and representatives who voted to do it multiple times when their party was in the White House, now refusing to do so on "principle." The hypocrisy on both sides is galling. I'm not as bright or as informed as many who post here seem to be (or believe themselves to be), but I think if a deal isn't done and all goes to s***, the GOP has more to lose politically, regardless of who may be "actually" at fault. I think a default perception in these types of White House-congressional showdowns is that to the "average" American the president (whoever he is) tends to come out looking presidential, while Congressional leadership (in this case GOP House leadership) just looks obstructionist. That's what saved Clinton in '95. I think the GOP faces almost a kind of damned either way risk on this one, because they risk alienating Average Joes on one hand, and the Tea crowd on the other. Not saying who's right or wrong, just adding my 2 cent read of the political tea leaves. The other thing that saved Clinton in 1995 was an economic recovery. That isn't happening now and it won't be happening any time soon. This would be throwing a stick of dynamite into a fire on a day with a Santa Anna wind blowing.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 09:22 PM) Humongous tax difference between individuals and corporations, while we are doing both. And marginal, average, and effective are COMPLETELY different things. And on all of those, Germany is substantially higher than the U.S. rate. That's easy to check. Corporate rates. Marginal rate. Average rate. Effective rate. Each level, German rates are 10 percentage points higher than the U.S., except on people with incomes lower than 8000 euros.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 01:43 PM) Not really. The Dems have yet to put any proposal on the table. They TALK about them, but nothing has ever been presented. Technically, legislation is supposed to originate in the House. (Although I think you're wrong that no plan has ever been presented by the Dems).

QUOTE (kapzk @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 01:45 PM) Any1 else think Sale's development into his full potential is getting hindered. I know a few think it already is with him in the bullpen this year. But its really looking like we are just gonna keep stunting his development by keeping him in the bullpen forever. I'm still as in-between as Adam Dunn on that issue. Sale really struggled to get his release point down early in the season and was as wild as you can be because of it. That was bad. He's not getting innings, that's bad (I still hope they AFL him). But, lately at least, he's been effectively getting people out. He pitched what, 3+ innings in that extra inning affair in KC and was really effective, even with the offspeed stuff, until he finally tired out and lost the control.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 11:02 PM) Anybody know why Viciedo was pulled from the game early tonight? Aggrivated the thumb that he hurt in spring training.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2011 -> 01:41 PM) With this stuff we can only hope so. I've still never seen him legitimately changing speeds.

That was nice of the crowd. Too bad they don't give that to Thome.