Balta1701

WOw nice DP.

Nice sprint lexi

QUOTE (hawksox13 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 09:13 PM) And when you get 550 at bats other teams learn and exploit your weaknesses. Lillibridge is not any everyday player, just a nice bench player. How on Earth can you say that with confidence after the bursts we've seen from his bats?

Is that Morel? He's really changer up his stance. A lot more closed and compact.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 09:01 PM) Lillibridge and Morel are not going to scare anyone these days. Elijah Wood's twin is as cold now as he was hot the first 6 weeks. And DET puts up 7 runs against a guy entering with a 2.16 ERA. God, it's scary to think what KW will do if they make a big move near the deadline. I still want to see what Lilli could do with 550 at bats. When you play once a week it's hard to get out of a funk.

Royals announcers noting how many balls the sox are fouling off. They're timid the pitches but the late movement means they're not squaring it up.

So far I actually am liking this Duffy kid. 95 mph fastball that isn't straight, willing to pitch inside, controls not perfect yet but for a kid? Some legit stuff here.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 07:13 PM) I'd say many people vastly underrate Derek Jeter and the type of player he is/was. And I'd say a good number of people vastly overrate him. Many of them work for ESPN.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 07:54 PM) Well we could pass the farse the White House is calling spending cuts. They do not take place for several years, future Congresses can ignore them. Now that is the way to cut the deficit. Sounds like the healthcare bill. A big ole pile of the stinky stuff. But it comes from the mouth of the man who voted against raising the debt ceiling while he was in the Senate in 2007, so it must be Gospel. So do you favor defaulting on the debt?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 08:28 PM) A congressional commerical? Really? What's next a comedian? $500 billion in medicare cuts was the message that won the election last year. If you'd like to give that back then we can get back to working on the economy rather than abortion.

Sweet, an early lead

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 06:38 PM) Show me the cuts in the biggest entitlement programs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 06:36 PM) Judging by our local, state, and federal budgets, I am guessing what you are saying about cuts isn't true at all. The Defense Department is a Social Program?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 06:34 PM) If that is the case, I had classrooms in a school with a 70% poverty rate filled with kids doing whatever it is you mean. (Dealing)

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 05:47 PM) Let me ask Balta Nye, the science guy. I think Flaxx knows a wee bit more biology than me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 06:31 PM) It doesn't? Tell me how many people leave poverty based on social programs? Well, considering social mobility in this country has declined significantly over the past 30 years as those programs have been cut back and now stands well below most other countries in Europe that have much more expansive social safety nets, it seems like a lot do. Cutting back on them and then being angry that they don't work would be like putting Adam Dunn out there and being mad that he struck out.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 06:07 PM) I've been in Cabrini Green a few times and have seen this stuff. I know people that are landlords in poor areas of the city and in Gary, Indiana. Is that something to compare too nationally? Probably not, but it's enough that I don't buy into the bulls*** you guys do that unless you make 50k, have access to cable, internet, a smartphone and can afford college paying cash that you're "poor" and need government to help you through life. Btw, I've done enough sales on my own to know...the guy living in the run-down area with the huge TV, new cell phone, Cadillac...very often bought all those items with cash. Literally cash. Paid in $20's and $100's. I'm hoping you're catching my meaning.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 05:36 PM) Yeah, screw AJ! He's just a catcher who's hitting .290! I hate him so much. UGH Well, technically, if Flowers played well enough that AJ never played again, that would mean Flowers was putting up like an 1.100 OPS. I hope Flowers plays that well too.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) Sorry. I don't mean to intentionally do that. No apology needed. Both of our answers should be "let's put a price on carbon and then everyone can judge what to spend their money on."

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 04:40 PM) To be fair, the African thing was all Balta. I only pulled that one because he always makes me feel guilty about the carbon emissions associated with eating meat.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 04:37 PM) Looking over the trade deadline rumors from last year it seems they were willing but not with Hudson This is what I recall. The Sox were willing to do Viciedo for Dunn, but not Viciedo + Hudson for Dunn or Viciedo + Jackson for Dunn.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 03:47 PM) I don't know why we'd want to dump Quentin. He actually can hit sometimes. Because that's why he'll get paid a lot starting in 2013, and that's why other teams will be interested in trading for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 04:28 PM) Unless the Marlins are wiling to pay up, I don't see it happening. Unless the Sox win the central, I do.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 19, 2011 -> 04:17 PM) So when there are record high temperatures for about a week straight I should avoid trying to adhere to official warnings and attempt to replicate as many SubSarahan conditions as possible? Sounds like a great idea! I hear the infant death rates there are only mildly horrific. 82 degrees in my house? Sheesh.....what a total douche I'm being. I should be able to withstand triple digits easily. Can I pull this one out when you tell me about how eating meat causes higher CO2 emissions than being a vegan? (Your response, filibustered of course, should be...that's why we need a cap and trade system, so that we can make an honest accounting for those decisions!)

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