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Blago himself finished up a week of testifying today.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:50 AM) Read his quote again... he basically says that Amtrak isn't needed now because of the internet. You've missed the attempt to make the connection make sense though...Amtrak isn't needed because using the Google, you can find a private sector company that does the same thing. I mean he's wrong, but it makes more sense than you're giving him credit for.

NATO appears to have significantly escalated the bombing campaign today, with heavy, full day daylight raids on multiple compounds in Tripoli, including raids lasting the whole day while the population of Tripoli was out and about and working. According to NATO itself, it's been mostly avoiding daylight raids on Tripoli to try to avoid killing civilians in the daytime. Guess that goal doesn't matter much any more.

X and Y not doing it for you huh?

Ok, that's at best borderline folks...I think it'd behoove everyone if this argument ended here.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:36 AM) Someone has invented trains that run over the internet? What is this, Tron? Huh?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:22 AM) Anyone know what Ozzie's so mad about? All guesses are that he's mad about his son ozney not being drafted in the top 30 rounds.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:08 AM) OK that article was pathetic. I know Ozzie says some stupid s***, but that was a Hawk Harrelson, medium fly-ball STRETCH! Ozzie hasn't said a thing of substance yet. Speculating is one thing, but projecting is another. I'd say the juicy tweet was Oney.

Iceland's former Prime Minister to be charged with gross negligence for failing to prevent that country's banking crisis. So Jealous.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:03 AM) Here we go again... http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/06/...draft-thus-far/ That Oney Tweet alone probably costs Ozney 10 rounds, either this year or next year..

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:02 AM) Or maybe it has something to do with the fact that the last few generations of American children (mine included), have had a soft, easy lifestyle for the most part due to a higher standard of living than the rest of the world and has failed to develop a work ethic. WTF?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 08:55 AM) That screams Franklin Gutierrez to me. If offense keeps going the way it currently is, I'd be thrilled to get Death to All Thing Flying v 2.0.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:00 AM) I'll take a .329 avg. Hits mean rbi's and runs scored and to win you need to outscore the other team. He executed a perfect hit and run a few days ago. Right now he is very valuable to the club with just getting hits and his defense. Kind of old fashioned I know to appreciate the little things not just slugging and OPS but Morel is a damn good ball player and I like those. If he keeps this up his WAR should be OK. The "Perfect hit and run executed a few days ago" was last night, on the first pitch he saw from King Felix. He may have done another last week, but it wasn't as perfect as the one last night.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 09:00 AM) Well I guess we can fault him for not being able to distinguish the two. It sounds as though it was a staff decision to let him start the game though. He looked great when he started the game.

Posting because I like data.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 08:43 AM) This came after it, As did some weird s*** about Sean Penn should move to Venezuela. In case you want the Penn stuff to make more sense. This is like the 2nd or 3rd time Penn has defended Chavez and Ozzie has tweeted in reply.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 07:09 AM) My second all-time favorite player is Barry Bonds. So I obviously don't have a problem with doucheiness (I know that's not a word) as long as you can play. This is overblown. It just goes to show you how much s*** has changed. This was an 18-year old in a single A game that was more than likely just messing around. But with MUCH more extensive media coverage and twitter and facebook and everything else we've got out there, the smallest things get overhyped. I've seen Pujols, Ramirez, Griffey and many other great players stand and admire their HRs. Look at f***ing Sammy Sosa. This is no big deal. 3 of the 5 guys you compared him to wound up having to cheat in a way they probably can't any more in order to get to that point.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 07:30 AM) 87 wins, after beginning the season 11-22, would mean we would have been winning at a 59% clip since early May. That would stack up with just about any other playoff contender in baseball, IMO. FWIW, we've been winning at a 63% clip since early may.

Apparently, sneaking a fastball by Paul Konerko is like trying to sneak a sunrise past a rooster.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 06:55 AM) How do we deserve credit for that? When we pick up a guy who was in someone else's org 3-4 years ago and they start performing our staff gets no credit for that, so when someone else picks up a guy we had long ago and he starts performing that must be a credit to us.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 8, 2011 -> 12:12 AM) Yeah it is, Morel was fast tracked to the bigs because of his defense. They understand that half of the game is catching the ball, and finding and developing someone who can do it really well would be a great thing. Morel was also fast tracked because no one in the minors could get him out.

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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) I'm tired of knowing Miami will win games even as the other team keeps it close. I think they've mastered playing hard enough but no harder.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 10:16 PM) Some great commentary from the National Review re: Weier Hannity was on in the background at the restaurant, he spent what seemed like at least half his show on this. also in before "democrats do it too," because the media does obsess over this trivial bulls*** regardless of party. Like the two weeks we spent talking about John ensign? I remember bet when that happened. Man I was plastered. One almost might think I imagined it. Anyway, Weiners problem now is that he seemingly used House resources to keep everything covered up, which is a real issue

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 7, 2011 -> 09:21 PM) You know how I know you didn't read the link? The fact that I read that link hours ago and wound up repeating it here?