Balta1701

Awesome.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:56 PM) Haha this is a CLASSIC example of what I was talking about. Derrick Rose cheated on his SAT, yet nobody says a word. Had he received some cash or a car, the perception of him would be completely different. Well Memphis did get hurt, and Caliparo firmly established his reputation.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:51 PM) IIRC, he was asked to be the 6th man while here. He had a problem with it. What makes you think that he'll be okay with doing it now? $12 million a year.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:49 PM) Unless you start making up stuff swift boat boy I think lecturing the country about your balanced budget and the evils of deficit spending when your budget is only balanced because of the stimulus is a pretty good policy point for starters. As I noted previously, I think opposig government regulation when regulation saved Texas from a housing bubble is missing the point.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) Is that saying something or what? Especially since guys who play multiple positions are supposed to make rosters more flexible, not less.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:36 PM) Stimulus worked, greatest president in history. The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts worked, greatest president in history. (a fair critique of the stimulus would look at wage growth by 2020 or so. The direct comparison of decade by decade performance is the decade starting in 2001 with high income tax cuts. Which you have repeatedly told me is a great thing for economies.)

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 07:44 PM) I've been pretty consistent through the years that I like balanced budgets. I'll take tax and spend or don't tax and don't spend, but the past thirty years of don't tax and spend, spend, spend, is not a path we should be on. I don't think Perry is as bad as Kap and some of the "party elites" seem to think. I believe he has a serious chance at the nomination. When the worst thing the Dems are throwing is his secession comment, well that tells me a lot. Presidents have been elected with more baggage than Perry. In a race against Obama, I'll be punching the incumbent's lever. And as for any confusion, believing he can, or will, take the nomination is far different than supporting him. The sarcastic side of me has Palin in the GOP discussions. The serious side has Perry. Do you really think that's the worst we'd throw at him if we really tried?

QUOTE (Bighurt52235 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 08:15 PM) Slowest HR in what sense? Surely that ball cant have the longest hangtime of any this season. Velocity off the bat.

Remarkable how 2 seasons in a row we've wanted Teahen to stay on rehab assignment longer.

QUOTE (ROC Sox Fan @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 06:13 PM) That's awesome, I hope we draft some of his grinders once he has a few years to teach them how to give 110%. That's impossible no one can give more than 100%. By definition that's the most anyone can give.

Here's Merkin on the draft.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:37 PM) I don't get why, but it seems like some pitchers are always one run better than their run support, and others are always one run worse. Jack always seemed to be able to give up one less run whether it was 1-0 or 7-6. I still also recall Black Jack regularly getting exceptional run support.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:22 PM) I'm sure a higher percentage believe in the Rapture in general, but that's millions of people who believe the world will literally end within a few decades. What percentage thought it was going to end 2 weekends ago?

This brought a smile to my face.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:12 PM) How'd that work out? We wound up with a World Series championship less than 1 arbitration/Free Agency period afterwards.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:06 PM) 18% of GOP primary voters believe the Rapture will happen within their lifetimes. I would have thought a $100 million ad campaign 2 weeks ago would have pushed that higher.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 03:42 PM) Trying to predict which prospects succeed and which fail is like trying to pick the winning numbers for the lottery. So..."Whether they pan out" is still undecided and is therefore the only question that really matters.

QUOTE (kapzk @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 04:01 PM) can someone provide the details of Rios' contract. Baseball-reference.com is an excellent resource for anyone's contract.

Groupon files for $750 million IPO.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) Whether they pan out or not isn't the question. They easily have the best farm system in baseball right now. Isn't that really the only question?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 30, 2011 -> 07:46 PM) Oh, and my dad was wondering why in March when things started to thaw and they knew how much snow melt was to come why they didn't gradually increase the flow of the river during that time frame. It seems that they just let it go and now it's going to have its way with several communities along the way. Here's an on-topic reply with info from the WSJ. They were doing increased releases for a while. You've just gotten as much rain in 3 weeks as you normally get in a year and that would have overwhelmed any conceivable flood control system.

Failed Alaskan Senate Candidate Joe Miller also launched a campaign today...the "Stop Romney" campaign.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 01:53 PM) I laughed. You know damn well the reason those were the most memorable to Frank because that was his way of saying "f*** you, KW!". Seriously though, if you watched that game, he looked genuinely touched by the ovation prior to destroying that ball.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 2, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) Can you explain what PR stands for? I hate when people use acronyms I don't understand He's not currently signed in, so I'll answer. Personal Record.

Xenomania is my only explanation.