Balta1701

Useless to resist.

Obama's signature on the Westminster Abbey Guestbook today.

Quickly Mr. Data lock out the main computer.

Kill that post, spellcheck!

I don't know if that helps NBA players, what do you think?

Damn, you guys are almost as quick as the Heat defense.

Very bad shooting.

There's some remarkable details coming out about the Metropolitans.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 24, 2011 -> 01:47 PM) No doubt that's a part of it. But go watch the 1st quarter of game 2. The bulls missed about 8 wide open shots. That game should have been over in the first half. Instead, Miami stuck around and won it in the final minutes. If the Bulls had made some of the tough shots Miami has made for the last 2 games, this would be a totally different series. Can we all agree on that?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 24, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) Agreed. He's definitely top three. I'd have him behind Andrus as well. Only thing holding Alexei back from being number one to me is the boneheaded errant throws he still seems to make too frequently. He makes some amazing plays, has ridiculous range and has a solid arm but he does already have what 8/9 errors? Too many. Elvis Andrus has made 10 errors.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 24, 2011 -> 12:47 PM) I can't recall too many people saying to trade him. At this point, he's had parts of three seasons in the majors (a total of about two full seasons). He's not shown very much improvement or consistency over that span. Some people just have unlimited patience. It's really hard for him to improve on the >.900 OPS's he's put up when he's been "On". It's the consistency part.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ May 24, 2011 -> 12:14 PM) I'm getting tired of caring about underachievement, to be honest. I'm craving a rebuild more and more with each passing day. Hopefully JFP does it again tonight and we can go back to thinking about winning every series.

Well, I wasn't going to bother, but since others brought up Fox, this long essay in NY magazine on Roger Ailes and how he runs that network as a conservative arm should prove good reading for those who haven't read it yet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 24, 2011 -> 08:42 AM) I guess the Secret Service will take a bullet for the President, but not a baseball, because they sure were no where to be seen. The Service guy is wearing plain clothes, a hat, and has glasses tucked into his shirt, he's sitting right behind W.

Only a brutal, power hungry madman would deploy helicopters in the middle of urban areas to fight in a civil war. The end result of that kind of firepower is going to be a massacre. The civilized world should do everything it can to stop the use of those weapons.

Somehow the Bulls need to show up tonight.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 24, 2011 -> 02:30 AM) Why wouldn't Boston and NY want Peavy and Mark for sure? And we make them take Rios and Dunn. Demand it for the deals to go through. Those teams have money to burn. Every guy you want to trade other than Dunn has some level of no-trade protection as well.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ May 23, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Still, I don't think he's a leadoff guy. A leadoff guy gets on, walks, makes the pitcher work, battles. That's my idea of a leadoff hitter, Lexi could develop into a good 6th hitter and RBI guy. Again, Obp around .350 this year. He's doing what you want.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:55 PM) This bust? Put down the whiskey, Balta. Yeah, that was too harsh, but he's costing himself some serious money right now.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:54 PM) Let's not overreact here...he definitely has had a bit of a down year, but he's a 26 year old lefty with 46 wins under his belt and a career ERA around 4 pitching in a bandbox...to say that his value is seriously compromised based on his W-L record this year or a few rough outings seems to be a bit ridiculous to me. Depends on what you mean by seriously compromised. You've got to admit that his desirability has dropped substantially.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:52 PM) Do you see JR giving that long of a contract to a pitcher? Lol

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:49 PM) You think 17 mil is a discount, or is it the years? The years. Before this bust, he was looking like a 7/110 or more pitcher.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:34 PM) Not a Pierre fan, if Lexi leads off we would have the same fits we do with Pierre, Lexi swings at everything, he can't hit the first 5 weeks of the season, he ain't a leadoff hitter Period Again, did you also not watch the first 5 weeks of the season?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:46 PM) I think he still has some value, but he has been a huge disappointment this season. I'm just relieved we didn't give him some 4 year, 68 mil extension or anything like that. Man that would have been a huge discount

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 23, 2011 -> 09:43 PM) Anyone remember why Cincy let Hamilton go? Can't remember the details. Traded him for Volquez.