Balta1701

I really have difficulty understanding an argument that either of those shouldn't have been called. Both in realtime and on the replay, they were fouls. I understand that at some level you might call things different with under a few seconds remaining, but if they're blatant enough you have to blow the whistle.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) By your rational, baseball teams (when playing each other) aren't really competing against each other then... If all of MLB was the White Sox and Royals, pennant races would get pretty boring.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) Technically that is the actual definition of competition. And yet, you ought to know economics well enough to know the effect of narrowing the field down to 2 companies winds up being the exact opposite.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:14 AM) Well, if those air strikes happen to kill the dictator, odds of the government collapsing are pretty high... Qaddafi's current "Compound" is going to wind up being just another monument to the failure of the U.S. to get him with missiles.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) Well, thankfully Verizon exists...so some competition exists. 2 companies with the same products really isn't competition.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:11 AM) I was even at a union rally in the last month. How much weight did you have to gain to pull off that disguise?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) Which no one has said, that I've seen. My debate partner in the other thread has insisted so repeatedly.

By the way, I know we're not allowed to talk about it because blowing people up is free we'll pay any price for freedom (under a long list of circumstances), but between launching a couple hundred tomahawk missiles, flying and operating B-2's from Missouri, extra jet fuel/combat pay for the planes involved, and simply moving the resources into the area, this operation has cost at least half a billion dollars so far.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 07:58 AM) Which course would NOT have led to that? And how can you agree with the course of taking military action, but not agree with things getting blown up? I'd say that makes just about as much sense as believing airstrikes alone can bring down a government.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:06 AM) Yea, I talk about this all the time. It's funny that they broke up Ma Bell and then let Ma Bell reconstruct itself. It's only funny if you're either an AT&T executive, a telecom lobbyist, or you use no telecommunications services whatsoever. If you're not in one of those 3 groups, then I'd say it's much more tragic.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 09:03 AM) Nothing. Keep in mind that they can announce this purchase all they want, but this will take more than a year to get through antitrust, *IF* it can get through antitrust. Monopolizing Americas only GSM network may not fly...this might not be allowed to happen. Even if it does happen, like I said above, it's going to take more than a year. This is America. We don't interfere with corporate mergers. The bigger, the better. Friend posted this fascinating look at the history of Ma Bell.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 08:57 AM) to be fair, I am doing the same thing here in the United States as well! I thought you went to a tea party gathering or two?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) Make that 34,999,999 customers once my contract ends. Here I come, Verizon. I figured someone would have that reaction.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) Nowhere else appropriate to put this but in AC: Brotherhood, when you are doing Subject 16's puzzles about all the hidden doings of Abstergo and their conspiracies they have a lot of current events in it, they start talking about how the SCOTUS ruling that corporate $$ = free speech was one of Abstergo's plans. They even mention Deepwater Horizon. I thought that was kinda funny, or creepy, however you want to see it. Gesundheit.

QUOTE (Tex @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 06:18 PM) There are all sorts of temporary worker programs that are not anything like indentured servant. The H1B visa program for example. The H1B program is distinct from the low-income workers because, first and foremost, it brings in educated, in-demand workers, ones who other companies would be interested in employing.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 21, 2011 -> 08:20 AM) Well we better go and help out there too. We can't have innocent people die like that. I'm looking forward to the reinstitution of the draft. We don't need to draft missiles. We just need to buy more. Anyway, we built the weapons being used by 1 side in that conflict. We're not goign to side against them.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 09:40 PM) So here's an interesting subplot, the Knicks lose again today to Milwaulkee. If that team doesn't get out of the 1st round of the East (not looking likely), is Mike D'Antoni's job in question here? No. First of all, lockout. Secondly, he's their best recruiter for CP3 right now, and they know it.

Edwin Jackson will not make the playoff rotation.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 05:02 PM) Ozzie mentioned Humber, Marquez or Pena for taking his place during today's game. Marquez has pitched well enough that I wouldn't mind terribly giving him one start, even if most of his work has been in B-games.

Peggy Noonan, via this link

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) Apparently Pena was puled from today's pitching list and maybe put in Peavy's spot on Thursday... Give me Humber. When was Humber scheduled to pitch next?

Lastings Milledge will wind up cut by midseason.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 20, 2011 -> 04:28 PM) Bud Selig in the booth? What the f***? His yearly visit/lunch with JR?

NBC News's Pentagon correspondent on the contributions of the coalition (of the willing).

Bynum suspended 2 games for that flagrant foul.