Balta1701

His vote wound up not being needed, but it's worth taking the time to write a post giving extra grief to Senator Manchin (D-WV), who ditched out of both the DADT votes and the Dream act vote yesterday, using the excuse of going to a holiday party with his family.

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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 19, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) Just think, if the Pirates do anything, the Cubs could finish last in that division. Houston, we have a baseball team too?

Perhaps you should have shot it first.

Do the Brewers have anyone at the back end of their bullpen?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 19, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) And I don't have a problem with that all in the NL central. There's nothing close to a dominant team in that division. I think there are now 3 teams there which could be really, really, really good. The Reds still look like the class of that division to me, and the Cardinals are same as last year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 19, 2010 -> 02:32 PM) The speculation on the radio was that could be place #1 to send him. They just have to figure out a way to match up money. According to the ESPN NBA Trade machine, the fact that the Bulls signed him as an RFA but then the Magic matched means that there is a trade restriction and he can't be traded to the Bulls until next summer.

Now go get your gun.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 19, 2010 -> 11:41 AM) His website has in in a Sox cap. I'm sure whatever the hold up, its just a formality. Offseason travel for the physical is always difficult, especially this week. The only reason this deal wouldn't go through is if there's somesthing majorly wrong with his arm that no one knows about.

Wite, you don't have to defend yourself on believing that Jenks has something yet. You've got Bill James actively on your side.

Wow, the Brewers are going all-in on next year and canceling out every year after next year. I'd imagine Greinke gets traded again next offseason.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Dec 19, 2010 -> 06:49 AM) Some people are speculating that we could move Redick for a big now. I'd still like to hang onto him, as I think we'll need him more in the future especially if we let J Rich walk after this season. The Bulls would take him.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 08:35 PM) Whoa! I see this thread turned into Balta vs Shack. Anyway, I've never said I wanted a team full of home grown players. But a couple every now and then sure would help. That's it. Brent Morel Gordon Beckham Sergio Santos Chris Sale Gregory Infante

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 06:28 PM) I dont want to fool myself by saying he is going to come back and be effective. . But if he does, we have a great chance to do some serious damage this year. Until then, KW needs to sign a cheaper veteran starter to fill up the 5th slot. Whats Freddy up to these days? There's talk the Yankees are interested in him.

Well, the next congress is off to the races.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 06:19 PM) I hope he doesnt so that they get the same Bobby we had, but I will be pissed if all the sudden he decides he wants to prove the White Sox wrong Proving the white sox wrong by doing what the White Sox kept asking him to do; get in shape.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 06:08 PM) Im gonna be super pissed if Bobby shows up in shape and motivated. Why would he need to? The Red Sox already committed 2/$12 to him.

In case anyone wondered what the American Family Association's response was: I really took a perverse pleasure in reading that.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 05:57 PM) Maybe the 2003 version. No way the current version. The 04 Lakers only won 56 games with both Shaq and Kobe. The 05 lakers lost Kobe for 20 games and only won 34. The 05/06 lakers, Pre-Gasol arrival, basically just Kobe as the only thing there, won 45 games with Kobe scoring 35 ppg.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 05:07 PM) Yes! I think... It's the right move for their franchise, but it's probably not going to make a whole lot of long-term difference.

Tebow will start tomorrow.

I had 2 Chinese prostitutes visit my hotel room while set up with a bout of food poisoning in Urumqi.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 04:49 PM) Well, to illustrate your point, just look at Detroit. They pay over-slot and have struggled to build a consistently strong system. But my point is that it gives you the best chance for success. And my point is...it's like a 21% chance of success on each pick versus a 20% chance of success if you don't go overslot. It's all a numbers game to me.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 04:47 PM) The fact that Kansas City cannot compare to Boston does not mean they must take up residence in the bottom 5 organizations in the league every year. All they need look to is down the road to St Loyis for inspiration. Or to fellow division opponent Minnesota. St. Louis has been on top for a decade because they had perhaps the greatest 15th round draft selection in the history of MLB. Take away that one single pick, and St. Louis could well have been a moribund franchise. Their system is regularly talked about as near the bottom of the league, but they occasionally pull a good player out of it, just like the Royals.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 18, 2010 -> 04:43 PM) The Red Sox have been willing to take advantage of the inefficiencies of the drafting system, namely, paying over slot money to reduce their disadvantage in drafting order. The White Sox, because of JR's relationship to Bud Selig, have really not. What this has resulted in is the Red Sox' ability to build strong farm systems while producing massive amounts of revenue via their MLB success. It's a brilliant process which continues to make them one of the best-run organizations in baseball, while we have to try and maintain an edge through payroll and good decision-making. It's pretty obvious which method produces the more consistent results. I still disagree on this one. Plenty of other teams do exactly the same sort of overslot game, and then they wind up with a series of busts. The Red Sox just got a couple of lucky hits while doing so. And if we come back in 5 years, it's entirely plausible that the Red Sox's system will be down, just like the Yankees was a few years ago, just like the Sox's is now, etc.