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QUOTE (lostfan @ Nov 21, 2010 -> 02:18 PM) This. I guess statistically, it doesn't happen as often as I thought it did. D1 is so ridiculously close to being a top pitcher it's not even funny. He's just been stuck there since 2008 though.

Heaven help the world if History ever cares about any of us.

Everything seems like a big deal when you're only 7 inches tall!

Could you say that again? This sarcasm meter is off the charts!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 21, 2010 -> 01:59 PM) The thing that drives me crazy about Danks isn't how many games he doesn't have stuff, it is how many games his mechanics go to crap. He seems to have long stretches where he can't finish on the change and leaves it up. I think we're referring to the same effect.

You do have some hope, in a few years the north pole will be ice-free in the summer, and he'll be gone forever.

Wonder who the appropriate authorities are for the polar regions.

I think the things that are bothering me about Johnny are: the fact that he keeps getting manhandled by the one team that we really need him to beat (minnesota), and perhaps more so, the fact that he still hasn't figured out how to deal with a game when he doesn't have his best stuff. When he has that changeup working it's fun to watch, but when things aren't working 100% for him, everything seems like a ridiculous grind.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 21, 2010 -> 12:54 PM) You just need to accept the idea that writers are going to write anything that will fill space especially durig the winter. They ae all closet GM's in their minds and what we have to do is just ignore them. But, they will never go away. Have a good laugh and forget about it Why do we have to put up with crappy writers filling space when that space/money could be spent on better writers?

Useless to resist a sex offender with that kind of power.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 21, 2010 -> 01:28 PM) This is dangerous. You make it stricter for one group (passengers), and way, way easier for another (pilots). What you just did, is asked the terrorists to target pilots for blackmail or impersonation. And a pilot can do a lot more damage than a passenger. This is just outright stupid. Um...if a pilot is a terrorist, I don't really think it matters whether they try to smuggle a weapon on board.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 10:38 PM) Other than him suffering a big injury, what could be worse? He could go to the Twins or Tigers.

Odd. Especially after he carved Mt. Carlmore.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 10:14 PM) Worst possible scenario is him leaving us for either NY team or Boston when he becomes a FA. I love Danks. #163 is etched into my memory forever. But he's not elite, shouldn't be paid like he's elite, and now would be the best time to deal him IF we can't get him locked up. Why is that the worst possible scenario? I could think of many worse ones.

Maybe you should tell Carl that...there might be some issues

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 08:43 PM) Haters gonna Hate Who you callin' a hater?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 08:33 PM) I think this is a reasonable post. He might be one of those guys who sucks in NY. If we are going to take a gamble on a guy having a bounce back year, I think Granderson could be that type of guy. Also it can't hurt to get somebody who used to play in the AL Central for karma's sake. Maybe he'll help change the mojo against Central teams. We sleepwalk vs. the Tigers, Twins and Royals and Tribe. His stats don't agree with that at all. His numbers last year were virtually identical to Detroit in 2009, with the exception of the fact that he missed 30 games or so, just like he did in 2008.

Link (animated GIF there too).

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 04:30 PM) I'm glad you think that. But it's not reality. In 2008, the Korean government endured a large wave of protests when they attempted to lift their ban on imported beef from the U.S., and that issue is one of the couple key ones on which the talks currently focus.

The TSA exempted pilots today.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 05:20 PM) Apparently they are looking for $700 million at least. I hear Derek Jeter wants the Yankees to by the 'Stros for him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 04:55 PM) Cliff Lee is also in another universe compared to Mark Buehrle. Yeah, Buehrle's been much more consistent and reliable through his career.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 06:08 PM) Both. They're extremely balanced right now. They've really stepped it up in this department since Moore took over in '06. I'd say their much stronger on the offensive side.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2010 -> 05:25 PM) No, the reasons Zach Duke got non-tendered were because he's terrible and because he's due an arbitration raise. He's a bad version of Mark Buehrle - his best years resemble Buehrle's mediocre seasons, and his worst years represent something that a player from AAA could offer. Outside of an 84 inning stint his rookie year, he's pretty much been garbage his entire career and I really doubt that any remaining Pirates fans will miss him. He's not due an arbitration raise if you sign him as a free agent though.

Keep dreaming, Thrillho.