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QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 10:44 PM) Kinda sounds like what the Dems are helping the TSA do to the public, by letting them unionize. Their jobs were created with a provision that they can't unionize. Now the Dems letting them? You think service sucks now............ http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-e...rss=federal-eye Really, you correlate "Unionization" with "Crappy service"?

I hear Dave Wilder is available.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 12:28 AM) If Peavy begins the season on the DL or is out to, gulp, June ... we may need Sale as a starter. Danks opening day Jackson Mark Floyd Sale that should be our rotation. Flop Jackson and Floyd and you've got a better setup.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 02:16 AM) Might as well ask for Ryan Howard as a throw-in. After the contract they signed him to...you might actually get him.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 18, 2010 -> 12:11 AM) Yeah, it's really bad, but if the Sox could bring back Andruw, it'd be fine by me. Honestly, a lot of people really didn't like what Jones did this year, but I think priority #1 should be bringing him back. I have a feeling Andruw Jones will wind up in Minnesota. If they bring Thome back, he'd be a great fit for them.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) Isn't that a pretty substantial difference? Yes, but the way you phrased it I was expecting like a .900 OPS against him with runners on.

Chesterton?

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:32 PM) Not only that, but with the likelihood he'd give up more runners on base due to the large outfields, he'd really struggle since he's so mediocre from the stretch. He has a .687 OPS against him with the bases empty, .763 with runners on base last year. I don't think he was nearly as bad as I thought he'd be when I read your post.

Awesome to see someone else not only enthused about burning down Valpo, but having to do X and Z as well.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) In the last three days, I've watched three Netflix movies. To make it shorter, I'll just start saying the ratings I give movies on Netflix (out of 5 stars). Wall Street: 5/5 Lost In Translation: 4/5 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind: 5/5 Which Wall Street, the first or the 2nd?

QUOTE (joeynach @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:16 PM) I would do that in a heartbeat, especially because we have seen the ceiling on Flloyd, we know what we are going to get from him over 162 games. Its not bad, hes a solid #3, but thats it, and that's all he will ever be. I like him, but if we can get an Upton or Rasmus in return we will have traded a quality pitcher who has reached his ceiling for a quality younger player who still has room to grow. Really, if you think we've seen the ceiling on Floyd, you're right. We've seen it in June/July of the last 2 years when he put up ERA's around 1. The thing that kept him from a cy young award is the awful start to the season both times. It's 100% possible he could put up an ERA of 3.5 through April and May and then wind up making Greinke jealous. That's his ceiling, still. Whether he'll ever snap that together...

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:15 PM) George Soros owns a ton of stock in the company as well. Don't forget him. Winning joke on this subject? John Stewart pointing out that the company name is "Rapiscan", and if you pronounce that with a long-A...

You bring the butter and start the fires. I'll bring the salt.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) He would be awful in Denver. Worse than in Chicago?

We'd all look forwards to the nicely toasted popcorn if that happened.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) You mentioned money, not me. How much money should we be spending? Well, that depends. If we're spending it on the scanning machines, we just need to buy enough for former Secretary Chertoff to retire comfortably (since he's a key investor in that company and was a key guy in putting these things in place). If we're spending it on blowing people up...obviously we've established there's zero cost limit.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) Rockies interested in Floyd per Denver Post. CarGo?

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 08:46 PM) Just like with AGon, it's hard to imagine a situation where the Sox can put together the best possible package. With Sale being ineligible to be traded, there's not much with regards to cheap pitching they'd want. If the D-Backs are hoping to get a MLB-ready pitcher...John Danks could be a legitimate starting point.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 06:20 PM) St. Louis needs to do something to make Albert sign long term. "Offer him more money than the Yankees or Red Sox".

Until I know otherwise, I won't stop burning stuff.

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 05:37 PM) And we'd catch more criminals if we allowed the police to search without warrants, take away attorneys, and stop that whole bail program. Just keep people locked up a couple years before their trial. Military rule would make us more safe, so anything could be justified. As has been said before, we have to give up our rights or the terrorists win. How do we know when the terrorists win? And is it possible for the terrorists to win a battle and lose the war because of it?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 06:16 PM) Dominic Brown for who? Floyd? I'd assume he meant Quentin, since something tells me Philly might not be the best mental fit for Floyd.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 17, 2010 -> 05:04 PM) I could live with Ibanez as an 130-game DH. For $11.5 million?

Really? Cover everything with gold, and see if it burns.