Balta1701

There's talk going around that the next league to suffer a steroid abuse crisis next head of the NHL Players Association will be Donald Fehr. Yes, that one.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 11:03 AM) I guess we should expect Ozzie to pull out the all-righty lineup card. Pierre will stay in there.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 11:02 AM) I-55 is hell. I was stuck in traffic for 40 minutes to go 2 miles in the middle of nowhere Isn't that just a normal summer construction season though? I mean, if you're going to complain about the ARRA funding "Road construction", really, the only solution is "Stop driving".

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 10:54 AM) they probably will and so will pepsi sponsored Democrats. They'll just keep the bill that makes Pepsi pay an extra $.05/20 gallons of corn syrup (at the same time as spending $20 billion more on corn subsidies) tied up in the Senate.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 10:48 AM) oh i'm sure pepsi will come out with a study showing the opposite. And the Republicans will flock to Pepsi's defense, and declare that obesity is "The greatest scientific hoax ever perpetrated on the American people".

Frankly, despite all the commuting I've done this year, I've been disappointed that I haven't seen more ARRA signs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 10:45 AM) To be fair, Rios got A LOT of glove on it. I would have given him an error, but it wasn't really his fault, if that makes sense. Both of them had to cover a lot of ground to get to it, but it hung up there for a while. If you were watching Rios, he let up a bit as he closed on it to check for Quentin to avoid the impact.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 10:28 AM) I don't see anything in the Trib or MLB.com articles about it, and missed the 2nd inning. What happened in the outfield that Hawk was going on and on about, that resulted in the big inning for the Twins? Who screwed up, and what happened? As always, there's a description at Soxnet.net.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 10:02 AM) You mean paying 34M for Redick for 3 years is bad? And that's only if they get under the tax for the 3rd year.

By the way, spending somewhere between $27 million and $40 million on JJ is as bad as any of the other contracts given out this offseason.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 04:55 AM) Do you think Gar could call up Otis and say "Look, we really want JJ Redick and we're also looking at Matt Barnes. If you let us sign Redick, we'll do a sign and trade for Barnes giving you the second rounders we got from Utah and Phoenix, our own second rounder, and Vladimir Veremeenko (guy Bulls got in Kirk trade)" I think that if there was any chance at working out a sign and trade deal, the Bulls would probably have already done it. Gotta think about it this way...with boozer in their lineup, another year from Rose, and VDN coaching right where he belongs, the Bulls are a genuine threat to the Magic in the East, at least for the #2-#3 seed. If he does that deal, he makes his own team worse and the Bulls better. Some portion of that luxury tax payment is probably justified to him based solely on making the Bulls worse.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 11:35 PM) I'm not sure why it took me 20 or 21 years to figure out that you have to let women come to you. That is, you can't always be the one texting them, talking to them on facebook or whatever...you have to let them come to you. It seems so obvious, yet it took me way too long to realize it. And I agree with Heads on the ganja thing. For the right type of girl, it definitely could work. Yeah, again, things that never worked for me.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) Who said the market was perfect? What kap was suggesting was to not have one at all. In other words, the oil cartels could collude (they are mostly not in US jurisdiction for their discussions away) and push prices for oil and gas sky high. They already own a ton of patents for alt energy anyway, so if the increased prices push more research that way, then great - win-win. Yes, its really the case. I am not saying the markets aren't flawed - they are. I'm not saying its the greatest thing ever. I'm saying things would be a lot worse on consumers in terms of energy costs if not for those markets. I hear what you're saying and so I'm only responding on subtle points I think so don't take this as me being argumentative. Don't oil cartels/companies already do a lot of collusion?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 09:06 AM) I agree - he's not a guy on most radars it seems, but he's done basically the same thing at each level - broef adjustment, then rake. Add in his plus defense, and I really like the idea of him being the Sox 3B in 2011. That means Viciedo can be 1B/DH, and that gives the team one less hole to fill. The one thing that is holding Morel back from showing up on everyone's radar is the power numbers. I still think there's more in his frame than we've seen in those terms though, and I'll bet he'll show some of it if he stays in Charlotte for 2011.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 09:25 AM) When he retires the Sox should retire his number and give him a statue. I really don't think there's any question about whether or not that will happen. Only thing that might prevent that is him deciding to pitch long enough that they wind up building a new ballpark first.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 06:08 AM) I think GB is back. I really do, and it's silly to continue to bat him in the 9 hole. Switch him and Omar around sometime in the next week if he continues to prove me right, that he will have a good second half, with over a .300 BA and hit for power again... If Vizquel was struggling, I'd consider it. Reality is, Vizquel is not hurting us right now at all. Since May 1, he's hitting .292 with a .343 OBP. Obviously he's not a power threat, but he's been flat out solid at filling his role. Give Beckham a few more weeks to see if he's genuinely Becktackular again, and then maybe, maybe we think about it.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 01:07 AM) Champerlain has proven to be one of the dumbest pitchers in baseball though. Perfect guy to work with Cooper then. Just not happening though

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 11:01 PM) Nostalgia aside, what does this actually mean for us? What affect does he have on the system now? Is he going to have a shot to make an impact or is this just going to be a ripple in our minor league system? He's going to fill in for De Aza in the OF while De Aza is back on the DL. De Aza is still vastly ahead of him on the depth chart of guys who might someday be called up, but he can't stay healthy. If enough guys got hurt that KW legitimately had to consider bringing up Reed, he's more likely to make a trade for someone else's overpaid backup than he is to bring Reed up.

Soxnet.net game summary

Aww nuts, now Mark has 10/5 rights, how will we trade him?

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QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 07:08 AM) Those runs should have been unearned for Danks. How could that missed catch be called a hit? Other than that one inning, Danks was sharp! Bah, as far as both guys had to go, it's hard to give an error there, that was a difficult catch for either of them. It should have been made though.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 10:44 PM) Come on. This is all about spin and not the reality of what happened behind those doors to coerce BP into setting up that "fund" and stopping the divident payments. So, even I'm curious here...what do you think this hidden evil reality you're alluding to is?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 16, 2010 -> 08:51 AM) Second... If the only people buying oil futures contracts are planning to take delivery, then you no longer have a market whatsoever. Oil prices will go up FAR faster that way, than with having futures markets. Honestly, is that really the case? I'm under the impression that the widespread trading of oil futures contracts as speculation is something that is fairly new as of the last couple decades, am I wrong on that? Furthermore, even if I'm wrong, I think it's safe to argue against the rationality of markets under certain circumstances right now. For example, if the futures markets had predicted the large dropoff in demand for oil in 2008, it would have blunted the gigantic price spike. On the other hand, if the futures markets were trading into a bubble, they would have exacerbated the price spike and helped push down the global economy. I think, in hindsight, that the latter was reality.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 10:52 PM) Keynsian economics doesn't work, but I'm glad that you think it does. I'm glad you can discount 75 years of economic debate with one sentence. I'm overwhelmed by the power of your facts.