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QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 12:59 PM) Yeah that's probably true, although PHX showed with Alvin Gentry that you can play a fast paced system and a little defense also. But he's not surrounded by much good defensive talent in TOR, and if he went to Chicago he'd looked a lot better defensively straight away playing in Thibodeau's system. Having that PER despite not having truly dominant scoring or rebound numbers certainly argues to me that he's likely a very good defender even in Toronto's system.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 11:36 AM) And thanks for the $400,000, suckers. He only makes that much if he stays on the roster the whole season.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 10:53 AM) I'm a Bosh fan, but does anything about his career really shout out "best player on a championship team?" I understand that he has been the best player on a mediocre team for the majority of his career, but I have never really gotten the feeling that he has the drive or leadership potential to be THE MAN. I actually think he is an ideal #2 option on a team that wins multiple championships. just my .02 24 ppg and 10 rebounds per game, those are "Best player on a championship team" sort of numbers. Better scoring rate than Howard, for example. His PER was 4th in the NBA, better than Duncan or Howard. The only 3 better than him were James, Wade, and Durant. You're not going to win with just him, but you put him on a team with 2 other possible all-stars like Rose and Noah, with good depth like Deng, Hinrich, and hopefully some other SG behind him, and yeah, he could easily be the best player on a championship level team.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 10:46 AM) Anyways, I hadn't really heard of Sale before the draft . . . should my expectations be tempered? Well, think of him as any top half of the first round pick. He probably has the stuff to be a top of the rotation guy LHP. He also could struggle with injuries, control, or have some of his stuff disappear. It was a good choice at the time, and now it's on to development

This is a hell of a pitching matchup.

Nice to see you going off on a rant without paying any attention to the actual bill under discussion or how things change under the ACA.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 10:05 AM) I have no sympathy for BP, and I don't blame Obama for this, just as I didn't blame Bush for Katrina. There's lots of things you can blame Obama for here. 1. Not reforming the MMS fast enough 2. Being slow in the response 3. Leaving BP too much in control 4. Not committing enough resources to deal with the cleanup 5. Not responding fast enough to international offers of help I could go on.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 09:28 AM) Ok, stop right there. Medicare isn't "enforcing cost controls", they simply are 1) not paying or 2) underpaying promised payments. Calling that "cost control" is an insult. Oh so wait, you're referring to the Republicans blocking of the yearly Medicare payment fix?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) It's a shame if Tampa misses the postseason. f*** Boston & New York, having the top two payrolls, they should always be there, I won't feel bad if a team with maybe 1/3 of the payroll takes their spot. Tampa was due for a slump and Boston/NYY were due for runs. They'll be better if they can figure their way out of it.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 11:57 PM) "Monster" as in powerful-looking, or as in way too long, like CQ? Powerful-looking. The bat flew through the zone, it didn't look long to me at all, although they were trying to get him out away. The worry I have remains his aggressiveness.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 09:56 PM) What Barack Obama does has nothing to do with BP. I don't understand why that is so hard for people to comprehend. Oh wait, because it's a good cover. Got it. Aren't you bashing the President immensely for bullying BP into accepting that escrow account?

Now here's the amazing thing though...that's exactly what should happen if you start imposing competitive pricing on a previously uncompetitive, monopolistic system. A bunch of doctors try to flee medicare because Medicare is the only place enforcing cost controls. Suddenly, after they flee medicare, they discover there aren't enough available patients paying the prices they want to keep their practice running. So either they are forced to increase the efficiency of their operations (i.e. lower costs) to bring in more customers that way, or they're forced back into accepting Medicare clients to help meet their expenses. The only way that such things could be avoided is if we were willing to spend an infinite amount on health care. But as far as I can tell, we're not. Therefore, there has to be some level of competition introduced into the system.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 10:32 PM) I guess I'll finally have something to talk about if he comes through B'ham. BA is saying he'll start in Winston-Salem for a couple weeks and then move up to Charlotte at the end of July.

QUOTE (Palehosefan @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 08:48 AM) Something else Toronto is probably laughing at. http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...in_free_agency/ In any other season he'd be right. Of course, if he wants to be "The man" and wants to be treated as such, then he ought to have taken steps to publicly shoot down the "I want to play with Lebron" stuff, or the "Bosh to the Lakers" stuff, because if you're going to a team adding LBJ, or the team with Kobe, Gasol, and 2 straight rings, you're the afterthought.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 01:28 AM) Couldn´t working with Coop help his mechanics? Would he be considered a full time project by the looks of his mechanics?? Yes, but in general, you want to correct a guy's mechanical mistakes as early as you can, not later, because the longer you wait, the harder it will be for them to fix things and the more likely they are to get hurt anyway. For example, Cooper supposedly spent time trying to help Peavy with his mechanics last offseason, and Jake was uncomfortable enough with it that it hurt his performances in April/May. I wouldn't call hilm a "full time project" based on that though. As noted, there are a lot of guys who struggle with injuries despite good mechanics, and other guys who pitch 20 years with bad mechanics and get enshrined in the HOF. They'll work on it, but if they think he's in ok shape or they think that he's getting worse as they make changes, they may well run with him as-is. I think one of the best arguments that his mechanics are a worry though is that we got him at #13 when there was talk of him going in the top 5.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 08:50 PM) As for the ALl Star Game, Rios is in and Konerko is a coin flip in my opinion. Nobody else should even be mentioned. Konerko's problem is that there are 3 1b with OPS higher than him. Morneau, Youkilis, and Miguel Cabrera. He has the 2nd most home runs and RBI from that position behind Cabrera, so he's legitimately in the running.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) Although I don't think his chances are as good as Rios, Paulie, or Jenks.....if Freddy can get 2 more wins before the All Star game, he's a maybe as well. Tough not to take a pitcher with double digits wins at the break. Freddy's ERA is almost 5.

Sale to sign this week.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 05:18 PM) And pull a few quotes out of context to make your point. You at least used to have some sense to your arguments. This has sent you completely off of the deep end. You have turned into what you used to hate and fight against. A Republican?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:45 PM) Yeah, keep making stuff up. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 06:50 PM) The best part is that the federal government can do whatever they want, so they are pretty much impossible to sue... BONUS! And you're not telling me there how BP is being stepped on by the impossible to sue government? And therefore needs defended (clearly at all costs as well).

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:50 PM) We're averaging 4.3 runs per game. Something about those numbers isn't right. Maybe we're really bad against bullpens?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:27 PM) I think the team just hits better when Freddy's on the mound. Garcia's getting 7.15 runs per start. Highest of any of our starters and 20th in all of baseball. Maybe Garcia is just facing a lot of the other team's 4th-5th starters.

Damn intrusive constitution.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) Which part am I wrong about? That BP needs to be protected/defended?

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:16 PM) am I the only one who misses DJ's UH-OHHHHHH call? He wouldn't have said it for the last week