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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 08:37 AM) It's still 1500 pages too many, regardless. So if we changed to normal typesetting, we'd have your support, since that would fit into something like 600 pages?

Oh God...Oh God No...the FDIC grabbed a bank on Thursday. PANIC!

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 07:16 PM) Normally we tend to do this kind of coordination for our conspiracy in private away from you guys. We use the gay people to scare you away so that we can plan in private. (really hope that one doesn't offend anyone)

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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 06:52 PM) I expect the radical right to find issue with this as well. He'd fit in well with the rest of the cabinet.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 04:55 PM) as much as AJ plays, I actually don't mind Castro, he can play sparsely but still play well behind the plate, and even though he's not the greatest offensive player, he does give a little power threat Castro's OPS with us last year was something like 100 points below his career OPS as a backup catcher. I woulnd't be surprised to see improvement in his numbers this year.

I don't think I need anything but the title.

Jose Reyes and Brandon Webb are looking doubtful for opening day.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 02:17 PM) 1!? 1 minor league game is never enough. On the other hand, the Smokies are a Cubs affiliate, so I understand passing. And it's not like Sandberg's here either, so there's no one I care about unless the Barons visit. Maybe get to scope out that 19 year old Cubs SS. Probably end up catching them when they come back in August as well, but we'll worry about that in af ew months.

The Rockies have done one of those you scratch my back, i scratch your back deals with Helton. Helton gets a 2 year extension through 2013 and a guaranteed additional $9 million. Helton in exchange agreed to defer $13.1 million of his $19.1 million 2011 salary over 10 years.

This is probably why Branyan took so long to sign.

Here's an argument that the number is about 3 wins, and that it's not all that important. My immediate thought is...3 wins, that's a little less than I'd say, but still pretty big.

How did the Gio trades work again?

QUOTE (since56 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 01:09 PM) Nice read by Sox organization on Gio Gonzales. I remember him being touted as a phenom. A wrecked Freddy and him for Gavin. Not bad. Same with Mc carthy. He certainly contributed in'05 but Cooper or some one decided he wasn't all that and they got Danks for him. Nice going White Sox! You've got the Gio trade backwards. Gio first went to the Phillies in the Thome trade. He came back as Gio and Gavin for Freddy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 11:49 AM) and a 3rd, 6.0 shortly after. This is nuts, I may have to open a "Earthquakes around the world" superthread Some fat jerk had this to say after the Haiti quake.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 12:17 PM) Time is flying. I remember when I was a freshman and I think you were a senior, you were reminiscing about all your time here already. Now I only have a little over a year left.... Get offa my lawn!

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 12:33 PM) Didn't realize you were in Smokies country. You can probably get good seats to the entire series up there. My season tickets for the Barons down here are two rows behind the home team first base dugout. Two seats plus a premium "A" lot parking pass only costs me $950 for all 70 home games. Not to mention all the perks that come along with it, free food at season ticket holder parties, batting practice and ball shagging on the field for all season ticket holders a few times a year. If you ever want to roll down here and go to a game or two at Regions, let me know. Just moved here this year. Considered more than one game, not trying to push the wife too hard yet, already have her agreement for 1 minor league game and 1 major league game this year.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 12:18 PM) they say Jenks is nursing a sore calf -- isn't that what he went down with at the end of the season, a sore calf? Specifically, a pulled calf muscle. Could easily just be soreness from getting back up and pitching with the muscle the first time since injuring it.

QUOTE (scenario @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 10:30 AM) I'm not sure a team with 4 #3 starters would win 92 games. I had them pegged for 87-88 wins with Nathan... and think they're probably an 83-84 win team without him. 4 #3 starters and one of the top offenses in the league could certainly do that, especially if they have a solid bullpen and defense.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 10:00 AM) Saw that yesterday. Very cool. Yeah, I'm sure I'll use that this summer, I couldn't tell without this service what the best way to bike over the highway was. Wanted to post a note here just to make sure it gets publicized in case anyone else wants to save the gas.

The Google has added bike paths to Google Maps.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 09:41 AM) lol, I can't read that s***, those graphs may as well be written in Russian. Federal line goes up a lot. State line goes down a lot. Top graph = sum of the 2, which winds up flat. Expansionist policy would be the top graph moving up, contractionary policy would be the top graph moving down.

This paper on fiscal stimulus and its effect when divided between the states and the federal government is getting a lot of play this morning. Key graph: The translated version of that is; their math shows that while the federal government expanded aggressively as a stimulus, the state governments contracted in size so dramatically that it completely offset the stimulus effect, and thus we're basically flat-lining. Not to say that there hasn't been a stimulative effect by the feds; if the federal fiscal policy wasn't there, then the state hole would have dominated, but to instead argue that if you wanted to genuinely pump the primer to get the engine going again, you needed a larger stimulus.

This was actually printed in Minny today.