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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 11:34 AM) That isn't an argument for not doing it. That's an argument for getting their overall budgeting better, which I agree with. But why on earth would you not want to ALSO do this? Because, as you noted with the parking meters...the efforts to improve efficiency by privatizing these things have this odd habit of making prices go up and not down.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 10:00 AM) Man, I thought it was obvious! Lets not just assume that every post gets read carefully. Some of us simply follow the rules correctly and ignore some of the other chats.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 02:33 AM) Man, I grew up watching channel 50 WPWR all the time. I used to watch it so much that I used to, and still do, pronounce the initials of WPWR as "WhiP-WeR", did anyone else do the same thing? It's programmed in my head now that anytime I see WPWR, I say whip-wer. I never pronounced it that, and they were always the network carrying Star Trek.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:54 AM) Really??? Huh??? Offensive? How??? I wasn't even bashing Floyd and I didn't even say there was anything wrong with being gay. o_O Happy that he's not gay implies the opposite if you found out he was.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) I agree with that, but can it offset this amount of money? Reasonable estimates of the team value of the Cavs seem to suggest that having scored the 2003 #1 pick has probably increased the value of the Cavs franchise by about $100 million over the past 7 years, and if he were to leave it'd knock an immediate $50 million off of the value of that asset (again, not considering things like revenue there, just considering the value of the franchise itself if it were sold).

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:27 AM) I just cant get my head around the fact that the Cardinals will be paying roughly 35 million dollars to two players if/when Albert gets extended. According to this site the payroll last year was $ 88,528,409, can they honestly commit that much money to two players without losing out in quality in the rest of the team? The owner must be increasing the payroll, but from what I recall the Cardinals still try to operate on a smaller budget even with the new stadium and sellouts I think Pujols is probably somewhat comparable to Lebron, in the sense of bringing a huge amount of additional value to the team just by being there. I'm not sure how much that counts, but I would bet they'd lose more money if they let him walk.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:24 AM) Oh I think it is quite obvious if you look at these posts... Now I see. I wonder who to blame. Did someone change the rules while I was sleeping?

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 06:51 PM) The Bills had the #2 pass defense in the league I think or something similar, and guys like Jairus Byrd at FS really had terrific seasons. Maybe he could actually make something out of Daniel Manning. And the Bills, as usual, did so with a fairly mundane pass rush, a bust of a 1st round pick in Maybin, and the usual "so many injuries year after year that you start questioning their conditioning team".

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:19 AM) Yeah, it put them in a position to compete with us... In 2006 and 2008, yeah.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Quite a big problem in the last page of getting this alphabet game moving in the right direction... Perhaps you could elaborate? I'm confused.

QUOTE (The Baconator @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 10:03 PM) If I was a Cards' fan, I would be very leery of this contract. Pujols, sure. But I don't think Holliday is worth that blockbuster contract. This smells a lot like the Vernon Wells contract, and if it doesn't pan out they could be handcuffed for years to come. Hey, if it does work, god bless 'em, keep the cubs down. But I have my serious doubts that Holliday is going to live up to this monstrous contract. There are 3 points. First and foremost...they flat out need someone to hit behind Pujols. They can develop or sign people to hit in front of him, but they haven't had a legit bat hitting behind him since 2004 when Edmunds/Rolen got old. Remember all the years that the White Sox spent trying to find someone to hit behind Frank? Second, if they want Pujols to resign there, they need to make sure he believes that the Cardinals are trying to win. Third, if they're signing Holliday to a contract that is so expensive they can't afford to keep Pujols, or perhaps Wainright or Carpenter as well, then this is the dumbest contract in baseball not owned at any point by the Cubs.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 06:08 PM) The stuff i've heard about his elbow bothers me, but his sinker really sounded like nice when he first came to this organization. Hopefully, he'll turn it around. It's bone spurs, its an injury many people have come back to pitch from, but it depends a lot on the actual injury

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 01:11 AM) On a related note, is MLB mandating the use of those ridiculous safety helmets for the '10 season? I thought I read that. I hope I misread that. They are? Good.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 08:00 AM) Summertime, and the livin' is easy. Fish are jumpin'. And the cotton is high. Really, that's what those lyrics say?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 10:37 AM) Another thing that's good about DirecTV is that the monthly price is stable and doesn't increase incrementally like cable. I'm only paying a few bucks more than I was two and a half years ago. Also, they add channels all the time and don't charge extra. Define incrementally increase? It's gone up a couple dollars every year for me.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 10:00 PM) You call that crap "debate"? You all want to keep saying that, but as I keep saying, the whole damn bill(s) is "government run health care". Just don't call it something that it is, because it might offend the voters, er special interests, er I mean people outside of Washington. The debate over this bill lasted longer than the debate over the Iraq war.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 07:16 AM) If the government is involved at all, then it is exactly equivalent to something like the NHS. What are these reds, grays and oranges you speak of? The entire world is either black or white. So we installed the NHS in WWII when the tax credit for health care was born? Then why don't we get any of the benefits? Damn government, can't run anything.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 6, 2010 -> 07:26 AM) Is that an argument for longer delays and higher prices with the extra security, or against? Both.

If this commitment of money means they can't afford to extend Albert at roughly ARod rates, then it's an absolutely foolish contract.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Rahm Emanuel Reportedly Considering Run For Chicago Mayor Someone get Rahm some help, the job is clearly getting to him.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Glaus to Braves, 1 year, $1.75M base, goes up to $4M with various incentives. Considering he'll actually be playing a position, that has to set the market for the remaining nearly-full-time DH's, doesn't it?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:55 PM) Nunez may yet be of value. But ultimately, he was a guy the Sox had to get rid of - he brought net zero value to the team at that time. Anything they could get was worthwhile. I still wouldn't count out Marquez either, depending on what they've done to get him healthy.

The M's have themselves a new 1b. Exchange for a currently unnamed minor leaguer.

QUOTE (klaus kinski @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:15 PM) Count on the Bears to spend less That would make perfect sense...if the Bears were already close to the salary floor. I don't believe they are.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 04:00 PM) Do you know for sure they didn't? Yes, because otherwise they'd be 100% unable to charge him in civilian courts.