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QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 08:20 PM) I agree, we need to keep Mitchell for the long term, a guy with this much upside and speed, I hope KW does not get tempted for someone. How long has it been since we have had two catchers in our top 10. Always fun and a lot of debate. IMO, if Mitchell stays this highly ranked next year, the odds are he's going to be gone. Yes, he has really great potential, but there's also a high enough bust potential on him (at least for now since he's still quite raw) that if KW sees he has a top 20 prospect that can be the centerpiece of a deal, he'll use it that way.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jan 5, 2010 -> 02:01 AM) Are Cubs interested in Ben Sheets? http://statestreetsports.wordpress.com/201...sted-in-sheets/ I guess that's probably the best way I can imagine to replace Rich Harden.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 11:01 PM) I don't mind the Cover 2 as the base defense, but the Bears are running an obsolete version of it. I assume the thing that makes it obsolete is the failure of the "Tommy Harris" module to repair after that system crash a couple years ago.

Hello, I love you won't you tell me your name.

Perhaps you should also avoid telling them that.

Really ought to make sure you don't tell the people at the hospital that you suffered from that condition Tex.

I think the 49er drive in from Valpo still exists.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 05:13 PM) Volcanic activity in the long-ago of what is now Texas — whodathunkit! Texas would likely have had to be volcanic at some time a few billion years ago...otherwise it wouldn't be part of a continent.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 05:32 PM) From Rex I don't see your analysis coming from this. It sounds like both the GOP and Griffith have lost in this switch. Seems fair to say that might cause some people to think twice before leaping. There's also the interesting element in this case of it being literally a first year representative. He can't say like Specter could "The party has moved away from the ideals when I first ran" or "I don't support our most recent choice for Speaker of the House/President" because, you know, they were the same last year.

Well, depends on how far down you go looking for those Xenoliths. A lot of the shallow rocks are sedimentary and wouldn't contain them.

You don't say.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 04:30 PM) Cuba? State sponsor of terrorism? Yeah. We politicize even that. They don't really sponsor terrorists, we just need an excuse to keep the embargo going. Gotta defeat Castro.

Awesome.

Could it also cause double-postings from Texas?

QUOTE (heirdog @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 03:32 PM) I don't get it, are you suggesting PEDs? He was an incredible hitter in his prime ('90s) and became a low avg, higher relative OBP, slugger in the end. His 2006 was clearly due to ZizZazz and not anything else: No, I'm just saying that if you think of him as a glorified Jack Cust, he still managed to explode in 2006 again, the last time he was healthy.

Eventually your knees will hate you for that.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 03:16 PM) Yes, I think the people that question Frank's HOF credentials look at the 2003-2007 Frank Thomas and think he's a glorified Jack Cust and forget the monster he was for the majority of this career. On the other hand...where did that monster 2006 season come from.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 01:10 PM) SOUNDGARDEN'S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! F*CK YES Sonofa... Well, perhaps Pearl Jam needs another drummer. Again.

Bills axe entire coaching staff, Fewell will still interview for the job.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 12:26 PM) Well, I'm sorry, but that's who I like to go. I'm certainly not suggesting you go out and bet on those teams. Not saying you're wrong. I just think that you look at the history, and usually you get 1 top 2 team and 1 more surprising team in there.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 11:33 AM) I like Indy/NO It's way too easy to predict a super bowl involving either the 1/2 seed from each conference. How often does that actually happen?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) I could live with that. As much as I would love to see Shanahan reunited with Cutler, it appears it's just going to cost too much money to fire Lovie and bring in a top-notch head coach this season. And I'm not sure right now is the time you want to commit to a coach or guarantee Lovie his remaining salary anyway...with the 2011 labor dispute still looming.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 11:01 AM) Here is where we have bases Before we get into specifics, at most bases, the soldiers are allowed to leave the base, so their presence is felt in the surrounding areas. I imagine having a large group of foreign soldiers in your neighborhood could be an issue. Also, in the interest if good will, they do conduct humanitarian missions and offer other aid to the local government. It is the "other aid" that sometimes results in ill will with local residents. We also have situations where out military has behaved badly while on official training missions. Ten years ago we had the Cavalese cable car disaster when Air Force pilots, f***ing around, buzzed an aerial tram and caused the deaths of 20 people. So here is evidence that military training goes beyond the base. That certainly would feel like patrolling local neighborhoods. We've had several cases of US soldiers raping local women and children. Okanawa is the one I remember the best. To keep US soldiers in line, the military police are often times sent outside the base. This may also give the appearance of "patrolling foreign streets". IIRC, in Saudi Arabia, because of the local situation, when we had forces there they were pretty much confined to bases except when delivering that "Other aid" to the local government. In that case, the "Other aid" was assistance to the Saudi military and law enforcement, to the point where there would be joint operations conducted (someone correct me if I'm wrong there, that's all from memory and all the documents are pre-Google).

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 10:39 AM) Looking at the AFC, I think the Colts & Chargers will have some serious rooting interests in the Ravens/Pats game. Playing the winner of Jets/Bengals sounds much more appealing than facing either the Ravens (Colts) or the Patriots (Chargers). On the other hand, the Patriots with no Welker and with Brady having a broken rib and an injury to his hand might not be as frightening.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jan 4, 2010 -> 10:33 AM) Having a base in a country is a lot different than patrolling the streets of a country. This did not happen. If it did , show us some evidence. They didn't have enough forces there to "Patrol the streets" (only 5,000-10,000) but the U.S. did get involved in training Saudi military and police forces, a little bit in law enforcement, the U.S. maintained the air surveillance over southern Iraq from Saudi Arabia, and the presence of U.S. forces was a strong statement of support of the government of the House of Saud as well.