Balta1701

Flaxx, we demand answers! How dare you sleep!

The Obama campaign's former internet guy.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 04:34 PM) Actually I own the single greatest lighter known to man. Details please?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 07:02 PM) The Bears would have to win 3 road games to get to Miami though, because the odds of them winning the division over Minnesota are very, very low, even if TO is brought in. TO would help Cutler, but he wouldn't fix the offensive line or secondary/defense in general issues. I wouldn't make the move since I think the Bears are a wild card team with TO and a wild card team without him, and I don't think you bring in a guy like that unless he makes you noticeably better. Really, we've already decided the Bears can't beat Minnesota? The Vikings won't lose any other games randomly? The Bears and Vikings so far are giving up an almost identical number of yards per game and are actually very close in points scored per game on offense. The only thing the Vikings are doing much better than the bears is Yards/game.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 05:39 PM) Well the big difference is that Mexico is invading us... Actually, if you want to go in the strict military sense, they're more like refugees than invaders.

Xenagogue, lead the way!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 02:17 PM) Wow, it so would not take that much. The Bills would take a 4th, you offer a 5th. The Bills have already gotten the season ticket sales out of signing him and most of the individual game sales. They'll be happy enough dropping the salary.

And this is why this year is different.

Very dour this thread is today.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 12:34 PM) Of the supposed 400-500 billion savings from Medicare, how much will actually be saved? Congress has yet to implement previous attempts to save using the same method. And if they do not act where do we make up that 400-500 billion? ANd add to that the fact that the Baucus bill will make insurance MORE expensive as the AHIP report stated. LOL priceless

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 09:21 AM) They protected Marquez???? Entirely possible that his terrible season was injury-related this year and they want to give him another shot.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 08:54 AM) Good, she is a distraction to Bay. Boobs are replaceable. Find another set. How many attractive women can fall for Shia LeBoeuf?

Can't say I was inclined to like him beforehand, but his handling of the investigation of this death penalty case is about as despicable of behavior as I can imagine from a politician. Edit: Perry just replaces a 4th member of that investigative commission.

Quite sad.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 08:56 AM) I would say Konerko and Pods were about even on the hustle-to-first meter. AJ is another guy who usually doesn't hustle to first very often. Most of the other guys who are current position players (Beckham, Alexei, Getz, Nix, Rios, even Dye) hustle more than those three. Quentin was on and off, but in 2008 when not injured, he seemed to hustle it down the line a bit better. Hell, after his foot acted up, I'd almost rather have Quentin not bothering to sprint to first on a ground ball.

Ouch.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 08:49 AM) If be "we" you mean a large swath of people but not all (and not me or you), then I agree. It's difficult to make a person understand something when his or her salary depends on not understanding it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 08:47 PM) unless you are talking about the federal government compelling me to do something, I am not quite sure what you are talking about. Insurance companies losing vast, vast amount of money on insurance policies they don't understand? Ring a bell? AIG joke.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 08:12 AM) PWC didn't forget anything - the insurance companies asked PWC to only analyze certain, specific aspects... then released the report with big flashy numbers that led people to believe it was all-inclusive. Basically, PWC got duped, then the insurance companies tried to dupe everyone else. Embarrassing for PWC, and insulting towards the general public that these insurance idiots thought they could slip one past us. Really, they got duped? You mean they have no idea how this type of report was going to be used? Well, fool them once, shame on, shame on you, fool, you can't get fooled again. They're not being duped, they're being paid a lot of money to attach their name to a report designed to serve a political purpose. Kill the bill or at least damage it significantly, and no one ever is able to see whether or not its correct.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Oct 13, 2009 -> 08:36 AM) I don't mind Pods playing in left, but I don't want to see Carlos in right. Why?

I didn't know that children were exposed to such uses for candle wax at that young of an age.

And the key word, esp. with what I saw of Lidge, was "Survived".

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 07:44 PM) Probably to still build on his arm strength. He's not quite there yet, and I believe the org. said he has room to increase his velocity a bit more. Yeah, he's going from 58 innings, 16 innings, and 56 innings the last 3 seasons hopefully back up to reasonable numbers next year. A few starts is probably a good idea.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 07:39 PM) Drippy candle wax and all Great, now we're what, 1 step away from BDSM?

The way these playoffs are going, it seems like "Closer quality" is going to be a key factor. In other words...Mariano.