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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 11:37 AM) Kinda like Obama's was the most liberal? I will admit, this is a solid point as well, which is why I pointed out that i was only citing some limited data.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:29 PM) Fine, Rivers is above average. I think the point is that he's getting paid more than quarterbacks that are better than he is. Any time there's a guy at a key position that would be in demand by probably 20 of the 30 teams if he hit the market, you're going to have to overpay to make sure he doesn't hit the market. With how the cap has gone up though, slightly overpaying the QB isn't a move that kills you any more, especially if you're smart about how you do the cap numbers and you draft well.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 12:24 PM) I don't know that they ever actually came out and said it. There was a LOT of innuendo though. It really was an impressive game. They went out and made very complicated, nuanced statements about how, to paraphrase "After 9/11 we can not allow men like Saddam Hussein to acquire the world's most dangerous weapons" or "Saddam Hussein supports terrorists and we can't allow that after 9/11" to subtly link Saddam and 9/11 for anyone who wasn't 100% paying attention to the exact words they were saying. Then whenever they'd be questioned about why 70% of the country thought Iraq was responsible for 9/11, they'd shrug their hands and then go and talk about how Saddam was an evil man. If the President were 1/4 as good at manipulating language as that game, we'd have a health care plan and a carbon trading plan and an immigration bill already passed.

Some of the memos that earlier this year Dick Cheney claimed would prove that beating and drowning prisoners to death "worked" were released yesterday.

Keep your friends close...and keep the people who help break your country's laws closer?

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 08:48 AM) What they are trying to do now makes the 30's and 60's pure stepping stones. You know Kap, we're all given to the occasional rant (see me on W, for example) but really, you're not exactly giving a convincing presentation right now.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 06:32 AM) Prince Fielder is about the same height as Dayan, I believe, so maybe the height isn't that big of a deal. Prince Fielder isn't exactly a defensive machine either.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 08:41 AM) And McCain was WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY too far right? BS. McCain should have been his man, but it wasn't enough that he was a "MODERATE", was it? Whatever. Obviously no one will change their minds on anything here. John McCain's voting record so far this session is one of the most Conservative/Republican records in the Senate. (Limited data admittedly).

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 08:05 PM) I can see the media pushing this if we have a successful year. I will never forget the whole "Lovie needs a raise campaign" that reached national media. He had 1 year remaining on his contract and he had just left the super bowl. That was an unavoidable move. If Rivers had played through this season there might have been some serious talk about him if the Chargers couldn't extend him. It'd be Rivers and Orton as the top 2 QB's on the market next offseason, and you never want to go through the franchise tag mess with a franchise QB.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 07:50 PM) Good points. So maybe we should sign Jay this year? Cutler still has like 3 years left on his deal, Rivers would have been a FA this offseason, and it's difficult to know where the cap is going to be at the end of next year. That said...if he goes out and continues tearing up the league for the first few weeks of the season, it's something you might legitimately consider while you can still use this year's cap (usually that runs through late october, so you get about 1/2 the regular season to make that call).

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 07:13 PM) I'd still rather have Hudson pitch Saturday in Yankee Stadium than Contreras. I'll take my chances. Worked for Jerry Manuel.

Yeesh.

Well...this is the guy I'd want up.

Come on Paulie

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 06:19 PM) Can you wish for 10 more runs by us too ? Right now I'll settle for 3.

Come on DJ, we need a quick inning here.

Man, a 7 spot off of Buchholz, hard to complain about the offense here. Can we get 2 more?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 06:07 PM) i still can't believe the inning contreras had. I'm just impressed how predictable it was.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 06:05 PM) nice to see Buehrle and Ozzie laughing it up. I guess when you're paid millions it doesn't hurt to suck. Even in a crappy game, you'll go crazy if you're down every time you take a bad loss during the year.

QUOTE (SockMe @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 05:33 PM) is Peavy coming soon? He ought to be here next week.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 04:54 PM) Good deal. Eli and Rivers? Bad. With where the cap has gone and the price of even a non-terrible QB right now, I can't blame them at all.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 05:31 PM) Now you sound like me. The Rios extension and the Pena/Allen trade could be in the equation down the road. We're giving Rios an extension? Mercy, how long do we want him under contract for?

I wish Jose would take a bat to a gatorade cooler or something after that.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 05:24 PM) Contreras Meltdown: Load Bases: Check Error: Check Walk In Run: Check Wild Pitch: Check Clear Bases: Check.

The good news? The wild pitch means that there's a base open for when Lowell walks.