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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 06:03 PM) Like when they signed Mike Meyers. The probably paid him "only" about 300k, but wouldn't that have been better spent on a Dominican SS or something? At the time, that Dominican SS would have been some 24 year old with a falsified birth certificate.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 05:55 PM) Do you guys think there's any hope of getting the game in? Every bit of radar out there says this looks like a cloudburst.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 05:49 PM) We're hosed. Hopefully the umpires will be fair and wait hour after hour cause this game is ours.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 05:32 PM) As much as I despised Bush as a President, I don't think he did either of those things. Torture or not torture has shades of gray, Bush's line was in a place not the same as me, but I think he was talked into it because he didn't have the balls to go against the hawks he chose to surround himself with. Cheney, who was more intimately involved in that end of things, MAYBE you talk about that. Maybe,. Let's put it this way. Under international treaties, those memos out of the DOJ are evidence of a conspiracy to commit torture. George W. Bush was in the room while they were discussed. At the very least then, he is an accessory.

Fascinating report here in terms of job creation and environmental policy. Over the last 8 years, the U.S. has gone from an exporter of environmental equipment and technology to an importer of it. In their data, this is heavily due to manufacturing of electrical equipment, i.e. wind turbines, solar panels, biofuels, and high-tech pollution management equipment etc. moving from being built in the U.S. to being built overseas, particularly in Europe. I wonder what happened around year 2000 that made things change?

Prior to tonight, the Sox were tied for 9th-13th in MLB with 120 runs scored in June.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 05:37 PM) Can you show me a radar that looks bad for the rest of the night? (No).

This is now tied for the most runs Cliff Lee has given up this year. I think the appropriate response is to fire greg walker.

The only one without a hit in our starting lineup today is Fields. And it's the 4th inning.

This is the 2nd time all year and the first since opening day where Cliff Lee has given up more than 4 runs.

Boozer, Okur opt to stay with the Jazz. This makes it a lot more likely that the Pistons will make a major offer to Gordon. Both will be FA's next offseason, so Boozer just became a 3rd option next year for teams in need of a PF.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 03:50 PM) Being ignorant and really, really bad at managing or leading, which is what Bush was, is not a war crime. Specifically ordering torture or deliberately turning a blind eye while your subordinates order torture however, is a war crime.

Let's get that run back.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) Making Gavin's start even more impressive, as they have a lineup built to destroy righties. Gavin needs to keep us in the game tonight, and this would be an absolutely huge win for the psyche. You REALLY have it in for Floyd don't you?

This was mentioned in the catch-all but I'm promoting it to a thread, esp. since the 'Rats made a 2nd move.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 02:48 PM) So are there countries that have the balls to arrest Bush as a war criminal if he steps foot there? No one has indicted anyone from that administration internationally yet...but frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if 5-10 years down the road, the answer was yes. Not just for him, but for Cheney, Gonzalez, Yoo, Rumsfeld, etc. Henry Kissinger, for example, has this odd habit of fleeing his hotel rooms overseas before the police arrive every time he goes to certain countries.

Pistons fired head coach Michael Curry.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 12:25 PM) didn't it say that if Dye gets traded his option becomes player only and no longer mutual? So, he'd most likley exercise it. Not that we know of. He does have a limited NTC to a handful of teams I believe.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 01:07 PM) Coleman conceded In that case, frankly, I have no issues with how former Senator Coleman handled himself in this election contest. His people may not have made the best arguments, but he had his day in court and is willing to accept the decision. That speaks better of him than I thought his actions would.

On to the reality again...by MN law, the ruling isn't finalized for 10 days after it is issued. Therefore, Coleman has 10 days to seek a federal injunction to try to drag things out. Otherwise, by the readings everyone is doing of the MN Supreme Court decision, Pawlenty appears legally obligated to sign the certificate of election. He could choose to fight that legal obligation in court, but that would likely be an open and shut case. It's also worth noting that this was a unanimous verdict of the MN Supreme Court.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 12:02 PM) So now, he's saying there were further daliances with this Brazilian woman, and that he also "crossed the line" with other women as well. This really is like a slow motion train wreck. He's also saying that the affair(s) have gone on since at least 2001. Clearly, they began after Sanford was broken hearted about that Obama dude not being allowed inside the Dem convention in 2000. Everytime anything happens to Obama, good or bad, Sanford's heart just breaks and he seeks the comfort of another woman.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 11:57 AM) I'm guessing there is a big part of his career I am not familiar with. For once the Google has failed me so I can't supply the appropriate video.

The problem is we have 4 guys right now we're trying to develop at 3 positions, and it's just impossible to know who's going to succeed. The 2 guys who obviously should get playing time right now are Alexei and Beckham. Getz's ceiling to me seems to be something like a Theriot type player, .290ish hitter, good OBP, occasional power, all around good guy to have one or two of them on the team. Fields...well, you might get a Troy Glaus without the steroids out of him...30ish home runs, lots of k's, decent number of RBI's. Basically though it's really impossible to know whether either of them is going to reach their ceiling without playing time. I haven't a good answer for this. Long-term, I'd like to see Beckham at 2b, but that requires Fields to give us production at 3b, since guys like Getz don't bring a ton back in a trade.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jun 30, 2009 -> 11:39 AM) I usually support Dem candidates, but I keep thinking Al Franken?? WTF?? I think I would have preferred they keep counting . . . It is his millennium.

Sigh...everyone on this site has me on ignore...