Balta1701

Thus far this inning, Farmer has called Casilla "Span" and Mauer "Morneau".

"Come see why Brian Anderson drives a Chevy Tahoe from O'Connor Chevy". Somehow, that just doesn't sell it for me, and I like Anderson.

So, 2k5, you and I have sort of had this running debate about the GSE's and how much to blame they were for the debacle in the housing market and whether the bubble still would have exploded had they not existed as the implicit government backed entities.. I have an interesting bit of data I'd like to submit...during the real peak of the housing bubble, the share of the mortgages on the market going to the GSE's dropped significantly compared to other issuers.

Man, Stone just went on a full minute long rant on the Sox's rundown performance.

Can we get Richard up?

Farmer pointing out that the Twins keep getting fooled every time Javy comes in...

QUOTE (Sox It To Em @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 05:35 PM) Dreaded lead-off walk. On four pitches, none of them close. s***. That was the unintentional intentional walk i'll bet

Baker has 3 k's in the first 2.

Frankly...I will take it.

Come on Grif, anything but a K.

QUOTE (tommy @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 05:25 PM) Jimmy singles. Pinch runner time?"

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:50 PM) I have been thinking... would it be a good idea to have voting and voting machines handled by commissioners of some sort that are NOT tied to a political party? And we're going to find those people where?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:37 PM) doggy style Gin & Juice.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:35 PM) Birthday Nudity.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:09 PM) I do think the Bills could win that division, but not sure about the AFC Championship game. The one thing that is in their favor is how lackluster the Patriots/Colts look. Once you get in to the playoffs...anything, and I mean anything can happen. See; the 2001 Patriots, the 2005 Steelers, etc.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 04:08 PM) think Jordan in Utah after bad pizza He always, always went for 50 when they said he was sick. Jopefully Javy gets some of that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 07:41 AM) So I wonder if today we get the "RECORD DOWN DAYS FOR CRUDE OIL" headlines? Down $2, so no.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) Deja vu? Vazquez isn't feeling well due to an ear infection. Oh no, if Loaiza Vazquez isn't up to it today...we're in trouble.

QUOTE (jackie hayes @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 02:34 PM) Btw, is the Dow up 25,000 points today, too? Heads up: Pushing the snark line there even for the filibuster.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 03:04 PM) Crayons. Wax

So, here's a White House aid letting slip that we're planning on letting the whole financial industry have their shot at this money, whether they're in trouble or not. Which is presumably why they want no restrictions on anything like executive pay associated with the money, because otherwise the healthy banks wouldn't get their fair share of the bailout. So, we're not just bailing out the firms that got in trouble with those securities...we're buying them from anyone and everyone.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 01:45 PM) Cadillac Ronnie Brown

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 02:21 PM) Which will make it laughable when a team gives him an insane contract If that team is someone like the Mets or the Brewers...all they need to do is have him stay healthy. He could perform worse than he did this year but if all he does is give them someone who willingly takes the ball at the end of the game and doesn't freeze up completely they'll judge it to be worth the money.

So...for anyone else looking for other reasons to wonder about this bailout...here's Secretary Paulson lying to Congress this morning. Video here. Actual text of his proposed document, which says in not as many words "We don't need no stinkin' oversight".

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Sep 23, 2008 -> 12:43 PM) Watch and see. You won't be laughing come mid-January. This team is complete with just enough passing. Right now, they're the 2nd best team in the AFC, behind Pittsburgh. Although, with the way the Steelers played Sunday, you could say Buffalo is the #1 team right now. Even as a Bills fan...don't count your rings from your performance in early September. It's a LOONG season. Rex Grossman looked like a worldbeater for the first 7-8 games or so in 2006.