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QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 10:42 AM) And it begins once again. If you're talking about a backup QB, he's probably right.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 10:38 AM) He ahsn't had any serious injuries so far. Until last year...neither had Thome.

QUOTE(iWiN4PreP @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 10:32 AM) His hair will look amazing come the second of april! Book it! As long as his batting average looks equally amazing....

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 09:26 AM) See, that's the difference. Evolution is science, and it's real. Most religious conservatives believe that. However, they don't accept it as the only explanation for the beginning of life on this planet. It is something that looked as a way for life to evolve and survive, but not as the answer to beginning of all life. Even beyond that...eventually science will come up with a plausible, fully consistent mechanism for the origin of life on earth. Dozens have been proposed but not proven. But even when that happens, that doesn't explain why the universe is here. That doesn't explain why the constants of the universe fall where they do, that doesn't explain how the universe started. For those who choose to believe in a higher power, even with a scientific explanation for the origin of life on earth, when one finally does gain acceptance, there is still plenty of room for people to hold those beliefs without contradicting science.

Just an update for Those who are interested:

Kevin: Magic Mirror, how can I look like a douchebag today? Peter as Mirror: Well Kevin, I would say first of all don't shave or shower. Ok, I won't And you just got out of bed right? Yea I would say just go ahead and wear that tanktop all day Um, ok Alright, so we've covered the hygiene, no collared shirts... Oh yea, don't forget to walk around with an undeserved sense of accomplishment.

Who cares about how many years left he has on his contract? The question isn't how much longer he'll be paid, it's when his body starts breaking down and suffering nagging injuries.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 08:43 AM) Yep, the Mack Daddy will be one bizzy muthaf***a!!! Infield glove? Check. Outfield glove? Check. First baseman's glove? ....maybe.... Depending on how many pitchers we carry and how many outfielders/catchers we carry, it's possible there will be room for Gload also on the roster, which would cover the 1b glove. But who knows at this point. Depends on how a lot of people perform. Anywho, with both Thome and Konerko, we're in far better territory at 1b than we were last year, where PK played 158 games.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Feb 21, 2006 -> 06:36 AM) Are there any other quality QB FA's this offseason? I really have no idea, but I imagine Brees would cost an arm and a leg if he were the only legitimately good QB on the market. Not sure if the Bears have the cap room or the desire to spend that money to go after him. There's a couple, like Carson Palmer's backup John Kitna or potentially Chad Pennington, who could do some good work in the right circumstances, but Brees is basically head and shoulders above all of them, if he's healthy enough to play. There's a couple decent ones who might show up on the trade market also, like Vick's backup Matt Schaub or Culpepper...but I think the odds right now say that if you want an actual quality starting QB, your best bet is the draft unless you get Brees.

San Diego is a bunch of F***ing idiots. They have one of the top 5 QB's in teh game right now, with a very talented almost #1 pick sitting on the bench as a backup, they play the starting guy in a meaningless game, then he winds up seriously hurt, and they find themselves scrambling to figure out what to do. Miami, Cleveland, Detroit, J-E-T-S, Hell even New Orleans should try to be all over this guy (N.O. could then trade down a little in the draft and build elsewhere). Hell if Buffalo could get him, I sure wouldn't be mad. San Diego is insane for letting Brees touch the FA market after the way he's played the last 2 seasons. They should be trying to trade Rivers to whatever team wants a QB but misses out on Cutler or wants to draft someone else in the top 10.

The American Prospect with a massive look at Rick "I live paycheck to paycheck" Santorum's financial straits.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 04:39 PM) You would have the same hatred for Konerko if he had bolted for the Angels. And the only thing that stopped that from happening was the Sox going 5 years. And that's bulls*** to hold it against Maggs that the Sox never won a title while he was here. Not necessarily. Ordonez never even gave the Sox a fair shake. Refused to allow any examinations of his knee until after the arbitration deadline...basically came out and prove he lied when he said he wanted to come back and play for the team earlier that season. He basically made it impossible for the Sox to offer him arbitration and even compete to offer him a contract. And his war of words with Ozzie after he left certainly didn't help. Had Konerko bolted for the Angels, I would probably have been furious with management for letting him go unless the contract the Angels offered him was outrageously large. I mean like Ordonez-large, or bigger than that. If the Sox weren't willing to pony up the contract he got...the front office would be the target of my wrath.

QUOTE(Cknolls @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 03:59 PM) What is gained????? How about justice for the victims family. The f***ing scumbag sits in prison eating three squares a day. f*** him and everyone who supports him.- Just out of curiosity...at what point did the victim's family designate you as their spokesperson?

Haven't we started drilling for oil there yet?

QUOTE(minors @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 03:03 PM) While I don't have an opinion on ID, I do believe that alternatives to evolution should be mentioned in science classes. As soon as there is one, feel free to let us know.

You know what part of that blurb should scare Cub fans the most? How bad do things have to be for you to actually write that the news is better for Kerry Wood?

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 01:45 PM) Even if he's totally healthy and plays close to 162 games (he's only played over 150 once in the past 8 years), I don't think he gets it this year. The 3 years after hitting 73 he put up 46, 45, and 45 homers. That's about tops for what he will get this year. People just aren't going to pitch to him, assuming he's his old self. If he's a little off or has some nagging injury the puts him on the DL for a while (which seems fairly likely), he's down to the 35-40 range, which seems fairly realistic. Who's hitting behind him?

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) Honestly, I don't even know if I agree or disagree with you. But I'm not gonna take away his Pittsburgh days. I feel he was 100% legit at that time. Bonds always had a great eye. It's just from 00 on he had the incredible power to go with it. Of course, I doubt it was natural power. I understand what you're saying, but I just can't convince myself that because we saw a transformation at a time when we know he was cheating, we know for a fact that beforehand he wasn't cheating. The same thing could have happened in 2000 from him switching steroids, and I just refuse to give an admitted cheater the benefit of the doubt when he says "Oh I wasn't cheating beforehand." If Pete Rose came out and said that he wasn't gambling on baseball before 1988 or something like that, would you believe him?

QUOTE(rventura23 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) does any team have a fifth starter anywhere near as good as vazquez? Yes. The Chicago White Sox have one. Brandon. Hehe.

You'll note that CNN still refers to Intelligent Design and Creationism implicitly as "Theories" in the first line of that article. In other words...it ain't nearly dead yet.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 12:16 PM) That must really stick in Maggs craw that his replacement won the MVP of the world series. LOL, i never thought about it really. His money will make his craw feel better. What's a craw?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 11:45 AM) Well, the way Im looking at it, the Judge would be getting beaten up for something the Judge did, that these people were reacting to (ie. jailed one of their buddies, jailed one of them, etc.). And the criminals beating up the judge would have to be doing it to get something done, as the people in the article are trying to shut down Huntington Lab by going after their insurers, workers, sponsors, etc. So I guess I would say yes, if there were a political protest in which a politicians personal property was destroyed and/or his family was threatened because of a stance the politician takes, then it would be terrorism to me. So now let's say that my motive was actually just to rob the judge. But at the same time, the judge just happened to have finished hearing arguments in a controversial case. What then? How would you judge whether my motive was just robbery or if it was political?

If Ordonez was still in Chicago...we wouldn't have won it.

QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 11:42 AM) i wouldnt they lost alot of players all they really have is blalock tex and young, i wouldnt consider wilkerson an offensive type of player Aside from Soriano, who exactly did they lose? Last year, they had 7 guys with 20+ home runs, and 2 other guys with 16 and 17. Texas scored 865 runs last year for #3 in the AL, a full 75 runs better than Cleveland. Even given that Wilkerson isn't an offensive player...moving from the Nats to the ballpark @ arlington will help slightly, and they still have room for improvement with the guys who are there.