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QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:32 PM) I know. I'm glad we've got Hinrich instead of Lebron. Cuck the Fubs made me see the light. Given that Darko, Melo, Bosh, Wade, and Chris Kaman all went between us and Lebron...I'd say we came out as good as could be expected. But I'd have been happy to trade Brand and the 7th pick for Bron. Wait, what, we traded Brand? You're kidding me!

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 09:10 PM) Yeah and differing from Pelosi/Dean/Reid on Iraq clearly makes you not a Democrat. *cough* Liebermann *cough* :rolly Yeah, because no Democrat would EVER vote for a person who voted to support the war! Ever! The whole party is united in their exclusion of every person who voted for that resolution! Wait, who'd we run for President in 04? I forgot.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) Bush's core will never stray off the ranch. Period. Until after they're fired/retired, at which point either they or their top assistants start writing angry books attacking the Administration.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 08:40 PM) Some liberals want the whole story, enjoy the jokes, and are critical of the long delays. Some conservatives will blame the media, and defend anything their guy does. So is it ok that I'm enjoying the jokes? I think that's about all I've posted in this thread other than the clip from this afternoon of Cheney saying he had a beer earlier in the day.

FINALLY! YAY! ESPN's already asking Alford about the job. Supposedly Alford has already indicated he'd be interested, but not if he has to go through a long, drawn out interview process.

ESPN is saying he's gone.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) I hear this deal is only 50-50 now. I hope it goes through. I want Milicic to show what he has. As of like 5 minutes ago it looks like ESPN is saying its' a done deal.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 05:19 PM) He should accept the blame, it was an accident, it was his fault. But much to the dismay of the democrats, this isn't going to get Bush or Cheney out of office. You mean shooting a guy in the face is not an impeachable offense?

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 05:18 PM) The loss of Molina will hurt them more than they think. I didn't buy into the A's last season but I think they will win the division this year. The Angels may keep it close but will probably end up contending for the Wild Card. I don't even know if the Angels are good enough to contend for the W.C, unless both the As and Rangers wind up having picked up lemons this offseason. If the Angels are going to contend, they need a bunch of things to go right...vlad can't get hurt, Mathis, Kotchman, and probably McPherson need to have decent years with the bat, Anderson needs to stay healthier than he did last year, Colon needs to stay healthy, Weaver needs to stay healthy, etc. The A's were pretty darn good last year, and it's hard to say they haven't gotten better. They're a young team which has gotten older, and they've added some decent bats, assuming they don't explode in the clubhouse. They're better than last year even if Thomas doesn't play much. But they do need Crosby and Harden to stay healthy.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 05:02 PM) You are dead on, I just dislike previews in general. As far as I'm concerned, it gives us a chance to look back and laugh at the poor souls who tell us every year that the teams with the best shot at the W.S. are the Cubs, Yankees, Red Sox, and Twinkies.

QUOTE(Felix @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 04:33 PM) Thome has a higher career OPS, and had a higher OPS in 2004, Thome's last full year healthy. Elaborate? We also wouldn't have convinced the Marlins to pick up $22 million of Delgado's contract.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 03:39 PM) Good move by the Angels. Colon Lackey Weaver Escobar Santana That's a solid rotation. I still don't think it's enough for them to win the division. It definately does help them though.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 04:46 PM) To be honest, I am not a fan of previews at anytime, but Spring Training seems like an appropriate time. Personally, I think your guess is as good as these 'experts.' Well, Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow, so I think it's a good time.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 04:03 PM) Just wait till this team goes 5-5 out of the gate, and everyone is crying that the division cant be had...... Just wait 'til this team explodes out of the gate...

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 02:30 PM) Soon Sosa's only "house" will be.....his house.... With all the money the Cubs gave him, I bet he has more than one. The syringes can't have been that expensive.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 02:09 PM) I'm not so sure. Bush wanted a guest worker program, and it had some steam at first, before it died off. If you attached the restrictions on it that I noted, specifcally that it could only be used for immigrants brought over legally, I think you could get some of the right wingers (not all) to come on board. Moderates on both sides would likely be interested, along with a lot of Dems. I think it would have a shot. Don't you realize that getting "Some" of them on board really doesn't matter? The reason these sorts of things are held up is not that they can't get majority support, it's instead that some powerful Republican on one committee somewhere decides to hold it up, and the Republicans in this Congress have allowed that to be sufficient to block bills many times. There are already moderate Republicans who have proposed similar things, but they haven't gone anywhere. Link

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 02:04 PM) Agreed. So can we write up a bill now or what? It will die a quick death at the hands of the majority.

Hmph, there certainly are some differences in the way the AP is presenting Gore's speech and the way other sources are doing so. (This one from the "Arab News")

Brit Hume, being interviewed about his interview with Cheney. Link with video. So yeah...I think that might be a bit important here.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 01:17 PM) I still think Milicic has the talent to be an excellent player in the NBA. Well, hopefully now we'll get the chance to see.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 01:16 PM) I don't disagree... but at the same time, it is news to HEAR him say this stuff. I didn't say it wasn't news. All I wanted to know was if there was some suggestion in it of something new during the 2002-2003 period.

QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 01:10 PM) But cash in his pocket and a big shoe contract. He will get a ring someday. Maybe not in Denver though. Just because he's a very good player doesn't mean he's guaranteed a ring. Garnett sure looks like he'll wind up without one right now.

So in other words they're from the mid-90's, when everyone knew that Saddam was hiding things and before the time when we could actually say he was "disarmed"?

QUOTE(Goldmember @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 07:31 AM) A man wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and sure enough, there's an ad for "Bear Removers." He calls the number, and the bear remover says he'll be right over. The bear remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He's got a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean old pit bull. "What are you going to do," the homeowner asks? "I'm going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I'm going to go up there and knock the bear off the roof with this baseball bat. When the bear falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not let go. "The bear will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage in the back of the van." He hands the shotgun to the homeowner. "What's the shotgun for?" asks the homeowner. "If the bear knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog." So that's what happened with Cheney and that guy!

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 12:57 PM) The last two graphs are pretty funny. The rest is bulls***. So in other words, it's a Maureen Dowd column. We already knew that.