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QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 07:24 AM) If Tyson keeps playing the way he has the last two games, the bulls are in the playoffs, no problem. How were his numbers last night, for those of us 2000 miles away from the UC?

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:28 AM) I think Hamas in a Palestinian government will be good for the region. I'll explain when I get free time at work. "Only Nixon could go to China"?

You know...the Mets might be one of the only teams out there that I wouldn't mind dealing with at the trading deadline if it came to that. We wouldn't have to play them unless we got to the W.S., they may very well need pitching, and they've shown a tendency to overpay for trading deadline deals in the past.

QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 10:25 AM) It doesn't. I tried. Chaffed a little. So do you get the LAT delivered in Arizona, or did you just use your computer?

Good ol Liberal NBC...pumping up those RNC talking points. I'd hate to see what would happen if they weren't trying to turn us all into socialists. Katie then cited a Center for Responsive Politics study as her evidence, but a look at CRP’s website (here and here) show that Democrats accepted no money from Abramoff.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:24 AM) What's the problem with going to the people with it. They convince the people, the rest of the dominos will fall. Isn't that what they're doing?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:18 AM) Funny how you turned the President's questionable (I'd say illegal) actions into somehow being the fault of Democrats. We've slid off into the partisan BS again. I'm still sitting here actually feeling a little guilty on that one...simply because I can't figure out a good way to answer it. The President at least has a legal defense (albiet a flimsy one), which means that the Democrats in the Congress are in no position to declare it illegal - the Congress makes laws, the judicial branch interprets laws. But I still don't see a damn thing they could do to actually put an end to it or even enforce oversight on it.

My question in response would be...what exactly can the Democrats do? They can't launch an investigation anywhere because they control zero houses of Congress and therefore have no subpoena power. They can't get Congress to sue the President for violation of separation of powers, for the same reason - the Repubicans control Congress. About the only thing which can be done is having a private organization, like the ACLU, file a lawsuit on the matter, which they already have done, and try to push to get a fair investigation in a committee, which they're trying to convince Specter to do. Beyond that...I'm not sure what else they can do. This isn't a matter that's being brought up for a vote...so they can't exactly filibuster or shut down the Senate in response.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) I told you I was in last night, but i think I would have already lost. Nobody knew SB was going to come in. Different thread

David Wright for Crede and Contreras?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 08:07 AM) LOL, not for the Reds. I can see him being a righty version of Eric Milton in that park. But the Reds will probably do it anyways because they feel they need pitching and want to get rid of Austin Kearns for whatever reason. Clement also doesn't make sense because he's paid a ton. That deal might make sense if cash moves with it.

QUOTE(Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 08:53 AM) Has anyone else wondered why Mota passed an exam to be traded to the Red Sox, but couldn't pass the exam to go to the Indians? Who does the exams for the Red Sox, Toronto's old team physician? Something tells me that the only 1 of the Marlins who had to actually "Pass" his physical in that deal was Beckett. I think Lowell and Mota were basically Salary dumps, and Boston was willing to take them to get Beckett.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 08:57 AM) Malatov threads. Add one seemingly benign topic, mix in one SBIMI, three regular posters, and watch the thread explode. I believe it's spelled Molotov, after the Russian Foreign Minister in the 30's-40's. Once again...Betting is open on number of posts after this one before this thread is closed!

Anyone else have the feeling that BMac will record a non-trivial amount of saves this year? I still think he'll wind up being a starter very early in this season though.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 06:42 PM) no. There is little to no market for old, injury prone DHs. That's why Mike Piazza is still a FA, though he too could be moving closer to a deal with whomever. There was actually some talk a few days ago that Piazza was at least speaking to the Phillies

I still have that card sitting in a frame back home in Indiana.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) I don't take much pride in knowing that a board mostly full of morons thinks that the Sox are a good team, but hey, thats just me. Did you just call us all morons?

"Which is more than we can say for those Freeloadin' Canadians. Canada sucks!"

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 04:27 PM) Johan Santana may not have won a world series yet but he's better right than Mark Buehrle ever will be. He's better than MB thus far...but I wouldn't put it out of the question for MB to take that last step. He had a great year last year despite having a couple of really bad months...including 1 part where I'm still convinced he was slowing up his delivery and tipping his changeup. He gave up something like 4 runs in the entire month of June last year. It'll take a decent step upwards by Buehrle to pass Santana, but having watched Mark since he came up I wouldn't put it past him. I won't say it's likely, but it's certainly not impossible.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 03:33 PM) The A's wont be out of it. The A's won't be out of it...but it's entirely possible that they may need pitching more than they need a bat later in the season. It's at least plausible. If Thome were to go down for the season, and somehow, Frank was having a fine, healthy season over in Oakland...and the A's were willing to take on extra salary and hurt their offense in exchange for 1 more dominant pitcher...sure I'd do it, but I doubt that's even possible for these reasons: 1. The only way the Sox would want to reacquire Frank is if Frank is having a very good, healthy, Frank Thomas type season. To me, this means he'd be on pace for 30+ home runs, playing most days of the week, and hitting .275 or up. If he's only playing 1/2 of the games each week...he's not going to be that useful or worth the price. 2. If Frank Thomas is playing at a level which would allow us to reacquire him willingly...he'll make at most $2.5 million. Billy Beane will not give up that kind of bargain unless we throw in everyone and their grandmother (would he like Buehrle?) 3. Our best bargaining chip, Contreras, could very well be more available at midseason if BMac continues to dominate and no one else develops any obvious health porblems. But Contreras also is still being paid a lot of money this season, and if the A's were to let Contreras walk at the end of the year...they wouldn't get draft picks. They would if Frank proved he was healthy and was offered arbitration.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 03:23 PM) And you got your ring too Damn...the A's have a game on April 4th, Ring ceremony day. Frank won't be getting it that day. The A's are at the Cell on May 22, 23, and 24.

If the Knicks ever wanted a way to get rid of Isiah without coming out of it looking stupid for putting up with all of his dealings...They've got it.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:53 PM) I don't think I've ever had a President's Day off. And White Castle's definitely not going to be the one to make this succeed. I believe Stock Markets, many schools, and the Post Office are closed that day, along with quite a few other businesses. Just means you, like me, picked the wrong college to go to. (I still can't figure out how the hell IU doesn't get 1 break between the start of school and Thanksgiving.)

Dude, Texas traded Soriano to the Nats weeks ago.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) You're wrong. As has been said, until he's a free agent, he has no say, period. For his f'in agent to pull the crap he did (leak it to the media to say Artest wanted to meet the Kings ownership first before he'd accept a trade) was CRAP. He has no official say, but that doesn't mean he has no "Leverage". There is no clause in any NBA contract I know about which says you have to give your 100% best game every single outing. There's no clause I know about which is going to penalize you for yelling at the refs and getting a Tech called on you, giving the other team free throws, at critical moments in close games. If you really want to be a malcontent...you can still do it and really hurt your team in the process.