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QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 12:54 PM) i tell ya if he fell to like the 4th or 5th round it wouldnt be bad to take him. If ever wises up, he could be pretty good. If not than you wasted alater round draft pick. There's been a lot of talk which says he would probably go on the 2nd day if he did fully pull out of college. Unlike Clarett, he has a long history of this sort of trouble, which could really make any team worried about wasting a high pick on him. At least 1 person I heard on ESPN said it might actually be best for him to just try to transfer to another school and see if he can hold it together for 1 year, just to try to rebuild some value for himself.

On the other hand, Herm's contract with the Jets was up after next year, and they'd made no obvious moves which would suggest they were willing to give him an extension.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 11:01 AM) what in the??? he was saying unfortunately for the poster that the facts don't back up that claim... That would be what I was saying, the unfortunately was not directed in any way at religion, only at the content of the post, which I believe is unsupported by the facts. I apologize if that came across wrong.

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 11:27 AM) Gonna be tough for the holdovers next year with Ripken, Gwynn and McGwire on the ballot. It's good that another reliever gets recognized, though. You're right on the whole tough part, but I think next year will be more interesting than any other year, because we have no idea how many HOF voters will be willing to talk about the past.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 11:37 AM) How does Sutter make it and not Gossage????? Not saying it's correct, but Sutter did have a Cy Young award I believe.

QUOTE(samclemens @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 09:56 AM) it shouldnt make a sifference. whether he authored to opinion or not, he felt strongly enough to agree with another's opinion. judges that are higher ups usually will write a concurrence even if they agree, but have other reasons for agreeing. if alito signed onto an opinion, it means he felt that way. Yes, but the poster is calling Kennedy a liar and a drunk, and if the author is going to do that, he better make very sure he's right in his post. It does make a difference also, because a judge's writings are what you look for to express a Judge's beliefs most clearly. If Kennedy's looking for those from a Judge, and he can't find any over 20 years, he's at least going to be disappointed, and he might have reason to ask why that judge hasn't written anything at all on that topic. For example, with Justice Janice Rogers Brown, who was filibustered in the Senate after nominated to an appeals court position, it was specifically her writings, which were often very abrasive, which got her into trouble, far more than just her votes. Similarly, Harriet Meirs's writings, which were often described as childish, were some of the key parts in the downfall of her nomination. Writings just contain vastly more detail than a simple vote.

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Jan 10, 2006 -> 09:45 AM) And we won't, eventually: http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20060109/...nA2BHNlYwM3NDI- Think that won't happen here at some point? Got news for you, it already is, right or wrong. Unfortunately, the statistics don't agree with you there...while Christianity sure seems to be on the wane in other countries, church attendance is on the rise in this country, according to the most recent census data.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 12:24 PM) That and the market is probably nil with all of the people who have bought cars in the last few years at 0 interest or with huge incentives. Ok, according to the AP, I was 1/2 right on that stat. There's 2 things going into it...1 low automobile sales in the last 2 months (as expected given that the manufacturers pumped up sales over the summer at the expense of winter with those discounts), and second people are still moving debt into home equity loans, which is not counted by that survey. Link

Hmph, the GOP called a Pro-Alito witness from the National Association of Women Lawyers, an organization which ruled that Alito was unqualified.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Let's see. Kennedy claimed "In an era when America is still too divided by race and riches, Judge "Alioto" has not written one single opinion on the merits in favor of a person of color alleging race discrimination on the job. In fifteen years on the bench, not one." I guess he is never one to let facts get in the way of a good soundbite. Or maybe it was the alcohol talking.... http://committeeforjustice.org/contents/al...liberties.shtml Just out of curiosity, did he actually author any of those opinions, or did he just sign onto opinions written by others? Your post lists 2 which says he just signed on, and 2 which don't say explicity whether he wrote them or not.

Hmph, Senator Lindsey Graham, one of the members of the Senate Judiciary committee, was part of a practice panel to allow for coaching of Mr. Alito before these hearings.

The Texas Court of Appeals today refused to throw out the remaining charges against Delay. That's the elected Texas Court of Appeals. 9 Republicans.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 03:14 PM) I definitely associate avatars with some posters. For instance, every time I see or hear of Mike Caruso, it reminds of Kalapse. And any Family Guy references bring Balta to my head. Victory is mine!

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 02:41 PM) Is God damn right. Violated the 3rd commandment.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 02:21 PM) See, im not sure about that. If patterson started in RF all season long, I would expect something between 250 and 290 BA around 20 hr's 60-70 RBI's, and good defense. Maybe 15-25 Sb's too. I would expect about the same or worse out of Jones. Those sound like the number one might expect from Jones, but for Patterson, well, he basically wound up last year in the minors because he wasn't performing anywhere close to that. Wound up the year hittint .215 in the big leagues, in like 450 at bats. The Patterson from 3 years ago would put up those numbers sure, but not hte one who played last year.

QUOTE(Goldmember @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) i was thinking minnesota but oaktown works too... That was my second choice, but I thought the Raiders made just a lil' more sense. Minny's at least changing ownership and coaches this offseason.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 01:56 PM) Is it too unrealistic to have thought that patterson could have produced as well as, or even a little better than Jaque Jones next year? On the North side, yeah I think that's unrealistic. He may perform that well some year down the road, or even next year, but not where he was playing.

Why is it I can see Vick starting as QB for the Raiders in a year or two?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) This pretty much tells you that this is not about a claim to an area or their right to return. Because even after phase 1 happens, you know the Israel driven into the sea and the infadels run out of the middle east. We then move on to phase 2, which speaks volumes to what the real agenda of the terrorists are, to install Sharia everywhere in the world. Everything is Islamic or you die. So for all of the liberals who think that this is just about giving the terrorists a bit of land in Israel, or the right to return. They basically want the destruction of all things not muslim and will call for Jihad until the world is one big Islamic Fundamentalist state. I think the problem with this analysis is that it's just overly simplistic...it assumes that every Muslim is a follower of Bin Laden and they're willing to fight Israel to the death in order to push her back into the sea. In Iraq, we've chosen to try to believe, for right or wrong, that there are forces in that nation which actually want to be able to live in peace, and our stated goal has been to try to help those forces build a nation. I would contend there exists a large number of people in the Palestinian lands who, if given the choice between the mess now and a peaceful situation next to Israel, would choose the latter and go about their lives. I could be wrong of course, having never lived there. Are there those like Bin Laden, who's only goal is their insane "world under muslim leadership with everyone following me" philosophy? Of course. But the question is...should we base our policies on acknowledging those people, or should we try to build up the others, who may actually want better lives? Bin Laden is nothing if he doesn't have someone to fly the plane for him.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 01:22 PM) This is the problem. He's uncoachable. He insisted (stupidly) that NO Cub coach at ANY level talked to him about bunting or being a leadoff hitter. This is ridiculous. HE is ridiculous. The only chance the Orioles have to get anything from Patterson is to let him be the player he thinks he is. Let him flail crazily at anything and everything in the hopes of connecting, accept the 120 Ks per year and under NO circumstances ask him to do anything involving plate discipline or team play. Of course, the Orioles ARE in the position to allow him to play selfishly, since they are struggling to avoid last place in the AL East, so maybe "Corey with a K" can put up some meaningless numbers for them. Well, there's always the chance that the Cubs coaches really were too stupid to talk to him about bunting, taking walks, etc. Anywho, there's always 1 thing working in favor of the team in these sorts of scenarios...K-Orey Patterson is never going to be paid to be anything than a backup. However, if he actually sat down, listened, learned a little bit, and could at least make himself a serviceable starter somewhere, even if it took a few years, then the amount of money he could make would go through the roof. Not the best example but take AJ - coming out of San Fran, we signed him @ a bargain price. Why? Because in San Fran, he was labeled a "Cancer". Now, if you're in AJ's spot, are you going to do anything to piss off your next team? I certainly wouldn't. Not to insult AJ of course, since you have to like how he helped our team last year, but if you're in his shoes, wouldn't it occur to you that you're costing yourself a million or two dollars that year by pissing off Brett Tomko, and you should make damn sure you don't piss off your pitching staff next year? The same thing could work for Korey. He's not going to make a cent more than Timo as a FA if he doesn't get his game together. That could be some powerful motivation. But then again, he could just be an idiot.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 01:12 PM) It doesn't take a Cub fan to see that he has some talent. Nobody is saying the guy has been anything but a bust as a major leaguer. But he has had some success (first half of '03) and has the tools that lead people to believe that if he were to figure some things out, he'd be a good player. I personally think the odds are against it, but with the right coaching, and a change of attitude from Patterson, I wouldn't be surprised if he turned out to at least be decent. I agree with you on this one, this is a move that, at least from the O's side, is moderately smart, just because Patterson does have a very large upside, and the downside of picking him up is a couple million dollars. When you're a team like the White Sox and you've already done 95% of your building, those $3 million would be a poor decision, because they're the difference between offering Buehrle $12 million a year and $15 mil a year. But, if you're a team like the Orioles struggling to gain traction, then that $3 million is a decent gamble. If Patterson could even earn a position as a big leaguer next year, he could turn himself into a decent player, and if he doesn't, then they just had to give up cash and a couple guys who (if the O's are smart) will never get past AA Ball.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 12:58 PM) Dems can't really complain about John Robers, a moderate conservative who replaced Rhenquist (a very staunch conservative). Alito is obviously much more conservative than O'Connor, but it's not like Bush has gone out of his way to swing the Court way over to the right ideologically. I understnad what you're saying in that it's just 1 justice being replaced here, but when the court is basically sitting 4-4 with a notorious swing vote in the middle...replacing that swing vote with a person from either side could very well produce a massive ideological shift.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jan 9, 2006 -> 12:56 PM) I thought the Cubs were getting another starting pitcher for Patterson Surely this move will demonstrate to Tejada the Orioles do have a commitment to winning... Anywho, at least this will put an end to all those crazy trade formulae that Cubs fans come up with involving Patterson.

Since they've already kicked him out of school, you think they'll be able to just kick him entirley out of the state of Virginia this time?

So what exactly does that 2nd bit tell me? American's aren't buying as many cars as they did during the 2 months when Ford, GM, and Chrysler were running those massive employee pricing programs over the summer?