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I find it pretty hilarious that this: QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 10:12 AM) I know you like to talk a lot, but this is completely disingenuous. He signed Viciedo for nothing more than that bat. He didn't sign him to "play 3rd." Despite the "axis of evil" we have one of the better fielding 3rd basemen in baseball starting. So, uh...good post. Was followed by this: QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 10:41 AM) He was projected by Williams and his staff to be the 3rd baseman. Look at all the comments when he signed, many were referring to his strong arm and surprising level of athleticism. We had just let Juan Uribe go, and Crede was down for the count too. It wasn't until Viciedo struggled mightily at Birmingham in 2009...leading to the trade in November of 2009 for Mark Teahen to play 3B and the simultaneous move of Gordon Beckham to 2B. You're not going to find a single comment from 2008/2009 saying otherwise. If he was signed to be the primary DH, then bringing in Dunn didn't really make any sense unless KW was so smart at that point that he knew he would trade Carlos Quentin, he of the MVP ability just one year prior, yet have the foresight to know he would ditch Carlos 2 years later and open up that spot in the line-up for Dayan. THE POINT is that we had 2 great defenders in Uribe and Crede at that position...and brought in two dubious ones in Teahen and Viciedo, when clearly the defense played on the left side of the infield in 2005/2006, 2008 and 2010 (when Vizquel replaced Teahen early in the season) were common threads to our best teams in the decade. Morel wasn't drafted with the thought he would become a more important player in the organization than Viciedo or take over the starting role as soon as 2011. And, he has to prove on the diamond that he can consistently defend like Ventura, Crede, Uribe, Vizquelo or even Ramirez/Beckham, etc. He didn't do that last year, not enough to make up for his low OBP and missing power for 4 1/2 months of the season. But please show me a quote from the White Sox where THEY (and not scouts of opposing teams) viewed him more as a DH/LF/RF and presented him as such at the time of his signing. We have one of the better PROJECTED defenders at 3B, that's it, until he proves it on the field for a full season at near Gold Glove-level.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 21, 2012 -> 12:29 AM) Agreed. Quarles is spinning further and further down. And Boyd Crowder is hands down my favorite character on television. So impeccably played. I also like the Band of Brothers infusion the show has going on right now. There's Quarles (Neal McDonough, who played Lt. Buck Compton), the US Attorney (Rick Gomez, who played George Luz) and Jed (not sure the actor's name, but he was Skip Muck in Band of Brothers). Maybe Ron Livingston or Damian Lewis will randomly show up. So, Justified:Band Of Brothers::Sons Of Anarchy:Deadwood?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 20, 2012 -> 09:46 PM) $20 is a lot for a movie, but that includes free popcorn, a comfier seating area, and free valet service, as well as the ability to buy drinks during the whole flick. Does that mean unlimited "free" drinks are part of the $20, or you just have the ability to buy a drink and get free refills, not sure I quite understand that last part... 60 positive, 6 negatives now...91 rating for THG, but wow, some of the negative reviews were really scathing...seems like there's no middle ground on this picture, other than the admiration for Jennifer Lawrence's continued evolution as a young actress I believe he means alcohol.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 05:32 PM) We don't need this people to be Einsteins, we need them to be believably average and reasonable. Things normal people would not do: (1) remove a zombie well with a human attached to a rope after just hearing that there were 4 other perfectly fine (and zombie free) wells on the property (2) never leave the group without telling someone where you are going; or, in the case of Lori, never ask 2 people to go look for your husband and then two seconds later leave on your own to find him....and wreck your car in the process. (3) as someone else said - don't drive a) a repeatedly broken RV, and b) a loud as s*** motorcycle (little gas tank! no protection! very loud!) (4) allow a kid to continue to wander about without knowing where he is 24/7, ESPECIALLY after the other kid in the group just got killed because she wandered off (5) turn off the RV and head towards the door in the middle of a zombie attack These are just a few examples of completely moronic and completely unbelievable acts performed by these characters. Badger pretty much already covered this, but I'm going to come at it from a different angle. These people are under enormous amounts of duress/stress/fear/pressure/whatever you want to call it. When people are acting under those circumstances, they make decisions that are incredibly stupid in retrospect. They're not capable, equipped, or trained to act calmly in these situations.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 03:59 PM) This goes way beyond the show, so it's not even a legit gripe of mine, but I always wondered how the zombies end up eating humans. I mean, zombies at some point were humans that got turned by other zombies right? So, how are any of them walking around if they're eaten to bits (ala the dude in the RV or the Otis' wife)? Or, if you say that they just eat them for a while (hence all the gaping holes and whatnot), why would a blood thirsty zombie stop if it (1) wants brains and (2) never gets full. But yes, the running/walking zombie thing is another "rule" this show has set up and broken many times in the series, depending on the writers' need at the moment. People who get bit once and get away. People who die of natural causes and become zombies. Those are two examples right there.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) Because (imo) thats not really relevant to Lori's state of mind. At first I thought Lori would be okay with it because Shane was forcing Rick's hand. But when I saw her reaction, I began to think she was feeling responsible for the whole debacle. Had she not pressed the issue with Shane and Rick, its likely that would not have been the result. But Lori had to keep messing with both of them. I think Lori was more on the fence about Rick/Shane, based on last night I almost wondered if she wanted Shane to kill Rick. That'd be an interesting route. And it'd somehow make Lori even less likeable.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 19, 2012 -> 09:04 AM) The episode was ok, and it's certainly getting better (hard not to really). My wife and I were screaming at the TV last night because of all the inconsistencies/stupid as s*** decisions people made: (1) apparently you can now run amongst walkers and be totally fine; (1a) apparently blood, which was a huge luring agent one day ago, no longer lures zombies; (2) zombies have no sense of flanking maneuvers, otherwise everyone would be dead; (3) Herschel has a 22 shot shotgun (no reload required); (4) zombie survival tip: when driving an RV to pick up people from the roof of a barn in a sea of zombies, once said people are on the roof, immediately turn the engine off and head toward the side door. Note: do not be concerned with sea of zombies coming to eat you; (5) helicopters attract zombies. gun shots attract zombies only when deemed necessary by the writers; (6) Carl...ugh. Carl. My favorite was when he WITNESSED his dad kill Shane, and then put a bullet in zombie Shane's head, and then CRIED when his dad "broke" the news to the group. WTF Carl? YOU WATCHED HIM DO IT WHY ARE YOU CRYING LIKE HE'S SOME MONSTER?! (7) Last night was reason 1,456 why preparing your home in case of zombie attack >>>>>>>>>>>> talking about your feelings over and over again. (8) Props to my wife for calling the "we're all infected and Rick knew it from his talk with the CDC guy" 2 episodes ago. (also, why was that such a big deal that Rick didn't tell people? I mean yeah, I would have been mildly annoyed, but it's not like it would change anything.) That's all I can remember off the top of my head. Certainly some cool kills in there, and i'm excited about whatever that thing is that helped Andrea. But Christ is this show awful. I think it makes sense that the zombies have no sense of flanking maneuvers. They're mindless. What do you mean about the blood NOT attracting them this episode?

As I've said before, if there's one thing I can't stand on message boards, it's terrible/unoriginal nicknames. Both.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 12:27 PM) Just remember corned beef and soda bread have nothing to do with Ireland. They're still pretty good. I'm half Irish, but I couldn't give two s***s less about that day. QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 16, 2012 -> 01:31 PM) Yeah most people don't know the story of Irish immigrants having to substitute foods when they came here. Irish brown bread and colcannon are both really good. Actually, I think a whole lot of people know that corned beef isn't really an Irish thing, so much as an Irish-American thing.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 14, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) Joe Klink Let's see if anyone knows who he is. haha Pretty cool.

Sorry, Steve.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 09:26 PM) my uncle played in the majors for about 5 seasons and made his living as a lefty who had a good curve. He would always tell me as long as you threw it right then you'd have no issues. Now you have to tell us who your uncle is.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 02:22 AM) WTF does it matter? I think he's trying to say that Ozzie is full of s***, saying whatever is convenient for himself. He threw Cooper under the bus for being "disloyal" and looking for an extension for himself. But at the same time, Cox was "loyal" by Ozzie's own definition, and Ozzie still didn't bring him along to Miami with him.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Mar 11, 2012 -> 11:58 PM) He treated POW's really well, but Nazi Germany in general treated Western POW's very well and all Rommel fought was the Western Allies. That's about it, other than that he was about par for the Nazi course. He loved fascism and didn't raise any real qualms with the whole slaughtering and dehumanizing Jews thing until after it became clear the Allies had it in the bag. The only reason people like to claim he was "The Good Nazi" is because he was pretty much a goddamned military genius, and taking the brightest minds in Nazi Germany and making it seem like they never bought into Hitler fuels the NEVER AGAIN script we've all heard way too much. I believe Rommel was part of one of the plots to assassinate Hitler. He was going to face a kangaroo court or be allowed to kill himself. And as far as the regular German military, I believe the majority of them were not of the overall Nazi belief, although that certainly doesn't mean they did anything to stop it. Most did little or nothing to stop it. The true Nazis were usually in the SS or Gestapo.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 09:22 AM) Hmm, good points. I was also thinking about all the of the dead people (not zombies) in the traffic jam. I read a review that mentioned the same thing. It made me wonder as well.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 09:05 AM) That episode was absolute torture for the first 30 minutes, and then great the last 30 minutes. I'm glad that they're using Dale better in death, though.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 12, 2012 -> 12:36 AM) Killer Elite wasn't quite what I expected, but it's a Statham film that included De Niro and Yvonne Strahovski so I figured it would keep my attention. Entertaining if not a bit formulaic and predictable. I was hoping for more of the latter two actors. I'm not sure why you'd expect better. De Niro hasn't made a good [serious] movie in over ten years.

That episode and the trailer for next week got my dick hard.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 8, 2012 -> 08:29 PM) Are you an entity, like a NFP? The first step to getting money is 501c3 status in my experience. That's the thing. I suggested that we become one, as I don't believe they are officially an NFP.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 8, 2012 -> 04:53 PM) It's going back 7 and 12 years, respectively, but Disney had other two solid non-Pixar animated offerings in Chicken Little and Emperor's New Groove. I completely agree about Disney's desperation to birth a new blockbuster franchise (I am also a huge fan but a huge critic as well when deserved). They failed trying to put the Narnia films up against the Potter Franchise and John Carter looks horrible. Buying established franchises like the Muppets and Marvel has been a way to find bottom line success but there is no originality on the part of Disney there. I like the Chronicles of Narnia movies, and I think they do pretty well. It makes me wonder why they are having trouble getting the next one going.

I am involved with my neighborhood improvement association, CAPS, etc. I've been told about Federal grants for community policing through the Department of Justice, and I'm looking into it. I was wondering if anyone else knew of any avenues to take, be it through federal/state/county/city governments that can help with grants/endowments/any type of funding for neighborhood improvement or policing programs. Or even any information on initiatives that have worked in your area would be appreciated.