BigSqwert

WTF?

Figured I'd update from the winter thread. Anyone know when Weeds and Entourage start up again?

Andrew Sullivan sums it up best wrt waterboarding:

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 12:24 AM) Also, has anyone seen "The Foot Fist Way"? Saw it a couple weeks back. It's pretty much Eastbound and Down except that Kenny Powers is a Tae Kwon Do instructor in this. QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2009 -> 01:33 AM) Watched 'Sugar' last night. Story about a Dominican kid and his quest to get to the big leagues. Good balance between baseball and his personal life. Worth seeing. Plan to see it next weekend. Watched Ghost Town last night. Endearing flick.

And boom goes the dynamite. Gavin looking sharp.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 16, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) You save lives by pouring water over his face or putting a cockroach in with him, I don't give a s***, and neither do most Americans given the choice. LINK

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 09:36 AM) Awww... that's cute! How many nuclear warheads were aimed at the U.S. when Ford shook hands with Brezhnev? 15,000? How many are aimed at us from Chavez? 0?

QUOTE (Texsox @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 06:33 AM) Part One, I am, although it's been 15 years now. Part Two. Yep, Texans do. What does that tell you about the other states that cannot seem to muster that same state pride?? That type of pride is only rivaled by late 1930's Germany.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 03:20 PM) I'll make one more point here. I think it's fascinating that this s*** three times in a row now has gotten released when our president goes on a foreign trip and has a speech coinciding about how sorry we are for all of the world's wrongs. What bulls***. The asshole can't go anywhere without telling everyone everywhere about how bad our country is. If it's that bad, just stay over in Europe or Mexico. Stay classy.

We will sweep Tampa.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 01:11 PM) i'm surprised no one else is looking forward to Blago's reality tv debut You couldn't pay me to watch that crap.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 11:23 AM) When he gets hurt this season (which will happen) I hope they bring up Allen to DH. I have a feeling they'll just have Paulie DH and play Betemit at 1st when Thome hurts his back.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 11:07 AM) Don't tease me like that He's hitting about as well as Frank would if he were on the team. Sorry Thome lovers but he's done. Yeah he'll have a few HRs this year but I'll be amazed if he hits .250.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 10:50 AM) Pods' first game in Charlotte: 0-4 with a strikeout, and an error in CF Woot! Can't wait until Ozzie forces him into CF for the big club.

Baseball and Florida is something that will never really work IMO. It's not a baseball state.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 10:38 AM) I think that speaks volumes about Texas that a quarter of their residents are at least not opposed to it though. How many other states would even top 10%? Well maybe Hawaii and Alaska, possibly Utah but thats it. It's also that state that has chainsaw wielding murderers.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 10:27 AM) What, no votes for the Ballpark in Arlington, the nearly world famous launching pad and sign stealing? It's a pretty nice park IMO. I wouldn't go after 04/30 though unless you're naked.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 10:18 AM) I can't imagine the city experience is very good at Comerica... I know it wasn't for us! It's great if you want to pretend you're living in a bombed out Beirut.

I'd say lets start small and build it over time. 3 tracks in the first 10 years: Boston/NY, Chicago/Cleveland, LA/SF

Then how do countries in Europe and Japan get it done. It's not like we're trying to do something that only Dubai is doing. We don't need to do an NY to LA high speed rail but a few regional systems would be a blessing.

Just reminds me of this piece of crap CTA train system in Chicago. "We're going to fix the current train system that was established in 1905 so that trains can now go to the maximum speed of 55 mph. And in 2 years when we have no funding to upkeep the tracks the trains will go back to 25mph and we'll be forced to increase fares 50%" Whoopie!

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 09:59 AM) Obama prefers improving existing rail lines to allow for the max speed the equipment can handle - 110 mph. Right now many of the rail segments only allow 70 or 80 or whatever. Going this way is cheaper and faster than building entirely new rail, acquiring right of ways, etc. I tend to agree with him. meh

Where are we getting the 110mph figure from? Is that all that these so called "high speed" rail options are going to offer? What a gip. How about getting a true high speed rail option.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 09:43 AM) Camden Yards, and Fenway Park are musts. Jacobs Field, or Progressive, whatever they call it is pretty nice also. Definitely go to Baltimore and Boston though. I hear Safeco is amazing too. Visiting Safeco during Memorial Day weekend. Can't wait.

Favorite stadiums I've been to: Fenway, Jacob's Field, AT&T Park (or whatever they call SF's park these days).