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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 2, 2009 -> 09:43 AM) I dont care how corrupt Rio is. I know how the Chicago corruption will effect me. Let the Rio residents deal with their Olympic problems. Tell me how you think Chicago's corruption with the Olympics is going to effect you.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 2, 2009 -> 09:28 AM) Chicago will get it. The cronies are there, it'll get done, no matter the cost to pay off people. Rio deserves it. They put forward a solid bid and the "Global Olympic Movement" needs to be more global than visiting the same countries over and over again. As has been stated numerous times, Rio's level of government corruption makes Chicago look like amateurs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 2, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) Tokyo or Madrid first? Last night, everything I saw said that the feeling was, Tokyo was out of it. But that was before the final presentations, so, you never know for sure.

Trib says that the announcement of the first vote, if no one gets 50% (likely), and who gets dropped, will be at 10:10am Chicago time.

Article I saw in the Trib said the staffers were women.

From what I've read the morning, most of the Chicago presentation was sort of flat and meh, but that the two Obamas did pretty well. Chicago's presentation lacked the focus of the other ones, supposedly. I've only seen clips so far.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 07:57 PM) Well they are regulated in the sense that the government regulates anything financial worth a s***. As bad as the government is in keeping up with the financial sector, they might as well let these areas be self-regulated. Most of the same stuff would happen, but at least it would be cheaper. They are also exchange-traded futures subject to various capital and reporting requirements by both the CFTC and the clearing houses. The email made it sound like they were unregulated OTC stuff.

Another ten of NSS's Random Genre Specialtm Memphis Exorcism, Squirrel Nut Zippers The Dam at Otter Creek, Live Macrotus, comp Hans Zimmer (from Batman Begins) Age of Loneliness, Enigma Concerning Hobbits, comp Howard Shore ( from LOTR) (LOL at me) Screenwriter's Blues, Soul Coughing Ada Plays, Gabriel Yared Green Christmas, Barenaked Ladies (damn Christmas music) The Longest Day, The Escape Club The Box, Orbital And the bonus track... In Doubt, Peter Gabriel (from Passion)

Here is an interesting question for the beer snobs... if you have to drink a macro, what do you like? There are a few mainstream-ish beers I can tolerate or even enjoy... Dos Equis Amber, Kirin, Guiness of course. Michelob used to make a Dry beer that was probably the best Big-3 US brew that one could get (which is to say it was OK).

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 02:37 PM) So, if you lose your DH, can you pinch hit for the pitcher's spot like the NL? I assume so. If you move the DH to the field, the DH slot becomes the pitcher, so why wouldn't the slot then work like any other pitcher slot? Regardless, the risk is so low as to be irrelevant.

I'm curious who thinks Madrid is getting it, and why.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) lol I read that and knew that 2K5 posted behind it and knew he was going to say that. Because he's right - oil futures were not "deregulated", they are regulated by the CFTC rules like other futures. And the spike in demand and other market factors caused the oil run.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 02:09 PM) Hudson I mentioned. I wanted to avoid 09 draft picks (no Serafin or Bellamy). Infante's 2nd half took him off a mention. Jones and Griffin I admit were close, but I didn't want to have the piece be too long. Leesman had a mediocre 2:1 K:BB ratio as a 22 year-old in Low-A. He's marginal right now. Carter got traded away so he's hardly a highlight. I like Sauer and a few of the relievers you mentioned, but it's a wait and see approach. The only guy I thought about mentioning and really should have is Remenowsky because his stats are eye popping. For the most part though, I didn't want to write about a dozen guys and lose everyone's interest half way in. Yeah, I can see that the article really emphasized individuals, which makes sense for prospects. I think if you were to mention it, you'd talk about Kanny's staff as a whole, as an interesting note. I agree it would be too polluted and distracting to get into all those people individually in any detail. Actually, if I were to put my money where my mouth was, I could write a seperate FS piece specifically on that.

Crap, I added the second question after 5 people already voted. Any way to reset the poll?

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 01:22 PM) Somebody should start the poll on who gets it. its that time. Done.

Who gets it?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 01:07 PM) The uploader seemed confused. Blyleven was referring to Verlander trusting his catcher Laird when bouncing a curve with a runner on third. I took that line of commentary as sarcasm in the video.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 12:41 PM) If you wanted to try to get Flowers 400+ Ab's and use him as a DH for a decent fraction of the time (which isn't the worst idea I've ever heard for his development) then that's one way to do it. You'd basically need to bring in a left handed hitter who can also play corner OF and DH to make it work though, and not just Kotsay. As such, your 4 man bench + DH becomes Kotsay, Nix, Flowers, Backup C, and that unnamed OF. Podsednik or Abreu would potentially fill that role. It's one way to get Flowers a lot of MLB at bats without having him displace AJ behidn the plate too much. Yeah, I think you can work Flowers in at DH, or even occasionally 1B, and then backup C, to get him at bats, without the need for a 3rd catcher. I mean, the worst case scenario is, maybe once in a season, if AJ gets hurt in the same game where Flowers is at DH, then you lose the DH and bat your pitcher for one lousy game. And as the game goes on, those are PH's anyway. Really not something to worry about that much. And my God, did someone suggest Konerko at C? Yes he played there many eons ago in the minors, but the guy has hip and knee issues and isn't young and hasn't played there in forever - I'd rather have the pitcher hit, than risk Paulie that way.

I think folks are missing what I meant by "go away". I don't mean literally, like, they disappear completely. I am saying, if these guys have dwindling fan bases, they fall out of the picture for most of society, and that's what I'd hope for.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 12:28 PM) I have to disagree. Beck is about as mainstream as you can get now. Doesn't matter how mainstream he is, my point is that media sells what sells. If people stop watching him, he goes away. Sort of sad though, that people would waste their time watching someone like this.

He goes away if we all ignore him. This is the best way to get rid of idiots in the media.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 1, 2009 -> 11:02 AM) GOOD NEWS!!! the company is run by a guy with numerous alliases with an incredibly long rap sheet!!!! http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/...d.php?ref=fpblg OH, and the company promises you everything under the sun! http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/...v.php?ref=fpblg I still want to know how the hell this little town in Montana managed to set up a prison and do business with a private CI/LE/CT whatever agency, without having to go through the state government for licensure. That can't be legal.

Post 1 updated for Loman and Santos. But, if they are not on the 40, are they still Rule V eligible?

This is more than a little disturbing. Jails and law enforcement entities needs to be licensed and monitored by the state - so if the Montana legislature doesn't like what it sees, what it can and should do is give them a cease and desist order, until more is known.

I heard something about this but didn't see it - did Paulie really, legitimately steal a base?