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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:49 PM) I don't buy this at all. About 5 years ago I decked a guy in a bar who was being a dick and messing with friends of mine. I was drunk, I got pissed off, and I acted, unfortunately in that way. Before that, I had never hit another person in my life. I'm one of the least confrontational people you'll ever meet. I snapped. Rice, while drunk, could have just snapped too. A bar fight is on no level equal to spousal abuse. Read up on it.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:41 PM) Exactly my point. Either you believe in protecting rights or you dont. I dont just get to say "Well I really hate X so they dont deserve a trial, they should just be executed." You may not believe it, but the time where we need to be most vigilant about protecting our beliefs, is when it is the most heinous of criminals. Wait. Are you honestly saying that Ray Rice's rights have been violated? Now you are just trolling.

Something else my wife and I have always stressed is to not treat kids like they are stupid. When they ask questions, we try to answer them as honestly as possible, and also intelligently. Treat them like little people and build their intellectual curiosity. Stretch their minds. Today my kids are 6 and 8, and I swear it has paid off, as I can have intelligent conversations with both of them on complex and uncomfortable subjects without having to resort to things like "maybe when you are older" or "you wouldn't understand" or trying to dumb things down. It also gives them a level of self-confidence in their life, and a willingness to lead. I swear your kids are always smarter than you think they are.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:38 PM) What is the appropriate response? No one has any of the facts. I would say the appropriate response would be to ask the victim, what she wants. To investigate to determine if this was a pattern of abuse, or a single incident. And then once you have all the facts to make a ruling and stick by it. And if you have some sort of animosity towards how this was handled, I would think the venom should be at the NFL and Ravens. Why not say the NFL has to donate a lot of money to DV, why not say the Ravens do? Why not have the Ravens forfeit the season, or actually hit the people who "failed to appropriately handle it". That seems to be logical and an appropriate response. Except for a video, showing the girl getting punched in the face, knocked out, and drug around like a caveman. I am not quite sure what more that needs to be seen. There is plenty of room for venom for Rice, and the NFL and Ravens, and it has been directed towards all three.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:34 PM) Would anyone disagree with me if I said that the reason why this turned into a lynch mob is that it wasn't handled remotely appropriately until recently? Nike, i mean, Nike, didn't cut him loose until today. How is that even possible? The NFL being that dumb and tone deaf I get, but Nike? No.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:32 PM) Im pretty sure no one wants to "acquit" Ray Rice. Im pretty sure people want to "investigate" before we "execute". Not really a crazy idea, especially given the fact that this occurred half a year ago, and now all of a sudden everyone just knee jerk reacts. /shrugs You have to protect the rights of the worst the same way you protect the rights of the best. Believe that or dont, its a philosophical debate that you have to live with yourself. But itd be pretty hypocritical of me if I just completely forget what I stand for every time there is a "bad" guy who needs to be "punished". Lynch mobs arent my thing. Strangesox, Laugh all you want. But please do not take some sort of "protect defendant's" stance in the future and not expect to be shown for the hypocrisy. It is what it is. The worst deserve the same rights as the best. Im shocked someone as "liberal" as you doesnt believe in such a core idea of justice. Appeasing spousal abuse isn't my thing /shrugs

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:22 PM) My sister is an adult. She gets a say in her life. If its just a "terrible mistake" Id get over it, if it was a "pattern of abuse" then no. Its naive to ignore the fact that when there is long term abuse (Rice has been with her since HS) that there are generally a lot of signs/indication. So you would think that if hes been abusing her for almost 10 years, there would be more stories/whispers. But if it fits your narrative, it must be fact. I clearly have stated I have no idea what has gone on, and that I think we should INVESTIGATE, before we jump to a conclusion either way. Sorry I guess thats the American in me. The fact that he punched her in the face is actually the strongest indication of a pattern. Abuse almost never starts off at that level of violence. It almost always starts off more subtle, and works it way up to getting punched in the face. Who just one day decides to punch someone in the face, versus all of the other possible interactions they could have? Usually you get to that point because in the eyes of the abuser, the rest of the steps haven't worked.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:15 PM) You have no evidence of what happened or why she said that. The definition of abuser doesnt matter, what matters is the fact that people seem to always believe that they know best for everyone else. Last I checked Rice and Turner were adults. At this point Rice does not seem to be a current threat to her life. If she wants to forgive him for what he did, thats her choice. Just like if someone forgives a spouse for cheating, etc. Their life, not mine. (edit) Does anyone have a shred of evidence of prior abuse by Rice? Cause in my experience usually there are more signs than just 1 sudden outburst in public. Again, no one has said different. But, again, that has no effect on how the NFL and the Ravens handle the situation.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:22 PM) The reality of course is that if the Sox's current payroll is just under $65 million with a Quintana bonus in there, and the payroll is going to move up to ~ $85 million, the argument against James Shields is that they're not going to sign just James Shields and leave no money to do anything else. Since Shields probably will be above $15 mil per, that's your message right there And Rick Hahn said almost exactly this the other day, in much more vague and less name dropping terms. Talked about spreading that money out over a half a dozen guys, instead of just two, IIRC.

I think in this case we are looking at a probable 9 figure contract, and judging by the Sox history with pitching, I can't call that realistic by any stretch of the imagination.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 12:46 PM) It looks nice, no doubt. But yeah, software is always an issue for me when it comes to any Apple products. The thing with iOS is that it works well out of the box for anyone. I don't know how many people I see with Android phones with crap running in the background (T-Mobile's stupid monitoring app, weather apps, etc.) that drains battery with wake-locks. In other words, people don't know how to properly optimize their phone (they shouldn't need to honestly) and developers don't care when they wake-lock the crap out of your phone and drain your battery in 6 hours. You don't get that issue with iOS because developers simply don't have that freedom. So basically, it's either you know your way around Android and try to control wake locks (not many people do or want to bother) or you end up with a phone that lasts a lot shorter than it should and has shoddy performance. Google is finally trying to control wake-lock usage in Android L, which is very much needed. Now it just depends on how many developers update their apps to use those APIs. I absolutely hate that the functionality that used to exist where you could sync by app, instead of by all apps, went away. I used that a lot.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 12:04 PM) Until the definition changes it needs to be more than 1 event. The word "regularly" means that it has to be common, not just 1 isolated incident. What a waste of time this was. /shrugs

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:48 AM) Based on him knocking her out. That reaction doesn't come from nowhere. I've been with my wife for over 10 years now, and I've never once laid my hand on her or even had the slightest urge to do so. edit: this is of course pure speculation! That actually is a fair assessment. Most people don't just start off at punching their significant other in the face as a means of conflict settlement. Abuse usually starts off at a much more subtle level and works its way up the scale over time. Today we have no idea, but it probably isn't the first time he has laid a hand on her.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:33 AM) Krush keeps referring to him as an "abuser" thats the implication of the term, sorry. /shrug How many punches do you need exactly to be considered an "abuser" in your book?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:29 AM) Its a lot harder to cut Ray Rice the beloved face of the Ravens franchise, than Ray Rice "abuser". I mean no one even is suggesting that maybe this was just a series of completely of bad events that led to Rice doing something completely out of character. No one is saying the guy doesnt deserve some punishment, but seriously people are portraying Rice as if he has been abusing her forever, with really no evidence to support that. Total strawman. No one, except you, has said this.

This is the NFL, contracts aren't fully guaranteed. If they wanted to release him for the contract, they would have done it.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 1h Ravens to offer jersey exchange for Ray Rice jerseys at stadium stores http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 1h Good news: The clarification of Rule 7.13, according to sources, encourages umps not to overturn plays like this one. http://atmlb.com/YtAtDl The problem with 7.13: It's still reviewable judgment call. No other ones -- balls/strikes, check swings, etc -- are under review's purview.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:00 AM) I'm not really a reality show guy, but I caught the first ten minutes or so of Utopia when it came on after the game. I don't know what anyone sees in that show. It's just a big group of idiots yelling at each other, and there's not even some ultimate goal or story driving everything like there are on other shows (e.g. voting people out). Sounds like every single cookie cutter reality show out there today.

MLB Stat of the Day ‏@MLBStatoftheDay 30m Tyler Flowers is 1st @whitesox to have a 9th-inning, game-tying HR and an extra-inning, walk-off HR since Joe Crede (8/27/02).

FWIW, I managed to get two different phones, one personal, and one through work, and wanted to offer some thoughts. First off, Verizons network just destroys Sprints. I have had many spots where I know I have no sprint service, where Verizon comes through. I have yet to find the opposite. Next, the phones themselves. I got the Galaxy S5 and the HTC One (M8) Galaxy wins on -The camera is excellent. It is the first cell camera that I actually liked a lot. -Removable battery -hand position of buttons HTC wins on -Speakers being on the front of the phone, and FAR superior quality -battery life is awesome, especially in standby mode

Jack the Ripper ID'd? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/08/j..._n_5784316.html

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 08:14 AM) Another big data breach, this time Home Depot. Sigh. Probably means I'm going to get yet another CC number, meaning I'll have to change all of my autobill stuff again. A record 60 million people hit.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 07:41 AM) Fisk is now 4 Sooo, where is my cake?

The Leftovers finished with three really strong episodes in its first season. I really liked the season finale up until the very end with the baby.