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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) Why is this same exact argument being rehashed in here? I'm pretty sure it involved the exact same people in the other thread as well. The irony is that it is in an Ozzie Guillen thread, and Guillen didn't even say anything to merit it.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 02:06 PM) Let's just say I used the term "idiot" or "moron" or "dumb" f***. What if somebody who didn't graduate HS or can't read or has an extremely low I.Q. takes offense to that? Am I wrong for using those terms? Where's the cutoff? Race or skin color does not fly. That's a totally different issue. None of those terms have ever been used to clinically or socially used to describe a very specific group of people. There is a large jump between retarded and idiot. Retarded is short for mental retardation, which is very different than moron.

LeBron has to be on that team at this point.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) And this is why you and Balta have, like, 150,000+ posts between the two of you. You guys debate and have something to say about EVERYTHING. If a black writer had written exactly what Phil Rogers said, you're not going to say that dumb "N," unless you're just a racist. You're going to say he's a f***ing moron, idiot, or use even the dreaded "R" word. That part of the article was so ridiculous that you would have to assume there's something not right mentally with the author. And we're not just talking about some random geek from a blog or something. This guy is a writer for a major newspaper. Honestly with what you are doing it would be more accurate to call Rogers a n*****, because we obviously know he isn't (just like we know he isn't retarded), but use it anyway, because somehow that means is f***ing moron, idiot, or whatever else insult you want to use. I know you wouldn't be all right with that, and you shouldn't be.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:46 PM) is it really so hard and so much less effective to say that the idea is "Stupid" or "Dumb" or "Ridiculous"? Maybe we could test the theory that it doesn't mean anything and figure out a way to work J4L into the Soxtalk lingo as some sort of insult?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Really, at this point, it's flat out impossible to project what he'd have done given nearly every day playing time. Last year was very similar actually. When he came up and played infrequently his numbers were way better than when he got more playing time as the season went on.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:39 PM) That's not the same and you know it. But I digress. This isn't filibuster. I'm not making a big deal out of this. Mark down this date, but I agree with Balta.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Couldn't me saying "dumb" s*** be me insinuating anybody who didn't graduate HS is dumb? Just playing Devil's advocate. I clearly stated that using the "R" word was not me insulting anybody mentally challenged. They have an excuse. What the hell is Phil Roger's excuse? If the Marlins could take on salary such as Peavy's they'd have about 5 World Series titles right about now. Because they sure as f*** can scout, draft and develop. If you are using a term that describes an entire group of people as an insult, then yes, you are insulting an entire group of people. It is no different than using gay, f**, n*****, or anything else that falls into that category. Yes many people might use those terms as an insult. That doesn't lessen the effect of being considered some lesser person if you are in that group, because someone has decided that your term of description infers that you are somehow less than everyone else.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:00 PM) Why aren't you blaming Adam Dunn and Alex Rios!??!!?!??!! Eh, they only play the game. They don't matter at all. Now if they coached hitting, then they would matter.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 01:10 PM) Fathom 1. Brian 0 And now one of my fantasy teams is f***ed. 4-6 weeks /= to season ending. I award the point to Brian.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) Ken_Rosenthal Ken Rosenthal #Cardinals' Pujols out 4 to 6 weeks with small fracture in wrist. #MLB I guess now they have to debate the rules for runners in the baselines at 1B, right?

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) Lol, yea right. We may possibly be able to get Loria to agree to that if we offer to pay their payroll for the next decade. That shouldn't be that much...

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 10:35 AM) I think like 94% of my high school girls basketball team and the coach wound up being lesbians. None of them were hot and the coach looked like that woman from glee. True story. That aside, I gained a different perspective on these things after one of my best friends came out a few years ago. At first I was just disgusted that I was such an ass towards those people before. Now I'm just kind of sad that it took a close friend coming out for me to gain that perspective. QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) You had a 50 person high school girls basketball team? WTG Mr Literal.

The Yankees have both an ex-catcher of Zambrano, and his ex-pitching coach, and they aren't interested in him http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/yankees/dem...094J0yBsauZ5OuN

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,5775992.story

http://www.csnchicago.com/06/19/11/Sox-Dra...&feedID=661

Zambrano? Yeah he is nuts.

X chromosomes make all of the difference.

Very big difference here is that I am not complaining about this thread.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Jun 18, 2011 -> 11:30 PM) Sadly, from what I've heard through an inside source, Jerry Reinsdorf is going to have to make changes. Otherwise, nothing will happen. You may scoff, but this is concrete info. Nothing will happen regarding what exactly? I'm not sure I understand what you are saying here.

QUIT REPLYING!

OK, that still means you are posting in this thread.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 09:22 AM) Paper in Memphis floats a deal centered around Korver for Mayo. That I would do.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 19, 2011 -> 01:21 PM) Lillibridge getting exposed, that batting average shooting down I think the platooning of Brent is what kept him looking so good for so long.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 20, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) I actually spent a few minutes on The Score last night arguing with Rongey about Pierre. I was on my way home with my family after an early dinner, and felt compelled to call in. He and I went at it for a good few minutes. That was you? I had to turn it off. It was awful radio. I felt like I was on Soxtalk. Now I know why.