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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 08:35 AM) See my post above. It wasn't that they didn't like him, it's that he was rapidly working his way into the actual leadership because he was solid in front of the cameras, and everyone who was backing him was suddenly in a very weakened position within the caucus. That sure isn't what has been reported. Supposedly the guy was arrogant and presumptuous. He put himself in front of the party on a regular basis.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 08:32 AM) That's always one of those things thats been weirdly rumored but never really spelled out in specifics in anything I've read. Snopes, for example, calls it false. I worked on the CBOE floor then. Snopes is wrong. The crowd I worked in was literally 20 feet away from the UAL crowd.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 09:45 PM) That's the thing, I would much rather there been the cattle call to all democratic leaders to oust him than Weiner for a really low level "sex without sex" scandal. This whole thing is embarrassing for a societal standpoint. I will go to my grave swearing that no one would have cared about this if the guys name was Smith or Jones. Instead it turned into a 12 year old boys fantasy with tons of dick jokes, which made it right at the level the MSM could handle, and the masses couldn't get enough of. I also really think most of the Dem's calls for ouster centered in that his own party people didn't really like or respect the guy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) Collateralized Terror Options. They pretty much did exactly that before 9-11. The OCC just threw the trump card on them by cancelling all of the trades.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 07:59 AM) Technically once you have been sworn in as a Congressperson you are able to keep the title for your entire life. It is accurate to refer to a former Congressman as "Congressman Foley" or "Congressman Weiner" regardless of the circumstances. Similarly, once they receive a promotion, they can accurately be referred to by that title. Once they have become a committee chairperson, you can refer to the person as "Chairman/Chairwoman" 20 years later. This continues up the chain..."President Carter..." etc. I think once you have tweeted your junk, disgraced is also correct.

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) Would Poreda have had to been put on a major league 25 man roster or could he have been claimed on someone else's 40 man and sent to the minors? 40.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 04:19 AM) You are 100% correct. This quote from the police chief sums it up. I didn't know the Vancouver players got involved too.

QUOTE (Pale Sox @ Jun 17, 2011 -> 02:55 AM) I don't know if this has been posted before, but all of a sudden Beckham's underachieving makes perfect sense. All I have to say is one of the comments...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 08:20 PM) Congressman? I think disgraced Congressman would be more accurate.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 08:38 PM) it's not even worth that much. I'm on record at about $15 or so a share.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 08:39 PM) Don't forget, it's going to be up to him to sign where he thinks he has the best shot, based on the style of the system. It doesn't work like that. They didn't release him. Someone could claim him, or he goes back to San Diego to send where ever they want to send him.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 06:43 PM) Um, did no one catch this? According to the report which came from “two sources close to the Rays,” Kazmir was removed from the team because of the bad influence that he was on a number of its younger players. Most importantly, David Price. Kazmir’s primary smoking buddy had allegedly been Edwin Jackson who was traded at the end of 2008 for outfielder Matt Joyce. According to our sources, it was accepted among those close to the Rays that prior to the 2009 season, Kazmir liked to partake in illegal recreational activities with his good friend Edwin Jackson. It is unclear if this played a factor in Jackson being traded prior to the 2009 season. We will let you draw your own conclusions on that one Well that explains a lot.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 04:47 PM) Yeah but none of that is really that important that it needs to completely dominate news cycles for weeks while there's 3 1/2 wars and plenty of domestic and international issues going on. It's scummy. He did a terrible thing to his wife. He tarnished his own reputation and credibility. There's no argument there. But resign? He's resigning because its too much of a distraction, and it's a distraction because of the over-the-top media obsession over it. And, as Balta's been kind enough to point out, Republicans have done worse and received far less coverage and haven't faced constant calls from both democrats and republicans to resign. I would have much rather chase after someone like Charlie Rangel like that.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 06:15 PM) So, if you make changes for the better and try to improve your team, you're a big f***ing moron that everyone will believe is panicking and nobody will be confident in your ability to manage. Sounds a lot like the Peavy to relief thread, doesn't it.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 15, 2011 -> 03:33 PM) So Gardeck isn't official yet is he? QUOTE (OilCan @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) Guys, check out the bold names on Baseball America, as far as who's signed: http://www.baseballamerica.com/draftdb/201...m.php?team=1026 #7 Kevan Smith #16 Chris Bassett #18 Bryan Blough #37 Todd Kibby Also, some hopeful good news on my hopeful AAP Jeff Soptic, #3: http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2011/j...ger/?tigerextra Updated

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:55 PM) Hmmm, how long is Manny suspended for? He could sign him today and hello September addition! 100 games. And I don't believe he has actually served any of it because he retired.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 19, 2011 -> 01:51 PM) holy LinkedIn It is trading at about 50% of its high from the day of its IPO. We are almost out of the 30 day Blue Sky window for it. Wait until the Put trading kicks in.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) I don't know what KW does if we get close to the deadline and we're both 6 out and still under .500. Yes, we're still technically in the race, but we're playing below .500 ball, and that's got to be close to the breaking point for this salary level. Today 5.5 out and 5.5 out on July 31st are two completely different things, and you know it.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:31 PM) With no power and no plate discipline? Unless he's going to smack 50 doubles a year, that's not happening. With the contact he is making, I really feel that will come back to him. If he was striking out like Beckham, and still had no power, I'd be more worried.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:09 PM) Now that we're suddenly back to 5 games below .500, "Planning on Contending" is becoming at best borderline. We are 5.5 out. We are still "contending".

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:15 PM) And Lillibridge, let's judge him in the limited successful ABs he's had and claim him as a win already. If he turns into a starter that can stay close to this production, then yes he is a big time win for Walker, but right now that's up in the air on how well he can sustain Lilli's success. Quentin has been up and down, but mostly down for the past 2+ seasons, I wouldn't really call that a win. Quentins downs have had everything to do with his injuries, not his swing.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:14 PM) Making up what the fact this team is enept hitting since June 2006. thanks for finally admitting it!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:13 PM) Rios was good, not great before he got here, and then tried to impliment some ridiculous batting stance. Sure seemed like it went on far too long this year before they tried to get him to make adjustments. I truly didn't think there was a Sox fan left who thought Walker should keep his job, but I guess I'm wrong along with the rest of the "mob mentality". GMAB. You hated Rios when we claimed him. I don't know how many times you have ranted about how bad he sucked, and how we didn't even want him. And now you are going to use him as an indication of how bad Walker is? Laughable. Especially with all of the "lazy" type claims.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) What the hell has Morel proven? That he can get a few flares to drop? To this point, his contact rates have improved and his swing has gotten shorter. In otherwords, he is improving, especially over what we saw last year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) Paul Konerko too. The only reason he wasn't in there was because of the "young" qualifier.