southsider2k5

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 07:25 PM) Comparing anyone to Hakeem is a mega-compliment and is kind of ceding that said player is one of the GOAT at their position... who are your top 5 centers of all time? I'm thinking Hakeem's gotta be in there somewhere (in no order but just off the top of my head) Kareem Wilt Shaq Hakeem Russell It sounds crazy by Hakeem is my all-time favorite player. Even saying that, i would rank him behind all of those guys. Those guys are first tier elite centers. The Dream was in the next group. He had a game that was completely different too. I have never seen a big man so comfortable and easy with the ball.

I was waiting to see how this game was Juan Pierres fault.

So how come more Democrats are calling for Wiener to resign than Rangel?

Very much so.

Quentin

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:57 PM) I won't completely count out the Twins. One thing in their favor is that they've already played 40 road games, by far the most in the league. They play a huge % of their games at home going forward. We have a pretty heavy ratio of home games left this year too. That 30 of 43 on the road really threw it off.

T=That one guy

R=R

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 03:14 PM) Mauer to rejoin Twins as early as Tuesday. Opponent? White Sox.

http://iowaprepsports.com/2011/06/08/washs...d-by-white-sox/

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,0,190063.story

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:31 PM) How did I miss that? Eh, is easy to do in this thread. It is practically a game thread.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:26 PM) Rather than having an "uck no" reaction, my reaction is to ask "What would the Bulls do about the SF spot?" Clearly, unless you want Ellis guarding James, that move only works in tandem with another. Eh, we all went through that when this first got posted last week.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:23 PM) Meant it as how evil the Indians are, sorry was unclear in the response. Eh, it was all a joke. Its all good.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) Bulls and Warriors are rumored to have talked about Deng for Ellis. Yuck, please no. Ugh. God no.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 12:08 PM) SI prints an article about how the cutter has helped pitchers confuse hitters over the last few years. Zero mention of Mark Buehrle at all. Or more accurately, Don Cooper.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 02:03 PM) Bunch of racist bastards. Well duh, I am the Republican here.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:29 PM) Which extreme in this case is the far left? I'll take that one. Depends on how evil you think the Indians are.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) More than say...locking the doors and threatening to not have a season? A specific slap at a local fanbase, versus NFL fans in general? Yes. I know I'd be more pissed at the White Sox looking to leave versus MLB going out on strike.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) I learned something. Gracias. Thinking about it, there are a couple of more random thoughts out there that are worth while. "Speculators" tend to be small-time in size. There are lots and lots of them throwing around their 1 to 10 contact orders. The people who are actually taking deliveries in commodities are usually the biggest volume traders (in terms of individual order size) out there. They might not look like it when you look at open interest totals in a particular commodity (because they get drowned out by all of the speculators, until first notice/delivery/expiration, when the specs offset each other, and all that is left are the people who need/want deliveries), but they usually have the biggest orders out of necessity. They have to either deliver or take delivery of a lot of product. They either have, or need, a specific amount of the product, based on their own size. They also have to make a trade because of whatever business they are in. The speculators actually do them a service by putting a lot more volume to suck up their large orders out there, versus a non-speculator market like the LME. In London a very few people control the entire marketplace and the pricing is inconsistent, slow, and practically criminal. Placing large orders of equivalent size on the NYMEX crude versus London Aluminum for example will result in very different levels of pricing. Markets go crazy-wide and producers/manufacturers get screwed. Because there are so many speculators to suck up volume in NY, the swings aren't as crazy on non-fundamental market moves, versus large order moves.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:28 PM) Remember, if this is getting published...then each of those teams is also sending a warning shot to their city/state governments saying "give us a bigger blank check." It is also sending a message to fans that they don't really matter.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:21 PM) Without knowing the exact numbers, I would say it isn't really unusual at all. The explosion in trading volume in every single aspect of trading has been in the short term volume. Having sat on order desks and in trading crowds for the vast majority of my time in the business, I'd say it is now "normal". I would say that it varies from commodity to commodity based on liquidity, delivery method, and depth of market. I'll hold back my comments on the CFTC for obvious reasons. More accurately than depth of market, should be ease of exit/entry in the market.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:14 PM) This bit is from remarks by the head of the CFTC. Legitimate question here for 2k5 and the other trading folks....the head of the CFTC is clearly trying to make it sound like this is unusual/improper and that speculators are essentially dominating the oil price market. Is an 80% turnover from day-trading unusually high compared to, say, other commodities? Without knowing the exact numbers, I would say it isn't really unusual at all. The explosion in trading volume in every single aspect of trading has been in the short term volume. Having sat on order desks and in trading crowds for the vast majority of my time in the business, I'd say it is now "normal". I would say that it varies from commodity to commodity based on liquidity, delivery method, and depth of market. I'll hold back my comments on the CFTC for obvious reasons.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) You asked "Which extreme are they closer to". Right in the middle is a perfectly plausible answer. You think too much like a politician some times.

QUOTE (forrestg @ Jun 10, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) How long was it before Beckham signed the year he was drafted. I know it takes time. Beckham took a while. It was a couple of days before the deadline to get him inked.