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QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 10:32 AM) The Sox are not resigning Jackson. Coop is not a fan and neither are most of the players. Where are you getting that from?

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 10:28 AM) I'd want to keep him as a starter, but I think he could be LIGHTS OUT in the bullpen with the stuff he has. I know it was a few years ago, but he sure wasn't when he tried it in Tampa. Control killed him.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 10:16 AM) Yes and no. No, the numbers aren't adjusted in the same sense you'd think. But yes, they generally published trends vs previous YoY and such. If you look at the curve of activity, it hit a bottom then spiked around the housing tax credit deals, then bottomed again, now is back up a little. So as I said, there is some increase there... but prices are still plummeting because such a large percentage of sales are foreclosures. This is ultimately healthy for the market, but for now, it sucks. Just need to keep the new home building really low (which it is) for a while longer. Makes sense. I couldn't have imagined the government publishing a number that wasn't somehow manipulated. And yes, this is going to healthy in the long run for the housing market. The repricing of assets has to happen, as does purging the bad debts off of your books. Otherwise you end up like Japan.

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/wh...llpen-duty.html

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 10:05 AM) The "Activity Increasing" tells you nothing other than "It's summer". Housing sale activity falls in the winter and rises in the Summer. It's also almost useless to make comparisons to how the activity was changing in previous years of this calamity, since last year at this time was the 2nd expiration of the Housing Tax Credit, which throughly distorted the market. I'd call any data on "activity" pretty much useless for the next couple years, because there's essentially nothing that it can be compared to. Housing numbers aren't seasonally adjusted, or at least YoY analyzed?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 09:10 AM) I'd only characterize 2004 as bad. Yeah, I could see that. Like I said it all depends on what you mean by decent. 2005 was the only year he was above average.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 08:26 AM) Prior to yesterday it was 100% true. Subtract 10 Runs from Humber and you can see what it was prior to yesterday...3.66. That is a pretty misleading number if you can go from the 0 percentile to the 25th percentile in one start.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 09:23 AM) Remember folks. This is just the first year our team has been coached by Thibs. I fully expect our defense to gradually improve each year as he grows as a head coach and our players become more entrenched in his philosophy. I have one fear with Thibs. As with Scott Skiles, he seemed to get a big improvement both on technique and commitment to defense when he got here. The problem is that Skiles alienates every team within a few years of his arrival because of his intensity and yelling. We all saw how hard Thibs rode his team. My one fear is that he burns players out after a period of time.

I love this post from facebook. Bruce Wolf Memo to sportsradio show hosts: Please get outraged over OSU players getting cars when the coach was able to afford to give up the equivalent of a car dealership when he resigned. Also, try to ignore the fact that Chicago's number one athlete cheated on the admissions test to get into college. How do I know? I took the test for him. And I'd do it again! Go Bulls!

TCQ

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) There was an article yesterday in the Sun Times that pointed to Hispanics being the key to the Republicans' challenges to the Democrats' map in Illinois. They can argue that the new maps underrepresent Hispanics in violation of the voting rights act. yeah, they had by far the biggest population growth in the state, and got no new representation out of it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 09:12 AM) Ellis would also have been torched by Wade. I haven't seen much of Ellis play defense, but that wouldn't surprise me at all. Most players can't defend Wade. It is much more noteworthy for those who can.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 08:47 AM) Yeah that is the big question. I am big Deng fan. I think Brewer can replace Deng in the defensive starting role, but then you need to replace Brewer as the defensive player off the bench, which Bogans can do. But then you gotta replace Bogans' defensive role. I think it only makes sense if the Bulls know they can find that defensive wing in the draft. He isn't going to replace him for the 40+ minutes per game that Lu made last year. All though with Dengs injury history, I almost expect him to break down at some point next year. The hard part of all of this is that we have to wait and see what happens to the CBA before we can truly speculate with any hope of accuracy.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 08:32 AM) Monte Ellis an an option? http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawakami/2011...e-guy-to-do-it/ Kawakami is real tuned into the Warriors, so this isn't like Phil Rogers saying something. I would love Ellis; to me he is a better and a little bigger Ben Gordon. He would obviously have to start playing defense better, but as an offensive option, he is pretty much the ideal 2-guard partner for DRose. I am guessing the Bulls would have to give up Deng + Taj or Asik. I would contemplate giving up the Bobcats' pick instead of Taj or Asik as I think that pick will be a lottery one, but likely not top 5. By trading Deng, you move Ronnie to the small forward spot and then can draft a purely defensive wing in the draft to replace Deng's defense, but finding a defensive wing is much easier than finding a 25-point-per-game scorer in the draft. Thoughts? Is this better than what we currently have when defense is taken into the situation? PG-Rose SG-Ellis SF-Brewer PF-Boozer C-Noah PG-Watson SG-Bogans SF-Korver C-Thomas One of Asik/Gibson. SG/SG - Draft (Malcolm Lee of UCLA?) PF/C - Draft (JaJuan Johnson of Purdue?) The problem is that we then become as weak at the 3 as we were at the 2 last year. Honestly I am not sure even in a bubble that I would trade Deng for Ellis because of the defense that Lu brings. He pretty well bottled up the best player in the NBA for a playoff series. That is saying something.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 31, 2011 -> 03:17 PM) How many other NHL teams even have a season ticket base of 13,000??? The Coyotes & Islanders didnt even average that many people per game. The Hawks?

QUOTE (supernuke @ May 31, 2011 -> 02:53 PM) Still need approval from the board of governors. They need to sell 13000 season tickets to get the approval. I would imagine this wouldn't have gotten this far if that wasn't a slam dunk.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 07:36 AM) Except for having the worst run support in the AL. And I don't know where that number came from, but it isn't right. Humber is 9th out of 39 qualified starters at 4.66 r/s . Danks "leads" the AL at 3.71 r/s.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 02:06 AM) I think that may actually be Kenny's thoughts behind ignoring Viciedo's dominance. I really think he believes that Ozzie would never play Viciedo, and he is probably better just biding his time in AAA until he can find a way to force Viciedo in to the starting lineup, either by trade, or injury or something. The bottom line is that Dayan needs to play everyday. If it isn't going to happen in Chicago, then he needs to be in Charlotte.

QUOTE (greasywheels121 @ May 31, 2011 -> 04:28 PM) Hal Higdon is who I used for my first, and my 2nd go around was a more personalized plan but still heavily influenced by Higdon. I know you've been working out and running heavy, but hopefully you got yourself a strong base going. I know it's usually suggested to be capable of running at least 6 miles comfortably, before going into a MTP. Most plans will expect for you to officially have started training a few weeks ago, but I would suggest jumping into one where you're capable and as close to timing it out right with your race to ensure at least one 20 miler and a 2-3 week taper beforehand as well. Which one are you going to be running? Its crazy to see the following Hal Higdon has. He is from Michigan City, and was their Cross Country coach for a quite a few years. He is one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. He is also still a pretty incredible runner. Last I knew he held the world record for something like the 65+ year old steeplechase.

I can't wait for Breaking Bad.

Si

QUOTE (forrestg @ May 31, 2011 -> 04:10 PM) 17 million contract dollar contract current value 500,000 dollar est. It doesn't matter what the "current value" is to determine if a contract was reckless when they signed it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 07:36 AM) So that they can become better 2 strike hitters? With the holes in their bats, they need to find ways to create advantages for themselves. Having guys playing in close increases the odds of a ball getting through that normally wouldn't. See also Juan Pierre and Omar Vizquel.