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QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 12, 2011 -> 10:59 AM) I believe the city of Glendale agreed to pay the NHL $25 million to keep them there one more year while they continue to try to sell the team. I believe the money is supposed to cover arena operating costs. It makes sense I guess. Atlanta was just a terrible place for a hockey team. That pretty much goes for the entire southeastern US. I don't know how teams like Nashville, Florida, Tampa Bay, and Carolina hold on.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 12, 2011 -> 11:13 AM) Our credit cards probably saved us from bankruptcy a few years back when my wife was unemployed for 9 months. We were literally living off of them. We racked up a huge amount of debt which we are currently paying off. Ironically we got a personal loan from Discover to do it. The important thing is to now cancel the cards so that you don't have too high of a revolving credit line.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ May 12, 2011 -> 10:41 AM) http://twitter.com/#!/TheFourthPeriod/...692530820153344 Could be nothing, but it could mean Winnipeg gets a team again The Thrashers? I figured it would be Phoenix moving.

Lillibridge is a good mention. The reality is that if Pierre is yanked from the line up, Lillibridge the next guy in line, as he profiles as a leadoffish hitter in Ozzie's world.

On the bright side he can now be invited to the White House!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 11, 2011 -> 08:45 AM) I'd think your radio is toast. I'd doubt it's a loose wire, because you'd randomly have had to have all 4 speakers' wires come loose at the exact same time. Same with the fuse, I don't believe your radio would even "light up" if the fuse was loose or dead. Go to Best Buy, buy a radio for $99 or higher and get the free installation. QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 11, 2011 -> 06:47 PM) Gotta agree with this, sounds like the amplifier or something went out. You'll have one fuse going to your radio and that's it, no separate fuses to the speakers. A loose wire would cut in and out most likely and wouldn't take down four speakers at once. You could check for a replacement on eBay or somewhere similar, swapping out factory radios should be pretty easy. Or go the Best Buy route and have someone else do it. Thanks guys. Yeah, I'm a mechanical illiterate, so it would be done by someone else.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 12, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) Walk into a car dealership with 20% down and you will drive off their lot. Walk into a mortgage company with a decent down payment and no credit cards and you will get a mortgage. Stable work history and a history of saving, including a positive net worth, actually has value. But yes, showing you can manage a negative net worth with lots of debt also works, and there are a lot more companies advocating for that. But actually saving money, putting away an emergency fund instead of relying on credit cards, saving for down payments instead of no money down instant gratification is very difficult for most people. Even if you don't go as far or as extreme as some financial advisors will tell you, being your own credit card increases your net worth and saves you money. And look at who is telling you that credit is essential. Credit monitoring companies, credit card companies, credit repair companies. And we want that stuff immediatly, it's something we like, so we believe them. The only time I can honestly say you absolutely need a credit card is to rent a car. If you manage to put aside an emergency fund, you can pay for those unexpected expenses like car repairs. If you can't afford to set aside the savings, how will you pay off the credit card without racking up interest payments? Americans want to spend 110% of their income. Nah, I want to spend 110% of your income.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:55 AM) And some of em smell kinda funny. And not even funny in a good way... Funny in a Lostfans pick up in the bar at 3am way...

Great write up Dan!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 11, 2011 -> 11:33 PM) Is it too early to get excited bout JorDanks? I'd have to see his swing. If this is a mechanical change like the kind Crede made to get rid of the big hitch in his swing, they we can get excited. If not, don't waste your time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:47 AM) Yeah, screw those 2005-starting posters. They aren't real fans anyway.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:42 AM) This hasn't been a few days or a week. It's been well over a month now. He cannot be trusted out there anymore. What errors have I missed lately?

The D-bag of the Year is back again, at least he has dropped from beating his girlfriend, down to just trying to intimidate her. Then again, pulling hair? Jesus Jay, that is pathetic. I hope he gets thrown into prison and treated the exact same way. http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/12/new...t-jay-mariotti/

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:37 AM) Really, yes, we do know that is true. Juan Pierre flat out has lost the ability to catch baseballs. Adam Dunn in LF right now wouldn't be much worse than Juan Pierre. I think it's a mental thing. It's the "Yips" if you will. Every time a ball comes to his glove he's thinking about the 9 other times he dropped a ball this season and the ball bounds off his glove. Who cares if a guy has less range in LF if the guy with more range can't catch the ball? Dude had a fluke stretch, and now you are going to project that as the norm, and use that to endorse a guy you have never seen play LF? Uh, ok.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 11, 2011 -> 07:34 PM) haha say two posters who joined the site during 2005... shocking. The "I'm a bigger fan because I joined Soxtalk before you did" route?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 12, 2011 -> 08:31 AM) Put DV in LF you are not losing anything on defense and offense is a no brainer. You have no idea if that is actually true or not.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 11, 2011 -> 09:51 PM) When Im using the term "choke" Im not talking about the series, I think over the series Miami was going to win. I definitely think Boston choked away a chance to at least take the series to 6 games. That's how I am using it. They failed the sphincter text big time in that game.

It's all good now! Hope it was a fun one I!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ May 11, 2011 -> 11:20 PM) I hear Sox possible destination for Carlos Beltran.. In for Pierre at LF? Someone had some fun at his wiki page before they got shut down...

Sounds like I missed a fun one. With all of the bad luck we had in the first couple of weeks, these games were bound to start evening up a bit.

That was an epic choke by Boston. They didn't deserve to be there.

The Rockets only won their titles when Jordan was "retired".

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 11, 2011 -> 12:39 PM) The Bulls D is stopping the dribble drive and dominating the paint. That's an advantage they'll have over the Heat that they really didn't have with the Pacers or the Hawks. Hibbert pretty much dominated Boozer/Noah and Josh Smith is doing the same. The way that the Heat play offense plays into the Bulls D. Can you stop them all the time? No. They'll get their points. But you keep them in check and play a sub-90 pt game and I think they win. And I think that series sets up easier for Rose. Like I said before, they have no PG that's going to wear Rose out on the defensive end. If you're going to play Lebron or Wade on Rose fine, you wear them out and you open up a guy like Deng to score big. I think that's where the series is going to be decided. If Deng/Bogans/Korver hit their outside shots, the Bulls win. If not, they won't. The Bulls D hasn't been asked to stop LeBron or Wade in these two series either.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 11, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) The surrounding cast to the lakers during shaq and kobe was >>>>>>>>>>>> to the heat's surrounding cast. I think the TimberWolves supporting cast is better than the Heats...

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