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QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 03:49 PM) Fun Fact: Ventura got a hit in his first game in 1989. The 0-41 was in his rookie season of 1990. Hawk has got this wrong for years. I remember Robin and Franks debuts that year. There wasn't a whole lot else to watch on those teams. I can't imagine how Soxtalk would have looked if they had to watch that baseball being played.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 02:40 PM) Trade Quentin. Keep Dayan. Sounds great in practice. Then there is reality.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 03:19 PM) Jon Heyman Peavy start (3 2/3 IPs) looked better to us than him. He cited hamstring tightness, normal soreness. #chisox That's the fun part. Peavy can look pissed off about anything, which probably got taken the wrong way.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) If this team trades Viciedo it's nuts. I don't see it happending anyway. The fellow played in the OF in Cuba so it's not new. He also has played 1B and 3B. I see the potential here that Dayan makes this team because of his bat and his being adequate defensively and then they trade Teahan if there are any takers For my two cents, it all depends on what we could get for him, and how this team starts off. If it is a final piece of the puzzle, or replacing an injury, that is one thing. If this team starts slowly and falls out of competition, there is no reason at all to trade him. With the free agents we have coming up, I am all about winning this year.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 01:06 PM) Sucks to see they cut Leesman. I thought he was pretty decent when I saw him pitch a couple days ago. He's another one who is way down the list for us. He could move up with a breakout year, but he is probably something like our 10th starter at this point.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 10:10 AM) Led Zeppelin was pretty much a perfect band. Great vocalist, guitar, bass, and drummer. I don't even see how their greatness can be argued. U2 has made relevant music for 30 years. You might not like it, but it's popular, critically and commercially successful, and has evolved. Most bands their age are greatest hits acts. They might not be your thing, but dismissing them is silly. Pearl Jam > Nirvana. To me that is the key here. There are plenty of these bands I like and dislike on your own merit. To me what puts bands into the GOAT category is their influence after the fact. Someone like Nirvana changed music forever, as did groups like Led, the Beatles, U2 etc. That puts them in a category above everyone else IMO. Also the fact that these groups are still beloved on their own merits today counts for something, even still performing in some cases, is also bonus points in my book. It means not only do they have legendary status for their history, but their current stuff is still relevant.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 10:59 AM) I just feel that is counterproductive to his future. Teahen is gonna hit for a solid average, power and OBP and can plays solidly D all around except third. But that is where Vizquel comes in. I just feel like Dayan needs to play everyday in the OF and get everyday at-bats to work on his patience. If we plan on keeping him here, he needs to play somewhere everyday. The most likely opening for him is in the OF with both of our corners one and two years away from FA potentially.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 10:57 AM) What isn't? The President makes $400k/yr

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 10:23 AM) 7 cuts: Lucas Harrell Jhonny Nunez Kyle Bellamy Charlie Leesman Josh Phegley Jared Price Brandon Short Roster at 46. Harrell is a mild surprise this early, but they need to start stretching him out for the AAA season. Harrell would have had to set the world on fire Boone Logan style to have a chance.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:43 AM) I'll give it a shot. You're elitist when you think your particular view of the world is more important than well established facts that are universal across all cultures. Just because you happened to be raised by parents of a certain religion doesn't make the world view of that particular religion more important than other religions or actual science which transcends all of them. Galileo was an elitist?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:22 AM) No, I still think you need to explain how the VP of fundraising exerted influence over editorial control of NPR's news programs. Just saying "VP's pal around, of course he did!" doesn't really count. I don't have a dog in this race, but to think a VP of fundraising especially doesn't have influence is naive at best. Do you really think that people donating lots of money aren't using that as a threat to either add or pull coverage of certain topics or ideas? That happens all of the time. I can't believe a scenario where a person in charge of fundraising wouldn't exert a lot of influence on a non-profit organization, because they are the ones dealing directly with the desires of the donors.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:09 AM) http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/lo...0,4190788.story Also this. No entitlement problems in this country. None at all. Why the f*** is a director of the park district getting 240k a year? That's more than the President. This country is so f***ed. Actually that isn't true anymore.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 09:06 AM) I'm not sure anyone really thought NPR didn't lean left. Thing is, some of what he said is true - about the Tea Party and GOP twisting together in a way that amplifies the extremists, and the anti-intellectualism present on the right. But he obviously went over the line labeling the entire party, or movement, as racist. NPR doesn't think NPR leans left.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:35 AM) They let some crappy goals go in... but they also completely dominated play and had multiple chances to tie. It's the NHL, sometimes goaltenders steal one. Vokoun stole that one... and that's because he's a damn capable goaltender. Sure they did, after their really bad first period. Like I said they let down for the first period and it cost them. The playoffs are the same idea, except more intense.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) Can these options influence price if enough people are taking that bet? At the money pricing, maybe a small chance on expiration day. Out of the money, three months from now? No. Never. The difference in risk doesn't allow for it. Realize that each penny change in the price of crude oil futures is worth $10. So to run the price of crude oil from $105.00 to $200 would be roughly $95,000 worth of price movement in each futures contract of the underlying. You aren't going to see that kind of risk all for an options contract worth a small fraction of that.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 07:37 AM) Saudi Arabia's `Day of Rage' Lures Record Bets on $200 Oil: Chart of Day I just pulled up a chain on that, it is 0.22 at 0.25. In other words it is a $250 lottery ticket. That sounds like a lot to you and me, but really for most traders, it is nothing. If something crazy happens, they can make a bunch of money. That's what that is all about. The time allowance plus volatility is worth the $250. A one day spike could easily push that to trading at $500.

So any word on how his range looks so far?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 12:28 AM) From reading tweets and game threads on here it looks like Danks2, Flowers and Viciedo are having great spring so far. It would be huge for the Sox if those first two re-emerge as top prospects.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 04:45 PM) If what Pt has said is accurate, coming back early is not a question of risking repeating the injury, it's just a question of arm strength. The only risk of re-injury sounds like if Peavy gets into that drop down arm slot too often.

Is there a such thing as too much health?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 09:39 PM) Hawaii does seem to be the, er, . . . hot spot . . . for vulcanology. Git yer arse out there already. Mother nature rocks.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 07:53 PM) I've seen some of your pics... I would love to do this sometime but a.) I'd die and b.) I'd die. So what's the down side again?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 8, 2011 -> 11:13 PM) The Hawks have been taking periods off in most of their games even during the winning streak and getting away with it. Maybe a loss to a HORRIBLE opponent tonight (can't do that when you're on the playoff bubble fellas) will teach them the value of playing 60 minutes. This one hurts because I was expecting problems in Tampa tomorrow. If you win tonight, a loss at Tampa is no big deal. But now, a loss there is a bit of a problem if it happens. Last night was a let down, pure and simple. They have to keep that playoff intensity every night.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 9, 2011 -> 06:55 AM) In fact, a story I read said the word any was underlined in his contract. Tressel is another phony cheat. Now he's all dissappointed with himself. Like Pearl, the only thing he's dissappointed in is getting caught. Not to mention that if reporting violations was so routine at OSU, how could he forget to report something that involved the feds? That doesn't add up. If it is so ingrained to report these things, you aren't going to drop the ball at a huge one, you drop the ball at a little one. It reeks.

This was a perfect example of how one bad period can cost you a game.