southsider2k5

Texas agrees with my stomach.

Quite hard to live in India when you hate the food.

Or she moved to India

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:36 PM) Part of the issue here though is that I think everyone who matters to the system sort of realizes that they've been lied to. It's that weird, quasi-police state thing where you know bad things are happening but you're not strong enough on your own to do anything about it. Especially in the economic arena, the people with the money both here and there aren't stupid enough to believe the Chinese government. Instead, they're willing to close their eyes and protect the system, because it's a system they're benefiting from. Which is why it doesn't collapse with one person. It collapses when confidence quits holding it up.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:29 PM) The provisions of at least vaguely accurate data is really the only thing that will solve the confidence problem, and that is somethign relatively easy to fix. Your Bernie Madoff line is kid of ridiculous. A more apt description would be a hedge fund manager who kept all his numbers tightly held and questionable, then suddenly took his fund open to the public (which is illegal in the exact scenario, but this is just a general idea here). As long as he could provide numbers and audit of those numbers that was reasonably believeable, they'd get investment. But China isn't. Nothing they provide is true.

QUOTE (soxfan-kwman @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) Anyone read what Morneau said about the new Target Field. Coming to our ballpark is a relief to him, Kubel, Mauer, & now Thome. Any thoughts!! Especially with the good pitching staff that we have on the Southside. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5796135 He can always ask for a trade! [crossesfingers]

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 12:56 PM) And I also gave the raw numbers too. So they lost capacity yet sold a ton more tickets. You don't think there's any chance there's a major ticket sales transient in there? Anyway, you're the one who said "They packed that stadium", which is why I included the %ages. 60% on average isn't packed. That is a terrible use of statistics. Comparing seating capacities with a seating difference of like 15,000 seats in the same city? You can do better than that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) I think this is a vast overstatement (ponzi scheme), but its certaintly true that the base economic data is closely held and not nearly as accurate as most large economies are capable of generating. And while that's a problem, its a problem that will fix itself quickly if or when the unpeg their currency. Once they do that and are subject to that level of scrutiny, their only choices will be to stay shut and see their economy crumble, or improve their data provision. They'll do the latter. All of that assumes confidence in the system after their general public learns of the generations of lies they have been told. Would you keep sending money to Bernie Madoff after his collapse?

That is worse than trying to teach hockey to Nashville.

Jokes on you!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 12:58 PM) I thought China's reaction, b****ing about US currency manipulation, was pretty ironic. Incredibly ironic. Especially with a pegged currency.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) IF...their government doesn't collapse the second they hit a legitimate economic blip. It won't be a blip that takes them down, it will be a confidence factor. When it comes time that they have to cut back outlays and people lose confidence in the system, China will fold like a house of cards. Nothing that comes out of that country is real, from their economic numbers, to their employment numbers, to their social outlays. It is all fabrication and lies to keep up a ponzi scheme. Stop the confidence, and it goes under.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 12:55 PM) Really? You don't think that there is a fundamental difference between what China is doing and what the U.S. is doing, just based on the actual status of their economies? No not really. They are both manipulating the s*** out of their currencies right now. If anything what the US is doing is more impressive because of the size of their economy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 12:37 PM) The Twins averaged 39,700 last year. 29,000 in 2009, 28,000 in 2008, 28,000 in 2007, 28,000 in 2006. They went from 60% capacity to 100% capacity between 2009 and 2010. Nice number manipulation. Their capacity also fell about 15,000 seats too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 12:35 PM) I'm sure we could talk you into a top flight starting pitcher also (Beckham for Lincecum). But yeah...a top notch slugger...who had at least 2 years before FA remaining, no trading him for 1 year guys. Unless there was a corresponding trade that send out another one of our starting pitchers for replacement players, the resources could be better spent IMO. Starting pitching is at the bottom of my list with this team right now.

GTFO!

I can't believe that Obama has the nerve to go on to the world stage and essentially call China a currency manipulator at this point in time. Did he completely forget about QE and QE2? How about the stimulus plan, or the TARP bailouts? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-12/o...f-the-hook.html

http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news...ce=MLBHeadlines

Aruba would be more my speed.

And for the record, I would deal Gordo if it meant getting a top notch slugger for this team. That's about it though.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 11:34 AM) How do you think that your wife feels? Winner. :notworthy

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 10:27 AM) When a buffet item is described as tasting like "something very old and dead in your mouth," I usually take a pass. So many directions, so little time.

You don't say?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) The Bulls, Skiles's last year? The Heat are essentially a brand new team. The core of that Bulls team had been there a while. Big difference.

Yeah Alisay!