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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 01:27 PM) But you can't say they got "Nothing" in return. That is exactly what is said about our run since 2006. how is that any different?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 01:19 PM) [/b] But you also can't just say it's a natural ebb and flow of team strength. 2 of these East teams spend considerably more money than the other 3 because they have bigger markets for baseball. I don't see Boston ever returning to the days of mediocrity because they sell such a likable and profitable product now. The Rays have become a force through young talent and the Orioles and Blue Jays might be on their way too; but the Yankees and Red Sox will still always be there because of payroll. It's not a natural cycle like most other divisions. Money isn't an insulator from mistakes. Look no further than 8.1 miles north of USCF.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 01:13 PM) I don't know if I'd say it's gotten them "Nothing". 7 years ago, that team lost 120 games. They were the legit laughingstock of every team in the MLB except for the one team they beat 10 times. They went out from that point saying they were willing to overpay to get back to a level of respectability, and they had to do so repeatedly (IRod, Ordonez). They got themselves a world series appearance out of it, and are now considered a regular player in the AL Central, even if they've struggled to close the deal. The team's value increased from $240 million in 2004 to $375 million last year, according to Forbes. 0 World Series titles 0 division titles 1 playoff birth. Also the teams value is exactly worthless when it comes to how much payroll a team can, or will, spend.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 08:49 AM) Club sandwiches not sea lions Sea Lions taste better!

Lightning fast turtles would have been cooler.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 11:54 AM) i'll be the first to admit that I know zero about FlexSpending. But thinking out loud, if this is correct, isn't the reduction of this credit virtually worthless? Say you spend $40 per month (which is a ton) on over the counter medicine that isnt covered. Your after deduction federal tax rate is say 18%, Again this is after the standard deduction, child tax credits, mortgage deduction, property tax deduction, donations, student loan deduction, etc. That all-in-rate that say a program like Turbotax shows you at the end. $40 x .18= $7.20 per month. That math isn't that simple you are actually having to factor how many dollars you would earn that when taxed would equal the $40 that you spend after taxes. That of course changes with tax brackets. For example if you were to take a simple 20% tax rate, you would actually need to earn $50 in wages, pay the $10 (or 20%) in taxes, to equal that $40 of pretax that an HSA could give you.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 10:46 PM) Sox need to fix the schzophrenic nature of the team. Can't hit .150 the first six weeks. Can't have bullpen-s***tiness the second half of the season. Can't have starters be ultra studly for a stretch, then s***. Cut the shizo, Ozzie. Let's settle down. 88 wins is damn good. Sometimes I wonder how the frick we won that many with that team. That sounds great, but I am guessing every single team in baseball does that over a 162 game stretch. No team has perfectly semetrical seasons. For every hot streak, there is going to be a slow streak.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) If the Brewers go with Cora (long shot), what are the chances Ozzie would consider bringing in Ryno for bench coach? It is in the Trib today that he would consider Ryno.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) I'd be shocked if they add the $45M in payroll you are suggesting. I could be wrong, we'll see in April. The big problem is that all of that spending has gotten them nothing. I can't see it keeping up with the crash in the economy there.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 27, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) He owns the Tigers, Pistons, and Red Wings? Wow, that's crazy. And he is probably losing assloads of money on two of the three. I'd bet at least $50 million for the last season.

Ha-Ha

Fun, fun, fun, til daddy takes her Tbird away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 06:12 PM) Castro is fine as long as we don't expect anything like what we got from him last season. QUOTE (joeynach @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Does anyone realize how productive Castro was in limited AB's last year. He hit 8 Hr in 128 AB. If he gets a full a year of AB's, say about 460 for a catcher, thats about 30 HR. Wow. This is exactly what I was talking about.

Xe is not the gas we are talking about.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) So what sort of penalty should we expect to see laid upon the Knicks for this? link Something along the lines of what the Wolves got for the Joe Smith "signing"?

Really explains the gas though.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 04:02 PM) I like all of these moves. It's obvious to bring Thornton back and makes a lot of sense to retain Castro. Very glad to see Torres leave, as he's a talentless hack with no marbles. Castro is fine as long as we don't expect anything like what we got from him last season.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Oct 26, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) pursue a chance in Asia?!? WTF does that mean?!? He got his eye on some hot asian poonanny?!? $$$

Poop

Nah, I want to talk about flatulence more.

Let me think about it.... No.

Just stick to the gas.

Exactly.

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When it happened, I was 17.