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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 24, 2010 -> 09:29 AM) I agree it seems odd, no doubt. And I am not at all saying that it couldn't or wouldn't happen. What I am saying is, there is no motive in this case. The only person who'd have to spend more money is Madigan. The GOP isn't going to dump a bunch of money there, unless they had a candidate that had any kind of real shot at it. Being in a multiple person race against an incumbent at this very moment myself, the logic is quite simple. First of all, if you are a strong incumbent, you are going to have a massive monetary and name advantage over a challenger. The worst possible scenario in that sort of situation is to have multiple challengers. A person who is in office is pretty much guaranteed a certain level of support. The more you can delude the rest of the pool, the easier it is for even a not popular incumbent to win. In a primary sort of situation, a plant from the opposite party can not only delude the potential challengers pool, but it can also force them to spend resources they don't have. If that plant wins, they do as they were supposed to and not become a challenge to the person they are "supporting". I have never met a candidate that hid from cameras. I don't know what this guys status is, but the fact he is hiding from the biggest columnist in the City of Chicago really makes me wonder. If you really wanted to take down Michael Madigan, why in the hell wouldn't you utilize the #1 person in the state who has been fighting him publicly for years? I'd love to hear another scenario that makes better sense.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 12:38 PM) No doubt. I can't watch any of that trash. Seriously, Parks & Rec is hilarious, and if you don't agree with me, you are old and should watch CBS hits* like BBT, 2.5 dudes, Fat & Fatty,and bleep my dad says**. BUUUURRRRN *HIMYM does not apply bc it actually does not suck. **Worst casting job of all-time. You lost me when you said Parks and Recs was hilarious.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) 1 example, nice! In all seriousness, for all I know Gardenhire is worse (although I can't imagine), I don't know. But I could care less. He's not our manager. You finally admitted it. You don't know. Congrats.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 03:26 PM) Rock, do I really need to try to break this down? Do we REALLY need to do a instinct/statistics debate for simple s*** like pitching to Morneau in a 1 run game with 2 outs and a base open? That's the type of s*** I'm talking about. I don't care what guts say, some s*** you just have to think fundamentally about. There's a fine line between going with instinct and being flat out stupid/ignorant. As for how often, he does s*** like THAT very regularly. Gardenhire did the same thing in letting Alexei Ramirez hit with two outs and runners on second and third off of a lefty, with Rios on deck who had K'd both times off of Liriano. Ramirez hit a two run single to tie the ballgame.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 12:04 PM) Apparently P & R was the lowest rated of the Thursday comedies on NBC. Even though 30 Rock blows hard. I can't stand either one of those shows. That is some of the least funny stuff IMO. Give me Big Bang Theory and HIMYM everytime.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 10:06 AM) Darin Erstad is a bad, bad man god I hate Brian Anderson for bringing that upon us.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 10:04 AM) The reluctance towards a hypothetical Carmelo trade is reminiscent of the hand-wringing over sending Gordon/Deng for Kobe. It's quite silly. Keep in mind that Carmelo is less than a year older than Noah. I think that Noah has just about maxed out his potential. Edit: Not that the Kobe trade was going to happen. I don't know if this one is any more likely. The big problem is that if you have nothing to surround stars with, you still have nothing. If we don't defend or rebound, we aren't going anywhere anyway.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) This is going to bankrupt and ruin the best healthcare system in the world! And in response to #1, a lot of insurance companies are simply dropping the child-only plans. Why, again, should we stick with a for-profit model for insurance? Which is exactly the plan. This is why these kind of provisions are the first coming on-line. They want to drive the private companies out of business so that they can step in as the government. Obama knew public opinion couldn't do it all at once, so they instead made sure they would do it in steps, demonizing all of the way, just like anything else the Democrats want to control.

New England

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 23, 2010 -> 08:14 AM) What you're saying is...if I do get offered that job at SIU...make sure I get everything about money in writing. Gotcha. Still can't be worse than california. That might be the one place that Illinois doesn't trail in terms of budget disaster.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:38 PM) For the record, Beckham was projected to go 5, 6, or 7 in a lot of drafts. Sale was projected to go 4. It's a miracle he fell to us. Sadly that proves Gregs point more than anything. Guys fall. It happens. You just gave two good examples.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 02:56 PM) We aren't. The Cubs are easily the majority in the city. And probably by a two to one factor.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 02:19 PM) Is he the Giant Douche or the Sh*t Sandwich? We are sort of mirroring South Park ATM. Indiana is calling...

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 02:27 PM) This is very normal for him. In such a short time on the board, I don't think I've seen anyone use the terms dumb, stupid, and idiot anywhere near as much as him. When you have no argument, name call.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:46 AM) Are those payroll figures actual money spent on salary though? I thought the Philles paid a good portion of Thome's salary, which would even out those numbers a bit. Also, were the Sox paying all of Javy's contract or did AZ help with that? The Phillies attendance the last 4 seasons has been 38k, 42k, 44k, & 44k. The highest the Sox have ever reached was 36k when the stadium opened and after the WS. Granted the Cell only fits about 40k, but knowing the history of Sox fans, I doubt they ever reach hit such high attendance numbers consistently, which also limits the payroll. They also don't share their market with a bigger fan base either.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) really? do you have to think again before you make that comment? I am willing to make a bet with you that if we have boozer and carmelo on the team, rose would not even put up numbers like he did last season. And Jordans numbers started to drop once he got a supporting staff. But guess what, those teams won more games, which is really what matters.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 12:49 PM) Well, it was an unnamed Sox player. And also, what do you want Cowley to report, Brent Lillibridge told me? He's not gonna throw a player under the bus like that He didn't want to rat out Oney again.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 11:49 PM) Republicans block debate on eliminating discrimination on employment within the military. A gay blogger posts on it. Followed by a reader comment of "All f**gots Must Die." Blogger tracks the IP of the comment, traces it to one of two Senator's offices. Either Saxby Chambliss or Johnny Isakson (both Senators from Georgia) who have offices that are not far apart. And by not far, they mean in the same building. http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2010/09/all-f...s-must-die.html I wouldn't be surprised if that is a frame job. It is way to convenient, with a ton of info that really isn't public.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 12:11 AM) http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5602165 Yeah, I am in the camp that sticks to the players in that offer. I don't want Noah included. We need his defense and rebounding if Gibson is in the deal.

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 11:16 PM) THE ONLY CHANGE THAT IS GOING TO MATTER IS OWNERSHIP Sure, get rid of the most successful owner in Chicago sports HISTORY, that will fix it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 07:54 PM) They didn't want to give DJ Carrasco $1 million for the same role. Of course, they had alternatives. Pena is way better than Carrasco. I do really get the feeling that we have seen the last of at least two of our bigger dollar pitchers, including Jenks.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 06:56 PM) He's arb eligible. Chances are he won't be back. He'll be back. He's not getting that big of a raise.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 07:02 PM) But in almost every case, the teams he managed were better record wise before he got there and after he left, they certainly didn't improve when he was under control. I'm in a wait and see approach with him. He has an awfully good post playing days reputation for a guy with very little in terms of results. We'll see how these recent draft picks turn out. As a manager, I wouldn't be too thrilled if he ever got the job, of course Joe Torre was fired 3 times before he became a baseball genius with the Yankees. Detroit won fewer games, but they also were one of the most god-awful rosters you could possibly inherit. I seriously don't think a single pitcher from the 1996 team would pitch on the Sox roster this year. No won could have won 60 games with that roster. Colorado was +10 games his first year. This was the one roster Bell got that actually had some talent on it. The Royals teams he managed weren't much better than the Tigers teams he got. DJ Carrasco had the best starters ERA that year. That team only was two wins less than the year before. I don't know if he could manage a team with some talent, but indicting him because of two of the worst teams of the last twenty years is a crappy standard. That is the same type of camp that makes Phil Jackson a genius because he got Michael, Scottie, Kobe, Shaq, and the rest of them.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 06:12 PM) Your posts are absolutely ridiculous. You really think that Buddy Bell, owner of a .418 winning percentage and who has never managed a better than 3rd place team, would be offered this position? Buddy Bell managed some of the worst teams of all time. No one could have won s*** with the Tigers team that he inherited, same thing with the Royals teams he got. He was brought in to work with the kids and try to grow them into big leaguers at the major league level. Using his winning percentage is a terrible barometer of how good of a manager he is, or was.

QUOTE (knightni @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 05:22 PM) Bummer. I have better prizes in my basement. I can send you an autographed Bud Selig baseball! I have better prizes that my kids play with...