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QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Sep 14, 2010 -> 09:50 AM) Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky has a bunch of guided tours through caves. Plus there are a bunch more in the surrounding cities. It's probably a 6-7 hour drive. We went there last year and stayed at a Jellystone campground. It had mini-putt, and a couple of waterslides. We also drove over to Bowling Green and took a tour through the Corvette factory and museum. I have also done this before, it is incredible. The tours range from the very short all of the way up to speulunking for up to eight hours. The nature is just incredible. There are also a few other places worth seeing in that area if you are interested.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 12, 2010 -> 04:39 PM) I love how dead this thread is. Fathom gave up on the Cubs, you know the season is over.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 13, 2010 -> 05:11 PM) Link Shoulder surgery is big time. Say bye-bye to the Johan Santana you used to know and hate seeing pitch.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Sep 13, 2010 -> 04:44 PM) The thing I love about fans is, if the exact same play caused the Bears to lose we'd have impassioned explanations about why the call was complete and total bulls***. The vast majority of Bears fans I have heard from agree that it shouldn't have been incomplete. Sure there is the meathead factor, but for the most part Bears fans understand the rule sucks.

Make your picks here if you survived week one. Remember you can't use the team you picked in week one for the rest of the season now.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 10:14 AM) The Rams! QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 10:51 AM) Broncos QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 11:06 AM) Cincinatti QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 12:06 PM) Atlanta All are out so far, with a few games left to play.

QUOTE (Little Nell @ Sep 11, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) Because I'm older (64) than quite a few over at WSI some have made fun of my age especially last week when I stated that I did not like tiered pricing for games. I don't understand why someone cannot accept someones different point of view without resorting to nastiness. Today someone called me a vulgar name and in my 4 years over there I have never called anyone something ofensive. I think I will soon be a former member of WSI. Well welcome to Soxtalk!

QUOTE (hitlesswonder @ Sep 10, 2010 -> 11:13 PM) This ESPN story on Pearl is ridiculous. A "whistleblower" is someone who reports violations in their own organization. Pearl did not do that -- he alleged that violations occurred in a RIVAL program. That was not altruism. Moreover, the fact that Pearl's claims could not be substantiated make his efforts seem less like a crusade to cleanup basketball and more a way to achieve a competitive advantage. So, his getting busted is not ironic. It is in fact what one would expect from someone who will do whatever they believe is necessary to build a winning program. I find that interpretation of events a lot more plausible than the portrait painted here of a virtuous coach falling from grace. I'm not an apologist for the Illinois basketball program either. I'm sure they were dirty. It's just galling that an ESPN writer has no clue WTF a whistleblower really is. Its one of Tigers Woods girlfriends....

Happy Birthday from here to Australia!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 10, 2010 -> 12:13 PM) married to a Cubs fan for over a year I think that is grounds for annulment in most states. As a Cubs fan she obviously isn't mentally fit to enter into contracts.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 10:51 AM) Broncos This is straight-up, no point spread, right? Yes. The only rule is once you use a team for a week, you can not use them again the rest of the year.

Just call me Al Bundy...

Goupon is offering half of memberships of the Museum of Science and Industry. These are awesome prices especially if you have kids!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 04:04 PM) Not that I care, I just noticed that you seem to be there every time he's mentioned (and it's never good). Mostly guarding against BS revisionist history, which some people here seem to really specialize in. Guys like Nick Swisher especially have seen their time here get way better than they ever actually were.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) At this point, we are going to move the discussion away from other poster's posting styles, if you don't mind. The topic is The Democrats, love em or not! (I prefer you love em, personally) The topic is not: anyone on this board currently. (Unless you are a public political figure.) not.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 02:52 PM) what am i forgetting... any maybe I truly am. In what context was GWB's exact name used to demonize a controversial issue? Balta hit the biggest one already. Bush's name was attached to everything under the sun in a derogatory manner. This very recession is referred to all of the time as Bush's recession, and I can't see that being a term of endearment from the left.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 09:39 AM) Such natural beauty. Good call, fellas. So how many hot chick mugshots are there?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 02:32 PM) Jenks just seems to break down during the 2nd half way too often. Thankfully, this is the last year we'll have to worry about this, as there's absolutely no way you bring him back for the money he'll want. He has been the bullpen in the last couple of weeks. That has more to do with it than anything.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 02:26 PM) Honestly, if I were the Bulls and I could get Anthony for Noah + Deng, and do so without giving up Gibson such that I at least had someone to play C this year, I don't see how I could say no. Yeah, pretty much you have to keep one of Noah or Gibson. After that, if they want to make a deal, do it.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 11:09 AM) exactly. and can anyone give an example of this type of name calling/association being used historically? In addition, I'm sure, the way this turned out, was not 100% of what he wanted. There was a lot of horse trading going on in Congress (house and senate) that he had no control over, but in the end it was the only way to get the 60 votes they needed to overcome yet another Republican filibuster. Have you forgotten 2001 to 2009?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 01:55 PM) Saw this yesterday and liked it. Quoting an article from 1998 about the bank of Japan by one...Milton Friedman. It appears quite applicable to the current fiscal situation. here is the graph of what the U.S. monetary supply has been doing. When we were pulling our way out of the hole, the Fed was doing exactly what Freidman advocated Japan do; basically print money. Since the start of this year, we've headed in the opposite direction. "Let" the supply of money go down? That is gross misrepresentation of current fiscal policy at best... At worst it is a complete fabrication. The fed can get money into the economy by buying bonds, setting interest rates low, and setting lending requirements low. The reality is that the Fed has been buying tons of bonds, and the interest rates are at zero. The only reason we haven't seen a change in lending requirements is that the banks aren't able to stomach that with the current lending laws.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 01:44 PM) I think this commentary also applies excellently to Kap's continual "How dare you insinuate that the tea party is racist!" gag line. Did I miss MSNBC make the same point about the environmental terrorist who took over Discovery Channel?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 11:26 AM) Imagine for a moment, if a mosque in the US decided to have a bible burning session. Now imagine the outcry in this country in response. It would be more apt if you were talking about bible burnings in other countries, which happen a lot. Heck there are Christian churches that are getting burned all over the world and our media hardly talks about it. The response is moot because we hardly ever hear about it. Then again if the media ignored it like they ignore the atrocities that happen to Christians all over the world, no one would care about this either.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Sep 9, 2010 -> 10:38 AM) i forgot, name calling is especially important within the tea party. (socialist, obamacare, etc) Like little children. Because the Democrats don't do that at all...