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QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 11:22 PM) It is only a risk if he signs for multiple years and eats up a big amount of cap space. If he was willing to sign for 2 years and 7-8 mil . . . then the risk is minimal. Gar/Pax has essentially locked himself into a 3 year period with this team (Brewer, Watson, Korver all signed for 3 years). If T-Mac is brutal then we're not REALLY strapped for cap space any worse than we already are. I'd be on board. Who knows, maybe the guy fully recovers and has a few years left in the tank as a spot starter/reserve. Even if you only get half of a season out of him, you are still getting 25 PPG in those games. No one else is going to bring anything like that.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 08:17 PM) I hear that. And everything's bigger in Texas. Well almost everything...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 07:25 PM) Man the Indians defense sucks. That official scorer in Minnesota must be blind, a ball went right off of Jason Donald's glove that was hit right at him and he ruled it a hit. Either that or he's doing favors for the Twins hitters. Another reason why errors are a horrible way to evaluate defense. Not only is it subjective, but these guys are doing favors for their home town hitters at times. All you have to do is go back and watch the Rios/TCQ play from our series to know that.

http://www.northsidebaseball.com/

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 10:31 PM) Wow. The NHL rejected the Kovalchuk contract. They got caught with their pants down with the Hossa deal, they weren't going to let it happen again.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 06:28 PM) from what i saw, she explains that she ended up helping the farmer and she was wrong with her initial prejudices. it was along the lines of helping people whom need help should not be about race. the controversial statements, for the most part, seem like they were the build up for the story. So using her job to abuse people based on racism is OK if they are sorry for it later? Well I guess it worked for Byrd...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 01:03 PM) Also from that last link: If we can get him cheap, I'd love it.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 04:36 PM) Mark Kotsay is 7 for 48 (.146) with RISP this season. Of all the players in baseball with at least 40 AB in these situations Mark Kotsay has the 2nd worst batting average behind only Luke Scott (8-61, .131). So you are saying that Kenny will trade for Scott?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 04:34 PM) what was on purpose? Using a picture that wasn't real.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 04:21 PM) Probably the most unfortunate outcome of teaching history that way, where the Indians are marginalized to just an inconvenient obstacle and slavery and oppression of blacks is treated like just another thing that happened a long time ago, is that it builds this illusion of white supremacy (for lack of a better phrase to use). I don't mean white hood and robe and skinhead type of white supremacy, I mean the idea that white Europeans are just naturally better, intelligent, and move advanced than other societies, and always have been, and that explains their position in the world today. In reality, Europeans spent a bunch of time screwing around fighting with each other, oppressing others through religion, being in the Dark Ages, etc. but otherwise weren't any different than other societies. Africans for example had already done some of the sailing accomplishments that the Europeans had centuries ago (going around the Cape of Good Hope, probably finding the New World too). But in history books everything is Euro-centric so it's the Portugese and Spanish that are given credit with all of the discoveries, then it wasn't until the New World made all the colonial powers rich that Europeans really started dominating the world. One of my most interesting college classes was taking some world history with a prof who actually studied in India and Russia. The guy actually edited textbooks he was so knowledgeable about the areas he studied. That was the first class that really opened my eyes. After that is when I started reading lots of what is called "alternative" history.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 04:13 PM) LOL @ BP morons. I have no doubt it was on purpose.

Hey Bren, if you have any more questions about that kind of stuff, get a hold of me or Kap about it. Some of us have been down that actual road before.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 11:16 AM) This particular aspect of history - European interaction with the AmerInd, and the American march west - has always been a favorite of mine. I've read a ton of books, wrote papers in college. The history children are taught about that time is laughable. In this space, I recommend the book Blood and Thunder, if I had to pick just one. Though that one doesn't cover the early stages of encounter - its more in the 19th century, primarily. I also added this book you guys have been talking about to my Amazon list, I'll have to pick that up soon. I will check that out. I love unique looks at history.

The Traveling Wilbury's

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 12:31 AM) I took that as "this team has earned the right to finish what they've started." Even though a baboon can see it's flawed. Mistake #1= Taking Kenny Williams at face value.

So now do we get to talk about the impact that the government and the media is having in causing racism in this country http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/07/19...p-white-farmer/

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 20, 2010 -> 04:04 AM) How can you not like the kid! That is good stuff...

A million times, yes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2010 -> 11:22 PM) After reading that Cowley article, I'm now scared to log on to Soxtalk every day. Please don't let this be the actual offer. You could have a chance of getting Fielder if you offered something like that. if that were actually true, we would already have Fielder, because we would be getting an extra year, plus a better hitter.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 19, 2010 -> 06:42 PM) Yes and no. There's moves made in the right direction, the DNI is a good concept on paper, but the agencies all fight tooth and nail to keep their authority, they aren't voluntarily giving it up. So the DNI still can't do what he wants, the Secretary of Defense probably still has more authority. The only reason any progress was made in the Bush Administration was that Secretary Gates got along well with some of Bush's appointees and I think he still gets along with Obama's appointees. But all it takes is one appointment in the future to undo that progress. The funny thing is that you could use your previous post almost verbatum to describe how we regulate the financial sector too.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 19, 2010 -> 10:42 PM) A mega-deal of Aramis Ramirez and Lilly makes a ton of sense for the Tigers. If the Cubs can dump some money, they would have to do it. I almost wonder if something more Cabrera-esque could happen where they get A-Ram, but also have to take on Z.

The Sox converted Jenks from starting to closing...

$3.4 million a year for a back up is solid.