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QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 09:32 PM) I heard today he told Royals at #4 he would want to sign for way over slot, making a lot of teams skip on him because White Sox promised him majors in August. Any truth to this? That makes for an interesting twist to say the least...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) And you're not telling me there how BP is being stepped on by the impossible to sue government? And therefore needs defended (clearly at all costs as well). And pull a few quotes out of context to make your point. You at least used to have some sense to your arguments. This has sent you completely off of the deep end. You have turned into what you used to hate and fight against.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) That BP needs to be protected/defended? Yeah, keep making stuff up.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 03:08 PM) Which part am I wrong about? That BP will do everything in its power to fight claims in the oil spill case if there is no special fund set up, or BP will do everything in its power to get things taken care of rapidly if they have several billion dollars held in escrow? Which part am I wrong about?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 03:01 PM) Huh? Exactly how I reacted to the complete strawman you've been running with.

Stoney hit it right on the head. This is why you can't use Alexei in the top of the order. He is a baseball idiot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:58 PM) When does the next Congress take office? Jan 3? I'd expect it wouldn't take too long afterwards for the first articles to be filed. Presidents have historical manipulated situations, including this one, for their own benefit, and lied to the public about it. That means since this has happened before, they obviously need to react with a worst case scenario in mind, so I await the Democratic Congress doing this on Monday.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) A hypothetical worst case scenario = BP doing Exactly what Exxon did. Pretty remarkable for something to be hypothetical when it happened exactly that way the last time. That's like me saying "it's going to be colder 6 months from now than today" and you saying "That's a worst case hypothetical". So when are we impeaching Barack Obama?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:51 PM) So, you've basically adopted Kap's position? No, I have adopted yours. Make up a worst case hypothetical situation, and treat it as reality.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 01:30 PM) Actually, yes, if you oppose the idea of some sort of escrow account, then you are in favor of a 20+ year court battle. The reasoning is quite simple, it's all about BP's motivations. Hypothetically, let's say that BP wants to minimize the costs of this spill to maximize their long-term profits. If there is no escrow account, then the logical move for BP is to do exactly what Exxon did. Pay enough that you get off the front page, then drag out the court proceeding as long as humanly possible, because people will start dying and the courts will slowly chop away at the settlement, especially if you can control the discovery process as well as Exxon did. Now, basically anything other than an escrow account will have the same response. If you want the government to impose fines, or send them a bill, whatever, the motivation for BP is the same; the longer they drag things out in the courts, the more they make. Now, instead, you put $20 billion in an escrow account. You've totally changed BP's motivations, because you've created a disincentive for them to fight for 20 years a-la Exxon. If the total cost is going to come to $18 billion, then there is a $2 billion reward available for BP to get their bills paid early rather than late. If BP spends their time fighting, then they have to wait longer to get their money back. So yeah, if you think that the escrow account is a horrible shakedown, then you're advocating for the process that Exxon went through. And we saw quite well how easy it was for them to screw over tens of thousands of people with that process. The laws that changed after Exxon actually made something like their court fight even more likely, not less, frankly, if it does go to the courts. This would be great if it wasn't a 100% made up strawman. Let's say hypothetically it was in Barack Obama's best interest to have the worst diaster possible, aided by the government ignoring it for two months, so that he could pass things like Cap and Trade based on the outrage from the general public. See, now we have to impeach Barack Obama.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 02:45 PM) Ok, so give me the caveat of "getting no-hit in a rivalry game sucks". Plenty of complaining yesterday as well.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 01:18 PM) If it's a well played game, sure. I can't see how anyone out there would complain about watching the show that Floyd and Strasburg put on, for example. But a comedy of errors or bad pitching performances, who wants to watch that? There was sure plenty of complaining for Floyd and Lilly...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 06:57 AM) I loved reading Cowley's article where JR debunks all of his stories. " A source told the Sun-Times" he uses a lot when JR says a report isn't true. Its the same Cowley who hoped Soxnet would get new sources for Christmas. Funny how that works out. Joe also failed to mention his "exclusive" report that JR banned KW from roadtrips this year, was also deemed false by JR. And just like his hero Jay Mariotti, he acts like he never said any of that stupid stuff.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 20, 2010 -> 01:26 AM) I don't get all the "I don't want to get my hopes up" talk. What's the worst that can happen? We end up sucking again and we're right back where we were 2 weeks ago. It's just baseball. Let the good times roll. Exactly. Enjoy the good times or you are missing the point of watching the games in the first place.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 10:26 PM) The Nats have a guy at first base that I've wanted for a long time now. Seemingly a good fit for the DH spot, it would seem. Don't forget that our GM was traveling with the team on this trip... We could be thinking back to this weekend at a later date.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 12:45 AM) She is basically saying that, she doesn't get it at all. She said "I haven't watched Twilight since Sunday and I turned it off then!" My reply was something to the effect of "look, you f***ing dumbass, if you beat a man over the head with an aluminum bat and he goes to the hospital and dies 4 days later, are you gonna be like oh, but I didn't hit him in the skull since sunday and he was alive then! No, you would not." But your defense attorney might...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 06:21 PM) So, you'd argue that the way this should be dealt with is the way the Valdez was dealt with; 20 years of court battles and about $8000/person payout 20 years later to the survivors? Sure, because there is no middle ground. If you don't find 100% agreement with Barack, you are in favor or a 20 year court battle. Seriously don't ever make fun of Kap again. You have lost all rights to the high moral ground.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 02:19 PM) Manute Bol gone at 47. RIP. A sad loss. The man was an incredible humanitarian.

QUOTE (jamesdiego @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 06:40 PM) Sign Dye and put him in the minors, can't hurt. And there goes the assumption that JR is holding Ozzie's nuts. He made it public that KW definately has the power to fire Oz, said he was pissed about Oney's accusations about the organization, absolved KW of any blame with the draft selection of Ozney, and that he never bared KW from road trips. Basically he took Kenny's side on everything. This is really going to piss Ibis off. haha Dye refused Washingtons offer of a major league contract at a prorated three million dollars. There is zero chance this actually happens.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 03:36 PM) Is the dugout handicap accessible? Its been three hours and no one made an Ozzie Guillen joke yet? For shame.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 06:13 PM) Yup. "I dissent, I don't think invading Iraq, losing several thousand american lives and spending a couple trillion dollars is a good idea". "I dissent, I think the Vuvuzela is a great invention". "I dissent, BP has every right to destroy the gulf coast". You have every right to dissent. Just don't expect to avoid ridicule when you're defending an oil spill from those horrible fishermen and bed and breakfast owners. Again, another strawman.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 19, 2010 -> 05:56 PM) If that's not defending BP's virgin honor from that horrible rapist Obama, I don't know what is. Exactly. That is a cheap tactic that isn't at all true. Its a strawman at its finest. Kap is very proud.