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QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 11:01 AM) Well, sure, but one week isn't indicative of a long-term turnaround. This is a guy who hit a combined .297 at AA and AAA last year. I'd wait for a longer-term improvement (at least a month) before bringing him up. I'd be more inclined to believe the full body of work, versus a short term slump. Hopefully this is the start of big things for Tyler, because having a cheap power hitting catcher would do a big wonder for this team.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 11:05 AM) Odd to see so many defending the killing of a 14 year old kid. Its easy to sit in an ivory tower and take pot shots at the people doing the protecting of this country. Most of us don't have the stones to do what they do, and have no idea what they face or deal with on a daily basis.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 11:18 AM) Buff and Burish have a very nice competition going on for Funniest Blackhawk. Burish still has the lead for his "Your brother's ugly" remark to one of the Sedin twins. That was one of the all-time greats. That compares to the Mark Buehrle through the legs out when it comes to taunting.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:51 AM) Right. My bad. Flowers is currently hitting .228 with a 1/3 BB/K ratio at Charlotte. I'd rather keep him down there until the rosters expand. Has Kenny ever thrown in money to get a better prospect in a trade? I can't remember him ever doing that. I thought we did that on one of the Contreras or Thome trades for some reason.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:43 AM) I don't really care if we trade AJ or not. He's not costing an arm and a leg and we're not going to get much in return. The extra draft pick may be similar in value. There won't be a draft pick, because we won't offer arbitration.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:25 AM) that was the worst call ever. Poor guy. The NBC call was WAY worse.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:04 AM) But that price came about because Paulson was determined to bring some moral hazard back into play. That price was a government intervention. JPM was likely, at the time willing to pay quite a bit more for it, and then it would have wound up pushing JPM into bankruptcy because they didnt' know what they were buying. Would the government have to step in to shepherd something like that through? This isn't too far different when you consider they don't know exactly how much criminal liability that could still be on the horizon.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 10:00 AM) Can I kindly ask for you to elaborate on that as more of an expert than I? Bear Stearns was bought by JPM for $2 a share because of their precarious position of borderline failure.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:58 AM) Presumably, if BP is sold off, the current stockholders wind up getting some value of shares in the purchasing company, correct? I could see a Bear situation emerging, quite legitimately.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:56 AM) Hell, I think with the "investor class", that sort of move would actually improve the perception of that company. The little people have already been screwed and had their lives ruined either way. May as well see how many of them you can push onto the government doles. Which is exactly what would happen if BP was sold.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:55 AM) Here's a quote from an MLB.com article last week... Even with this status, though, Pierzynski said Sunday it wouldn't automatically mean he stays in Chicago for the remainder of the 2010 campaign. If the situation makes sense for both sides, Pierzynski would consider consenting to a trade. "Obviously, if the White Sox aren't where we want to be and a team has a chance for the playoffs and to win the World Series and they come and say, 'Hey, we need a catcher,' it would be hard to say no to that," Pierzynski said. "How would you go about that? That's something [where] my love for Chicago and this organization would be a deciding factor, but it's hard as a player to say no. "Look at Jim [Thome] and what he went to last year. You have an opportunity to go somewhere and win, if it's not going to work out here. I hope it works out here, first and foremost. I would like to stay here for a long time." Clearly doesn't sound like he'd block a deal. I hadn't seen that article yet. That does completely change his tone.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:53 AM) Really though, how much more damage can be done to BP's brand? Unless they start firing kittens into the geyser instead of shredded tires. Their image will take decades to recover. If they quit paying claims voluntarily, instead going through court, that would be way #1.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:51 AM) Yeah, but like I asked...bankruptcy is exactly what, as a shareholder, I'm trying to avoid. If BP stays as BP, it is much less likely to happen than if another company buys them. The image of BP isn't as important to, say, Exxon, as it is to BP.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:41 AM) I think that's part of what is holding up their stock price, and I don't think it'll happen because I don't think any other oil company wants to risk the kind of liability that is possible in this case. There are so many different avenues for liability, from the government revenue lost on the barrels, to the government fine for negligence per barrel, to paying for the cleanup crews, to paying economic losses for the entire region (seriously, if this keeps gushing for a few more months and winds up at the doorstep of Tampa or Miami or the Keys? How much is 5 Florida tourism seasons worth?) They could get out of the civil stuff through bankruptcy. Its it he criminal stuff that could kill them.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:37 AM) "Padding your post count"?

QUOTE (soxfan-kwman @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Complete agreement!!! It used to be the team philosophy... Isn't that why we got rid of Jon Garland? Clayton Richards was just starting to figure it out. Well that and he thought he was getting a good SS and two hole hitter.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 01:25 AM) If AJ gets traded, I fully expect Castro merely to become the starter, don't you? I would. Guillen likes to take his rookies and give them the best possible match ups to try to get them off on the right foot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 09:02 AM) So basically, I'm probably better off figuring out how to take the $600 loss rather than having it all worthless. Its tough to say. I could see a bankruptcy scenario, then again, I would see a lot of interest in that not happening.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 08:59 AM) So, serious question for those who know better. I've been holding 20 shares of BP for the last decade that my Aunt gave me when I graduated high school. If BP goes into Chapter 11 to protect it from creditors, what typically happens to common stock shareholders? Is it worth holding those shares or should I look into dumping it and taking the $600 loss now? If they do go into bankruptcy, the stock is canceled.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 01:54 AM) yes. Chicago is so corrupt. I can't imagine the celebrations in chicago if our city board decided a shoot-to-kill on mexicans. Celebrations? Nice kap.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 08:43 AM) Yeah that's absurd. I've been more and more pissed off at ObamaCo for the response to this. Yes, its ultimately BP's fault. But the administrative and managerial immaturity and short-sigthedness being displayed here by the administration is basically just as bad as what we saw with Katrina. The RESULT of that for Katrina was worse in the element of people's lives being more directly at stake... and Bush's nomination of a joke to head FEMA doesn't have an analog here... but other than that, its the same B.S. That is about as perfectly said as it can be. Remember being critical of the federal response doesn't mean you are absolving BP, despite the rhetoric otherwise.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 10, 2010 -> 08:25 AM) I still like how there's about 5 seconds where Kane knew he'd won the Stanley Cup and no one else in the world did. The radio guy got it right away too. That was a weird few seconds.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 9, 2010 -> 11:15 PM) f***ing unbelievalbe!!! Just got back to da crib. Fuycking crazy at Borbon street (wish I went) but it was f***ING CRAZY AT HOOTRS TOO!!! Kinda drunk, but still know what the f*** I'm doing!!! WOOOO HAWKS!!! KANE!!! TOEWS!!! HOSSA! NIEMI!!! THE WHOLE f***ING TEAM I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! FINALLY SOMETHIN GTO CELEBRATE IN CHICAGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Torchetti's name will be on Stanley's Cup. How awesome is that?

"I just saw him jumping up and down, and I chased his mullet down the ice" Andrew Ladd on Patrick Kane, asked if he saw the winning goal go in.