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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 20, 2010 -> 08:11 AM) He's 3 for his last 22. That might be one of the smallest sample sizes I have seen used to comment on the value of a six year contract.

I didn't see most of the game last night, but I caught the box score. Glad to see Nix took the reins and proved he could steal Teahen's job...

QUOTE (G&T @ May 19, 2010 -> 06:48 PM) Do any of these number take into account unemployed graduates? I believe U6 takes into account everyone who is seeking work and can't find it, or is unemployed.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 19, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) Shirek... ouch. Marrero already has 25 BBs on the season. Please start hitting kid. All that and his era went UP to 1.70.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 19, 2010 -> 05:26 PM) Kinda interesting there's only been one real trade rumor so far this season, and that was involving AJP. You would have thought that Buehrle/Konerko/Jenks, etc. were having their names thrown around to prospective teams with meetings like this. Almost seems like KW is trying to convince himself not to give up. This is Kenny Williams we are talking about. We should all know by now the guys who are most likely to be dealt are the guys no one is talking about. Depending on the rumor mill to figure out Kenny is kinda like waiting until it starts raining to buy a raincoat. It is too late already.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 04:33 PM) Which others might argue is due to elimination of barriers that protect low-education jobs from being sent overseas while maintaining the barriers to protect high-education jobs. Or because low education jobs cost less to remove because they don't require much training. Or because the impact of this recession has been the largest by far in the industries associated with the housing bubble, like construction, which isn't a high education industry. Or because education has been correlated with unemployment for years and it'd be surprising if a recession somehow undid that. So you can create layers of expensive bureaucracy to enact what could be done by protecting our borders. How very liberal of you.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ May 19, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) not sure if you caught this summary or not. Interesting breakdown of unemployment via education levels. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/05/une...ducational.html Which I would argue is due to millions of people being here to take their jobs cheaper.

A move like this for the Sox means either Danks or Buehrle is on limited time here.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 19, 2010 -> 01:49 PM) I agree and have said he is doing some other things good, but he is also getting paid to score. He's getting paid elite money here and he's getting it for a long time. He's making 7.9 million. Only 10 people in the NHL make more than him and 5 of them are at 8 mil. So pretty much he is right there with the top 5 in the league. You don't pay that for someone to clear the defensive zone, carry the puck, and get it deep to start the cycle. His numbers are sure to fall with age, so he needs to start earning that's all. I'm not saying he isn't trying hard. He's one of the hardest and most consistent horses in the race, but there needs to be goal scoring. That's not an outlandish request. I'm not trying to change his game. I want him to keep doing what he's doing with the addition of putting the puck in the back of the net. He has 44 SOG these playoffs, 2nd on the team to Sharps 49. He's shooting enough....he needs to bury it. A large part of that is the style of game he is being asked to play. He doesn't get the featured role on the PP anymore because of Buff, and he isn't even on the top scoring line to keep things balanced.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ May 19, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) Stick to hockey. If the Lakers pulled that off (again) I might be done with the NBA (unless we get LeBron, then I'll jump right back in it ). Their plan from what I've heard is they will stick Arenas at SG, no questions asked. (dude still has a big contract afterall) If Kirk Hinrich's 6'3 ass was playing SG with us and we got to the playoffs, I'm sure they will be fine with Arenas playing SG for them with a talent like Wall. The big difference is that Kirk plays defense.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) Except for that whole "You're sucking and destroying your whole career" thing? Which means they start working for their own stats instead of winning games.

I'll be the Wizards wish they had tried to terminate the contract of Arenas when they had the chance.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 19, 2010 -> 10:21 AM) Come on Hossa defenders. I'm a fan of him, but he is having an average playoffs. He is being paid for his overall game...that includes scoring goals. He has 1 big time goal in these playoffs. The open net tap in, while huge given it's timing, was pretty much something anyone that can stand on skates would have put in. He skated to the net after his penalty and had his stick on the ice. I am grateful for it though. I'm also grateful for his overall game. He has been stellar on back checking and puck possesion...but he needs to step up offensively as well. He has had 0 points in 7 of 14 games these playoffs. 11 pts puts him 14th amoungst players still active in this postseason. He's better than that...he's elite. I expect better, he expects better and you should too. Hoping he heats up when they get home. This is hockey. You don't have to score points to be having good offensive games. Right now the Toews bunch is really doing the scoring. That leaves the rest of the lines to go into lockdown and cycle deep mode, which is what has been happening. Hossa has been great at clearing the defensive zone, carrying the puck, and getting it deep to start the cycle.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ May 19, 2010 -> 09:36 AM) "Gretzky has every record." I know this from commercials. I kinda thought the Sharks might be the Hawks' best match-up of the 3 so far, but I never imagined them coming home up 2. Quenneville should put the team up at a hotel in Naperville. And Joe Thornton is a pansy and a head case. Hell bring them out here to the Blue Chip. That way they can party, drink, and be on the road at the same time.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 10:41 AM) Of course it does, but its an indirect effect. Just look at the dip in energy in 2009 that was not associated with a core CPI decline. Or the huge relative runup in 2010 that has not been associated with a CPI increase. Actually your Ross Peroting makes my point for me even. Everytime you see an extreme move in energy prices, you see the CPI move the same direction. Its not as drastic, but it still moves in tandem with it. Follow the ups and downs, and not the percentages.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) Core CPI excludes energy costs, you know that. Did core CPI drop in late 2008 when oil costs cut in half? Core CPI is falling off a cliff. Energy has an effect on the rest of CPI, even if it is excluded. You understand that, right? The government data states that completely clearly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 09:12 AM) Core CPI declined in April. Somewhere back in this thread, I vaguely remember having argued that even if the government runs up a huge debt, deflation, rather than inflation, was a much bigger concern for the next few years. Spot crude prices fell over 10% in the last month. You should see the same thing happen in May.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 19, 2010 -> 08:03 AM) Considering that China already has those vehicles on the market in car form and the U.S. will by the end of the year, and once those take off it'll only be a year or two before the SUV versions start hitting for you...stop yawning. Hell, we'd be at the point you wanted already if we'd spent the last 5 years putting as much money into R&D as the chinese. Eh, maybe if our auto industry paid what the Chinese one paid, we could have done that much R&D.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 18, 2010 -> 11:30 PM) Just because Hossa isnt scoring goals doesnt mean he hasnt been a factor. Imo hes generally one of the more dominant players on the ice. He is a great defender and he is good at getting the puck of the boards at getting it to teammates. Agreed. He has done such a good job at working the puck out of the defensive zone at key times.

And now the fun begins.

This has just been a complete ass kicking on the road. Make it five out of six games this year.

GOOOOOOD NIGHT SAN JOSE!