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So we are something like 10 hours after this, and they still have no idea exactly what happened. The funny part, look at all of the different agencies involved. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/business/07markets.html?hp None of these regulating bodies work together, or have any communications with each other. If it does indeed trace back to one marketplace, the others would have no way of knowing there is a problem before it is too late.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ May 6, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) 2007 and 2009 Jermaine Dye called to say they disagree, firmly..... Yeah, and those are the years that the organization intervened.

It also means there was a very damned good reason why Pods isn't a member of the Sox right now.

Yeah, so Pods didn't want a two year deal... He wanted THREE from the Sox.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2010 -> 08:48 AM) I thought Kenny and Boras kissed and made up over the winter (during the Damon discussions). And besides he owes us one for giving Andruw Jones a shot at regular playing time. Hell, if anything he owes us. He was done. Ozzie saved his ass.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 6, 2010 -> 09:03 PM) Watching the Hawks highlights, it seems like after every goal, Loungo starts complaining to refs. What does he want them to do? Like I said, you have to make their stars uncomfortable. Luongo is not that mentally strong. If you make him think about contact, he melts. Their skill players are all the same way.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 6, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) There is not enough evidence to suggest that. He suddenly learned to hit at the age of 32? I love Pods as much as anyone, but he's simply not Rod Carew all the sudden....he'll come back down to earth... The Royals have 12 runs tonight. I guess Peavy gets more credit for shutting them down?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 6, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) What type of arm issues? His arm was sore from not having pitched for years.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 6, 2010 -> 01:37 PM) Rios' WAR: 1.3 Putz's xFIP: 1.83 You know why this bullpen is bad? It's because Ozzie keeps trotting out Linebrink and Williams instead of Santos and Putz. Santos and Putz have a combined 20 innings under their belt while Linebrink and Williams have 22. Those 42 innings should be distributed a lot more towards Putz and Santos. The Sox are going to rightfully baby Santos. This is second year of pitching, and he went through a sore arm last year.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ May 6, 2010 -> 05:40 PM) Cubs getting stomped again by the Pirates. Just thought I would mention that. Not that its important but cmon Cubs its the f***ing Pirates. And going to be swept.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 6, 2010 -> 04:46 PM) Robin Roberts passed away today. I was looking at his stats and I don't see how he's in the Hall and Bert Blyleven and Tommy John, aren't. Roberts - 286 W 245 L 3.41 ERA 305 CG 45 SHO 902 BB 2357 K Blyleven - 287 W 250 L 3.31 ERA 242 CG 60 SHO 1322 BB 3701 K John - 288 W 231 L 3.34 ERA 162 CG 46 SHO 1259 BB 2245 K Way different eras.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ May 6, 2010 -> 07:36 PM) according to someone on the tv from the motley fool, is was s&p futures sell orders. supposedly the guy hit 16 billion rather an 16 million. supposedly he hit 16B rather than 16M I actually had a VP at a company I worked for enter a trade in the Dow Jones futures where they switched the amount of contracts (250) and the Dow Jones price at the time (8500ish) on a sell order. So they put in an order to sell 8500 Dow contracts all of the way down to 250. About a thousand contracts got filled before the market got ran and the exchange cancelled the order. The funny thing was that the lucky ass made about $250k off of it because the market rallied right after it happened.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:22 PM) Good because that is the only way I would want him to coach the Bulls. And after they got LeBron here, they could just fire him later and get a guy who can actually coach.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ May 6, 2010 -> 06:41 PM) I just commented on that. IMO, you're sorta right... and yes, the 'Hawks have some speed... but Vancouver plays better in that environment then in a really physical game. When it's really physical, they lose their mental capacities... Look at the differences between the first game and the last two. The Hawks had to play a skilled up tempo game to beat Nashville, but they aren't going to beat Vancouver doing that. They have to make their stars uncomfortable, and that is exactly what they have done the last two games.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ May 5, 2010 -> 09:02 PM) Laughable, there is as much talent in the NBA as there has been at any point in NBA history. There was a pretty big lull following the Jordan era but the talent and the style of play is terrific right now. And anyone who complains about NBA refs should also hate college basketball and HS basketball because refs at those levels are even worse. If you can't enjoy watching the Spurs, Suns, Jazz, Lakers, OKC, etc. play then you just don't like basketball. Edit: Also not sure why this is such a topic in a hockey thread but the complaints about the NBA are for the most part ridiculous especially since most people love college basketball which is a vastly inferior product outside of the excitement of a one and done tournament (but more exciting doesn't' mean a better brand of basketball, it is just more dramatic). The talent is better in the NBA than it has been for a while, which makes the 6 to 8 men standing around on any given play even more of a shame. I HATE the one on one game in the NBA, and it is even worse in the playoffs. I'll take a high school game or a college game over that crap anytime because of the style of play.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ May 6, 2010 -> 07:23 PM) A fat finger at that level should not have happened. Usually there's some sort of override that has to be done on that stuff, IIRC. Trust me, it can. The face that I have yet to hear of the marketplace busting trades tells me that it was human error.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ May 5, 2010 -> 04:43 PM) if dye can hit better than .230 average I dont care let him play JD hasn't taken a competitive swing for eight months. I really don't think he would step in and hit better than .230 for at least a month.

QUOTE (stretchstretch @ May 6, 2010 -> 06:26 PM) this post is absolutely dead on. does Coop fix every single problem, no, but his success rate is very high, very acceptable, and very much appreciated by this fan. Name me a player who consistently progressed offensively under Walker (even plotted as a best fit curve if you have to). There's also a tendency for good/great hitters to open strong with the Sox then regress sequentially under Walker, Quentin case in point, Beckham case in point, ARam case in point. I also look at an "unfixable" Uribe who has had two career years at the plate in SF. And I simply don't want to hear about Q's injury/attitude, Beck's soph slump, Uribe in natl league pitching.... no excuses. You mean like Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye?

Keep in mind that Berkman's contract is just a few million more than Konerko's. He pretty much replaces him for this year. If we were to trade for him today, we are looking at assuming about 80% of his annual salary. If it waits until Memorial Day-ish, whem most teams start to deal, that leaves the Sox only with about 2/3 of his salary for this year.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 6, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) I love how people are looking to seriously blame everyone in the government for something that happened because of a f***up by one person at Citigroup. If it is indeed a fat fingered trade, it does happen. I have seen it happen first hand in a futures market, but never in a stock.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 6, 2010 -> 07:44 PM) he is a history teacher. He finally thought up a funny title for the article.

Well at least he gave them the possibility to just suspend him without pay.

All I have to say it Anti f***ing Neimi!!!

Per the Whitesox.com mailer

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) Because it's easy to pretend that'll go away. There have already been reports of people going back to their homelands because of troubles finding a job in this recession. There is no reason to think that wouldn't happen to a larger extent if we cleaned up our employers.