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QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 11:53 AM) At least when they're healthy (I know that's asking a lot but they should be by late April) they have 2 elite outfielders, 2 elite infielders, a true ace and an elite closer. The Cubs by my count have 1 elite infielder, a great 1B who's known to have elite seasons and that's about it in terms of great baseball players unless Marmol blossoms this season which could very well happen. It will be interesting to see what Johan does this year. This numbers all took a turn for the worse last year, and that was most likely due to elbow problems. That kind of stuff is really scary, especially for a guy who has mad major surgery already in his career, and has about $100 million plus still left on his contract. The whole complexion of that team take a hit if Santana isn't #1 and on top of his game.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 11:23 AM) Looks like the Mets just can't do anything right. After all the injuries last year, they are having more player problems again this year: First Beltran has knee surgery, likely keeping him out until May or June. Then Reyes has the thyroid issue, and will start the season on the DL. And now K-Rod has to take a personal leave of absence to take care of "family business", and according to CBS sports, he will miss the beginning of the season. It's gotta be rough to be a Mets fan recently. The Mets are the reason I can't agree with people who say the Cubs are the worst team $140 million can buy.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 10:44 AM) Ive heard that they have a beautiful website, but they cant seem to hang onto the better and more veteran posters for very long. Very few go there because the quality of posters suffers when the veterans leave for places that have no high posting rates like Soxtalk.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 09:24 AM) Who are you kidding. You know you still go to the penny arcade to get a glimpse of the newest moving pictures. Except now they have the extra large print in between scenes.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 12:01 AM) And he's darn-near getting reassigned to WSI. Oh there is worse... we could always send him to the Pittsburgh Pirates of White Sox message boards...

QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 11:03 PM) any chance there's a Dawson on the wall that was scratched out? Awesome call

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 08:08 PM) So, are we all agreed that the writers have decided to not even touch why Walt was such a big deal for two seasons? I would be shocked if Walt doesn't show back up at some point.

4TH LINE!!!

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 08:56 PM) Yeah, they are throwing a lot of pucks at the net... they are looking like they did earlier in the year. Now if a line other than the 4th could bury one. The are getting lots of great chances on things other than breakaways. That is a nice step forward over the last couple weeks.

Its too bad that he turned down the trade here the first time, because Peavy seems like the type of guy that Sox fans would worship.

QUOTE (False Alarm @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) hahn's response to being named by BA as the top GM candidate with no previous GM experience is funny: Its funny, because it is true. I wish Kenny's kid was better, just so I could see the press conference the day that KW traded him.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 05:53 PM) http://twitter.com/OzzieGuillen/status/11390407209 It's hilarious he writes like he sounds. He sounds like a fifth grade dropout... oh wait.

Garcia has always been a guy that was focus challenged. Even when he had his good stuff, he would come out in the first inning and throw softer than he did the rest of the game. I want to see if he answers the bell in a week. If he still is hit around in April, then I will worry.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) Greg Aquino did everything he could to make the team but didn't. 12.1 innings pitched , 0.00 ERA, 0.57 WHIP, 8K, 3 BB, .105 Avg. against . With Santos out of options he had no chance. His chance was for Santos to suck. Santos pitched well, and won the spot.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) Sowers cleared waivers and was outrighted to AAA. The fact that NO ONE took a chance on him tells you everything you need to know about how far he has fallen.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 05:26 PM) One thing I thought was interesting is that Jin and Sun weren't married in the alternate timeline. Remember, Jacob had showed up at their wedding. I had forgotten about that.

This is the best the Hawks have looked in a while, the D has been great, especially the netminding on that long two man advantage.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) This gets no traction whatsoever in the Drudge universe. That's how it works. Those aren't the people he is going for...

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 08:39 AM) Obama all of a sudden a big fan of off shore drilling. Asshole. The guy isn't stupid. He knows the quickest way out of office is $5 gas.

QUOTE (Chi Town Sox @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 01:42 PM) Is this the same Chris Bosh that is a Center for the Raptors who averages almost 37 percent from 3 point land this year LOL? If by 37%, you mean he is taking a shot every three games, then yes.

Nevermind. Neither one of you guys have any idea what I am trying to say.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 11:27 PM) Don't forget about that hit he saved Colon against the Angels where he ranged about half the infield to get a screaming liner off of Rivera's bat. What angers me at times is people complaining about some error that Nix made. Truth be told, the majority of the time, your usual second baseman doesn't get to the ball Nix gets to. That's a nice non sequitor, but I haven't seen anyone complain about his play at 2B. The problem is that the guy is a back up utility IF, and he only plays defense at one position well. It knocks your value down a lot when you aren't very good at the different parts of your job.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 11:27 AM) Huh? The federal government doesn't need to subsidize itself - its not about valuation rules, its about the fact that the federal government equals the federal government. Being exempt is irrelevant here. They don't need to subsidize themselves for anything, ever, any more than you have to subsidize yourself. They don't need to subsidize themselves because they aren't subject to accounting laws that they do require banks to follow. It is absolutely the center of this story. If they weren't exempt from this stuff, they wouldn't be able to give out below market loans unless they were subsidizing at the other end as well.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 10:56 AM) Its also not where the savings come from. Indirectly, they are of course related - the purpose of the subsidy is for the banks to take losses on the loans, and that does relate to valuation. But the taxpayer savings is about not having to pay the subsidy, and partially about money made on interest, offset by the already-existing default risk (they were always federally backed), and the new implementation costs. That is what I have been saying. If the government does it, they are exempt from the things that they force private banks to do. They don't show these loans as losses, there fore they don't need the subsidy.

QUOTE (SI1020 @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 10:07 AM) Yes it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the Tigers did better than a lof of folks think they will. Seriously though, do 2/3 of you really think the Sox have fielded a division winning team? Even in a relatively weak division? The pitching is the most important thing. If the starters do what they normally do, plus we get a decent season out of the pen, this team can win 90 games even with a suspect offense.