southsider2k5

Well at least the Bears can beat Cleveland...

QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) The problem is that the location is most of the draw. Just building a stadium isn't enough. I can't imagine the locals there would allow another stadium built in that area, and Wrigley has landmark status so it can't be torn down. There is no where around there to even do it. It is so densely packed in that it is impossible.

Wow. It doesn't take long, does it?

QUOTE (zenryan @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 01:17 AM) They are still USC meaning they will probably get a Fiesta Bowl bid. Notre Dame is the King of the too high bowl game. Maybe they will play each other this year...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 06:46 AM) so basically the cubs are saying "Take bradley and his contract, plus pay the difference in the contract split in half(43 million)"? I cant see the Blue Jays going for that, they dont have a lot of money to be just throwing around The way things are now, they are going to pay the whole damned thing. Part is better than all.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 07:56 AM) because you have examples of this? Typical bulls*** from conservatives on this site... I can't argue with you, so I'll argue against the person I wish I was arguing against. You have gone completely off of the deep end.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 1, 2009 -> 07:51 AM) I just read part one. If parts two through four are equally weak, then this is a pointless piece of journalism. What he is accusing GS of doing - selling debt instruments it feels are riskier than their rating suggests - is not only not illegal, its exactly what an IB should do. This is one of the most basic fundamentals of investing. If you hold an instrument, and receive data that suggests its risk level is going up without a priced-in premium for that risk - you sell it. How is this illegal? Do you expect investors to go to market every time they want to sell and say "I'm sorry but, this dog is a loser, I'm just warning you in advance"? That's absurd. lol, so now mitigating risk is bad, along with taking on risk. Nice.

Quite likely you are correct, but it is "Life's been good.."

Wow. That is just terrible.

f***ing Yankees. You really wonder if Philly is down 2-1 if that makes them second guess holding back Lee for another day.

Now of all the people who should have gotten that post, it should be someone with the name Walsh in their ID.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 07:34 PM) When the other argument against a poll is something to the likes of : "well, I think the questioning is kind of misleading and might lead to uninformed answers" "they called on a holiday and didn't get equal representation" "This poll has a pretty high margin of error, I don't think I'd put all my eggs in their basket" or anything remotely related to the actual poll, instead of: yeah well, people lie, so these pollsters probably lied, oh yea sure you can look at the questions they asked but they probably lied about the questions because people lie. Sorry but they do. Then you don't deserve a polite response.This is the third go around of this stupid argument. If you don't believe polls because you are incapable of understanding the methodology, then just admit, don't hide yourself behind "well theyz is probably lyin', I seena heard people do that." As opposed to your side which seems to be, they agree with me, so they can't be at fault. Yep, that is much more sound logic. You'll do great coming out of a school for journalism.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 06:57 PM) what is that opposed to? Nothing in my argument? Okay, move along. I saw your "argument". It is a pathetic pat on your own back. Speaking of needing to move on, you might try actually listening to the other side of say, anything.

Lucky I'm sane after all I've been through...

Damn that list of bad contracts at the end might make it worth it to take a chance on another year of Bradley. All though I sure wouldn't mind the Cubs handcuffing themselves some more.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:05 PM) Dye is a great individual to have on a team. I also think JD knows that the present option at $12M is unrealistic and he said he would be willing to give a hometown discount. But, let's not insult the fella either. No one is going to offer him more than half of what he got last year.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 01:06 PM) why did they lead with Aaron Hill? Look at the source, it is a Canadian publication.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 11:04 AM) I ignored the rest because it wasn't based in any sort of fact. You're assumption that they are lying is just a cover up for your inexperience in statistical data and a way for you to explain away your uncomfortableness to yourself. Why would Rasmussen continue to be transparent and show us their leading questions if they could just lie? Because actual people are called, and they can actually get caught, easily, and they can actually go out of business because of this. People pay for these polls. News orgs subscribe to them, if they got caught lying they would be ostracized and not used anymore. The variations in polls result in variations in questioning, to be sure, but also, changes in who was polled, what their sample sizes were, etc. You think that because you are acting cynical to all polls and making silly claims like they could lie about their methodology makes you reasonable, when it just shows the opposite. As opposed to only thinking people who think differently are lying?

QUOTE (1977 sox fan @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) Also the Sox may spend more money then you all think . I mean no one here knows what there going to do or how much there budget will be . I for one would think they would spend more this year because they have a strong rotation . But i don't know either but to try and fill out a lineup and fix the bullpen on the cheap with the rotation we have would be stupid because if they win in the long run they will make money . Anyone who has followed the finanaces and history of this team, can get pretty accurately close to where the payroll will be next year.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 31, 2009 -> 12:51 AM) Community is starting to grow on me. Also, Modern Family is genius. Hopefully they have credit to Matt Groening for that one.

QUOTE (NIUSox @ Oct 30, 2009 -> 11:24 PM) We "Fall Back" one hour on Sunday. Sunday at 2 am!

Just working with rocks has to be pretty similar to teenagers... I mean most of them are stoned!

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Oct 30, 2009 -> 10:39 PM) They got the job done in the end, which is all you can ask for really. If we can play the way we have been playing without Toews and Hossa, it's going to setup our season nicely, which it has so far. I'd make a case that we are really missing guys like Eager and Burish too, because teams are really taking liberties with us.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Oct 30, 2009 -> 10:02 PM) I'm confused with your recent Bulls related posts. Are you anti-Bulls for some reason? Not anti-Bulls, just anti the complete s*** effort they gave tonight.

Way to lay a huge turd tonight...