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It ought to be interesting to see who is left to pay for everyone else... The other thing to note is this doesn't include recesion period data. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/21/business...mp;ref=business

Throw.Strikes.Jose.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 11:19 AM) Ozzie said in the paper that he wanted another catcher to help Castro and AJ. So probably Armstrong or Flowers. The others are up in the air. Probably Fields, Betemit, Nunez, etc. The ones that have been up this year. There is zero chance that Armstrong is up over Flowers, unless an injury happens. I also don't see Betemit being back up, as I believe they took him off of the 40 man roster.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 11:30 AM) ^^^ Alexei also makes a ton of random mental mistakes. That's the biggest difference for me. He needs to keep focused for an entire game. Otherwise it is a tough choice. Jose made more spectacular plays, but Alexei doesn't screw up the random average plays like Jose did.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 10:53 AM) So anyone watch the Miss Universe pageant (always good for a laugh). Miss Australia came 4th. She was a $3 favourite down here to win. BTW, WTF was Heidi Montag wearing in her performance? Thought it looked terrible. Please turn in your man card.

Interesting write up from the right wing WSJ. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB2000142405...3109310680.html And a similar article from the Trib. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion...0,2946061.story

Keep in mind we do still have six game left against Detroit. We also only have three games left against MN, which are at the end of this road trip. We control our own fate... whether that is good or bad who knows, but we aren't done.

QUOTE (Tex @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:28 AM) My ethics are grounded in Christian beliefs. My ethnicity is German. Damn you, you dirty ape

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) That's funny, I thought you were Irish. If you were, this level of celebratory boozing would not be foreign to you, at weddings or funerals. BTW, that gave me a new thread idea.

Let's hear what parts of the world your ancestors are from! For me, England and Germany are the biggest, with a sprig of Polish mixed in there.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:07 AM) That's funny, I thought you were Irish. If you were, this level of celebratory boozing would not be foreign to you, at weddings or funerals. Nope, German and English mostly. I do have some good Polish lines in me though, so it wasn't a complete surprise.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 01:53 AM) id rather have him than rios. We didn't exactly have the chance to get him without giving up anyone either...

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 08:40 AM) come on... that's like saying, no one has disproved that the reason we haven't been attacked since 9-11 is because I bought a glass horse statue in Venice so it must be true. So basically you are saying that everyone someone just cries "liberal" bias is enough to discount a story. Got it.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 10:15 PM) the rule of thumb needs to be, if you have "data" provided by a party with an agenda with the issue, it needs to be verified by an independent source. to blindly quote numbers that are provided by conservative think tank (or liberal ones) whose agenda is to oppose the same public policy issue they are reporting on, is irresponsible. There are plenty of institutions or independent (public or private) bodies who can verify your research to be accurate or fictional. Like I said... it hasn't been disproved yet either. Which is pretty important with the health gestapo asking you to call the White House.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 07:44 PM) So we get called out for using any data at all from any group on the left, and when we return the favor, it's always different? So you should be very happy that I said there was no bias and asked for independant verification, just like the left always does.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 23, 2009 -> 06:33 PM) thanks for the link.. did you read the article to realize why its unreliable? The figure has been disseminated by the Pacific Research Institute, a conservative think tank that opposes the Obama administration's push for health-care reform. The Verdict: In dispute — but most researchers who study health care issues rely on the Census Bureau's figures. Has anyone proved them wrong, other than by association that is?

Happy Birthday

So if there ever was a such thing as a redneck wedding, I was there yesterday. I have never seen the booze and beer flowing before, during, and after the ceremony, and for the wedding party included.

Thome is hurting pretty bad. You could see it when they showed him at 1B earlier in that inning.

Fragments was god awful. Glad I only Redbox'd it.

Here is the actual article http://nrinstitute.org/mediamalpractice/?p=134

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Aug 22, 2009 -> 06:08 PM) proof that the number isnt 45 million? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/...n-or-8-million/

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Aug 21, 2009 -> 08:43 PM) http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/first-and-...ytime-soon.html Here's the article in USAToday. I'm surprised Zook took such a high road. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/foo...ng-regime_N.htm A Florida Illinois rivalry? In football? HA!

Heard an interesting stat on the radio this morning... In the last 10 years, the team with the largest division lead at the end of the regular season is only 5-5 in their opening round playoff series's. Going to the next step, they have only even made it to the World Series once during those 10 years, and they have not won a single WS title.