southsider2k5

So is tonight a "must win" for the Hawks? I say yes.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 8, 2009 -> 11:19 PM) I was sitting behind the White Sox dugout tonight, and I know Contreras was bad and has been bad, but some of the classless people around there are way out of line with what they are yelling at him. The guy is perhaps the biggest reason there is a trophy at that park. He also is a guy that wasn't supposed to pitch until August, if ever again. Remove him from the rotation, but the Count will rise again, and all these "fans" will be singing another tune. I understand the whole, "I bought a ticket, I have a right to be an asshole" talk, the funny thing is most of the people who pop off didn't buy their own ticket, but saying disgusting things like what was being thrown at Jose shouldn't be said to anybody higher than Drew Peterson. The same types of things get said about players here too. It is embarrassing in any case.

QUOTE (danman31 @ May 9, 2009 -> 05:14 AM) Why are we taking guys that throw mid to high 80s in the 3rd round? Mark Buehrle types fall deep into the draft like he did. Draft velocity early, wtf. I thought MB fell in the draft because he was a draft and follow?

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 8, 2009 -> 02:51 PM) Fisher didn't slap anyone. I think you mean Alston. FWIW, what Fisher did should have been 2 games. Yeah, I mixed up Alston and Fisher... The point still stands

I find it interesting that the NBA has found its testicles when it comes to suspensions. There isn't a chance that Fishers slap was worse than Rondos two point takedown of Kirk Hinrich into the scorers table.

Jim Thome is so important to this line up as its only real left-handed power threat. If we could get him back at a discount, I'd jump all over it.

That's cool. All are welcome, even those who don't want to play. It is a great time, if you don't believe me, ask all of the people who have played before, and are making sure to play again.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 5, 2009 -> 04:52 PM) SI MARK BUEHRLE WAS RIGHT!!!

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 8, 2009 -> 11:22 AM) I find this piece here incredibly annoying, it's like they're desperate for something to talk about. http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2009/05/08/dont...es-under-obama/ Yeah... an officer admitted being gay and got discharged from the Army... well no s***, it hasn't been repealed yet, whenever it happens it will be a pretty substantial change. Holy s***, we must really have ADD in this country really bad. Obama has over 3 1/2 years left in this term to repeal DADT. They're already coming after him as if he flip-flopped. IIRC wasn't Obama pretty quiet on most of these issues in the campaign? I mean he spoke the company line and all, but I seem to remember him getting criticism for this not being a bigger issue for him, with him being a minority himself.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ May 8, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) He's coming off a rain shortened no-hitter, has a 1.85 ERA, and 28Ks in 27.1 IP. "Isn't even close" is being a bit tough on AP don't you think? He needs to work on the walks, but clearly, he's closer than you're giving him credit for. Well for starters, Ozzie Guillen said he isn't ready, so that isn't exactly an odd opinion.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 8, 2009 -> 08:18 AM) I think Jose Contreras is in the lead for the opposite Cy Young. If they have one. I see your Contreras, and raise you my Wang.

Obama, not only a greedy speculator, but a subprime borrower most likely... http://www.scrivener.net/2009/05/was-presi...e-borrower.html

Hopefully their case is air tight and this SOB never sees the light of day again.

Is this kid a Borass guy? Why didn't he sign?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 8, 2009 -> 07:04 AM) Is this the time to package Alexei and a prospect for some pitching? I don't know if it was a one time thing or not, but for a guy that hasn't really played SS in a long time, Nix was damned impressive. I think Lillibridges fate got sealed to Charlotte as soon as Anderson is ready.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 7, 2009 -> 10:42 AM) From the CDC: I want my billion and a half back

Great job by the Hawks after being held to nothing for 118 minutes in Chicago. Way to stick with it and send it back to Vancouver tied at two. And Khabi was the f***ing man to stonewall the Nucks at the beginning of the oT.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ May 7, 2009 -> 08:47 AM) Ridge says he is not running for the Senate seat. Obama is not running for President either...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) So if I'm reading this right, you're agreeing that GMAC is insolvent. It is certianly possible. I haven't seen their books. I don't know where they get asset valuation from.

They had Perry topping out at 94/95, so they might have been underestimating the guy all night. I don't think I saw MB over 87 either.

What no love for Buehrle? 5-0 with a one hitter over eight innings... Nice job by the boys jumping on Galaraga early with the 5 big runs in the first inning with two outs...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:45 PM) Link I have actually explained this before. Because a bank is technically insolvent before they are bankrupt, the amount of asset valuations and capital don't always line up. Technically a bank with an 89% asset to loan ratio is worthless, no matter now much they own in assets.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...sp&c_id=cws

QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2009 -> 11:07 AM) Keep in mind that at 19, he's one of the youngest players in the league. And at 18 years old, he was ripping up the Appalachian League before getting promoted late last season. (23 doubles in 235 at-bats... for an 18 year old? Gotta like that.) He had a very rough start to this season (0 for 20 or something like that), but has been coming around pretty well since. For example, he's had one or more hits in 8 of his last 10 games. Gilmore sounds like what Brandon Allen did a couple of years ago... Any comparisions between the two?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 7, 2009 -> 05:23 AM) I don't know about banning them but maybe restricting them to certain times of the day and/or TV and radio stations. Yeah, I am not exactly looking forward to the day when my three year old asks a question about one of them during a game of some sort.