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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 01:51 PM) Fine. How about one 2 weeks ago? Are you seriously going to somehow try to argue that oil spills should not be a major concern? If there had been 1 oil spill in the last 40 years we might have something to talk about. But they spill regularly, especially in these sorts of OCS areas you want to hit. There are concerns with pretty much every energy that is being put forth. The ones that are considered green, aren't talked about. But pointing to an event 40 years ago as why something should not happen is still just silly. The only reason the laws are the way they are is because a bunch of rich people live there. Teddy Kennedy is pulling the same stunts 3000 miles away with some of the very same things that are supposed to be saving our planet as we speak.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 12:23 PM) The U of C provided definition to the City. If you would like a map for clarification, here is one off of the OFFICIAL City's website which shows area 32 being the Loop, which is of course the area that was defined by the University of Chicago in the 1920's http://egov.cityofchicago.org/webportal/CO...ommarea_num.pdf In other words, they made it bigger so they could benefit off of it with higher prices because you are IN THE LOOP. Its the same reason people say they live in the WEST LOOP or SOUTH LOOP. They can make up whatever they want, it doesn't make it right. The loop by the very definition is the loop of the CTA. Anything else is just grandstanding.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 10:06 AM) So, how exactly do you plan to pull off this drilling without f***ing up the environment? The areas that are the most prime drilling locations are either locations that are right in hurricane alley or are difficult to control locations off of the Pacific seaboard near California, where simple drilling (not a wreck, just drilling the ocean floor) caused a pretty large spill back in the 60's which led to the implementation of the drilling moratorium in the first place. The idea that one accident 40 years ago controls energy policy to some extent is just silly.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 12:00 PM) Well, the old definition is what you gave, I gave the official city definition of what the Loop is. University of Chicago= Official? how so?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 10:22 AM) Jermaine Dye for Maggs. And Scotty Pods for LF. You don't have to replace the power numbers HR for HR. A more balanced and consistant line up pays its own type of dues. Look at 05 when we had the lead in something like the first 50 games of the season.

This thread has been opened and closed more times than Paris's legs...

QUOTE (almagest @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 01:04 PM) Like who? Who are we going to replace the 60+ homers and ~200 RBIs we'd get from, say, Thome and Dye, or the mid-.800 OPS we'd get from a career-average Konerko with? What Terry Tiffees and Nick Puntos do you recommend we get? Who did we replace Carlos Lee and Magglio Ordonez with in 2005?

QUOTE (zenryan @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 07:19 AM) 90% winning percentage? You should make these threads for the entire month of August. October

I am disappointed that I have to be the one to post this.... THIS.TEAM.IS.DEAD. [wags finger] Big, big win. Ozzie does it again. These guys are fun.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 08:05 AM) Why would they go dig a hole to match the one the McCain campaign seems to be digging? That is exactly what he was saying... Why would it be such a big deal that Camp Obama isn't saying something?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 04:26 PM) The West Loop and South Loop are the West Loop and the South Loop, those are different areas. The most specific, literal definition is the area the L tracks go around. And no, the Sears Tower is technically not in the Loop either. If you define the "loop" as the general downtown area, then yeah, that's a much wider area. That's exactly right. All of those other areas have piggy-backed themselves onto the "loop" name so that they could raise the rents.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 09:53 PM) The best way to fix the energy crisis is simple, throw all the crap against a wall and see what sticks. That means putting more resources into alternative energy and for christ's sake, freaking DRILL! (and please, don't displace any precise caribou while we are drilling). I swear to god, if I hear one more democrat defend not to drill offshore with the excuse "Well, it do anything for another 10 years" garbage, I might jump off a bridge. The point for drilling isn't just to try and lower gas prices now, but lower gas prices for the future, and get rid of our dependence on foreign oil. What if WWIII breaks out and we are in a war with Iran, and other terrorist countries? What do we do for oil then? Use the strategic oil supply? Well, if idiots like Pelosi got their way, if such a war broke out, we wouldn't have any oil left in the supply. My god. Am I the only one who wants to pull my hair out or am I stupid or something? The irony is ALL of the solutions are going to take a long time to implement. Does anyone really think gigantic wind farms are going to get built in a week or two? The governmental process, the zoing, the lawsuits, and everything else involved in all of these solutions make them just as long term as drilling. But that never gets said.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) Of course not, he goes nuts and the team catches fire, that's a fact. But when people try to say that Ozzie intentionally does it to get the press off the players. C'mon. He's not that smart and I hope they're not that fragile. Its not about being fragile, its about being a good boss. A guy like that knows that just because he is getting heat from his boss, doesn't mean he needs to pass it down hill. They realize that to get guys relaxed and doing their best work, they need to function in their ideal enviornment. For a baseball player answering repeated questions about why *you* are playing badly, really doesn't help. Its much easier when everyone is questioning Ozzie about his latest rant to go about your business and play ball.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 04:19 PM) I wouldn't blast on the reporters. They realize a good story when they see/hear one and Ozzie always is good copy. They'd be fired if they ignored the stuff he puts out there. But how many of them have stopped, perked up their ears, and said "why is he throwing this milkbone right now?" and "what happens after we chase it down?" Guess what, the offense woke up and carried this team. Surprised? I'm not.

62-49 +1 game over MN

Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks At Media Availability, St. Louis, MO, 7/7/08 http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/pos...GM4NjQ0Y2RkMzg= The irony is that on July 7th, the price of crude closed at $141.64, it closed August 4th at 121.61. Crude is DOWN $20 a barrel since he made his statements about NOT opening up the reserves, and now its an emergency? Sounds to me like the energy attacks are starting to worry the Dems.

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 12:04 PM) I always call it downtown also.The interesting thing is everyones opinion where downtown actually begins and all its boundries. Ask someone where the "loop" is. Its funny how many areas try to add themselves to that area.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 11:59 AM) Is Ozzie that smart? Really. I say it's a co-inkee-dinkee. Go back and map out his temper tantrums over this year and the years past.

Its not about the bunt, the throwing at a player, or anything else in that article. This is Ozzie going out there and taking the attention of a team that is playing like s*** and putting it on himself, again. Everytime this team has played badly for a stretch, one of this tantrums has happened. Then the team relaxes and starts to play better. Its like Ozzie has a milkbone and all of the idiot reporters are dogs that run off chasing the milkbone to where-ever he throws it to.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 11:42 AM) Does anybody remember the scenario of the suspended game that they will be finishing in Baltimore? Any pitchers who have already pitched and been taken out cannot pitch again. Any new roster additions can be played in this game.

Crude Oil has traded under $120 a couple of times the last two days. Today it has been under as much as it has been over. It will be interesting to see where they settle this thing. Another interesting number is the 118.32 mark, which would be a 20% decline from the highs. After that, it has a way to fall again.

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You understand the Democratic machine and don't fight against it. You've never ever considered the idea of hiring non-union laborers. You've never been to Springfield. You know a good gyros joint. You know what Giordanos, Lou Malnati's, and Gino's have in common. You know when the last time the Cubs won a pennant. You know exactly how many cars are "legally" allowed to turn left after the light turns red. You don't know which ethnic "fest" to choose on any given Summer weekend. Your idea of relaxing and getting away from it all is Ravinia (with 10,000 others who have the same idea). You can recite many of "The Blues Brothers" lines and know where they filmed certain scenes. You consider paying someone to watch your car at a sporting event as just another "city tax." The "Living Room" is called the "front room" You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois" You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake" You refer to Chicago as "The City" "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986 You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers! You buy "The Trib" You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car! You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is You understand what "lake-effect" means You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. You have ridden the "L" You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708, 312, & 815 You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a side" example:"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE." You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet! You wear gym shoes, not sneakers. Your favorite melody to hum is "Bang,Bang,Bang-Skeet,Skeet,Skeet!!!!" You faithfully attended Lil Louis parties at The Bismarck. You GOT to have spaghetti at your barbecue. You are STILL a Bulls fan........ You think kicking it outside of White Castles parking lot, (79th and Stony Island) is the "Freak Nik" You go to Harold`s and order 4 pc wing, mild sauce, salt and pepper. You have a picture of Harold Washington in your kitchen, living room, family room or basement. You have ever waited in line at Home of the Hoagy on 111th for 30-45 minutes for a steak samich wit cheese You have ever been to the Tiki Room lounge in Hyde Park You have Y made a special trip downtown because you had a craving for Garrett's caramel and cheese popcorn. What!!! We don`t get a Fifty? Oh yeah.... You drink at bars called "Bud on Tap" or "Milwaukee's Best" -- no names, just beer signs out front. It's January and you see someone's kitchen chair in the street, and you know that if you're a responsible citizen and bring it back to the sidewalk you will be shot on sight You live two miles from work and it takes you two hours to drive there You don't flinch when you pay the fifth toll of your 45-minute car ride on the highway When you read a big story in the paper about mob ties in the city government, your first reaction is "So, tell me something I don't know." You know Lincoln Towing is Satan incarnate. You've paid $105 for towing, $30 for more than one "street cleaning" ticket, $58 for a city vehicle sticker, and $70 for a license plate sticker -- and chalk it all up to "neighborhood taxes." You pluralize grocery stores and retail chains: "I'm going to Jewels"; "I bought it at Targets"; "I couldn't find parking at Wal-Marts" You've taken the Red Line past the point where all white people get off and all black people get on -- or vice versa. You've cursed at a cyclist, pedestrian, or in-line skater on the lakefront path. You know the significance of State and Madison. You wonder if the fries will taste the same at Sammy Sosa's Restaurant. You don't miss Planet Hollywood. You're not ashamed of wearing a big fur Russian hat, or a headsock with one hole in it, in public from November through March. When you refer to "LSD" you don't necessarily mean the drug School can get cancelled due to both extreme heat AND cold You still claim that the Sears Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the world Peter. Francis. Geraci. You would prefer it if New York just kept Macy's You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Chicago.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 05:27 AM) Ed, Jeffry, John, this guy. Stuff like this rarely happens in the south, I think it's a snow thing, it makes y'all crazy. http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_...arez/index.html

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 06:33 PM) I have. Plenty of them. the bigger they get, the more humpbacked they get, but there are definitely some huge raccoons out there. How could you not see any on the side of the road in Southern Illinois? those things are mutants down there Samething with the coons in the park systems. Those are some huge dudes.

Griffey will get a standing O tonight. i would put money on it.