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QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Jan 21, 2008 -> 10:16 AM) According to ESPN the White Sox, Nationals, and Astros are still interested in Colon. Unless Bruuce Levine is right and KW did back off because he was 'mad' at his agent. I really have a hard time believing Colon will go to an NL team. So I think there is still a chance.... Plus Soxfest is less than a week away and if you look at recent history, KW has made some moves the week of SOxfest. I don't see Bartolo really wanting to run bases again in the NL. Just a hunch, but I think the Sox are the leaders if they want to be.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 20, 2008 -> 06:33 PM) So...in addition...you can also figure that the K.C. Royals took a look at Bartolo, evaluated his health and asking price, and decided that giving $3 million to Brett Tomko would be a better decision. That's the last place team, the team that spent $55 million on Gil Meche...turning their back on Bartolo Colon, and deciding that Tomko would work better. Please just stop asking for this guy people. The ROYALS don't want him. Please keep that in mind. It could also be that Colon is looking for a multi-year deal for much more money than Tomko is looking at.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 11:31 PM) Can't confirm the legitimacy of this, but it looks like there may have been some Clinton strong arming going on in NV... http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/1/1.../644/790/439573 I'd fake shock, but then again, this just happened in NH.

That might be the dumbest thing to come out of a Presidential campaign if this is true. #1 would cause a deflationary cycle that would destroy already shaky housing and credit markets, not to mention explode unemployment nationwide. #2 Would completely stall growth in this country, and in fact it would contract our economy to fit into how much gold we have. It would cause a massive inflationary cycle in the dollar. It will KILL the lower classes in this country. You can't just assign an arbitrary value to a currency. Free market systems dictate that, and tying it to a fixed commodity limits growth. The dollar might be worth more, but no one will be using it, because the world wouldn't be dealing with the US under the protectionism that is being pedaled here anyway. #3 More inflation. Who is going to produce all of the goods we take for granted that China now supplies us with? Are you willing to pay thousands of dollars for a basic TV? That's what it would cost to make it in the good old US of A. #4 All you have to do is look at the enormous boom and bust cycles in US economic history, ending with the Great Depression before the Fed Bank was established to understand why we need it. #5 Under the first four things you have proposed, umemployment would probably be double what it is now, if not more. You are literally talking about pulling the bottom cards out that our economy is built on. Plus the idea that we could still function as a country without an income tax is just laughable. #6 Wall Street won't exsist if the first 5 things came to pass. Large corporations would pretty much have to fold up and leave the US because of the spiraling inflation and unemployment. Their wouldn't be any capital to do business with, because the money supply would disappear. Economically Ron Paul is a dreamer with no grips on reality. This stuff might work on a chalkboard, but it would literally destroy the USA as we know it to do this stuff.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 09:56 AM) Not now it doesn't, but the right environment can benefit a younger player. Young is still maturing as a person and being around people who demand accountability, while at the same time respecting you as a person, could help him grow. Of course, that's not a certainty, but what is in life? As for the original question, I don't care what the "experts" think, and the Sox shouldn't either. (It's obvious to me that they do, though, given their ridiculous feud with Eddie Munster.) I just wish I felt better about the rotation. Spots 3-5 scare the crap out of me. It is a plausible scenario, but I think it would be more likely if he had come up through their system. I guess we will see, but for our sake, I hope it blows up in Minnesota's face.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 03:36 PM) It's ironic because it was really the Clintons who tried to suppress the vote. Especially with the quiet rumors that they pulled some funny stuff to win NH.

Clinton leads by five points with the early returns. This could officially be the worst general election ever.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 12:27 PM) I know it's already posted above, but Savvy could not have picked a better time to agree with me. There is no arguing with the guy right now. Khabi has been bad, and Lalime has been hot. You go with the guy who is winning, nuff said.

They have already called the Repubs for Romney. Ick.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 01:19 PM) On my way to work today, Levine said the Sox offered Colon a 1 year deal, and then Colon and his agent shopped the Sox offer around to other teams. Williams got pissed, and pulled the deal. This was Levine, but I could see that happening. It makes sense to me...

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QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 10:00 AM) I still give the slight edge to Toews, just because the goalie screwed up the pokecheck on Nash's goal. Both spectacular goals, though. I would as well just for the sheer volume. Toews ate up three defenders and a goalie, while Nash got two and a goalie. Either way, both are just incredible.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 10:08 AM) I think that's fair. But if he wants more than a year guaranteed then we just have to move on. Unless we are talking about two low dollar amounts for both years with heavy preformance incentives, I agree with you.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 19, 2008 -> 10:13 AM) My main point was that Obama is giving credit to Ronald Reagan, which is a mortal sin to democrats. He is smart enough to be trying to play the middle for the general election cycle already. Its no big surprise to me. There are a lot of people in the middle who think both Clinton and Reagan had good Presidencies. Those are the people who determine elections.

The company I am at now is awesome for bonuses. Entry level employees get 10% of their annual salary as long as the goals are met. Lower management gets 25% and senior mgmt gets 40%. That was a nice Christmas present to say the least.

So out of curiousity, What would Ron Paul's solution be to fixing the potential recession if he was President right now?

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:12 PM) You can add the twinkies to that list too. I think Young is going to take off in that organization. I am curious about Young in Minnesota. They are known as a regimented organizaiton that demands fundimentals and good behavior from their players. Does that sound like Young to you?

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 12:55 PM) That might have been the goal of the year, competeing with Toews goal earlier vs Col.

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 10:20 PM) from cowley As for the other rumor surrounding the Sox the last few days, concerning the potential signing of often-injured pitcher Bartolo Colon, the Sox did take a look at him recently, but sources indicated that Colon wanted more than a one-year deal. The Royals now appear to be the front-runner to land the 2005 Cy Young Award winner. Why not include a vesting option?

LOST! is back on Jan 31st

A pothole ate my tire the other night. God I hate winter.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 08:20 PM) Holy s***. *click* *click* *click* *click* ... ... ... I think I just saw political russian roulette being played before my very eyes. Bill really isn't doing himself any favors during this election cycle. The fact that they are up there talking about how important Hillary's "experiences" are this time, when in 1992 we were supposed to ignore that in Bill, really bothers me.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Jan 18, 2008 -> 06:34 PM) while its nice to have a little extra $ in the pocket, just like the '01 "rebate" (even though it was really a tax refund advance) will have little to no effect on things. you can only delay the inevitable so long... it sucks, but we're going to have to take our lumps before it gets better. no vodoo-economic tricks will fix this. at the same time, its time for corporate america to pick up its slack. this economy has been running "luke warm" on consumer spending alone for at least 5 years. corporate spending has remained pretty flat while profits have been rising. (up until this past qtr) So when corporate profits crash, what do you think is going to happen, they are going to hire more people? Trust me, if those profits go away, so do workers. That is NOT good.