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QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Feb 5, 2008 -> 03:52 PM) At least we won't be arguing about Erstad vs. Anderson in CF. That was a terrible move by ozzie.

Can someone explain this slot system to me? I have only the vaguest idea what that means.

There is one in lombard too. Edit: Jesus, I don't even know what page I was on. I was talking about claim jumper.

QUOTE(Jeremy @ Feb 4, 2008 -> 01:47 PM) The problem is that it's a small and unrepresentative sample. If you peruse BA's old top 100 prospects lists it looks a lot more like Russian Roulette IMO. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prosp...ures/26983.html Yet another way to look at it is by noting that Robin Ventura, Alex Fernandez, Frank Thomas, Jack McDowell, Magglio Ordonez, Mark Buehrle, Ray Durham, Joe Crede, and Carlos Lee among others were all White Sox farmhands at one time. Where would a team like St. Louis be if they adopted a "always trade prospects because they often don't pan out" approach and dealt Pujolz? Like most things in life, you need some balance and Kenny's approach right now is pretty extreme, considering that we probably have the worst minor league system in baseball right now. It seems like the sox have been pretty good at holding on to "can't miss" prospects when they've had them. The only exception I can think of is chris young.

Mir is fighting lesnar. Slyvia is fighting Nog. I've got Mir and Nog.

Any humanist has complete regard and respect for the religious. Being critical is not the same as being intolerant. Whatever your intention was, its exactly what you did. Now if I considered myself an atheist or "secular humanist" I would take offense to what you said. However, I'm not. And I'm too sick with the flu to enjoy my day. Thanks though.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 2, 2008 -> 03:32 PM) uhhhhh.... is that first sentence a question or a statement? uhhhh..... is that second sentence for real? I think the answer to those questions are obvious, you just don't want to address the fact that you are a bigot in regard to people who aren't religious. If I typed anything close to the absolute nonsense you did, about another group in some cockamamie effort to generalize them into 3 groups, I'd probably be banned from this site.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 2, 2008 -> 02:29 PM) I don't know but most of the people that I hear criticizing religion (or race or sex) tend to be either: a) have no substantial physical exposure to it even if there is some intellectual exposure. (talk radio) b ) have minimal exposure which for them was a bad experience in sunday school class (how they were raised) c) involved with people or a group that claimed to be of the said religion but turned out to be a bizarre subset of that group, which ultimately led the critical person to have a negative view of the macro-group. (experimental phases of their life) Either way you slice it, sexism, racism, religious persecution, it's all about ignorance and misperception and the intolerance that flows from fears driven by those things. Another ridiculous and ignorant post that tries to generalize a group? Why don't you two presumably religious people have any respect for other peoples beliefs?

QUOTE(knightni @ Feb 2, 2008 -> 01:25 PM) Puhleese. People criticize religion all the time. Mostly it's by people who used to be in that religion and have left it. It's re-directed anger against their parents/grandparents to criticize the religion that they grew up with. People still don't criticize it enough. My point was that religious intolerance by other religions is much more prevalent. I stand by that, as you just ignored most of what I said and typed "puhleeeze." Grow up. lol, I have no idea what you are talking about. Someone you know who does this? I don't know anyone like that. Personally I think Islam is the least tolerant religion, and I sure as hell didn't grow up a muslim. The simple fact is, today a difference in religion pins more people against each other than race and sex. 50 years ago I would have said that a difference in economic politics was the world's biggest problem. Take the blinders off please. Stop blaming people who "disguise themselves as humanists." Its ridiculous.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 2, 2008 -> 06:44 AM) The real problem in both cases. . . intolerance. Yeah no kidding. But the bigger problem is obviously, to anyone not biased, religious intolerance by other religions. Its a social taboo to even criticize religion in general, as evidenced by the comment two posts up. Its rarely done, therefore, and by a lot less people. How many people are there disguising themselves as humanists? Come on.

That million or two could be the difference in signing another free agent this year or next. Even though 150 mil is a lot of money. 1-2 million is still a lot of money.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Feb 1, 2008 -> 03:29 PM) I have nothing else to add to a conversation about whether or not Brian Anderson is, or ever has been, right up there with the greatest defensive centerfielders in the history of the game. Not if you have darin estad! *goes there*

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 1, 2008 -> 03:17 PM) How could you rank Young, who has been not great at the plate, and also mention Pie who is god awful. Millege is better than Pie. I think its because the article is actually about who will be the best for the next 5 years, not about those stats. I still don't know why he mentioned Pie.

I didn't realize Upton was a center fielder either.

In this country, racism. In many other nations sexism. Biggest problem in the world? Religion.

I agree with his actions.

QUOTE(bigruss22 @ Jan 30, 2008 -> 06:17 PM) I really do enjoy that game, but the prospects are all rated very poorly, so the trade would be very lopsided there (atleast current players put in as prospects). You can also notice that Santana is making about 12 mill for the next 3 years there, dont know where that came from. And as an example of the prospects, just look at F. Martinez, hes rated as 52/76, when his ceiling should be somewhere in the 90s. Still I got a good laugh out of it. Doesn't the scale go up to 80? I think 76 is right.

Yeah I like it too with the current roster. And if richar pans out to what he can be you stick him first. That's assuming danny gets on at a higher obp.

Oh I see. Makes sense.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 30, 2008 -> 12:44 PM) Agreed. If Quentin has the arm I've heard he has, even more so. Why is right really that much harder/more important to play than left?

Eh, if you try to wait too long you may miss the boat entirely. If you are holding the property for a long time, like I said 5+ years, I think now is a good time to buy. A year from now I might be able to buy cheaper, and I will buy then too, should everything go right.

That's a good point. In some areas last year, like seattle, the market was actually up. I am a real estate broker and investor among other things. Right now I am buying up as much as I can because my strategy is to profit off monthly rental income and prices are low. So regardless of if they rebound, I will own all of my properties outright in 30 years and be able to retire. If prices do rebound and the market starts going nuts in 5 years or whatever your guess might be, I also have the option to refinance, use the cash, or sell. There is a lot I can do. My main point is though, in a market like this where everyone is thinking, oh crap the market sucks, you should consider(very carefully) buying investment property. Also if I were thinking of living in house for a good amount of time, more than a few years, I would definitely buy Vs. rent. Even if I could foreseeably own and rent the property and I was going to move in less than that, ss long as that was profitable I'd do that too.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 25, 2008 -> 07:16 PM) WLS Reporting Body Parts Found, near blue can in river Sounds like a good place for them.

I won't miss crede at all. What if he gets an injury and can get it repaired, but elects to wait until the season begins instead? f*** joe crede and f*** borass.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 17, 2008 -> 04:32 PM) Marte was terrible in 2005. His WHIP was always high but there was a huge split in his ERA in the first and second halves. 1st half: 2.81 ERA, 1.64 WHIP 2nd half: 5.03 ERA, 1.83 WHIP As you can see, in the first half his ERA was lower because he was routinely bailed out by Politte, and Hermanson. He was surpassed by Neal Cotts as the go-to lefty guy as I recall Damaso facing two lefty Royals (one being Matt Stairs) and beaning both of them. Hermanson: 1st Half: 1.53 ERA, 1.10 WHIP 2nd Half: 2.86 ERA, 1.09 WHIP Politte: 1st half: 1.02 ERA, .74 WHIP (ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I remember a huge thread deabting on how he should be an All-star) 2nd half: 3.09 ERA, 1.16 WHIP As you can see, they carried this guy's jock, and even when they still pitched great, but not as great in the first half, Damaso's numbers were exposed. Cotts: 1st half: 2.86 ERA, 1.13 WHIP 2nd half: 0.70 ERA, 1.09 WHIP Did you just contradict your whole argument with cott's numbers?