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Sounds like Ladd can score in the slot which is what this team desperatly needs. If he can camp in fron of the net and do some dirty work then this could be a really good move. Of course he could end up on a line with Adams and Eager and really see what he is made of.

I thought the Hawks were going for the cup. I believe this season is over but why trade away guys for crap. Ruutu and Williams should have been resigned or traded for soemthing and while Lapointe is useless so is a 6th round pick as comapred to the hope that maybe something could still happen this year while not likely at least keep them together. Why just give players away? I guess some things never change.

I'd like for them to resign Jason Williams.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 25, 2008 -> 10:27 PM) I find that completely illogical. On a personality level, you find a candidate distasteful, but if her platform and views are so much more in line with those of the person you are supporting, how can you just shrug and be ok with someone with a radically different ideology winning in November? In the various conservative circles, you can bet there's a lot of talk about holding your nose and pulling the handle for McCain even if he's not an ideal candidate in a lot of people's minds. The Democrats and liberal-leaning independents need to be able to do the same thing if it comes to it. What this race is bringing out are peolpe like me. I have a passsing interest in politics but think platforms are pretty stupid as I believe hardly anything is ever accomplished and other than the Fed f***ing around, everything is business as ususal and dicated by lobbyists. What was Bush's platform in 2000 and Clinton's in 1992? Sure I think Bush undermined the entire process by bowing down to big oil but the American people could care less until gas prices soared. Will Clinton get universal healthcare, no. How is that Social Security reform coming along......... Obama seems different and those of us that are jaded by politics and if Clinton who is as seedy as it comes trashes him and brings him down, I will than vote for the person who can beat her and hope Obama is back in 2012. May sound dumb but I trust Hillary much less than every other candidate. They are all phony but she takes it to another level. She loves whoever it is that can get her into the White House and cares nothing about the country other than for her personla gain. I think Big Bill was riding the economic boom and she will drag this country into depths never seen before. I can not stand her and feel she is the female version of GWB.

Anyone think Brett Tomko may have been right.

The cubs were swept by the D'Backs without Hudson, Haren and Johnson. The D'Backs add Haren and if RJ is healthy they are the best team in baseball. The Mets could make a push as well. Some of the NL rotations are much better as after Big Z the other guys are all average. Any injury issue to the cub and it could be along year. I also think the Indians are really overrated by the way.

Obama should ask Hillary if she will let bin Laden go again.....

The problem with the recap spolier info is that the person in the coffin may not even be revealed to us as of yet and could cause Jack to turn into the Season 3 finale Jack. The assumption you make is a good one and leaves only one person. Why a funeral in Caifornia then?

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 11:33 AM) Stop the Aaron vs. Eric argument. Even the episode with captions on confirms its "Aaron." I thought my explanation of Jack & Aaron would have sufficed in clearing up that it sounded like Eric but we both agreed it was Aaron and why Jack may not want to see Aaron and why Jack wants to get back to the island to get Claire.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Feb 22, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) Kate is very soft as a whole as you now see at the end of last night's episode. You also see why she can not go back to the island. The Season 3 finale with Kate is a whole lot more understandable. The best thing about this show is it progresses in real time thus we really see the strugggles to figure what to do by the characters and this do not pass as qucikly as on other shows/movies. Locke really is not sure what to do. I do though find it funny that they feel safe in the little village. Unless the fence is protecting them why do they feel they can not be reached by the harm of the freighter folks.

Me and my wife were arguing about the Aaron v. Eric. I thought it was Eric but there would be no drama to that. The prevailing thought is you are suppossed to believe Claire is now dead. My own belief is that Aaron gets sick and is let off of the island and Claire gives him uo to Kate for his own good. I thought the baby was Sawyer's that is why Jack will not see him but it is possible that Jack feels bad for not being able to cure AAron on the island and then falls of fthe deep in in the finale of season 3 as he wants ot get back and get Claire while Kate wants to stay safe in a good life with a baby. The "he" at the end of the season 3 finale I believe is the baby as well. Scantily clad Kate in bed with Sawyer was hot.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Feb 21, 2008 -> 08:23 AM) Floyd has always looked good in the bullpen. Everyone looks either great or horrible the first week of spring training.We're talkin' bout practice, man. Practice. We are also talking about a 24 year old. Like the AI tone BTW.

I have watched since Day 1. I also got seasons 1 and 2 over the summer and watched them. I am DVR'ing this season and will watch season 3 and this season again over the summer and fall. It is amazing the thigns that are missed (ie Libby is seen in the institution with Hurley at the end of an episode, she also gave Desmond her boat). If you have not wathced this from the onset your are only seeing a small piece of what the show is really about. The inside stuff on the show is what I really like. There are websites all over that will help you out.

QUOTE(FlaCWS @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) Haven't really seen Swisher, mostly because the A's rarely played him there (for a reason). There aren't many guys who are projected to be First-basemen playing Center. Yes I've seen Owens. He is no Torii Hunter but he's better than anything we have. Forget Anderson, he is done with this organization. And he is way more a liability at the plate than Owens. He can barely make contact. Owens batting 9th should be no problem at all. Bottom line, defense up the middle is, you know, kind of important. Didn't the Red Sox have Coco playing CF for most of the season until Ellsbury eventually came up? Coco's not much of a hitter but that team did pretty well with him in there. We'll see what happens with Swisher in CF every day. I'm not looking forward to it. The only thing that Jerry Owens is better than Brian Anderson at is stealing bases. The inexplainable infatuation with a speed guy batting leadoff will kill this team.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 20, 2008 -> 11:02 AM) When a candidate's supporters say I will support this candidate and no other, it does not sound like they are Democrats at all. These are flash in the pan voters who will go jump to some third party candidate or similar. They will get the level of respect they give the party. My way or the highway supporters come and go in every election. Obama is reaching the people that do not vote and are not affiliated with a party and believe politics to be a waste of time as everyone is corrupt or full of s***. These people, of which I am one of, if they stay engaged after their respective primary and stay informed and are lead to believe that Hillary plowed her way and backroomed into a nomination could flock to McCain, I know I will. The hilalry backers and true Dems will back Obama because he is Dem. In Novemebr this could beat McCain. I tilt toward the right normally but I think Obama could be a different sort of presence in the White House. I voted for Bush in 2000 because I liked the people that he surrounded himself with, mostly Powell. I sat out 2004. Oh and as far as policies go, I believe none of them actually accomplish much of anything unless Congress backs them. I have more faith in the system of Checks and Balances than I do in a trustworthy politican.

Wow if Danks and Fields end up at AAA will we have two guys in Baseball America's top 100.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 19, 2008 -> 12:08 AM) The decision has already been made, I can guarantee you that. Baring injury Buehrle will take the ball on March 31st in Cleveland. If Vazquez starts the season opener, Buerhle will start the home opener and vise versa. I get the feeling Guillen will give Buerhle the choice.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Feb 19, 2008 -> 08:27 AM) a few notes on how lost will be handled in the aftermath of the writer's strike. this may have been posted already, and if so my apologies. eight episodes were completed before the strike. we are three episodes into this season and four more episodes will air up until march 13. the show then goes on hiatus for six weeks, and returns with the eighth already completed episode on april 24. apparently that episode worked better as a premiere so they elected to hold it to launch the "second" season. the following week, on may 1, lost will be pushed back to a 10 p.m. time slot following grey's anatomy. from that point, there will be five more episodes this year. because of the strike, there will be 13 total episodes instead of the 16 initially planned. the show's creators said they will work the three additional episodes in over the course of the final two seasons, so we will indeed get the 48 they planned after last season. The impression they have given is this year's storyline will be completed using three less episodes. It will be interesting to see how this plays out but good to hear.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 01:00 PM) http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/app/?servic...rticleid=353604 Crawford sent back down. He must not have watched the game well enough for Savvy. EDIT to say that if the idea is for Crawford to play against the Wolves on Saturday then be recalled again to watch Sunday's game, then it's the first time I'm sorry that the Hawks moved their affiliate to Rockford. Why not keep him sharp. Lalime will play every game while Khabby is out and he should. Crawford gets the work and doesn't miss a beat with the Hawks. It is not like he is being sent dow nto play a meaningless game while missing the Hawks game. Makes sense to me.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 03:41 PM) What pisses me off this this scum could have sold her a $50,000 car, but he decided to really take her for all she had and more. He decides she's a stupid idiot who will sign for a more expensive car. And everyone here thinks it's her fault for being that stupid. No way this is a well rehearsed con. And everyone calls her stupid and an idiot, but it's still her fault. I guess this scum found the perfect patsy. Just smart enough but not too smart. Because I know the folks here that rip this lady, would not do that if she was retarded. So she's just stupid enough to fall for this scums plan, but too smart to get any sympathy from anyone but me. So perhaps an IQ of >80 >100 We need to lock up stupid people, they do not deserve any protection. Do not let stupid people shop by themselves. Do not let stupid people buy anything. If they do and they get screwed, too bad, they should have known. The thing that gets me to not really want to feel sorry for her is the $30K she had saved. She was bright enough to save it which puts here above 95% of America. We do not know what her disability was could she have been a con? If she had a good paying job that allowed her to save this much, why would the salesperson not believe she was credible enough to afford it. With the $30K any salesman is going to get you what you want. If she insisted that she could afford it and wanted it, he is going to do what it takes to get her in it or the next BMW dealer will. There are 30,000 good reasons to do whatever it takes. The bank will give her the loan as she is worth the risk. Her best bet would've been to drive it into a lake and call it stolen.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 03:03 PM) What we need are more guns, 150 guns in that room would have stopped that gunman. Imagine 150 students pulling weapons and shooting that bastard. Pity the poor kid who shoots last, nothing left to hit I stand to shot the shooter and the guy behind me does the same thing taking my head off. This was the story line if there is a gun fight and the cops show up how do you know who is the good guy and who is the bad guy when everyone has their weapons drawn and is firing? I heard a really good line about gun legislation. You can not legislate crazy.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 12:40 PM) Each successive generation has rejected the idea of "community" and taken on the cause of the individual. This has led us to the "whatever" generation, the "my so called life" generation, etc. This pace has been quickened by the above technologies. anyway, another time. I think you are right on the money. I believe the main focal point of all of this stems from a lack of respect for life and one another. Look, I am not a tree hugging, anti-abortion hippiee but I beleive that the moral fiber of scoiety is shot and community and parental upbringing is part of it. Society is driven by artifcal ideals implemented through sources outside of the home currently. I believe the deteriation of he family unit through divorce and single parenting has placed the role of instilling values in children now a days on external sources. Drive by shootings and random senseless violence has been around those that live in poverty for years. I am quite certain the first drive by shooting is not a result of a video game but from a lacking of good moral fiber. Kids today are left unattended to learn from sources outside of the home and if these sources send a negative message negative results will happen. Kids and teenagers that have no family strength or communal bond through church, school or friendship with positive influence are lost. Without the village a child can not be raised.

I think the Ben scene was a hallucination or dream at the end or Sayid has access to and from the island and the ending was on the island. I am starting to think Kate and Jack in the finale of season 3 may have been a dream as well........

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2008 -> 10:42 PM) Jenks supposedly grew his hair out. I think he shaves it for the St. Baldrick's charity event that he Fox morning guy runs or at least I think he did. It makes it more resonable if he actually has hair to shave.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 15, 2008 -> 10:03 AM) It's not that a trend would reverse. The concern is that it is the Washington establishment-types that make up the big bulk of superdelegates, making them potential kingmakers in the kind of smokey backroom deal that would give fellow establishment-type Clinton the nomination despite Obama's winning the popular vote and the regular delegates. An Obama win in Texas might be enough to prevent this ugly situation from happening. The problem with this move is all of the middle of the road people that have voted for Obama and feel that they are screwed over by the democratic party whether true or not can then flock over to McCain. I personally think that if it is close Obama gets the nod as he has brought about a resurgence to the race and is garnering quite a following. This is a primary not a general election the Dems need to put up the most winnable choice. As was pointed out earlier the Republicans can go full bore after Hillary and Slick Willie on a personal level. Something Obama really can not. Obama is still new to the game and has to hold back on attacking the machine. Obama can take a run at the election in 2012 especially if McCain only goes for one term. If the party really pisses off Obama and screws him over he could take his toys and go home. I believe if Hillary runs and losses she is done.