iamshack

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 10:32 AM) To piggyback off SnB's thread, I'll be there in a couple weeks. Food/bar/seating recs? Or any other general Seattle recs? Send Sqwert a PM...he's been there a few times since moving to the Emerald City.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:46 AM) "May need surgery". He has a freaking tear in the scapular of his throwing shoulder. Thats why his velocity was down and he was so bad and hittable before landing on the DL. Of course he is going to need surgery. It boggles my mind the sox had some sort of ray of hope he was going to magically recover and pitch at full form (with a torn scapula) by just shutting him down for 8 weeks. Do they have some magic pixy dust to heal muscle tears without surgery, do they have the magic soccer cold spray? I cant name a single pitcher that has ever had a scapular tear in his throwing shoulder and not had surgery. Come on, man...are you really going to presume to know more than the medical staff?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 11:31 AM) Oh, and for the record, I just like playing devils advocate with you. You mean with everyone

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 11:13 AM) Well, come on now...you've been doing this long enough to realize that for every person like yourself, there are 50 that WANT to be like you, but have absolutely zero willpower...and don't actually care what's going into their bodies UNTIL something goes wrong. Then they care...for a few weeks. As soon as they feel better, they're right back to where they were again. They also have to recognize that a diet has to be tailored to an individual, and everyone is different, with different deficiencies and requirements. A lot of trainers I've known in my life tend to push a one-size-fits-all diet on people, regardless of how little they know about them. They know it works for them, so they assume it will work for everyone Yeah, that is really the worst thing they can do to someone. Everyone has to find what works for them and what they can stick with over the long-term.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:56 AM) I never said they were absolutely equivalent, I said alternatives that are just as healthy can be found here, even if they have different concentrations of vitamins/minerals contained within. While eating a proper diet does have something to do with fighting sickness, it's probably not as much as people would like to believe. Sometimes, not getting sick is luck...but eating properly does not and will not make you immune to viruses, colds, flu's, bacteria, etc...it will simply weaponize your body in fighting them off a bit better...but you can still get sick if you're exposed to the wrong bug at the wrong time. Eastern cultures also have higher rates of other mega diseases we don't have here at all...they're not this immune Utopia you seem to believe. They don't have the same sicknesses we have here, so of course when weighing apples vs oranges, you can get the results you want for this argument. You're probably right, but a lot of exercise and the diet that comes along with it has really allowed me to fight off those bugs when I wasn't before. I used to get sick at least 2-3 times a year, but the last three years, I have not been sick once.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 10:54 AM) also a bonus is that you can return the bag of shakeology at any time, even if you've used 90% of it. If you're not satisfied, you get all your money back. they believe in this thing that strongly. Yeah, I'm not one to do that...I buy all their products when I have access to them for free. I believe in supporting products that I love. P90X has absolutely changed my life, in so many ways. Buying their products legitimately is the least I could do to thank them.

And just to make this clear, I asked Reddy to sell it to me...and that is all he is doing. Thanks Reddy.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 10:51 AM) this, unfortunately, is going to be tough for me to combat because it's all subjective. personally, i believe these kinds of foods DO make a difference, and I'll bring up again my argument about eastern cultures having lower rates of mega-diseases than in America. There IS a difference between the foods found over there and the stuff we have available here. To say that the foods we have access to MUST BE equivalent to the foods over there is a little misinformed. I eat incredibly healthy AND supplement with Shakeology, and I have tons of energy and I don't get sick. Maybe it's the free range chicken - but odds are it's the superfoods that have been proven to be beneficial. http://myshakeology.com/esuite/home/CoachR...etLocaleCode=en It's tough to compare the eastern diet to the western diet because I am not exactly eating what would be called a western diet. I am basically mimicking the eastern diet with western equivalents, or the like.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:42 AM) This all depends on your current diet. Reddy means well in his pitch here...because he's basically saying (correctly I might add), that doing this can assure you of a better diet in an easier form factor than eating properly on your own. That said, if you already eat well, then using this product in place of your already proper diet won't do much of anything, to be perfectly honest. Though, it would be hard to prove this either way. People lean on this 'eastern' diet myth a lot, simply because of the lack of choices of "bad" foods in that area. If you eat properly here, without those types of obscure fruits/veggies, you'd probably live just as long and be just as healthy with our western healthy alternatives. Just because poor diet choices exist here that don't exist so readily there, doesn't mean you have to eat that way. Ok, so it is a meal replacement? I wouldn't be looking to substitute for my meals; I enjoy eating too much. I was thinking more as a supplement. I honestly feel great on my diet, and I don't think I have been sick since I started working out and eating better 3 years ago. Once or twice I have begun to feel like I was getting sick, and then it went away. That was clearly my body fighting something off that normally would have set in and sidetracked me for 3-4 days before. I guess I will look into getting some samples. Maybe I could try it on days when I don't eat particularly well.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:39 AM) dude stop making assumptions. you're extrapolating what i'm saying to a ridiculous extent. I also agree with moderation. I use Shakeology as a supplement - NOT a meal replacement. I think you are both right...again, sugars in fruits are not bad...but our bodies have evolved to absorb only so much fructose or sucrose at a time...overloading on them, whether in natural sugars or artificial sweeteners isn't good. From a natural standpoint, your body would tell you if you were eating too much fruit by feeling sick to your stomach...but by combining them into these superconcentrated drinks, your body doesn't get a chance to send those signals.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 10:29 AM) yeah you would. Shakeology has ingredients like: Quinoa Flax seed Pomegranate Maca Root Ginko Biloba Goji Berry Luo Han Guo Acai and a ton more essentially what i'm getting at, is it includes ingredients and nutrients that we don't typically GET in a Western diet. but these superfoods are what contribute to the longevity and health among eastern nations where they're prevalent. Yeah, I realize that there are always going to be things you can supplement with...but our bodies can survive and thrive eating local diets just fine...I don't think nature contemplates we are going to get the full worldly smorgasbord of nutrients from all corners of the globe. Are these other nutrients, at $4 a day, really going to add a recognizable difference to my health, or is it just small returns at this point? I'd like to add, that is my base diet. I certainly will splurge on the weekend and have pizza or maybe have some pho for lunch once in awhile. But those ingredients I listed above are about 75% of my food intake over the course of a normal week.

My diet basically includes bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, hard-boiled eggs, carrots, raisins, watermelon, pineapple, cantaloupe, and mozzarella cheese...with some peanuts thrown in....I eat all this in two salads, one for lunch and one for dinner. I may add some bananas in if I have them. Would I benefit from adding something like shakeology, or am I already getting all of this?

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:04 AM) I believe the Quintana you saw yesterday is more of the Quintana your going to get than the 2.3 ERA one. But Im sure Ill be barked at by a few people just like during his last start. That being said I dont believe we acquire a starter. Kenny isnt done adding though(Utility IF help and Bullpen). I think it's probably somewhere in between. He wasn't at all sharp at the beginning of the game, but as he settled in, you could see he started hitting his spots a lot more often and getting much easier outs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 08:03 AM) We had to "Rescue" the pen because the highly paid guy in the bullpen, Crain, got hurt. Even still, when you look at some of the expenditures committed to bullpens across the League, there is no doubt that having an influx of young, cost-controlled effective arms can save you quite a bit of money. It the grand scheme of things, less resources committed to the bullpen, and therefore the pitching staff overall, allows for more money committed to other areas.

QUOTE (Brian26 @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 08:35 AM) Well, again, his entire premise and the examples he's laying out is that Kenny always "buys low". That may be the case with Youk, Quintana and possibly Liriano. But the author uses Peavy and Rios as examples too. That's just plain wrong. Taking on $60 million worth of salary reamining on Rios' contract and $50+ million on Peavy's contract is hardly buying low when you consider that $110 million could have been used in other places. Just because Kenny didn't give up players when he took those guys on, doesn't mean he bought low. He essentially gave up acquiring future players with those two acquisitions. My experience is that the guys that write at FanGraphs are out of work college kids. He's saying "buys low" in the context of talent given back, not resources as a whole. The purpose of the article is to shed light on the fact that despite having one of the most barren systems in the League, Williams manages to add talented players to help his Club. He doesn't say he works magic, just that maybe there is more than one way to skin a cat.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:02 AM) DONE. Actually Reddy, I am considering giving Shakeology a shot. Sell me a bit on it...

Hey Reddy, how about you send me a lifetime supply of Shakeology for free just for being a dedicated Beachbody man...

So this begs the question: Ross, are you a really hot girl?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 09:27 AM) They may get a utility IF or middle reliever. I can't see a realistic scenario that adds a starter or starting pitcher. I wouldn't be shocked to see them acquire another starter, perhaps a guy like Rock has been mentioning for a few days now, Joe Saunders. But it's doubtful. I still believe Quintana is the real deal. He's run into some trouble in the early innings of his last few starts, only to battle back and give us some decent innings. He's run up against the Twins twice now, who are at or near the top of the League in runs scored since the ASB, and the other mediocre start he had was in NY.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:52 PM) I think Liriano will be a revelation in a Sox uniform and pitch very well this season and beyond. I do as well. All along, he was the guy I wanted them to get. He has so much raw talent, and Cooper is just the guy to get him to harness it. I hope he pitches well for the next few months and then we sign him to a 3/$30 or so.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:29 PM) This guy sucks. He's not even trying anymore. Fantasy Expert ‏@MrFantasyExpert This just in....The Philadelphia Phillies have traded Cliff Lee for Hunter Pence, who will move in the rotation immediately. #phillybuying Wow, what a doucher.

I usually just smile, say I'm not interested, and wish them a good day. Then they repeat their questions and I repeat myself until they go away.

Yeah, I'd rather have Tank even, all things considered. Pence is making 8 figures. Tank is a a quarter that.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 10:24 PM) Fantasy Expert ‏@MrFantasyExpert SOURCE: The Chicago White Sox have acquired Philadelphia Phillies OF Hunter Pence (no cash) in exchange for Jordan Danks and Nate Jones. IS THIS REAL LIFE!?!?!!? No. It can't be.

f*** you, Dick Bremer