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Regenokine Here is a good recent article.

I wonder if there are any other advanced treatments he can get, similar to the blood spinning and stem cell mumbo jumbo we're hearing about (cough, HGH, cough)...

QUOTE (God Loves The Infantry @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 08:47 PM) Putting a scope on your rifle doesn't make it a toy. Buying a tactical light doesn't mean you think guns are toys. Having a serious interest in tactical shooting, as many military/police types do for obvious reasons, doesn't mean you don't respect your weapons. Have you ever even met a serious shooter? And I'm not talking about the guy who lives in a rough neighborhood and owns a .380 for protection. I'm talking about the kind of guy who shoots every weekend and has a bunch of "SF wannabe" s***. Do you really think that is the kind of guy who thinks guns are toys? I'm telling you, I know many of those types. I'm ONE of those types. And we are the farthest thing you can be from thinking guns are just some cool looking toys that make you a badass. No s***, I think you got your ridiculous stereotypes of gun owners from a movie. If someone asked me what makes a person a tool, I'd say making haughty statements about things you know nothing about and have no experience dealing with. Keep that in mind. Funny thing is, you come off exactly like those ridiculous stereotypes I see in those movies...

I don't think he was looking for any sympathy...I think it's just another example of Cowley being himself...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) At the very least, he cannot take steps that cost his employer substantially more money than he makes for his employer. If he's put the Sun Times at a lawsuit risk here by bringing "locker room" statements out into the open, then the ST has to replace him. If he's solely there to get the ST press coverage, positive or negative, then I'd say that it's a great reason not to buy the Sun Times and to start emailing people who advertise in the Sun Times sports section asking them if they want their company to be associated with this kind of personality. Just like the ST has the right to decide whether or not to keep him, I also have that right to express my opinion to them and to their advertisers. In fact, I think State Farm is about to get that email. I can agree with this sentiment, and this is probably a fairly accurate portrayal of how his bosses look at it.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 04:30 PM) I will compare him to others in his line of work: who else in his line of work makes sexist tweets like this? Why would his position as a sports colomist make him any different from another ST employee? Again, I am not trying to advocate that he shouldn't be punished...all I'm saying is don't pretend as though he should be judged under the same light as the Sun-Times accountant. He is paid to generate publicity through (what I suppose some people consider to be) humorous and thought-provoking commentary on others. In doing so, there is a significant risk of offending people and causing controversy. That component must be accurately weighed into this. Do you really think the guys who run the presses get the same latitude as a one of their more popular columnists?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) I'd like for sexism to be kept out of society, not just "the workplace." But not giving someone a platform to broadcast those remarks is a good start! There is no law at play here. The laws I was referring to would be anti-discrimination laws in the workplace...my point was that I understand why employers cannot discriminate against women in the workplace, (which is essentially what Joe was railing against, was it not?). Once again, at no point did I, or am I, suggesting Cowley's behavior is acceptable or admirable. All I'm pointing out is that we'll all get on our high horses here and then simultaneously be left with our mouthes open staring at Rock's avatar... Boys will be boys, girls will be girls...let's not act like we don't hear these kind of comments almost every day of our lives at some point.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 04:25 PM) How does making sexist remarks about female pilots fall under his line of work? Find the sentence where I claimed it was...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 05:18 PM) America is a bunch of p*****s because open sexism isn't tolerated. Our country is lost. See, I am of the opinion that you guys are being a bit harsh on Greg here. Yes, almost everyone sees the need to keep this sort of thing out of the workplace...but let's not all deny the fact that the reason it does leach into the "inappropriate" areas so often is because it is so prevalent in every day culture. Oftentimes, it's the very guy that fires Joe Cowley that laughs at the joke Joe made while out on the golf course with his colleagues. I understand the need for the laws, but I always find the feigned outrage a bit disingenuous.

One thing you guys have to keep in mind though, is that his job isn't as an accountant or a trader or a auditor or a marketer. His job is to entertain people via published commentary on sports. Apparently he also is given free reign to be a bit of a "personality" and comments on any number of life experiences via his Twitter account, which, and there is no escaping this, bears the acronym of his employer (CST). While that doesn't give him carte blanche to just go about insulting protected groups, he isn't (or at least he shouldn't, IMO) going to be held to the same standard as Bill the bank teller or something. It is sort of his job to entertain people by commenting on others. So we should probably compare him and his actions to others in his line of work instead of those in normal workplace atmospheres. Just a thought.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 02:38 PM) Kinda like the Marlins talking about Ozzie's history at his hiring, and then suspending for doing exactly what he has always done? Yes, and I made the same comment about them when that happened...something to the effect of "what the hell did they expect when they hired him?" I'd like to see the Sun-Times suffer here moreso than Cowley. They are well-aware of Cowley's gig, just as they were of Mariotti's. They enabled and encouraged him to act like a buffoon to create attention to himself and to bring larger audiences to their product. They've been reaping the benefits of his buffoonery for months and months now, and of course, only now that he's offended the wrong person, will they distance themselves from him and feign outrage. This is now the second columnist they have encouraged to behave like the sports columnist version of Andrew Dice Clay. They should be forced to face the repercussions, not be allowed to spit Cowley out and hire the next obnoxious caveman in waiting.

I do sort of agree with Greg here...I find it odd that they enable Cowley to do all this stuff, but only when something gets picked up and made an example of do they actually pretend to care. As ss2k pointed out, Cowley tweets stuff like this all the time, and his editors are WELL AWARE of that. They enable him to do that and enjoy the attention he gets because of it. Now they want to punish him in order to save face themselves. Kind of seems hypocritical if you ask me.

Buehrle struggling once again to pitch over an error...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 12:47 PM) I was trying to give you credit. I actually learned something, and now I'm trying to take and project based on that. If Fielder does what you say and hits a HR streak, that's going to solve a whole lot of their problems. You should say you learned then, not "I was told..."

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 11:29 AM) I was told in the other thread that I should take very little fromm the fact that Fielder only has an OPS just over .800, and at some point he's going to go on a major HR streak. If that's the case, that'll make up for a lot of the issues they're having right now. Are you going to do this every time someone actually corrects you?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 10:24 AM) And yet hundreds of thousands of people DO carry every day without incident. And yet hundreds of thousands of people DO drive drunk every day without incident.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 09:43 AM) Right, they absolutely hate that Cowley is breaking national news and the words Chicago Sun-Times are out there. This won't affect him one iota. The Twitter account will be back up in a week. I don't disagree with you in regards to whether he will get fired or not, but the "all publicity is good publicity" does have one exception, and that is going after protected groups, whether it be minorities, women, etc...

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 10:01 AM) Thank you for agreeing it is a great comparison. Of course you then tried twisting it in an illogical manner to suit your argument. Legalizing CC laws is like the 21st Amendment, legalizing alcohol. We then arrest people for misusing guns or alcohol. You can safely carry a concealed weapon, you can not safely drive while drunk. You seem to believe that anyone carrying a weapon is automatically placing everyone else at risk like a drunk driver. I'm not necessarily sure I agree with that...the distinction really is there is no benefit one can argue occurs due to being intoxicated and being behind the wheel of a vehicle, while the pro-gun lobby can at least formulate arguments for why there is a benefit to carrying a gun. If you looked at it from a strictly statistical standpoint though, as they do with driving while intoxicated, I am sure they could frame an argument that there truly is no safe way to carry a concealed weapon.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 09:19 AM) I have yet to read an article about the Dodgers that didn't involve spending large amounts of cash. The ownership group paid $2.15 billion IN CASH for the team. I seriously doubt they are going to be afraid of $10 million for three months of Jake if he's pitching like an ace for the first 15 starts... Now obviously he has to continue lighting it up, but if he does, and we are out of contention, I can definitely see us being able to unload Peavy without eating salary...which a month ago seemed impossible.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 08:03 AM) I'm just not sure that, after forking over $2 billion, that ownership group counts as "Flush with cash", but we'll find out. We already know Boston is out of the picture. Dodgers financial condition It's been unanimously speculated that the Dodgers will look to make a big splash at the trade deadline and in next year's FA period now that the new ownership group is in place.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 09:00 AM) So you're saying put the money towards next year? Question: Peavy has a buyout, correct? So if the Sox hold on to him for the whole year, they MUST either pick up the option or pay the buyout? Am I correct about that? Yes, or resign him to a new deal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 08:55 AM) Probably closer to $10 million if he's moved at the deadline, you're right, $12 million would be moved mid-July. He gets $17 million this year, which translates to about $3 million a month. Then, there's a $4 million buyout paid by whichever team he's on at the end of the season when they decide not to pick up his option. Pick him up end of July, and you're paying him $10-$12 million, give or take the exact day. $750k a start is a reasonable estimate. And if you are the Dodgers, flush with cash, and you're in a division race or more likely, a pennant race, and you know there is an SP available basically for cash that's pitched very well against Boston/Texas/Detroit and possibly the other AL powerhouse lineups, you're not going to have a ton of interest in acquiring him?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Apr 29, 2012 -> 10:15 PM) I'm guessing shack was getting at that Zimmerman might not have pursued Martin if Zimmerman didn't have a gun. And since even the claims that are most advantageous to Zimmerman concede that at some point he chose to follow Martin, then perhaps the situation would have been avoided if Zimmerman did not have a gun and would not have followed Martin for that reason. That would then tie into more of Balta's arguments on gun control, I think. Exactly... The question is do the cc laws give people the courage to do things (oftentimes not the wisest things) they wouldn't ordinarily do because they feel a sense of security carrying a gun? If so, then perhaps this is an unintended consequence of the cc laws.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 07:49 AM) $12 million for 2 months is a ton of money. If someone wants to take that on, great...but I'm skeptical until I see it. That's probably about what ARod is getting paid for thsoe 2 months. How do you get $12 million for 2 months? If you trade him in early July, the'll have him 3 full months and probably pay $10.5 million, if you're counting that $4 million buyout...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 30, 2012 -> 08:46 AM) Have you watched many of his games? I think the reason I'm curious about him is the AL switch combined with moving to Comerica. Just wondering if he might be one of those guys that lets the ballpark get into his head, where suddenly stuff that used to easily clear the fence is staying in, and it starts affecting his swing or really hurts his numbers. If he's just lining the ball everywhere and things are staying in, that's one thing, but I'm at least curious about where he's going. He's on my fantasy team and he's also on the Tigers, so yes, I do watch quite a few of his games....he just smoked a ball off Sabathia yesterday for a home run...he's fine..this is how he is...just wait...sooner or later he'll go crazy and hit 5 home runs in a week and you'll look up and he'll have an OPS over .900.