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I think the media attention to these things is just ridiculously out of hand. When our justice system was originally put in place, 24 hour national news coverage was obviously never considered. Perhaps there are some special circumstances which could be created for crimes that receive so much national coverage.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) I dont care if he complains. Brandon Roy once said that when he came into the league he was humble and quiet on the court and never got a call, once he started complaining about everything he started getting the calls. If that is what Rose needs to do, so be it. Rose DOES get hit a lot, and very little gets called on him. I agree. How much did Michael complain? Kobe? The key is in the way you do it...

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 08:00 AM) Dude? You're almost 31! Go home to your wife and three kids! http://deadspin.com/5902482/hey-its-jake-p...in-wrigleyville Also, that dude? You chose to take your picture with THAT dude? And yes, athletes can have fun. Jake looks good. I don't know that I really care, but on Sunday night he could have been watching Mad Men with his gal. I don't give a s*** what he does with his free time...Ask AJ about being out at the bars...just show up ready to play and I'm happy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 07:35 AM) I doubt that happens, but if it does it will greatly emphasize the need to get another superstar to play next to Rose. And for him to continue developing his jump shot.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 09:39 PM) What the hell happened to Lincecum? Sad to see, as he was always someone who you went out of your way to watch. We've seen this from him before...I think he's earned a bit more patience than this.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 07:12 AM) Anyone here know anything about/have to recently deal with colleges in the state of Mississippi? One of their schools has a position open I'd qualify for, but I'm really hesitant about the fact that Mississippi passed the "concealed weapons allowed on college campuses" law last year. Hah...you're something else. Some good friends of mine went to State, down in Starkville. Pretty fun atmosphere...as much as I dislike the SEC in general, those people really know how to enjoy themselves!

I'd prefer it if AJ not just call all fastballs to right-handed hitters with Santiago pitching. Beckham should be sent down. His approach sucks. His results suck. There is nothing else to say. What can it hurt, other than his psyche, which already seems to be on life support. Morel is a f***ing disaster, but we can't send down Beckham AND Morel at the same time. Send down Gordon first and let Brent try and work through it. If he doesn't, send Morel down when you bring Beckham back up (assuming he does indeed come back up). There is nothing to be said about Rios or Dunn. Keep throwing them out there. Reed is the much better closing prospect IMO. Santiago is a nice arm, but his fastball is too straight and when he doesn't have his screwball working he cannot get right handed hitters out. I'd use Santiago as my first lefty out of the pen and replace him at closer with Reed. I'm not giving up on Zach Stewart yet. Everyone calling for his head because of last night is jumping the gun a bit. He's an idea long man for us. De Aza has now boned a play on consecutive days. I'm going to hope it's just not his week. Fielding errors in the OF are pretty rare, so he should be fine going foward. I wouldn't mind seeing him sat once in a while for Lilli though. Gotta get Lilli more at bats...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 06:47 AM) Maybe 5 years ago. Last year's Ozzie would have done nothing. The one thing about last year's team was that they did actually bounce back from some pretty wicked losses....every time I really thought we would go into the s***ter because of a nasty loss, they came out and got the victory. Maybe it was because Ozzie just went up to his room and got drunk.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) Has Stewart pitched yet this season? I think it needs to be him. Yesterday.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 07:03 PM) Like i said, lots of random complaints about Morel, no one other than me mentions that the ump gave him no shot. Because you go well beyond the call of duty to defend him when he's clearly not cutting it offensively.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 06:38 PM) Why does Hawk add the s to Tank? I think just for s***s

I hate you Brent Morel.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 06:10 PM) Orioles announcers just thanked the White Sox broadcasting team for supplying them with some delicious chocolate and caramel turtles. Yeah, I like listening to Palmer...he actually has a clue

I think a lot of it is to take advantage of the captive audience...

I don't mean to argue, but I think his primary mistake is that he misread the ball badly. The wind didn't help, but he broke way back on a ball that Laird didn't hit well at all. Whether he could have caught it without the wind, I don't know, but his main problem was the misread.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 03:18 PM) Rios did have that bonehead drop in the OF the other day, and De Aza had a complete misplay yesterday that cost a run. Don't know if those count or not, but that's what comes to mind so far. Those aren't really mental errors as much as Rios being a pretty boy and De Aza misreading a ball. I think we've been more in the game thus far, but we're still not where we need to be fundamentally from the plate...

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:17 PM) Most disappointing thing so far this season is that Morel didn't carry over any of the momentum he had at the end of last year into this year. He looks the same right now as he did for most of last year, where he was one of the least productive corner infielders over the last decade. A great end to his season might have made a lot of us way too optimistic about him. As someone said in a different thread, he is striking out way too much for someone with below average power. I just want to know why the hell he comes out so timid at the beginning of the season...when he just says the hell with it, and is aggressive instead of using his "if I just try to hit everything to the opposite field they won't send me down" approach, he seems to hit quite well...

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 01:08 PM) It's Visa. They seemed pretty good as of yesterday. Basically we've paid for some items that we have not received and those items that we have received, are substantially sub-par. I've never done this in the 15 or so years I have a credit card. I only did it, so the merchant would take us seriously in our efforts to get a partial credit on what was paid. There is also the threat of small claims court...

QUOTE (IowanSoxFan @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:59 PM) Hopefully the O's wear their new hats, I think they're pretty cool. You mean their old hats...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:39 PM) I did say quite a few things that I believe are so NSFW that I won't repeat them here, but the reason I didn't get laid was because she said she is allergic to latex and that was all I had, and even as drunk as I was, I wasn't about to go bareback. It was still fun. While I am certain you are utterly intoxicating to women, this was probably wise, considering there was such a short interlude between meeting her and playing strip card games...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 12:27 PM) If the charge is MC or Visa, there is no hold. If the charge is already run/swiped/approved, you are filing a dispute over services rendered. If the Photographer has not provided services within the agreed upon time, and refuses to address your concerns then you can file a dispute over the charge and the bank will go after them for you for credit. The question really is, did the photographer do a bad job, or just hasnt come through with the pictures at all? Sometimes a dispute can be tricky based on perception of services rendered(ie. these pictures suck im not paying for them vs I never got what I paid for/double billed for services) Amex has a completely different relationship with merchants which is why fraud and disputes is handled differently, and it is also why Amex is not accepted universally. Basically the onus is on the merchant, and they dont like that. Ahhh....wisdom.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) Amex is amazing at it. I've had to do it a few times and have always won. I had legit reasons. I've heard other CC companies aren't as good as AMEX at taking the customers side (vs. the merchants side). Amex has decided it's more advantageous to keep the customer loyal rather than lose them over a disagreement every now and again. My guess is this pays out tenfold over the long run, but I could be wrong.

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 11:50 AM) Im curious to see if anyone has ever put a charge into dispute or a stop payment on a credit card charge? How did it end up? My wife and I just did this for the first time with a difficult situation with a photographer. I've done it with American Express and they'll literally just waive it and deal with it themselves unless you are completely wrong. They're the best with that sort of thing. Otherwise, it varies from company to company. This much I do know - it's much better to do this with a credit card than with a debit card...you have a lot more control over the situation.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 10:33 AM) I think about Paulie when I have sex. So does your wife. ZINGGGGG!!!!!!!!!

Ahh lighten-up...at least he brings a different perspective...the problem begins when people actually take him seriously.