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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 09:49 AM) With the feeding frenzy over this case, the goal on both sides is to not have this go to trial. For Zimmerman it is a no win situation. He wants to be cleared without the ordeal of a trial. Maybe they find something later, but with the publicity over this case, I can't imagine something has stayed hidden this long. If the prosecution had something to clear up his guilt, they wouldn't have dicked around and let him free for so long. They would have arrested and charged Zimmerman long ago. I think you are making a LOT of assumptions... I remember the OJ trial and that dwarfed this in comparison as far as publicity...there were twists and turns in that thing that were not able to be anticipated... You may be right, and he might plea tomorrow...but I think there is still a lot of crap that can unfold.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 09:30 AM) Having a piece of evidence proving Zimmerman was the victim would be the quickest way to let the pressure off of this case. So would something that shows Zimmerman actually set out to shoot Martin. But it's something that might come out later...now his lawyers are going to be turning over every stone...you don't know what might come out of the woodwork now...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:23 AM) I'm with 2k5. If there was an obvious piece of exonerating evidence beyond what we've seen reported already, there's no way this case gets this far. But that's not the game...the game is that you have to prove he is guilty; he doesn't have to prove he's innocent. Secondly, he wasn't originally charged for a reason. Since then, there has been a s***storm of controversy. Now he is being charged. I don't have a clue what is going on. But if the prosecutor was pressured by the Governor or someone else to bring charges just to let some of the pressure out of this thing, I doubt she would lose her job if he isn't convicted.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:16 AM) I'll be honest, I have no idea what happened. I'm just going off of common sense telling me that if there were a slam dunk (or even convincing) piece of evidence, the prosecutor would be playing it publicly so they wouldn't have to try this case. Losing this case could kill their career. I disagree with that on both accounts.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:14 AM) But the fact that charges were brought at least suggests that there is no current evidence clearly proving his innocence. No additional recording or witness firmly establishing that his initial story was true. If that were the case, then the prosecutor would have been insane to bring charges. It still could be that he's found not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the prosecutor can't prove the opposite, but if there were obvious evidence exonerating him, then bringing that forward would also help quiet the media storm. Understood. But he wasn't charged initially for a reason as well. I am certainly interested in hearing all the evidence.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:10 AM) I think if that were the case, it would be out already, and no one would be risking a prosecution of this case. Keep an open mind now...innocent until proven guilty...

It's killing me that we have to wait for tomorrow for this damnit...I want White Sox home opener baseball NOW.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 09:03 AM) It is also their road to a non-conviction. Their client has to be the victim. The whole idea is to paint him as someone who never wanted any of this to happen. He didn't want to shoot the kid, but he attacked Zimmerman, and forced him to do so. on top of it, his life has been ruined by this. Disgusting, cheap, indifferent, or whatever, this is going to be the defense. It is the only way to win the case. Who knows, we may find out through some of the evidence that will come out that he actually WAS the victim...or that Martin did force him to shoot him...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:59 AM) Zimmerman's lawyers should care about how their statements will be perceived. I'd perceive it as callous indifference and an emotional ploy that leaves them looking completely clueless as to why so many people were upset in the first place. But of course I'd never be on the jury. Yeah, you've already made up your mind.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 07:53 AM) I can't imagine a judge allowing that. That'd be ridiculously off topic and prejudicial. It is irrelevant, but you'd be surprised at what you can get away with in opening statement and closing arguments.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:48 AM) It might take a large jury pool and some extra effort, and the case should be tried somewhere in Florida other than the Sanford area, but it's certainly not impossible like you're making it sound. And of course, since you're blaming the outrage, let's point out, if there hadn't been the outrage, they wouldn't need to find those 12 people. There are plenty of people who don't bother watching the news... If I didn't read this site, I wouldn't know a thing about this guy or the situation... I don't watch local or national news.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:39 AM) That shouldn't matter in a court of law though. They wouldn't bother doing it if it didn't matter...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 12, 2012 -> 08:32 AM) Utley just seems so far along this "Degenerative" path for whatever his legs are doing...even if they get him back, I kinda wonder what he'll give them. Victorino, Howard, Pence, Rollins, Polonco, and Ruiz is the makings of a decent lineup though. What happened to Domonic Brown? Is he hurt? Yeah, Utley's career is in jeopardy, but I think he'll give them another good year or year and a half. Brown is fighting through injuries himself...thumb and neck injuries...he's down in AAA right now trying to get in the groove.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:47 PM) Rumor is that his velocity is way down. Are we looking at the long predicted injury? I think he's started out slowly the last few years...although this was his shortest start of his career.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 10:49 PM) They're lineup is awful, they won't even make the playoffs. They're missing two of the better hitters in the NL...Howard will be back in a month or two, and then hopefully Utley for the second half. They'll be fine.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:07 PM) That huge stadium just doesn't play to their strengths. Not to mention the fact that Mauer/Morneau both went south from a power/health standpoint at the same time. Basically, they ended up replacing Cuddyer/Kubel/D.Young with Willingham. That's never going to have a happy ending, not even at a Thai massage parlor. Meanwhile, 2 miracles today in the AL Central. Rays rally against Verlander, Twins against Jared Weaver, will take at least a one run lead into the 9th. Big blow a Chris Parmalee triple scoring two. I just want to know what their excuse was for not signing Cuddyer...

Colorado 11-7 over the Giants and it's only the 5th inning. Lincecum started for SF...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 07:20 PM) The Special Prosecutor declined to state where he was being held at in her conference today, and that's the right move on her part. So far, the Special Prosecutor has done her job effectively and as far as I can tell, didn't say anything she wasn't supposed to say in her press conference. Having anything happen to Zimmerman in prison would be a horrible thing. He deserves his chance to defend himself. That would be the worst thing that could happen to the state in this case. I'm sure she's pleased that you approve

Yay! Now we'll get to see the evidence!

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 11:38 AM) What I am trying to equate is on one hand we are saying they are wild animals, then we lock them up. You want to split apart their digestive tract from the rest of the animal. Let's put the animal back together and make it whole. The best food is for the dog to hunt, as a pack,and catch prey and eat the whole thing. Anything humans do to remove them from that social and digestive process is not ultimate for the animal. You pay a lot of attention to the dog's digestive tract and psyche. But even as careful as you are, you are many steps away from the wild ideal. How large of a territory would a Great Dane roam during the course of a day? How often would they be confined? I agreed a very long time ago that the very worst of human produced food is bad for them. But I believe the very best isn't any further away from the ideal diet than locking a dog up is from their social and physical ideal. Tex, I don't want to separate their digestive system from the rest of the animal. What I do is control what I can control. Long, long ago, some people decided to domesticate what we now know as the canine. Domesticated dogs now live beside us, often times in our homes, even share our beds (for some owners). We trust them to protect our belongings and sometimes even our family members. Whether they are truly happier as a collective species, I couldn't begin to answer. Are there dogs who absolutely adore the role they play within a human family unit? Absolutely, Tex...and we can say that with absolute certainty. For many dogs, living amongst a human family is not much different than living amongst a pack of dogs. He learns his position among the pack and dutifully fulfills that role. I understand the question you're asking and generally what you're getting at here. I cannot begin to answer it, nor proclaim to be an expert on the sum positives and negatives of domesticating an entire species. Irregardless, that doesn't change the scientific fact that dogs process certain foods more efficiently than others, and it is ideal to feed them those they process most efficiently. What other answer could one possibly reach? Should we feed them a substandard diet because they are no longer out in the wild hunting deer or boar or sheep? How does that accomplish anything? Could I do other things that the dog might enjoy doing that utilize some of it's biological leanings? Sure...and I try...I take my dogs hiking...they've been in the Redwood forests, they've run along the Pacific Ocean, they've slept in tents outdoors with me, they've run in the mountains and the snow...I take them to the park several times a week to run off-leash with other dogs, and yet they still get the run of the house and the best possible food I can afford for them. Would they be happier in some other life? I suspect so...but I do the best I can...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 10:42 AM) I wouldn't call the statement iffy at all. He claimed self defense. How do you go about proving him wrong? Even if he lied, he's still got a slight injury, there's no hard evidence, and the only other witness is dead. This is the case whether there is a SYG law or not...

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:17 AM) OK, then how is locking them inside crates and homes better for them? If they are better off as wild animals, what are we doing by keeping them as pets? This an entirely different argument, Tex...you're trying to equate behavioral/environmental changes to feeding them a substandard diet based on their biological equipment. It's simply not a good analogy. If you want to get into whether the domestication of dogs was good or bad for the species, you can look at the plight of the wolf and other wild animals in North America...I think the dog is probably a pretty lucky animal to have been domesticated and incorporated into our lifestyle, rather than trying to compete with us for resources to maintain their own. And even if we were to concede that domesticating dogs was bad for the species in general, how would that somehow justify feeding them a s***ty diet?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 09:07 AM) No, he's absolutely right. Moderation is key. But a lot of people say that without actually living it. I actually live it. I eat whatever I want, in moderation. I have no dietary restrictions, no "avoid X or Y or Z at all costs" while substituting a possibly dangerous chemical in it's place, (see: refusing to eat sugar, but totally ok with eating splenda), etc. If you're going to drink soda...drink the real thing. No diet garbage. Fat, out of shape, obese people drink diet soda. All of them. Buck the trend...drink the corn syrup/sugar if you're going to do it...don't be a p****. Just don't drink 5 cans a day. Like I said: Moderation. Mexican Coke! I mean...Coca-Cola...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2012 -> 10:05 PM) Alex Gordon starting the season 0 for 16, must be the pressure of that new contract. He belongs on the White Sox, with how fragile he seems mentally. Obviously, it's early and he can still turn things around quite quickly, but not a good sign for Royals fans. Danny Duffy with a great opening start, although it's hard to extrapolate when you face the A's in a huge ballpark in April and what he'll do against the rest of the league. As far as Austin Jackson goes, I pulled up his minor league numbers and he's always been in the 700's, except for one big anomaly/outlier (964) in Tampa in about half a season of High A ball. He put up 691 last year and 745 in his rookie season, so you'd have to guess with that line-up behind him and much less pressure to produce, he'll be in that 750-775 range. He's never going to be a power type hitter in that stadium or replicate Curtis Granderson, but very few in the majors do. Combined with the fact that he's one of the 3 best CFers in the AL defensively and perfectly suited for that outfield, it's saying something that he's a complimentary player on that team. Jackson has drawn multiple walks in two of the first four games. He did that last year in only 9 games. He also hit a homer off Matt Moore yesterday, so J4L will probably come around soon on Jackson. I really think he's going to breakout.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 11, 2012 -> 07:26 AM) How about Le DVR? How about he wakes up and the White Sox are on tv! How can one complain about that?