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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 13, 2011 -> 11:25 PM) ESPNStatsInfo ESPN Stats & Info FROM ELIAS: With tonight's 1-run win, the Tigers became the first team since the 1994 Cardinals to have a streak of 8 wins, all by 1 run. That's unbelievable.

So what do we do with Zach? I don't know about you guys, but he looks like he should be here to stay to me. He throws strikes, he works quickly, and he's definitely got major league quality stuff. I was incredibly shocked by this trade when it went down, but difficult for anyone to complain at this point, given what we've seen of the kid thus far. I've got absolutely no problem dealing Danksy at this point, unless he suddenly becomes amenable to working out a reasonable deal.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 13, 2011 -> 06:46 PM) How many games have you seen Carimi play? Because I dont know how you can say "he doesnt have the athletic ability" without watching him. This was actually Tice's assessment. He said Carimi is the better run blocker, Webb is the better athlete, and in the NFL, he believes the tackle that is the better athlete needs to be playing LT.

And then he has 4 walks.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 13, 2011 -> 02:16 PM) Bulls***. I never said that Beckham/Morel had to be Cano/Longoria. I wiped the slate clean with Beckham coming into this year. Suffice it to say he's failed miserably. Morel? He's been Chone Figgins bad. I don't agree with picking on the guys that make a lot of money and making excuses for the guys that make 500K. You ain't part of the solution, you're part of the problem. Btw, did you notice Longoria is hitting .232 this year? He's part of the problem over there in Tampa. This issue where prospects don't turn into what they were supposed to? That's what happens with most of them. That's why developing a team of homegrown players is not quite as easy as throwing a s***load of money into scouting and drafting.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 13, 2011 -> 10:31 AM) DiPoto sucked as a GM last year. If KW wasn't so nice to give up Hudson and Holmberg for one year of Edwin Jackson, DiPoto would have gotten the Diamondbacks the great Joe Saunders and some fringe prospects. But he went 16-7 in 2009!

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 09:09 PM) Is there an NFL online option? No. The NFL's product is much more sought-after, and thus, the ONLY way to get access to it is via NFL Sunday Ticket, which is exclusively carried by DirecTV. The first year I moved to Vegas I didn't get it and I ended up out at sportsbooks to watch the game...I figured just paying the $300 for the season might actually be cheaper than what I would spend being out at casinos every Sunday Regardless, I hate the notion of spending all this money on a HDTV, PS3, surround sound system, etc., and then cheaping out a bit on the programming...but I just don't watch more than 20 channels or so of my programming package...but these bastards have the packages set up so you basically get no premium channels in HD unless you get the Premier package. Yes, you can get the cheaper packages and add a specific premium channel in HD, but they charge you like $10 just for that freaking channel. So lame. So I think I'm going to switch to the basic package and cut the sports packages. Buy Apple tv. Utilize iTunes and my Blockbuster account more, and see where that gets me...

So I am sick of paying DirecTV so much money every month. Currently, I get the Premier package, which includes every channel, and then I purchase the MLB Extra Innings package as well as the NFL Sunday Ticket package. All in all, I figure I probably give about $1800 a year for programming. Yikes. I don't really ever watch the movie channels, except to DVR shows like True Blood, Spartacus, Dexter, Camelot, etc. I primarily watch baseball in the Summer via the Extra Innings package, with heavy doses of the History Channel, and other like channels that come with the basic package. I love the Sunday Ticket, and am not sure if I can give that up, but I do live in Vegas, so I could go to a sportsbook and watch Bears games if I really needed to. I just realized I can buy Apple TV and then buy an mlb.tv subscription for $50 a year instead of paying the $250 or whatever I pay for Extra Innings. I can watch shows like Dexter, True Blood, etc, by renting them with my monthly Blockbuster mail account, buying them on dvd, or buying them on Apple TV. Anyone have any suggestions on the best way to lower bills and still get access to the shows we all love?

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 12, 2011 -> 09:37 AM) Yes, dude. I don't see what's so hard to understand about that. Anyone who intentionally hurts another person, whether or not they claim they're "ignorant" to the results, is a bad person. Well you obviously just have your moral compass dialed-in super tight on this particular issue, because honestly, on here, you come off as a guy who doesn't give a flying f*** whether you hurt someone or not. I've learned to understand your particular brand of humor, but you don't strike me as someone who is all that concerned about other's feelings. And just as a disclaimer, I have honestly never cheated on any woman I was in an exclusive relationship with. I have been cheated on myself. I got over it, just like I get over all the other evil s*** human beings do to one another on a daily basis. Some people, my guess is those who have been cheated on, seem to be extraordinarily sensitive in regards to this.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 05:39 PM) This. And I don't know why it needs to be more philosophical. It's a simple concept. No, it's really not. You've just never thought of it any other way. You're saying it is a simple concept to just pronounce JFK or Jackie Kennedy (as well as anyone else that has ever cheated on someone) a "bad person"?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 08:12 PM) Couple more hits for Morel, just keeps hitting. What would the lovechild of Brent Morel and Balta look like?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 06:59 PM) my wife told me a horror story of one of the former managers at her restaurant getting one of those malicious parasites in her bloodstream from getting a cut while washing a dish. Within 3 hours the parasite had already taken a hold and was eating her skin from the inside out. 8 months after she came out of the hospital, my wife said her skin looked transparent on her arm up to her shoulder and you could see the muscle underneath. The doctors said if it wouldnt have mattered even if she washed it immediately and applied some sort of alcohol based substance on the wound, it was just random chance that something was in the water. So yea, that scares the s*** out of me too Yeah, anything getting inside you and eating you from the inside out is creepier than s***.

I'd let Thornton get an inning.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 03:39 PM) Because you are harming another person. If you don't want to commit to one person and would like to be with 5, 10, 20, whatever, you're certainly free to do so. But don't enter a relationship with someone with the implicit idea being that you're going to be faithful if you're not going to be. Yeah, I get that. I guess I was hoping for a little more philosophical response. I guess I'm just pointing out I am not sure marriage is a brilliant concept...

I have to say that I don't agree with what a lot of you guys think about cheating... I'm not saying it's a good thing by any means...but I don't necessarily think it's within our human nature to be committed to one person for our entire lives...which is most likely why so many people cheat. So if we have created an artificial construct, which may go against our nature as human beings, why or how does that make someone who fails to live up to that construct a "bad human being"?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 02:58 PM) And partly due to the 8-12 guys under the age of 25 that are tearing up the tour. Was watching the tournament in Vancouver 2 weeks back and guys were hitting NINE irons 240+ yards. Tiger can't compete with that anymore. That was his bread and butter. Just imagine how excited J4L would be if he liked golf...

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 12:58 PM) Please. If KW had pulled what he's pulled off you'd be the same way. Every Sox fan would be. First of all I don't agree with you. However, if I did, I would probably do it ON THE APPROPRIATE TEAM's FAN FORUM. I don't think I would go spouting off EVERY DAY about the GM of the Minnesota Twins, for instance, on the Milwaukee Brewers' fan forum. Secondly, you're just being ridiculous. The guy has come in and filled a position from which THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP. He could make virtually no move which would have been considered poor. His most impressive deal is obviously dumping Wells on the Angels, but as has been pointed out, he goes ahead and gets swindled 5 minutes later for Napoli by Jon Daniels and the Rangers. And just for the record, despite the Colby Rasmus love around here, I happen to think he paid much too much for him.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 11:23 AM) Have the Orioles announced a starter yet? Yeah, Chris Tillman.

Just score some runs for Mark.

Hey Steve, I just almost died on my way home from the dog park because some stupid cat was playing Frogger in the middle of a busy street. He safely made it to the median, then decided to jump BACK into traffic and almost caused a 5-car pileup. I managed to avoid the poor thing, but I immediately thought of you and your love of these furry creatures. Not to hijack the thread, but what is the call on something like this (when a cat or a squirrel runs into traffic)? Does one swerve or brake (or both) and make every effort to avoid the creature, or do you just continue and pray you don't hit it, but also ensure you don't endanger yourself or other drivers? And yes, if it is a dog in the road, I would probably flip my car over and die in a fiery wreck from performing evasive maneuvers before hitting it.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 10:43 AM) Indeed he is. The best GM in baseball knew what he was doing. Meanwhile, we get to watch Beckham perform worse than Darwin f***ing Barney. This is getting out of control. Pull your tongue out of his ass already, jeesh.

Bats.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 11, 2011 -> 07:29 AM) That's good to know, I'll take that option. Apparently, I'm a moron. I've been a season ticket holder since 2004, and I don't plan to give that up because of this season. And since we've moved into a primo location for our section, and I don't want to lose it, I'll be renewing, which means paying the postseason invoice. Moron. And as far as other organizations go, the Bears required season ticket holders to pay for their seats months and months ago, despite no evidence that there would even be a season this year. I'm sure it was going towards operating expenses while the players were locked out. And Greg, you remind me of the guy in the Geico commercial that's been living under a rock.

Another rope for Rios...ugh

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 07:58 PM) Seems like Ozzie's playing not to lose. That's fine. Our pen is much better than theirs.