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QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 08:45 PM) Would absolutely love him here. Good ball handler, can spread the floor, has size in the back court, excellent in transition, very athletic in the open and half court game for Derrick, "willing" defender. (and I say that loosely.. would love to see what Thibs can do with him and his athleticism, has a very good swing span) One of the better fits out there (along with Mayo, Affalo, etc.) for the Bulls for sure.. a sane J.R. Smith. Would love the Rodman-like craziness/attitude (whatever you wanna call it) for this team, but even Dennis was less crazy off the court. Didn't we already have him once and give him away for nothing?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) Awesome Mark. Good luck. I assume you aren't looking into the Edison gig anymore? Jas, I thought about it and researched the cost of living, the area their office is located in, the surrounding communities, etc., and the cost of living is so great in and around LA that I would have to get a tremendous raise in order to actually increase my disposable income by taking the position and moving there. Housing costs are more than double, probably closer to 2.5 times generally what they are in Vegas. The home I just offered on, if the bank accepts my offer, I will pay about $83.5/sq ft. Prices around LA for similar homes are probably actually in the $500k range, so you're talking something like $270/sq ft. I tried to find areas far enough outside the area where homes were cheaper, but the problem you encounter then is traffic. You start looking at 3 hour round trip commutes at that point, and that just destroys the entire point for me. I am all about maintaining/increasing my quality of life, regardless of whether my salary is 5 figures or 6, and so I figure if I can get in on a home at this price in our market here in LV, it's worth it, regardless of the gaudy salary figures a California utility is willing to pay me.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 12:05 PM) Awesome Mark. Good luck! EDIT: And now I definitely have a place to crash in Vegas. Thanks Marko, and yes you do... And of course the guy from LA just came calling after being conspicuously absent at the end of last week...

Well, I decided against the whole "live in bfe" thing for the time being. The two homes for sale in my price range just need too much work done to them for it to make financial sense. Would be better off saving for a piece of land up there down the road and putting something on it that I actually would like. There was a home in town that I really came to love, nice older home (for Vegas), built in 1965 but updated nicely and with all the selling points I wanted: big lot (again, for Vegas), large inground pool, close to work and close to the Strip. It's a short sale, but what isn't a short sale around here. Put an offer in Friday evening and had the seller/homeowner accept last evening. So now I wait on the bank/lien holder. Pretty stoked though...

Jeesh, I feel like we could have easily swept that series...

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 03:13 PM) Jesus said unto his disciples "Go unto the world and tell all that homosexuality is a sin and God is ashamed of what you do and who you are." lol, I bet I could convince someone that's actually in the Bible s***, it wouldn't strike me as all that odd, considering some of the s*** that's in the Bible...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 26, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) personally i think there would be a stronger reaction to two men kissing in public than there was to these two women. citing religion as a reason to tell them to stop was truly a horrible decision by this guard Oh come on, when in doubt, cite religion.

Congrats Jason! That's quite an accomplishment!

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Jun 25, 2011 -> 02:30 AM) Frankly I find this ridiculous. So basically we're becoming WSI? Have you read any of this thread? For all the talk about WSI, which I have maybe visited twice in my life because it blows, this site has clearly taken on a different character in the last 12-18 months. In my opinion, the quality has decreased. What seems to be being said is that this is a product offered by Jason, with rules or guidelines for behavior maintained by the moderating staff, and that despite some posters' insistence that this be some sort of receptacle for everyone's frustrations, the quality has decreased to the point at which the product is no longer being consumed at what is deemed an acceptable rate by Jason and/or the moderating staff. It appears to be fairly simple. Pick up the quality, use common sense, post intelligently, and emotionally, but not recklessly or deliberately ignorant. If that is too difficult a line or level to ascertain, than this is probably not the White Sox message board for you.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:26 PM) Can anyone with gameday tell me what the nats have left in their pen? Balester and Burnett.

Get Floyd up

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:23 PM) Why? Morels actually hitting, playing defense, and improving. I think Beckham is very symbolic for the White Sox franchise right now.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:17 PM) It still certainly is. It's mental with Beckham. We know he has the talent. He needs to go back to just swinging and not thinking about every little mechanical thing. He's putting a lot of pressure on himself. Luckily he's been able to stay loose in the clubhouse and is still defending well. I'm starting to think he will forever be a basket case.

Cleveland served up the lead at least.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:13 PM) Hence, the ideal world. Yeah, I hear you...but ideal insinuates something is actually possible...

Just get an out here.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) Beckham is not going to fit in the second slot, as badly as we want him to.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:09 PM) I certainly don't think that's an accurate description of how I talk about Edwin. I make it a point of complimenting him when he has a good game (like todAy) so that you can't say I never give him credit. You're correct. You have been better lately...but an eternal skeptic...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:09 PM) I just don't want him to think differently because he's hitting in a different spot or something. Rios isn't exactly mentally strong. Fair enough. But it's time for him to put on his big boy pants.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:06 PM) I think I need to see a bit more. But if he starts hitting, yes please. He started hitting 3 weeks ago, and given our other options...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) His season Obp doesn't reflect at all what he's been doing for the last 1.5 months. I don't understand why you cut him so much slack while you ride a guy like Edwin all day long.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 10:04 PM) He's useless regardless. Ozzie might be one of the few managers who would bat a guy with a .260 OBP second when it is one of the most important spots in the lineup. I think it's time to put Rios in that slot.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 02:57 PM) Good lord...so much angst and drama. This is why I don't engage very often...nothing changes. Like Rock said...if you don't care for it...don't engage in it or ignore. Personally I enjoy J4Ls posts... It bores me to tears to see people comparing UZR, WHIPS, etc...zzzzzzzzzzz. J4 ads a little spice sometimes...no biggie. People take things so personally anymore. I don't get where you guys are getting this from? Angst and drama? It's just a discussion.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 24, 2011 -> 11:45 AM) No, I don't. And this goes back to my initial post in this thread (for today) that I think I grossly underestimated how sensitive some people are. If I see somebody post something like, "Damn, the White Sox lost 10-0. They got f***ing b****-slapped." I'm not going to think to myself that person is insulting any woman who's ever been a victim of domestic violence. I'm going to interpret it as, "Yeah, the White Sox most definitely got b****-slapped." From a sports point of view. But I will concede, and this is the only thing I will concede, that if I'm guilty of one thing it's that I don't always recognize that something that doesn't at all bother me doesn't mean it can't offend somebody else. So I'll try to clean that up. I think most people are fine with this sort of rhetoric from time to time...but when it becomes a constant, and increasingly more perverse and lewd form of expression, it starts to weigh on people.

I think what people are referring to, J4L, is your tendency to use words like "rape" in your posts. Seriously, do you need to constantly post things in such an increasingly dramatic and disturbing fashion?