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QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:19 PM) let's get him, he can be our 9th starter. (Spewing on monitor) Yankees should offer him a long term deal as part of their "youth movement"

Greedy Bastard. I'm thinking Timo and Maggs will combine for 25 HRs and 106 RBIs.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2007 -> 07:59 PM) But, at least in California for example, the prisons out here are so overcrowded that its impossible to keep anyone except the worst offenders in jail for the duration of their terms, and the overcrowding itself tends to harden people (like 6 people to a cell or something like that, you can imagine how effective that is for rehabilitation). So you have a system where people get put into conditions bad enough to promoke riots, and then get back onto the street well before their terms are over. I hadn't considered that, good points.

18. A couple of the questions sucked. For example the Which will do more to reduce crime? Prisons help after a crime is committed, not before.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 04:42 PM) once again a poster inaccurately reads a criticism of democrats as supporting everything republicans do. oh, and you don't think pork helps lead to national debt? do you even really have a point with your previous post? Perhaps you should actually read the post I responded to.

Once again capital punishment working so well . . . leaving him in a hole would have been so much better.

But if the Cardinals offered me $0.000001 more, hello St. Louis People all love their employers and believe they will stay forever, but like in every line of work, people switch companies. Frank Thomas took less, a couple of times, and was later discarded. Fisk was released without a farewell. I'll cheer for whomever is in the uniform. If Mark got a better deal tomorrow and left, it would not change what he did in Chicago and I would always enjoy those games he pitched and wish him luck. No hard feelings, it's just the business side of the game.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 09:38 AM) I'll pipe up here on the bag... If you want a backpack type bag, I got one a while back that is just about the coolest pack ever (of the non-camping variety). Check out bags with the brand name Swiss Gear. I don't know what model this is, but can hold even large laptops, has every kind of pocket you need, comfy straps, useful compartments, and can hold a butt-load of stuff. Plus its tough as hell. I saw the synergy bag and it does look great, but near as I can tell it will only accomodate up to a 15.4" display. Their website sucks for tech specs.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 05:45 PM) you like low taxes but not tax cuts? it's not just "tax cuts for the wealthy!", but tax cuts for everyone. lame democrat slogans are often misleading and inaccurate, but easy to remember! yea! as for the start on removing pork? yea, right. the democrats LIVE on pork. no way they are legit in this attempt. And Republicans live on deficit spending to boost the economy. "We'll buy you everything and you'll never have to pay for it." Republicans insist they have to spend more than the taxes they bring in to stimulate the economy. I'll take paid for pork over borrowed from other countries debt any day of the week. But would prefer a pork free balanced budget. LMAO.

Crap, I just discovered my collection of vintage computer cases are obsolete. None of my bags will hold this thing. I'm looking at the Targus XL backpack. I also see they eliminated the PCMCIA slot. I like the six USB ports. I won't need a hub. Bluetooth should eliminate the USB connection for my phone, PDA, and mouse.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 09:53 PM) 8 or 9, depending on Anderson's performance/balls. That's what I'm guessing also, but with Ozzie, who knows.

.275/5/35 Where is everyone projecting him hitting? This is a nice improvement over previous duos. I think this is as solid a tandem since the Fisk days.

Good point, and possibly could be true. But looking at Mark's second half performance, I'm guessing it wasn't AJ's fault. It could have been Mark scapegoating and the team looking for a quick fix. And I am not criticizing Hall in any case and think this is one position we have clear it improved our situation from last year.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 05:31 PM) I'm about to submit a work purchase order for a new 17" dual core MacBook Pro (not enough budget for a new desktop machine). Do you know if Jobs is announcing new laptops this round? That's one way to get around the restriction on buying computers.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) Beat me to it. Put the basic point remains. Those whiny-a$$ed coloreds in New Orleans should have just shut up and dealt with the levees breaking and their houses and neighborhoods being wiped out and all that dying and $hit. Like anybody above 48 degrees North Latitude really cares anyway, right? Amen.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:56 PM) The power cord seems to stay in fine with my new model, that was somewhat of a worry with ONE of my older laptops. They do get somewhat hot, but the fan does a good job of cooling it. Also I have a docking station that keep the unit about an inch off of my desk, which helps it as well. The only thing I ALWAYS worry about with Dells is that the harddrives for some reason like to fail on you in the first few months. I have had this happen twice with the same Laptop, and its easily fixed. I would say back up your stuff quickly at first. All in all, I love my dells. I read the hard drives may be a problem, and I thought it may be linked with the heat. I better pick up an external as well, thanks for the tip.

Someone didn't check snopes.com http://www.snopes.com/katrina/soapbox/dakota.asp

We rarely realize our worst fears, or our greatest hopes. I've always assumed we did pretty damn good, we always do as Americans, but we will beat ourselves up and believe we could have done much, much, better. And we could have. And we will do much, much better if we face this sort of disaster again. That process of critical thinking, and the overwhelming drive towards something better is what has made America so successful.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:42 PM) I have 4 Dells. 2 latitude d600's 1 optiplex gx300 and I just got a brand new latitude d620 with a core duo 2ghz with 1 gig of mem and 80 gig HD. Love all of them The only annoyance I had with my HP was the power connector would become upplugged really easily. How well does the Dell "stick"? I understand these can get a little hot, but since it will be spending most of the time on a desk, I'm not too worried.

I was just trying to remember all my laptops and for certain I've had a HP, Sony, Toshiba, and IBM (briefly, stolen on day 2 from my tech support guys). I think I've had a Dell, but maybe not. I like the looks of a Mac, but can't get past the price/performance and after my son's iPod disasters, I swore I'd never spend a dime for one of their products.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 01:53 PM) AJ is a catcher, he is no longer what I would call young, and he is a big guy. All of that contributes to significant wear and tear. I'd be happy with him sitting for 30 games a year. That's what he has done for most of his career. Last year was his busiest, but he has usually caught around 130. Maybe that's why I'm confused about the talk about him sitting more. He sat 22 last year. I thought these sitting comments meant dropping down to 100-110 from the 130 he has average since becoming a starter.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 09:17 AM) Ozzie, who likes to rest most of his guys regularly (except PK), will start Hall most of the time against LHP. But, if Haeger makes the club and one C or the other is better at handling him, that will throw a wrench in the works. Either way, AJ will get fewer plate appearances, and benefit from that. .295/12/65, with the usual solid defense and an improvement in pitch-calling. Plus a couple tussles. Some players need the regular ABs. What makes you believe the rest will help? Plus, I'm not certain resting him that much is good for the pitching staff. I seem to be the only one that thinking AJ on the bench for a bunch of games is not a plus for the team.

Sitting here annoyed at my HP Pavilion laptop that has been a great performing tank of a laptop for years. But the second battery just died, I see a small crack in the hinge, the speaker out is getting touchy, and the hard drive is stuffed full. So I decided I should start thinking about researching a new laptop. Jump to my email and . . . Boom, the great cosmos marketers from Dell dropped a email into my box and 5 minutes later I bought a Inspiron E1705. Dual Core 1.733, 120G SATA, 17" display. DVD burner. I've never owned a Dell laptop, and I heard this sucker is huge with that 17" display and all. Not exactly a slick portable, but I will be using it a lot as a desktop replacement and believe the extra weight will be worth it. Now the loooong wait for Dell to ship on the 15th. Sooo cool, the skins http://dell.skinit.com/devices//dell_inspi...p;deviceId=1185

I think he struggles in the platoon situation and winds up playing a lot more in the second half. .285/10/50

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:25 AM) I had a shot at a 300 game once, but I choked in the 2nd frame. QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 06:30 AM) I had a shot at a 300 game once, but I choked on the first ball. I choked Linda Lovelace , twice.