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Imagine the free agent market if every player said, I don't care about the money, get me to the Braves or Yankees, I want to play in the post season.

Should a free agent just be concerned about getting on the team with the best chance to win a WS? Money? Geography? Coaching staff? Opportunity to play? What should be the balance?

Damn, I already have most of these done . . .

Shipwrecked on an Island Two men were shipwrecked near an island. When they landed ashore, one of them began screaming and yelling, "We're going to die! We're going to die! There's no food! No water! We're going to die!" The second man leaned calmly against a palm tree. When the first man saw how calm his friend was, he went crazy and shouted, "Don't you understand?! We're going to die!!"Undisturbed, the second man replied, "You don't understand, I make $100,000 a week." Dumbfounded, the first man looked at him and asked, "What difference does that make?!? We're on an island with no food and no water! We're going to DIE!!!" The second man answered, "You just don't get it. I make $100,000 a week and I tithe ten percent on that $100,000 a week. Wherever I am, my pastor will be sure to find me!"

QUOTE(Antonio Osuna @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 11:32 PM) The true test should not be stats, but this: Take A-Rod off the Yankees and take Ortiz off the Red Sox. Which team plays more worse as a result? I say the Red Sox do. The Yankees are going to lose power without A-Rod, certainly, but I think that Ortiz is more essential to the Red Sox. And that's more closely related to value than mere stats. We have separate awards for stats; the batting crown, RBI crown, etc. Actually this is a league MVP. And the Yankees would have a harder problem without a 3rd baseman, the Red Sox could let the pitcher bat. When you start playing that game, shouldn't you look at the quality of the backup? Doesn't that also follow which team would be worse? Gee if we take Ortiz off, who could DH, vs. who could play 3rd and bat. All that proves is A-Rod is surrounded by better talent.

If there is a pre-req situation check with the Professor of the advance course and see if they will waive it. I was able to do that on two occasions. In one case, the class wasn't a problem at all, in another I needed some stats help, but was able to find some great resources. The prof should know just how important the pre-req will be. Example: I took Research Methods without the Stats course. 95% of Methods never touched on Stats, I only needed an understanding of stats when it came time to put together my paper.

I am feeling the love

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 06:32 AM) Please enlighten me. What is that plan? Undermine the insurgents by: Pursuing a political settlement. Tie Troop withdrawals to specific, responsible, benchmarks beginning with 20,000 before Christmas in response to the Iraq Constitution being completed. There is more to it of course, but these are the two talking point highlights.

Like Reagan, they ain't telling unless they win

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 05:56 AM) If I released an album called "Bullet in Billy Joe" I would be villified. I'm not going to get into a huge debate and ruin the new, cuddlery PA image, but I just needed everyone to know that these yahoos are no better or worse than KKK members or Al Queida members. just so y'all know. friggin' disparity. PA, while I respect the sentiment, comparing a living human with the Bible, isn't quite accurate. I'm not defending Green Day, but I believe my God can handle the criticism. Even respected theologians differ in interpretations, so these yahoos have a different interpretation. So I say Good Riddance, I hope they have the time of their lives . . . and so it begins

terms of your parole?

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 11:12 PM) Why in gods name would anybody vacationing in Thailand be so stupid as to.........oh never mind. Why else go to Thailand? To pick up a silk scarf?

^^^^^^ It does sound like an urban legend . . .

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 10:11 PM) TEX, how is it building anything other then scepticism when he says "We have a plan", but when asked what that plan is, either cannot or will not tell. He actually said that they 'don't have to' tell their plan now since they weren't in power. Well, how can you convince someone YOUR plan is better than the other guys when you won't say what it is to begin with? Infrastructure at the state level. He ain't running for anything, but if he can fire up the local groups to elect their candidates, he's accomplished something. And I suppose someone may vote for the GOP congressional candidate because of something Dean said, but I doubt it would be too many.

Actually IIRC her son and the 15-year old were friends

A-Rod is the best player in the game, I'd start any team with him.

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 12:45 PM) In the article I just read on it... The writer said that the woman was "shell-shocked". :headshake Some people need their writing utensils taken away. Nine hours thirty seven minutes later, I get the joke.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 10:00 PM) If you're a Republican you gotta admit the guy is probably one of the best things to happen in a while. He's makes his party look so bad. Actually he is rebuilding from the bottom up which is his strength. That could be huge. I dislike his rhetoric.

nice, subtle making me read that small print

QUOTE(FoxySoxGirl @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 09:51 PM) What's the deal with people getting knocked up in high school? Contraceptives? Maybe? That age difference is just highly wrong as well. :banghead If she is in high school, she must either be a teacher or really stupid . . .

Nice, you two ganging up on me.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 09:32 PM) this is the gayest thread... *rimshot* PA comes into the gay thread looking for a rimshot ::faints::

We have gridlock most of the time with a two party system. Three parties and they will look like monkeys at the zoo, masturbating and pulling lice out of each other's hair. They'll be busy, having fun, but only helping each other and themselves to have a good time, while disgusting us.

Sorry, I thought it was about makeup not hookups

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