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Hyperbole to make my point. To argue with greg, the examples will continue to be more and more extreme. It's the only way to keep the argument going.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 08:26 AM) I don't think I've changed a single setting in my home router (cisco valet 2nd gen) since I set it up about two years ago now. It does get reset now and then since both it and the cable modem are on a switched outlet and the modem acts up sometimes. Same here. I want it to work without me touching a thing, same as my electric, water, and tv. I don't have to shut down my main breaker and restart all my electric. I don't have to shut off my water occasionally. Just work.

QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 26, 2013 -> 12:17 PM) Prepare to open up the app store whenever you are facing a problem. I remember getting a package in the mail and opening up the app store to see about a knife. Yep, that happened True. I no longer can track how many days I have worn a set of contact lenses on a calendar, it takes my phone and an app.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 09:26 AM) He was awful after 05. The fact that he just gave up a few years ago rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, Greg or no Greg. True. But I've seen it here for years, the more one or two people champion a certain unpopular point of view, the further to the other side the group gets. "He wasn't too bad" in the face of "he was pretty good" eventually becomes "he was the worst manager of all time" in reply to "Revolutionized managing". It gives us something to do.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 08:53 PM) Because it would be considered unconstitutional. It's another side of the Obamacare debate. Forcing people, in the minds of many, to pay fees or subscribe to a service, even if those services might save or prolong their lives, is UNFAIR. Even if they end up saving money, etc. The conflict I see is there are also laws that basically require hospitals to offer care. Imagine requiring a business to give away food, clothing, or shelter.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 26, 2013 -> 11:33 PM) I know it's hard to judge intent, but I really feel obstruction should be a judgment call based on the fielder's intent. Anytime you start making subjective calls, you open up huge problems.

BTW, I have no doubt that Ozzie would be better respected (ok I need a better word than respect) and his accomplishments seen in a more favorable light, if not for the efforts of Mr. Greg. The more Greg seeks to elevate the man, the further down we collectively push. Like everyone else associated with the team, he had good years and bad. His last year was bad and that is how we remember him best.

100 replies. No wonder the media loves him.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 12:02 AM) I can't believe I got teary-eyed watching that. Jeez, it still gets to me. x2 Rewatching the DVD has started every season since.

For what it's worth and based on about a 15 second conversation, Omar "Panterita" Figueroa seems like a pretty decent human being. He just stopped by my middle school for a pep rally and to deliver an anti-drug and anti-bullying message.

He's saying the right things. Does he speak spanish?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 03:23 PM) The headline on the thread is he's "begging for a job," which I don't think is fair. World Series manager to discussing coaching the Cubs? That's begging for a job.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 03:18 PM) That's kind of a classless way to advertise your ballclub, your park and your prices. Pretty crazy stuff there, using Oz's name like that in the ad. Not an advertisement, a press release announcing their search for a new manager. I thought you would be excited, they are trying to get your man back managing.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 03:17 PM) That is classic. But, they better be careful about offering to cover ALL fines.

OMG this is comedy gold from the Slammers!

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 03:12 PM) Oh Christ. The Joliet Slammers are trying to bring Ozzie in as manager. http://jolietslammers.com/archives/8650?ut...w-field-manager THAT would be awesome. Canseco was offered a players contract with our local team. Against what is basically PE coaches and Walmart clerk he went 1-11 and retired again.

Ozzie, meet three time Super Bowl Champion coach Joe Gibbs. After being lured out of retirement, the three time Super Bowl Winning coach Gibbs put together an all star coaching staff, many guys who won the big one and they went 6-10 10-6 5-11 9-7 Then he retired, again. And Gibbs never was a jackass. Never caused fans to boycott games. Etc. Just winning a championship at one point in your career doesn't mean you can replicate the success at will. What makes a great coach? Great players.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) Lots of people work from 16-18. Not working at home by choice is, obviously a choice. But yes, that number shouldn't include the disabled and/or I shouldn't have used the phrase able-bodied. The vast majority of that figure are though, obviously. If we are going to make any claims that it is bad that there are 90 million not in the workforce, then the assumption is everyone of those 90 million should be working. I disagree with that. I do not believe they should be in that statistic until they have completed their education. That was a 16 year old drop out is included, a 24 year old college grad student may not be. Then there are all the retireees. As people live longer the number will rise.

Oh God no. Not even for the Cubs. His career is over. Get comfortable in the broadcast booth. Host a party with Dikta and talk about what could have been.

This is one of the few guys I like better as an ex-Sox player than as a player.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 03:31 PM) From the Bureau of Big Numbers That Are Intended to Scare People But Are Actually Not Scary (aka Labor Statistics) http://nation.foxnews.com/2013/10/22/more-...orce-new-record Interesting. 16 and above. See what you think about the numbers I posted above. I counted 18 to 65, subtracted out disabled and stay at home (by choice) parents.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 01:31 PM) I figured you'd go for the "it's just a big number to scare you!" response. And include Medicaid all you want, that's a gigantic f***ing number. Goes along with the 90 MILLION able bodied people in this country not working right now. So glad we got an extra 5 people insured in ObamaCare before focusing on that number. Where are you getting that 90 million number from? 308 million Americans at the last census. 75 million under 18 34 million over 65 9 million disabled and drawing benefits 5 million stay at home parents 185 million remaining 90 MILLION seems like a too big number. I've seen estimates ranging from 150 million to 160 million Americans are working. Leaving around 30 million who may be described as able bodied not worknig.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 22, 2013 -> 03:54 PM) Why are you assuming birthers are Republicans? I seem to remember that coming very loudly from the Hillary camp back in the day. And it's not the birthers you have to worry about, its all the lame-ass Dems that wanna have a 'gotcha' moment who will be complaining the loudest, but not realizing that most people just don't care. I am assuming that Republicans will vote in the Republican primaries and will be his biggest supporters for President. I could be wrong.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 01:35 PM) I'm pretty sure there is convincing data out there showing that as the cigarette taxes have gone up, more and more people have stopped using them. Aren't there a lot of factors at work here, not just taxes or have you seen research that isolates cost from anti-smoking campaigns, restricting access to smoking areas, etc.? QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 01:36 PM) If you are telling someone that because they made X amount of money you are going to take more than half of it, for the same services that everyone else is paying less for, you are punishing them for being successful. While I might want all of Mark Cuban's money, he made something, had an idea or sold something to get the money, it is his money. Not yours. Should he pay double every time he orders a cheeseburger because he is rich? Should you pay more because you make over the poverty line? It is punishment and theft if you want to take more than half. We wouldn't even have those services if we only taxed what a middle class person could afford. What you are suggesting is we tax everyone the exact same amount. The shipping clerk at Amazon and the CEO would pay the exact same total amount. Not even a percentage, because why should the CEO making $10,000,000 pay $1,000,000 and the shipping clerk only pay $1,000 for the exact same services? That's just will not work.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 10:01 AM) Rich people aren't going to stop buying cars, boats, jewelry, and vacations because they cost a few bucks more. The luxury tax on boats in 1990 crushed the industry. http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1993-08-1...ilding-industry