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QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Unfortunately, the loudest voices in these "discussions" are often moderators. The loudest voices in almost every forum or subforum are moderators. Two factors to becomming a mod is longevity and how active you are. So we are active and have posted a lot for a long time. As far as standards we do not publically announce when a poster is suspended, however, I can assure you that mods and admins have been suspended. We never consider a mod to be "above the rules". Actually in a few cases mods have suspended themselves.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 10:27 AM) Since when is "almost 31" considered too old to go out and party? Maybe if he was 51. And BTW f*** you

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 11:43 AM) I don't like the idea of employers directly subsidizing a civic duty. But if the government would tax the wealthy like it should they could ultimately be defraying the cost of such a program. Good point. I always thought it was more a case of allowing a few more vacation days, but your way is really valid.

Easyily one of my all time favorite Sox players.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 12:24 PM) Even then, the Sox aren't the one year contract for a pitcher type. I hadn't really thought about that end of the startegy. We all know the reluctance to enter into four or five year deals, but there hasn't been too many one year types either.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 11:47 PM) Bring on tapatalk! x2

QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 18, 2012 -> 03:53 PM) Fix the Search Function, Jason! You jerk! (oh wait is that too specific to one person?) Using google's option to search within the site works ojk for some stuff. I know it isn't perfect, but it isn't that bad.

Bummer

Not a chance in hell

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 07:03 PM) 0/5 with 4ks is pretty much the same no matter how much you're getting paid. But the difference between the expectation and that is different. The 25 mil franchise player has a different expectation than the utility player, as you rightfully pointed out. So while we would consider .250 a solid season for a player developing, we wouldn't find that acceptable for the $25mil player. In other words a "bad day" for Konerko should be better than a bad day for (insert league min development project player). At some point yes, it's a bad day for either one. 1-4 leaving three runners stranded may be a bad day for Pujols, but an acceptable day for (fill in here) is my point.

How many people here could be on any of those juries and be fair.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2012 -> 04:00 PM) What's their job on a team? If a guy is getting paid $25 million to carry an offense/pitching staff on a contending team, there's not a lot of leeway, the guy better be Halladaying it. If a guy is a 25 year old on a rebuilding team, then my answer is completely different. Of course but wouldn't "bad day" be relative for each of those players?

Seriously, if Perry had *not* run for President, he may have looked good as a VP. Romney may have dodged a bomb there.

I am trying to keep pitchers into the discussion. Taking 150 games for a starter, can they have 15 bad games? 30? For a starting pitcher 3 outings where they are out by the fourth? Six? Clearly Dunn surpassed any number last season, but what are fair expectations?

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 09:12 PM) Me neither. That's for suckers. Do you steal anything else?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 11:15 PM) Being white must suck so much ass. Everything's so unfair! (Yeah yeah I know Zimmerman is "not white" etc. etc. etc.) It does man, we can't jump, dance, rap . . .

A few times when the tv cameras panned the dugout I had a hard time picking out Robin. That's a good thing.

Kong

DeAza

Konerko

AJP

I had one and it was handled very nicely. Turns out the merchant and I were both wrong. I received a credit in about a week. Then I received a very nice letter stating that perhaps I was wrong. (The company name that appeared was not the same as where I shopped).

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 16, 2012 -> 11:48 AM) Balta had them for 90+ losses in February. I guess Leyland's talking to him too! Time will tell. Balta said they could lose 100 games and Kenny would keep his job. I do not recall him predicting 100 or even 90 losses.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 15, 2012 -> 06:15 PM) I'll never understand the hatred for Cowley on this site. I understand the hatred, I can't understand why he is so widely read. He is the most quoted and commented on media member and there really isn't a number 2. It's like watching a S&M film only the masochists here don't even pretend to enjoy it but they keep going back for the pain. I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang I can't stand banging my head into the wall bang bang until he finally moves on to another town . . .

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