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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 04:59 AM) I'm pretty much in the middle on this one. Danks really has no value to the White Sox right now, he's not that good of a prospect, but he's shown a bit of power in the past and plays good defense. If a coach within your system can get through to him and he hits a little bit, you have a 2-3 WAR player on your hands in his good seasons. If I'm Houston or Minnesota - especially Minnesota who pretty much have jack squat in the minors for OFers right now - I'll take a chance on Danks in a second. Depends on how they fit Revere, Span (if he ever recovers) and Hicks (eventually) into the picture. Then you have Cuddyer and Kubel, possibly/probably one of them returning. But I guess you could argue Danks is better than Rene Tosoni.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 06:38 AM) lol. When you reverse it, it looks like it should be a Ben Stiller movie about the game of freeze tag Or Dodgeball. Btw, it seems like Olivia Wilde is in every movie that comes out these days.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Oct 26, 2011 -> 02:08 PM) Got the entire series on DVD. Best gift that I ever got from a girl. Does everyone remember where they were when Uribe made the throw to end it? Man, I was on Division outside a bar. I remember everyone looking around in stunned disbelief. It seemed like everyone was thinking "Did the Chicago White Sox really just win the World Series"? It was almost surreal... like a dream. It took awhile, but everyone finally warmed up to the fact that the Sox won it all and it got pretty crazy on Division. Chicks were flashing everyone. In Cali, Colombia, in a hotel room by myself while I was chaperoning my students for a Model United Nations conference for the country's international school students. Thanks to ESPN Deportes and DirectTV, I was able to watch every single game live. But I still remember most vividly waking up one morning after we'd blown a huge lead to the KC Royals...and the Crede homer off Riske...my g/f at the time and her brother were watching their favorite program and I kept making them flip back during the commercials and you just knew when they won that game the tide had turned. But I do remember playing some really crappy games against the Tigers early in that final week...thankfully that rocket hit off Jenks the final out in the clinching game didn't fly into the RF corner and over Konerko's head or we STILL could have ended up blowing the whole thing. And the Grady Sizemore blown catch in the sun in KC, that was the other big turning point in the final 2 weeks. Then we just steamrolled through the Indians (I think they still had wild-card aspirations at the time) at Jacobs Field and flew into the post-season.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_leagu...urn=mlb-wp25446 http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,1012635.story Phil Rogers...on Epstein, Pujols, Fielder, Quade, Francona, Sandberg, etc.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 09:38 PM) BTW, I mentioned this in the films thread, but anyone seeking to get a better idea of some of the things that were going on with the banks leading up to the crash should check out Inside Job. Pretty solid explanation of the bs that was going down. Margin Call isn't too bad either. If you want to join the conspiracy theorists, try to watch Collapse. If I lived in the U.S. and didn't vote for the Republican administrations that were primarily responsible for running up the score on our national debt from less than $1 trillion when Reagan took office to more than $14.7 trillion today, I would be really angry about that. And if I watched as the Republican Party tried to make it seem like it was the fault of "both parties" while they turned the routine business of raising the debt ceiling into a cynical political gambit, I would be incensed. And if I watched the Republican Party then try to use the debt ceiling fiasco they created in order to lay the whole thing at the feet of a President who inherited an epic fiscal and economic mess from Bush, I would be livid. yahoo message boards

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 10:29 PM) You can struggle in the minors, but if you want teams to buy in, you have to show some tools. Hit for average. Hit for power. You can't strike out once per three ABs without showing 40 homer potential. Defense is not enough to make up for that. Hence, the Brian Anderson/Torii Hunter comparisons that KW always made when extrapolating his potential results out over a full season. Let's say Danks is even a notch better than Anderson, for argument's sake. Because he plays CF, a team should at least consider it...what's the risk if the most you can lose is 50 grand? That you're blocking a phenom that could be putting up a 900+ OPS? Not in the SD system. Hoyer traded everyone to Boston.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 05:52 PM) Pa3 was good, not great. Pa2 is still one of the best horror movies ever. 3 was certainly not near that level, but still good enough to watch. Wow, I thought the original first one (without the alternative endings) was much better than the 2nd. I'm 1/4th of the way through the 3rd and getting so bored already...I know, be patient! Scariest of all-time? Wow...so many, from past or more recent history.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 25, 2011 -> 01:09 PM) Really though...the White Sox have been in the bottom half of MLB in attendance every year for the last 5 years (last year they were in the top 10 was 2006)...and yet they've been in the top 7 (or higher) in payroll every year since the Series win except for 2009. That behavior is not the norm. Which is all balanced out by the immense media rights (WGN/Comcast), higher average ticket prices (#4-6 in MLB across the board), parking, access to the Chicago market for advertising/sponsorship/marketing/promotions, etc.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 10:23 PM) And that is clearly beyond a limited government's role. And that is clearly what's f***ed up about our country now. Again, that's not supposed to be the government's main role. Now, that is all the functions that socialists want. Wear the label proudly, because if this is what you support as a main role for our government, then you're a socialist. It doesn't take a Michael Moore lecture to realize capitalism/free markets/zero regulations and oversight simply doesn't work for America right now. What incentive do banks have to raise capital requirements, stop using excessive leveraging or simply avoid moral hazards? Perhaps the country would have been better off had all of those banks been allowed to fail...GM, Chrysler, etc. Nobody gives any credit to government for being a stabilizing force and stepping in at a point where no private entity was capable or willing in those days.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 09:14 PM) I never had any problem with him. Once every 7-10 outings he'd blow up big time and couldn't find any of his pitches, but pretty much every other time he was filthy. He was a lot like Linebrink (when he was actually effective in 2008) in that sense. When you moved him from the 7th to the 8th or 9th, or tie games, or closing situations...you were just waiting for either one of those guys to implode. LaRussa giveth and taketh away in this series. After being universally-termed a "mastermind" in Game 1, the bloom has quickly come off that rose the last couple of games.

Well, there was finally a happy ending for Thome in CLE, although the Phillies were an NL team. And you might want to revise your prediction of the Cardinals winning the World Series, Milkman. Game 6 will be Colby Lewis vs. Jaime Garcia Certainly the Cardinals would be in trouble with either Lohse/Jackson for Game 7 against Harrison but just as likely Holland (3 days' rest) after last night.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 09:36 PM) Why does "universally popular" have anything o do with anything? If this program worked it would have outraged other people. People here would complain about "paying their neighbors mortgage" and such. But it would have helped a lot. Maybe Obama would have been better off starting his term in 2001 with this one... The Second Bill of Rights was a list of rights proposed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the then President of the United States, during his State of the Union Address on January 11, 1944. In his address Roosevelt suggested that the nation had come to recognize, and should now implement, a second "bill of rights". Roosevelt's argument was that the "political rights" guaranteed by the constitution and the Bill of Rights had "proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness." Roosevelt's remedy was to declare an "economic bill of rights" which would guarantee: Employment, with a living wage, Freedom from unfair competition and monopolies, Housing, Medical care, Education, and, Social security Roosevelt stated that having these rights would guarantee American security, and that America's place in the world depended upon how far these and similar rights had been carried into practice. Later in the 1970s, Czech jurist Karel Vasak would categorize these as the ‘second generation’ rights in his theory of three generations of human rights.

Never thought I'd see Octavio Dotel pitching in the 8th inning of perhaps the most important World Series game. Crazy, I wasn't that comfortable when he was pitching the 7th inning for the White Sox. Yet there he is...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 08:15 PM) Basically, people applied for "trial modifications". Once they did that, they were told to make lesser payments. But if the modification wasn't approved, and only a handful were...then anyone who followed the instructions wound up in foreclosure. If you applied to the hamp program and did everything you were told to do, you wound up with like a 90% chance of being foreclosed upon, even if you were fully current when you applied. As epic of a clusterf*** as you can imagine. So basically, Cash for Clunkers has been the only successful, "universally-popular" program in the last 3 years?

Kapkomet, what would you suggest they do? That, for the "greater good," over the long-term, it would be best if every single American behind on their payments was foreclosed upon more quickly, further adding to the 2.5-3.0 million inventory of unoccupied homes already without a market of buyers? Don't you accept the fact that 80% of the damage was caused by companies like Countrywide and by reckless oversight from Alan Greenspan? Or you prefer to blame it all on Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Bill Clinton/Richard Rubin? And it's essentially the same problem in Europe, isn't it? Taxpayers don't think it is fair to subsidize either bankers or reckless homebuyers/speculators. The banks won't take a "haircut" even if the risk of the entire system falling apart increases by the day. Especially in Germany, they're being asked to subsidize the rest of the continent...if they don't, it will eventually have a direct impact on their economy as well, because much of Europe will be ruined in the coming years as an export market for German products. France will literally be insolvent if they contribute any funds to the banks, which will decrease their Moody's ratings and send the markets into another freefall. The one thing they can't do in Europe is print more money, like we can do in the US (not that QE has had much more than a negligible effect)...instead, they're forced to borrow real money from Germany or France. The actual number will be in the 1-2 trillion dollar range, not the low hundreds of billions.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 08:43 PM) You don't think there is a relationship between who you trust, and who you do deals with? I don't think KW is quite as philanthropic/altruistic as he makes himself out to be. It's usually self-serving, whatever "nuggets" he provides to the press...I mean, was it really necessary that he publicize something like this? I get the idea behind it, but I would rather see results than idle talk.

"I try to send my support to other general managers in the league to tell them I see what happened, you're not alone in this and (your team) is lucky to have you," Williams said. "That is the message I sent, that I hear the criticism. This is not an easy job to do." Lovely, KW. How about worrying more about your team's future and less about playing MLB psychoanalyst/therapist/GM support group mentor guy? Or maybe you can delegate some of your responsibilities to Hahn....

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2011 -> 08:03 AM) Huh? Simple, Ricketts/Epstein get their new ballpark/luxury suites, etc., and they'll be able to expand their payroll by at least $25 million, if not $50, per year. That's a long ways off, and in the current "anti-tax/anti-government" period we're in now, would be very difficult to pull off. But, as everyone who follows politics knows, Emmanuel's a big Cubs' fans and he'll choose the most opportune time to strike.

It's kind of like the Phil Jackson thing with the Bulls and Lakers. Will Theo be able to do it without similar talent and payroll cushion in Chicago? Without the revenues he can generate from a new stadium (see Emmanuel, Rahm)? We'll see. St. Louis has a set rotation already for 2012. They're in pretty good shape, despite J4L's concerns about Rasmus leaving. Obviously, Milwaukee will take a hit with Fielder leaving. Cincy should be more competitive, Pittsburgh as well. All things considered, he's in better position than the AL East because there are no Yankees, Rays or Blue Jays to contend with...legitimately four strong teams ever year, with the exception of Baltimore/Angelos. We'll also see how much Bill James and Allard Baird may/might have meant to the success of Epstein when he's on his own in Chicago. Byrnes was definitely perceived by the majority of execs in the league as being more capable than Hoyer, FWIW. Byrnes, the Padres' vice president of baseball operations, receives high marks from a couple of former co-workers, including Cleveland Indians president Mark Shapiro. After meeting Byrnes at a Haverford (Pa.) College alumni baseball game in 1994, Shapiro's father, sports agent Ron Shapiro, immediately advised his son to hire Byrnes. Though the players' strike of 1994 delayed Byrnes from gaining full-time employment, Shapiro, then Cleveland's director of minor-league operations, brought Byrnes on as an intern. Eventually, Byrnes worked his way up through the department and joined the Colorado Rockies as an assistant general manager in 1999. "It'll make you look good some day if you hire this guy," Mark Shapiro recalled by phone on Friday morning. Team sources said on Thursday night that the Padres plan to elevate Byrnes to the role of GM if Hoyer and McLeod are hired by the Cubs, as expected. Byrnes declined comment earlier this week and told the Associated Press in an email Thursday that "Hopefully we'll know soon." Though Byrnes was fired as the Arizona Diamondbacks' general manager on July 1, 2010, Shapiro believes the Padres will be in good hands. "His combination of skills, work ethic, intelligence and passion and that he likes doing the job make him somebody who once again will be successful as a GM," Shapiro said. "He has incredible character and great leadership potential." When Moorad was the CEO of the Diamondbacks, he hired Byrnes out of Boston in December 2005 to take over as Arizona's general manager. Two seasons later, Moorad gave Byrnes an eight-year contract extension to remain in Arizona. After Byrnes was fired by the Diamondbacks — the product of what one source called a "forced marriage" between Byrnes and Arizona president Derrick Hall — Moorad re-hired him last December. Peter Woodfork, who was Byrnes' assistant general manager in Arizona and now works for Major League Baseball, said his former boss always has the big picture in mind. Byrnes led the Diamondbacks to a National League West title and an NL championship series appearance in 2007, his second season on the job. But sensing he needed more, Byrnes traded six prospects to the Oakland A's to acquire starting pitcher Dan Haren to give Arizona one of the game's most formidable one-two punches along with Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb. Haren went 37-26 with a 3.56 ERA in Arizona, but injuries sidetracked Webb and Arizona slipped into last place in the NL West by 2009. Not all of Byrnes deals worked out. One of the players in the Haren deal was Rockies slugger Carlos Gonzalez. He traded Carlos Quentin to the Chicago White Sox. And Byrnes left Dan Uggla off the 40-man roster in 2005, allowing Uggla to be selected by the Florida Marlins in the Rule 5 draft. But Byrnes also has received credit from Detroit Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski and New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman for playing a significant role in a three-way trade that brought Ian Kennedy and Edwin Jackson — who later was flipped to the White Sox for Daniel Hudson — to Arizona. Kennedy and Hudson combined for 37 victories this season, helping the Diamondbacks win the NL West title. "Josh is a very talented person who I believe would be successful in any field he pursued, in baseball or beyond," Woodfork said in an email. "His skills do not stem only from his experience, intelligence and his work ethic. In my time with him, he has thrived on building an environment of teamwork and encouragement." One Padres front office source agreed with Woodfork's assessment, saying Byrnes was easy to work with last season. He believes hiring Byrnes would help the Padres smoothly navigate through a period of uncertainty if Hoyer and McLeod leave. "He's great to work with," the source said. "If he's the guy, I'm happy." None of this, of course, comes as a shock to Shapiro. "It has been fun watching him grow," Shapiro said. "He aspired to be a GM, and once he got it, he thoroughly enjoyed the job." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read more: http://www.nctimes.com/sports/baseball/pro...l#ixzz1bgOGMEkw

QUOTE (qwerty @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 11:37 PM) Well i always suggest a japanese film called ''after life''.... clearly not the after.life with liam neeson. Plot: After death, people have just one week to choose only a memory to keep for eternity. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165078/ Trailer: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1605697817/ =================================== Das experiment... 2001 you very well may have seen this. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250258/ Plot: The movie is based on the infamous "Stanford Prison Experiment" conducted in 1971. A makeshift prison is set up in a research lab, complete with cells, bars and surveillance cameras. For two weeks 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards. The 'prisoners' are locked up and have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the 'guards' are told simply to retain order without using physical violence. Everybody is free to quit at any time, thereby forfeiting payment. In the beginning the mood between both groups is insecure and rather emphatic. But soon quarrels arise and the wardens employ ever more drastic sanctions to confirm their authority. Based off of a true story. This was remade with adrien brody recently. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250258/ =========================================== The diving bell and the butterfly. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401383/ Plot: The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed. Think about what you just read. I will continue adding to this during the night... these are just some i like... and think others would enjoy. have heard of the Diving Bell and the Butterfly but hadn't seen it...it either won the Academy Award or at least was put up for one of the main nominations (Actor/Director/Screenplay/Best Movie) also am familiar with those experiments (from psychology classes) but haven't seen i guess "after life" is not connected in any way with "hereafter" the eastwood/damon picture...

Well, it has worked relatively well for almost 20 years in Kansas City. After Glass/Wal-Mart mentality took over the team, they've made tidy profits because of the revenue-sharing but never have spent the type of dollars that Ewing Kauffman did to field one of the best teams in baseball (from roughly 1976 until the the strike).

Yeah, just no way Holland for Thornton and Danks is enough. Holland is under team control for at least 3 more years...not sure if it's 4 or not. You'd be halfway thankful just to get salary relief and a B-tier prospect for Thornton alone. The Rangers have some soul-searching to do about Harrison/Holland for Game 6 or 7. Ogando's gone from the key to their entire bullpen to a powerkeg with a lit fuse.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 10:45 AM) I'll add that one. Another one I really enjoyed recent was Trollhunter, and the commom theme between a lot of these movies is a small budget. So how about that? Movies that did a lot with very little. Since you and qwerty are on the obscure movies kick... Chinese movies: Let the Bullets Fly (very good, Chow Yun Fat) Love in Space Hot Summer Days IP Man 1 and 2 Shaolin Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame (very good) Du LaLa Du The Grandmasters (coming out Dec. 1, Tony Leung and Zhang Ziyi) The Flowers of War (about Nanjing Massacre, with Christian Bale as star, famous director Zhang Yimou) The Sorcerer and the White Snake (Jet Li) If You Are the One Part I&II (Shu Qi/Ge You) Assembly (2007) one of the best war movies of all-time Thai Movies BTS Love Story Hello, Stranger By the way, what's the story on Paranormal Activity III? A lot of critics have given favorable reviews...Ebert of course, not so much.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Oct 23, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) Cards getting rid of Colby: HUGH + White Sox getting rid of Teahen's contract : + BJs getting Colby and Teahen's contract : - - .....suckers.haha! Some revenge for '93! What about their revenge for Mike Sirotka? Guess that was David Wells' 2001 season, fighting with Frank and the complete suckage fest that was that year...the Thomas injury and 14-29 killed them, although they did fight back to .500 at least.

Strange to look at yahoo sports and seeing Jackson's picture with the Sox hat. Typical E-Jax line though, 5 walks through 5 innings and only 1 ER. Always an enigma. And Holland's really dealing tonight. If CJ Wilson keeps falling backwards, that helps the Danks market a little bit.