kitekrazy

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 09:57 AM) Beckham is extremely talented, and has a great baseball acumen. I think that the problem is that he was never given sufficient time to adjust to pro ball. He was rushed to the Big Leagues, with almost no Minor League experience. That hurt him, and necessitated that he get his experience on the big stage. I'm always reminded of what Ted Williams used to say; "It takes about 1,000 at bats in the Big Leagues to figure it out". I suspect that it takes even longer if you don't have any Minor League experience. He'll probably figure it out one day, and become a good Major League hitter. The problem is that the Sox have used up too much of his MLB service time to reap the benefits of his prowess, when he finally blossoms into a star. He'll likely be a free agent by then. That all started with trying to fill a hole at 3rd. The inability of Josh Fields, over paying Teahan, makes me think the Sox should make every effort to sign Youk.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 26, 2012 -> 10:39 AM) If anyone knows how it feels to be out foxed, Jerry... (p.s. Gardy still misses you!) Post of the week!!

Put in Thornton. Let's make it interesting.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 02:45 PM) It's stupid, honestly. There's a big problem with aging in our society. Aging gracefully has become a thing of the past, everyone wants to pretend to be younger than they are. Have you ever heard a person describe a 90 year old woman on her birthday and say she's "90 years young"....? lol I seen two old ladies with multiple ear piercings and tattoos. They only way I could describe is "male repellant".

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 09:28 PM) No way Beckham is on the 2013 White Sox. Either a trade or non-tender in the offseason. He just does not have the mental capacity to play baseball in Chicago. Maybe elsewhere but it's never gonna happen here. Unfortunately he does, the mental midget capacity. They should keep him as a bench guy.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 05:40 PM) I just hope he doesn't have a revitalization under the big lights of NYC. Dude loves the spotlight. He probably will batting 9th.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 06:13 PM) Tigers are playing great, for 2 weeks. They may keep it up, they may not. I fully expect them to have there struggles and I think the Sox have the talent to stay in contention. I think the Sox might actually be better, however, they aren't heatlhy, so right now, the Tigers are the better team. I'll take the Tigers over the Sox in a must win situation anyday.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 05:15 PM) Thats what I was wondering Keep that avatar. Totally awesome movie.

This whole incident gives you a new perspective on how large collegiate sports have become. These colleges have become religions.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:32 PM) For those wanting to get rid of Morel, what is your plan for 3B next year? Please tell me it's not Saladino or Tyler Kuhn. Do you really think JR's going to shell out $12 or 13 million for YOUK if we don't make the playoffs? Jaun Uuuuuuuuuuuribe! I would try to negotiate with Youk. Keep Morel in the minors. Maybe he was brought up too soon. We don't need another Beckham disaster.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 04:27 PM) Is there anyone confident enough in the Sox winning to bet money on the game tonight? That would take some major cojones, $1000 on the Sox to beat Liriano. What are the odds, just curious... Don't really follow baseball gambling so much. Ask Pete Rose.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:30 PM) Yes, but this Holmes guy is a motherf***ing asshole, a scum of the earth piece of s*** coward who needs to go pick on somebody who knows how to use a gun. I mean he was caught squarehanded. I love our country, but I wish somebody in that parking lot had a gun and killed him. He does not deserve to be on this earth one more second. Relatives of that six year old girl have the right to feel as I do. That he deserves death now without any long trial. He did it ... everybody knows he did it. I mean this isn't like Casey Anthony where nobody saw it. This scumbag needs to leave the planet soon. Had somebody taken this guy out with a gun in the parking lot ... that person would be a hero today. The best scenario would have been somebody in the theatre beating the piss out of the coward. That woulda been awesome. This coward can't fight anybody; he can only bring a ton of ammo and shoot little kids. What a guy. He's one of the most evil individuals to ever walk this planet, joining the likes of people I won't mention since it sickens me to think of evildoers throughout history. They don't deserve fame. He get's a fair trial. They have to rule out insanity. If he didn't have a trial and got capital punishment while being insane who's right? Should all insane people be put to death? Colorado has the death penalty. If by chance you give someone the death penalty you want to be 200% sure he was guilty What is this fame that you talk about? Did you just watch Natural Born Killers or 15 Minutes? There is no fame but shame for those who are related.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:24 PM) On the other hand, if anyone here has read the Tiger Mother/Amy Chua book, the main moral of the story is that the parenting model has to be something of a "hybrid" between Eastern and Western modes. In the book, she's (the mother) pushed the youngest daughter so hard in piano (the older daughter was forced to learn the violin, or maybe I have it the other way around) that she finally cracks under the pressure as a teenager and her mom relents and lets her quit playing and start tennis instead, after she's invested 10-12 years and tens of thousands of dollars on lessons and experts and tutors in an effort to make her a prodigy. There's a much higher suicide rate in Asian countries because of all the burden and pressure of expectations from parents, especially when it's an only child. The major difference is countries like China don't allow gun possession by civilians. What happens there most often is disenfranchised men who are lacking in education go into an elementary school and stab children, or maybe there's acid attacks in Hong Kong, another example. Sarin gas in Tokyo, the AUM religious cult. The difference between pushing someone and abusing someone, is a very very fine line. Look at how kids who grew up in systems like this turned out as adults, for example, Tiger Woods, the Williams sisters or Todd Marinovich. Parents need to remember their reasons for pushing kids, and think about what's really in their best interest. Kids don't exist to make the parents look better, that's not the way it works. The other thing is that fewer and fewer kids are playing organized sports...PE budgets are being cut back or don't even exist, as well as areas like art and music. Kids are content to just play on their cell phones or laptops and hardly ever exercise anymore (the majority). If there's any one difference that always strikes me about the US vs. Asia, it's that every time I go out to eat, 60-75% of the customers are fat or obese. In Asian countries, you always never see that. If you do see someone who's overweight in middle or high school, they're teased or bullied unmercifully about it by their classmates. Is that better? Where people are blunt/honest and say whatever they think or feel instead of holding things back for fear of hurting someone's feelings? Who knows? It's a question I still haven't found the answer to as a teacher trained in the political correctness of the "West" but sometimes horrified by the behavior of parents in the "East." Kids prefer to play on their tech items. It goes back to being coddled. You can always hit the reset button on Madden. Organized sports are not always the solution. I'd say they have created more problems if they are in the school year. (this is not about school athletics) We use to play sports in the neighborhood. But the mega homes with no lot or empty field to play in is hard to find anymore. Organized sports has removed family meal time. Instead it's off in your SUV to soccer practice and stop at a McDonald Drive Thru on the way home. That's where the obesity part begins. I knew a H.S. Science teacher, her first two years were teaching in Japan. She was shocked that all of the responsibility was on the kids, not the parent who then threw it on the teacher's lap being double teamed by an administrator. I grew up in a public school system/home life where the responsibility was on me. That still exists in some Catholic Schools. Foxconn is a manufacturing plant in China that makes hardware for Apple, Sony , Xbox and a bunch of others. They've had to put nets outside the windows to keep people from committing suicide. There's nothing to admire about China the way they abuse human beings.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:21 PM) What is secularism? I have no idea. Look it up.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 08:11 AM) Breaking Bad was, of course, exceptional last night. I don't really see how Mike being involved with Walt and Jessie can be a good thing since he has the DEA breathing down his neck - which can only lead to entertainment. I have yet to watch the show. I've only seen glimpses of Mad Men and watch all of the episodes this week. I'm hooked on Mad Men.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 19, 2012 -> 03:57 PM) I was going to say, threaten to leave, rinse repeat. I am about due to tell Comcast I am leaving and then poof, they "found" a coupon. I'm so glad I live in an area that is away from Concast.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:08 PM) It definitely led to an increased militarization and expansion of SWAT teams. But the point there is that all of these people, including sitting US Senators, saying that one Brave Man with a concealed handgun could have stopped this guy are just being pretty damn naive. That's about as bad as "if no one has a gun that wouldn't have happened". People have other resources other than firearms if they want to hurt people. It sounds like this guy had some illegal resources.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) Was definitely a seminal moment in some ways. Then there was the tank in San Diego. That was truly beyond any law enforcement capability, and brought into question a possible exception to the laws against use of military power against civilians. That was so bizarre. They had to kill the driver.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) Very large exaggeration. If a cop comes up on a call like this one, and someone points a gun at them, they would be absolutely and legally justified in firing at them. Apparently that didn't happen here, or else the guy would be ridden with many extra holes. I was referring to a different scenario.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:59 PM) I think Balta already pointed this out, or maybe it was someone else, but the North Hollywood bank robbery in the late 90's demonstrates how naive this idea is. In that case, you had two heavily armed and armored gunmen out in broad daylight fighting to get away, not to kill as many as possible. Yet it still took dozens (hundreds?) of trained police officers over an hour to bring them down. I think that was a turning point in law enforcement since no law enforcement agencies had anything to combat it at that time.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:58 PM) I'm starting to see some deep religious talk here, and some gun control talk. All well and fine. But please keep it civil, and try to keep it apolitical. Otherwise, the thread (or parts of it) will need to be moved to the Buster. Don't let your imagination run away.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:42 PM) As a policeman, why do you think the gunman wasn't shot and killed by the cops in the parking lot? Was the guy standing against his car? I'd think any one sign of resistance by the guy or his moving his hands to detonate a bomb or something would have resulted in the guy getting blown away. I wish he'd have been killed on the spot. Police aren't allowed a margin of error. It's like if someone points a fake or empty gun at a cop, they are suppose to wait to be gunned down before they can react.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 02:42 PM) As a policeman, why do you think the gunman wasn't shot and killed by the cops in the parking lot? Was the guy standing against his car? I'd think any one sign of resistance by the guy or his moving his hands to detonate a bomb or something would have resulted in the guy getting blown away. I wish he'd have been killed on the spot. I'm amazed at the "coddling" culture you mention. The same parents who were not coddled and even got slugged by a brother at say, Brother Rice, are now the ones coddling their own kids and making sure they play for teams that get trophies for going 0-10 during the season. The same parents who were able to roam the streets of Chicago unsupervised until dark and play baseball or hockey with their friends at the park all day, now have to be supervised entirely lest they get kidnapped or something. I don't understand how a generation that was not coddled has been the biggest culprit in coddling kids the last 30 years or so. Secularism. Also watch . This is not really an answer or anything but it talks about how culture has changed and what it created. I have seen responses to web blogs where people refer to kids these days as the "spare the rod generation" referring to parents trying to be their kid's friend instead of being a...parent. When I was a kid that last choice in my world for friends would be my parents.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jul 23, 2012 -> 11:01 AM) I carry off duty when I feel like it might be necessary. It didn't seem like a big to-do to wear it to ease other people's minds a day after a tragic shooting. Did you mess with them and wear turban as well?

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 22, 2012 -> 06:10 PM) Head shots are difficult in Call of Duty. In real life, that goes x10. Unless you are one of those hackers that play online. They can kill you with a pistol even if you are behind a foot of concrete.