Baron

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:58 PM) We are all speculating, absolutely. I certainly can not claim to have access to the White Sox financial records. But I am tying my argument to publicly-released figures regarding payroll and attendance, and tying them to our roster moves and acquisitions to try and fill in the gaps. You are going off of vague rumors by Peter Gammons. It wasnt a rumor. He said we bid. Plain and simple. Its right there in black and white. Peter Gammons is 100 times more reputable than you are and actually has sources throughout teams in baseball. Yes we know you have no sources throughout the White Sox. That much was very clear from the start.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:52 PM) There certainly is. I'll give you a hint, despite the continued assertions that "I always do" this and that. I'll give you a hint: All you have to do is look at the payroll versus attendance and the performance of the team over the course of that last 7 years and you can see all the evidence you need. So no evidence. All your doing is guessing. Glad we got that cleared up.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:47 PM) Honestly, just because you are too lazy to go back and re-read the thread doesn't make you any less wrong, Baron. I actually read the entire argument right before I posted the first time as I always do. Like I said there is no evidence for your arguments.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:45 PM) I'm sorry you don't have the ability to read a large passage of information and extract the critical information from it. You still cant deliver. How unfortunate.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:42 PM) He doesn't need evidence. He's shack. He's lighting us up. Yeah I know...I just dont have the same grasp on life that he does. The all knowing shack.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:40 PM) QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 09:17 PM) I just don't understand how you could be a CPA and not see the different budgets that are in play here. I am sure each area has a budget and they try to stay within those budgets. Signing Soler would probably come out of a different budget than the one intended for making in-season acquisitions. I know our Organization gets creative with money, and will pull from one area to another and vice versa, but I am not sure what you would have them do. Signing Soler is probably based on payrolls in the future and not necessarily money they have right now from which to draw against. How could you possibly not get your mind around that as an accountant? First Base Coach Group: Members Posts: 21,291 Joined: May 7, 2003 Member No.: 385 QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 09:35 PM) First of all we don't even know they made an offer on Soler. Secondly, I am sure the investors of the Club have money they can pull from when it is necessary. That does not mean it is considered generally available rather than utilizing traditional revenue sources such as gate revenues. You guys are both being incredible. This is not a publicly traded corporation, it's a freaking privately owned baseball franchise. BURN!!!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:38 PM) You do not have any evidence whatsoever. That continues to be one of the reasons why we don't agree. I've already stated what my evidence is, and if you want to know what that is, you can go back and re-read the thread. I think it would be beneficial for you for other reasons anyway. DA and I posted the source for our argument. Its right there all written down. You can view it at any time if you wish. Great so no evidence at all.You havent supplied any throughout this entire thread.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:36 PM) There is plenty of evidence to support it. You just choose to ignore this. And whether you believe me to be a fool or not is of no consequence to me, Baron. Really where is the evidence then? I had evidence backing my argument up. I want to see yours.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:32 PM) Yes, I think it did too. Which is the reason you should drink. There is a great Sinatra quote which also applies. I dont want to drink thank you very much. I just think your entire argument was pointless,called out people and had absolutely no evidence to support it. All of this combined made you look like a fool.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:29 PM) Ahh, when I said "By George," I didn't mean Carlin. I knew exactly what you meant. No need to explain. George Carlin's quote did apply though.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:27 PM) Probably because you don't drink, Baron. I see you missed the George Carlin quote. He is actually the one who said that.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:24 PM) By George, I think we have found the elusive solution to your chronic uptightness... I have a very low tolerance for stupid bull****.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:23 PM) Throughout the thread you've stated several times, in perhaps every way possible, that the White Sox have money to spend right now. Are you honestly trying to amend that now to be a conditional statement? That was his original post.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:21 PM) No, I am the Kenny supporter...DA will remind you of that when you sober up. I havent had a drink in my life actually.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:19 PM) Well if I had known you had his number this whole time I would have asked you to call him a long time ago! You understand real life better than me though. Maybe you should try to give Kenny a lesson since your so knowledgeable.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:18 PM) What affirmative statement. I mentioned Gammons report. I said one of them is lying. I didn't say which one. I did say if Gammons was accurate, KW's crying poor is, once again, BS like it was before Peavy, Rios, Jackson and Ramirez, and for that matter Dunn, Konerko and AJP. I have no idea why anyone would listen to Kenny crying poor. I remember this right before we acquired Peavy. I bet he was laughing his *** off that night.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:17 PM) Me neither. Ill give Kenny a call and ask him.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) Apparently you are drunk. Not at all. I always reread my posts before I post them. Maybe something you should try to do from now on.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:11 PM) You have a very low threshold of proof, my friend. Yeah I dont trust those sports writers like Peter Gammons who has been doing this for most of his life and has sources all around Major League Baseball.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:10 PM) Excuse me? I am having trouble understanding you. Every watched Pulp Fiction? I guess not. Im typing in perfect English. If you cant read thats not my fault.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:09 PM) My what is mad? Do they speak english on what?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:07 PM) What is your evidence? Do a quick google search on Soler and the bids. Its a easy 5 second google search.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:05 PM) What exactly is your agenda here then, Baron? Because you certainly aren't adding anything to this discussion (although I don't know why that would surprise anyone that is accustomed to reading your posts). Apparently your mad. Im not the one talking down to people here and saying they need to be talked to like children.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:03 PM) I think it's pretty clear why I didn't know that we bid on Soler. Its fun to ignore evidence

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 21, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) The position I do take is that I do not need to audit the team's financials to understand their general financial position. How do you do that? Every team is unique. Its not the NFL. How dare you question him! You dont know the complexities of real life!