pettie4sox

A lot is being said but I just want to throw out a situation for you guys. I'm a research pharmaceutical chemist and the company gets funding from various sources (foreign, domestic, private, and public). Let's say there is a dual funding project (foreign and government) and the government stops paying up, that could be bad for a variety of reasons. The foreign sponsor could just take over the governments spot with funding. Say we get a breakthrough and the drug becomes live while the government effectively dropped out. This foreign sponsors own the right to the drug because the government dropped out. They can mass produce and ship the drug all across the world and bolster their economy. The US would be left twiddling their thumbs because of a missed opportunity. This is purely hypothetical but this is could be a very realistic situation. Research is important and unless it's consistently funded, opportunities could be missed that could help in a variety of ways. I am personally appalled how the US claims to be the best but doesn't have a solid scientific foundation. Unless it's on how to build more efficient killing machines. Those killing machine will be worthless if we lose a brilliant scientist to some other country and they can easily disable them with a program.

greg has to be a pot head. There is no other way around it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 14, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) Met one guy, shared texts with a few others, have worked on outside projects with some, and plan on getting to Chicago one of these days for a big old meet up where we all get drunk and play bags cornhole and eat sausages And yer gay.

I've met one person and he was pretty cool.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 14, 2013 -> 02:16 AM) I'm not a fan of that racist prick, but that was a helluva effort and he nearly snared it. Black people can't be racist bro. Seriously, what are you talking about.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 13, 2013 -> 11:09 PM) Torii Hunter was pretty close to catching Ortiz's grand slam. He also fell into the bullpen afterwards. He had a pretty nasty gash too.

Big Papi = Clutch Wow just wow.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 10:53 AM) And MJ pushed Russell. Who cares. You don't call that in that situation. This does not compute. Why does what MJ did OK that Ray Allen traveled.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 05:53 PM) If Ozzie blows Greg that explains the crazy kind of love Greg has for him then... Yikes, the power of punctuation.

If Romney was president today... I doubt things would be any different.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 10:35 AM) The greatest 3-point shooter of all-time hit, um, a 3-pointer. How exactly was that a miracle? He traveled.

Red Sox or Tigers?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 08:11 AM) The Tigers have the #2 offense and play in a much more pitcher-friendly park. How does that devalue anything I just said?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 11, 2013 -> 01:12 AM) Not with that pitching staff... Just once, I'd love to see Peavy beat the Tigers in a game that really mattered. But there's no doubt that with Donaldson struggling, and Moss, that really crippled the A's offense, no matter how well Cespedes and Crisp played. And Reddick struggled all season long, so no news there. I think Red Sox have the number one offense in the league.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 10:42 PM) Good, the A's bore the hell out of me. Plus Boston would've steamrolled Oakland. I think the Tigers are going to get shat on.

That grind it out type game wasn't going to work anyway.

A's hitters are straight brutal.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 10, 2013 -> 02:49 PM) Kershaw, Price, Greinke, Ryu? Too many lefties!!!!

Ozzie blows greg. The sooner you accept it the better. Here greg, have a snickers.

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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 11:03 AM) I remember before Republicans were adamant he wasn't born in America, when Hillary's campaign was adamant he wasn't born in America. Heh you would be right but I don't think Hilary kept pushing the issue. That was clearly political. On one hand Biden said Obama was too inexperienced to be president of the US too. I guess he changed his mind.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 05:14 PM) There are two different standards here. American and eligible to be President of the US. That's what I was hinting at too. I remember when republicans were adamant he wasn't born in America. You know, the whole birther issue. So Cruz wouldn't be eligible is my guess.

Reddick has been notorious for stealing home runs. He's a really good outfielder.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 09:46 PM) I checked today and Oakland actually finished 4th in mlb, 3rd in the AL in runs scored. I was suprised by that. But I guess playing Houston a million times doesn't hurt. They hit a lot of HRs.

I really hope Verlander gets shelled but that's unlikely to happen. This A's team is pretty pitiful with the stick outside of Coco Crisp. They just must win a bunch of 1-0 baseball games.