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QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 31, 2006 -> 02:29 AM) And my thoughts on Tony Batsita put simply, is the guy will make so many outs, does it really matter if he can hit 15-20 HR's? Especially when Cuddyer would hit 15 hrs in a full season anyway. How the hell is this guy signed and Erubiel Durazo still looking for work?

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 31, 2006 -> 12:57 AM) Their starting third baseman is Tony freaking Batista. 'Nuff said. Serious question -- Is he really starting? Really? Over Cuddyer? Really?

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 08:08 PM) i also am currently fighting off a bad bout with red wine. it's been a month, and so far no dice. i really like red wine so i hope it passes. I used to think there was no hangover like a wine hangover. Until I got a grappa hangover. Holy... I don't think I could get that stuff down again.

See, even God thought Iraq had WMDs!

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 08:13 PM) You are not a fan of the book then. I guess you could say that. I never read the book. I've never read sci fi much. But I don't think that's the whole story, or even much of it. I read The Time Machine, and my reaction was just, meh. I watched this movie, and my reaction was, holy s***, why did I subject myself to that when I at least could have watched Deuce Bigalo in that time? Okay, not quite, but it was still pretty awful.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 07:44 PM) Nope, I thought Dakota did a really good job and I thought WOTW was one of the best movies in the past 10+ years. Easily the worst movie I saw this year. And the little Ohshessocute overacted in almost every scene. Gack.

If we take out Alba and replace her with Dakota Fanning, would everyone be happy? WotW was awful, I'm glad it didn't get any kind of Spielberg immunity.

But the issue is profits, not prices. It does no good to pretend that the oil industry is some perfectly competitive market full of price takers. If that were the case, profits would be driven down. Not really all the way to zero, like in the textbook model, but sure as hell lower than this.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 02:53 PM) It is hard to measure deterents. Since it is causing people to not do something, who really knows how many would have if the deterent wasn't there. You also have to assume that the appearance or lack there of, is the only factor. There are other factors in murder rates, poverty, battles for drug "turf", etc. Anyone of those changes and that may have a bigger impact than the penalty for murder. Well, it is possible to measure it statistically, using differences between states (legal differences and de facto probability of being convicted/executed), and using the moratorium period. Comparing murder rates across periods/places with varying punishments allows you, in principle, anyway, to identify the deterrent effect. These studies do control for a number of other factors, to answer the second charge. I don't know them well enough to say they do/don't get all the big causes of murder, but they certainly make the effort.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 06:12 AM) The death penalty has no effect on crime rates and is not useful as a deterrent. So I vote no. A couple (credible) conservative bloggers' take on this. They argue that there is a deterrent effect. Becker is one of Chicago's Nobelists, and Posner was formerly a federal judge. Actually, I'm a 'no', too -- but it seems fair to throw this out there. The deterrent effect is just uncertain, not rejected.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 29, 2006 -> 11:59 PM) Maybe this will quiet some of the crap that Pods took in the second half now... That took some balls to play through. Uh, why? He took crap because he kept trying to steal when he obviously couldn't. If you can't steal, fine, just don't get thrown out.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 30, 2006 -> 02:21 AM) No harm at all, I hope I didn't come across as an ass. I just feel wierd saying music is good or bad, because that would just be my opinion and it's just as valid as anyone else's. My PERSONAL opinion is that it was kind of a let down. I remember a lot of people saying Mos Def had all the talent in Black Star and a lot of us anxiously waited for TK's record to break hoping he would prove them wrong. When it did, I was dissapointed. You won't hate it, so pick it up and tell me what you think. Give me 10 mins, then check your PM. No, I sort of understand not wanting to give an opinion on good/bad, at least if noone asks. But if someone asks, they should always take it with a grain of salt. It's an opinion, not gospel, I know that. It's cool.

Well, if you've heard it, and have heard more than a song or two by Talib Kweli, you're in a much better position to make that call than I am. I understand what you're saying, but I don't know anyone who has the album (or, hell, anyone who would ever listen to TK) -- so I ask for opinions. No harm in that.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 09:36 PM) Ok then, throw in "Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star" by Black Star. Mos Def went on to do solo stuff and I think he still hosts 'Def Poetry" on HBO. "Midnight Marauders" by A Tribe Called Quest is not a bad pick up either. I don't know what you've heard, but most people who don't like hip-hop only know the "I drink 40s, smoke blunts, bone b****es and shoot everyone" gangsta crap. Of course there is a little bit of that in most hip hop, but there is different stuff out there KG. Btw, LMB, can you tell me if "Reflection Eternal" is any good?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 09:23 PM) Dont know what his injuries were specifically, but he only played in 109 games and had the worst year in his career if he wasnt injured. Does anyone know of a website that lists a players injuries from year to year? Its tough to find that kind of info. Yeah, only reason I ask is because of the steroids suspicion. Here's what the MLB bio has for injuries that year -- "On DL Aug. 1-16 with inflammation of right shoulder and missed 8 straight games Aug. 31-Sept. 8 with same ailment; strained AC joint in right shoulder July 21 at Phi." Dunno, I don't think steroids would help much with those injuries.

His 2005 ba, obp, and slg were worse than his career numbers, so I don't so how you can call those "normal". And like I said before, he got more work in 2004 than ever before, plus he had the broken hand in 2005. There are a lot of other explanations for that year. 2003 is somewhat suspicious, just based on the numbers and the timing. But there's nothing else that I know of that points to him. What were his injuries in 2002?

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 02:30 PM) RTFA. In Bolivia, nobody in civil service can make more than the President, so they'll all be taking some sort of pay cut. All that money (plus lowered cost of living standards) should be enough cash to hire plenty of teachers and doctors. Well, since he wants to end inequality, shouldn't he demand that his salary be reduced exactly to the Bolivian average income, instead of almost 10 times that amount? Just a thought... Edit: Actually, more like 20 times that amount. That'll show me not to question such a champion of the people!

It's basically one career year in 2003, a good year in 2004, and one bad year, 2005. It wouldn't look like a decline except for that ridiculous 2003 -- that's the real aberration. I'm not saying he did or didn't use, but he's always had big swings in productivity. He was used more in 2004 than any year prior (some at dh, but mostly catcher -- he had more abs as a catcher that year than total abs any other year). Then he gets hurt (broke his hand, obviously nothing steroid related). It's hard to put that down to a baseball drug crackdown. That said, what a hilarious request.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Jan 28, 2006 -> 05:09 AM) Rotoworld likes the Indian's side of the trade... Yeah, and this part -- "The PTBN might only be a part of the deal if Mota spends time on the DL." -- sounds about right as a compromise. Swapping Riske for Mota isn't great, but if you've got a bit of insurance on Mota, health-wise, that really solidifies this trade for the Tribe, as he's shown what he can do when he's right. If Mota's healthy, great. If he's not, you get a young player you can put in the bullpen or flip to get a reliever. (Or hold onto, if you're out of the race anyway.)

Totally. And if the Supreme Court disagrees on a couple rules, why the f*** should they be included, either? Be with the new America, or be gone! (Since, of course, "time was of the essence" was irrelevant, since they could get the warrant afterwards.)

MIKE CARUSO'S THE ONLY ACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 01:34 AM) We don't know the answer to that, but there has to be one. You just don't do this "just because". Oh, no no no -- just a suggestion. What's one possibility?

QUOTE(bmags @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 08:03 PM) have we all heard about snakes on a plane yet? QUOTE(q\/\/3r+y @ Jan 23, 2006 -> 11:02 PM) I don't know why I find this so funny, but here you are....

Okay, who the f*** is this?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 02:24 AM) Mark Buehrle is not an ace. I luuuuuuv you, man.