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QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 28, 2015 -> 09:12 AM) Eh, maybe. They've been fairly competitive when Jay has been out there. Lost to the Pack by 8 and trailed at the half by 8 to AZ. Those are 2 damn good teams. Yeah but the whole cutting tim jennings, leaving 7 million of cap space available with players like evan mathis around, just seems like they were not too concerned on this year.

Maty Mauk has been 2014 Jeff Driskel territory and lost like 10 players last game. Sigh, reload year. Nice thing is this ridiculous freshman defensive line. But I don't get how our offensive line regressed.

I honestly think the bears are tanking. I think they took over, realized they could do nothing about Jay and all of their major talent was 4-3 pieces too expensive to get rid of and are going to take it on the chin next year and then enter next year with cap space galore and a high draft pick.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 26, 2015 -> 06:42 PM) Some might recall during one of the budget fights when Joe Biden got together with Lindsey Graham and some other top Republicans to hammer out a workable deal. And they did. That's because those guys have been in the game for a long time and know how to talk to each other in these situations, how to swallow their pride, and to the extent possible manage more unruly peers. You won't see someone like Carly Fiorina ever come close to grasping that kind of working knowledge of governance. See this is where when people think of a CEO as president they would actually be better. Of all of trumps nonsense, his talk about how deals are made, he's not saying you just go into a negotiation and bulldoze them and you magically get what you want. He's said he doesn't go into a negotiation with expectations, but you enter talks and see what you can get. Versus how much of the other Republicans have negotiated which is to start by saying they won't accept anything unless they get all of their sides ideological goals and... Dealmaking is not a unique skill to politics.

I was really hoping the pope's visit would resolve this too.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 02:06 PM) The bar for WC contention, every year, is simply a timely six-week stretch of hot baseball. The scorched-Earth rebuild is a relic of the past, friends, at least as long as the current playoff structure/CBA holds. Then why are we seeing the teams we are in the playoffs?

This isn't a dem topic but i lol'd at this survey at the end of the article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/...e-people-anger/

Because he has 35+ home run power and there is nothing in our entire system that is projecting that except the lottery ticket that Hawkins figures it out.

Honestly I'd probably take Schwarber over Rodon.

I totally recognize that this means nothing, but it was disappointing to me how all of the prospect writers were going crazy this year with the amount of call-ups of big talent, and how completely ignored Rodon was in that. It means nothing, but on the other hand, I like those writers, and I wish the sox gave them more to write about for me.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) Gotta love Twitter. Start a rumor and watch it spread. Get enough people tweeting it and then you get peoe like Cowherd mentioning it. It really is ridiculous. The EDSBS reader comment about how Kiffin tried to hit on their friend under the psuedonym Joey Freshwater was worth it, though.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 01:13 PM) Could she have gotten that DNA there by hanging out with him in the bar or in the limo? We don't know that was sexual. I actually, have no idea. I still claim the right to call any night club in buffalo area scuzzy.

If it comes out that the DNA on her shoulders nad fingernails did not actually exist, or whatever, then fine. I would withdraw my judgment.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:50 PM) I'm guessing the Seahawks will win 45 to 7, with the Bears only touchdown coming in garbage time in the 4th quarter. This game will be ugly. See I think it will be ugly but I don't think Seattle will run roughshod over them. I think their offense will continue to look terrible, but they may still beat us 28-7/28-3 based off of our terrible offense.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:08 PM) His actions in general or his actions that night? If you just mean in general then I agree he should absolutely try to put himself in better situations in general, but Im also not going to judge him for liking to party in his early to mid 20s. As far as the night in question goes Im not going to say he should have had to do anything differently because I dont know exactly what he did but it doesnt appear to have been anything illegal. You still tried to justify criticizing him for this because of his past and if anyone would have done that in any other context you and some others would have been all over it crying victim shaming. No. The key difference is there is nothing wrong with a woman having sex in her life. There clearly has been something wrong with Kane's alcohol abuse. And this time it led to him, at the least, publicly cheating on his fiance.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) ? I didn't follow anything up. The defective rape kit s*** was just unquestionably awful reporting. I apologize, I completely misread what you wrote.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:54 AM) You literally are using the "well what kind of clothes was she wearing" argument here. So because Kane has gotten in trouble in the past or because he drinks its ok to accuse him of rape? Sounds like victim blaming. Hopefully Kane sues the s*** out of this family. No, it is not okay to accuse him of rape. It is okay to criticize him for his actions.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:44 AM) Using 1 anonymous source with a break that would change the case completely and posting it to twitter with no follow-up or explanation is indeed embarrassing and terrible reporting. And you followed that up with a random tweet about how the accuser was "active" since 16 (which is wholly irrelevant and the single most awful case of sex shaming in this thread) and that the DNA could have been from 5 years ago (so what? unless it's Kanes, and in that case he slept with a 16 year old when he was 21. Congrats Kane! You did nothing legally wrong in New York, and since that isn't criminal you are morally fantastic.)

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:42 AM) lol First all he did was go to scuzzy bars and try to get laid and now all he is is an irresponsible drunk asshole. You sure seem to know a lot about exactly what Kane is thinking and doing. As of now any effect this has had on anyone is the accuser and her familys fault. If you dont like Kane, thats fine. If you think he should drink less, thats fine. But its looking more and more like he didnt do anything criminal in this situation. "lol First all he did was go to scuzzy bars and try to get laid and now all he is is an irresponsible drunk asshole. " No those all go together. People can also be disappointed and angry at Kane, and also acknowledge he may not have done anything criminal. I've not tried to play detective like some here, I'm not interested, but I've said from the beginning that regardless of what happened, Kane has proven himself an asshole and an idiot. Isn't it amazing this stuff only seems to happen to assholes who think it can't happen to them?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:16 AM) This chick has had it out for Kane from the get go. Also tweeted that the semen collected could of been from 5 years ago, saying that this girl was "active" at the age of 16. Really embarrassing and disgusting reporting. There is some embarrassing and disgusting reporting here, and I'm not sure you've identified the correct source.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:27 AM) Well considering its not really a "scuzzy" night club and you have no idea what his intentions were for going out Id say Kane has been doing well enough navigating that space for the last 5 years at least. Maybe Kane is an easier target because of his past troubles but as far as this case goes there doesnt appear to be any credibility to the accusations against him so why should he HAVE to change anything? I think everyone would agree it would make his life easier if he toned it down, but its his life and unless something changes in the next few days he hasnt broken any laws. Ah yes, this had no effect at all on the organization he works for, his family, or fiance. Why's everybody just out to get Kane? All he wants to do is be a huge irresponsible drunk asshole.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 10:35 AM) Someone making fraudulent claims about someone isnt trouble following them around though. Should he just never leave his house now because trouble might be following him? He hasnt gotten in any trouble in 5 years... There's a lot of room between "never leave your house" to "going to scuzzy buffalo night club to get laid in offseason" It's a space many, many athletes navigate quite easily.

All good advice. Not looking to move all cash into savings, just take some risk on higher returns instead of

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 10:54 AM) Are you talking up front minimum amounts to invest? Or continued amounts after you've invested in the fund? As an example, the Vanguard 500 has 3k minimum to start, but thereafter you can invest as little as you want. There might be a low minimum, but I've put in as low as $100 at a time and it worked. All that info should be readily available on the fund page. e.g, https://personal.vanguard.com/us/funds/snap...;FundIntExt=INT Thanks, this is perfect. Less concerned with the initial amount, more with the minimum of adding to the account. Was hoping to send in a small amount each pay check so I don't have to "remember".

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) I've had a vanguard total market ETF for 8 or 9 years now. It's paid decent dividends and more than double in value. Thank. How do you pay into it? When you have some extra money or did you try to structure investment?