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QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 02:09 PM) Don't count on Rose. Even if we can score another 4 star prospect this will probably be the best Illini class in history. I would love to have Rose, but since we offered McCamey I'm pretty sure that tells you how confident Weber is in getting Rose to come here. Well, call me an optimisit, but my logic is that Rose is a 1-2 year player, Weber wants to bring in a PG in this class at all costs, so to my mind all this means is that the Illini are covering their bases in case Rose chooses to go elsewhere. He doesnt want to repeat the mistake of putting all his eggs in 1 basket (see Sherron Collins). At least, thats what I hope is the case.

Pods K's looking??! :headshake

Alright, JG needs to throw strikes, but it does not look like the ump has been very consistent. Marshall got some pitches against Gooch that Garland hasnt gotten yet. That being said, stop nibbling and f***ing attack the hitters

Great AB by Uribe. Keep the train rolling BA

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) i'm not sure its accurate to say weber "sucks donkey balls" when it comes to recruiting when you look at the way the 2007 class is shaping up. there's a good chance this will go down as the best recruiting class in school history, and weber is the guy who's pulled those kids in. Couldn't agree more. Gordon is the highest rated Illini recruit, maybe ever. At least since Ben Wilson or Marcus Liberty. Weber has had some high profile misses, but show me a coach that doesnt. If Rose joins this class, it will be, on paper, the best class in Illinois history by far.

Gread read by Pablo First and third for JD

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jun 30, 2006 -> 12:08 PM) one door closes, another opens. demetri mccamey verbals to illinois. mccamey verbals Wow, good get for Weber. Now we wait on Rose with the 5th scholarship.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 06:35 PM) Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Wisconsin's scout boards say that Evan Turner is going to OSU. Just saw it on Illiniboard... and realized again why I don't go there very often anymore. Losing Turner certainly isn't a good thing, but Weber already has 2 solid commits (Cole/Tisdale) and one great commit (Gordon) for that class, and he is still in on a couple other good players. He wasnt the make or break guy for the class. The other thing I dont understand about Illiniboard is that Turner right now is rated comprably to Carlwell, but the majority of posters there don't give Carlwell the time of day, but Turner commits to tOSU and there is a million post meltdown about how Weber can't recruit.

QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jun 29, 2006 -> 04:11 PM) Since there actually is a moderately productive line of discussion here on whether Scalia is "activist" or not, I'd just like to add the following. Very broadly, the phrase "Judicial activist" refers to those who assert that the constitution supports substantive due process. Basically, all the substantive due process cases are the one ones "Strict constructionalists" whine about (though they are wrong IMO). Essentially thats Lawrence v. Texas, Griswold v. Conn, Roe v. Wade, etc. Again there other anecdotal issues differences between "activists and constructionalists", but for the most part these are the cases that, if overturned, would most highly outrage or thrill either camps. In that sense, Scalia is no activist at all. I do think he does inject his personal preferences into his constitutional approach... but only occassionally. The one example that jumps to mind is last year's Gonzalez v. Raich. Even Scalia "Fans" would say he sold out his strict approach to Federalisim and states rights in order to make the political point that medical marijuana is, and should be, illegal. Even his best buddy, Clarence Thomas who almost never breaks from Scalia dissented. BTW, A reminder, that opinion was written by Lefty Stevens... and joined by Righty Scalia. Truly a fascinating case for geeky ConLaw attorneys and law students. Agreed, Gonzalez v. Raich is fascinating in that Stevens and Scalia joined in the opinion though Scalia wrote a concurring opinion. It was an odd decision because it really went against the way the court had decided commerce clause cases in recent years (Lopez and Morrison). As a sidebar, I thought Thomas' dissent was entertaining (paraphrased) "If it's not interstate and it's not commerce, it isn't interstate commerce." Say what you will about Thomas, but he is concise. I also agree with your interpretation of judicial activism, and that Scalia is not an activist. The thing about Scalia is that as brilliant as he is, his arrogance really has a tendency to come through in his writing, and yes, he really did sell out on state's rights (my favorite Scalia tenet). I think the real issue with judges is that they all have an agenda, they all have their own personal politics that they adhere to. The thing is that it is easy for a judge to find support for their stance by twisting the text or finding something in the legislative history that supports what they want it to say.

Keep the win streak going fellas, and let the Count get locked back in while you're at it.

Between 1963 and 1999, 381 people have had their homicide convictions overturned including 67 that had been sentenced to death, sometimes exonerated hours before their execution. The Tribune ran several reports as to why this happened, linked below. http://www.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/wrong/tribpros.html The thing that bothers me about the death penalty is that the court system is not infallible. I don't know about the rest of you, but I would rather see a guilty man spend life in prison (life without parole) than see an innocent man put do death because once that injection is made, there is no chance to rectify the mistake.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) Why is that funny? Roberts isn't an Activist, and Alito doesn't seem like it, either. But Scalia and Thomas are absolutely active in enacting their own judicial agenda, and they undeniably have got themselves quite an agenda. If you read Scalia's opinions he is a pure textualist, he doesn't write based on any political agenda, he writes about what the law and the constitution actually say. Pompous and arrogant in his opinions, absolutely, but activist, I really dont think so.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 10:06 PM) Augustine to Orlando, tell me a bit about him Illinois fans. Augustine is athletic, runs the floor really well, is active on the glass and has range out to about 18 feet. Downside, he had a tendency to disappear/ get called for dumb fouls throughout his career, and never really asserted himself offensively. Good pick for Orlando at 41, has potential to be a good "glue guy" in the NBA

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) Knicks with the steal of the draft drafting Mardy Collins, arguably the best PG in the draft. It's too bad he'll be buried there. Collins is a good player, but seriously Isiah... you cant field a team of all guards that dont pass the ball.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 06:37 PM) it is going to take more than a cliche phrase of "activist judges" to prove that Blackmun and Scalia are liberal activist judges. Lol at Scalia as an activist judge.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 09:04 PM) Right. I've heard that as well and that's why I should hold out on my disappointment cause I'd be thrilled with KG. I dislike Thomas so much though, so I'm hoping Mr. Ford is right. Well, we wont know until July 1st at the earliest. I'll have my fingers crossed until then

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 28, 2006 -> 08:46 PM) Absolutely pissed about Tyrus Like the Sefolosha pick though. P.S. The Knicks are still retarded. Agree mostly. I'm not thrilled with the Thomas pick, but Aldridge has always seemed soft to me and Thomas definitely plays with energy. Also, Chad Ford has been right on about most things he has said today, and according to him, the hot rumor among GMs has the Bulls dealing for KG. The Thomas pick could be a prelude to that.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 11:51 PM) Don't misunderstand, I'm not really interested in whether the casual fans who can be swayed one way or the other like us or the Flubbs. My concern is with winning another championship. There is no prize for being X games better than that other team. Actually, for me there is a prize. If the Sox finish 20 games better than the Cubs, I win a bet with a friend. And yes, tonight's Cubs loss was hyseterical. Good times, good times.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 08:21 PM) It is a great question. I have no idea why. Also why would we play Pitt instead of the brewers. the whole idea is to match up teams and create great rivalrys. The brewers and the sox should have played this year. Yeah, thats another very good question. I was really hoping the Sox would have a Brewers series, I had high hopes of heading up there to see the Sox play Come on Thome, pick up the run here

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 08:17 PM) I have thought about getting tickets this weekend. But the fact is, I hate Wrigley. It is the most inconvenient field in the majors. Not to mention all of the fights I saw at Wrigely during previous series should be tripled this year based on the frustration of Cubs fans. I'll be going Sunday and I am very interested to see how many Sox fans are there Leadoff walk for Absolut

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 27, 2006 -> 08:14 PM) Dodgers are better than any NL Central team they would have had to play. True, but honestly why are they playing the Dodgers? Shouldnt the Twins be playing the NL Central like the rest of the division?

Good inning for BMac there. Let's get some runs!!

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QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 11:49 AM) Oh that's crap and you know it. I have no problem with you expressing your opinion about Mariotti--IN THE END, HE'S JUST A WRITER, DIG?--the only problem I have is the inferences you make about me because I played, admittedly, devil's advocate here. I agree that he's a s***-stirrer, but in this town with these freakin' owners (save for Jerry who has redeemed himself twice-over), I kinda like that. Maybe we need more s***-stirrers in this town. And regardless of what everybody says, he has been behind the Sox for two years now. I don't know what more everybody wants. Doesn't mean that everybody should start liking Mariotti, just means let's get our facts straight. That's all. We're going to have to agree to disagree about whether he is behind the Sox, but honestly there is a time and a place for calling out organizations for it to be effective. When you call them out weekly (and this applies to every franchise in the city AND the University of Illinois), it gets old fast. For instance, there were a lot of positives for both the Bears and the Bulls this year, but that does not make it's way into Mariotti's writing. But like you said, you are entitled to your opinion of Mariotti, it just isn't something I agree with.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jun 22, 2006 -> 11:33 AM) Pfft. Sheep. Right. No, I'm the guy who actually reads him. And again I say: prove that Mariotti is so anti-Sox. If he's full of s***, he's full of s*** and I'll say it when he is (and he is sometimes). But excuse me if I don't get in line to drink to Kool-Aid here. If he were that much of a Sox-bashing jagoff, I would have stopped reading him long ago. Really, Chip? I'm one of the biggest, loyal Sox fans in the world so obviously you don't know what you're talking about. Try coming up with something better than a lame straw man. First off, Mariotti routinely insults Hawk in his columns. Yes they dont like each other, but show some professionalism there Jay. Second, Mariotti writes about whatever is hot at the time, instead of coming up with his own ideas. Just read the Zorn blog and see all the inconsistencies from his reporting last year. He's a shock jock, the Max Mercy of sports journalism. Since the World Series he has been more positive, but looking at what he has written since then does not give an accurate sample size of the writing he does. He hates the Sox more than he hates the other teams in the city, but he bashes every franchise in the city. My biggest problem with Mariotti is that the best sports columnists make you appreciate the sport more, not get on a holier than thou pedestal ripping every single team in the city. Mariotti = Skip Bayless.