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  1. Banedon
    But he already called me dumb and then mocked my "masturbation" habits? :?: You know what, I'd probably get defensive if I had an entire message board completely crapping on me too. He's new, and may not know the rules. You don't have that excuse. Deuce, do me a favor and read the board guidelines if you wish to continue posting here. Thanks.
  2. Banedon
    Take it easy guys. Jeez. It's been a full page since he posted and you're still going on him. Back off a little.
  3. Banedon
    I know that you're new here, and you're getting a lot of disagreement and are fighting an uphill battle an all here...I get that. But cussing, even with parts of the words asterisk'd out, is not pemitted on this board. Keep it clean. A reminder for everyone else. It's ok to disagree on opinions, but no personal attacks please. Thanks.
  4. Banedon
    I find that some Cubs fans just generally think our players have a ton of value. The "every minor leaguer is going to be great because I haven't personally witnessed them fail yet" sort of attitude. Yeah, I'm not sure you can make a clear generalization either way. A whole lot of extreme overvaluing/undervaluing goes on with fans, and I think that's not just Cub fans, it's sports fans.
  5. Banedon
    Of the bigger deal that's been floated, I would like to try to hold onto Marshall if at all possible.
  6. Banedon
    I don't normally make "chemistry" type of arguments, but Barrett was quite a distraction during his final days as a Cub. With the majority of the veteran core remaining the same, I don't think Barrett would be a good fit. I wasn't in favor of trading him, but I think that ship has sailed.
  7. Banedon
    Interesting that the GM is quoted there actually expressing interest in another team's player. That's not too common.
  8. Banedon
    That's all well and good, but the people that don't vote better damn well not bitch about whoever gets voted in. They had their chance to contribute.
  9. Banedon
    Boy, if they build something like that, the Cubs better be playing in Wrigley for quite some time to come. You'd hate to build it and then have the Cubs move.
  10. Banedon
    Nah. His name is just in the topic. It's not all Brian Roberts.
  11. Banedon
    Any interest in the offer I made you last week? I haven't even looked at the league since around the end of last season. I'll try to remember to check it when I get home.
  12. Banedon
    I'll play if you need me too. But I wouldn't be too hurt if someone wanted my spot.
  13. Banedon
    I too am a fan of players with hands.
  14. Banedon
    Are we looking at the same numbers? Unemployment went up every year under GHW Bush, then down every year under Clinton, and then up again for the first 3 years of the GW Bush administration. Are you saying that's coincidence? If you really believe this, than I'm not sure there's much we can talk about. You don't believe that it's good to have more money coming in than going out? You don't think that having money available to pay down the MASSIVE national debt is a good thing? Taxes are a fact of life. I don't like paying them any more than the next guy. But what I hate more, is paying them and the government ending up ADDING to the national debt while I'm paying them. If the choice is between wasteful spending, and having a surplus to pay down the national debt, it's a simple choice. These are averages. The number of years doesn't matter. And the header of the chart that I showed you clearly says that it's under Republican Presidents/Adminstrations. It's regardless of the congressional majority. We're going to have to agree to disagree. The definition of a surplus is that you aren't spending more money than you're bringing in, which is what happened during the last Democratic Presidential administration. So you're complaining about them spending too much money, but then you say a surplus is a bad thing. You can't have it both ways.
  15. Banedon
    Page 5: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=45628&p=1613300#p1613300 Not suspicious in any way, shape or form.
  16. Banedon
    When I saw the subject, I thought maybe he was trying to use the +/- system that they use in hockey and that Yahoo is now reporting the NBA box scores. That might have been just as amusing.
  17. Banedon
    http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7703798 Trading away Marquis might be the best part of any Roberts deal if it happened.
  18. Banedon
    My memory is that it was when I lived there (1962 through 1975). If I recall you used to live in Waukegan; I lived just west of Gurnee. My recollection is that Illinois was usually a Republican state except for Chicago. Good memory, NC! Been a long time since we had that discussion. Lets have a moment of silence for the scores of memories that perished so that this one could be retained...... 8-)
  19. Banedon
    If it wasn't for my horse, I never would've spent that year in college. It loses something without the funny prounciation of the word "horse".
  20. Banedon
    Someone "attached" a picture instead of hosting it offsite. It's a new feature on phpbb3.
  21. Banedon
    Who was ever suggesting just Cedeno as the main piece of the trade? I should rephrase my position. The Padres are a contending team with a weak offense. Their starting shortstop would likely be Cedeno if Greene gets traded to the Cubs. I don't think they want to open the season with him any more than we do. Agreed. The Cubs would have to either really wow them with the other parts of the deal or at least involve another team. The latest from Ken Rosenthal: The Padres are targeting Matt Murton for left field, a notion that gels with Kevin Towers' stated quest to acquire a corner outfielder via trade. Plus, Towers gets along well with Cubs GM Jim Hendry. Not sure how the teams would match up, unless things expand to include Khalil Greene. The Cubs would have to be sure they don't need Murton for other deals or because of other deals. Rosenthal agrees with the recent rumor that the Orioles will decide whether to trade Erik Bedard and Brian Roberts by month's end. He notes that Cubs starter Jason Marquis actually does have trade value, and could be part of a package for Roberts. Other teams are interested in him too - go figure. Innings are innings I guess. Marquis, 29, is owed $16.25MM over the 2008-09 seasons. I hate it when Rosenthal teases.
  22. Banedon
    And stats just can't measure fire and intensity. And grittiness. And veteran-ness.
  23. Banedon
    Those are gross generalizations and doesn't help this discussion at all. If anyone truly questions the difference between Republicans and Democrats, this link gives a good overview of the views that each party traditionally holds. Yes, electable candidates need to stay close to the center. That's true. But that doesn't mean there isn't a difference. I think our last two Presidents illustrate that as much as anything. The US had huge deficit (and debt) from the Reagan and the first Bush administration. When Clinton left office, he had a $127 billion surplus. Last year, Bush had a $163 billion deficit and that was the lowest that it's been in 5 years, and that's with the war being "off budget". http://www.eriposte.com/economy/other/demovsrep.htm Yearly budget deficit: 1962-2001 Democrats: $36 billion Republicans: $190 billion Increase in National Debt:1962-2001 Democrats: Total debt increased by $.72 trillion Republicans: Total debt increased by $3.8 trillion Inflation is increased under Republicans, GDP growth is down under Republicans, and unemployment is higher under Republicans.
  24. Banedon
    yes its almost funny looking Every time they showed Tom last night, my wife would pipe up with "Just looking at that guy make me look cold!! Look at him!" This while numerous other guys were in giant thermal coats and ski masks. Anyone else get the comedy of announcers constantly preaching that this is a quarterback's league and you can't make any noise without a good QB, but the last 2 NFC QB's are Eli Manning and Rex Grossman? I'm just sayin...
  25. Banedon
    they almost beat NE in week 17 tho Yeah, when the Pats had everything sewn up except the perfect record. Means little, if anything. They both played their starters the whole game. Yeah, that game was a great game. I don't know how you can say that game meant little. The Giants gave them a real run for their money.
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