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Houston Bums cause of the oil thing or whatever

Houston Slot Machines they won't have to change the name when they move to vegas

Houston Shuttle Disasters

With the amount of posting you do here, you aren't aware if Soler is a FA yet? with the amount of things he isn't aware of, you're going to harp on that?

lol that's just stupid. aren't they in violation of HIPPA too? "oh hey he has herpes and is gonna sue those people that talked about how he has herpes" if it's true that valtrex or whatever causes a false positive, then braun deserves to get suspended by the league for being a dumbass with a dirty wang. if you take a medically necessary medication that would trigger a positive, you can get a waiver. scotte eyre did so with his adderall, and i'm sure others have done it as well.

link?

i mean, the fjm thing gets aped all the time, but the rosenblooms, sullivans, and kaplans of the world provide enough material that creativity really shouldn't be an issue

time to kick it in to high gear my man

good work dude

wtf are you talking about? of course they did wtf we are talking about is the difference between projected performance and actual performance. The current crew (Wood, Maholm and Volstad) project now about the same as the last crew (Zambrano Cashner Wells) projected last spring. Pointing out that the last crew performed worse than projected isn't particularly revealing. no, what you're said is that the team didn't have to make any changes in the rotation to improve upon their performance from last year. you're wrong. I'm wrong if you rather curiously believe players will perform exactly the same in 2012 as they did in 2011. You may believe that; I do not. wait are you just [expletive] with me? you can't possibly be this dense. though you seem to think there are only two possible outcomes here, there are actually three: 1) you're right if the combination of Zambrano-Cashner-Wells improve their overall contribution to the rotation this year over last. 2) and, as you say, you're wrong if they perform the same as they did. (you used the word "exactly", but that's a debate tactic for kindergarteners) not what i would think is most likely but probably more likely than expecting or betting on them to be meaningfully better than they were last year. how it doesn't occur to you that the third, most obvious possibility is that they perform worse/contribute less to the starting rotation is beyond me. zambrano is only getting older, cashner may never log significant innings as a starter for the rest of his career, and wells is as much of a candidate to be a sub-1 WAR pitcher as he is to be worth anything over 2 WAR. i certainly wouldn't gamble any amount of money that he'll improve, and certainly wouldn't go around parading the conclusion that this gang is a sure thing to improve upon what they gave us last year.

does your agent know you're posting spoilers of your groundbreaking study?

wtf are you talking about? of course they did wtf we are talking about is the difference between projected performance and actual performance. The current crew (Wood, Maholm and Volstad) project now about the same as the last crew (Zambrano Cashner Wells) projected last spring. Pointing out that the last crew performed worse than projected isn't particularly revealing. no, what you're said is that the team didn't have to make any changes in the rotation to improve upon their performance from last year. you're wrong.

wtf are you talking about? of course they did

tell me more

ugh no

no, he's fine for those years too

and as far as enjoyment/satisfaction in a season + playoffs, please, 2003>>>>>>>>>>>>2008

if only there was a way to figure out if a team underperformed in the playoffs

no, your question was "really?" because you were insinuating that my explanation was not serious, and you were wrong. i accept your apology. jesus christ do you ever get tired of being such a child? [expletive] grow up

exactly.

what kind of catcher's stance was that?

at this point, if the market has truly evaporated (assuming there ever was one to begin with), why not seek a max dollar one-year deal and hit the market next offseason and try again?

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reading this thread is like watching that italian cruise ship sink all over again

This is America. You don't go to prison for 5 years for something petty like rape. You've gotta get caught with DRUGS to do any real time. The problem with the justice system in regards to more serious crimes like rape and murder as opposed to drug possession and petty theft is that it's a lot easier to prove the latter, thus those types of offenders are more likely to serve time. I assure you that a convicted rapist will serve more time than someone getting caught with a dime bag or even caught with a trunk full of cocaine. That is just absolutely not true, man. Are you aware that they hand out LIFE sentences for like... a few kilos of cocaine? I personally know someone who was arrested with 280 hits of LSD before they were even old enough to drink, and they will be an old man when they get out of prison. It was of course a class X felony. Meanwhile, convicted rapists ROUTINELY get out of prison in less than 5 years. Just check your local sex offender database. I am sure that you will find plenty that are out on probation or parole after serving only a few years. Even child sex offenders don't get any serious time. Our country is a MESS. jesus christ this might be the worst anti-drug prohibition argument i have ever seen.