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Unfortunately, steroids weren't against the rules when he was reportedly taking them, so it's hard to justify such a ban for a guy that technically didn't break a rule. The gambling rule was longstanding and well know. The lack of a steroid rule was also longstanding and well known. The very long espn online/magazine article from last year stated that they were against the rules and went into detail (now forgotten, sorry) about how they were banned going back to something like 1993.

He followed along on the internet? Yes, but he probably only had a Pentium I. :lol: After a bit of thought, I've concluded that this joke makes an excellent divider between young and old nerds.

When I read "I'm not one to bash Dusty lightly" I was expecting something like "so I always use a 10lb sledge"

:lol: when I saw this was a 20+ page thread, I assumed there had to be something more than the original report, so I read the whole thing...

It is physically impossible to demonstrate something does not exist. One can only demonstrate that something exists. Convential wisdom often gets people in trouble. So the earth's still flat? Different question. A theory can be proved or disproved by logical analysis of collected evidence, but non-existence of any particular thing can never be proved because for us mere mortals the collected evidence will always be incomplete, since it would require an encompassing knowledge of all things presently contained in the universe to state authoritatively that something does not exist. Non-ominiscient beings can never have more than a subset of the evidence required to prove non-existence. Different question? No, that was a non sequiter. No one can disprove the earth is flat. They can only prove that it is flat, and that is impossible. If it is impossible to prove it is flat the earth must be something else. It is fun to believe in ghosts, UFOs, and "intangibles" like the fast guy on the basepaths bugs the pitcher. But at some point most people grow up. Then again some people never do. the non-flat nature of the earth was proven millenia ago with a couple of sticks and a marking device. You've got the falsifiability of science backwards, NY

That is what I meant. Small fast athletes, what Dusty considers to be prototypical leadoff men, aren't abandoning the sport en masse to another sport. Because they're never entering it. You may find out when you're 16 that you'll never be big enough to play professional basketball and maybe baseball would have been the ticket, but that's far too late.

I was under the impression that any home game broadcast on WGN was in HD. I don't know what Comcast's policy is. That was the case. I just wound up going from directv to comcast (directv doesn't have comcast hd) so I don't know about the comcast games.

did you know that Chrysler is a German company? Why do you think I got rid of 'em? 2001 models being made a couple of years after DM won the merger... It was touted as much more of a "merger of equals" back then. Had I been in touch with reality I never would have strayed from GM in the first place - that 300M, in black with the 17-chromes, was quite the bewitcher at the time. I recently picked up a cherry 2000 DTS in White Diamond with the 17s, and any leftover warm feelings for the Mopar are fading fast. I have no idea how widely it was known, but serious investors knew in 1998 that DM had won the merger.

Did you forget the ford excursion? the 8000 lb SUV released just in time for the previous spike in oil prices

did you know that Chrysler is a German company? Why do you think I got rid of 'em? 2001 models being made a couple of years after DM won the merger...

Regular season: Baseball/transactions/minors/social. Early offseason: social/transactions/baseball/minors. Late offseason: Baseball/transactions/social/minors I voted baseball

pay $2000 and get a car that's fully functional.

[sorry, I've been busy since the night I posted this poll] that's not an answer. that's closest to "continue killing children through sanctions while the US gets dragged through the mud over it Again, the US was absolutely despised in the international community before 9/11, largely because of the iraq sanctionss.

wait a sec, here...are these the same boston fans who booed him while he was a yankee and held up "(B)etrayal" signs when he came back to fenway as a blue jay? i don't know if i buy that, dude. I was going to point this out. This is the same Roger Clemens that gained 30 pounds and showed up out of shape for his contract year, underperformed, and then magically got himself in better shape once he got a big paycheck in Toronto. That ticked the entire Boston fanbase off. I doubt anyone but the most cerebral Sox fan would want him there. Believe what you want, but I live here and talk to ALOT of fans who have nothing but good things to say about Clemens and would welcome him back in a heartbeat. I also listen to Boston sports radio every day (damn 1 hour commute!!) and 9 out of 10 people calling in about the subject support getting him and hold no bitter feelings. Roger was booed because he was a former player who joined a direct opponent (Toronto and then the hated Yankees). I'm sure there were some vocal folks who felt he betrayed them, but the majority of the people I hear believe he was incredibly disrespected by Duquette (sp?) publicly by stating that he was in the twilight of his career and out of shape and they didn't pony up the money for him that he was looking for. All this is a moot point imho because I doubt seriously that Clemens would give playing for Boston even a moments thought at this stage of his career/life. Admittedly, the sox fans I knew in my years in new england were generally above average in their knowledge, but I never met one who would have welcomed clemens back in a manner more friendly than, say, americans welcomed Wernher Von Braun. Of course, that was half a career closer to clemens screwing them over with his laziness, so maybe time has killed their memories

just for the record, the word is "indefensible"a And I'll bet against hendry knowing that. Actually, I'd bet against hendry being able to beat me at any gameshow ever made, but I'm a notorious smartass

I root for the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers and Cubs. I was 5 when the Sixers won, I don't even like the NBA that much, and I don't even remember them winning that championship. I don't want to hear it from anyone who is a Bulls/Red Wings fan, I wish I had it so easy. Straight ticket philly except for mlb? what happened?

I care how many games the Cubs win in the regular season because the more you win the greater chance you have of making the postseason and the World Series. 88 wins is not good because most seasons that usually means you are on the outside looking in. An 88 win season isn't that good. An 89 win season isn't that good. It was good enough 2 of the last 3 years. I don't care if we're like the Padres and win 82 games. As long as we get in and advance to the Series. The point is you won't get in the vast majority of the time. It sounds very noble of you to say you don't care, but you should, because without the regular season success, you won't have much of a shot at postseason glory. I only said I don't care if we get in. You almost sound like you'd be happier if we won 94 and didn't get in, than if we won 88 and snuck in. I would be much happier with the cubs management if we won 94 and lost out on the playoffs than 88 and snuck in. I would be much happier as a fan if we won 88 and snuck in.

there was a time when a B+ wasn't an average grade

A) easy to say when there's no way to know if you're right or not. Except that there is. Smith already had a step or three on Thompson or whatever his name is when he fell down on the 2nd score, and against Tillman, he was already level with him after about four yards, and you can't tell me that Smith couldn't outrun Tillman from there. given that smith never managed to outrun anyone who didn't fall over, I most certainly can say that

A) easy to say when there's no way to know if you're right or not. B) utter crap. they gave up a ton of points to a really bad offense. they were close to giving up the tying score to a really bad offense. their defense should be embarassed by the way they played in the second half

I think that's a pretty arrogant thing to say. Who are we to judge which country he identifies himself with more? Just because he's not fresh off the boat doesn't mean he has to play for the US. Or just because he's never crossed the border? Doesn't speak spanish? I want to play for ethiopia. I hear I had some ancestors there a few thousand generations ago and as far as I know they don't have a 3b and could use a reliever

don't forget claiming to not make excuses while making a dozen or so I really don't want to sound like I'm defending Lovie Smith here, but as I watched his press conference, it was clear that he really wasn't making excuses. He was just explaining why they lost. Maybe there isn't a big difference but he was trying to be honest. So you think he's too stupid to know that not double covering smith was a horrible, horrible coaching mistake? all he said as a reason for losing was "they played better." He never attempted to point to the actual reasons they scored so many points He didn't get into any adjustments the coaching staff made during the game. He addressed Steve Smith by saying they planned on containing him and they simply didn't get the job done. You can take that statement and lay it at the players' feet or an indictment of the coaching staff. sounds suspiciously like diverting the blame

don't forget claiming to not make excuses while making a dozen or so I really don't want to sound like I'm defending Lovie Smith here, but as I watched his press conference, it was clear that he really wasn't making excuses. He was just explaining why they lost. Maybe there isn't a big difference but he was trying to be honest. So you think he's too stupid to know that not double covering smith was a horrible, horrible coaching mistake? all he said as a reason for losing was "they played better." He never attempted to point to the actual reasons they scored so many points

don't forget claiming to not make excuses while making a dozen or so

Multiple OL. The Bears won't be able to get a cover corner. My List would be Antwaan Randle El that would not decrease the odds of at least one of us slamming their skull through a wall next season As you saw today Antwaan is a good posession receiver, and a very good punt returner. He isn't perfect, it would be nice if he fumbled less, but he is a realistic target who would be a big addition to our receiving corps. I watched the steelers every week but 1 this season and every week outside of december the past 2 seasons (if only during commercials during bears games). He makes dumb decisions constantly and will drop balls too often