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#1061 Re: The Garden » Call the election » 731 weeks ago

polluxlm wrote:

I'd like to see everybody take a psychopath test to hold public or corporate office.

You'd be surprised at how many batshit insane people are running for public office in the states, just based on some of the looney shit that comes out of their mouths.

#1062 Re: The Garden » 2012 NFL Season » 731 weeks ago

Bro-mero wrote:

I know I'm retarded, but I still have faith in Ponder. His issues are not as bad as one may think when they look at his stats. Pocket presence needs to be fixed for sure. But it's hard to throw the ball when A) no one is open and B) outside of Harvin, we don't have any other noticeable WR's, mix that all in with a struggling O-Line and you get a crappy QB....

Now I'm sure I sound insane, BUT.....

Vikings STILL have a chance at a playoff berth [Insert Joke Here]

Eagles, Cowboys, Redskins, Panthers, Cardinals have all basically eliminated themselves from a playoff berth already which leaves us with:

Packers (will get 1st Wild Card)
Seahawks
Lions
Buccaneers
Vikings

For wild cards

Funny you should mention the OL, I remember one instance where Seahawks brought a blitz and Phil Loadholt absolutely blocked nobody.  I got a good laugh out of that one.

Remaining schedules:

SEA:

vs Jets, @Dolphins, @Bears, vs Cards, @Bills, vs 49ers, Vs Rams.

Tough games against Dolphins, Bears and Niners.

DET:

@Vikings, vs Pack, vs Texans, vs Colts,  @Pack, @Cardinals, vs Falcons, vs Bears.

This is a brutal fucking schedule with 7 of the 8 games against winning/playoff contending teams.  Should never have dropped that game against my shitty Titans.

TB

vs Chargers, @Panthers, vs Falcons, @ Broncos, vs Eagles, @Saints, vs Rams, @Falcons.

Mix of teams here.  Chargers, Panthers, Eagles and Rams should be easier games.  Falcons and Broncos and Saints are the tough games, although the Falcons game at the end might be easier since Atlanta might have clinched home field and won't play starters.

MIN:

Nov 11 vs DET
Nov 25 @CHI
Dec 2 @GB
Dec 9 vs CHI
Dec 16 @STL
Dec 23 @HOU
Dec 30 vs GB

Almost as difficult as Detroit.  The game vs Detroit might be a losers out game.   Play Chicago and GB twice along with a trip to Houston.  Although STL might be an easier game than anticipated.

Just purely looking at the schedules, Seattle is in very good shape.  Toughest game is at the Bears and they have a nice break where they get to face the Cards and Bills in back to back games.  And they end the season with 2 home games.  Tampa has the second easiest schedule here but they seem to be outscoring teams as opposed to stopping them.  Detroit and Minnesota have difficult schedules and will need to catch a break somewhere (upset by an also ran team).  Minnesota also lost to Seattle and Tampa so they'll need more help since they lose out on the head to head tiebreaker.

#1063 Re: The Garden » Call the election » 731 weeks ago

johndivney wrote:

u guys seem p certain obama's gonna win. (atm anyway, after like, 11 votes). defo not the impression i get from the media, tho the message also seems to be about romney not able to get the 270 electoral votes.

just from history i wouldn't ever be surprised about who would win.
having said that tho, as a rational person w/only the slightest interest in this, it's just plain weird how close it is (& often is).

don't get me wrong, i find my own politicians just as laughable & contemptible, if not more so.
but what i love about the US election is the noise & razzmatazz it brings. it's like the oscars only a little more important & exclusive.

The US is divided which is why there will always be relatively close elections.  I'd say each side starts out with getting 45% support each (ie base voters) so the candidates are basically fighting over 10%.  And that makes most of these elections close.  Democrats usually nab the bigger more populous states (California, New York) and most of the east coast, while Republicans grab most of the Southern states and parts of the midwest.

I'm not exactly sure how it works in the UK, but there are also senate and US House seats up for grabs in these elections.  Those are important as well because if one party has control of one of those branches, they could make it difficult for the president.  Republicans control the House which makes it easier to block a lot of Obama's legislation. 

The Republicans should have been able to pick up a few Senate seats since the Democrats are defending more of their seats but they have put out some flat out HORRIBLE candidates.

#1064 Re: The Garden » 2012 NFL Season » 731 weeks ago

Um, that was really embarrasing to watch today.  Titans looked like a bunch of fools today.  I expected them to lose but to at least put up a fight in the first half.  At least they got blown out early so I could do some other things today.

Only problem I might see with the Bears would be OL pass protection. 

Doug Martin scored 4tds today vs the Raiders.  He also started for my FF team and got me 51 points.

Ponder played poorly today.  So much so that he got called out by one of the announcers on Fox.  2nd time in three weeks that he hasn't mustered up 100 yards passing.  That's very bad.  Too bad since AP had a fabulous day.

Lions won again.  Too bad Stafford didn't get any td passes.  I believe Seattle has the last playoff spot right now.  Green Bay probably has a head up on the first WC spot.  So I believe Seattle and Lions, maybe the Bucs fight it out for the last spot.

#1065 Re: The Garden » US Presidential Debates » 731 weeks ago

johndivney wrote:

So who is going to win?

As a casual, distant outsider I can't understand why it's so close, or meant to be close. But yea is it really like 50/50 atm??

It isn't that close.  Romney closed the gap with the first debate performance but since then it has been all Obama.

Check the "swing state" polls, most of them have Obama ahead and he has a much better GOTV operation than Romney.

Obama has also been doing really well in early voting in several key states (like FL and NC).

I think Obama gets 300+ Electoral College votes and wins the popular vote by 3-5%.

I almost hate to pull this argument out but most of the media wanted a horse race and that's probably why the perception was that this race was close.  But if you tracked the "swing state" polls most of them showed Obama slightly ahead.

And he absolutely wiped out Romney in that 3rd debate on foreign which very few people probably.

Also, his path to reelection was a lot easier than Romney's path to election.

#1066 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 731 weeks ago

Angels decline Haren's option.  So he hits the FA market.  Red Sox were supposedly interested as well.  It works out for Haren as well, I think he should be able to get a multi year deal worth more than 15.5 million.

The Angels have more than enough money now to resign Greinke having shed 12 million from Ervin Santana's contract and now Haren's option.

Axilin, Hamilton reportedly wants a 7yr deal worth 175 million.  Don't know if the Cubs (or any club) will offer that given his off the field problems and the way Texas nosedived during the last week.

#1067 Re: Guns N' Roses » The AntiQuiet Mystery » 731 weeks ago

Aussie wrote:

I always thought some of the leaks came intentionally from the Lebeis' in an effort to get Axl off his ass and finish the album.  Maybe it was so he would have a sense of urgency to finsh the abum and get out on tour and make more dollars before the whole thng leaked.

I could never see Team Brazil having done that.  They didn't really bother him after he took forever to try to get the album done, so I don't see a reason why they would try in 2008.  They would risk getting fired or having their infleunce severly reduced.  He's their money ticket whether or not he would have released CD.  So no point fucking that up.

#1068 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 731 weeks ago

Axlin 12 can probably give a more detailed response but Marmol is horribly inconsistent as a closer.  He goes through stretches where he blows games left and right.  Add in the 9.8 million dollar salary and he was very difficult to trade.

They get a decent SP in Haren and can just find a closer that is probably on their roster somewhere.  Much better than spending 9.8 million on Marmol and then trying find a competent SP in FA or trade market.  Which wouldn't really be wise since the Cubs are trying to keep all their young prospects for a division run in a year or two.

#1069 Re: The Garden » The MLB Thread » 731 weeks ago

Another trade rumored to be going down:

Carlos Marmol to the Angels for Dan Haren.

14 14 on the Angels.  Haren might not ever recover his All Star form but he is a good bet to be average.  Marmol is the more of the same of the arson squad that was part of the 2012 Angels.

Edit: confirmed by ESPN Chicago.  Marmol is now the Angels problem.  I'm assuming he's going to close for them.

#1070 Re: The Garden » 2012 NFL Season » 731 weeks ago

The Chiefs have a stone cold lock on the #1 pick.  This is how bad it's been for them--they have not lead at all this season.  Not one second.  That is very hard to do in the NFL.  I think they take Barkley or Geno Smith.  Another astounding stat--they have not won a game with a drafted QB since 1987.

I'm starting to think Denver might have a very legit chance to represent the AFC.  Soft schedule should provide some easy wins and their defense + run game looks good.  Only thing that gives me pause is that Manning is a choker in the playoffs. 

I think most of the NFC spots are locked up barring a late season slump. 

Atlanta
New York Giants
Chicago
San Francisco
Green Bay

Atlanta plays in a weak division.  Redskins have no d.  Cowboys and Eagles seem to be falling apart.  So the Giants path to the division title just got a lot easier.  Chicago has the best d in the league.  San Francisco only has Seattle to contend with as Arizona has dropped off and the Rams are rebuilding.  Green Bay seems to be clicking at the right time.

I could definitely see the Lions making a late charge for that last spot in the NFC.  They've been playing better lately.  Tough end of season schedule with games against ATL and CHI both at home provide a challenge though.

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