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Pro golfer problems
Phil Mickelson has spoken publicly in the past about his gambling. Well, sort of. He has said that that he stopped gambling after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, at her request. So now we can include liar in his list of accomplishments.— June 30, 2015 9:04 a.m.
Reverse "rape of the ratepayer"
don bauder I've yet to see signs to the contrary.— June 28, 2015 11:05 a.m.
Reverse "rape of the ratepayer"
don bauder If you want to know whether or not the CPUC/Edison corruption will be truly investigated, by anyone, try looking up PG&E and Hinkley, Ca.. Not the Hollywood BS version from the Julia Roberts movie, but the actual true non-fiction story. The state, thru or with the PUC were complicit in allowing, if not aiding PG&E thru their inaction, in contaminating the ground water, killing several and sickening hundreds. Then, after looking at the true story, tell me again whether there is any question in your mind . As I said on another thread, the PUC has been allowing the utilities to get away with murder, literally, for my entire lifetime, almost 60 yrs. I see absolutely no signs of it stopping anytime soon, if at all.— June 28, 2015 11:03 a.m.
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I highly doubt Peevey has bodyguards unless he higher them himself.— June 28, 2015 10:51 a.m.
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don bauder Except that SDCWA's lawsuit is against MWD, nor DWP. Phase 2 ended 2 months ago and the ruling will determine the amount of damages the SDCWA should be awarded as a result of MWD’s breach of its contractual obligation to set legal rates. It will also determine whether or not MWD miscalculates SDCWA's legal entitlement to a percentage of MWD’s available water supplies. The ruling is expected this week.— June 28, 2015 10:50 a.m.
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don bauder Uh, no. I was referring to my own comment as being sarcasm: "So you can feel free to go see him and have a chat with him."— June 28, 2015 10:42 a.m.
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don bauder SARCASM!!!— June 28, 2015 9:27 a.m.
Reverse "rape of the ratepayer"
don bauder When it comes to the PUC and the utilities, not just electric but all of them, for decades the vast majority of those in San Diego don't care enough to even reach the level of apathy.— June 28, 2015 9:20 a.m.
Padres' good young blood gone
don bauder Normally I would ignore your comment as you’re obviously baiting me, but in this case, I’ll go ahead and take the bait as even you are not that ignorant of how things work in sports. And I would think that especially true considering how long you lived in San Diego and how much you have written about the Chargers and the Padres. I didn't say the Clippers made great draft picks. I said they made some good draft picks and that they had people who knew how to evaluate talent. Back in 1978, the first draft year for the San Diego version of the Clippers, there were 202 players drafted. When you are drafting that many player in a single draft, you fully expect all most all of them to never even see a practice court. With 22 teams that year, that means 466 players for 264 roster spots, so obviously, even with attrition, most players drafted into the NBA never play in the NBA. And you know as well as I do, and better than most, that past performance doesn’t always equate to future predictions. As part of the relocation deal, the Clippers had no first round pick in 1978. Their first pick was Jerome Whitehead, in the second round. He played in the NBA for 11 years. All of their top picks in the draft while in San Diego, save for a 3rd in 1979, had good NBA careers and all but one played at least 11 yrs.. An interesting stat is of all of the players drafted by the Clippers in any form, from Buffalo to SD and then LA, three of the top 4 players who had the longest careers were drafted by the San Diego version of the Clippers. By way of comparison, the Los Angeles Lakers, one of the best franchises in NBA history, in their entire existence have only drafted 3 players who played more than 1 season with them and played more games in the NBA than those players drafted by San Diego. As I said, while in San Diego, the Clippers made some good picks.— June 28, 2015 9:15 a.m.
Padres' good young blood gone
don bauder, If you're really interested, and we know you're not, there are several sites that could tell you every player drafted by every team few That said some guys come to mind right away, Byron Scott, RoY Terry Cummings, Tom Chambers, Jerome Whitehead. Why didn't they play well? Coaching?Trades? Injuries? I would say that Bill Walton only playing something like 50 games in 4 years didn't help. And don't forget, that "long after they left San Diego". In their first 25 yrs in LA, they were only .500 or better something like 2 or 3 times. It's only been in the last 4 years that they have been a good team.— June 27, 2015 12:27 p.m.