The Critic

QUOTE(BearSox @ Oct 7, 2007 -> 12:13 AM) I have a quick question... why does everyone seem so sure that Garland is 99.9% out the door? I heard on one of the Saturday morning radio baseball programs (I don't remember which station's) that Garland and Konerko are considered to have the greatest trade value. That could be why.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Oct 7, 2007 -> 08:26 AM) Quick observation: Saw sound bytes on the news this morning of fans leaving the park last night. It is just like Who-ville after the Grinch stole Christmas. They are still freakin' happy and saying we got next year. Your ass just got swept out of the playoffs idiots. You lost! Cry or something! To be fair, that could be the slant the news outlet chose. The fans in the park gave a pretty good round of boos to Ramirez when he made his 12th out of the series without a hit, and they also booed pretty heavily when the final out was lifted softly into right field. I'm sure there were some weepers and some angry people coming out of the ballpark last night along with the "shiny happy people".

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 09:27 PM) Tell me about it with their goddamned wooden shoes and holier than thou attitudes. Wait, were those toads? Or the hard of hearing elderly Dutch? Wait a minute - are you telling me Kid Gleason was actually licking the hard of hearing elderly Dutch??? :ph34r:

Bottom of the 8th, the Indians had a runner on second. Chip referred to the runner as the "winning run", despite the fact that the Yankees would bat in the 9th. Top of the 9th, the Yankees have a runner on second. Chip referred to the runner as the "winning run", despite the fact that the Indians would bat in the bottom of the 9th. Chip Caray is stupid.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 06:43 PM) Yeah. I used to like toads too. Me too, but I don't like them anymore. f***ing toads.

QUOTE(SEALgep @ Oct 5, 2007 -> 06:57 PM) It appears Razor was released due to Ozzie wanting a third base coach who is better suited to coaching fundamentals and base running. Sounds fine to me... What's Rickey Henderson doing these days? Probably referring to himself in the third person.

I'm sure he can tell us which Chevys are most comfortable to sleep under.

Kurt Angle likey the drinky! http://www.lordsofpain.net/news/2007_/arti.../1191454290.php Kurt Angle, the former WWE and current TNA wrestling star, was charged with DUI and careless driving after being pulled over on the afternoon of September 28. Angle was arrested at his home in Moon Township, Penn. after a witness spotted a white Cadillac Escalade driving erratically after pulling out of a local bar. The registration of that vehicle led police to Angle's home, where cops say he admitted to driving the vehicle and that he had just left the bar in question. Officers then say Angle showed "signs of intoxication," and they administered a field sobriety test, which he failed. Angle was then placed under arrest and taken to a local hospital where he refused to take a blood test. No future hearing has been set.

QUOTE(StatManDu @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 11:02 AM) In 2006, Andy Gonzalez was the first Sox player to appear at at least seven positions in 17 seasons. Gonzalez played first, second, shortstop, third, left, center and right for the 2006 Sox (and I thought he was totally worthless!!!). Steve Lyons played every position but catcher in 1990. The year prior, Lyons appeared at every position but pitcher. So now you know! You were right. He was seven kinds of terrible.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Oct 3, 2007 -> 05:44 PM) I can appreciate a homer announcer but not Hawk, with his "Crede > A-Rah" and "Stretch!" and "DADGUMMIT!" which is frankly the worst call I've ever heard from an announcer. Every single word that flops out of Ron Santo's mouth is 100 times worse than the worst call Hawk's ever made. Santo is beyond atrocious. Even calling him an embarrassment doesn't really convey just how bad he is. Pat Hughes deserves combat pay for dealing with that imbecile.

Over-run with pictures, drawings, school notices, calendars and magnets. Basically it's a notepad/photo album/whiteboard which also happens to keep food cold.

My cousin's wife had a chance for seats in her company's skybox for Saturday night at the UC. She passed on it. They didn't offer it to me, but I couldn't go anyway - their daughter's 1st birthday party is Saturday and I'm going to their house. The Cubs game will be on (my cousin's a huge Cubs fan). That's about the same as Opening Night in a skybox.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 08:09 AM) I listened to the 9th and post game as I drifted off to sleep last night. Santo in the 9th was blasting Valverde because he was acting like a hot dog. Really Ronnie? What do you call your starter last night? Interesting that Ol' Heel Clicker would find fault in someone showing the opponents up. Oh, I forgot, that was honest, good-natured, "love of the game" s*** when he did it. I don't recall him blasting Sosa's hops, Zambrano's histrionics or Ramirez's long, loving stares at home run balls. What a hypocrite.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Oct 4, 2007 -> 12:30 AM) And Piniella was absolutely awful tonight. And as people have said, the Chicago media won't rip him at all. Granted we don't know if he was cramping up but if he was fine taking him out in a tie game with only 85 pitches is dumb. I don't think anything was wrong with Zambrano. Piniella said in the postgame media session that he pulled Zambrano with the thought of starting him in Game 4. If he keeps overthinking and out-managing himself like that, there will be no Game 4.

PHI CHI CLE BOS PHI BOS BOS (vomit smiley)

I don't see any way it's not Orton. They've built it up for too long not to pay off. Probably a screwjob ending to spark the Orton/H feud.

Sailing - Christopher Cross Make sure you throw a tarp down to catch all the vomit.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 11:11 AM) They could do something at the beginning of the match where Cena would hurt his chest, if it is indeed bad, and work off that for 20 minutes until ORTON WINS!!!!!! Critic, you know you'll mark! You typed that, but I read this: Cena injury coming down the ramp 20 minutes of chinlocks RKO out of nowhere If they want to preserve the Invincible Cena, they can either do your scenario or have Coachman come back and persuade Regal to strip Cena of the belt, setting up a showdown of the #1 contender (Orton) and the #2 contender (H, maybe?) for the title later in the PPV. (H probably wouldn't lay down for Orton so soon after coming back from the injury, but they could throw some other guy in there...Cody Rhodes, perhaps?)

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 08:37 AM) I don't know. It looked pretty legit last night. How did Lance Cade get up and walk after Hardy's Swanton landed square on his ribs with no support. Yikes. Cade did seem to get his arms across his body in time. What an awful botch on the Swanton.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 09:05 AM) It is legit he is going to see Dr. James Andrews today looks like a pectoral tear. Hail Orton in a quick match at No Mercy for the belt. Oh, dear Lord.....an Orton squash for the strap???? I'm going to have to coat my computer in plastic wrap to prevent it from the drool coming off this site! Remember, kids, it's National Sarcasm Month!!!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 2, 2007 -> 09:33 AM) Not that anyone here is even remotely smart enough to know this, but it is National Sarcasm Month. Kap, can you order some extra green ink for the server? Wow, Tex, thanks for this AWESOME piece of news, I don't know WHAT I'd have done without knowing that super-important information.

Anyone else think Cena's reported injury is a work to justify when The Invincible One drops the strap to Randy Resthold?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 1, 2007 -> 12:41 PM) I have been really lucky with my in-laws. The only one I could complain about is my SIL. Heck my father-in-law put in a hot water heater for us over the weekend! Does hot water really need to be heated?

I saw "Eastern Promises" last night. It was solid. Interesting movie about the Russian mob in London, starring Viggo Mortensen. There were a couple pretty brutal killing scenes, but it's mostly a plot-driven movie, which I always prefer.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 29, 2007 -> 10:47 PM) Holy s***, the new digital short on SNL was awesome. Yeah, Fred Armisen looked just like the guy.