The Critic

Well, who's he going to blame? Stephanie? Himself? AKA the people who DESERVE the blame? Never happen. Next scapegoat, step forward!

QUOTE(Jim Spencer @ Dec 4, 2006 -> 12:11 PM) Sammy Sosa was on ESPN and he was asked if he ever used Steroids and he said NO! And I believe him He also said he's ready to play again, I say Good Luck Did he answer in English, or did he have his lawyer/translator with him?

Now instead of "No Glove, No Love" We will have "No Spray, No Lay" THAT's progress, folks....ain't it amazing what technology can do?

That's 3 straight s***ty PPVs. Wrestling is definitely in a down period right now. I'm grateful for TNA for at least keeping me somewhat interested, although Nash, Russo and the Old Age Outlaws are trying their best to chase me away, too.

Cold As Hell December morning shufflaya! Automatic 7 - Broken Record The Riverboat Gamblers - Not The Guy The Boomtown Rats - Nice 'N' Neat Jello Biafra - Brown Lipstick Voodoo Ritual (some spoken-word slippin' into the shuffle) The Wildhearts - Love U Til I Don't Slipknot - Before I Forget Rise Against - Join The Ranks The Smiths - Meat Is Murder The Psychedelic Furs - India (live version) Allister - Somewhere On Fullerton and the Frostbitten Toes Surprise Bonus Track: Metallica - The Prince

I tried to read "The Lives Of John Lennon" by Albert Goldman, but I got bored with it in a hurry. Not sure what I'll read next, I haven't seen anything out there that's caught my eye.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Dec 3, 2006 -> 10:15 AM) He traded him in #1 not #2. Ahh, yes, indeed he did. I misread the scenario and thought it was a "do this, then do that" kind of thing.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Dec 3, 2006 -> 09:22 AM) If T ed Lily is turning down 4 year $37 million contract offers it tells me that KW needs to trade 2 starters and max out on the insanity out there. This is a golden situation that doesn't come very often. First trade I'd make is the Garcia/Crede for Figgins and Santana. It leaves the Sox with 6 starters and adds more speed to the line up. Ozzie wanted more speed on this team last season and now he will have it. It also frees up $10 mill to fill other holes like the stealth bullpen the Sox need. The second trade gets a little tricky. It involves one of 2 scenarios. If you believe pitching is the key, then you go with scenario 2. If not, Scenario 1 is the best option: 1. Trade McCarthy (and others) for Carl Crawford. It's exciting to think about a line up where your 9,1, and 2 hitters can steal a combined 150 bases. The offense would have more flexibility then the 2006 offense as speed doesn't slump as much. Crawford would be a great #2 hitter behind Pods/Figgins. Bat the other guy 9th. Move Iguchi down to 6/7 in the order and watch his power numbers increase as he's no longe sacrificing himself as much. 2. Trade Garland (or more ideally Buehrle since he's in the last year of his contract) to the Rangers for the rumored deal of Danks, a second pithcing prospect, and Otuska. Instantly the bullpen is improved with Otsuka. Either Danks or the second pitchig prospect would compete for the 6th spot with Logan. For the record I'd trade Buehrle before Garland but Garland probably has more value since he under contract through 2008. This trade sets the Sox 2007 bullpen and also starts setting the starting rotation for 2008. If these young guys are as good as hyped, then I can see a rotation of Contereras, Vazquez, Santana, McCarthy, and Danks for the '08 season. It's 4 experienced starts plus Danks who supposedly has a high ceiling. But now is the time for KW to make a splash and fade the insane moves of overpaying for mediocre pitchers. In 2008 the price of signing FA pitching is going to remain or increase from these high levels and I would be annoyed to see roughly 10% of the teams payroll tied into a Ted Lily. Now is an opportune time for KW to strike while the iron is hot. Bob You traded McCarthy.

Yeah, I kind of liked it, too....

Marlins - "The Kids Are Alright" by the Who

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 03:44 PM) Things didn't go as planned. 4 hours to shovel snow. Sheesh. OOOOOOH, THAT DAMN LARRY!!!! In related news, the intermittent sunshine and just-above-freezing temperature today melted the snow on my driveway, so I happily avoided the second shoveling run.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 08:06 AM) Screw that, I'm waiting until noon-ish. Then I am calling Larry and asking for his snowblower. He braved it and went to work. Seriously, I mainly stayed home due to not having anything to do there and also the wife worked 16 hours last night. I was running late for work due to waiting for her to get home. So, add these together: Crappy weather Nothing to do at work Kid home from school Wife worked 16 hours and needs sleep Issue 2 needs work Makes sense to stay home. I agree 100%. I had to shovel, though, because of the conference and because Larry lives too far away from me.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 07:45 AM) I chose against work today. I had already taken today off for my daughter's parent/teacher conference, and I just got back inside from the first shoveling session of the day. What fun it is.....

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) Man, my daughter would FREAK if I got her tickets to see Cheetah Girls. I, on the other hand, would probably have to seriously consider suicide before going to see that. Saw my first show when I was 10...or 11...it was Cheap Trick. I was 13. Kiss. Alive II tour. 1978. Chicago Stadium. I was a major Kiss geek, member of the Kiss Army, all that crap. I thought they were great. Except "Beth".....HATED "Beth"....

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 05:22 PM) love High School Musical - any plans to see it live? I don't know - she hasn't asked to see any concerts or shows yet, but then again, she's only 6! Six going on 16, it feels like most of the time.... She has talked about wanting to see the Cheetah Girls today, actually, so I have a feeling I have a few years of arguments about concerts coming up. (I don't want her going to shows for a few more years yet - she's too young for that, in my opinion.) OK, I'm feeling kind of "fatherly", so I'll add this tidbit about a band from MY youth: According to Billy Milano, Joey Belladonna has left the failed Anthrax reunion.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 04:43 PM) My wife picked up the Ali and AJ Christmas CD for my daughter today. Life is swell. My daughter loves them. She has also asked for the Jesse McCartney and Hannah Montana (aka Mylie Cyrus, Billy Ray's kid), and "High School Musical" CDs for Christmas.

I'll always trade an OF prospect for a decent ML veteran arm. Pitching is always harder to find than outfielders. I still believe Vazquez can help the Sox, either in the rotation or as trade bait. It's hard to say which starter I'd prefer the Sox to trade, but I'd be more than fine with having Vaz in the rotation this season. If the Sox didn't have six viable rotation candidates, I wouldn't want Vazquez to even be considered for trade, but they do, so someone probably has to go.

It's the "Monday morning 15-minutes-til-I-get-off-work" Shuffle! Rise Against - Six Ways Til Sunday Tsar - Disappear The Minutemen - Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs Radical Elite - We Saw The Future Goo Goo Dolls - So Far Away The Lords Of The New Church - Li'l Boys Play With Dolls The Smithereens - Green Thoughts Chisel - 8 AM All Day Therapy? - Trigger Inside GBH - Prayer Of A Realist And the little extra somethin': Beatallica - And I'm Evil

Saturday Morning Super Spectacular!! Sick Pleasure - Three Seconds Of Pleasure Edan - Dead Flowers Naked Raygun - Bananacuda Steve Jones - I Did U No Wrong Sentenced - Home In Despair Alice Cooper - School's Out Clowns For Progress - Joyride Bob Mould - Classifieds Therion - South Bound Goo Goo Dolls - You Know What I Mean and the Super-Secret Bonus Track: X-Cops - Cavity Search

That looks like such an odd promotion. I don't know if I like it or not. Although if they have Tajiri, Tanaka and Corino, that's a good start.

My 6-year-old daughter fell asleep during Happy Feet. If THAT's not a bad review, I don't know what is.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Nov 24, 2006 -> 02:33 PM) I hated Sifl and Olly when it first started, now I miss it. Funny how that works sometimes, isn't it? Luckily I went from "UGH, how stupid" to "how gloriously stupid" while it was still on.

The Staying Home Instead Of Shopping Shuffle: Reel Big Fish - She Has A Girlfriend Now The Replacements - Anywhere's Better Than Here Blue Oyster Cult - Burnin' For You Queen - Keep Yourself Alive OK Go - There's A Fire Sex Pistols - The Great Rock n Roll Swindle The Alarm - Strength Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Brides Of Destruction - I Don't Care Sifl & Olly - United States Of Whatever

I saw six years, 100 million. Carlos hits the jackpot.

"But I'll still take his side. As far as I'm concerned, yelling at someone that they aren't funny while they are onstage is more offensive than calling someone a n*****. That's because I am a comic and have no history of being black. So, like you, I can only tell you what would bother me. And you can call me a n***** all day, just don't yell out that I'm not funny when I'm onstage." That is utterly ridiculous. Stand-up is all about the immediate response. Every comic I've ever heard interviewed has said that's what they love about it - you tell a joke, and you get the wave of laughter back immediately. If a comic is simply NOT funny, or if they are normally funny but mail their performance in, they SHOULD be heckled or booed - that's the immediate response. If a comic can't handle heckling, or doesn't know how to effectively confront hecklers, he or she really shouldn't be onstage. Go make comedy records, do radio shows or whatever, but if you can't take the negative feedback, you don't deserve the positive feedback.