The Critic

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) Does the Interpol guy kinda sound a little like David Byrne of Talking Heads? I hear Ian Curtis of Joy Division.

Married 12 years. Daughter, 5 years old. DVD of "The Notebook" as a gift. I don't hate the day, even though it's the anniversary of my father's death. I have my Mom over today, too - gonna cook for the girls tonight. To me, it's another reason ( contrived or not ) to let them know I love them, and I can't hate that.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 10:12 AM) He fingered a lot of people that he thinks were shooting up according to the exerpts being released. Roger Clemens was one of the ones I remember off of the top of my head. Yeah, he'd say "I never saw him inject, BUT....." and then throw out some damning semi-accusation based on pure speculation. Which paints them with the same brush that he's painting the ones with who he claims to have injected. Canseco has zero credibility to me, just for the basic reason that he denied using until it can become profitable to admit using them.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 10:06 AM) Muse is awful, completely horrible. Someone needs to lecture Bellamy on how not to whine. Is it Muse where the singer breathes in really loudly when he's going to sing? That is REALLY annoying to me.

QUOTE(El Piervizdyeguchansodnik @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 10:06 AM) f*** me??? Why f*** me when I say the truth? Kanye West is a jackass. Did you not read all of my post? You're going to say a conceited jagbag like him is going to bring back rap? He's produced a ton of successful CDs and recorded one of his own. I don't know if he's gonna "bring back rap", but he's certainly having a good run of success. I'm no Rap Scholar, but he is everywhere these days. Whether he's a Flavor Of The Week is still to be seen.

QUOTE(JimH @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 08:30 AM) If Burke makes the team it will be due to his ability to play 3B. And his bat off the bench. Can't release Davis - catching depth is extremely important.

I was out seeing the Backyard Babies, Enuff Znuff and The Sleepers at Double Door. I never watch the Grammys anyway, not my thing.

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 05:40 PM) No need to propose in the middle of the woods, but a marriage proposal is not something that should be trivialized by having it on a huge screen for all to see. It should be a private moment. And I'm too young to get engaged, but I can assure you that when I do propose, she won't say no. And sure, every couple is different, and you may very well have been ready to get engaged after 2 years of being together. But, in general terms, 2 years is not very long at all when you're talking about marriage. Both solid points, although I'd say in both cases that it really does depend on the people involved. Some people would enjoy a public moment, and I believe they should be able to have one if they want one, as long as it's tasteful and appropriate. Although "tasteful and appropriate" is probably up for discussion as well , but I'm kinda tired of the topic, so I won't go into that.... But I'll end my discussion on this by saying that the way things turned out for me is actually a better memory than had I been able to propose at the ballpark anyway, so it all worked out right for me. Thanks for the debate, it was fun!

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 03:07 PM) You can't understand how much pressure a girl must feel to say yes if she's proposed to in front of thousands of people on a big scoreboard? Interesting. And sure, in some scenarios, it's cut and dry and the girl is going to say yes, and perhaps many times it's known ahead-of-time that the proposal is going to take place. But for the percentage of proposals that are spontaneous and a surprise, it's wise of the Sox to not allow guys to sabbotage helpless girls. (2 years isn't very long at all to know somebody before getting married, BTW ) And of course, the saying "It's not what you know, it's WHO you know" rings true very often. But, to expect preferrential treatment just because you happen to know somebody (whether it's a manager at McDonald's, a scoreboard operator, or the President of the US) is a sad way to go through life. Best of luck to you when you propose to some LUCKY person in the middle of the woods at midnight in November, so no one else is around, in case she wants to say no. And the Sox must not be "as wise" anymore, since they routinely post proposal messages now ( which was the point of my original post ). So now they're putting the futures and emotions of countless unsuspecting women at risk now, and they MUST be stopped! In my case, which is ALL I'm talking about, 2 years was plenty long enough, because we have good lines of communication and always have. So we knew each other well enough to know that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Knew it much earlier than that, in fact - just waited a while longer to make sure our careers and finances were in order. Perhaps some women would feel pressured to say yes if they were put in that situation, but if they agree to a life-changing decision due to not wanting to say no in front of strangers, that's their decision. What are they going to do, sue the White Sox over it? If you disagree with what I've said, that's your right - it just doesn't necessarily MAKE you right...might be right for you, but not for everyone.

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 11:07 AM) Not forcing someone to say yes to a proposal they may not be interested in is a bad thing? Anybody who would propose that way is 1) a coward, and 2) selfish. And LOL! You have friends who work there, so you should be immune to the rules? :rolly The judge told me I have to pay this speeding ticket! Doesn't that f***er know my neighbor's wife's cousin dated a cop back in 1987? Ignorant prick. A very interesting and bizarre take on it, for sure. First of all, I was VERY confident in her accepting the proposal, since I'd known her for over 2 years at the time, and were both definitely interested in committing further. So there's no "forcing" anyone to do anything. Very strange take that wanting to have a moment that means a lot to you with a person who means a lot to you in a place that means a lot to you is either "cowardly" or "selfish" - you got something in your head that I can't understand if you really think that way. Third, if you think that knowing people who can influence something never happens, you're very naive. And way to equate a message on a scoreboard with breaking a law - that seems to be exactly the same thing.... :headshake And the only reason that pissed me off is that NOW they routinely have proposal messages on the scorebaords in most, if not all, major league stadia....

I'm going to have to spell this out as I heard it, for maximum hilarity: Oz was on Talking Baseball last spring talking about Shingo, and he asked Shingo "what that pitch was", and Shingo told him it was a sinker, to which Oz replied: "Eee say eet was a seenger, but Aye never seen a seenger seeng lye dot!!!" I walked around the house for an hour singing "Aye never seen a seenger seeng lye dot!" Oz is the best!

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 12:10 AM) Proposing in a ballpark is bad enough... I disagree. I wanted to propose to my then-girlfriend at Comiskey, but those f***ers said it was "against policy", even though I had friends who worked the scoreboard at the time. Thanks for NOTHIN', Sox management..... :fyou Wound up getting engaged in my favorite bar, The Wrigleyville Tap - and shut up, it was an AWESOME bar despite the name!!! Best punk/metal jukebox ever, with the possible exception of Exit when it was on Wells, and right next door to Metro, so bands were drinking in there all the time. Wrigleyville Tap!!!

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Feb 12, 2005 -> 10:40 PM) Wow. We are going to see a lot of LH pinch hitters in the 9th this season. I'm sure that Shingo, Coop and Ozzie have noticed that and talked about it. I bet that we'll see more rising inside fastballs to lefties, in fact I'd guess that Shingo will keep most of his pitches up and in to lefties, since that's the pitch lefties generally have the most trouble hitting.

Sorry, but ANY fan convention has geek stink all over it. ....yesssss, that INCLUDES Soxfest......

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 12, 2005 -> 12:21 PM) My guess is that he is overcompensating to keep up appearances. I'm fairly certain Ebert is of the non-het'ro persuasion. Nah, I don't get that vibe from Ebert. He mentions who he thinks is hot in almost every review. I don't think he's faking it. He seems to genuinely love the VAHHH-HEEEE-NAHHHHH!!!!

He definitely has a hard-on for that Indian chick, I forget her name. Called her "the first and second most beautiful woman in the world"....while I think she's very beautiful, I wouldn't go that far. Ebert does seem to give better ratings to s***ty films if there's nudity - it's like he starts with a 2-star rating - one star for each titty.

The pitch that impresses me is the rising fastball. The batter commits when the ball looks hittable and ends up swinging at a ball that crosses at the shoulders. He also hits 90 on the gun, which seems FAST when complemented by the Frisbee. Shingo did a very nice job of deceiving hitters. I saw more than one occasion when a hitter appeared to be sitting on the Frisbee and Shingo threw 3 risers past him. I think we'll see some decline, just because of how good he was last year, but I don't think he'll be a concern at all. He'll be fine.

I'm such a Shingo fan. You can just see the joy he gets from playing the game. He really seems to be a great guy, and he had a tremendous year last year. I hope he can come close to duplicating his success this year - if he does, the Sox will be in good shape for sure. SHINGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

I'm only locked in for 2 so far, but I know I'll end up closer to 10 or so.

Scrumptrulescent.

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 06:34 PM) What doesn't apply to Bea Arthur, really? The Hot Chick Thread, for starters....

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 06:25 PM) Not really. It's sort of a nostalgic song about memories of love near as I can figure. So you're saying you can STILL apply it to Bea Arthur, then??

QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) I'm in love with this little acoustic song by Erdmobel. It's in German though. It's called "In Den Schuhen von Audrey Hepburn." I've translated most of it, still can't figure out what its about. Is it about an unnatural obsession with Audrey Hepburn? If so, you could record "In Den Schuhen von Bea Arthur"....

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 04:25 PM) Why is Sosa even a choice? Cuz he's America's Sweetheart, of course!!!

QUOTE(shakes @ Feb 10, 2005 -> 01:50 PM) Someone's getting yelled at today. If they figure it out. I can't remember the name of the anchor woman, but it was also channel 5. During the fire at the Lasalle Bank building she claimed "This is the worst fire Chicago has ever seen." Maybe she meant to say "the worst fire Chicago has ever seen that didn't involve a cow".... TV newsreaders.....HA....