Controlled Chaos

Rowand snags it before the track. 1 down

whew...just a long single peeps

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 01:38 PM) That entire team comparison segment was pretty horrible. "As far as talent, Im taking Dye of Sheffield, any day." Oh, Hawkaroo... I thought I heard the exact opposite...I heard him say talent wise Sheffiled had the edge, but he wouldn't want someone with an ego or attitude like Sheffield. and the Jeter is the face of th team blah blah blah. I happen to agree with him....I'd rather have a good player with a good attitude, than a great player with a bad one.

That was so bush league by A-Rod....that any of the four fricken umps could have called it. I know Hunter was in the best postion and I have no idea how he didn't call it, but any of the other guys could have stepped in and said..."hey are we really gonna let him get away that." You do not get hit by the ball, thrown by the guy, who just caught it off your bat. You are watching him the whole fricken time.

I think it was the explcit details in her lies about being abducted that would make me think twice. She came up with a pretty elaborate lie that sounded a hell of a lot more like a fantasy. Maybe the hubby liked it and that's why he's marrying her.

Whoa Congrats on 5 Mike!! I'm heading to my 1st September 18th....

oops this should prolly go in other thread. feel free to move. Khabibulin signs four-year deal CHICAGO -- Stanley Cup-winning goalie Nikolai Khabibulin signed a four-year, $27 million contract with the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday, leaving the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Khabibulin played in 55 regular-season games for the Lightning during 2003-04, posting a 28-19-7 record with three shutouts, a 2.33 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. In the playoffs, he was 16-7 with an NHL-best five shutouts. His 1.71 goals-against average ranked second. The 32-year-old Khabibulin is 209-187-58 in 476 regular-season games with 35 shutouts and a 2.61 goals-against average for Winnipeg-Phoenix and Tampa Bay during his nine NHL seasons. He is 31-25 with six shutouts in the playoffs. "When we began this process, we targeted Nikolai Khabibulin and Adrian Aucoin as the two main players we wanted to sign," general manager Dale Tallon said. The Blackhawks, who have reached the playoffs only once in seven seasons, have significantly improved their defense since the free agent shopping season began on Monday. Chicago signed former New York Islanders All-Star defenseman Aucoin to a four-year, $16 million contract on Tuesday. The Blackhawks also signed winger Martin Lapointe to a three-year, $7.2 million deal and defenseman Jaroslav Spacek to a one-year, $2.25 contract. "I know our fans have gone through some difficult times, but we said that we would remain flexible and give ourselves a chance to improve our team under the new rules governing the NHL," Tallon said of the $39-million salary cap. "We planned ahead with this day in mind and we are extremely happy that we were able to achieve some of our goals," he said in a statement. Not only is Tallon a new hire but so is coach Trent Yawney as the Blackhawks have undergone a major makeover trying to erase years of bad hockey and small crowds. Khabibulin skated for Ak Bars Kazan in the Russian Elite League during the lockout that wiped out last season, appearing in 24 games. He played for Russia at the 2002 Winter Olympics, going 3-2-1 with one shutout and a 2.34 goals against average. He will be missed in Tampa Bay. "Is it a setback? It is," Lightning general manager Jay Feaster said. Feaster said Tampa Bay will be looking for another goaltender either through the free agent market or by a trade. Khabibulin's backup with the Lightning, John Grahame will be given a shot to win the top job. "John Grahame is licking his chops to compete for that spot," Feaster said. The Blackhawks might be able to move goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, who was recently tendered a qualifying offer. Tampa Bay could use the money saved on Khabibulin to try to sign star forward Vincent Lecavalier to a long-term deal. Feaster said he plans to speak Lecavalier's agent on Monday in an attempt to keep the 25-year-old center away from unrestricted free agency next summer.

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 06:28 PM) I dont have a credit card or a debit card. I use my checkbook everywhere. If your store doesnt except checks, you wont get my business. lol I like paying cash for little things like sodas at the gas station or a quick trip to Taco Bell. Write checks for grocies and clothes. And use online payments for my bills WHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?? Explain this madness to me?? Why write instead of swipe?? When something is created in this world to make things more efficient, why neglect it?

Roeper wrote this regarding the ads a couple weeks ago: Chunky women in their underwear have surrounded my house. Billboards of chunky women, that is. If you've been downtown lately, you've no doubt noticed the ads for Dove soap, featuring regular-sized women in bras and panties. It's part of a nationwide "Campaign for Real Beauty," and it's drawing waves of attention from the media. (For a major debate on this issue that's sure to sever some friendships in our Features Department, check out Pages 44-45.) There's no doubt the ads are attention-getting. Let's put it this way: this is the first time in 3,000-plus columns that I've ever mentioned Dove soap. Now here's where I'm supposed to say that I find it refreshing to see "real people" on billboards, given that our culture is so obsessed with youth and beauty, and that most billboards feature impossibly gorgeous, ridiculously thin women who have been airbrushed to a level of perfection that 99.9 percent of the population can never reach. But the raw truth is, I find these Dove ads a little unsettling. If I want to see plump gals baring too much skin, I'll go to Taste of Chicago, OK? I'll walk down Michigan Avenue or go to Navy Pier. When we're talking women in their underwear on billboards outside my living room windows, give me the fantasy babes, please. If that makes me sound superficial, shallow and sexist -- well yes, I'm a man. And I'll have to point out that most of the men who appear on billboards and in magazines and on TV commercials are just as genetically blessed as their female counterparts. After receiving tons of letters regarding his comments he followed up with this article: Richard Roeper Look closely -- Dove ads boast mixed messages July 26, 2005 BY RICHARD ROEPER SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST "Chunky women in their underwear have surrounded my house. ... I find these ads a little unsettling. If I want to see plump gals baring too much skin, I'll go to Taste of Chicago, OK? "When we're talking about women in their underwear on billboards outside my living room windows, give me the fantasy babes, please. If that makes me sound superficial, shallow and sexist -- well, yes, I'm a man." -- From last week's column. One little item about one ad campaign -- and I've never heard from so many angry women. Hundreds and hundreds. "I can only barely contain my disgust at your insensitive and highly disturbing comments," wrote Janie Cannarella. "As a 21-year-old college student, I am constantly bombarded by a patriarchal media frenzy, shoving the idea that being thin equates to being healthy and happy and beautiful... Having you fetish-size an eating disorder is not only cruel, disgusting, and disturbing, that sort of behavior is dangerous and, frankly, immoral. ...You sicken me." "You're an idiot," said Kirsten Powers, who identified herself as "a size 6 who hates Neanderthal men like you." From Karen O'Malley: "Being superficial, shallow and sexist doesn't make you a man. It makes you a POOR EXCUSE for a man." Temple Lentz wrote: "At least someone out there gets it. Ads are supposed to feature beautiful people. The external world should only please and entertain. Women are only valuable based on how much they please [men]. Now that it's 1905, women are getting so uppity, and that idea is getting lost. Thanks for keeping it real." I think she was being sarcastic. "You are an idiot," wrote Catherine Matthew. "If I wanted to hear misogynistic crap about normal-sized women being 'chunky,' I'd go to a 50 Cent concert. D'ya think perhaps these ads are aimed at WOMEN, not your sorry sexist ass? Yeah." From Lyndsay Turner: "You're a sexist loser. Who made you the arbiter of female beauty? I bet you think you're funny and incisive and clever, but you're not, you're an ass who obviously has serious issues with women. As far as I'm concerned you can go to hell!" "I think its so brave of you to admit that you prefer thin women in their underwear," wrote Nikki Furrer. "So few men nowadays will acknowledge their fear of strong women. They're intimidated by women. They can't think for themselves. Thank you for standing up and being the poster boy for weakling [sissies]." So I'm making some new friends, which is always nice. Things I Never Said ... Now let's talk about what I did NOT write in the item that has generated so much controversy, even some of the e-mailers seemed to believe I did say these things. I didn't express any personal bias toward normal-sized or overweight women. I didn't say such women aren't attractive. I didn't say they shouldn't be used in advertising campaigns. I didn't endorse our culture's obsession with dieting. I didn't even hint at the ridiculous notion that if you're not pencil-thin, it lessens your worth as a human being. I didn't come close to implying that because of my preference for thin women in ads, I don't care about your eating disorder. What I said is that I prefer to see more conventionally gorgeous women hawking beauty products. That's it. I have loved women -- as friends and family members -- of all shapes and sizes. I couldn't care less what they look like because I know how beautiful they are, in every way. However. When it comes to being physically attracted to a woman -- yes, I have specific tastes. For that matter, so does the man who prefers plus-sized women, and the woman who prefers a certain kind of look in a man. I once had a serious relationship with a woman whose image was plastered on billboards all over the country and in Mexico -- billboards for Bacardi Silver. I was initially attracted to her because of the way she looks. Can you believe that? I guess that makes me the first guy in history who asked a woman out because she's beautiful. After we got to know each other, the relationship was about so much more. And then we broke up and now we're friends, and she's still beautiful and men come up to her on the street and ask her out because that's how it works: The initial spark is usually physical. And it goes both ways. I have seen women trip over themselves to get close to men who are handsome. In our society, looks will always matter, and the conventional definition of attractiveness includes a certain physical type. Yes, that's terrible and shallow and shameful -- but it's also reality. Now I'd like to ask a few questions of the women who were so outraged at my comments. Not so hawkish on Dove With all the talk about the Dove ad campaign, can we take a moment to consider what they're selling? They are beauty products, and you're supposed to buy them and apply them so you can look younger, firmer and thinner. As Rebecca Traister pointed out on Salon.com (italics hers): "The one little wrinkle -- so to speak -- in this ... campaign is that the set of Dove products that these real women are shilling for is cellulite firming cream. ... Yes, when I think of putting beauty in perspective for girls, mostly I think of suggesting that they shell out for three separately sold products that will temporarily make it appear that they have less cellulite." In the Washington Post, Jennifer Huget wrote, "Dove Soap's new 'Campaign For Real Beauty' is planting rounder-than-usual models on billboards and in print ads. . . . A single line of text appears: 'New Dove Firming. As tested on real curves.' This, along with the models' size, suggests the products somehow restrain jiggly flesh." But why would we want to do that? We're celebrating jiggly flesh! Aren't we? Dove also sells products such as a Moisturizing Body Wash that "will improve skin's elasticity in just one week," an Anti-Aging Moisturizer and a Firming Lotion that will "leave skin noticeably firmer and smoother after two weeks' use." If these women are so mad at me for saying I find thin women more physically attractive, they must REALLY be incensed by companies that hawk fancy products designed to make you look firmer and younger. For that matter, they must be mad at the movies, TV, music videos, most advertising campaigns, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and every other segment of the popular culture, that celebrates thin women. Not to mention women's magazines. Jessica Alba on the cover of Self, with articles such as "There's Still Time! Remake Your Shape" and "Summer Sexy Thighs & Butt." Two women who have lost a combined 173 pounds on the cover of Good Housekeeping, with articles such as, "Lose Big! Diet Secrets From Real Women" and "Dr. Phil's Simple Plan to Make You Thin." An ultra-fit model in a skimpy workout outfit on the cover of Oxygen, and articles such as, "Surgery: Free Tummy Tuck," "Lose BIG With Our Trainer to the Stars" and "Oxygen Exclusive: Weight-Loss Winner Shares the Secrets of Her Incredible Transformation." I'm not the one putting these images and messages out there; I'm just a guy reacting to them. I'm sorry if you're average-sized or overweight and it's made your life more difficult. I'm sorry if you or someone you loved had an eating disorder. I'm sorry we don't live in a world where everyone is judged by what's on the inside. I'm not sorry for what I wrote. As I said last week, the only stretch I made was in calling the Dove women "chunky." They're not really chunky. I'll bet some of them probably don't weigh as much as the average adult American woman.

Someone out there doesn't want us to be able to say "First to 70"

QUOTE(Benson&Rexage @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 01:50 PM) Any one going to Solider Field tonight for practice its only $5 I am...wanna meet up?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) Why are you wasting your time watching the game? Dam ss2k5, you just beat me to it. I was gathering all these quality posts as well for the same question. I bet he gives up at least 2 Contreas is a b****, one call does not go his way and he losses his mind Throw strikes 1-2 here comes two more balls Good job Jose

I pay everything online, but I can understand some people not riding the technology wave. It might be a little too choppy for em....fine cool. What I can't understand is people that write checks at a store???

I'm just curious who still writes checks to pay for like groceries, clothes, etc....and why. I can't figure out why someone at Jewel would be writing a check, instead of using a debit card. Please almighty check writers, enlighten me!!!

ok thanks Yas! That's kinda what I thought.... It is a huge risk for a team to take cause they most likely will be taking on his WHOLE contract.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 12:08 PM) Lets try to bring people up to speed on how waivers work. Lets say the Reds put Griffey on waivers. It goes in order from worst record to best record. However, since he plays in the NL, he's gotta clear the whole NL , then worst to best in the AL. For the sake of discussion, lets just say he made it past the NL, and Boston put in a claim on him. At this point the Reds have 3 options. 1) They can bluff and pull him back 2) Flat out sell him to Boston for a fee 3) Attempt to work out a trade Now, lets say they decline 1 and 2, and try to work out a trade and they can't. Then it's all over. Once he's been claimed, the only teams he could play for are Reds or Red Sox. Im still kinda confused. So Boston can claim him and then if a trade doesn't get worked out...they can say forget it and then nobody gets him??? or is it if a trade doesn't get worked out either way Boston gets griffey and has to take on his whole contract?

QUOTE(Balance @ Aug 2, 2005 -> 11:20 PM) I remember back in 2000, that guy from WMVP (Bill something-or-other) got beaten up by a bunch of people after a night at Jimbo's. Even though I'm sure that's rare, there are a lot of people who probably have that image of the neighborhood around USCF. Bah from what I remember that guy Bill thought he was a hard ass and said something to one of the guys girlfriends. Go do that to any guys at 2:00 in the morning, in any neighborhood.

QUOTE(forrestg @ Aug 2, 2005 -> 11:45 PM) There's a bar I can think of the name of it help me anybody it east of the park you go under the bridge and then go about 3 or four blocks east again it starts with tri_ _ _ _ _ _. That's was a nice neighborhood sox bar. I don't think that food was served except for hot dogs and snacks. Can anyone think of the name of that bar. When the crowds were smaller we'd park there and walk to the cell. I wouldn't advise going east of the Ryan... Jimbo's is the way to go.

Time to knock another bird of it's perch!

If I'm Willie down in triple AAA. I'm bunting every at bat. He needs to get good at that if he ever wants to be back up here. Bunt when they're expecting bunt. Bunt when they're not. Bunt to the left and to the right. Bunt hard, soft, medium....Bunt to second, like Pods does sometimes....learn all aspects of it...

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 2, 2005 -> 10:04 AM) I doubt it was staged. You never had one of those friends that passed out THAT hard LMB? It seemed like every party we had there was one guy who had to be dragged out by his friends, never waking up. That was me one time too. s*** that was me every time... I never lived in a frat though...I'm guessing that's when most of this s*** happens... Put a bunch of drunk dudes together with no girls, The first one to fall is in trouble...

The marker stuff is crazy. That has to stay on there for weeks.

Own3d

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Aug 1, 2005 -> 03:01 PM) I wonder when the last time was that the Sox did that, it has to be a while. Are you talking about 4 game sweep or sweep against Orioles? cause we swept Cleveland all 4 after all star break and we swept the Yankees all 4 in June 2000. Not sure about Orioles.

Big time series!!