Controlled Chaos

It sucks....but we can score 6 runs today

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 01:28 PM) Gavin is crashing back down to earth. GMAFB...it's like you wait every start to say this s***

WHAT THE f***!!!!!!

BLAH

QUOTE (ChiSox35 @ Jun 19, 2008 -> 12:07 PM) Bought a ticket online last night using a card, just woke up and discovered I don't have cash to pay the parking nazi and going to the bank would mean a 5th inning entrance, ticket will be unused. Six Flags takes credit for parking, why not Sox games? maybe there's someone here that lives in the hood that can let you park by their house.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 11:44 PM) I would definitly take Swish over Johnson. Even with his poor first couple months, he has still managed to put up mostly better numbers than Johnson. I'm a huge fan of Swish and I would take him over Johnson, but not because of the numbers argument....I mean Swish has 14 games and 58AB's on Johnson...he should have overall better numbers, with the exception of avg and that's where Swish is behind 40 points. Not for long though...Swish has found his groove.

Lets throw Toby at first this weekend.

Tiger Woods to miss rest of season with torn ligament By DOUG FERGUSON, AP Golf Writer 27 minutes ago AP - Jun 18, 11:40 am EDT Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left knee, an injury he has been dealing with the last 10 months despite winning nine of 12 tournaments. Woods also said he suffered a double stress fracture of his left tibia while preparing to return to the PGA Tour last month, which forced him to miss the Memorial and was the source of his pain at Torrey Pines when he won the U.S. Open. He had arthroscopic surgery April 15 to clean out cartilage in his left knee, bypassing ACL surgery with hopes it could get him through the 2008 season. But going 91 holes for his 14th career major made it impossible to play any longer. “Now, it is clear that the right thing to do is to listen to my doctors, follow through with this surgery and focus my attention on rehabilitating my knee,” Woods said. Woods was last seen in public late Monday afternoon walking with a pronounced limp across Torrey Pines toward the parking lot, the U.S. Open trophy in his arms. Upcoming surgery makes his 14th major title even more staggering— despite the stress fractures, he managed to win a U.S. Open that required 91 holes over five days. Woods played only seven times worldwide this year and won five of them. He will miss a major championship for the first time in his career and will not be available for the Ryder Cup in September.

QUOTE (maggliopipe @ Jun 18, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) Tiger reportedly out for the season... BREAKING NEWS Report: Tiger Woods is done for the season, according to The Golf Channel. The website reports he has a small stress fracture in his left knee and also needs ACL repair and wants to return at full strength in 2009. What an embellisher!! Tiger Opts for Another Knee Surgery - 06/18/2008 By GOLF CHANNEL Newsroom According to sources, Tiger Woods has made a decision to go ahead with yet another knee surgery. He experienced a small stress fracture in his left leg about two weeks before the U.S. Open, which was causing him the pain, and ultimately the doctors feel that he needs ACL surgery and rest to get him back to 100%. Sources added that Tiger is in great spirits and wants to ensure that he comes back even better and more healthy than before.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 10:20 PM) Well, probably because we just lost 2/3 against one of the worst teams in the league, and the Cubs are going to throw Lilly (who's ERA is dropping steadily), Marquis (who has been pitching well as of late), and Dempster (who is lights out) at us, which calls for about a 5 run total for 3 games. And that's baseball... Where's the fun in expecting the losses to come.

Paying Fathers to be Fathers? Posted By Bobby Eberle On June 17, 2008 at 6:19 am I realize that Democrats want government to rule our lives -- to be in every aspect of our daily routine -- at the expense of our hard-earned tax dollars. They believe that "government" is some sort of separate being that should "care" for us, but they forget that government has no money of its own. Nothing is free, and when the government does something to "help," that money is coming from our pockets. Now, ultra liberal Barack Obama wants the government to pay fathers for being fathers. That's right, instead of expecting fathers to have common sense to do the right thing in raising families, Obama wants the government to give the father a payment. As the father of two, and the son of a single parent, I find this proposal to be outrageous. People need to take responsibility for their own actions. I have no desire whatsoever to pay even more taxes just to get some 18-year-old punk to act like a father. In a Father's Day speech, Obama said the following: We should reward fathers who pay that child support with job training and job opportunities and a larger Earned Income Tax Credit that can help them pay the bills. We should expand programs where registered nurses visit expectant and new mothers and help them learn how to care for themselves before the baby is born and what to do after -- programs that have helped increase father involvement, women's employment, and children's readiness for school. We should help these new families care for their children by expanding maternity and paternity leave, and we should guarantee every worker more paid sick leave so they can stay home to take care of their child without losing their income. Letting this passage soak in and reading other parts of his speech, you see just how liberal and on the far left fringe Obama is. Leading up to the comments above, Obama said, "Because if fathers are doing their part ... then our government should meet them halfway." What in the world is he saying? I'll tell you... he's saying that if a father does what he is supposed to be doing, he should get taxpayer-funded benefits. This is ridiculous! Let's see an "Obama" example.... A father is ordered by the court to pay child support. The father complies with the law, and now part of my paycheck is supposed to be forwarded to this guy simply because he is obeying the law? What kind of sense does that make? I understand that lower-income families have it tough. But tough times do not mean that people should get a break from doing stupid things. My father died when I was 15. My sisters were 13 and 6. My mother, who had no college education or regular job at the time, was thrust instantly into the role of breadwinner. She not only raised us and provided for us, she continued her education along the way. She didn't need the government to tell her what her responsibilities were or how to be a good parent. The black community has an absolutely dismal rate of families with no fathers, but it is up to the individuals to do what is right and change that mentality. They should not be paid by the government to exercise common sense and provide for their children. It is the community that has been accepting this behavior, and it is the community that must change. And it can change without my tax money. ____________________________ I will say I'm glad Obama finally discussed what I feel is one of the biggest contributing factors in the degradation of our society. Children born out of wedlock. It's a problem of epic proportions in the black community. A white politician can't touch the subject for fear of being deemed a racist no matter how careful he chooses his words...his career would most likely be in jeopardy. Even a celebrity figure such as Bill Cosby was deemed by some a racist against his own race for confronting the black community regarding poor parenting, rampant out-of-wedlock births and high dropout and crime rates. Accountability is a bad word for leaders such as Jesse and Al. It seems at some of the churches we've seen recently, preaching responsibility comes far and few between preaching divide. The are many in the black community who follow Obama because they feel they can relate to him. I'm not particularly surprised that part of his solution is to throw money at the problem, but at least the issue was acknowledged. I hope people take his words to heart and hear the important part of his message. With the stage he currently has he can do a huge service to the community.

How stoopid of Pitt to sac there. If ozzie called that I would be pissed off as all hell

Get someone up??

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 03:23 PM) Win at least 1 in each series and I'll be fine with it. I'm confused how any fan would be "fine" with winning 2 out of 6 games against anybody.

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 01:22 PM) At least BA should play everyday for 2 weeks now. Or at least I hope so instead of Uribe at 2B and Alexei at CF. BA has some hard hit balls in his little playing time. I pray Oz goes back to Alexei at 2nd.

It's as simple as this...and it doesn't matter that it's the Cubs. They have the best record in baseball, so playing them is indeed a measuring stick. If the Sox want the respect of a top team this year then the need to beat the top team. That should be motivation enough.......Get er done...

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 12:37 PM) The Konerko one is funny. The others range from OK to annoying. But this Daley one sounds pretty funny - looking forward to it. I don't like any of em really. And I hate the Konerko one...particularlly when I see it right after he hit into a double play with his trot.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 17, 2008 -> 12:06 PM) To me, this is the perfect example of "media bias", because if this were a Republican, it would be front page news everywhere, because those old coots are taking advantage of the rich inner workings in Washington! By the way, I guarantee that there's more then the Democrats mentioned in this - probably quite a few ®'s in there too... but if the line is easier to trace to a Democrat, it will not gain that much traction in the media. http://www.townhall.com/video/TheFivewithA...1450_061708Dodd

QUOTE (The Bones @ Jun 16, 2008 -> 08:39 PM) Everyone talks about how great Tiger his and that's true no doubt. He is the greatest of his time and the reason many people watch. Tournament w/ Tiger >>>>>>>>>> Tournament w/o Tiger But no one ever talks about how he acts like a child when he hits a bad shot. I've never understood golfers who do this either. Golf is the one sport where you have no one to blame but yourself. You would think that after playing for 30 years he would be able to restrain himself from throwing his club and yelling like an imbecile when he happens to screw up. I don't get this comment? Tiger isn't throwing his club after a bad shot and blaming the grass or anything...he's doing it cause he IS blaming himself? Many times he even says..."Dammit Tiger!" He isn't inhuman and it's because of his ultra comeptitive nature that he is as good as he is. I personally don't go throwing my club around the golf course, because I don't expect to be that good....I don't play enough or practice enough to be good....but if there is something I'm good at and there is something I do right 9 out of 10 times....You're dam right I'm gonna be pissed that 1 time I f*** it up. That's how it is with him. If he hits a shot how he wants 999 out of 1000 times...than the 1 time he needs it he f***s it up...he is gonna get pissed...I don't blame him....I mean short of him teearing up a green or something...I can give a s*** if he throws his club down. In fact, I find it remarkable how he can get past a bad shot so easily.

Mod...please merge with existing thread. NBC’s Tim Russert dead at 58 Washington bureau chief, ‘Meet the Press’ moderator collapsed on job BREAKING NEWS NBC News and MSNBC updated 32 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after a sudden heart attack at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” program when he collapsed, the network said. He and his family had recently returned from Italy, where they celebrated the graduation of Russert’s son, Luke, from Boston College. No further details were immediately available. Russert was best known as host of “Meet the Press,” which he took over in December 1991. Now in its 60th year, “Meet the Press” is the longest-running program in the history of television. But he was also a vice president of NBC News and head of its overall Washington operations, a nearly round-the-clock presence on NBC and MSNBC on election nights. He was “one of the premier political journalists and analysts of his time,” Tom Brokaw, the former longtime anchor of “NBC Nightly News,” said in announcing Russert’s death. “This news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice.” In 2008, Time Magazine named Russert him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Timothy John Russert Jr. was born in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 7, 1950. He was a graduate of Canisius High School, John Carroll University and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He was a member of the bar in New York and the District of Columbia. Senate staffer before entering journalism After graduating from law school, Russert went into politics as a staff operative. In 1976, he worked on the Senate campaign of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, D-N.Y., and in 1982, he worked on Mario Cuomo’s campaign for governor of New York. Russert joined NBC News in 1984. In April 1985, he supervised the live broadcasts of NBC’s TODAY show from Rome, negotiating and arranging an appearance by Pope John Paul II, a first for American television. In 1986 and 1987, Russert led NBC News’ weeklong broadcasts from South America, Australia and China. Of his background as a Democratic political operative, Russert said, “My views are not important.” “Lawrence Spivak, who founded ‘Meet the Press,’ told me before he died that the job of the host is to learn as much as you can about your guest’s positions and take the other side,” he said in a 2007 interview with Time magazine. “And to do that in a persistent and civil way. And that’s what I try to do every Sunday.” Cuomo, Russert’s onetime boss, wrote of Russert: “Most candidates are not eager to present themselves for Tim’s incisive scrutiny, which is fed by his prodigious study and preparation. But they have little choice: appearing on ‘Meet the Press’ is today as vital to a serious candidate as being properly registered to vote.” Russert wrote two books — “Big Russ and Me” in 2004 and “Wisdom of Our Fathers” in 2006 — both of which were New York Times best-sellers. Emmy for Reagan funeral coverage In 2005, Russert was awarded an Emmy for his role in the coverage of the funeral of President Ronald Reagan. His “Meet the Press” interviews with George W. Bush and Al Gore in 2000 won the Radio and Television Correspondents’ highest honor, the Joan S. Barone Award, and the Annenberg Center’s Walter Cronkite Award. Russert’s March 2000 interview of Sen. John McCain shared the 2001 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence in Television Journalism. He was also the recipient of the John Peter Zenger Award, the American Legion Journalism Award, the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, the Congressional Medal of Honor Society Journalism Award, the Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism, the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Communication and the Catholic Academy for Communication’s Gabriel Award. He was a member of the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Russert was a trustee of the Freedom Forum’s Newseum and a member of the board of directors of the Greater Washington Boys and Girls Club, and America’s Promise — Alliance for Youth. In 1995, the National Father’s Day Committee named him “Father of the Year,” Parents magazine honored him as “Dream Dad” in 1998, and in 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year. Irish America magazine named him one of the top 100 Irish Americans in the country, and he was selected as a Fellow of the Commission of European Communities. Survivors include Russert’s wife, Maureen Orth, a writer for Vanity Fair magazine, whom he met at the 1976 Democratic National Convention; and their son, Luke. Check back soon for more on this breaking story.

Just get er done!!!

After less than a day of deliberations, the jury in the R. Kelly trial has found him not guilty of child pornography. Jurors informed Judge Vincent Gaughan they had a verdict around 1:30 p.m. He read it half an hour later. Kelly was charged with 14 counts of child pornography after he allegedly videotaped himself having sex with a girl as young as 13. He faced 4 to 15 years in prison had he been convicted and would have had to register as a sex offender in Illinois. The key issue in the case was whether the jury thought Kelly was the man on the tape. His attorneys argued Kelly was not.

QUOTE (29andPoplar @ Jun 13, 2008 -> 07:52 AM) I wonder if they'll DL Loaiza? The financial impact is extremely minimal and Cooper stated in the paper today that Loaiza is more or less in rehab mode. Who knows. It might be better to just cut the cord, but if they think he just needs a few weeks and maybe a rehab stint in AAA, the DL is their option. He really seemed to be tossing up some meatballs the other night. Maybe we can keep him as a batting practice pitcher. He can help with the teams inability to hit soft tossers.

That blows....lets bounce back tomorrow!!

Wilma and Betty are the only two I've seen with their clothes off...Got to go with them. Plus Wilma is a redhead and Betty has the giggle.