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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 04:27 PM) We're not going to hire anyone good but nobody can be worse than Hinson at this point...besides Chris Lowery. Why do you not like Hinson? Is he perceived as a clown? I know he inherited a tough roster to deal with.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) Has Brother Rice played 2 home games already? Yes.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 06:51 PM) It's 17-14 in 2nd qtr. Both teams will put up 40. Greg, you can watch the game on The Cube online usually but this game isn't available. Pat Disabato is @disabato on twitter and is covering the game. Thank u. I watched the third quarter on. Nice six point win for Bro Rice. Looks like Palatine the 13 seed is stunning the 4 seed so Br Rice I assume gets to host the next game in the quarterfinals. that would be amazing to reach the Final Four. I can't imagine beating Loyola. They seem to be on another plane. Great job, though. Illinois State playoffs are tough. Lot of games compared to a s***ty little state like Kansas. Proud of the Rice kids though. They did a nice job today again. Who knocked St. Laurence out of the playoffs? They had a decent little team as well.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 2, 2015 -> 04:25 PM) Hey greg, in their first playoff game, Brother Rice went up 49-0 in the second quarter! They called off the dogs then but that's really impressive vs decent competition Sweet can we beat South Elgin?? QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Nov 3, 2015 -> 04:45 PM) Soxtalk may have to get greg a plane ticket or uber ride. Yes! I love my Crusaders.

Is Barry Hinson gonna survive at SIU? He's one great person.

What did Ron Jeremy do?

Watch this and tell me you are not sickened by Joy Behar. Comedy?? Really Joy? How about bullying. Your looks are even worse than Carly's. Women on the View should be fired. NOW. FIRE THEM!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVxFApCPQVE

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 04:36 AM) If it's written in black and white in your official biography, the only one to blame is your ghostwriter...or the teller of the stories, Carson in this case. He had the right to edit it before it was released. Yes but they are nitpicking if they are looking for lies in books. Again, let's see an equal amount of effort to zap Hillary Clinton and her husband, Bill. Anybody catch the hilarious spoof of Dana Carvey on Bill returning to the White House? It's really really funny. Carvey is dirty as hell and he goes after Bill's sex drive. Just do a google and check Carvey's most recent stuff on Fallon and at laugh factory with other comics.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 04:39 AM) Nobody at SoxTalk is attacking you for your beliefs in terms of gay marriage. It's called freedom of religion. Now if you were running for elected office in KS, you would be a fair target...but you know as well as I that it will never pass into law in that state. Thank you, sir. I was mainly responding to some of Carson's key policy issues and figured I should comment on the social issues as well. Abortion and gay marriage.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 09:57 PM) Likely you'd do what the cops (who are actually trained) *DID* do which was kill the guy. But if I see him whip out a knife and start a stabbing spree, I want a gun and a fighting chance to live and save others. All I can do is try to hit him in the leg or butt. Shoot low.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 11:45 PM) You didn't answer my question. Unless your response is that your vote is entirely based on superficial factors and has nothing to do with their policies... I LOVE his flat tax. Get rid of the gawd-damned IRS!!!!!! Thank you Mr. Carson! So far I'm OK with his position on gun control. Give Americans access to weapons but try to prevent people from geting the semiautomatic stuff. Illini ... my uncle pitched for the U of I and I respect the school and your opinions, but I think you are wrong if you don't believe I need a gun to protect myself in churches, lectures, parades, etc. There are loonie-birds out there wanting me dead! -- He wants to give us $2,000 for health savings accounts and get rid of Obamacare. That won't pass anyway, so I don't know why it matters what I think of it. I don't know if that's a good plan or not. I am appalled by health care in the USA and one of the candidates should tackle the bulls*** costs of staying in the hospital. 50 dollar aspirin still the going rate?? -- His stance on immigration seems ok. Those here illegally can apply for guest worker status if they first leave the country and apply. If not we kick them out. -- I wish he would let everybody buy marijuana not just the people who need it medically. -- No abortions after 20 weeks. That seems good by me. That's five months. The baby is pretty much a functioning human being by then. He said gay marriage is the law but he personally believes marriage should be between a man and woman. I want gay couples to have the same rights as marrieds, but hit me over the head with a hammer if you hate me for it, but I agree with him. I just happen to believe marriage should be between a man and woman. That said like Carson said, the law is the law. I don't begrudge anybody. I just think if God wanted gay marriage there would be a biological way a man could have another man's baby. Again I'm no zealot. I'm not against gay rights. All people are created equal. But the formal idea of marriage?? I think it should be man/woman. Sorry. --His foreign policy stance is aggressive enough for me. Step up efforts to stop the militant groups!!! Thank you Mr. Carson. All in all I think his policies are OK. Sorry if I offended with my marriage answer. I guess I'm a bad person for not believing marriage should be reserved for man/woman unions.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 7, 2015 -> 03:19 AM) Investigating and reporting on the claims candidates make isn't gotcha journalism, it's just journalism. Thing is, it looks like it was another badly written/reported story by Politico. Again, why don't we hear more about Hillary's claim she was in the poorhouse with Bill after their presidency when they were filthy rich. What about back in the day in Arkansas some of the shady stuff going on. They should lay off Mr. Carson IMO until they find something real important to nail him on. Who gives a f*** if he lied about the West Point thing and chances are he didn't even lie. More bad reporting in the Internet age of break the story first even if it's wrong cause it's all about clicks, baby.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 10:51 PM) I'd be fin with 3/30 for Freese. I want no part of Cabrera or Kendrick though. I'd rather sign Avila for cheaper and bring back Alexei. IMO the ONLY reason Alexei won't get 8-12 million a year from somebody is if they think he's 40 to 45 years old cause of the birth certificate thing with some players. Otherwise, he's a workhorse who plays every day and isn't so bad a player. I think he'll get 10 to 15 mill a year for 3 years IF THEY ARE NOT afraid of the age thing. You know, if players listened to coaches in the big leagues I think a guy like Alexei would benefit. He obviously has a ridiculous approach at the plate and could use some tips from a hitting coach. But I'm sure he's one of those guys who doesn't listen to coaching since he's a veteran. If it's true Lexi sucks now and will only get 4 mill a year or something ridiculous like that, I damn well hope the Sox sign him. Saladino I'm afraid isn't the answer.

These women on the View need professional help. I mean not to be obnoxious but they don't even apologize for their criticism of Florina's face? Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar commenting on somebody else's face?? They should fire the whole bunch of them. Florina should have never gone on that show. Those hosts would rather be denied pizza for a week than show respect to a Republican candidate. Florina should have asked them what they thought of Hillary's face to put them on the spot. Would they have said: "OMG, glad you asked. Hillary is gorgeous!!" How dare those women of the View, who are hideous looking themselves, criticize anybody else's face. My gawd. https://www.yahoo.com/tv/s/view-hosts-clash...-175237563.html

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) Not that this is the thing that should stop Carson from being President, but in the book he literally says, "Later I was offered a full scholarship to West Point." Note that nowhere in Carson's campaign's defense do they allege that Carson was offered a full scholarship to West Point. Thus, that statement in the book is still erroneous. But yeah, maybe the media should spend more time talking about how the guy thinks God gave the Egyptians the knowledge to build the pyramids in order to allow them to store grain for long periods. Or about how his tax plan would absolutely bankrupt the country. Greg, what policies of Carson do you like? Why? I'm not hooked on him yet as to where I'd say I fully support him winning. I'm just saying at this point in time it appears only 4 candidates have a shot. So in Greg's world AT THIS TIME they are. ... Hillary -- I feel she is mean to people beneath her, she is very rude, she feels entitled, is very rich (if we're talking lies how about that lie she gave about how poor she was) and just not the type of person you would want to reward with the highest office. Bernie Baby - I kind of like him. Not saying I wouldn't ultimately vote for him. Got to be honest don't like the voice very much (many voters are superficial). Carson - I'm ready to try something new. Sick of politicians. He's Donald Trump light if you compare candidates to beers. Also not crazy about his voice. Trump - I'd be willing to give it to him, slam dunk, but like Hillary, this guy is elitist and entitled and pretty full of himself, just as Hilly is full of herself. If Trump would promise to shut up for six months after winning and just work on the economy I might go for him. There are just four candidates and right now I like the non traditional Carson.

The state of Journalism is Very very sad. Carson camp saying the story is false. I'm so sick of gotcha Journalism. Nobody cares, though. They'll see the headlines and say, "See, Hillary is the choice!!!!!" Yahoo article ... “[Carson] never said he was admitted or even applied,” Watts reportedly told the Daily Caller. “This is what we’ve come to expect from Politico.” Conservative political commentator and Carson friend Armstrong Williams defended the candidate in an interview with The Washington Post, arguing that it’s Politico who is guilty of “shoddy journalism.” Williams notes that Carson never claimed to have applied to West Point. In fact, Carson has said a number of times, in “Gifted Hands” and elsewhere, that he only had $10 to spend on college applications, forcing him to narrow his options to one: Yale. “Dr. Carson boasts about his scores in ROTC. Westmoreland encourages him to apply,” Williams told the Post. “As Dr. Carson says, they were impressed by his scores, but he never applied. They said to him, we could get you in. This guy got into Yale—obviously he could have got in. The headline was a fabrication.“

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 04:53 PM) I know that you've been told this before, but you do understand it's very hard to intentionally shoot a moving target in the leg right? And if the shooter misses, we might go from zero fatalities in this case to more than zero fatalities. Because each of these hypothetical armed students will not be marksmen. I guess I was thinking about what I'd do. I'd take a ton of lessons on how to use my gun (or gub as Woody Allen said in that hilarious movie Take the Money and Run) and if I saw the guy wield his knife at me, I'd try to shoot him in the butt or leg. Just me.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 05:26 PM) Ben Carson fabricated a story about getting accepted to West Point. http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/ben-...st-point-215598 What's with all the gotcha Journalism surrounding Ben Carson? Man they are out to get him and no outrage. I didn't realize the Republican party was hated as badly as it is. They're just paving the smooth road for Hillary with all this. As far as this story ... so far I'm not enraged by it cause all politicians lie (cop out but true). Just like all major college and pro coaches lie. They just do.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 01:31 PM) Yea, Hilary is certainly getting the kid gloves, all of the candidates have had to go before congress and answer questions just like her. I like Ben Carsons assumptions that the pyramids were just large granaries built by Joseph. I totally want the president of the United States to be completely ignorant of the world. That was the Republicans' doing, her having to go to Congress. It helped her cause it showed the big bad Republicans couldn't get our Hillary. It turned into a HUGE victory for Hilly. It was portrayed in the media as the jealous Republicans trying to bring our Democratic favorite down and it didn't work you bad Republicans!! Vote Hillary!! It was awesome for Hillary and I'd be surprised if a smart person like you would deny that. QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 6, 2015 -> 05:56 PM) I guess if Carson is the nominee we'll see how much of the "black" vote he'll receive since that's the only reason blacks voted for Obama before. Race is a slippery slope and I don't want to go there, but I really feel like he gets none of the black vote because he's seen as a rich surgeon and as Jason Whitlock writes many of the African American community do not want people of color to cooperate and make it through what they perceive is a White system. So Carson's success in the business world goes against him. Obama was merely seen as a political figure, not a business succes story. Read Jason Whitlock on race.

15 million is nothing nowadays for one year so I doubt the Sox threaten Boras with the bullpen. As much as I despise Shark, at least he contributed a few good outings whereas LaRoche was pretty bad the entire year. In other words, I'd laugh if he returns but not be TOO mad. Shark is merely bad, not Dunn bad or LaRoche bad or Keppinger bad or Beckham bad or Rios bad (when he was here).

One thing I forgot is Lexi could be 42 by now. The age thing.

It seems like every day some media type is trying to get "the big one" on Carson. They keep bringing up things he's said and appear to be trying to get him to lose favor with voters drastically. How come Obama was basically off limits from this kind of stuff. It was all kind, gentle coverage of Obama during his eight years. Hillary's getting the kid gloves, too. In this world of cliches and 20-second max soundbites, the main story on Hillary is ... "Big Bad Republicans Continue to Attack Hillary Who Did Nothing Wrong with Her Emails and Did Nothing Wrong Regarding Benghazi" Meanwhile, they are trying to make Carson look like a Loonie-Tune (despite him being an incredible surgeon and brilliant man). The overwhelming vibe given from media's coverage of Ben Carson is that he's a man with weird thoughts and ideas; Meanwhile they are trying to make Trump also look like a Loonie-Tune and a sexist and an all around bad guy; and finally they scoff at the rest of the Republican candidates as merely being unworthy of high office. What's with the media going after Carson?? Do they not like his voice or something? His voice is kinda weird sounding. Considering his resume I do not think Carson is some scary-thinking bizarre cat, which the media is kinda wanting us to believe! They certainly aren't giving us the picture of Carson as a brilliant surgeon; no way is that the media's portrayal of Ben.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 10:51 PM) Hmm it's almost as if knife attacks tend to be much less deadly than mass gun attacks! Not to be a contrarian asshole, but if the students were carrying guns, once the perpetrator whipped out the knife, boom, shoot him in the leg and incident is over. It's dangerous out there and I am all for the bad guys taking a bullet in the butt or the leg when they are wielding knives and guns.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Nov 5, 2015 -> 11:45 PM) Why would any team reject a $10 Mill option, only to make a 15M QO? I know it's hard to believe it now, but Sox life will go on without Alexei. The org. will find a way to endure. True, but we don't know what the plan is. Like I said earlier, an infield of Olt, Saladino, Sanchez (or Micah), Abreu is very very weak offensively. We don't have a shortstop and nobody's really stated a possible acquisition at short. So it'll probably be Saladino/Beckham, LOL at that.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Nov 4, 2015 -> 11:46 PM) I'd say 90% of Soxtalk did not see this coming. Sure as hell surprised me. I have read few, if any, offseason plans involving a restructured Alexi contract. Why do a lot of people think he's gonna get a restructured deal with the Sox? He's a decent shortstop. He's actually above average and has a little pop in his bat. He's gonna get 12-15 million a year with somebody, believe it or not.