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I didn't read this thread the first time through, but it seems like he made out all right in the end. However, Microsoft did get a little OC about this whole situation.

Chisox.com has a thing on their front page that says you can e-mail questions to KW and Ozzie to answer at Soxfest. The answers will be posted later in the week. It looks like they just told KW about the Q&A interview in that picture on the homepage.

First time Al Davis has hired a coach that has previously coached in the NFL elsewhere.

I'm so glad we got Carlisle in that deal. Thomas just does not do well in the suit and tie jobs. We currently have a 33-13 record w/ a .717 winning pct, best in the NBA.

It's like Nebraska and their football...It's kind of funny.

He's a good coach, but this was bound to happen. There were plenty of talks that Kidd wanted him out etc. He'll get a job somewhere.

I knew he wasn't going to play this season; I know that was announced. It could have been old news, but ESPN.com just had a new article posted today that he is OFFICIALY done. ...Sorry if I'm posting old news, I didn't mean to do that.

LOL...yeah, that's plenty.... How dare I say start a thread about Mo Vaughn!!.... :banghead :banghead :banghead

I just want to be like my idol, KW......

The comments should be interesting to that one......

He really put a positive spin on things. I can't wait until ST starts.... Just 25 days and counting (Feb 20).....

Hope it's a good one!

Risk of further injury is too high

There's a reserve makeup day the Friday before Memorial Day...This day will be made up then, but anything tacked on after May 28th I don't make up!! .....May 29th is our commencement, and that's set in stone. If I was an underclassman, it may be different.

Eh...If getting called a wimp gives me a 3 day weekend....I'll take it!

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I don't think he does it on the CC special, but have any of you heard his bit on the Kool-Aid man?

LOL ...put that in green.....We haven't been closed since my freshman year. It's always the damn farm schools that get the delays and closings.

1--Crede (Becoming a Robin) 2--Olivo 3--Konerko 4--Harris 5--Rowand

I'll go w/ Mr. Zero....I don't think Koch will be here the whole 2004 season.

His numbers may not warrant the honor, but I would go w/ Jose in this pack. He seems to be a big leader inside the clubhouse.

We ended up getting hit w/ 5 inches of snow and ice last night in NE Indiana, and there's at the least another 4 inches of snow coming tonight. Got to love it!

A-Rod Meets for Five Hours With Rangers' Brass Shortstop Named Team Captain After Nearly Being Traded NEW YORK (Jan. 25) -- Wearing their finest evening clothes, Alex Rodriguez and the Texas Rangers tried to put a formal end to their troubled offseason filled with trade talk and tension. At an unusual news conference in which everyone wore tuxedos, the Rangers appointed Rodriguez their captain on Sunday night. In town to accept the American League MVP award, Rodriguez met for five hours in the hotel suite of Rangers owner Tom Hicks, with general manager John Hart and manager Buck Showalter joining in. Afterward, the quartet proclaimed the start of a new era that they hoped would culminate in Texas' first World Series title. "I definitely think I'm going to be here for a long time," Rodriguez said. "I'm probably pretty sure it will work out for the best." Texas wanted to get out from the burden of the record $252 million, 10-year contract it signed Rodriguez to after the 2000 season, and the seven-time All-Star shortstop was frustrated following three last-place finishes with the Rangers. Texas then agreed last month to a tentative trade that would have sent the seven-time All-Star shortstop to Boston for outfielder Manny Ramirez. "It looked like there might be a situation that would be win, win, win," Hicks said. But the deal was contingent on A-Rod agreeing to restructure his contract, and the players association vetoed the proposal made by Boston, saying it would have reduced the deal's value by $28 million to $30 million. The union made a counteroffer that would have cut $12 million to $13 million, a proposal Boston found unacceptable. The trade then collapsed. "This was an unpleasant experience but probably a necessary one," Hart said. Showalter said he had been thinking of making Rodriguez captain for the past year, but Hicks wasn't aware of the plan until halfway through Sunday's meeting. "I feel a grand responsibility not only to the Texas Rangers but to our fans," Rodriguez said, adding that he was touched by the gesture, especially given that he's only 28 years old. Showalter said the only other captain under him was Don Mattingly with the New York Yankees. "It's something I know that portrays the best in Alex," Showalter said. "It is very important as we go forward that we have someone like Alex lead our young people in the proper direction and set the tone." Rodriguez, just back from a vacation to London, Milan, Florence and Venice, said he was convinced the Rangers were "moving this train in the right direction." The team is going with youth, putting a renewed emphasis on pitching. He called the offseason "very stressful" and said he was "very happy the trade talks have ended." "I feel very good about our plan as we move forward," he said. "I feel we're going to be very good, very soon." Hicks looked at the injuries to Texas pitchers the last few years and said the Rangers "had more bad luck than any team should have." "I think definitely the toughest days are behind us," Rodriguez said, adding that he looked forward to one day negotiating a new contract with Hicks that would extend "into my 40s." Rodriguez was in New York to accept the AL MVP award Sunday night at the annual dinner of the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America.