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QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 28, 2005 -> 08:40 AM) Once the Blackhawks finally win a Stanley Cup, all the major professional sports teams in Chicago will have won in my adult lifetime. I was a wee lad when the Hawks last hoisted Lord Stanley's Cub. That aint happening in our lifetimes. As long as someone named Wirtz owns that team you can expect a team that is built for mediocracy at the very best.

BTW. The word is out on Kabibulin. You go over his shoulder and you got yourself a goal. Everybodys doing it.

My Stratus gets me 32 MPG on the highway and 28 I think in the city. Thats pretty good for me and since I only have to fill up about once every 10-14 days Im not taking too bad a hit even when gas prices had peaked.

The Astros and Cardnials are my 2 favorite non-Sox teams. Thats partly because I hate and despise the Cubs so much but also because they have outstanding players who let tough, gritty play do the talking for them instead of media nonsense.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 11:47 PM) Nuke -- I support the team, not the owner. I'm in no way a fan of Wirtz. Weren't you going off on Reinsdorf just a year or two ago the same way? Maybe we should pull up some of those posts... W/r/t the team, it's ugly. Slow, slow, slow. Brent Seabrook looks good, so that's nice. Then again, I've seen one game in whole this year, so I really shouldn't comment. I will say this, however. A guy at BHZ really had me convinced on Khabibulin not being worth what he got paid. And no, he's not just going off of ten games. IIRC, he lives in Florida, so he sees Tampa Bay a lot -- and pretty much, he talked about how Thibault and Khabibulin put up eerily similar numbers throughout there careers -- or, at least, the past couple years -- while Khabi has had a much better defense in front of him. I'm not putting all of this on Khabi, because it isn't totally his fault. But, when you give out top bucks to a 'top' goaltender, you expect him to be able to bail you out when your defense ain't playing so great. He isn't doing that right now. Any chance Florida will give us Luongo for free? I have NHL Centre Ice, and he's the best goalie I've seen this year. He is so good. Wirtz wasn't named the worst owner in pro sports for nothing. Compared to him Reinsdorf looks like a saint. One more important difference............Reinsdorf is committed to winning while Wirtz is committed to mediocracy at best. I cant support a team that doesn't show up and is just there to collect a paycheck which is owned by a s***bag owner who surrounds himself with yes men who tell him everything is great.

Im going to buy a Buerhle Jersey and my uncle said he was gonna get me a tee shirt and a hat so thats about it for me. I already have a ton of Sox stuff as it is.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 12:56 PM) I want to see what your thoughts are on this: Hydrogen In my mind, when they convert to making oNLY hydrogen cars, prices should be stable. Unlike oil, H is all around us. THere should never be a shortage. if there is, we are in DEEP trouble. lol THat whole breathing thing could be difficult. Here's the problem. It takes energy to extract hydrogen. How do we produce that energy? Coal, Oil, Nuclear. Any gain realized by switching to hydrogen is negated by the cost and energy consumption involved in extracting it.

QUOTE(JHBowden @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 12:49 PM) Guys, look, suppose you drive 90 miles a day. That's about the distance from Joliet to Chicago and back. Now suppose gas goes up $1.00 per gallon for whatever reason. Now, my old Mirage gets 40mpg on the highway. The math comes out to-- 450 miles per week / 40 mpg = 11.25 gallons per week, or about 45 gallons a month. So you'd be paying 45 bucks extra a month if you did a monster commute. I've been there amigos. Seriously, unless you live out in Kankakee or drive a tank, you shouldn't be having a problem. With China and India industrializing rapidly, you'd think people would value good gas mileage more in anycase, but evidently people would rather not take responsibility for their own actions. Along those lines.........GM and Ford are taking it on the chin because they bet the farm on SUV sales and now they cant get rid of em. The free market has a way of correcting anomolies such as the Katrina crunch even in spite of a little short term pain to the consumer.

Hopefully now Bush will find someone who's actually a good choice for the job instead of rewarding some hack whos worked for him for ever and ever.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) Here's my thoughts on this and see if you can follow my train of thought. (I am using hypothetical numbers here) Say a gas station buys gas for $1.50 a gallon, it turns around sells it for $2.50. It makes a dollar profit. Now, a disaster happens and they charge $3. YET, that gas they bought for $1.50 is still in their tanks. So, even though that gas they CURRENTLY hold hasnt cost them anything, they charge you more. Now they get a shipment that costs them $2.00 and they still charge you $3. Any time gas prices go up, THEY MAKE A LARGER PROFIT!! And they never have to worry because on average gas prices never go down! It may change a few cents every day, but over the course of a year, it always goes up! They post and track the average selling price ( this is what the gas stations pay ) of Unleaded and Diesel fuel on CNBC. At the height of the Katrina crunch it was selling for something like 2.20 a gallon. Meaning that the gas stations had to pay 2.20 per gallon. Now factor in state, federal and local taxes and you see where the 3.00 plus comes from. b****ing about gas prices feels good but in reality theres not a lot people can do about it aside from conserve.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 27, 2005 -> 10:00 AM) Oh HELL NO, these greedy mother f'ers weren't cashing in on the "crisis"... yesterday, Conoco had 89% increase in quarterly revenues, today Exxon Mobile has record quarterly profits... BULL s***. But meanwhile, the average American consumer has to BEND OVER and pay it. Sigh Oil companies dont set the price of their product..........the oil traders in the pits at the NYMEX do. You knew that.

QUOTE(drowninginflame @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 11:24 PM) I love soxtalk.com I am wasted we deserved this nitght like no other dudes. GO WHIYTE SOX I LOVE ALL OF YOU ALOT I LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUVVVV DRUNK POSTS!!!

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 11:21 PM) Remember the offseason before the 04 season most of us said "who the f*** is Juan Uribe" Juan Uribe has arrived.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 11:22 PM) TO QUOTE ONE RICK JAMES....IT'S A CELEBRATION b****ES! LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THAT!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 11:19 PM) How about a mention for me for staying out of the chat? LOL!

Probably will seem ironic from a fan with my name on here but thanks. You guys gave us one hell of a run for our money this year, like you always do, and it made the season that much more fun. Thanks man!

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 11:10 PM) NO, YOU DIDNT FORGET ANYONE..... :rolly Fixed

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) Gee Nuke, it must have been hard seeing a great GOPerhead like Pres. Bush and his mom down there in an Astros jacket. I never thought Id say this BUT HE CAN EAT s*** TOO!!!! LOL!!!!!!!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:38 PM) That had to be a nightmare for the umpire. Last out, and a slam bam play at first. Great call. His foot was about 6 inches from the bag when Konerko snagged that that throw.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:33 PM) f*** yes this place made it that more special. Thanks for remembering me Nukey ;) I Gotcha covered.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:19 PM) AS MUCH s*** AS YOU TAKE YOU CHICAGO WHITE SOX ARE WORLD SERIES CHAMPS JERRY THANK YOU UNCLE JERRY FOR BRINGING THE TITLE BACK TO SWEET HOME CHICAGO!!!! THANKS TO YOU AND THIS TEAM i CAN DIE A HAPPY MAN JERRY REINSDORF.......................YES!!!!!!!

QUOTE(supersuicidedoll @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:07 PM) Congrats... I've followed you guys ever since the 'trade' Have a party, the city of chicago deserves it. and eat lots of deep dish pizza for me! *jealous* Thanks man!

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 10:14 PM) Going along with what Kap said....I don't think the season would be half as special without this great group of fans. Special shout out to the following members of the site....... LOS MEDIAS BLANCAS SOUTHSIDEIRISH71 WHITESOXJR27 SOXRUS BUERHLEgtWOOD FLASH TIZZLE QWERTY GREG THE BULL LUZINSKI DAM8610 SOXFAN1 ABOZ56 KOGS35 SOXFANFOREVER DUKENUKEM SLEEPYWHITESOX Thats the cornerstone of the chat crew! We've been together all season long cheering, laughing, cracking on each other and otherwise putting White Sox baseball before life itself. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!!! To the newer members of the chat crew who came on board later on like ,,,,,,, LETSGOAROW SSH2005 WHITESOXOWNYOU LUKEMAN89 BALTA1701 ,,,,,,,,,and others.......thanks for coming aboard and helping make some noise for out Sox. We totally hope to have you all aboard next season.

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