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QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) I'm going to make a case for a cult show "Wonder Showzen". It is pretty humorous for the type of people that would enjoy this really subversive type of humor. It isn't for everybody and you're either going to love it or think it is terrible. Wonder Showzen is one of those shows where some episodes I'm in stiches the entire time laughing so hard, while other episodes I find completely horrible. QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 10:40 PM) I'm disappointed that you didn't mention Futurama. For me, The Daily Show, Colbert, Family Guy, Earl, PTI. Its not new, so I don't DVR it, but its a very good show.

Soxtalk is in the midst of making some changes to better the site for the stretch run. With that we'd like to announce that YASNY, TONY8207, and SNB have all been promoted to global mod duties. In the immediate future we plan on announcing a few new mods to be named later as well as potentially a few more global modships. With a few of us being busier with work and all the new mods/global mods being incredibly qualified (ie great posters who treat others with respect) we feel that Soxtalk will continue to remove inappropriate posts and troll stuff ASAP to make sure the board is clean and well maintained for all of us that enjoy this great site. So I say to the new global mods. We'd also like to welcome Rowand44 as a new moderator of Palehosetalk. He will be one of the new mods that replaces Tony and Yasny. Rowand has been an oustanding poster on this site for a long time. He adds a lot of baseball knowledge to the site and always refrains from personal attacks. Welcome aboard Rowand

The 1st 5 minutes are solid...wil listen to the rest on the car ride to work tomorrow.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 01:20 PM) With the exception of SnB, has anyone else even seen Rescue Me?? Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Entourage are all great comedies. I look at Rescue Me in the same light as like a Sopranos. There's a lot of funny parts, but the show is much more than the comedy. It's almost like it's funny in spite of itself. Give it a shot. Rescue Me is about the only series I actually watch over the summer. Usually during the summer I'm rarely around the house aside from watching the Sox game. But ya Rescue me is a damn fine show, but doesn't come close to the Shield, Lost, 24, House, and Prison Break.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 17, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) The WS notes that their media director had sent out say FB, slider, change. He has really good sinking action on that FB and his slider gets him a lot of GB's. Changeup has improved with time.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 07:02 AM) I have to say I was at all 3 games and we owned the place all weekend. I even brought my broom to the park yesterday. Yep, good times were had and that sweep was awesome QUOTE(SnB @ Jun 19, 2006 -> 10:59 AM) please tell me you're not serious. I've gotten numerous comments from some very casual baseball fans on how many sox fans there were at the game........they figured that out from watching the game. You really can't be happy with anything huh? We were loud and thats all that matters

QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 09:43 AM) You can't cheer for Switzerland. You're supposed to be neutral towards them. Meh Switzerland. He just likes the cheese.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 07:07 PM) Gage has got to be going nuts right now. Fullerton has a runner picked off at 3B (yes 3B) with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning. UNC gets the next hitter to strike out, but the catcher can't handle the pitch and allows the runner to reach 1B, extending the inning. UNC gets out of the inning with the bases loaded on a nearly missed fly ball to RF. On to the 12th inning, tied 5-5. Tough loss, long game, and we are in deep crap since we used our #2 starter in the game as well.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 10:21 PM) ^^^ Steve, you asked me to remind you to bring our gloves to cinci and since I probably won't remember later on tonight, I'll just stick it in here so one of us is bound to remember. You guys can throw??? We'll be there pretty early and we'll have our gloves today as well. Probably be there around 4 or so. QUOTE(AssHatSoxFan @ Jun 15, 2006 -> 08:04 AM) i looked and i have no clue Its that broad from Laguna Beach, I think.

I'll be there all 3 days

Interiew is in progress, thanks for all the good questions. I Think for the most part anyone that put up a question will get it answered in some way shape or form (some of them were similar so I molded them into one question). Oh and Steff, your just gonna have to test your luck on whether he's single or not.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 06:20 AM) I haven't read anything on ESPN or watched any TV on it, but from what I've heard things have gone from possibly a metal plate in the head, toothless with mangled knees to lost 2 teeth, knees are fine and he'll be released in 3-5 days and is expected to be able to play in 7 weeks. Pretty amazing if true. I heard someone being interviewed and they said he was going to be released relatively soon.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 09:06 AM) Germany might want some extra security... http://news.yahoo.com/fc/sports/world_cup_2006 Police arrest 40 Polish fans at World Cup AP - 2 hours, 15 minutes ago DORTMUND, Germany - Police arrested 40 Polish fans ahead of Wednesday's World Cup match between Germany and Poland, a sign they wouldn't tolerate trouble surrounding a game circled for its hooliganism potential. Four known hooligans were arrested near the soccer stadium and found to have knives after Polish police in town for the game pointed them out to German authorities, Dortmund police spokesman Georg Blaszyk said. The best part was that on World Cup Live (On ESPN) they were talking about the incident with the soccer houligans and apparently the Polish and German houligans had a practice fight just prior to the world cup. A practice fight....what would Allen Iverson think of that

The Germany Poland game should be great later today. Saudi Arabia game is just getting ready to start up.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 06:00 AM) I have no doubt in my mind that Ryan Sweeney can hit .300+ in the majors. He is in some ways similar to Joe Mauer in that everyone excpects their power to develope over time. Obviosuly, Mauer will have more power and is a better overall hitter, but they are similar. His swing is just so pretty and he's a very good athlete with a strong throwing arm. He's gonna be a good one, as long as he can stay healthy (and that is something that has given him trouble; namely the nagging injuries).

QUOTE(SoxFan76 @ Jun 13, 2006 -> 08:26 PM) Hey, long time poster at the other site, but I recently ran into a mod with a power trip. I'm the only one with the balls to call him out apparently, so he flipped? Not too sure, I'll find out in a month. The other place is my first choice, but it's nice to come here and be able to let loose. Anyways, WCIU sucks, but I have to say I dislike WGN more. How many times can you come back from commercial break with a 1-1 count?! Just want to say welcome aboard. Secondly, if you think WCIU or WGN are bad, you'd have hated to be watching the Texas feed on xtra innings today, most of the time it was 1-2 (if not all of the time) by the time the game came back on. Still, you guys are lucky since you have HD. It sucks for fans out where I am, we live in a huge market (LA market) yet none of the teams have HD broadcasts (Lakers, Dodgers, Clippers, Kings, Ducks, Angels....NONE).

f*** Bruce Arena. The prick needs to go. He went out and pretty much completely called out Beasley. I have no idea where Arena gets the balls to call out a guy who was placed completely out of position (that would be Arena's fault). And Beasley's response was correct, there was quite a few ocassions where he was one of our lone players to come back and play defense and Beasley helping out on the defensive end probably saved another goal. What a joke Arena is. He had a total cluster f*** of a lineup out there in game 1 and now he's going into a war with words over Beasley (who I guess is who he is going to use as his scapegoat).

This is from the Trib. Ozzie went on to say he is expecting nothing out of Hermy, but Herm Schneider said they told him to do what he needs to, so he can go in early July. However, Schneider said he has no idea whether thats even possible. I think we all knew we can't expect anything from Hermy and if we get something, just consider it an unlikely gift.

That is when he is first eligible to come off the disabled list. This is according to the Trib, which reported that Politte has had two consecutive pain free long toss sessions. The Sox should know more on Thursday or Friday as he's scheduled to throw a bullpen session. It sounds like he's got bone chips, but he thinks he can avoid surgery. Here's a blurb from the Trib

From the Trib on McCulloch: "The Sox are close to an agreement with Texas pitcher Kyle McCulloch, their first-round pick in the amateur draft, on a signing bonus worth more than $1 million." Sounds like good news.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 13, 2006 -> 07:44 PM) You can have a 30-day rehab So they got 7 days and you know darn well that the Rangers are doing all they can to stall right now.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 13, 2006 -> 07:50 PM) NASTY! There's not a hitter in baseball who hits that. Great pitched game tonight. One of the best all-around pitched games of the season. Definately. With a little more defense Garland goes a bit deeper, but regardless we've had a few solid starts in a row and the pen did a nice job (aside from Garcia's shellacking, but I was happy with that start cause I think we'll see him come out the next time around throwing his fastball a lot more).

I closed the thread...next pitch slider and the whiff. Sox win, Garland picks up his 5th win. He pitched a good game and Konerko's 3 run hr was the difference maker. The pen did its job as well. Cotts didn't give up a hit (and helped out Jon), nor did Brandon (2 innings of work) while Jenksy gave up a double and than got 3 quick outs.

That hammer didn't break much, but it should have been strike 3. He called that on Guchi earlier in the game.

Umm...not quite over with. 2-2 count with 2 outs.