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QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:16 PM) If Soxtalk had a gay horn(Silvy and Carmen), we should sound it. If this was the 1st sign you saw Tony...boy are you slow. All you have to do is listen to his posts talking about him and Brian's shirades

Good to hear from ya Bull Hows the rehab on the arm going? From what Heads mentioned it sounds like your gonna be ready to roll by spring training? Best of luck

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 04:12 PM) Let's write a new law. How small of a bill should they prosecute? $20, $50, $100? Basically, as soon as you come up with a number, in theory, every tax payer could short their bill that amount. Multiply that by millions of tax payers, and you will have a better understanding why there isn't a minimum before prosecuting. That doesn't have anything to do with the fact that its a waste of money to prosecute this case. They are going to spend 1000 times the resources on this case than they will ever get out of it. That makes zero sense to do. Thats the problem, they (the government) need to have some rule (on how much to prosecute a person for) instead of using common sense. A business would use common sense, but the government, it needs rules for every damn thing out there and because of that they are ran so god damn inneficient. I'm not saying some rules aren't necessary, but geeze, sometimes all you have to do is look in a mirror and go is this worth it (but they don't think that way because they essentially get an unlimited budget and are always spending there budget, if they don't, then they wouldn't get more money the next year). Its why I stick to my theory that government needs to stay out of pretty much everything (aside from defense, and taking care of the interest rate, as well as schools, roads and that sort of stuff. Basically the essential infastructure).

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:09 PM) Good ol' Cooter Gage? I'm just a little slow...how was I supposed to know Tex made the same line.

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:08 PM) the phrases "first date" and "nipple" in the same sentence? way to go jason LOL, who would of thought Alex would have been complimenting me. Afterall...all I have to tell a lady is that I own Soxtalk. If I say those magic words to a girl, its guaranteed play

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 08:07 PM) yay Mothers don't count Alex

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 08:00 PM) Christmas music My Name is Earl dry cheerios tea (I would say, conservatively, that I drink 5-6 cups a day) TV Shows My Name is Earl Prison Break Lost Food Ice Cream (moose tracks to be specific) and Caesar Salad Good looking girls (my current and past addiction rolled into one...and the cause and creation to most of the dumbass things I've said, lol).

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 06:30 PM) Heh....nipple confusion...otherwise known as "Gage's First Date" One day Alex, one day there will be a movie made about your 1st date...we just need a time machine to see it

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 12:17 PM) He's obviously familiar with my work. Heads is barely better than me and thats saying something

I don't want TO around our rookie QB. He'd murder him when Orton missed him on a couple passes. That said him and Mushin would make it a lot easier on TO. Some team may get really lucky on TO this offseason (he may have finally realized he needs to just shut up and play).

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 05:14 PM) Yes but if you watched the Saints game, you would have seen Orton overthrowing a lot of balls. The Bears were just lucky they were playing the Saints. If the Bears want to go far in the playoffs, they'll need to make a change. Otherwise, it shows that they're building for the long - term (which in itself isn't a bad thing). He also made some really nice throws. He's a rookie, he's not Brett Favre. People expect guys to come into this league and immediately be Brett Favre and Peyton Manning. I got news for you, thats not going to happen. You have to be developed, especially a 4th round pick. Watch almost any game and you'll see QB's miss there WR's. In the 2nd quarter of the Lions game (two weeks ago) Orton was perfect, making all the throws and leading the Bears offense up and down the field. He also made a perfect pass to Mushin for a touchdown. He's shown this type of flashes at time. The consistency will come with experience and improved footwork. The problem is there is only so much you can do in the regular season. With more experience he'll better read defenses and he'll also have a better idea of what his Wr's will do and what NFL db's and linebackers are capable of doing. And I got news for everyone, if the Bears had a better qb out there they'd have grabbed him. Rex Grossman is no more seasoned (in fact he's less seasoned than Orton) and therefore the Bears are going to have to develop and try to win at the same time. This is going to pay off very well next year when they are coming off a playoff loss (If Orton can improve enough, they could win 1 game in the playoffs, but they won't win more than that) with two viable qb options (giving the Bears some depth) and 3 capable RB's (two of which are above average backs in my mind...TJ and Ced).

Cano is the guy on that list that I think has the most upside. Well him and Houston Street (he's gonna be a quality closer for a long time). Cano is a pretty good player, just look at his stats.

We got a letter for this and it sounds like season tix holders are gonna get hooked up. This is going to be a really cool event. Its actually kind of funny, baseball was slower than the Angels to announce this, LOL.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) I know this doesn't apply to everyone at this site, but for those of you in states like California, Virginia, Maine, Texas, New Jersey, and probably a few other places...it's election day. GET YOUR ASSES OUT THERE AND VOTE. (This has been a rude public service announcement sponsored by Balta enterprises). I got off my rocker and voted. I hope like hell Arnold's props pass, but I know they won't. I just hope that people are smart enough to change the probationary period for teachers. Its freaking ridiculous that essentially after 2 years they can never be fired (unless they touch there students). That and I feel it is entirely fair to make sure that union's don't just donate all your money to a cause you have no support for. Technically they don't need a bill for this, because most times your in a union you have a spot to say I don't want to support this (or at least I read that in an article, but like all things political, who knows if its true) but I know most people are too lazy to do that and this makes it easier. The last thing I want to see is 90% of the unions funding going to the democratic party when not 90% of the the union is comprised of democrats (I find that ridiculously unfair and if its a republican party that gets all the support from some specific union I would feel the same way). Just because: 73: Yes 74: HELL YES 75: Yes 76: Yes (because I'd rather give a republican governor some of this control, but I will probably end up eating my hat for voting yes on this one). I'm not necessarily a huge proponent of the idea, but I'd rather give some power to the governator as opposed to the highly left state legislators. Plus I think in the long run it will curb spending and I'm always a fan of that. 77: Yes (really could care less about this initiative, to be honest, this was just me voting the party line) 78: No 79: No - Didn't really like either heath care reform bills . They were both trying like hell to smear the others and that type of stuff pisses me off. Plus I don't think either bill was really that good and they need to find a compromise between the two bills. 80: GOD NO (not again, lol). Not a good idea, imo. Than there were quite a few measures, most of which were a bunch of BS trying to trick people into splitting up money from a certain issue that had been voted for a while back. This was an Orange County thing, but I'm guessing LA county had some measures up as well. I did end up supporting a measure that would put a little more money into rehabilitating minors who commit crimes simply because I think thats a good place to put some money (as opposed to giving it all to the prison system) cause a minor is going to be in society for a while and if you can by chance clean them up and get there head on straight it will pay off big time.

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 10:03 AM) At first I was all gung ho to buy a Sirus radio for Stern, but now with Brandmeir back and Mike and Mike in the morning i'm not sure I want to spend money for radio. If Adam Carolla's morning show was going to be in Chicago there is no way I would buy Sirus just for Stern... but we get Rover, not Carolla Suckers...we pick up Carolla and he's one of those people that can entertain the hell out of me. I'm looking forward to maybe turning the dial that way to check it out (maybe Ill listen to that half the time and Kevin and Bean half the time).

One thing that Owens could have going for him is Chris Young. A CFer (very good defensive one) with legitimate 40 HR power potential would mean you could take less power from a typical position of power (ie, LF). This would especially be the case if you have Crede developing and playing more like the Crede down the stretch as well as if you have Anderson turn into a 30 HR guy (which I don't think will ever happen).

Not even close. Rosenhaus is a lying prick. Boras may be a hard-line agent, but he's fairly honest with teams and really does work out the best deals for his clients.

QUOTE(BMac41 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 08:15 AM) Um actually i do. :rolly They were just one of the 3 best defensive teams in the league last year. They will be quite similar again this year. I hate blaming officiating, but the Bulls got totally jobbed in this game. They weren't letting the Bulls play D (always calling tick fouls) but Manu was hacking and slapping the hell out of people and getting no calls (as was Bowen).

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 04:35 PM) In 8 games this season Orton has a QB rating of 62.9. In the 3 games that Krenzel won, he had a QB rating of 62.4. We all know where that went. Wait until Orton faces the defenses of Carolina and Tampa. Orton has tools...Krenzel didn't. They aren't at all similar qb's. Orton has made some very impressive throws and has flashed whats necessary of a good to above average NFL qb. Give this kid some time and he's going to be a pretty good one. Krenzel never was.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) I dont know how much of these people are die-hard Bears fans and the NFL in general.... but I do know that people I talk to.... the more casual fan usually likes Orton while the diehard one and the one who likes all football in general rather have Grossman in there. Not me. And I'm as diehard as it gets. I've missed one half of a Bears game in the past 4 years. You guys are ridiculously hating on Orton. This guy has came in and done decent as a 4th round pick right out of the gate. Look at what most highly drafted 1st round picks have done when they are thrown right into the fire. Orton is doing that and than some. No, he isn't great, but he's been solid and is growing. He has an NFL arm and NFL size. He also seems to shy away from big hits (a big plus) and has the mind-set of a good qb (the type of qb who is able to put aside his bad throws and go out and make a good throw on the next play). He's got a ton of work left, but this guy is light-years better than I expected him to be when he started the season. He also has more starts than Grossman and at this point I'm not messing with anything. If Orton all of a sudden starts to stink, thats another story, but I ain't messing with him.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 01:12 PM) The only person from SD I would want that we have a shot at is Josh Barfield there 2b prosept. He is about a year away from being in the MLB..would be a nice replacement for Iguchi Barfield is solid but I'm not trading Arow for him. Nor would I trade Arow for Linebrink straight up. Now if the Sox could put together a deal for Jake Peavy, than I'd be listening (lol). However if the Angels go through with a Steve Finley for Ryan Klesko swap (its a rumor thats gaining steam out here) than maybe that opens up some options.

I understand Coors field and all, but why in the hell is Todd Helton not winning (assuming were looking at this from the perspective that money is no object). 5 of the past 6 years this guy has posted a 1.000 + OPS. He's a ridiculous hitter who has hit well both in Coors and away from Coors. He would hit .320-.330 with 25-30 HR, and a .450 OBP (and I think this is minimum). I don't think he'd suffer like some of the other guys that have left Coors simply because he is such a damn good pure hitter.

Fixed the poll.

If money and everything is no object, I'm taking Todd Helton. The guy is the best pure hitter on that board and can hit for power as well. I'm not going to get into the whole coors field inflation, but put him on a good team and I think he'd put up ridiculous numbers once again.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 08:10 AM) This typlifies government abuse to a "T". Talk about a serious waste of allocating our money. Why in the hell should we have prosectuors and the government wasting there time on a little over a buck in back taxes. Of course the fees add up, but considering she's unemployed and probably doesn't have the money they are going to waste tons of resources to get very little money back. Freaking stupid and its just a microcosm of the crap that goes on in the government. Non government related, but this also stems for my hatred of 99% of all attorneys and all the billions that people spend on frivolous lawsuits that they have to defend just because some stupid idiot thinks they have the right to sue when they don't. TORT REFORM....TORT REFORM. How I went from a government rant to tort reform, I'll never know, but it needs to be done. If you had a really good tort reform policy (one that will never get passed) you'd see the economy skyrocket and businesses do so much better. I don't even think I want to know how much money is spent on lawsuits that should never get started and how much business have to pay to defend this phony lawsuits and the problem is the people suing are the types of people you'll never be able to collect your own attorney fees from (in the case you win). Its a total joke that your better off to settle most of the time (when your the right party) as opposed to putting it in the jury's hands and going through all the legal feels. Find a politician that can get this passed, and wow would you see business revenues skyrocket.