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QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 02:59 PM) Ughhh. Why does he keep saying this s***? If I were playing on some other team, I know for a fact that I'd still be a diehard Sox fan and at one point or another I'd love to get a shot to play with my childhood team. I'm guessing Buehrle is the type of Card fan that we are Sox fans..ie Diehard. Buehrle is awesome though.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:28 PM) Apparently you guys are being told not to use your phones...??? What's up with that? Well I'm not listening. I don't think any major damage would of been done with the 5.3 but I'm not watching the news or anything. Just stuck at work.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:25 PM) There are dormant faults all over the LA Basin. That's the biggest thing we learned from Northridge; they're just all over the place. Downtown, just about every suburb, hell there's one a few miles south of me now. This place is cracked up to hell and back. The reason you don't know it is that most of them have recurrence intervals on the order of 10,000 years or more. In general, anywhere there are hills there are or at one point were faults. Thats at least my rule of thumb. I still say rather live in earthquake country than deal with blizzards, hail storms, and tornado's.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 03:29 PM) Youze guys! :finger Join the club Jason. I see if they win or don't win, I don't care who does it. Good I was starting to think I was all alone on that, seeing all these 100%

Sweet, your all set big hurt.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:57 PM) Haha, Willie Harris in right field now that would be something to see. Anyways while good on paper that offense would have done the same crap our offense in years past did imo. Well frankly I'd take last years offense over this years offense. The reason the team is winning this year is pitching. Put this years pitching staff (and the way they are throwing the ball) with last years offense and I think you'd have similar results. Of course this club is arguably a little better defensively (mainly AJ in CF and the fact that Jose has been replaced by Juan). However Maggs was a good RF and Lee is just as good as Pods defensively (I don't care what anyone else tells me either).

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:52 PM) Wow, that's really, just different. So if I have all this right, assuming the Sox would've opened up their pocketbooks enough this could've been our team at some point last year?: C-Ivan Rodriguez 1B-Paul Konerko 2B-Juan Uribe 3B-Joe Crede SS-Nomar Garciaparra RF-Willie Harris?? CF-Aaron Rowand LF-Carlos Lee DH-Frank Thomas That's better than St. Louis lineup from last year IMO. 5-man rotation: Buehrle Garcia Loaiza(I don't know of we still would've traded for Contreras) Garland 5th starter That would be an interesting team. Anyway, before I forget. I always seem to ask, but nobody answers so I'll ask again. I hear that Willie isn't liked in the clubhouse very much for something he did last year. Anyone know what he did?? IIRC they were also quite interested in Juan Gonzalez.

Please check your PM (Private Messages).

60%. I watch almost every game too, but I dont' pay attention to the details and stuff. I watch the game and just see who does good and whose struggling. I still swear Frank had a hit in his debut. I remember him ripping one to center but I must be wrong. I missed 2,3,8,9

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:14 PM) Ummm.. you heard it all at Soxfest from Jr, Mr Drink Spiller.. What are these accusations... Now that you mention it, I do remember Jr. mentioning that. I missed the 1st half of that convo though so didn't know all the details.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:10 PM) IIRC that was down near southern Illinois and that the wave wasn't able to be felt my people. I remember my cats went nuts though. The cool thing (or not so cool thing) is how a high rise building can feel the earthquakes from so much farther. I know LA high rises could feel the quake down in San Francisco (the one during the world series) and I guess high rise buildings have felt quakes a few states away even.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 01:08 PM) I bet you it was the Yuccaipa one. I felt it too...and that's by far the closest one to me. Ya, I figure the Newport one would of been too small. Of course for my sake the Newport one is the one that would do the most damage to the area I live in. Its been a dormant fault for a long time, but its ripped off some of the larger earthquakes in the state and goes down all the way to ingelwood (which is where the Lakers used to play before Staples Center).

QUOTE(Mickster @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) Ozzie and KW and others on the team simply discuss where they can improve the team. KW makes virtually all of the personnel decisions. Case in point: Pudge was in Ozzie's office prior to signing with the Tigers - just sitting there BS'ing. KW walkes in and Pudge basically says "Let's make a deal, right here - right now" No Boras, no nothing..... From my understanding, the numbers that Pudge was throwing at KW were FAR LESS than what he ultimately signed with Detroit. Similarly, in ST '04, before Urbina signed with the Tigers, Uggie basically begged Ozzie to sign him to a contract - even a 1 year deal for $1M. It obviously didn't happen. Urbina was actually in Tucson living in Ozzie's condo during ST when he wasn't even under a contract with any MLB team. Fact is, Ozzie has little to do with the players that are actually signed by the Sox. He may have some input...some influence, but all decisions fall on KW's shoulders. Good stuff mickster...thanks for sharing that with us

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 10:16 AM) What defensive measuring stick do you use, then? I'm not wedded to fielding percentage. Crede is certainly above average defensively, as you reiterated. I just threw in the F% as an afterthought. 2 errors in his last 50 someodd games is really impressive. Crede isn't as bad as many of us say. I think the big reason I get frustrated with him is because he has the potential to do great things.

QUOTE(Cali @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:58 PM) Just had another one a few minutes ago. That's way too many lately. I think we're gonna be breaking off of the country pretty soon.... Ya, that was weird. I don't know which one I felt. There was one in Yuccaipa and than another in Newport right at the same time. I only felt it for like 3-5 seconds though, but I think this is as good of time as any to get out of the state for a few days, lol. Until this past week it seemed like forever since the last time we'd had a quake.

I don't know which one I felt. There was a 2.0 or so in Newport Beach and right at that same time there was a 5.3 in Yucaippa. Newport is only like 10-15 minutes from where I am but thats a pretty weak earthquake. The shaking lasted for about 3-5 seconds.

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:56 PM) o-CASS'-se-own-NELL' adj. (French) 1. Chisoxfn's spelling ability. 2. Amount the French bathe. OMG ROFL

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:57 PM) Jason.. there was just an earthquake in Cali.. did you feel it??? OC area.. Ya, I was typing a post in the admin board right as it happened. First one I've felt of the series of tremblors. I guess its a good time to be headed to Chicago

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) Occasional, too..

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:39 PM) Oh great.. Thanks for the warning so we can all prepare for the board to be "gaged" I'll have 20,000 posts, everyone else will have ZERO. We'll just change it to www.chisoxfn.com All Chisoxfn....All the Time (IE Lots of Grammar Errors and some ocassional Spelling miscues)

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 12:30 PM) Pffttt.. party pooper. Lol, nah its my whole plan to start bringing people's post numbers down. One day I'm gonna delete about 20,000 of 2k's posts so I can be top dog again.

Jesus...enough is enough. I'm cleaning out this thread and splitting all the useless arguments out. This thread is for Paulie talk. Paulies whooping ass, Dye's hitting the ball...Sox have the best record in baseball

QUOTE(Cubs Suck23 @ Jun 15, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) Mike Murphy mentions the the sox are looking to make a trade for Burroghs of SD I'm a Burroughs fan, but this stuff is purely speculation by a writer, imo. They identify a need and look at players that could fit the need. I'm sure Kenny does the same thing and I'd guess Burroughs is one of the names that has came up. However, Ozzie's quotes on Crede seemed like a pretty good indication that he'll be here for a while.

I haven't seen it posted on here and I have no idea on the details cuase I forgot for last time. But for those that haven't ever been, what lot is it so they know where to find us.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 16, 2005 -> 11:28 AM) He DH'd on occasion last year during his time with Kannapolis. When he got promoted to Winston-Salem the Sox said it's now pitching only. However, if pitching busts don't be surprised if they convert him to a hitter. I remember talking to someone last year (it may of been Kirk Champion who said this) and they said they were going to let him fart around with hitting to keep him comfortable but after his rookie year it would be all about pitching. He's still very raw. I was never much of a fan of his selection, but he can throw about 5 different pitches. Problem is he isn't consistent with any of them at this point. He does have a low mileage arm.