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JR is a tremendous basketball owner and honestly he isn't near as bad as some say in regards to baseball.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ May 2, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) Hey guys, I'm new...just stumbled onto this place today....seems like a really cool forum. Been looking for a place like this for a longtime online. Glad it exists. anyway, as my first post I want to know whether you would want Konerko back if he hits something like just .250 but has the power numbers (40+ home runs)....is this enough offense from your first baseman? Also, is his value after this season going to be overrated or underrated with a season like that? Depends on the contract he wants, but personally I'm more of a fan of average and if Paulie only hits .250 I will not consider it a worthwhile investment (assuming he gets 10 mill plus). However if Paulie puts up similar numbers to last year, I think it would be quite wise to bring him back, especially since he's becoming one of the teams most popular players and a very marketable one at that. Welcome Aboard

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 3, 2005 -> 11:07 AM) I'd go one step further and say they should take the TV feed from Comcast and play it with Spanish broadcasters on a Spanish station. Maybe only a few games at first to test the response, then go from there. Set it up where you can use the SAP button the TV. All they would have to do is tie in the feed from the spanish station.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ May 3, 2005 -> 10:51 AM) They should broadcast all the games in Spanish. Chicago has what - the 2nd highest Spanish-speaking population behind LA? Definitely an untapped market. Agreed, Fernando has been doing Dodger games for a few years. Of course the new ownership really screwed Fernando and treats him like crap. But its about time the Sox did this. Nice job Brooks

Badass Job Ian...peronally I'm using the 2nd one, I just don't want to see Bruce's face, LOL.

SNR is a live radio station put together by a few Sox fans that talk about the game. Its not for the faint of heart though. There is swearing and other stuff going on, but they are diehard Sox fans talking about the Sox while the game is on. On a sidenote, Welcome Aboard

I'm assuming this info is all on the White Sox website, but this is just a reference for those that want access to it. Plus you need to remember you can only use the codes if you are eligible.

SNR will be on the air tonight @ 6:30 central time. For High Speed Users For Dial Up Users Check em Out and Remember, SNR contains Adult Content and is NOT for KIDS

Come on Bulls...for pete sake Box out and hopefully this game isn't called as tick tack.

Why, they haven't tested positive, plus it happens with age. Hoffman used to throw quite a bit harder, but to me Foulke never did. I understand wear and tear, but if your healthy and lose 5-6 MPH off your fastball all of a sudden, I'd say there are good odds its roids. However I'm not one to point fingers..I'd rather let positive tests be the proof.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 2, 2005 -> 05:47 AM) Brandon McCarthy and Brian Anderson, minimum. And personally speaking, considering Duque isn't necessarily going to hold up...I would tell them go to hell. With all the good prospects the Sox have its going to be harder to not give up top notch talent.

QUOTE(soxfan420 @ May 2, 2005 -> 12:08 AM) i would have to say a closer? as it is our only real weakness besides injurys I'd tend to say a bat. Problem is I dont know if it would be financially applicable. But if Dye continues to suck and Anderson comes up and struggles and Thomas stays hurt, then you could definately see them add a bat. Otherwise I don't see any holes at this point (I do agree w/closer though...potentially at least). Injuries to the rotation or other areas could change the needs though.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ May 2, 2005 -> 01:32 PM) Yeah I think that the perception is that steroids cut your muscles but they can add strenght in a non-weight lifting way. I do think it is interesting to hear about how many relievers have had their velocity drop this year Ya, it makes no difference. I'd bet at most 1% of starting pitchers in this league use it, but relievers could greatly benefit from it. Hell just watch more relievers then hitters get busted or something along those lines.

QUOTE(1549 @ May 2, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) No Derrick Turnbow got caught on 'roids by the IOC not long ago, and his stuff didn't regress from what I read. Like I said previously, I think they use them for stamina and recovery not power, as hitters do. (though they say every 10 pounds a pitcher adds to their bench max adds 1 mph to their fastball) It seems to me being ripped could harm a pitchers delivery. It depends, if you rely on your fastball you may find out your in trouble. Velocity can be effected by a few MPH. We all have seen it first hand.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 2, 2005 -> 10:50 AM) It's still a joke. I can't believe it took Congressional hearings just to make selig propose something 'harsher.' Nobody's gonna take it seriously until the punishment is serious. This has nothing to do with Selig. Selig would of implemented it a long time ago. The problem was the player association never had any reason to get serious about it. Why should they risk having there players get caught, then fined and lose money. Now that the steroid hearings went on and everything else that has happened Selig finally has some leverage to hopefully get the union to agree to this newer deal.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 2, 2005 -> 09:37 AM) You're 100% right, and that's why Selig's new proposal is so important. I fully agree with the position John Kruk took on BBTN yesterday evening - these guys get paid millions of dollars to perform. They know exactly what they are putting in their bodies - it can cost you a million dollars a season if something doesn't work well. The "I didn't know what it was" excuse is going to be garbage in 99.9% of cases, but everyone still employs it, since its their only rational defense. If you have Selig's 50 day suspension proposal become the law of the game, then there is absolutely no excuse for anyone testing positive. These guys would risk losing $100,000+ for even the minimum-wage guys if they had 1 positive test. At that point, if you're putting something in your body wihtout knowing exactly what it is, you deserve to be suspended...and the people who do get suspended will be the ones who still thought they could beat the system. Anyone care to make any wagers about whether or not Rincon's performance level declines around the end of this season? All of your posts in this thread have been fantastic. Very well summing up why Selig's proposal needs to be approved by the players association. I hope Fehr and the players realize this and that the majority who aren't using steroids sign off on it to level the playing field.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 2, 2005 -> 08:35 AM) Star Tribune Dont know if this has been posted. If it has merge it or delete it. By far the first worthwhile player to get busted. On a sidenote, I hope that Seligs new policy somehow goes through.

Cool stuff....I'm going to pin this up temporarily.

Way to go Jon

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 1, 2005 -> 06:41 PM) Ugly? Drugs much? The ''other'' girl is the same chick... eliza dushku who i am sure many will agree is not ugly. Anway, i have alot of other back up gifs in mind. I change them a lot. The smiling chick is finally gone which basically everyone liked. What about these. She's the only reason I started watching Tru Calling and hell, now I actually semi regularly watch the show.

QUOTE(qwerty @ May 1, 2005 -> 04:43 PM) No. Not even close. But they are gonna make a sequel for kung fu hustle. Shoalin soccer was suppose to have a sequel but do not know what is happenign with that. Ya, Kung Fu Hustle is by the same people who did Shaolin Hustle but I'm assuming it wasn't supposed to be a sequel, even though some of the same actors were in it. Both really enjoyable films though. Hell, I was bored yesterday so I mooched a free movie off my buddy that works the theatres and saw XXX of all things (no other movies were starting when we got there) and actually it wasn't all that bad. Some pretty badass action scenes. I wouldn't pay good money to see it, but worth renting. Hell its 10000000 times better than Sin City and a lot of other movies I've seen as of late.

Calmn down guys...I'm gonna say one thing...for once ease off on minny a bit.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ May 1, 2005 -> 04:47 PM) This should be illegal. This movie should never be duplicated unless Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez is in it. Seriously, these previews look like s***. Wtf are these people thinking. Thats Bush I was wondering this too. Thats one of my favorite movies of all time. I loved that movie when I was younger, hell I still love the damn movie. Weird thing was it looks like they were making it the same. If they were going to make it, make it about them at a later stage or something, hell anything but what they have. I'll watch it whenever it comes on TV though just to see...soley cause it has Sandlot before the 2.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 1, 2005 -> 11:16 AM) Jermaine Dye made contact with the ball all 4 times he went up to the plate that night, IIRC. WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU PINCH HIT FOR HIM IN THE FIRST PLACE? The guy has no confidence at the plate or in himself at the given time, so as a manager, you should put him into a situation where he can succeed easily, therefore raising his confidence. PHing anyone for Dye at the time left me mystified, considering what I just said, but then you put in a guy that is hitting WORSE then Dye? f***in brilliant Ozzie. Hindsight is 20-20, but I had felt all along that pinch hitting was the wrong move to make there. No it was a bonehead move when made and is still a bonehead move now. I say that about his moves that pay off too. My theory is if it don't make sense I don't like it. Hunches can work every once in a while but playing yoru best guys and going with the odds are always going to help things work out more often. The key is the Ozzie factor and whether it will outweigh his managerial blunders. The Ozzie factor is what I term motivation, hustle, playing your ass off, and just getting the little things accomplished and from that perspective he seems to be doing a good job (minus a few recent games).

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ May 1, 2005 -> 10:45 AM) Going off of memory, I believe teams were worried about Ryan's commitment to Tony Gwynn and the SDSU program. So yes I believe you are correct. What Ryan are you all talking about?