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Yes, thats and Kansas are the two teams I had going farther that didn't. So I'd say as of now my bracket has yet to get major busted...but give it time.

I was gonna have a perfect bracket until Kansas lost. Oh well, I didn't have them going into my final four or anything.

Are you guys nuts...Cottsy.

Hey Alex...remember that one thread where we went crazy and it was like 6 pages of us bantering and editing each others posts? We should dig it back up, LOL.

Fine, I'm creating my own gang...The Muenster Mashers.

I can see it now...half of the town walking around eating cheddar and all of a sudden you have Alex ride by on a cow throwing Swiss at them all

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 08:11 PM) Don't f***ing mess with the Oelwein Swiss mafia. We'll mess you f***ers up good. lol Jason, I did delete the voicemail of you saying "Hi, How are you? I'm thuuper, thanks for asking!" on my cell. I planned on using it against you at some point. Oelwein Swiss Mafia.... I don't know what else to say...but If I'm getting a tatoo, its gonna be of a block of swiss cheese with Oelwein Mafia written into it in gangsta font. Seriously...get me a tshirt Alex, cause I want in on this mafia.

:lol

75 x 10surplus x 12 months..we'd have 9000 bucks. Plus you gotta figure in our social security....oh baby, as geezers we'd show Charlotte and all the minor leaguers whats up

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 07:39 PM) Yeaaaaaaaaaa....I'm sure Dan and Cerb will testify as such....... No, they know damn well that I'm a lazy ass (I can't hide it when it comes to writing stuff). No other way to deny it. Plus the two of them are brilliant when it comes to the minor leaguers. I love debating with them creating the lists.

By the way, as a future accountant I want to generate some buzz...so I'm willing to buy some foreign companies and bs the good will and books and show a few billion in revenues. So if anyone wants an intriguing IPO, invest in Soxtalk stock LOL Note: I'm in a really good mood, got free dinner at this classy ass restaurant and midterms are over.

Haa, Alex, you shouldn't of been confused like that. We all know ever mod/admin has to sign a document verifying that I take the credit, they do the work LOL....so remember posters, never trust what the mods/admins say about my workload...I do it all

Well I know some of you may be wondering who this Western Avenue Hosting is. Anyway, no they didn't hack the site. For the first time ever we put up a small ad site and its also the first time this company has advertised. Its kind of an experiment by us and them just to see. They are a small local (from Chicago) hosting company that gives good service and their owner is a big Sox fan. They'll be stopping by on the site from time to time with some give-aways and there are some pretty cool other ads with some Sox spirit too them, that will go up. Anyway...even better is the fact that next month I'll be rolling in a porsche from all the money. I'm gonna give all mods and admins a free ride as a way to say thanks. In all seriousness the site for the first time ever is in a break even mode with a little net profit a month which can go towards some cool features for the site which we'll be rolling out from time to time. Its also the only ad space you'll ever see on the site. We never plan on having more then just that top little spot and there will never be popups. So if anyone is interested in web hosting, check out there site and talk to them and see if you like them.

He's actually not kidding. I had to think if there was any relation but I don't know of any other Jason in my family...only reason I think this is since my family is from Iowa. I mean...we all know, there's only one Jason Gage...a world renown lazy ass, among other things.

Don't worry alex, we all know the only name that matters....or I guess the only title that matters...and thats Alex Ernst..personal biatch I think its time for one of our infamous threads, LOL.

Dusty will be gone at the end of the year. He's ruined there franchise by running his pitchers into the ground like a jagbag. Sucks too because I happen to like Prior and Wood, even Zambrano.

Welcome aboard. Good to have yet another Sox fan on board

How Blake was found no guilty and Peterson guilty I'll never know. To this day I have no clue how they found Peterson guilty. I guarantee you one thing, had Ms. Peterson not been pregnant I bet he would of been found not guilty. It has nothing to do with my personal opinion but the Peterson case had far fewer evidence then the Blake case. Of course the blake case they couldn't tie the weapon to him at all, but you'd think the solication would of been good evidence.

How Blake was found no guilty and Peterson guilty I'll never know. To this day I have no clue how they found Peterson guilty. I guarantee you one thing, had Ms. Peterson not been pregnant I bet he would of been found not guilty. It has nothing to do with my personal opinion but the Peterson case had far fewer evidence then the Blake case. Of course the blake case they couldn't tie the weapon to him at all, but you'd think the solication would of been good evidence.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:18 AM) For the record I was in favor of trading for Vazquez at the expense of Koney in the off-season. I felt Garland + Koney for Vazquez was a reasonable price with the $ coming from the NYY for Vazquez. It was just plain stupid to trade CLee over Koney. Look at the difference in their OBP both at home & on the road over the years. Koney is not a moneyball player. Since the D'Backs never upgraded 1B I believe that option is still out there. Jun will feature some major home stands that will greatly boost Koney's value for teams that need his bat. The D'Backs are clearly one of those teams & considering the price they paid for Green & Glaus 45M/5yr is probably what they'd agree upon with Koney. Locking Vazquez up for 3 yrs would solidify the rotation to make a major WS run. The schedule tips the scales to the Cell in the first 3 months. That should boost Koney's stock & keep Garland's & Contreras about the same. The boost in Koney's stock should allow KW to use the lessor of the two (Jon, or Jose) to complete the trade. Umm, the Dbacks have Troy Glaus and Chad Tracy slated to play 1st and 3rd base and they LOVE Tracy.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:01 AM) Did you bother to even read the thread? I said near the break. BMAC still has something to prove in AAA & the Sox need for Garland/Contreras to at least improve their trade value. Mid June is a better target. The thread was predicated on BMAC's dominance in ST in terms of throwing strikes & not giving up runs in HR haven AZ parks. Both are very rare things to happen. I don't recall any member of the Sox or the Cub in recent yrs doing what BMAC is doing in ST. Now if you want to ignore that (ignorance seems to fit some of you quite well) that's your option to do so. But I on the otherhand look at such a rare thing & start thinking maybe this is our time. Maybe the White Sox have finally caught some good luck & are looking at the makings of a bonified ace. You don't make an ace, they make themselves. Hudson, Mulder, Zito, Harden, Maddux & yes Marky B all proved they had ace potential in their first year. Prior proved it as well. He's at best right now an ace in the making in the mold of Pedro. Don't expect 30+ starts from him any year. So I don't buy into the philosophy that you have to wait around with aces in the making. If BMAC is getting it done in Charlotte by mid June he should be added to the rotation. The Twins were in a similar situation with Santana. He deserved to be in the rotation but they held him back. If not for injuries to starters they might have lost it that year in doing so. They also might have lost Santana in that process. Luck shined on them. It seems to be shinning on the ChiSox. You have to take advantage of it. As for Koney I've crunched the numbers for you on many occasions. He's a great player at the Cell (900OPS) & an above average at best player on the road (780OPS). That's not worth 45M/5yr (what he's expected to sign for elsewhere). Better to get Vazquez for him now then a pick later. I'm assuming if the ChiSox don't sign him that they will offer him arbitration & at least get a comp pick when he leaves. That's what makes the most sense. Thomas on the hand when healthy has proven to be a 1000OPS player at the Cell & a 900OPS player on the road. The choice is obvious. Julio Ramirez had a break out spring a few years back. Should the Sox of dealt Maggs and gave him right field????

Good stuff Jim...appreciate the info.

QUOTE(JimH @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 08:33 AM) Two more observations: Kris Honel, saw him pitch, it was wacky. He couldn't get his grip on the ball and threw one to the back screen and another where the catcher had to jump way up to catch it. He got cuffed around too. Did not see any radar gun readings but it didn't look like he had his velocity. It was only one outing but he was awful for that particular inning. Paulino Reynoso: Saw him pitch and he opened up some scouts eyes. Heard them all asking one another, "who is this guy?" "Is he a converted position guy, where did they get him?". Then, they started charting and getting the radar gun out. Reynoso blew a couple of guys out and we saw his slider coming right at us, nasty. Good heat on the fastball too, saw one radar gun register 92. Did not get a chance to ask Williams about him but in my eyes if he keeps progressing he is a possible lefty specialist. I liked him. I'm pretty sure Reynosos is a converted infielder, or something, but not 100% on that.

Congress has better things to do. Unless the cops or the feds want to arrest these guys for steroids. Otherwise, leave this to major league baseball for christ sake. Plus for cripes sake, why put Thomas and Schlling in the same group with all these guys accused of being on roids.