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QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Dec 18, 2005 -> 11:56 PM) Shove it, Bono its only fair it goes to someone like bono after having gone to Dubya last year. karma

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 18, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) You tell me then, Kap. Read up on it, when you get the time, and come up with the cogent reasons necessitating this bbehavior that all of the legal minds not in George's pocket can't seem to come up with. And I don't think it's just about his being an asshole (which he is of course). I deal with assholes every day of my life. I doubt any of them will ever find themselves in a position where they can by executive fiat disregard the statutes and the 4th and 2nd amendments with impunity to illegally authorize spying on American citizens, and to be so beazen about it as to not only say he'll continue to do it but to also blame the whistleblowers and the MSM for being the root of the problem. Despite 5 years of being pretty much bulletproof, the president is now in legal jeopardy. GWB is in play.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Dec 18, 2005 -> 08:43 PM) Hey... I missed everyone. I'm not sure what I think of this yet. I hate the thought of it, and I'm against blasting through the Constitution for it. But Flaxx, hypothetically, what if you or your family were a target, and they could glean information to stop it? Meaning, say your favorite mall was a target. And your wife was shopping in there, and through a wire tap, they gained information and arrested the assholes who could or would do this? What then? This issue has happened 30 times... out of how many TRILLIONS of phone conversations since 9/11? Yet, the left wants to make this the biggest issue since ... 9/11. It's wrong... but how wrong is it? I can't quite wrap my head around that yet. he who willingly sacrifices liberty for security deserves neither security nor liberty. that quote comes from Ben Franklin - ya know, one of those dudes who helped do that whole declaration of independence and constitution thing... heard of him? oh by the way, Ben was also a Quaker. did you guys know that Quakers are one of the groups that has been tapped by the government? Yeah... pretty unamerican if ya ask me

this whole thing is NOT a question of "would you mind if" this is a president breaking a f***ing law! (not that he hasnt before but this is the first that he has admitted to and that people seem to care about) can anyone put aside their political bias and see this for what it is? our president feels he is above the law and that is something that is unacceptable. he should be impeached because hey, lemme tell ya, this is just slightly worse than lying about an affair...

gotta admit i'm surprised about Neal, but i'm happy! way to go!

QUOTE(kevin57 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 01:06 PM) I would like to believe this is a White Sox town, but certainly not yet, I'd say. The Sox made some blunders in their marketing so that many, many 30-40 year olds (yes, that key demographic) barely relate to the Sox as a Chicago team, let alone cheer for them. As has been said, this used to be a Sox town. It can again be one. But it will take time to rebuild it as so. What is not noted in this article is if the Trib dumps the Cubs because of their financial problems (anyone see how the Braves are being dumped by their conglomerate?), how much that will change the "Cub town" dynamic. i'd actually beg to differ. at this PARTICULAR point in time I'd say it is a white sox town. If the media talks about chicago - it's not about the cubs. and cubs fans that i know have been rather quiet about it lately... i dont know. i think next year will be a defining factor in whether it stays like this, but i dont really know if i see it changing any time soon.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Dec 14, 2005 -> 04:23 PM) No it isn't, but Chicago has a better defensive team behind him than the Expos did. The D-Backs and the Yanks didn't have a good a defense behind him either. Talk about confidence...when you have a bunch of vacuums behind you...that's what gives a pitcher confidence. you DID with ARow... now its kind of up in the air

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Dec 14, 2005 -> 11:13 AM) I'm talking the Yankees of the 90s. funny, if i remember correctly they won a good number of championships in the 90's didnt they. i think i'd take it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 09:39 PM) No Vazquez....period. Unless he comes fro Timo/Borch/Willie. i thought that was the Tejada deal?

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Dec 13, 2005 -> 11:40 AM) That Esteban is making a lot of money selling those guitars from the infomercials these days. or pitching in the starting rotation for Oakland... i dunno i'm not sold on this trade yet. It makes sense from a business standpoint but i honestly think we could still get more for garland than Javier Vazquez... I dont know..

Thank god this war in iraq stabilized the region.

my one and only REAL final was today. I had another one but the teacher didnt wanna grade that much stuff so she gave us a short take home final that was easy as s***. basically life is good right now. I'M GOING HOME! HELL YEAH! sorry i'm excited

this thread rocks. the toilet explosion thing - f***in hilarious

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Dec 12, 2005 -> 10:34 PM) Ever since I have started working at the age of 15, I have put $25 a week away into a seperate bank account for just this, the year the sox finally win it all. Ever since the beginning of the year, we all knew this team was special so I started taking money out of that account. The cool thing about saving that money is I didnt have to take 1 penny from the money I made over the summer I wish dude thats really friggin cool

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Dec 11, 2005 -> 05:34 PM) Even though this stuff is an easy target for a funny headline, the nutritional principles behind the decision are certainly correct. Except for babies and people with difficulties getting proper nutrition, people who aren’t cruising for all that artery-clogging saturated fat should avoid whole milk. And the difference in fat content between baked versus deep fat fried chips is huge – up to 10 times as much fat for fried. exactly, thats what i was thinking. i dont find this bizarre or weird at all... whole milk IS bad for you and baked chips less so...

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 04:50 PM) Canseco's book explicitly states that Tejada is a user. Which is why Raffy pointed at Tejada, because he knew Tejada had used in the past. SB thing is, using didnt specifically change his stats - they've been consistant throughout - even this past year when, if he was smart, he wasnt using. (ok their down a bit, but not the way we've seen with the other players)

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) Tejada isn't a juicer. you have proof?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 02:44 PM) What, am I from Jersey all of a sudden??? haha i resent that! lol

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 02:03 PM) Easy fella, who said I was talking to you? I dont recall quoting you. Thanks. aight kool, just it'd be clearer if, when you commented with "yous" in it that you quote someone so theres no confusion

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 01:42 PM) Yes, his ERA was under 3 in April. However, his ERA in May was 6.19. And in April, when he posted that lower ERA, he still tossed up a WHIP of about 1.65. His ERA in June ballooned over 7. His lowest after that was during his 3 starts in July, right after he had a month or so off on the DL to rest, and in that month for 3 starts his ERA was 3.86. After that, his monthly ERA's went right through the roof again. He got through the month of April strictly on guile, he had a decent fastball for a month right after he came back from the DL, but then he wore right out again. didnt know the exact splits. i dont want you guys thinking i'm a duque backer cuz honestly i think he blows - but if it came down to who would be the 5th starter, it would be him until he couldnt possibly do it any longer

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 01:05 PM) Thomerko??? What number would it be? 24 obviously Joe Joe is gonna have to change

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 12:53 PM) I dont agree that A) Duque held together real well last year, B ) Duque was unhittable at the beginning of last year, and C) Duque and Counts numbers are reversable for the same net wins/losses. The only similarity Count and Duque had last year was that they were from Cuba. Duque spent way too much time on the DL collecting money for me to trust him as being a stopgap next year. He also wasnt close to unhittable. Duque had a couple of great games in between mediocre and bad outings. Watching him pitch was like watching paint dry. A) never said he held together WELL - i said well enough B ) His ERA was under 3 for the first couple months of the season. C) Never said Duque and Counts numbers were reversable and i never said they were similar. I said essentially that if you put Duques numbers at about a 4-5 ERA for the whole season and Counts at his 2-3, it evens out over the course of a year

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 12:39 PM) Felix Diaz, Arnie Munoz, Kris Honel. Seriously, you wouldnt mind them starting some games for you? PItching+defense wins championships. Do you recall what Tejada and others have done for Baltimore? Do you recall us beating them? Heres a hint-it wasnt our offense. hey dude read my posts before you say s*** ok? thanks.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) I disagree but we'll just agree to disagree. aight sounds good - but we can agree that we dont want miggy here anyway so it's all a moot point!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 12:25 PM) ..and when Duque gets injured we dont have Bmac waiting in the wings anymore. Say hello to Felix Diaz again. i do know what you're saying and like i said in another thread i dont even want tejada here anyway - i'm just saying that it wouldnt be a catastrophe if we traded jon in this situation. the production of iguchi tejada konerko thome dye would be pretty beastly...