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QUOTE(Goober @ Sep 17, 2006 -> 08:05 PM) what are the gambling laws in illinois That's what google is for, dumbass.

September Stats Frank Thomas: 61 AB, 10 HR, 26 RBI Dye/Thome/Konerko: 161 AB, 9 HR, 29 RBI

I was able to narrow it down to about 30. I'm at the point right now where I could just go with a Top 30 of strictly Bob Dylan. A good 2/3 of what I like from him is on bootleg, though. Van Morrison- Caravan (San Francisco 1970) Van Morrison- Into The Mystic (Los Angeles 1971) Van Morrison- Ballerina (Los Angeles 1971) Van Morrison- Street Choir (Montreux 1974) Credence Clearwater Revival- Proud Mary Credence Clearwater Revival- Have You Ever Seen The Rain? Credence Clearwater Revival- Who'll Stop The Rain? Bob Dylan- Don't Think Twice (Manchester 1965) Bob Dylan- One Too Many Mornings (London 1965) Bob Dylan- Idiot Wind (Original) Bob Dylan- Shelter From The Storm Jimi Hendrix- Driving South (Top Gear 1967) Jimi Hendrix- Little Wing Jimi Hendrix- Hey Joe Jimi Hendrix- All Along The Watchtower Beatles- In My Life Beatles- We Can Work It Out (Demo w/ faint accordian) Beatles- Green Onion (Stipped Down Mono) Beatles- Yer Blues The Who- Magic Bus (Isle Of Wright 1970) The Who- Time Is Passing (London 1971) The Who- I Am One (Largo 1973) Allman Brothers- Jessica Allman Brothers- Midnight Rider Allman Brothers- In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed Rolling Stones- Midnight Rambler (MSG 1969) Rolling Stones- Street Fighting Man Rolling Stones- Dead Flowers (Leeds 1971) Canned Heat- On The Road Again Canned Heat- Going Up The Country

QUOTE(S720 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 02:48 PM) Thanks for the update Steve. I don't want to go through the 7 pages, but has anyone mentioned about the LEFT-HANDED hitter factor that we sorely needed. Thome makes our hitting lineup much more balanced. This doesn't mean that I am dissing Frank. I wish Frank can retire as a White Sox. Yep. Frank would be more valuable than Thome on a team like Minnesota, for instance. You could put him in between Mauer and Morneau. But on the Sox, Thome makes much more sense.

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 10:31 AM) Well.. he did also say he consulted with his (at the time) 3 month old kid about the decision to stay... That's not important. You know what you can do with your inside information, right?

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 08:01 PM) It looks like all of our starters have FINALLY fixed their kinks. You really think so? I mean, aren't opponents like 40 for 40 in stolen base attempts when Freddy is on the mound? What is his fastball topping out at? I think that we should all be scared.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 07:20 AM) I mean Ozzie goes off at Brian Anderson with how he has hit, yet he's in his 1st major league season. Shouldn't Uribe get the same treatment, or is that because he's got the experience at the major league level? It's most likely due to the fact that Ozzie has his head up his ass. This thread is gonna reach 20 pages now that you brought up Anderson.

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 02:47 AM) I would tend to believe what he says on his own decision more than what you believe. Ahh, he's feeding you a line of crap. Same as it ever was. And if the Thome trade set off something in this guy's brain and told him to stay DESPITE the fact that there was an enormous contract on the table AND we had just won a world series, then Konerko is country stupid.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Sep 15, 2006 -> 01:54 AM) Actually, that is exactly what was anticipated. I very much expected this lineup to go cold at some point and thought the starting pitching wasn't good enough to overcome a slump. Doesn't every lineup in baseball go cold at some point? I mean, does it really take a rocket scientist to predict these things? I'll give you credit for the response, though.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 06:27 PM) Listen to the sounds of silence... Frankenstein ain't NEVER gonna respond.

QUOTE(kevo880 @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 10:10 PM) No offense, but Uribe is not the best defensive SS in baseball by any means. Yes he is very good and I have been amazed by him countless times, but there's no way any of you can say he's irreplacable. You don't think Jeter is better than him? I'm not saying to get Jeter because I know that couldnt happen, however I am making the point that he isnt light years above many people. Jeter ain't nothing special defensively. All you have to do is watch a few games to find that out. His range is very, very limited.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 14, 2006 -> 05:51 PM) Uribe has the best arm of any shortstop in baseball, IMO. I think he could nail people from any outfield spot at the plate. Which means I want him to play CF: he did it a couple times for the Rockies! His range is extraordinary, and he makes all the little plays he has to make. His sole problem is DP balls that he rushes, and that's it. The same people complaining about his dropped popup would never say, "Crede sucks because he cost us a game when he dropped Manny's popup last year!" Give me a break. Uribe embarrassed himself that one time, and has thrown a few balls away by rushing. That's about it, and it happens way more often than not to other players. As for you going on about Uribe's hitter, I never said he was a good one. I said he has some pop. And he does. For a few weeks, he's Pujols, but for the rest of the way, he's an excellent number eight or nine to have, considering everything. Gregory Pratt = Up-And-Coming Soxtalk Stud If we're talking position players, I want my major defensive assets at SS, CF, C, and to a lesser extent, 3B. Really, this is why Kenny Williams kicks ass. He actually understands how to build. I love it when guys aren't philosophically-challenged.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 08:36 PM) I noticed the other day that Frank raised his career batting average from .305 to .306. That's probably been the first time in a long time where he actually raised his career batting average. Yes sir. His career OPS was down to .989 through the middle of May, but now it's up to .993.

QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Sep 12, 2006 -> 04:47 AM) Could you imagine how much more then would suck if he was helping the Twins kick our ass? 1. Luis Castillo (S) 2. Nick Punto (S) 3. Joe Mauer (L) 4. Frank Thomas ® 5. Justin Morneau (L) 6. Michael Cuddyer ® 7. Torii Hunter ® 8. Jason Kubel/Lew Ford ® 9. Jason Bartlett ® That 3-4-5-6-7 would be insane enough, but consider for a minute that they have three leadoff hitters in the 9, 1, and 2 slots. Bartlett: .390 OBP Punto: .370 OBP Castillo: .350 OBP

Happy Birthday, DBAHO. You too, Felix.

Big Frank with yet another HR.

September Stats: Frank Thomas .395 AVG .439 OBP .947 SLG 1.386 OPS 7 HR 18 RBI Ryan Howard .559 AVG .674 OBP 1.285 SLG 1.939 OPS 7 HR 10 RBI Frank is doing his best to keep up with Ryan Howard this month, but frankly, I am disappointed. His OPS is only 1.386? That ain't gonna cut it.

MLB HR/AB Ratio With A Minimum Of 300 ABs 1. Ryan Howard 9.2 2. Albert Pujols 10.4 3. David Ortiz 10.6 4. Travis Hafner 10.8 5. Jim Thome 11.1 6. Jason Giambi 11.5 7. Jermaine Dye 11.8 8. Carlos Beltran 11.9 9. Frank Thomas 12 10. Lance Berkman 12.3

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 04:56 PM) aren't you a big old-school hip-hop fan? That was a Tommy Davidson reference, actually. And yes, I looooove me some old school hip hop.

Big Frank with a two run shot.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 06:56 PM) Okay, so when would Manuel have removed each starter for games 2 through 5 of the ALCS last year? That was my whole point. That he WOULDN'T have just handed the ball to the starter. That is your whole point? He'd most likely go with a pitch count. Big f***ing deal. You can't rely on your starters to throw complete games every time out. If they can stay under 110 pitches, then that's great. If not, then you go to your bullpen.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 06:48 PM) Okay how about this trap: Ozzie won the world series last year, true or false? Manuel couldn't even win a friggin' playoff GAME. You can't make a statement like that either, because the 2005 personnel was COMPLETELY different from what Manuel had during his tenure. It's not even funny.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 06:43 PM) I'm sorry, but saying Manuel and Guillen would've managed things the same is just ignorant. Let me ask you this. Would Manuel have brought Buehrle in to close a World Series game? Hell no. It was the right call. Jerry Manuel loses game 3 of the WS every day of the week, IMO. Is that the definitive evidence? You keep falling into the same trap.