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If he'd have slowed down I might have been able to get something from that. Instead it was just a big bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuur of words.

I voted for PA because of his educational views.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 4, 2006 -> 04:54 PM) How many people have wondered what will happen if BMAC totally bombs as a full time starter. Hell would freeze over. Seriously. QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 4, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) That's why I am an advocate for trading him for a potential Hall of Famer in Carl Crawford now, while he still has top value. As much as I liked McCarthy in 2005, he showed me nothing last season. Don't forget this...Ozzie isn't comfortable with McCarthy. Even if he starts for us in 2007, he'll have the tightest leash in history. ^ ^ ^ ^

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 23, 2006 -> 09:50 AM) Live Long - Kings of Convenience Wow, another Kings of Convenience fan? Saw them live at Schubas...was a great show. Two funny guys right there. It's just a shame that it takes them years and years and years to release new albums. But if they keep getting progressively better as Quiet is the New Loud and Riot on an Empty Street did, I'm all for it.

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 3, 2006 -> 04:21 PM) Carl Crawford has no pop ?? He hit 18 HR's last year. Is 25 or 26 and has his best power years ahead of him. . As far as I'm concerned he's a 50 steals 30 homer guy very soon. People talk about him when they talk about a 3000 hit potential guy. These are reasons why Tampa Bay wants a kings ransom for the guy. Any team that can pry him away from TB will be extremely pleased. He's a true 5 tool player . Hit for average and power, speed , great fielder and a damn good arm. I know good young pitchers are at a premium now but right now McCarthy is still just a prospect because he has never pitched a full season in the majors as a starter. If you have a chance to get a Carl Crawford you go for it. He won't come cheap but he'll be cheaper now than at any point in his future. Should've checked my facts on his power. As far as what you say about Carl Crawford, I'm one of the biggest Crawford supporters on this board. I'd be more than willing to give up McCarthy for him...however, the team has needs. If they land Figgins, I wouldn't shell out McCarthy to get Crawford, a player, at that point, the team wouldn't REALLY need. (Though, he still could be needed if Figgins is the replacement at 3B, not Fields.) But as I think this out a little more clearly, I seem to be changing my opinion. If TB wants a front line starter (not two and a top prospect like somebody said), then they'd have the chips with either Santana/McCarthy and still have a solid 5 rotation.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Dec 3, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) I don't know how to prove it with math. But think of it this way. Pods is back, like it or not (unless KW trades him) so his OBP will be about the same. Crede has a career .308 OBP and was at .323 last year. Add this to his first breakout year and a bad back and it makes it that much more tempting to trade him. Figgins had a .336 OBP last year and .345 for his career so he's been better then Crede at getting on base. Crawford's OBP was at .348 last year and .326 for his career. The beloved Brian Anderson was at .290. This is an upgrade right there. And please don't bring up Mackowiak at CF as me (and most) don't see him as a viable CF option unless you want to get into a defensive discussion. I think this team needs to be more balanced offensively. People that were advocating for Manny and getting excited about a 3-4-5-6 combo of power and slowness isn't the answer. We might as well go back to 2000-2004 Sox. But a lot of speed adds a different dimension as it eliminates base clogging, imrpoves bunting, and is a great distraction for an opposing pitcher. Bob The scenario you've built gives the Sox 3 lead off hitters--one of which is awful (Podsednik), one which couldn't carry Joe Crede's jock at 3B (Figgins), and then one that is above and beyond the best player of the three (Crawford) but you want to bat him 2nd? A team can have overkill speed, you know. (RE: Minnestoa Twins) Plus, you mix and match Crede/Figgins hitting numbers, but what good does that do anyone? Figgins is a top of the order hitter, Crede is a power hitter. It's Figgin's job to get on base, thus his OBP needs to be high...Crede is at the bottom of the Sox power threat, therefore his OBP is pretty much moot. If the Sox can land anyone better than Podsednik that fits ANYWHERE on the field, I promise you that Scotty Pods will be packing his bags. (Though I can't prove that statement.) Plus, if the Sox trade Crede for Figgins among others, I really don't see why you'd go after Crawford...especially at the expense of McCarthy. (Besides, if they got Santana in a deal for Figgins, they'd be in a pretty position again with 6 starters and for the future.) Iguchi is a pretty solid #2 hitter with some pop (and typically a #2 hitter has some pop, nothing which Crawford or Figgins will give you) so why would you take him out of that spot? ...And if you look back to 2005, the only "automatic" base stealer the team had was Podsednik. I have no problem with adding more power into the line-up (Manny), just as well as I have no problems adding more speed. But in every line-up, there are spots for speed and there are spots for power. Right now the Sox lack a guy at the top (not at #2) and guys down in the order. Add a Figgins, the top is filled, no more speed is needed. Add a Manny, and you earn back all the power lost with Crede, and then some.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Dec 1, 2006 -> 11:53 AM) that would be awesome..i dought it will happen. Dought? Wtf?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 10:36 PM) So a year and a half later....anyone else playing this? Ready for the expansion? ...crickets. I played it for about a week...got only to level 14 and quit because it was boring. I thought it had a lot of potential and I did want to go deeper into the game, but since all I was doing was leveling up through ridiculously boring quests and not going through a story and fighting bosses and such, I quit.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 04:55 PM) I'm surprised nobody's checked out that link. It's incredible. I did. I was going to give a thanks earlier but I got lazy. Now that you've demanded it, I give my thanks. I was really happy to see they had It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia on there. What a great show.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 30, 2006 -> 03:45 PM) I can't see it working with out JD, but I can see it working. I hate when actors ditch a show...Braff doesn't have a lot going on without this show. "the last kiss" was mediocre at best. I think he's in the George Clooney category of not being permanently cast as the guy from that medical show. He's got a ton of time. Stick with the show and then call it quits when everyone else leaves. Not true. He's set to direct his second feature film, Open Hearts.

Isn't he a butcher in LF?

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 29, 2006 -> 04:30 PM) You can get some great deals from the crack addict with a squeegee. Wait, a great deal on crack or my windows?

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Nov 27, 2006 -> 01:44 PM) He cant pitch with pressure, yet he was one of the Sox best pitchers after the All-Star break. Seems that those statements dont add up. Well, I guess, since they were OUT OF IT after the all-star break, I guess that he can pitch WITHOUT pressure.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 27, 2006 -> 03:41 PM) How so? Joe Crede is one of the best 3B in the game right now, Figgins is barely a starter and is a slight upgrade over PODS. Santana and Garcia could be deemed a wash. If you can turn Santana into Crawford however, then we are winners. That's a joke, right? The question now would be: who plays 3B? Figgins? Fields? Cintron? Look to the market? Another deal? Figgins isn't an answer at 3B, not with his string bikini arm. Josh Fields at the third sack isn't a very funny joke, either.

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Nov 27, 2006 -> 01:27 PM) Vazquez has the potential to win 20 games. I don't see that in any AAA Sox prospect at this time. Plus we have some real potential young OF prospects ready to move up. Young will no doubt be a good player though. Vazquez has also proved that he can't win 20 games regardless of how good his stuff is. He has the mental capacity of a little leaguer. The guy just flat out can't pitch with pressure.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 21, 2006 -> 09:13 PM) Your right that the ps2 internet was not very good. But from what I heard the ps3 internet is much more advanced than the 360 one. And atleast for now its free too... Uhhh, why not?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 21, 2006 -> 11:25 AM) thats why i usually do two birds. Fact is, I love stuffing, and the only way to get stuffing that I like is by roasting the bird. I find that the deep fried bird is a good way to introduce another great taste into the meal. This year I plan on dropping some hush puppies into the oil as well. I started doing it right when I got out of college, I bought a kit online for cheap off of ebay, and took it upon myself to start the tradition. My parents were terribly unhappy the first time I did it, but ever since then they have been looking forward to it. Man, if I didn't know that this was a Thanksgiving thread...

Loretta Lynn - Family Tree Blur - Tracy Jacks Dungen - Glömd Konst Kommer Stundom Ånyo Till Heders Bob Dylan - In My Time of Dyin' Billy Bragg - Honey I'm a Big Boy Now The Who - Baba O'Riley Johnny Cash - The Long Black Veil Ben Folds Five - Your Redneck Past Beth Gibbons & Rustin' Man - Rustin' Man Leonard Cohen - True Love Leaves No Traces For kicks, I'll do it again John Coltrane - Giant Steps (Alternate Take) Nirvana - Serve the Servents Unit 4 + 2 - Cotton Fields Radiohead - Chernobyl 2 Elliott Smith - Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands Albert Ayler - Birth of Mirth Pete Seeger - Here's To Cheshire-Here's To Cheese Bad Company - Movin' On [From Bad Company] Belle and Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby Bob Dylan - Restless Farewell

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 10:08 PM) the 360 if you buy the internet adapter with is like only maybe 120 dollars cheaper than the ps3.. maybe a little more. And than since ps3 has free internet and 360 doesnt thats another 60 dollars a year. And than the fact that the ps3 is just a better system unless your a halo fan... If I had the money, the PS3 would be my hands down choice. It's the most powerful of the three, has a blu-ray player, free internet play (which was a HUGE plus on the PS2), and is home of my two favorite games Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid (though somebody here has told me MGS is no longer exclusive) even despite the MGS creator saying differently. But since I'm strapped for cash, I'll be getting the Wii because I enjoy a good game of Mario and have always loved Zelda. But soon as my wallet fills up a bit, I'm heading out to get the PS3. QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Nov 21, 2006 -> 12:11 AM) So how does that work, you hit the button for a snap and do the arm motion to throw the ball? I haven't really followed the Wii, but remember hearing about how the controller had some motion sensors I think you do some sort of motion with the controller for both. The PS3 controller has a motion sensor too, but I've never read, nor heard how it works.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 11:25 PM) Have to admit, I didn't expect this reaction from you. If Richards uttered the word one or two times, on accident, perhaps it could have been passed as an isolated outburst. But he continued on WAY too long. Heckling does not excuse that type of tirade. I'm not offended by anything he said -- but it's obvious he went way beyond the limits of addressing a heckler. He used the wrong word, they fired a "cracker" back. There was equal wrong doing on both parts. Nobody will see it in this light, however, because the "n" word has a larger, or perhaps more well known history. However, hecklers have gotten it worse before. Richards used an ugly word, but I've seen hecklers embarrassed, ridiculed and booed out of the club. Eugine Mirman even went as far as to address a person who e-mailed him. Heckling a talented comic (not talking about Richards) is like going up with your bare fists against a guy with a bazooka. You've got no chance.

So, would this slow you down? http://www.speedbandits.dk/ (Not safe for work)

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 02:16 PM) I bought mine at the Gap too!

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Nov 18, 2006 -> 02:15 PM) I sure as hell don't see Hawk as a HOF'er. Just one man's opinion, but he is average at best and as far as signature phrases "He Gone" is horrible. It reeks of mediocre homer. Your what hurts?

QUOTE(bmags @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 12:16 AM) no! explain more...is this a this year thing, i've heard nothing about it. / do you know who released it? I'm going to kid koala on wed. at abbey pub, i'm pretty psyched It's from 2003, released by Acuarela. The tracklisting is such (Okkervil River songs in bold): 01) The Sweetest Eyes (When You Laugh) 02) Snowfalls in November 03) The Songwriter 04) The Wrong Guy 05) Cancel the Party 06) He Passes Number Thirty-Three 07) Omie Wise 08) A Leaf 09) Blackest Coat 10) The Sweetest Eyes I'm not really sure why they did a split. My best guess would be for promotional reasons. Or that neither had enough material or pull to get it out on their own. The Okkervil River songs are pretty decent.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 09:56 PM) Saw Babel (not my choice, was my friend's week to pick the movie), and ugh, it was the most bloated, pretentious, predictable and boring movie I've seen in a long time. Seriously, that story editor should have been fired because it was at least 45 minutes too long. Blech. Only bright spot were the brief moments when Gael Gacria Bernal was on screen, he was, as usual, delicious. So for Babble, 2 thumbs waaaay down. I'd bet you liked Crash. Am I right?