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QUOTE (Texsox @ Nov 27, 2008 -> 02:38 PM) True, but just clearing up a couple little things that aren't too much. Also doing some homework. The person below me hasn't started their Christmas shopping. False, as of 2 hours ago I have pretty much finished my Christmas shopping. The person below me is getting up early for Black Friday shopping.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 25, 2008 -> 12:54 PM) If we trade Dye and don't get a CF elsewhere during the offseason, we'll probably see Jerry Owens out there to start the season. Hopefully Danks runs through the minors next year, because speedy no hit guy who needs a cutoff to throw to 2nd isnt a real option in center for a long period of time.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Nov 24, 2008 -> 04:23 PM) Meanwhile, Cabrera is being looked at heavily by the Tigers. I hope the Dodgers get him. That first round pick would be nice.

QUOTE (MO2005 @ Nov 24, 2008 -> 11:51 AM) Great point..Jackson is way too wild and we saw also what happened with Sisco and McDougall. I'll take a pass. I would like to see if there was a trade obtaining that Fernado Perez kid..I kind of have that weird feeling that somehow someway Carl Crawford will come here. It always seems the guys Kenny wants he gets them 2-3 years past the time he was rumored to try to acquire them. Griffey and Erstad are examples of that happening. McDougall and Sisco didn't have the pedigree that Jackson has. Jackson has been a highly touted prospect in the Dodgers organization that didn't exactly light it up when he came over to the Majors. Jackson is exactly Kenny's MO. He has the pedigree, the stuff, and needs the right environment and tutoring to suceed.

This is great news. I have to give Kenny credit. He pretty much is one of the few GMs that has been able to be creative in bringing in talented youth, without a long drawn out rebuilding project Kudos to him. This is very nice.

QUOTE (MO2005 @ Nov 19, 2008 -> 07:08 PM) And everyone PLEASE stop referring to stats all the time as your reference. Stats don't mean s**t! Pods had a very low OBP when he came here the year before? What did he do again in 2005 for this team? I won't throw stats at you. Lets look at things that Owens does well. Run Lets look at things he can't do Hit bunt Throw or Field Owens can't hit. He can't field. He runs very fast. If being fast turned you into a superstar, then guys like Gaithright would be an allstar.

As I have said before, I am one of Bobby's biggest supporters on the site. If you can get FMart from the mets for him, I would drive him to the airport. At some point, its about making the Whitesox better. I am a whitesox fan first, then a fan of the players. We see players come and go. And thats sad at times. But in the end, if it moves us forward and moves us towards a championship then no one is sacred. I believe in a solid closer, but if you can get a superstar for your closer you move on that.

So to protest Prop 8 passing in California, a michigan militant group decided to invade a michigan church, throw condoms, pink glitter, and have an upside down pink cross screaming Jesus is Gay. You want to make sure that things like prop 8 pass everytime, attack churches and put up anarchists websites that make you look like a islamic terrorist. An organized effort to attack churches is not going to go over well. Church desecration

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Nov 16, 2008 -> 01:21 PM) What the hell is lovie thinking? You call a pass! A pass???? Run the clock out! Can we just fire them all at the end of the season and start over. This group of knuckleheads needs to go away.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Nov 16, 2008 -> 11:51 AM) Discuss... Boras Client. End of discussion.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 15, 2008 -> 03:25 PM) That same article by Rogers mentioned that the Sox aren't guaranteed to offer arbitration to OC. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,6923159.story That would be f***ing stupid. One of the reasons for picking him up was his Elias A ranking.

Didn't get one.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Nov 13, 2008 -> 06:58 PM) Now if they could work on cutting back on the 4-1-9 scams, I would be very happy. I hate getting those emails. I figured it was just a matter of time before the counterfeit pharmaceuticals was busted. My spam box is always loaded with crap titled "WANT C.I.A.L.I.S.?" and "Neck Pain? We can help!" Its pretty stupid for them to be US based, im kind of surprised it isnt a foreign operation Smart enough to use botnets and fast flux, yet stupid enough to get tracked back to a single source. Wish the chinese attackers were that straight forward. I am surrpised that they would use the US for their base of operations as well. The real worry for everyone should be the aggressive model that China uses to target US companies and individuals for malware and for document and Intellectual Property collection. The grain of sand model seems to keep the Chinese in business.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 10, 2008 -> 11:00 PM) My mistake...this week. Well, I think we're still looking at the weekend or next week for official news...as Torres tries to drive up the competition ala Boras. Actually, we might be better off if he's in so-so shape/condition, because we know what he can do, but other teams might be scared off by the rumors of his work ethic and attitude being lackadaisical the last couple of years in Cuba as many have argued that he has regressed a bit from the Omar Linares comparisons. I wish we could have the national team's SS to pair with Alexei...I can't remember his name, but he made a big impression at the WBC 18 months ago. I think you are thinking of their 2nd baseman. Yulieski Gourriel. I remember the announcers being all over him.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 8, 2008 -> 03:51 PM) I'm thrilled to see the Sox have interest in this kid. We are talking about a phenom offensive talent. The type of guy that could be a perennial all star and potential MVP. Will it happen, who knows, but getting this type of talent in the system would be huge especially with it coming at a need position. He probably wouldn't be ready to make a significant impact this year, but the Sox could sign him and have him set to make an impact a year from now if all goes well and who knows, maybe he surprises and develops extra early. I'd try and offer him a 4-5 year deal worth 10-12 million (that would be a pretty solid contract for both parties, imo). If he pulls this off we are looking at a pretty damn solid core for a long time and KW has reloaded the team by only taking one bad season.

I am one of Bobby's biggest fans, but if you could possibly move him and Vaz for Beltran you do it. You sign that cuban 3rd baseman and we are set for a while for our core.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 02:36 PM) Regarding uppercuts, a good swing will have a slight uppercut, this comes from pro hitting coaches, and almost every major league swing has a slight upperswing if you look at the video, its not a dramatic upper cut, but just enough to get lift, and backspin on the ball, which allows the ball to travel farther, plus as mentioned earlier the trajectory of pitches is downward so you have a better chance to hit the ball if your on the same plane. There is a difference though between a level swing with a hands high finish that allows to square up the ball or to get lift. There is another when its an artifical upper cut that some of our hitters have been guility of.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 05:12 PM) But Obama's gonna fix it! He could help it out by telling people that his plans to raise capital gains will be suspended during our economic crisis and will be tabled for review later.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 7, 2008 -> 09:35 AM) wait, "calling on" isnt slave labor? oh might wanna tell Alpha that.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:10 AM) My friends a big republican, and with the lack of talent in the IGOP we both agreed maybe their only shot at governor is Joe Birkett, especially if he convicts this case he's on. But, if Madigan doesn't get the Senate, she'll probably go for Governor, and in that case it would be funny if Birkett goes against Madigan again. Well Joe was a hell of a lot more qualified to be the AG than she was. But I dont see Joe getting enough downstate support to make a successful run. But after the Blago effect, he might have a chance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 10:07 AM) If that's the case, bet on Jesse Jr. Well Jessie's political cronies will love that. First order of business. Big useless airport out in the middle of no where. Who do you think has been purchasing that land in Peotone.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 09:05 AM) So, Obama is the next president... what REALLY gets done. Not what he wants to get done, what actually gets done. I think in no particular order: Net Neutrality Troops out of Iraq Next Generation Energy Movement Some form of health care reform... maybe not universal right away. Net Neutrality is not a good idea. First thing most internet traffic traverses through peering agreements and doesnt touch the backbone. Net Neutrality will breakdown a lot of the peering agreements that exist. Net Neutrality will start us down the slippery slope of metered internet usage. Its a bad idea.

QUOTE (Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 12:52 AM) I think a lot of it is overstated. I mean the margins nationally aren't exactly anything that screams mandate. But there's no denying that America will continue to trend more socially liberal, if not in perpetuity, for as long as it takes until we truly reach full equality. If the Republican party wants to cling to their current anti-gay platform, they'll be completely irrelevant in the not-all-that-distant future. If they continue to be the party which seeks to suppress science (Global warming, stem cell research, etc.) and rely heavily on the undereducated (no-college whites were the least likely of any cross section to vote for Obama) in an increasingly educated electorate, they will find themselves completely marginalized. In short, the Republican party will have to evolve (if they believe such a thing can occur), not necessarily in the next election, or even in the one after that, but in the next generation. The Republican party, which I have no doubt will still alive and well 40, or 52, or 64 years from now, will be a completely different party when the second female president of the United States gives her acceptance speech, kisses the next first lady, and walks off stage, the first openly-gay president. For me, the party will evolve through attrition. A party based more of fiscal conservatives looking at small government and strong defense will be the future. Right now the religious right has the parties ear and its taken it away from the centrist point of view. To win an election you start with rallying your core, then moving towards the center. The republicans were so worried about the fringe groups they never moved to center, which is a shock because McCain is more center than a lot of the party. The dems have their own fringe groups that don't associate with the centrist point of view. If over the next 4 years, Obama caters to that group only and ignores the middle ground he will suffer a similar revolt. He will have to resist the pull to the left, and stay as close to the center as he can. In Illinois we have seen a smaller version of this. We went from the Edgars and Thompsons to the Topinkas and Oberweises running for major parties. The Illinois Republican party outside of Dupage County is a complete disaster. They need to get better candidates that can get back to a message that people can associate with. Now all we have is candidates trying to make sure that they are not George Bush.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 12:36 AM) That's the good point, There was a political scientist who looked at americas political history in terms of political cycles, with a creator, one who keeps those ideas, and then people who see it off. It makes sense Post civil war - G. Depression - Republicans G. Depression - Reagan - New Deal Democrats Reagan-Bush - Reagan Republicans The people who grew with this latest dynasty are getting older. Meanwhile, this whole large younger demographic has a hard time believing in the ideals of the Reagan era when the Bush presidency was such a disaster. So Obama has a chance to build the next political era. I think he knows how heavy a task this is, but also the reason he went bottom up. You know what also changes the demographics. Life changes. Marriage, children, a mortgage, making more money. These all change your personal views. I am sure that a single person making 20k welcomes the social programs and tax breaks meanwhile fast forward that same person to 33 making a lot more with kids having a different view on their giving their hard earned money to the government. Hell I used to a be a hard core democrat, knocking on doors, precinct captain, working as an election judge, getting tapes back to headquarters for the election party. Then I started to see my party move further to the left, and I was moving further to the right. People change, views move and change based on your life changes.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 12:11 AM) I would tend to agree. This election was so age discriminated. The older the age the more support for McCain, and the younger the more support for Obama. That tells you right there that if the majority of this country aged 18-45 voted for Obama thats your trend for the future. Its those voters which will shape the next 25 years. The conservative movement, the bush or McCain supporters, are either going to eventually age and die, or become overtaken by a hungrier, larger, more technologically advanced group. AKA survival of the fittest. Some of this is going to your heads. This is a mandate here and now, just like President Bush was a mandate back in 2000 with a Republican majority. These things go in cycles, so slow your roll.