southsideirish71

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Jan 25, 2007 -> 07:03 PM) Diplomacy and negotiation are the same thing. The sooner you accept it, the sooner you can begin to heal.... or something. Well if they have an underground test in Tehran, we wont have to negotiate. Because Israel will take some of their fusion based weapons and turn Iran into glass. Maybe we can hold some dumb negotiations while cash starved and crazy NK starts to bring terrorist organizations in, to sample some of the product.

Riley

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 24, 2007 -> 11:05 PM) I feel you. I'm not suggesting we shouldn't be uncomfortable. I guess my point is that if we're gonna be uncomfortable about a rape scene we should take a closer look at other types of violence in film and ask ourselves why we've become so desensitized to it. But lets take a look at movies, and how they depict children and violence. There is a lot of slasher movies where you see the bad guy drive a knife into a victim, however how many times have you seen a graphic murder of a child in a movie. It really doesnt happen. Most times its either assumed, or you pull away so much you cant see the act happen.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 24, 2007 -> 10:43 PM) Is a child rape scene different than a scene in which a child is shot, or beaten, or blown up or held hostage? I've seen plenty of those and don't recall any controversy over them. Well there is a social taboo on the subject. I mean rape in general and not just a child rape. I mean how many movies have you seen a violent rape happen simulated or not. And how many violent movies, that have a bad guy and a young female character that is captured and held hostage. The guy basically is asexual outside of his love for violence.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jan 24, 2007 -> 09:09 PM) Movies are an art. Art is supposed to draw controversy. This movie has done its job already. Not all movies are art, nor was this something trying for a deeper meaning. At some of these indie film festivals they pass off penetration based porn with a plot as an indie movie. I think the depiction of a rape of a child is not something we need to have in society. The only thing that the creator of the film wanted to bring attention to, is to their own interests and to create a buzz to see their crappy film. Oh look its so forbidden, its so risky, its so shocking. No its f***ing sick and shouldn't be shown. Dakota and the filmakers didnt do this movie for some sort of special tribute or awareness to sex crimes against children. They did it for awards and a paycheck. There is a reason that the original funding from this movie was pulled, yet as always there is someone sick enough to run up and fund anything. I wonder when Nambla and the rest of the freaks are going to buy their tickets. The catholic church can make an outcry to this just as Tex said, however need to also have an outcry at their own moronic goons who have molested kids. There are good priests out there, and it is sad that a few morons have ruined the image of what should be something that should be the image of mans relationship with god.

Repeat pervert huh... After sicko is found guilty, march him behind courthouse, give him a shovel tell him to dig. When he is complete, crack him over the head with the shovel kick him over the edge of the hole, and proceed to cover with dirt.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 24, 2007 -> 09:56 PM) Caught the tail end of it. What caught me is Hahn talking about the leadoff hitter. He basically said, "While it's not traditional, we are just looking for someone to get on base. If you can be disruptive on the basepaths like Pods is when healthy, thats a bonus, but just get on base, thats what we are looking for." I have been preaching that forever, and I'm glad some in the organization are saying the same things. Hopefully Ozzie will start to think that way... Last year we could of had Mack and Ozuna in a platoon in LF, and Anderson in CF and we would of probably had a few more games in the W column. But Ozzie wanted prancer in LF for whatever reason, and decided to kick Anderson to the curb and put a corner OF in CF. Ozzie is in love with the Marlins like Juan Pierre guy who cant really do much. My feeling is that he will do whatever he can to pull Owens into the mix, just because he is fast. He cant hit and all, but what does that matter. We get our Marlin model. Hopefully Ozzie is learning, because if he keeps with the appendage based lineups then we are f***ed.

QUOTE(G&T @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 03:33 PM) The Score says the same. And that Pods is having groin surgery. Lisa Dergan strikes again.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 02:36 PM) Reggie Miller is a beautiful man. http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...386/1004/SPORTS Yes he is.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 02:15 PM) So our nicknames should be literal? If so, you should change your nick to MyFaceLooksLikeMyArse. I'm just sayin', I'm not sayin'. I have a new suggestion for you Ineed2ReadthePersonalAttackPolicy.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 04:05 PM) The Cubs board is only a click away, Irish. Oddly the redsox boards are also a click away.

Happy Birthday !!!!!

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) I agree with Jason. With the comments Peyton made about the entire Patriots team, it's hard to take this stupid post by southsideirish seriously. Peyton won with class. He didnt call out the coach. Yet of course I didnt say something pro-Boston or pro-New England so I guess it must be wrong. Forget the video that I attached, I must of used some sort of video editing program just to malign the character of the great city of Boston and their wonderful franchises.

Nice to see that Coach Belichick is a sore loser. Payton goes to shake hands, assbag ignores him and pouts to the sideline.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 01:52 PM) SBIMI > Tom Brady + Chuck Norris

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 01:42 PM) "That guy" that calls the Score has been loud and proud today. I swear if the Bears win the Superbowl they will all cry that Brian Griese or Kyle Orton could have done it better. 1st and 10 blowhard Skip Bayless has his claws out about Rex right now. Yesterday they kept a Rex completion meter going. OH MY GOD HE IS O FOR 4. HOW CAN HE RECOVER. WHEN WILL HE THROW AN INTERCEPTION. The best moronic item of the day, was when one sportswriter stated that he will pick the bears in the superbowl, but if it was the patriots and their evil genius of a coach that he would pick the patriots in a blowout, because if they had 2 weeks to play mind games with Grossman they would turn him into a mess. Say what you wish about Grossman, but he has the biggest stones of any athlete I have seen. You name me one athlete that goes under the amount of ripage, scrutiny, and calls for his demise than Grossman. Yet the kid steps up, and plays.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 01:26 PM) I have this thread saved in my favorites! I love it! It's even better now. I miss crazyman...Congratulations Universe, you win. I bet crazyman is the moron who calls the Boers and Bernstein show at least once a week talking about how the bears will make the next step once they ditch Rex to get Orton back in the mix. Because the 13 regular season games that were won under Rex = smoke and mirrors, while the games won by Kyle Orton were guts and determination. The only entertainment that Orton gives us when he does his bearded drunk routine all over the city, saw him on TV in the scout seats a few times getting lit. Or when myopic orton fan boys think that he is the QB of destiny and need to convince everyone else of this fact, over logic and sanity.

QUOTE(bad at best @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 01:06 PM) I really see the problem with buehrle's first pitch as mainly a lack of creativity from pierzinski's pitch calling; with a slight problem of buehrle htting his spots. I see the same problem with lack of creativity from pierzinki when vazquez implodes in the 5th inning. The batters just seem to see the pattern and make the sox pitchers pay. AJ had one issue where he wouldnt call inside pitches enough. He would fall in love with away, away away. But on Vazquez that is not AJ's fault. Vaz's issues are pretty well documented. He gets lazy in his arm angle and drops down a bit, doesnt get the bite on his breaking pitches and they roll or hang and get mashed. He also missed a ton of location late. That is not AJs fault, its more of a mechanics issue with vaz. Buerhle was all about bad location. When he missed, he missed high and over the middle of the plate. When Buerhle is at his best, he is pounding righties in with a cutter, and then going away with his offspeed.

QUOTE(effectivelywild @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 12:22 PM) I think another reason hitters are reluctant to swing at the first pitch is the increasing emphasis on driving up a pitcher's pitch count. If you swing at the first pitch and ground out, you're giving the pitcher a huge gift in that sense, hence why most hitters almost never swing at the first pitch. Juan Uribe obviously doesn't have this problem. You could bounce it in or hit Southpaw on one of the dugouts, and you might entice a check swing from Uribe.

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Throwing first pitch strikes makes a huge difference in the AB, especially with our new velocity based bullpen. The minute you put the hitter in defense mode, you can expand the strike zone. This however can be a hinderance for pitchers who have great control like Buerhle. Buerhle was getting to much of the plate on strike one, and was getting hammered. Coop preaches a high percentage of throwing strike one on the first pitch. Buerhle probably needs to be different from the norm and nibble a bit more. Buerhle needs to pound his cutter in on righties more. And pitch aggressive and not leave it over the plate.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jan 19, 2007 -> 07:42 PM) You should change your nick to Southside"American from Chicago"ofIrishAncestry. QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 19, 2007 -> 06:38 PM) When's the last time a prospect received a NTC? I can't imagine him being able to use when signed to a minor league deal. Perhaps if/when he gets called up the NTC goes into effect. There are some wierd contract clauses being worked out these days and not necessary for the clubs best interest. Remember last year when Andrew Miller got the clause that said he had to pitch in the majors this year. Pretty much starting his clock early. Great idea from Boras no doubt.

QUOTE(shoota @ Jan 18, 2007 -> 10:28 PM) My boss told me a story about his youth, how drinking 3-5 raw eggs a day for 5 days will give you a huge load. So I thought I'd surprise the girlfriend this weekend. I have gone over all of the conversations that I have had with my boss over the years I have worked, and I cannot remember a time where one's "load" entered the conversation.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 19, 2007 -> 04:02 PM) Anybody else have to do a double take when southsideirish quotes southsideirish71? He was here first, but as Mike and a few others know I have had this tag for a long time on ESPN and other sites pre 2000. The easiest way to keep it straight.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 19, 2007 -> 02:59 PM) A low to mid 90s fastball is about his only pitch and he has no stamina at all to start. He'll be lucky to get to AAA. He had a splitter and a breaking pitch. But that doesnt matter. He is in the ER of baseball in the Cubs organization. My guess is that he will have the following. Jeff Smardzija will miss a start due to some tightness in his right shoulder. Jeff Smardzija has taken a precautionary MRI and they have found no structural damage. Smartzija is on the road the recovery, he is throwing towels at Mesa with Mark Prior. Smartzija has a minor setback, but is throwing, just not off of a mound. Smartzija is out for the 2010 season with Tommy John Surgery.