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QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 13, 2007 -> 07:03 AM) She's no 10, and I'm glad there was no mention of her forehead...but she's cuute... The music is secondary...she could get it pam oliver called and wants her forehead back.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 14, 2007 -> 04:11 PM) not even close. Heroes>Lost at this point i've heard a lot of really varying opinions on heroes. people seem really divided by it. some think it's just a great story and gives you the answers you don't get from lost. others say it is overly simple and written like crap. i do like the concept and will probably give it a look at some point. incidentally, to fill the time between lost i've just started the alias series on dvd. great stuff. (no spoilers, please).

lost producers won't pull a "sopranos" ending

not really a funny story, but one i enjoyed. a real point of contention between my ex-wife and i was my work schedule. i worked at a newspaper and mostly had night and weekend hours. she rode me endlessly about it, even as i was the only one providing for the family. i finally had a new prospect come up, that not only had regular hours, but also better pay and a decently high profile. but i had to wait until the guy filling that job found a new one. i told my ex about it and she was skeptical to the point of making fun of me when i brought up the prospect. finally, things came to a head between us. we separated. two weeks later i got that job.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 05:42 PM) http://www.cobrabrigade.com/2007/06/big_te...ram_in_bi_1.php Great writeup about the situation with IU football. although it doesn't sound good you have to hope for the best for coach hep. he is, by all accounts, a great coach and a better man.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 05:46 PM) Damn, I need to purge the cranial hard drive of all this useless crud. good luck with that. the folks at barnabas were very effective from what my friends say.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 05:36 PM) Now, would that be the mitre or the zuchetto? *bush* "oh, i dunno, the one that looks like a fence-post digger."

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 10, 2007 -> 07:13 PM) Hey, at least he didn't try to give the Pope a shoulder rub. or ask to try on the hat.

the loss to the twins where we came back to take the lead against santana on memorial day. when we took the lead i really felt it had the potential to catapult this team into better things, because generally when we are trailing against santana, we lose. to end up losing that game in the fashion that it ended was demoralizing and set the tone for what we've seen since.

personally, i'd tend to draw a distinction between dye and buehrle. to me, although both are in the final years of contracts, they are different cases. dye has been a great player for the sox, but i tend to think fans are always naturally less attached to players who aren't homegrown and arrived via free agency. plus, even with him in the offense it is sucking badly, so what's the real difference between a sucky offense with him now and a sucky offense without him? with all that in mind, i'd be comfortable with trading him today, tomorrow, whenever. buerhle is an entirely different case. he's homegrown, a fan favorite, has thrown a no-hitter this year, and has been one of the few reasons we're not already 162 games out of first. trading him right now would be a nightmare in terms of p.r., and i would not advocate trading him at this point. now, say the season progresses and we fall hopelessly out of it (which is likely) then you look at it. now is not the time to trade him, though.

that's some bulls***.

babbitt changes his mind, won't play at ohio state

my first thought is that this doesn't belong here.

QUOTE(juddling @ Jun 8, 2007 -> 08:35 PM) I'm willing to bet within 2 months of her getting out, there will be video of her getting out of a club, stumbling around, and getting behind the wheel. As weird as it is to say....i wouldn't mind if she ran into me while driving neither would i because i'd be a rich man after i sued her for all that hotel jack. *puts on neck brace*

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) Again, Thomas not committed to Ohio State: http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/stories/060707aao.html probably a wise move on his choice since he'd taken a limited amount of visits. i still think he ends up at ohio state, though. for the most part matta gets who he wants.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 08:50 PM) What Pizza franchise? little caesars.

so, i should just pencil in poreda as a bust and porcello as a cy young candidate? got it.

says latinos are unfairly targeted

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 04:39 PM) Did you recently stay at a Holiday Inn Express? nah. they don't have the coin-operated beds.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jun 7, 2007 -> 04:12 PM) What is your prognosis thedoctor? given our recent stretch of luck, i'd have to think the worst possible scenario for the white sox is what will happen. however, i must say that i'm not a real doctor, i just play one on internet message boards.

well, at least we'll always have the rally crede.

i hope it at least was the quik variety. that stuff is delicious.

story

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 6, 2007 -> 01:36 PM) If the offense is medicore in April and May we can tack on about 6 or more wins onto our tally. The offense is to blame for our place in the standings. They decided to take April, May and it looks like June so far off. The bullpen has been bad, but we dont score runs. How many times have we put up 3 or less runs, in the American league. You need to score 4 or more to have a chance to win. We should be scoring 5 or more with our park, and with the guys we have. pretty much. the offense's shortcomings have really magnified what could otherwise be small issues. i think the underperformance (dye, konerko, iguchi) and injuries (podsednik, erstad, thome, crede) have taken a toll here. it's just been one big ball of suck.

there's are any number of reasons that this team hasn't played well. when things are going this way it's extraordinarily simple to just say "it's ozzie's fault" or "it's kw's fault." certainly they are accountable for this current mess, but i tend to hold the players most responsible. here are a few factors i'd point out. key players performing well below their career averages: konerko, dye, macdougal, and iguchi in particular are really underperforming at this point. all were expected to play integral parts of this team but instead they've mostly flopped. their issues are exacerbated by... injuries: yeah, i said it. people hate this excuse but c'mon. we've now had (in succession) podsednik, thome, erstad, and crede head to the dl. now there's no doubt these players themselves (excepting thome) have debatable overall value to the team depending on who you ask. that said, you can't jockey the top three players in your batting order with regularity and not expect that there will be some kind of residual effect. it's the bullpen, stupid: wow our bullpen is bad. this goes on kenny. the fact that we currently have bukvich, day, and prinz on the major-league roster is not a good thing and just emblematic of how bad of a failure this year's bullpen experiment has been. aardsma, sisco, and macdougal have all imploded leaving us with a a huge gap. the fact that we've mostly replaced those guys with journeymen is not helping anything. the kids can(t) play: some teams can weather injuries or players not meeting expectations. many times they do this by bringing up young players who at least don't appear totally overwhelmed here. while sweeney looked good in spots, it's been a long, long time since we brought up a product of our system who provided an immediate and noticeable boost to the big club. that has to change. anyhow, my two cents.