jackie hayes

It never says English is not allowed, just that it's not chosen. But, of course, you knew that. And still picked this title. Yup. Speaking for myself, I'm very happy that they "demand bi-lingual things be printed up in spanish". Bilingual things printed only in English are kinda confusing.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 04:37 PM) Suck up. personal attack!!!11!!! personal attack!!!11!!!

QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) By the way, I wonder if Buster Olney knows how powerful he is: By merely mentioning a possible trade on tv today, he triggered a 175 post thread involving 44 separate posters in chicago... many of whom have been checking the tread all damn day... Look, whatever ss2k5 told you, post counts do NOT equal power.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 03:08 PM) That said, I can see Omar getting a little ancy and realizing that, if the playoffs started today, Steve Trachsel (blah) would be his game three starter. I'd make a Heilman + Milledge move... This is also a little different than the Zito situation because Garcia is locked up for next year (and if the Sox eat, say, $2 million of Garcia's contract next year -- $8 million for Garcia in the NL would be a steal). I don't know if Trachsel is the big concern. Bannister's coming back, and they still have Heilman, Maine, and Pelfrey ready. I'd expect one of those 4 to step up (and over Trachsel) by playoff time. But Pedro's been hurting and the Glavine of June and July is not the Glavine of April and May, but he is closer to the Glavine I expected. Anyway, I just see a different reason for needing a pitcher, but whatever, it's a technicality. The thing I really disagree with is the Garcia/Zito thing. Garcia has value, yes, but if you had the choice between Zito and Garcia, you'd pick Garcia just for the contract? When Garcia has been fading over the 2nd half the last couple years? When Garcia's fastball is toast -- slow, slow toast? They need a pitcher because they want a WS this year (as you yourself point out, with the Trachsel in the playoffs part, the first concern is the 2006 playoffs), but they'd go Garcia over Zito just for the reasonably priced mediocrity? I just can't believe that. If Zito's there for a deal centered around Milledge, I think they may pull the trigger eventually on that one. But this Garcia-for-Milledge (let alone Milledge and Heilman) sounds pie-in-the-sky to me.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 12:22 PM) You guys are giving Minaya too much credit, wasn't he the one that traded Scott Kazmir for Victor Zambrano in his first year as Mets GM? I think Minaya is the type of GM that will give up a lot if you play your cards right. This deal needs to be centered around Lastings Milledge, the Mets are the ones that NEED Garcia. We really don't have a deep as a hole to fill as the Mets do. No -- read the thread. Different gm.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) That wasn't my argument. I don't give a damn who said Milledge wasn't available, the same bulls*** was said about Grady Sizemore and the Indians netted alot more than just him alone for Colon. So don't try pass off crap and say that I'm arguing something im not. Bull. QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) Saying Lastings Milledge isn't available for Barry Zito is just ridiculous. That was an outburst after New York fans were calling for his head after the two errors he made in Fenway.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 12:08 PM) Just because ESPN's Coors Light Cold Hard Facts said he wasn't available, doesn't mean he's completely off limits. Things change. Yeah, cuz that's the only place it was said... And your point was that it was never brought up before the Fenway series. Which "is just ridiculous". It has been reported everywhere. If you don't think it's true, bravo. But don't go trying to pass off crap to make your argument better.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 11:54 AM) Saying Lastings Milledge isn't available for Barry Zito is just ridiculous. That was an outburst after New York fans were calling for his head after the two errors he made in Fenway. Just do a search on zito and milledge, and you'll find a slew of articles about just this from well before the Fenway series. So, no.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jul 14, 2006 -> 11:31 AM) If we got Milledge, i wonder if we would trade him or bring him up and trade Anderson. I guess we'll never know.

QUOTE(maggliopipe @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 05:29 PM) Well I guess this does open up regular playing time for Ryan Freel at shortstop. They can't possibly play Clayton over him, can they? You figure if they got Clayton, they must want to use him for something. But someone on Redszone suggested they'll try Brandon Phillips there, and supposedly they're calling up William Bergolla, who, with exactly 1 chance at short last year, has almost as much career ss experience as Phillips, and more than Freel. Plus, Aurilia's still around. The Phillies obsess about relievers, the Reds, middle infielders. Go figure.

Redszone says... And of course... Well, that's up to page 2, now for some reason I can't access the page. But I think that's a pretty fair sampling. Wow, a season with Tony Womack and Royce Clayton, with Rich Aurilia on the bench the whole time. Have they cornered the market on ancient journeyman infielders or what? 'I wonder if SD could be persuaded to take Adam Dunn for Eric Young...'

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 10:09 AM) i realized the hyperbole. in any case, how often is there a good documented connection? bonds mcqwire sosa palmeiro canseco camenitti (random players suspended) maybe a few others i've forgotten at the moment - point is, if we limit steroid talk to those few guys thats just ... um... stupid knowing how pervasive the steroid use was. No, I meant a documented connection between steroids and the medical condition. So, if someone had 5 muscle pulls in his first few years in pro ball, then became a horse for 5 years, and suddenly then has muscle injuries all over again, I'd agree that's suspicious. Or multiple ligament/tendon injuries. Something like that.

Jesus said that the poor shall always be with us. Noone can say Ken Lay didn't do his part.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 12:00 AM) So because your gut tells you something about a player you have never talked to or met or anything that becomes fact. That makes perfect sense. Im not saying Clee is a great guy or anything but im saying your gut means nothing its not fact its opinion. I also know that I have read a couple of articles on Clee since he has been a Brewer where all his teamates did was praise him on being a team leader. Now that is a fact. Those who demand green should use it themselves. Also, those who STILL haven't seen Stephen Colbert's turn at the White House Correspondents' Dinner should really, really make an effort to find that video clip. QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 13, 2006 -> 01:52 AM) Someone can't detect a bit of playfulness in a post. Methinks Jackie knows Carlos is a solid player, though perhaps a bit selfish at times, and perhaps a bit unproductive in the second half as well. However, if there is a more unpredictable player than Carlos Lee out there, let me know. One year, he's drawing 75 walks, the next he's a 30-20 player, the next he's a great second half hitter, and the next his power disappears in the second half. I'm not sure anyone knows what Caballo will do down the stretch this year. I'd guess that Carlos is no less consistent than most major leaguers. Paulie and Melvin Mora come to mind as guys with 'solid veteran' reputations, who've nonetheless had some serious fluctuations in their numbers. And I'd guess last year was a fluke, as he'd been a strong finisher before that. Just throwing it out as a reasonable concern.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) thats great, like i said i'm not a friggin doctor - i was merely posing a possibility... and um, gagne did not exactly stub his toe... i'm not one of those people that cries steroids every ten seconds. why dont you re-read my initial post on the matter. And all I did was ask if it's a possibility at all. As for the toe-stubbing bit, Soxtalk doesn't have a color for hyperbole, as far as I know. But I thought it was pretty obvious. I never said YOU "cry steroids" all the time, I'm just saying that it comes up too often. I just wish people would only bring it up when there's a good, documented connection.

QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) Umm, Why? I understand he is no left handed bat, and they won't try to get him, but he is still better than Craig Monroe... I will only be happy if they land Carlos by dealing Zumaya and Verlander for him. Otherwise, why would we be happy if they landed CLee? Oh, you clearly haven't been here long. You see, Carlos is one of the most selfish hitters in major league history, probably the most selfish in Sox history. Everytime up, he either homers or strikes out, which means he strikes out far more than Ron Kittle ever did. And he's the worst fielder in the game, ten times worse than Adam Dunn or Barry Bonds on one leg. Thus, if Detroit gets Carlos, they're guaranteed to lose, and lose big, the second half. This is all just fact, you can look it up if you want. Now, I know you're going to say, jackie, I did look it up and it's not true. That's because you looked it up at a reputable website like mlb.com or baseball-reference.com. You didn't look it up in your gut. My gut tells me that Carlos struck out more in one year than any other man did over a lifetime. Now, that's a fact. ... Although I will admit that Carlos really was not very good last year, overall, and anyone trading for him will have to think about his second half fade in 2005.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 09:07 PM) Here's my opinion on Gagne: I watched him as a starter with the Dodgers, and what I saw was a pretty thin starting pitcher with a solid fastball and good curve. The next season, he comes into camp, and he's this husky closer with a 99 mph fastball and ridiculous torque on his curve. Then, after a few seasons of stellar pitching, his body begins to break down with ligaments, etc. If this doesn't scream steroids, then I don't know what does. First, the ligament injuries don't seem to have anything to do with this new one. So I still think suggesting steroids as a cause isn't really appropriate. Second, he started having ligament problems when he was still a starter (his first TJ was in 1997). So there is the one TJ surgery (plus the bulk). Everything else has been nerve problems. Maybe, maybe not.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 06:39 PM) not specifically - i'm no doctor - but i do know that mark mcgwire had a ton of back trouble post steroids... That's pretty weak, imo. And, to be clear, I'm not saying Gagne did or didn't. I just think that there's gotta be some basis to speculating, some connection between the injury and steroids. It's gotten so that if any big guy stubs his toe, someone suggests steroids.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 04:44 PM) ok so i hate when this is always brought up but... steroids? I've heard that tendons or ligaments can become more fragile, but I've never heard that they will affect your nerves or your back. Do you know of any connection?

QUOTE(Dan @ Jul 12, 2006 -> 12:16 AM) i thought everyone was brought up using Fungo bats. And I thought the belt was pretty rough.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 10:12 PM) I wasn't defending him or anything. I did enjoy his headbutt, but only because it's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. It's got comic relief. I wasn't really saying you were, I just don't get why everyone's talking about this. Whatever he said, I'm sure it was pretty bad. That's exactly why you say it.

The lesson is, always save a Ranger. Niiiiice.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 09:54 PM) Some sarcasm doesn't need green. And, that guy can't be serious: "I'm not cultured, I don't know what a terrorist is." Yeah, f*** you. Yeah, it's bulls***, but who cares? Whatever Materazzi said, I don't believe for a minute it's the first time Zidane's heard it in all his years in soccer. If anything were that effective, people would have been saying it for years, and Zidane would have never reached halftime. I'm tired of everyone looking for the exact quote as if it were an excuse for what Zidane did. Worry about kids saying s*** on a playground, not about pro athletes saying it for the exact purpose of getting in someone's head.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 11, 2006 -> 07:41 PM) Shouldn't she really have an account of her own? ^^^^^^ If you want to waste your own time, hey, that's your life. But making your family help you pad your totals? Well that's just sad. And she had so much promise...

http://www.nme.com/news/pink-floyd/23570 Other reports say it was cancer. Can that be a complication of diabetes?