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QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 6, 2007 -> 08:52 PM) I hope he's fired and faces legal action. What a f***ing asshole. I love the way he describes himself too, a no-nothing dolt with NO experience in athletics. The man is a complete loser. He also comes up with all his own material. I doubt he'd be fired for this. Hell, if he can't get fired for blatant plagiarism I doubt this would do it. Although I would love to see him get taken to court though.

Wow, my heart bleeds for them. Maybe we should offer to take those free tix nad parking off their hands. I'm sure they would hate the chore of writing about baseball everyday, what a crappy job.

As a Sox fan, I love Hawk. When I tape a game on my DVR and a big moment occurs, I love to just rewind and watch it again and again. A big part of the reason I can do this is because he gets so genuinely excited about the moment. I think a lot of us have many Sox memories, and when we think of them, we can still hear his voice, breaking from the excitement. He truly cares about that team, and I feel that anytime the Sox win or lose.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 11:13 AM) BUMP I thought he was having a surgery to have his head removed from his rectum, but I'm probably wrong on that. EDIT: ^^^Damn, beat me to the punchline

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Apr 5, 2007 -> 11:05 AM) i will say this again EXACTLY ONCE, as I say it at the beginning of every season: every post you make about this guy validates him every letter you write to him validates him every conversation you have about him validates him if you ignore him, you hurt him the most. Very true. I saw him on Around the Horn, and he was so happy that the Trib is finally selling the Cubs. I don't know if he should be. Here's my theory...a lot of Sox fans hate his columns, but still prefer to buy the Sun-Times. Why? Well, because the Tribune has an obvious pro-Cubs conflict of interest. I honestly believe that more and more sports fans will begin buying the Tribune because that bias will be gone soon, and that's not good for Mr. Mariotti or the Sun-Times.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 07:03 PM) Steve Stone will have a big time position with the Sox within 2 years. So would that mean that there's no chance of Moises Alou getting a job with the Sox?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 06:38 PM) Possibly but I'm already walking a thin line saying I'm superior to 2 GMs, if I add a 3rd I'm basically guaranteeing a fight. My biggest assets as a GM would be my complete lack of an ego, not hiring a bunch of f***tards as my assistants and no real desire for a legacy. If you surround yourself with the right people and avoid becoming attached to your players you should be able to get by. Hell if the Lightning can have an illiterate GM, I feel I have a shot. While I don't necessarily think I could do a better job than a professional GM, I think my common sense would prevent me (and most of us) from screwing up a team and killing their payroll flexibility. I would never sign the Zitos, Meches, and Marquis to the contracts they got, mainly because simple common sense would pretty much tell you not to do it. QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 06:36 PM) While as I have posted above, think Ozzie will never get fired because of the team's performance, it doesn't mean that at some point, if the team sucks he would deserve it. Take Gene LaMont. LaMont won 2 divisions and if you believe all would have won the WS if there was one in 94. In 95, his GM gives away his ace, and gives him Chris Sabo and John Kruk. The team sucks and he gets fired only 31 games into 1995. On top of all that, he his replaced with perhaps the biggest baffoon in major league baseball managerial history. This kinda touches on another point. If the sox were to fire Ozzie, who would replace him? If you look at the managerial history of this franchise, I don't know if I would necessarily trust them to hire a competent replacement.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 06:24 PM) Now that you mention it, 28 GMs. Hmmm...does Brian Sabean deserve a spot in this discussion? The AJ trade and Zito contract make a strong case for his candidacy

QUOTE(knightni @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 06:20 PM) Bowden. Ah, gotcha. But to be fair, he did end up getting a lot for Soriano at last year's deadline...oh, what's that, he held onto him even though he was a FA and the Nats were out of the race? Oops, my bad.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 3, 2007 -> 05:15 PM) Why? This isn't the first time he's said something like this. How is this any different than what he did in '05? It's just the opposite ploy, in '05 it was "if we win the World Series I'll retire "now it's "if we lose fire me." I stopped caring about the s*** he says long ago. His words hold no validity with me. As someone who is considered an "Ozzie hater" I'll speak for the group as a whole and say I do not think I'd make a better manager than Ozzie Guillen. There are currently 30 managers and 29 general managers in Major League Baseball who are doing a better job than I could currently do. Dare I ask who's the GM you left out?

I can also recommend a a good personal trainer. His name is Greg Anderson, he's worked with a few athletes. But first, tell me, are you scheduled to appear before Congress anytime soon?

20-25 lbs of pure "lean mass" is quite hard to do in a 5 month span. You already have the basics (lean protein, good carbs, no crap food). I think two things you have to do is eat a lot of good calories (no junk food, as you are already doing) and basically take in more calories than you exert. The main problem with that is you run the risk of gaining fat instead of muscle, but if you are working out regularly you should be good. I prefer to use 500-calorie protein shakes after a workout. Also, if you aren't already, i read a few articles saying to lift very heavy weights, not heavy to the point that you break form to lift them, but heavy to the point you can only do 4-6 reps in a set. With that said, I work out regularly but am FAR from a fitness expert. I've struggled as well to put on lean mass and lose my last bit of fat. Your best bet would be to do some research online to find different ideas. Good luck with it.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) Where have you not advocated bringing him back? No one wants him back immediately because he's mediocre. And if you aren't advocating that, then why are we even having this discussion? He would be a 4th OFer here, that's all I've ever said, and you've essentially agreed to that, have you not? And you're just arguing for technicality's sake? JFC, you aren't defensive when it comes to Rowand at all. Next, if you read closely, I said he'd be around league average, pretty much at his best. I don't know how else you would interpret "I guarantee Aaron Rowand is either below average or right around average offensively." I haven't done the math, but my instinct tells me he's below average offensively, and perhaps quite a bit below average. And I don't get what the f*** you're trying to prove with your last statement. Who suggested that? Where have i not advocated that? Um, maybe in the post you responded to...i said that i don't think we need him back, so it seems that you are making rebuttals to points that I never made. Just because I say I think he's better than you're making him out to be doesn't automatically mean I think the sox should try to get him back. I think it's kinda messed up to criticize me and say I'm making a stupid argument for stating facts (such as Aaron Rowand has been a starting CF the past few years for solid teams) and then use your "instinct" as part of the basis of your argument. If you have that feeling, hell, more power to you, but it doesn't mean that i'm a biased, defensive jackass. Well, at the least the biased and defensive part...i am kinda a jackass

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 12:05 AM) Yeah, I stole it from Mariotti, because I am absolutely obsessed with everything Mariotti writes, says, or does. Or I used it because it's the term that I feel - and many others as well - best describes Aaron Rowand. Secondly, the White Sox weren't good because of the offense; they were good because of pitching and defense. Rowand was apart of that, but what's the use for his defense when both Erstad and Anderson will likely be able to put up the same caliber of defense in CF? or even perhaps a little better? You'll get about the same offensive output from Erstad and Anderson, so it just makes no sense to bring Rowand in, even if he's cheap. He's cutting into money that the Sox could use on other parts come the trade deadline. Also, it would make him better than a 4th outfielder - on some teams. If you were to take the average OPS of every OFer in the majors today, I guarantee Aaron Rowand is either below average or right around average offensively, and his defense, though good, should not allow him a starting spot alone. If he was Torii Hunter from 3 years ago, he could have his same OPS and barely be starting for teams (though he would start). The fact of the matter is he might not start in Philly if he weren't making as much as he is, because it really wouldn't be that hard for them to put Victorino in RF and Bourn in CF and let the two of them get comfortable lower in the order. As it is, he's essentially being handed a job because of his salary. And I do criticize him for sacrificing his body because an extended DL trip is not worth one game. If my player means that much to the team - Rowand may or may not, depending upon replacements - and he's helping the team win while he's in the lineup and on the field, I'm going to rather have him cost us a victory by not making that catch and then make it up later with his bat rather than have him catch the ball, break his wrist or separate his shoulder and be out for 3 months. Rowand's lucky as hell all he suffered from his face to the wall collision only cost him a broken nose and 20-30 games. Finally, I made mention of your screen name because there's bias there. Whether that bias is as strong now as it was in 2004 or 2005 is irrelevant. Um, please find where I said we should trade back for him immediately and give him the starting cf job? This has nothing to do with the abilities of Erstad or BA. Personally, I don't think we need Rowand back, so to use my "bias" just because of a friggin screen name is quite an ignorant argument on your part. You guaranteed that Rowand is about league average offensively and good to above average defensively? So, only above average guys are starters? Every team in baseball has potential all-stars? I think you are completely missing my point. Average offensively and solid defense can, and does, help many players in this league have starting jobs. I never claimed that Rowand was a star, I just claimed that, being a starting cf for the past 3 years, by definition, he is not a 4th outfielder. Also, just because a player is expendable doesn't make him less of a player. Under that logic, Freddy Garcia isn't even a 5th starter, because we traded him to make room for other guys.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 05:00 PM) so because the Sox did well when he was the CFer, he's good? That's the worst argument in the world. He was a passable CFer because he was mediocre offensively and good defensively. And he was not really all that good in Philly last year either, what with his .262 average and a .745 OPS in one of the best hitters parks in the NL, and to top it off, he was injured as well because of his own doing (his "grinderness," if you will). He's a good 4th OFer who just so happens to be the best option in CF for the two teams he was on in the past two years. That's no longer the case in either place, hence why the Phillies are looking to move him and his $4+ million salary The fact of the matter is Erstad would almost undoubtedly put up better numbers if he were to stay healthy, and Anderson would very likely be a better option as well. The Phillies aren't willing to just give him away, but they are and have been shopping him for quite some time, and for good reason - because Aaron Rowand is a glorified 4th OFer. /intentionally ignores screen name "Glorified 4th outfielder": Very original quote, I think you just plagiarized Mariotti. My point is if the guy is starting arguably the most important outfield position out there for two very good teams, how can he be a 4th outfielder? If he "just so happens to be the best option in CF", then wouldn't that automatically make him better than a 4th outfielder. I never claimed that Rowand is Willie Mays with a goatee, all I stated was that he's not as bad as you, as well as other posters, are making him out to be. The fact that you have to criticize him for basically sacrificing his body for the good of the team is a stretch. If BA backed off on a play because he didn't want to sacrifice his body,and that ends up costing the sox a game many of us would kill him on this board. BTW, the screen name is 3 years old, you apparently also intentionally ignored the date

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 12:09 PM) Why is it that 99.9 percent of us in the midwest say "tournament" wrong. The eastern seaboard people pronounce it "tour-na-ment", which is right, yet us midwesterners call it the "turn-a-ment" for some reason. I never realized it until now, and don't get it. Also, had Illinois kept the Chief (it's official today that he's gone, but the nickname Fighting Illini stays btw I heard), would they have been left out of the dance? I say it's very possible with as fickle as the NCAA is. Another random thought (it might have been posted in another thread, not sure)...Indiana got a 7 seed in a region, while Texas Tech got a 10 in another region. Why couldn't the committee put them in the same region and have one of the most talked about first-round games in recent memory? It would have been a great storyline, and would probably draw larger-than-usual ratings.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 02:42 PM) at best Scott Podsednik is a .380 OBP/.820 OPS/75 SB guy at 80%. I'd bet one of my toes he doesn't get anywhere near any of those numbers this year (except maybe the stolen base percentage, and that's if he only steals like 15 bases). I'd also put that same toe on the line and would bet that Aaron Rowand never puts up another .800 OPS season as a starting player again, let alone .300 20 60 XBHs .900. Rowand, at best right now, is a 4th OFer. If you are going strictly based off of numbers, you are incorrect in this. His game just doesn't allow him to be any more than that, and without an adjustment, he never will be able to do it again. I have seen several people on this board refer to Rowand as 4th outfielder. Correct me if i'm wrong, but the last two years, I believe he was a starting center fielder: last year for a pretty good Phillies team, and the year before that for a Sox team who, IIRC, ended up doing pretty good as well. While I'll be the first to admit he's far from a star player putting up great numbers, it seems false to classify him as a 4th outfielder when he's started on two different, pretty good teams the past two seasons.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 10:45 PM) Tex's broken record The guy making minimum wage says he'd never leave a companyn that would pay him $20,000. The guy making $20,000 believes he'd be happy with $40,000 and never leave The guy making $100,000 says he'd never leave and so on and so on. Very true. The moment a potential employer is willing to offer you x amount of dollars, almost everyone feels that their current employer could and should at least come close to matching the dollar amount. If the employer won't match it (especially if they can afford it), many people would feel less valuable and take the higher salaried job. Many of us do this throughout our careers, but surprisingly we act appalled when a professional athlete does the same thing.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 05:38 PM) I'll take that example and run with it in fact. The Boston media helped turn Damon into a star. The fans loved him. Won a ring there. If he really cared about where he was playing, if he really cared about that city, seriously, what can he buy wiht $50 million that he can't buy with $40 million? Respect? B.s. If you need to be the highest paid player at your position before you feel like you have "respect", then you have a lot more issues for me to not care about. i don't know if it was about necessarily about being the highest paid cf or whatever. He helped that franchise finally win a title, then when he hit free agency, he got offered 4 yrs 40 mil (the same amount they gave renteria, who wasn't even on the 04 team), and the whole time during the free agency period, they discussed trades for the likes of crisp and j. reed, making it seem like signing him wasn't their top priority. To contrast, when varitek hit free agency the year before they made signing him their top priority. if the red sox truly absolutely wanted him back they could have spared a few million more, seeing as they have the 2nd highest payroll in the land And those same fans who loved him? if he re-signed for less and struggled last year, don't think for a second they wouldn't turn on him. Fans expect "loyalty" from players, and we'll be loyal to them...as long as they don't suck, then we forget about loyalty because "We pay their salaries, we have a right to boo."

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 27, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) From the perspective of a person who will be lucky to earn as much in a lifetime as most of the guys who you care about jumping ship earn in a season...I feel i have every right to be angry at a player who pretends they care about staying in 1 spot then leaves over 20-30% of a $50 million contract. Don't tell me that you have to take care of your family and the difference between doing that is $20-$30 million when you're already making $30 million. One also has to factor in if the team can truly afford a player. In the case of the sox, they aren't exactly a small market team. If I was a player who got offered a few million more by a team while the sox (or any other big-market team) was offering less when they could easily spend a little more, I'd probably feel disrespected or unwanted. An example that comes to mind is Johnny Damon

define morally justified...it's the player's life and career, if they want to leave for whatever reason, that's their choice

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 10:40 PM) Ugh. I haven't seen that clip, but the same thing happened to a teammate of mine freshman year of high school. We were doing a 3-on-3 drill, and as I looked back to my helpside defender to let him know I had the ball (defensively speaking), he was on the ground, and if you can imagine it (you might not want to), his kneecap 'bulge' was to the outside part of his knee. Absolutely disgusting... the replay was pretty rough. his knee bent 90 degrees sideways and outward. i've never saw anything like it

espnews just showed a highlight of shaun livingston (LAC) dislocating his kneecap. it was possibly the most gruesome thing i've ever seen

Dwight (Rainn Wilson) is hosting SNL next week

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