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QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 03:30 PM) Best of luck to you when you propose to some LUCKY person in the middle of the woods at midnight in November, so no one else is around, in case she wants to say no. And the Sox must not be "as wise" anymore, since they routinely post proposal messages now ( which was the point of my original post ). So now they're putting the futures and emotions of countless unsuspecting women at risk now, and they MUST be stopped! In my case, which is ALL I'm talking about, 2 years was plenty long enough, because we have good lines of communication and always have. So we knew each other well enough to know that we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together. Knew it much earlier than that, in fact - just waited a while longer to make sure our careers and finances were in order. Perhaps some women would feel pressured to say yes if they were put in that situation, but if they agree to a life-changing decision due to not wanting to say no in front of strangers, that's their decision. What are they going to do, sue the White Sox over it? If you disagree with what I've said, that's your right - it just doesn't necessarily MAKE you right...might be right for you, but not for everyone. No need to propose in the middle of the woods, but a marriage proposal is not something that should be trivialized by having it on a huge screen for all to see. It should be a private moment. And I'm too young to get engaged, but I can assure you that when I do propose, she won't say no. And sure, every couple is different, and you may very well have been ready to get engaged after 2 years of being together. But, in general terms, 2 years is not very long at all when you're talking about marriage.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 11:02 AM) A very interesting and bizarre take on it, for sure. First of all, I was VERY confident in her accepting the proposal, since I'd known her for over 2 years at the time, and were both definitely interested in committing further. So there's no "forcing" anyone to do anything. Very strange take that wanting to have a moment that means a lot to you with a person who means a lot to you in a place that means a lot to you is either "cowardly" or "selfish" - you got something in your head that I can't understand if you really think that way. Third, if you think that knowing people who can influence something never happens, you're very naive. And way to equate a message on a scoreboard with breaking a law - that seems to be exactly the same thing.... :headshake And the only reason that pissed me off is that NOW they routinely have proposal messages on the scorebaords in most, if not all, major league stadia.... You can't understand how much pressure a girl must feel to say yes if she's proposed to in front of thousands of people on a big scoreboard? Interesting. And sure, in some scenarios, it's cut and dry and the girl is going to say yes, and perhaps many times it's known ahead-of-time that the proposal is going to take place. But for the percentage of proposals that are spontaneous and a surprise, it's wise of the Sox to not allow guys to sabbotage helpless girls. (2 years isn't very long at all to know somebody before getting married, BTW ) And of course, the saying "It's not what you know, it's WHO you know" rings true very often. But, to expect preferrential treatment just because you happen to know somebody (whether it's a manager at McDonald's, a scoreboard operator, or the President of the US) is a sad way to go through life.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 07:59 AM) Well, maybe for those who let their wives walk all over them. Correction..maybe for those who married the wrong woman.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Feb 13, 2005 -> 07:25 AM) I disagree. I wanted to propose to my then-girlfriend at Comiskey, but those f***ers said it was "against policy", even though I had friends who worked the scoreboard at the time. Thanks for NOTHIN', Sox management..... :fyou Not forcing someone to say yes to a proposal they may not be interested in is a bad thing? Anybody who would propose that way is 1) a coward, and 2) selfish. And LOL! You have friends who work there, so you should be immune to the rules? :rolly The judge told me I have to pay this speeding ticket! Doesn't that f***er know my neighbor's wife's cousin dated a cop back in 1987? Ignorant prick.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Feb 12, 2005 -> 02:27 PM) yeah it was Travis Hinton a 1B with bad defense but had a good season last year but it was in an extreme hitters park. From what i hear dont expect much from him. Should never expect much from prospects. Just forget about them completely, then you won't have to deal with the disappointment of watching a "sure thing" fall flat on his face like thousands have in the past.

QUOTE(mac9001 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 09:53 PM) I'll take the guaranteed $40 million and look to score big next time around. LMFAO..just read that and realize how truly sad things are when you can mention $40M and "scoring big the next time around" in the same sentence. What a friggin joke.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 08:24 AM) Like Farnsworth he's a head case. Oh, is that all that's wrong with him? :rolly I'd rather have a player lacking some physical talents than a player who is a 100% mental midget.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 10:42 PM) Jugger ... the main flaw in your scenario is that you assume Beane would have traded Hudson to the Sox. That is one hell of an assumption. To begin with, he got Hudson out of the AL and does not have to worry about Hudson beating him in the playoffs. You are also assuming that he'd be willing to take on Carlos Lee's contract, which I find very unlikely. Then you have to consider the players he received vs. the players he might have been able to get out of the Sox. The Hudson scenario is so unlikely that it doesn't make a compelling argument. Very good points. When a team makes a trade, it's common for fans to think about their favorite team and say "Hey, the __ could have given them a better package than that, why didn't they?". I am guilty of this sometimes. In the case of the Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder trades, I think it's very obvious why the A's traded him. They realized that they were going to be a free agents soon (after 2005, I believe), and that there was 0 chance of them keeping them, so they figured they'd trade them now and start the season off with the newly acquired players in their organization. And the reason they didn't get any big names in return is simple - if Beane wanted to trade them because he couldn't afford them, why would he get high-priced players in return? That would defeat the purpose of making the trades in the first place. So, to suggest that we could have traded Carlos Lee in a package for either one of them may sound good on the surface, but you must consider the circumstances behind both of the trades. If Beane was willing to take on a near-$10M a season player, he'd just dig a little deeper into his pockets and re-sign one of the aces that he traded away for prospects. Bring the A's to Las Vegas - we'll make them a contender.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 05:00 AM) I would rather see the Sox kicking everyones ass on the field than in the papers... screw what everyone has to say. Once the Sox start winning they will all be saying "Oh I knew they would be good" Blah Blah Blah... In all fairness to Gammons and all the other talking heads with various networks, radio stations, and newspapers, they HAVE to talk about something. Unfortunately, I think many just talk out of their ass to either create controversy, or just to amuse themselves with ridiculous predictions and/or absurd observations. No games were ever won or lost through words or through print, so yes, all of this back and forth stuff is rather meaningless. Just take everything you hear or read from now until April with a grain of salt, and have fun with it. Afterall, it's only baseball.

QUOTE(upnorthsox @ Feb 9, 2005 -> 02:57 AM) Kittle talking about the temptation ballplayers face when it comes to taking performance-enhancing drugs: "If somebody had told me I would hit 50 points higher every year drinking a bucket of alligator pee, I might have done it. And so would everybody else." Everybody's looking for a quick fix or a get rich quick scheme. And if killing your body from the inside out is what it takes, so be it. Sad. What happened to integrity and self-respect?

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 09:22 PM) I was just on the Bulls website and noticed that there is no TV for Sunday's game against the T-Wolves. Does anybody know why? Because both teams suck?

What's the deal with everybody and their dog coming out with a book?

QUOTE(valponick @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 08:26 PM) Don't know if this has been posted or not, basically it is Gammons talking about how the Tigers had to sign Maggs and how the Twins and Indians are the frontrunners this year http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/gammons/story?id=1987105 It should be a rule on this site that mention of the senile Peter Gammons results in an automatic 30 day suspension. Gammons is 100% absolutely clueless.

QUOTE(Pastime @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 02:46 AM) I appreciated what Maggs did for the Sox for 6 years. Believe me, this is not be being bitter after a player leaves, but..what exactly did he do for the Sox? I've watched many many many Sox games in the Magglio era, and is there 1 moment involving him that stands out in my mind? Honestly, the ONLY one that comes to mind is him colliding with Willie Harris last year. And thankfully that happened - otherwise, we might have done something stupid and mortaged our future to sign him to a Tiggerish contract.

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Feb 3, 2005 -> 09:31 AM) Speaking for myself, I probably would to the same amount of summertime weekend games, because we usually do something downtown before or afterwards. But I would for sure go to a bunch of weekday games that I currently have no way of going to because it is logistically impossible. "Logistically impossible"? Don't you have a car?

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Feb 1, 2005 -> 03:56 PM) I am not the one who flip flops..Your saying that RS made a bad trade for JM I prove you wrong with your own logic.. and I am flip flopping!! Stop I need a tissue from laughing so hard. The point was we gave up Dave Wickman, for steve Sax.. I guess you still can't figure that out. OOO no I getting ignored by you.. big deal I don't have to have reponses from a 2 year old.. oo no.. Keep Kissing the GM ass..without people like you we could have a GM who knows how to build a team. LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great stuff.

Great things? LMAO. I can name 0 great things that he did for the White Sox.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 04:10 PM) It was a troll who had been banned prior who snuck back in... People have been banned from here? Why?

Whenever it is, I hope the Sox don't bring him back before he's 100% recovered. With an in-shape and motivated Carl Everett (contract year - he'll want to cash in 1 last time in his career) holding down the DH spot til he gets back, we'll be in good shape. Then, let's say he comes back in June or whatever when it starts to warm up - he'll give our offense a shot in the arm. Then hopefully he can stay healthy for the remainder of the year and put up his usual OBP of .400+ and get some big hits for us, as per usual. To have him rush back and play the season with injury would be the worst possible scenario.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 10:47 PM) If it came down to who holds their liquor better i may go with cabrera though. LOL!

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 10:26 AM) Your right that is what autographs are for.. and Maggs is the bad one? :rolly Magglio is a loser who doesn't even hold a candle to Frank Thomas. Please stop mentioning the two in the same post, let alone same sentence.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 6, 2005 -> 09:12 PM) I dont' think xtra innings starts till opening day. Correct. The EI package is worth every penny.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 08:13 AM) I was the woman Was?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Feb 6, 2005 -> 04:14 AM) I agree. It was such blantant bulls***, that it couldn't be taken as anything else. Don't give some of the people on here so much credit, YASNY.

QUOTE(ihatethecubs @ Feb 5, 2005 -> 08:50 AM) o man thats hilarious!!!! not. I actually laughed my ass off when I read it. Gotta have a sense of humor.