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I would like to see a reunion for the Sox players that are still alive from the 1959 team at the game. (Luis Aparicio , Billy Pierce ect) They should also wear throwbacks for that game. The giants honored the team this weekend from the giants-indians series of 1954.

another good list. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/firsts/first9.shtml

How long do you guys think arod will be the highest paid player? Who would replace him? That title seemed to change a lot over the years. Since 2000 it has been arod hands down. I think He will be the highest paid player all 10 years orf his contract. http://espn.go.com/mlb/s/mlbsalary.html thats an interesting list to show how much that title has changed. But stayed at one guy since 2000.

http://baseball.fantasysports.yahoo.com/b1/328317 You all can flood this injun's email inbox I won't say a thing

dec 31 2005 texsox

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 05:21 PM) It's all a matter of personal preference. I think this is the best point anyone has made for any side of the argument. SS, Milkman I think you two are great posters, you guys are both posters That I actually read posts from. I didn't mean to step on either of your toes. I guess I like the sox too much for my own good. My grandfather got me into baseball when I was four and It formed a bond that I now have with my younger siblings. (The bonds I formed were priceless to me) I hope have the same bond one day with kids and grandchildren. The white sox are priceless to me. Please don't be under the impression that I am a rich snob. I'm not. I'm 23, I was raised middle class. I have been on my own since I was 19. I am still establishing myself now but do pretty good compared to what I was doing in my late teens. I understand what $100,000 means. Once again Please accept my apologies.

what class would you guys rank eaton in? I think Eaton is a strong # 2. ( garcia, Grienke, ect)

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 02:54 PM) Say that when you need money. Sorry, I didn't realize you had such a sterling character. wtf? Im just trying to make a point. I grew up middle class. I know what it is to need money. But this is f***in America. Go out and get it. I am trying to compliment you all by saying you guys are more than capable of obtaining $100,000. Us Americans make too many f***en excuses. We want everything handed to us. I have Bills *sob* *sob* I'm in debt . What the f*** ever. People come here everyday to this country with nothing. Nothing at all , and build a fortune for themselves. If money means that much to a lot of you, then quit your blue collar jobs, quit your bad spending habits, make the most out of your time, take college courses that will actually pay off ( not have you making $30,000 grand a year) . I'm sorry, this is the truth. You all can hate me after this. I was told this a while back and it paid off. Quit making excuses and expecting things handed to you ( lottery, gambling jackpot ect) Invest reather than spend. a rich man invests his money ( so his money works for him) An average money works for a living and saves most of what he has a poor man works and never saves . spends half his check on payday and is broke a week before the next pay period. nothing wrong with being either of the 3. I'm just saying change your lifestyle if you need money that bad.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 09:05 AM) I was thinking the samething. One essential problem with that statement is that NONE OF US HAVE THE ABILITY TO THROW THE WORLD SERIES!!! But other than that... The point is 2k .... that people can be bought over. I know how important the sox are to a lot of you guys. (The number of posts speaks for itself with you) to hear that money is more important to a lot of the people here was disapointing. I'm sorry I just have a great respect for 90% of this board . I would think most of everyone here would be better than that. I did notice most of the people here taking the money are broke college students or teens. Most of them don't know the value of a dollar yet. $100,000 is not a lot at all.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 01:14 AM) I stopped reading right there. Why? The point Im making is , money isn't everything. The best things in life are free. Just remember real poverty?wealth is not a state of income but a state of mind. More than half the posters here would probably blow the money in less then a year, A white sox world series will live with you forever. ( at least if you live and die sox baseball everyday like I do) My ultimate happiness(sox ws) with my # 1 hobby can not be bought for $100,000, sorry.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 11:49 AM) one hundred thousand isnt enough, make it five hundred thousand, seriously you party after a championship for one day and your not even playing in the game, im not gonna scream or go nuts if we win , ill just say finally, money is more important Its not big to you becase you have 4 favorite teams :rolly

f*** that article. It must be a f***en slow ass news day in sports. All he did was grab parts of old articles and bunch them together for this story. Give me new quotes you piece of s*** writer! I dont care what happened in 2001. I can't believe I wasted 50 f***ing cents on that pos paper this morning. What a waste. We all know franks situation. All this s*** he wrote has been read before. By all of us. Frank will retire a white sox. Jr won't want to see him get his 500th hr else where. I'm so f***en tired of the media bashing frank. Its been 10 f***en years now since they started. Leave the man, the f*** alone. Why can't they just let us sox fans have are modern day icon? Let him have a legacy. He is not perfect. No baseball player is perfect. Let us enjoy are last years watching him play. I am cherishing every damn ab of the big guy. Here's to frank retiring a white sox! Getting in the hall, and hitting his 500th hr at comiskey f***en park, with half the people who read , lurk, and post at this board at that f***en game!

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/02/sports/b...artner=homepage Former Depaul star, on NBA's list of 50 greatest players passes away.

Their is already a chavez rumor thread. Why has this not been merged yet?

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 02:09 PM) http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...ic=34558&st=275 On page 12 of that thread. I name you chief of the "thread police"

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 02:05 PM) Sorry. Do with this thread what you will. how dare this have its own thread!!!! Where is the thread police? Someone please merge this or we all will die!!!!

HappyBirtday!!!!!!

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) I guess we're finding out who's capable of debating a topic and who's capable of posting images good to know too many factors involved to say the cubs would be better. 1 we are not fully healthy either 2 They have no closer 3 The guys who are injured may not made too much of a difference. Wood? Nomar? Borowski? . Those names don't Impress me. 4. Perez looks to be an upgrade over the "has been" nomar 5 D lee will not hit .380 all year. Pujols will still have a way better season. Book it. I will be surprised if Lee passed 40 hrs.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 01:40 PM) Does someone wanna post one of those "this thread is gay" things? I think it would be appropriate. you mean something like this?

someone needs to ban this cubby troll !!

QUOTE(thomsonmi @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 01:35 PM) All there is to know about Nomar is that the Red Sox won the WS after they dumped him. The guy is done. Believe it or not, I'd rather have Uribe than him. And, Todd Walker can't wear Tadahito's jock strap. Hell, I think I'd take Willie over Walker. Walker is a terrible fielder. I too, would rather have Uribe over Nomar. High salary or not.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 01:32 PM) Simply put, the last 20 games the Sox have been playing like crap. when the Toronto Series started. I said to myslef I would be happy if the sox would go 13-13 over the stretch of games that just ended here with anaheim here at home. The sox went 14-11 with one rain out. Im happy with that. You play .500 against the good teams and win the majority of the easy games.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Jun 2, 2005 -> 01:28 PM) If the Cubs were completely healthy, they would be a better team than the Sox. Discuss. to be a better team they would have to be at least 36-17. They have no closer , healthy or not. not worth discussing

From today's suntimes: http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cst-spt-bull021.html Skiles' long-term stay looking iffy With negotiations on a new contract or extension for Bulls coach Scott Skiles having broken off, Skiles and his agent, Keith Glass, are resigned to Skiles playing out his contract and perhaps signing to coach elsewhere after next season. The Bulls have until June 30 to pick up the option on Skiles' contract for 2005-06. If they do, Skiles has said he will not negotiate an extension during the season and will become a free agent next summer. Skiles said he has a deadline after which he will not negotiate, but he did not specify the deadline. "The bottom line is that right now, I don't think this is going anywhere,'' Glass said. "It doesn't look like it's going to get done. "It's not the end of the world. They've made a move at us, but nothing has changed. It's not been a typical negotiations in any way. We've tried to make it clear to them that we want to remain in Chicago. But I don't think it's going to happen.'' Perhaps the main quirk in these negotiations between Glass and Bulls operations chief John Paxson is the refusal of Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to meet with Glass. Reinsdorf is on the record saying he will not negotiate with agents for coaches or managers. But Skiles says Glass, who denies that Reinsdorf's refusal to meet with him is preventing an agreement, will remain his agent. "I've been represented by the Glass family for 20 years now,'' Skiles said Wednesday, after watching 20 free agents go through the first of five minicamp practices at the Berto Center. "They're part of my family, really. So nothing will come between us.'' On Monday, Reinsdorf rewarded White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen with a two-year contract extension for getting his team off to a great start during his second season as manager. Skiles, who was hired Nov. 28, 2003, was hoping to be similarly rewarded after coaching the Bulls to the franchise's first winning record and playoff appearance in seven years. If Skiles doesn't get at least an extension? "I would not be disappointed,'' he said. "I don't worry about it. I'm here doing my job. It's just part of the business. You can't be walking around being disappointed. You can't ride the ups and downs of the league that way. "I've been studying this my whole life. Nothing's going to happen here that's going to catch me off guard. I realize that this is a tough business and things don't always go the way you want them to go. Sometimes, they go the other way. When that happens, you deal with it and move on.'' Skiles already has been rewarded by his players, who bought into his philosophy and helped him earn accolades from opposing coaches and players around the league. The media then rewarded Skiles by voting him fourth in the balloting for coach of the year during a season that saw 41 head coaches lead the league's 30 teams. Paxson, who declined to comment Wednesday, said during the regular season that he wanted Skiles "to be our coach for a long time'' and that re-signing Skiles was one of his top priorities. Paxson already has offered to tear up next year's option, which calls for Skiles to be paid roughly $2.8 million. But they can't agree on the dollars for a new deal. Although neither Glass nor Skiles would discuss numbers, Glass said they simply wanted "what's fair for a coach with Skiles' talents'' and labeled as "false'' a rumor that Skiles had rejected an offer of a contract paying $4 million a season -- the approximate salary for the likes of Memphis Grizzles coach Mike Fratello, San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich and Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle.

The bulls and skiles could not agree to a contract extension and ended talks.