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QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 10:26 PM) You're a man aren't you? I recommend reading the Book of 1 Timothy, look at the heirarchy of the Catholic church and other prohobition on women teaching, preaching in the Church. I wouldn't say Christ was a misygonist--because he was a REAL egalitarian (who, not coincidentally, never said word one about homosexuality--he was more concerned about divorce and the love of money--yet I never see that as a rallying cry for the religious). But I will say that the founding fathers (note: fathers) of Christianity and the patriarchs did not think so kindly of women. Pretty much anyone that has read significant amounts of early theologians (Augustine comes first to mind) can see there's definitely an anti-woman bent. Also, there is no prohibition on lesbianism in the bible--and the prohibitions on male-male relations in the OT are based pretty solely on the bad biology that said that male sperm not reaching an egg was tantamount to abortion as it was what created life by itself. And in the NT authoratative texts do not use the word homosexual--instead correctly translating those passages to imply the meanings meant by the authors to refer to acts of ritual sex/male prostitutes/etc that served the pagan gods. Well, it's no surprise that examples of such "prohibition of women" can be found in the Bible, since that was the norm in the societies of those times, but I believe that the point that he made is that such limitations of inequality were not the basis of the founding of these religions. He stated that " These religions are based on the sovereignty of God and the deliverance of His people through his Grace and mercy," and I tend to agree with that. It's more through the imperfections of man and his free judgement that these unfair treatments take place than what the religions stand for and the ideals they are based on. I don't think asking if he is a man was necessary...

I miss the good ol' days when the black cable box (descrambler?) and filters would steal all of the premium channels, along with pay-per-view. .. Now the box is worthless. Another pet peeve is watching a very late-night comedy show on comedy central and the channel cutting to courttv right in the middle of a joke. Aren't we getting the golf channel now??? :puke Why not something a bit more interesting like Turner Classic Movies or BBC America? No offense to golf fans, but something with a broader audience would have been nicer...

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 08:46 PM) Homosexuality is normal Has that been proven? And I'm asking out of curiosity since I'm uninformed on the subject. Would you know of where I can read up on that? Thanks in advance.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 10:37 AM) Religion: Breeding fundamentalism, mass murder and horrific atrocities for thousands of years. Hooray! How sad. :headshake

So some of you would be afraid to have Buehrle start the first game if we play the A's? I have confidence in him no matter who we play. I think he gives us the best chance to win that first game, and I don't want to waste any opportunities in a 5-game series.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 11:08 PM) Right you were a gentleman the whole time--who stuck to a critique of her writing ability. Please. It was just a playful jab, hence the "all in good fun." I've read enough of the blog to know that she doesn't call one of the twins players "sweetcheeks" because of his playing abilility, so maybe we're all guilty of judging a person's appearance every now and then... Anyways, if you were offended, it was meant to be more teasing than offensive, but take it as you'd like.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 11:03 PM) Well, I guess I disagree with your first point. And, I think I'd respect your opinion a lot more had you just said that instead of saying she's ugly. It doesn't make you seem very desirable (or knowledgeable about writing if you can only slam her by pointing out that she's not a supermodel). Never called her ugly...

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 10:44 PM) There've been a couple times when what she wrote was so well-done and just made me laugh with something really smart and witty where I've honestly wanted to e-mail her and say how much I enjoy her blog. I think she's great. And I'd much rather spend an afternoon chatting with her than a lot of the people who rip her to shreds. Ooooooh, b**** sox is so original. Yeah, and so is the Twinks, Twinkies, YankMEs, whatever. Get over it, other than that knickname her blog/articles are far more intelligent than a lot of the anti-other team drivel I see around here. Some people find her to by witty. I consider her to be vastly overrated. She's a decent writer, just not a very knowledgeable baseball writer, in my opinion. I can usually see where's she's going in the things I've read, but oftentimes they become too over-the-top and ridiculous to be considered witty to me. Anyways, I was just stating my opinion on the matter. And I could come up with a long list of very knowledgeable, witty, and interesting soxtalkers that I would much rather chat with than her.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 10:30 PM) You all need to seriously stop with the cracks and cut downs of her. She's very talented, and she loves her team. Good for her. I'm flattered by her very original use of the term "b****" sox. Yes, definitely talented. :puke :puke :puke :puke But, all in good fun.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 09:27 PM) I did the same. I went to my freshmen orientation and was like ahhh so this is where Fullerton is (kind of pathetic, its only 20 minutes from my place and I'd never been). Me too. I had never visited FSU before I went for orientation, and I then transferred to DePaul. Sadly, I had never stepped onto the DePaul campus, even though I'm a life-long Chicagoan, before orientation either. I've done it twice and have enjoyed both college experiences.

QUOTE(DePloderer @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) How about this? Possibly not exactly what you had in mind, but what do you think? You've never made a bad sig from what I've seen...

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) it was though. They had a party for it and everything. I have a t-shirt from it. Not according to playboy.com, from what I looked up, and it does mention the urban legend... http://www.playboy.com/on-campus/features/topten/ My former school is number six on this particular list.

QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:37 AM) I just finished watching this game as I had night school and Tivoed it and am sick of this, Hermanson is our closer, no more questions, put him in! I was screaming at the TV at the begining of the 9th, even before the gAyRod HR. I thought Ozzie went by his gut, but he always does those stupid situational matchups. If it's the 9th and you have the lead, f*** the matchups, go to your closer! I didn't agree with Brantley's rant, but at this point, to do anything else is stupid. Especially when you put in Marte to face lefties, when he can't get one out, and if the batter is bad or can't hit left handed pitching, he'll be sure to walk him. Conclusion: quit playing the matchups when you're pitchers aren't suited for those matchups in the first place. Hermanson is the closer, stop disrespecting him. QUOTE(agame @ Aug 10, 2005 -> 12:59 AM) Giving Ozzie the benefit of the doubt, Dustin has had a bad back and maybe it flared up but he was put in as an emergency. We don't have 73 victories as an accident, I say let's stick with em through thick and thin. According to the Trib: "Hermanson would have started the ninth if his back had felt fine. But left-hander Damaso Marte relieved Politte and walked Jason Giambi and Tino Martinez, both left-handed hitters, forcing Guillen to use Hermanson. After the game, Hermanson sported a thick wrap around his lower back while revealing his back started aching last weekend when he saved three games during a four-day span. "It's nothing I want to pitch with, but I'll do everything I can to get through this," Hermanson said." http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines Will we ever come to the realization that maybe Ozzie does know what he's doing, or at least more than the average fan does? The b****ing and complaining can be a bit too much sometimes.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 09:02 PM) f***ing Everett. Why didn't Timo get to bat? The 9th is Timo Time.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 08:26 PM) How about 9...against this bullpen...you think we can pull off 9? Do you mean "we" as in us posting or the team? I think the averages would be about the same with the way the offense has been lately...

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 07:43 PM) Without a doubt, he goes through a lot of high fastballs. Guy just knows how to hit though. No doubt. And not to call anybody out, but wasn't there a thread about 2 weeks ago asking for willie harris to start ahead of him?

"idot"? Ah, the irony...

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 02:50 PM) Went to Miami University in Ohio, prettiest campus you will ever see, as well as the best looking girls. 60/40 Ummm...I'm sure they have very pretty girls, as most colleges do, but I've never heard miami of ohio mentioned as the one with the best...

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Aug 9, 2005 -> 02:50 PM) I have a feeling Everett won't be ready till Friday when we play Boston, which means 2 more days of Timo, and most likely 2 more losses...... :puke So now Timo playing means a guranteed loss? :headshake Yeah, him going 2 for 4 really killed us yesterday... I'll never understand the Timo hatred and Gload fascination on this board. It just keeps reaching ridiculous proportions...

2 years at FSU 2 more at DePaul I graduate after this coming semester.

bat girl :puke :puke :puke :puke :puke

This is worse than the Chavez and Burnett threads... I at least felt we had somewhat of a chance to get those guys...

There's no way of knowing if the horrible calls really affected the outcome, but it still pissed me off and the umps need to do a better job.

So then why even do the dance if it's Sioux and not Illini? And if it is, in fact, true that the Seminole tribe was "paid off," good for them. I hope they're getting a good amount.