Wong & Owens

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 7, 2005 -> 09:14 AM) Going out to watch the game..? Anyway's? Champps? I am still trying to find a way to get out of work early. If I can, Champppppppps is about 2 blocks from me

Greatest Article Ever.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) Anyone else think we didn't see the best of Bobby last night at all? I know he's been struggling as of late, and he was throwing a lot of those fastballs high and away last night. Not having a go at him, because he still got the job done, and for a rookie in his 1st season in a high pressure situation, that's fantastic, but Bobby can be better, he can get that curve over in the strike zone more, and he can get that fastball in on the hitters more. We didn't see his best by a longshot. He didn't get one curve over for a strike, and he missed his spots a LOT with the fastball. Thankfully, Johnny Damon wasn't going to take a walk, and Edgar apparently just wanted to get the game over with.

George Wendt

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 08:19 AM) http://www.nuvo.net/archive/2005/10/05/una...production.html I'm all for population control, but the arrogance of some of these politicians is appalling. This bill does NOT have the Rex Kickass seal of approval

QUOTE(YASNY @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 11:10 AM) Well, Redandwhite was right about one thing ... Clement wasn't half as "good" as he's been in the second half. I think Clement cemented his reputation as a guy that can NOT be counted on in pressure situations. I don't care what anyone says about him not having good stuff yesterday, you don't have 127 meetings at the mound in 2 innings unless you have one rattled pitcher out there.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Oct 3, 2005 -> 04:05 PM) The White Sox "teed" off on Schilling when he was first starting his comeback trail. He still isn't 100%, but he's gained some of that arm strength back, and I can't imagine him being any short of spectacular when he's on the mound. As for Wells, he had 15 wins, averaged just about a half inning less per game than Mark Buehrle, the IP leader, and has performed well at times this year. Clement has never been the same since being hit in the face in Tampa, but i find it hard to believe he'll be his second half self tommorow. and Wakefield being bombarded by the third? He surely s*** the bed saturday, but he has been a Red Sox legend, and has stepped up in big games more than anyone. The rotation is in shambles, it would seem, but I am not worried. That's alot of hoping and speculating that goes contrary to what has been reality for the Boston pitching staff. Wakefield steps up in big games? Maybe a few times, but he's certainly not anything I'd call a money pitcher. His postseason numbers: 8 Postseason Ser 4-4 15 8 6.07 5-4 0 2 0 59.3 51 40 33 41

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Oct 3, 2005 -> 03:51 PM) The Red Sox pitching rotation is vastly underrated and has alot of experience with David Wells and Curt Schilling at the top. No it's not. Experience is nice and all, but there is no amount of experience that can compensate for an aging, broken-down body. The WS have teed off on Schilling this year, and Wells scares no one. If anything, they're overrated based on name recognition. Clement has almost a 6.00 ERA in the second half, and his postseason ERA is also near 6.00. Wakefield is always a threat to get bombarded by the third inning, and the most consistent guy isnt even getting a start(Arroyo). Plus, only Wakefield has the ability to go deep in games, so that bullpen is coming out-- no matter how good the starters pitch.

I believe the key is for Sox pitchers to get ahead of Boston hitters early. If the Sox consistently give Boston hitters the option of working deep in counts, that will lead to walks and meatball pitches that guys like Ramirez and Ortiz feast on.

Well, Ozzie DID change the lineup for today.......

So, I had my first ever colonscopy yesterday. I had heard some horror stories, which proved to be incorrect, so I figure if I lay out what happened, someone here may be spared the anxiety in the future lol! The day before the procedure, you can't eat anything but jello and beverages. No dairy beverages though. This is annoying, but really not so bad. At 7:00 pm the night before, you have to start cleaning yourself out. This involves taking a liquid called Phosphosoda. This liquid is disgusting tasting, but it's only a cup, so it's not that big a deal. An hour after I drank the stuff, I began camping out in the bathroom. I had my radio tuned to the Sox game, my PSP fully charged, and the softest toilet paper money can buy. It's a weird feeling, but not horrible. You're literally crapping out water, but no cramping or anything, so it's not the same as like if you had a virus. At around 11:00pm, I was able to go to sleep. You aren't allowed to eat or drink ANYTHING after midnight. The next morning, I woke early and took another dose of the phosphosoda. Not much to clean out, so it runs through you pretty quick and easy. Your ass will defintely be raw by this point, so load up on VAseline and use liberally! A few hours later I get to the hospital, and sign in. After a bit, they take you in for some questioning(are you allergic to any medications, have you ever had surgery before-- that kind of stuff), and take your vitals. Then, they bring you an area where you can store your clothes and get into the hospital robes. You go back and they put you on a bed, and insert the IV for the sedatives. They then wheeled be into the room where the exam was to take place, and we waited for the doctor to be ready. The nurse injected a combo of Versed and Demerol, and I don't remember a thing until I was in the recovery room. I felt nothing at all. You fart for awhile in the recovery room, and as soon as you're coherent, the doctor comes in and tells you what they found. After that, they sent me home--but they wont let you drive yourself, so someone has to come with you. That was it. No big deal at all. If you're anyone like me who was postponing getting checked out of fear of the test itself-- don't sweat it, it's not worth getting worked up over. Hope this helped someone.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Sep 26, 2005 -> 01:08 PM) Or with the parents and the mantra of personal responsibility actually meaning something. But keep blaming it on the schools and washing your hands of any blame there, Juggs. And as W&O said "Just. Shut up. Seriously." To add, that tired crock of s*** that certain people keep spewing about how society is falling down a moral sewer, culture is devoid of morality, blah blah blah, continues to be refuted by what research tells us. Again today, there was a report on how the rate of almost every type of crime has declined since 1973(the first year they kept track of this stuff apparently). http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict.htm

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Sep 26, 2005 -> 12:47 PM) Just another result of a public education system that divorces love & commitment to marriage from sex. Why are some of you surprised? The public schools teach sex education & distribute condoms like they were training kids to be porno stars. This occurs at ages USSC justice Ginsberg approves of (12+). Had this woman been endoctrinated with the belief that sex & marriage are indivisible it's unlikely she would have been crazy enough to do this. Just shut up. Seriously.

Happy Birthday, Steffikins!

I didnt see this posted anywhere, but KC just tied Cleveland in the 8th. 6-6 in the top of the ninth

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) You can vote with your feet or you can fight for change, and say, I will not allow you to hijack my religion. I mean, your argument could be made for women, people with disabilities (based on old testament), and pretty much everyone. The problem isn't Christianity, the problem is that it is being used as a tool to push an agenda and not as a guidebook on how to honor and love fellow creatures of God. EDIT: Or you can just join the Epsicopal Church. . . I see your point, but homosexuality has been denounced by the majority of christian churches since their inception. I don't see how a religion could be "hijacked" if the belief existed that homosexuality is wrong for as long as the religion existed. It's almost like saying adulterers shouldn't put up with the church saying they are sinners-- they should fight it and change that. If it gets changed, is it even christianity anymore. Am I making sense, I dont like the way this reads, but am really tired right now lol

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Sep 23, 2005 -> 02:49 PM) I got mime in the mail today! All I could do is laugh! I got mine yesterday, I'm using them to level the leg of a coffee table

My $.02: I never understand why any gay people want anything to do with christianity. If a group says your lifestyle is immoral, that you're going to hell, etc-- then why the hell would you want anything to do with them? I completely agree that the school has the right to expel the girl. Not happy about it, but it is a private christian school, and christians don't agree with homosexuality. Therefore, they can prevent her from attending IMHO. I honestly think the parents were naive and dumb for sending their kid there, and the kid is who will ultimately suffer the most for it.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 22, 2005 -> 10:06 AM) I assume an active system? Sounds cool. How far along are you? Are you just trying to heat or hot water and energy part of the plans? Yes, an active system. I'm measuring my floors and figuring out how much radiation energy my house gets based on location, which direction the roof faces, etc. Next step is ordering the system, and I'll be installing it in waves and keep the forced air furnace until I get everything installed(I have to rip up all the floors on the second floor to install the tubing) For now it will just be for heating(our electric bills are never very high) but eventually I'll go completely off-grid.

I have an endoscopy scheduled for Tuesday, which I'm not looking forward to, and I'm in the process of putting together a project to heat my house via solar energy. f*** Nicor and their $400 gas bills.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 22, 2005 -> 08:01 AM) Tampa is playing well right now. Lou won't let the team quit, even though HE already has himself. I just hope they can cool off the Injuns, and that KC keeps playing for pride like they have been. god forbid the Sox actually help themselves out. Now we're going to rely on two last place teams to help?

It worked. My god, it actually worked.

OK, I'm on board. I'll try just about anything at this point

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Sep 19, 2005 -> 03:22 PM) I know nobody here cares what anyone at ESPN has to say, but here's what Buster has to say about the series. Go Sox! That's nice, I'm sure Buster thought we had the edge in the last KC series too, and we see what that was worth.

http://www.eathufu.com/home.asp