RockRaines

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 10:16 AM) hitting the road for phoenix shortly. gotta love free wireless in port columbus airport. Hey have a good flight. See you down there on monday. I'll be wearing red.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 09:13 PM) Thats for sure. Glad I wasn't the only one getting a little sick of that crap. Oh wait, I found your contribution to the thread. Awesome argument.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 02:35 PM) Alright I'm just going to come out and say it since everyones tired of throwing facts and unbiased arguments at you. Your a tool. Its you're. And I appreciate the personal attack. Still waiting for the "facts" and the unbiased arguements. Still havent seen one from you yet.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 02:31 PM) thats because they haven't yet seems odd to me, anyone else?

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 10:16 AM) Dude, I am a Big Ten fan living in SEC country. I have nothing against OSU or OSU fans. I have something against posters who act like they know everything and make stupid posts. I have attacked your arguments and attacked them well. You are just too biased or ignorant to see things with any objectivity at all. It's just comical watching all of these Notre Dame haters post without any objectivity, and that includes you. I don't think any ND fan here is claiming they are an elite team. But your bias can't give them the credit they actually deserve. In your last two posts you have called me a Notre Dame fan and accusing me of having an agenda against OSU. Enjoy your championship game and I'll just ignore your posts. When you start being right, maybe I'll pay attention again. Until then, keep spewing out the comedy. They dont deserve any credit, so I wont give them any. Im sorry I couldnt say anything good about them or their overrated QB, I guess I will spend some time trying to be "objective" on how bad they are.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 01:52 PM) the buckeye's perimeter game absolutely killing the illini in the first half. They seem to be content to pack everyone in to stop Oden from scoring. QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 01:31 PM) Gotta love Mike Patrick's solemness after the loss. I can't remember the last Duke game that didn't have either Vitale or Patrick announcing it. I cant remember the last time they played a game on the road.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 07:22 PM) Funny thing is, I am a Michigan football fan. I can see how ludicrous your arguments are from the outside. It doesn't take a lot of objective intelligence to see it. Doesnt change what I said, your team is no good either, and you obviously have a vendetta against OSU fans like myself, and rightfully so. So please attack my arguments then, Im waiting for someone to counter point what im saying instead of taking the easy way out and trying to discount me.

Gail Fisher and her huge sweater puppies on comcast.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:59 PM) I read the hard drives may be a problem, and I thought it may be linked with the heat. I better pick up an external as well, thanks for the tip. I have heard things like that, and I had it happen to one of my computers and I hated it, but once it was replaced it was all good. My last two have been fine. And my new latitude with the core duo screams, it kicks serious ass in WoW

Hall is known as a better defensive catcher than AJ right? I know he has a stronger arm. His CERA is kinda high, but has caught garbage staffs through the years.

I dont see him sitting out the year. It sounds like bad info to me, or a bad translation.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:46 PM) The only annoyance I had with my HP was the power connector would become upplugged really easily. How well does the Dell "stick"? I understand these can get a little hot, but since it will be spending most of the time on a desk, I'm not too worried. The power cord seems to stay in fine with my new model, that was somewhat of a worry with ONE of my older laptops. They do get somewhat hot, but the fan does a good job of cooling it. Also I have a docking station that keep the unit about an inch off of my desk, which helps it as well. The only thing I ALWAYS worry about with Dells is that the harddrives for some reason like to fail on you in the first few months. I have had this happen twice with the same Laptop, and its easily fixed. I would say back up your stuff quickly at first. All in all, I love my dells.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:13 PM) Good luck. I have 4 Dells. 2 latitude d600's 1 optiplex gx300 and I just got a brand new latitude d620 with a core duo 2ghz with 1 gig of mem and 80 gig HD. Love all of them

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 01:47 PM) Some players need the regular ABs. What makes you believe the rest will help? Plus, I'm not certain resting him that much is good for the pitching staff. I seem to be the only one that thinking AJ on the bench for a bunch of games is not a plus for the team. AJ getting regular Ab's vs LHP seemed to hurt him even vs RHP. Not to mention he isnt getting any younger, and Hall is more of a catcher than ANY backup we have had in a long time. Together they could hit .300+ in a slight platoon, which is a huge plus for us.

QUOTE(PAUL KONERKO 14 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 08:59 AM) The Yanks got a better deal than us, RJ is declining and aging, and can't pitch that good anymore. You have a pic of Gio is your sig and yet you think the yanks got a better deal? Please explain why you think that? Viz wasnt even that good in the weak NL west last year with a 3.58 ERA as a reliever. I expect him to get SHELLED in the AL east to the tune of a 4.50+ ERA. He is also 32 and not getting younger. Ohlendorf is an old prospect at 25, and really just started to come on this year. He had a 3.29 ERA in AA last year with a pretty good k/walk ratio, but he wasnt regarded as one of their top ten guys. In fact none of those guys were on their top ten list for this year. Here is a summary from some guys who know their system a little better than i. Ohlendorf- This is one of the guys that has been talked about for a while. He doesn't throw hard but he gets it across the plate and gets guys out. Has potential to be in the 3rd spot of the rotation, more than likely a 5th spot or relief. Jackson- I like this guy. He is big and has a good fastball and a real good slider. His problem is he has terrible control. They reworked his mechanics last season and he showed a little improvement. I would have liked to keep him. Gozalez- He has no future with the Diamondbacks. We already have too many SS. He doesn't poses much of a bat but he can sure defend. I'm not real sure on his potential as a major leaguer because of his bat. I like our deal better, not to mention we didnt have to send any money, and didnt pick up a player who is due for a raise.

QUOTE(T R U @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 10:26 PM) I do love that little rockraines rascal.. I guess thats the purpose of having an opinion.. I dont agree with you, what the hell else am I going to say? I guess if I didnt agree with him, I should have supported his argument. Look both of you, it sucks when your team loses, but frankly they arent top 20 material. I know when my team is down and I dela with it, ND just isnt that good this year, and it sucks for you, but yeah its the truth. They had no business being in a bowl with a team that good, and they proved it on the field for me.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 08:42 PM) I certainly buy into the conventional wisdom that AJ will have a good year if he's facing fewer LHP because of Toby Hall's presence on the team. But the real question is: Is Ozzie going to significantly decrease AJ's playing time by platooning him with Hall? Last year, AJ had 509 AB's. 368 vs. RHP and 141 vs. LHP. How many of those LHP at bats is Ozzie willing to take away from AJ? All of them I hope. Hall is a pretty good defensive catcher as well, and throws out runners better than AJ. If a small platoon is built and combined they hit .300+ I would say it was worth it.

anyone want to grind on HS tonight.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 05:42 PM) That actually doesn't say a thing. Sure it does, listen harder.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 05:54 PM) I wanted BSU v ND. That would have been a fun game to watch. It appears BSU would have handed them their lunch. I would have matched ND up with someone in the 20's rankings-wise, nothing even near single digits.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 06:29 PM) It's on ESPN Insider, too. I reported it earlier in fact. Jim "huge cup" Parque to be exact.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 04:58 PM) What a load of crap. BOOOOO. I dont understand how they can do that.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 04:45 PM) ESPN says it's Vizcaino, Ohlendorf, Gonazalez, and possibly Jackson, with the Yankees only picking up $1-2 mil. yankees.com said different. Iguess we will find out when its done.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 03:59 PM) "Well, the disc said "Tight Ends" on it..." That center looks alot like a girl, and he has been waiting for the snap for quite some time.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 04:33 PM) So could having a Papelbon in the rotation. I dont know. I think this is a guy who is a better closer than an SP. Plus he had shoulder problems at the end of last year, I dont know if I feel comfortable with him carrying even more innings.