BrandoFan

What I am saying is that the man is impervious to logic, compassion, evidence, etc. He believs and that's f***ing that.

Baggio, please read up on Mel's father and his views. I've said enough about that duche. As for the brave heart himself....raging asshole, his wife suffered for 3 women. Just calling a spade a spade. No biggie. Even he admits it. Try again.

I tihnk we gotta starts Oh, It's Worst Movie Ever! thread. I have a lot of those...which makes using "worst" a little problematic.

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I am 21 and I feel like a grandfather sometimes. Just in case people haven't caught it the first time.....Stacey Dash is gonna be 39. THIRTY NINE! Jing-Mei is 40+ FORTY!!

Liv Ullman

Who cares what that RB-block-not-shedding imbecil says.

Total coincidence, Wite. Defensive stats cannot be taken at face value. You have to sort out the accidental from the meaningful. Look at the total chances. In 2000, Valentin had almost 100 more total chances. Then, consider how many more baserunners 2000 pitching staff had at 1st as compared to the 2003 one. In 2000, we had a mediocre pitching staff whose arms fell off in the 2nd half of the season. In 2003, we had a pretty good staff-- hence less DP situations. Unlike Jose who really is a good DP man, Ray's pivot skills were greatly exaggerated. He was average/solid-- average positioning, average arm at best. He was no Bret Boone or Luis Castillo. Now Ray is banged up. With his contract, there is less incentive for him to bust his ass--- something which a 32yo player absolutely HAS to do to maintain form. He was never a particularly smart baserunner, so now that he has lost a step, he is a 20-25 SB threat at best. Still has difficulty up the middle. Less range in the hole as well. I like the 350 OBP and good speed as much as the next guy, but is it worth 7-8 Mill a year it was gonna take for Sox to re-sign him? When the enire 2003 OD payroll was 50 Mill? Come on. And don't tell me about the supposed discount because this organization has a BAD reputation, esp. with Kenny at the helm. If anything, players charge EXTRA.

You CANNOT pay 1/7th of your payroll to a player whose is merely good offensively, mediocre defensively and whose best-baserunning days are numbered. We ended up grossely overpaying for Konerko. We ended up overpaying for Buerhle. We ended up overpaying for Lee (815 OPS, average speed, GIDP's and a below average defense in LF? 15/2 is a bit too much) ever so slightly. We ended up overpaying Valentin We ended up grossely overpaying Koch. The money we saved on Ray ended up gettting squandered by Kenny. But by no means should it have gone to Ray. Thomas and Magglio are the ONLY players who deserve to be paid the market value and maybe even slightly overpaid. And even with those two players, there is a limit. 14 Mill is too much for Maggs and 10 Million was too much for injured Hurt back in the 2002 off-season. Forget about the conventional wisdom of "being strong up the middle". Every team has its special circumstances and needs. Ray's time was up. In retrospect, it proved to be the right move.

While she is not my cup 'o tea, don't EVER compare Jessica Simpson to a cum-dumpster dog like Paris Hilton. JS may not be a virgin, she may not be very bright....but in the looks department, she's GOT IT. Russ Meyer would be proud. Hell, JS can sing a little bit too. Paris Hilton is just a dime-a-dozen 'ho to golden manor born

It begins and ends with those three words.

You forgot about faux-compassion. Rookie mistake.

I don't know where you were hiding, but I already said that occasional adultery is FAR, FAR down on the list of sins/crimes I give a s*** about it. I live in reality and it's not perfect. Policy and issues delineated in one of my earliest posts interest me far more. AWOL, coke, bribery, DUI and abortion allegations are but FOOTNOTES to the Bush saga; their only value is in further underscoring W's complete worthlessness as far as the American public and the human race are concerned. Those who refer to "character" when discussing W better be ironic while doing so. And that Pearl Harbor "theory" doesn't even deserve a reply. It's simply pathetic.

No, I believe "disgusting" referred to that whole "baby killers" angle, Bob. Nice try. Cute.

Fortunately my father is a decent man, so am I am not faced with a hard choice there. My mother, on the other hand, gets little respect from me for some of the s*** she said and did to me and others when she was younger. Love and support? Yes. Understanding? Maybe. But NOT respect. It has to be earned. I hope my future children give me s*** if I ever do something they deem morally reprehensible. I probably wouldn't like it (who does?), but I hope they have enough guts and conviction to do the right thing. I'll try my best so that situation doesn't happen, but who really knows.... And Jackass Mel and his evil insano daddy deserve each other.

You beat me to it. Galipoli, Max, YoLD, first Lethan Weapon... Him and Cruise-- both are personality- driven, with a manic edge to them. Gibson also (used to) add the element of humor and charm, though. Braveheart was a solid flick. I enjoyed it, but then again I liked Gladiator as well. The directing Oscar, same as Costner and DWW, should have been shared with the ghost team that did most of the work for him. I know what you mean with the PS. Watch where he is asked if he is an anti-Semite in particular. And at least he didn't try to distance himself from his kook father.

I thought you said you were with me-eeee?

There is a special place in Hell reserved for the Coultergeist.

-Quit picking on the guy -It's alright for you? -Yes.

Thou shall Not Spilleth your Seed on the ground....

Is it any more disturbing than the following: AND Keep in mind that this data was collected from baseball's "Socialist Era" .....1994 and 1950 respectively.

Your opinion emasculates me.

**pictures Rex singing his heart out Avril Levign-style**

Oh it's hypocritical alright. Textbook case. And it's also a crime as, like it or not, the statute was still in place in Texas in 1971. Trying to intimidate the witness(es) is reprehensible if true. Frankly, nothing surprises me about the pathetic goon anymore. It's quite comical really. This great nation deserves Lincolns and FDRs and other giants to lead and represent it in the new millenium. Instead all it could muster is a soul-less incompetent abomination known as the Shrub. Such pity. :headshake

St. Ray of Duhram was a good player but hardly worth 1/7th of the entire 2003 payroll. Only Magglio and possibly Thomas are.