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That's completely unnecessary. Hitting them in their pocketbooks is much more appropriate and effective, IMO.

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 02:55 PM) Not gonna happen. He just started a national talk show on Air America, syndicated over 50 cities. He can't do that AND run for governor. I believe its against the law. By the way, I heard his show for the first time today. Actually really good. Nothing that you'd expect either if you watch his TV show either. Wow, I feel much better about listening to O'Reilly and Laura Ingraham's shows now!

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) It wasn't a sunday game, I believe it was a wednesday game, might have been a thursday game, it was one of those two though. It was definitely a Wednesday game then, as I watched it at a bar with my softball team after a game (our games are Sunday and Wednesday nights). Thanks.

This is what I believe will happen, not what I WANT to happen... AL East - Yankees AL Central - Twins AL West - "LA Angels of Anaheim" :headshake Wild Card - Red Sox NL East - Marlins (finally) NL Central - Cubs NL West - Dodgers Wild Card - Cardinals Red Sox over Twins Yankees over Angels Yankees over Red Sox Cardinals over Cubs Marlins over Dodgers Marlins over Cardinals Yankees over Marlins in 6

QUOTE(mreye @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 02:00 PM) JimH has this right. Interview with someone as "important" as JR are always done with a list of pre-agreed upon questions. Yesterday, it sounded like they went far away from there. Right or wrong, it wasn't very smart on their part when they're trying to lock down this time slot. Well, I'm glad to hear that JR hasn't completely lost his mind. What could've possibly motivated Silvie and DeFalco to do that?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 01:48 PM) well it depends on what type of comeback you had in mind..... if we were down by 5-6 than yeah last years team would be a lot better suited to make a comeback but if we are only down by 1-2 i like this team because instead of just swinging for the fences(and striking out) we get runners on and move them into scoring position. its a lot more reliable than a luck HR by Konerko at the end. The problem that I see with the Sox switching to a "manufacturing runs" approach (which, in the end, is the best way to go, provided the pitching is strong) is that I'm not convinced that all of the pieces are in place for that at this point. Outside of trading for Pods (who needs to improve his OBP from last year) and dumping Jose "home-run-or-strikeout" Valentin, I don't see much of a difference in the general makeup of their lineup. Starting the season without Frank and his .400+ OBP will hurt. Tad is an improvement at the plate over Willie Harris, but that isn't saying much. And I haven't seen ANYONE on this team bunt effectively since the Gene Lamont days. Their offense probably isn't going to change from the '98 Indians to the '98 Yankees in one year. That said, I hope that these guys prove me wrong and play some stellar fundamental baseball this season.

So, AM 1000 dumps Moronotti and this is how Jerry repays them? Great job, Jer! I hope that Jerry can procure as much broadcast revenue from WSCR as he could've from WMVP. A bidding war is certainly less likely now.

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) We all know how the Sox perform on Sunday Night games last year they played three of them losing them all, two of them with Walk off Walks. I hope history does not repeat itself. IIRC, wasn't Garcia's debut a Sunday Night game last year at MIN? And didn't we win that one? Maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I seem to recall.

QUOTE(El Piervizdyeguchansodnik @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 09:21 AM) That's bulls*** and you know it. You don't need power to play comeback. If anything you need more contact to play comeback, and guess what, we have more contact hitters. Of course, you don't NEED it, but it's the easiest way to do it. It's a lot easier for Maggs or Carlos to hit a homer than it is for Pods to get on base, steal second, advance to third on a groundout, and score on a shallow sac fly. Agreed that manufacturing runs and having a strong bullpen is a better strategy overall than relying on the long ball. However, I'm not convinced that the Sox have all of the pieces in place to implement the former strategy. Sure, the Sox have been needing a guy that can steal 70 bases for sometime, but Pods is going to have to significantly improve his OBP to be effective. And I haven't seen anybody on this team bunt effectively for a LONG time. And, while I like our 'pen overall, I still don't put it in the same league as some of the former Twins 'pens. My point was that I don't see the Sox scoring as many runs as in previous years. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong about that this season (I hope I am). But that's the way I see it now. Thankfully, their rotation is the strongest I've seen in about a decade. If the Sox see a bit of a dropoff in run production, their success will hinge on the #3 and #4 spots in the rotation. If the aging Cubans can stay healthy, they'll be in good shape. If not, we're looking at second place again.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 12:38 PM) But I first thought of the whole Simpsons ep where they had Fox News on there with this news ticker Pointless news crawls up 37 percent... Do Democrats cause cancer? Find out at foxnews.com... Rupert Murdoch: Terrific dancer... Dow down 5000 points... Study: 92 percent of Democrats are gay... JFK posthumously joins Republican Party... Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple... I guess part of its true. Now there's an appropriate response to a man being diagnosed with cancer. :rolly

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 12:32 PM) **Not Safe for Work mp3 listening** http://www.oliverwillis.com/files/hannityvmoran.mp3 Sean Hannity, the talking-point spouting mouthpiece on Fox News' Hannity & Colmes was recently caught by Harry Shearer slamming a Democratic congressman as an "asshole" when Hannity didn't realize he was being recorded. Strangely, Hannity is constantly decrying the lack of civility from Democrats, but in the recording goes on to say "I hate these people". Would those be the same Democrats that posted movies of Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter dolls being run over by cars on a web site a few weeks ago? (Did you forget about that one, or did it just not fit your political agenda?) :rolly I don't condone what Hannity said, but the political hackery that you speak of is prevalent on the left as well.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:32 AM) IIRC didn't Carter make an unflattering remark about Catholics? I don't know. I also thought that he had a relatively good relationship with JP II in his last year of office? Then again, I was only 4 at the time and am relying off of today's media for my information.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) What it will do is stop the casual shopper. Good point. Then again, it won't stop the person who has to cross the border to work every day. And both governments profit from passport fees. Pfizer has already threatened to stop selling its products to Canada unless they crack down on illegal exports of their drugs. And many of the pharma companies simply refuse to sell certain products to countries whose "negotiated" drug prices are way below the drug's market value. When one also considers that generic drugs produced in American are significantly cheaper than those produced in Canada (due to increased competition), the pharma companies don't need the Canadian government to fight their battles. They hold all the cards.

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:17 AM) That's the point in that article, even as Canada's dollar has been catching up travel has not proportionately increased. Perhaps that has to do with the fact that Canada's quasi-socialist government takes more and more money out of its citizens' pockets every year?

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:13 AM) I remember starting a thread on how from Canada to the US has reached new lows, cant' seem to find it though. I don't think making Canadians get passports will help that. Oh here it is US$ decline hasn't encouraged foreign shoppers Might that have something to do with the exchange rate being strongly in American's favor since the mid-'90s? :rolly

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:02 AM) The downside to this is millions of people everyday cross these borders for work and play. It hurts the local economies when shoppers cannot reach the stores. Tourism is one of the few areas of our economy that continues to be strong. Hotels, restaurants, airlines, and other tourism industries cannot outsource these jobs to China, Mexico, and other countries. More at link That's true, but I don't see how having to own a passport will change that. Even now, one still has to go through customs. Hell, I've even been held for 20 minutes and had my car searched entering Detroit a few years ago. I don't know what Canadian passports cost, but American ones are about $90 and take about two months to get. Not exactly financially-crippling. And they're good for a decade.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 10:00 AM) Nor do I, as long as Americans will require the equivalent documentation to get into Canada. Well, that's up to the Canadian government. I would hope that they implement the same measures.

I don't have a problem with that.

QUOTE(ottawa_sox @ Apr 4, 2005 -> 11:54 PM) Watching home runs on the high-light reels is like watching basketball slam dunks. Boring. Scoring any other way involves actual running. Running is more exciting. I find triples, home runs and suicide squeezes more exciting than home runs. I'm thrilled at the prospect of a more varied offense. I'm much happier seeing the Sox win 1-0 than 10-8. That said, we're going to need to get at least 12 wins and an ERA of less than 4.70 from both Contreras and El Duque if we're going to win the Central. This team doesn't have the power of the '00-'03 squads to be able to "play comeback" in the late innings.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 07:39 AM) I think the phrase that got me was "nihilist progressives on the left". I just get really frustrated hearing about how if you're left you're some kind of godless heathen. Just as I get sick of hearing how those who are right-of-center and attend church are affiliated with the "Christian Right." That's something entirely different. "Nihilist progressives on the left" does describe a rather large sect of people. You just happen to not be affiliated with them.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 07:30 AM) You're not Irish are you? Although, seriously, about half of my mom's family (younger generation too) wouldn't go to her wedding because it was to a protestant. And many of those same relatives do not acknowledge my sister, myself and my protestant cousins at family functions. And, as a devout leftist that attends services every week, I find your statement offensive and stereotypical... I know a lot of liberals who attend church. I wasn't putting you into the "nihilist" category and don't see how you drew that conclusion. FWIW, my grandmother (a Presbyterian) disowned two of her daughters because one married a Catholic and the other married a Jew. I agree that Christians hating Christians (or Jews or Muslims, for that matter) is stupid.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 5, 2005 -> 07:13 AM) There is a major split in Christianity between Protestant religions and Catholicism. In some Christian circles the Catholic faith is considered a cult and they will run through how to spot a cult. Charismatic, all knowing leader, rituals, etc. So while Bush will gain in some circles, he will lose in others. You're correct about that split, although I don't think it's as pronounced as it used to be. I'm a Presbyterian and attend mass with my wife (a Catholic). During communion, I see a lot of other non-Catholics in attendance. IMO, the greater split now is between Christians (or those of faith, in general) and the nihilist "progressives" on the left. My feeling is that, at this point, most red-state southern Baptists would rather see Bush pander to the Christian Catholics than the atheists. Yeah, I certainly hope you're not. Arafat was a terrorist who horded money and let his own oppressed people live in quasi-poverty. Not a good comparison. :headshake Agreed with your general point, though. One must also factor what JP II did to aid our country's fight against Communism. My guess is that he goes.

How many religious figures aren't anti-war? Bin Laden?

I can't believe that my tax dollars are going to fund the healthcare costs of this generation. :headshake The parents owe us something for not taking the time to raise their children. Perhaps they can pay us back by mowing our lawns and washing our cars?

I'm an Iowa alum and it feels almost unnatural to say this, but congrats on your great run this season. I'd been pulling for you guys right after Iowa got knocked out and was rewarded with some of the most exciting college hoops I've seen in a long time. You should be proud of what the Illini accomplished this season.