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When I saw this thread, a famous Jack Buck quote came to mind ... "I can't believe what I just saw."

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) I'm color-blind...I have no idea which one is green. :banghead Maybe I can help. The sixth column over is green. The fourth or fifth box from the top of that column should be what you need.

I enjoyed your story, Rex. Damn, I love this game. I hope the owners and roiders don't ruin it.

In the last two days, the AL has racked up an impressive 21-7 record against the NL.

That was a hella fun game to watch.

QUOTE(loltrain @ Jun 17, 2006 -> 10:42 AM) What a ridiculous list, the DBacks just had a horrible losing streak and they're ahead of Chicago?!?!?!?! Although, whoever said Chicago has had a much rougher schedule than Detroit is wrong, at least up until this past 4 or 5 games yours had been much easier. Edit: So far Detroit is 21st in strength of schedule, which admittedly isn't very impressive, but Chicago is 28th. I know what you mean. Hell, we've played one sucky team that we're 5-1 against.

This pitching match up definitely is favorable. Let's hope things remain true to form.

I'm sorry, but if you are Sox fan and voted for the Tigers, then you have a serious case of Cubphobia. Two or three games in the Cubs favor is not going to make a damn bit of difference in the war between Sox fans and Cub fans. Two or three games in the Tigers favor might make a damn big difference in the battle for the AL Central.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jun 17, 2006 -> 04:18 AM) Him actually striking out hitters should be the most promising sign for us. He's had problems doing that for the past season and a bit. If he can produce, there's a definite role for him here long term. Really was a fantastic trade by KW. You have to commend KW for not waiting till the end of July to pull the trigger on this, as well. Having Riske for the next 5 weeks could prove to be very beneficial.

QUOTE(Allsox @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) I say go Cubs for the next 6 games. They play Cle right after Det and the more Cle gets buried in the standings, the better I feel about the Sox' chances of winning the division. I agree. It just seems so unnatural.

Has anyone else noticed just how difficult it is to watch the Cubs and root FOR them?

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 02:00 PM) I respect your opinion but to me fighting really doesn't prove that much, except that you can do it. I mean if you brawl with a team and still get your butt kicked 12-2, then what good was it really? You may have won the battle, but you still lost the war. I will say this though, as much as I don't agree with the whole retaliation deal, sometimes a fight like that can bring a team together, and get them fired up. The Sox/Tigers brawl in 2000 seemed to have that affect on the Tigers. They were struggling before that, and actually made a playoff push late in the year. In regards to Showalter not getting any heat for what happened the other night, I think had Ozzie not gone off the deep end publicly with Tracey, maybe he would have taken some criticism also. That also worked for the Sox. They went on a tear after that and did, in fact, make the playoffs.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 12:07 PM) You're so bad.

Cubbie suckage already.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 11:44 AM) A convention is not a requirement for changing the constitution. There has only been one constitutional convention in the history of the United States, and that's the one that wrote the constitution and bill of rights. Everything else has been done through supermajorities in the Congress, Senate and ratification in the state house. I stand corrected.

To the people in favor of this amendment ... Do you realize that changing the constitution in anyway requires a constitutional convention? Do you realize that if and when a convention is called, they will not just vote on this one item and adjourn? Do you realize that once the convention begins, anything and everything is fair game? They don't have to go through this tough criteria on each issue, just the first one. Once the convention starts, they could theoretically gut the constitution as it currently stands. In my opinion, this is a relatively piss poor issue to risk exposing the constitution to the whims this group of politicians. This doesn't even come close to justifying a constitutional convention. Look past the jingoism for a minute and think about the can of worms that can be opened here.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 14, 2006 -> 03:00 PM) Keep up the good work guys. Hopefully if we get these guys close enough, other teams will jump on the bandwagon to push these boys up over the top of the heap. Has anyone tried contacting some of the National League team sites to work on some alliances (for lack of a better expression)? That might be a good idea as well. Didn't we do that last year with, of all teams, Houston?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:53 AM) Since the day Ozzie got here he's been playing the matchups righty Vs right, lefty Vs lefty no matter what the stats say. Cotts has the ability to get righties out yet he tends to only face lefties. Riske is better against lefties than he is against righties and yet he'll probably prodominately face righies. Not really this year, mainly the past 2. Difference of opinion. Such is life on a message board.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:48 AM) He's right. Not really. He, again, had to go through the sorting out periods and let guys fall into their roles. It takes a while, but it's coming together now.

QUOTE(IlliniBob72 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:41 AM) Thanks. It's easy to see I've been away awhile. Hell. I had to think about it for a minute.

QUOTE(IlliniBob72 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:38 AM) T4TI? It was on the Score with B&B. Rough translation: T4TI = Thanks, for the info.

Er .... You had to know this was coming. Not worth a second thought.

Great thread guys. Here's my take on iyt, but almost everything has already been said. I don't think Ozzie did anything wrong here. He brought in Tracey as the sacrificial lamb to drill Blalock. Tracey didn't get it done. Even if he 'tried' to hit him twice, he was damn sure tentative about it or he would have thrown 4 straight high and tight fastballs. If Tracey doesn't have the gonads to drill a hitter when told, he doesn't have the gonads to be a ML pitcher. At least, not yet. The one thing I didn't see mentioned in this thread is the fact that MLB needs to scrap this damn warning system and let the game police itself. It worked for 100 years or so, and would work again. The current system let's things remain unfinished which leaves lingering resentment to build and fester. One of these days, somehow, somewhere, someone's going to really blow a gasket and ruin a career or two. Call off the umps and let's players take care of what needs to be taken care of.

QUOTE(SoxFan76 @ Jun 13, 2006 -> 10:26 PM) Hey, long time poster at the other site, but I recently ran into a mod with a power trip. I'm the only one with the balls to call him out apparently, so he flipped? Not too sure, I'll find out in a month. The other place is my first choice, but it's nice to come here and be able to let loose. Anyways, WCIU sucks, but I have to say I dislike WGN more. How many times can you come back from commercial break with a 1-1 count?! To each his own, but welcome to Soxtalk anyway.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jun 11, 2006 -> 05:26 PM) Onterrio Smith cut by his CFL team. More proof that... I don't know. It just amazes me that someone would throw all that talent away for pot. It amazes Ricky Williams too.