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Here's alink to the 1999 Baseball HOF inductions. Unlike football, where the player picks who will introduce him to the crowd, it looks like baseball has the commisioner do the deed. Bud Selig presents the player's stats, and says very little about the person. Here's the link. Hope it helps. http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/hof_weekend/1999/speeches/

I can't figure out how to play video games anymore because the controllers are so damn complex. i got old overnight.

You have two guys who are good and the #1 option, you gotta go with them. LJ looks to get 10 carries every week unless Priest gets hurt. Keep him on the bench.

QUOTE(Mercy! @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 09:59 PM) I don't want to get into a fight, but when you allege for some reason that Frank Thomas's domestic life somehow is wanting in comparison to that of Jim Brown, I've just got to put in my two cents worth. Jim Brown was an amazing running back, and is undoubtedly a fascinating and complex personality. I believe he has done a lot of good works with various communities. But his, umm, family life left a little to be desired. That is good stuff. Sorry if we're hi-jacking this thread, but that's one of the charms of Soxtalk. I actually was the first person to post on this thread, then deleted it because I didn't feel it was necessary to bash Frank. Then I saw all the adjectives describing him as an all around great guy, and I kind of thought that wasn't painting a totally accurate picture of him either. I wasn't really trying to make a comparison of Brown/Frank domestically (though it certainly seems that way). I was making more of a comparison of their off the field contributions to society, and I definitely picked a bad example. I knew Brown had domestic troubles, and I was just offering him up as a person who was a social activist (not necessarily saying that he should be the subject of the speech). That's why I later added Brooks and Dunn (not that Brooks and Dunn ). I mean, you could say Roberto Clemente. Latin players to this day look up to him, and he died in 1972. He's the reason so many latin players wear #21. Truthfully, though, I don't know the off the field personal lives of those guys.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 07:44 PM) I've noticed that the past couple years Dennis Miller' right arm just kind of hangs there, he doesn't have a full ranch of movement. I couldn't find anything via google. Anyone else notice it? He's a sports nut. It's a silent tribute to Jeffrey Leonard and his "one flap down" homerun trot. An obscure reference? Yes. But this IS Dennis Miller, after all.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 01:10 PM) I'll gladly do my speech on Jim Brown... if you wrote it. It's rare that I get to do a paper or a speech on a subject I actually enjoy, I'm not going to waste the opportunity and make the assignment harder than it is. When you finish writing the speech, please post it on Soxtalk. I'd love to see how it turns out. Seriously. I pointed out some negatives about Frank, but if you are giving a speech it's important to understand the subject fully. If someone asks you a question after the speech about the things I mentioned, how would you answer? I think if you make Frank the subject of your speech, and the premise is that it's a HOF induction, you can certainly present statistics that will make him a worthwhile inductee. I personally think he has missed out on an opportunity to be bigger than just a ballplayer. I offered up Jim Brown. I could just as easily have picked Derrick Brooks or Warrick Dunn - two modern players that are extremely active in their communities. Like I said, I am not trying to be a dick, or ruin the thread, I just didn't see much value in taking out a thesaurus and finding all the words that are synonyms with great. Good Luck

I realize that you asked for posts that helped, and I'm not trying to be a dick, but there must be a better choice that Frank. How about choosing someone like Jim Brown. Someone who has actually given his time and voice to raise awareness about social problems. Frank's the same guy who claimed that he didn't know much about Jackie Robinson when MLB retired his number. That is an egregious error for any black player. Unbelievable. Frank used non-union labor to work on his house while MLB & the Player's Association were at odds. Frank was not a great husband, and I'm not sure how anyone here knows him well enough to know if he's a great father. I'm all for being a Sox fan, but I get tired of people looking at our guys with blinders on.

Pods is only 6 up on Figgins in the SB race. How about 4 today, Scott?

Nice promotion for the Royals. 2for1 tix if you come dressed as an empty seat. Beats the hell out of dog day.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 15, 2005 -> 10:29 AM) Ya, for some reason I'm sick of the Brady's You just made my "crum list." In fact, you're at the top of the list, the bottom of the list, and you're every crum in between.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 08:21 PM) In my community, there are girls joining the Boy Scouts of America. And to be honest, I'd rather have them stick with girl scouts but whatever works. The kicker is that in certain areas boys have tried to join the Girl Scouts of America and couldn't because they are boys. I wouldn't want to join, but considering that I was a cub scout and very briefly a boy scout, it really offends me. Anyone have any thoughts about this? I think everyone should go by their own name. Let boys be in boy scouts and let girls be in girl scouts. But if that can't work, at least let boys be able to be in girl scouts too if they so desire. Anyone else sick of people?

QUOTE(Bias @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 06:28 AM) I never said Nebraska was on par with ND or Stanford, but all athletes get strong strong academic support at Nebraska. Their graduation rate is above 90% and as someone else posted earlier they have more academic all-americans than any other institution. Not to mention that Lawrence Phillips taught most of his girlfriends self defense. The old fashioned way.

Tape them to your legs and ass and consider it a preview of what you'lll look like if you polish them off.

How soon before the Pres stands knee deep in sewage as a banner is unfurled behind him declaring, "Mission Accomplished!"?

I picked STL in a survivor pool. Mike Martz is an a-hole. My confidence pool went much like the survivor pool. I am an a-hole.

If North does the color and Rogers does the pre and post game shows, they might as well broadcast from The Manhole. Lickfest.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 11:17 AM) I got to thinking about this for some reason last night and it hit me. Our last 4 Presidents that are still alive are from Texas, Arkansas, Texas, and Georgia respectively, and exactly zero have opened their houses to refugees from Katrina. Is this a statement on our society? Jimmy Carter's probably busy building them houses.

What will the response be if a terrorist/group of terrorists walk into downtown Chicago and set off suitcases of "dirty" nuclear bombs or biological weapons? . This hurricane and it's aftermath was predicted years ago, and, still, the response by all levels of government was slow and weak. Does anyone have faith that the response will be better to an unpredictable attack/natural disaster? I don't.

QUOTE(JimH @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 09:36 AM) There still seems to be a general misconception that the White Sox broke up the team of Rooney and Farmer. They did not. Nor are the White Sox the ones talking about Mike North doing the color. It's the radio station The Score who is driving this. Just to clarify, in case it hasn't been clarified enough already. Could we get you to clarify this, please?

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Sep 13, 2005 -> 06:08 AM) I bet that b**** helped Georgie boy stir up the waters in the gulf too. She stayed just long enough to rename the hurricane Corrina. Each member of the Bush family gets progressively dumber.

What's the Sox magic number?

While Dan McNeil gently weeps. What's wrong with North? On Dog Day he could have BeBe do her Adopt a Pet segment. Fritzi could stop by for some beers every seventh inning of home games. He wouldn't be saying, he'd just be saying. Then selling the T-shirt and mug to accompany that. We could get the meatloaf recipe, stories about aldermen he knows, interviews with da Coach. Oh, and he'd probably even talk about the Sox a little. Does this need to be in green?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Sep 12, 2005 -> 12:41 PM) The only people who probably know what really happened that night are probably in S&R's close circle of friends. Animals are jealous/protective by nature. Any chance Montecore smelled strange pussy on Roy?

I used to deliver mail, and anytime I would cautiously approach a house where someone had a dog out loose, they'd ALWAYS say, "Don't worry, he doesn't bite." They were wrong. Twice.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 12, 2005 -> 11:30 AM) I remember a club I drove by. It was a two story club, the entire front open pretty much. LOUD THUMPING MUSIC. People all over the place. The were all guys. It was the first time I had ever seen a club of such. Mind sharing some stories about subsequent trips to such clubs?