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QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) I didn't get my WS balls yet though. And you bill yourself as "doable." Sorry, it was right down the middle, like a Kyle Farnsworth fastball.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 08:43 AM) Think the kids in school used to tease Rusty? Imagine the ribbing Dick Butkus took.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 07:18 AM) I mentioned him on the previous page. How about one of my all time favorite Sox players. Chet Lemon. IMO, In today's era of short porches and catchers that can't throw, I think he could have easily been a 30/30 guy. I hate when he wsa traded to the Tigers. Detroit is one place that I don't like players that I like going. Which is why I don't mind Maggggglio being there. Chet Lemon used to knock his hat off when he was chasing down fly balls in the outfield. I think he thought it made it look like he was running fast. RUSTY KUNTZ

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 09:27 AM) I think Kenny Williams sold his soul to the devil and in return he was given the ability to make kick ass trades that make other Gm's look like idiots. Except, of course, Billy Beane.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Dec 10, 2005 -> 05:47 PM) I know this is unrealistic, but if I could give ANY gift, it'd be guaranteed health for my granparents and mom, dad, and brother. I believe there's cancer on the mom's side of my family, with some other problems on my dad's side of the family (though not as serious -- high blood pressure, hernias), so I'd just ask that none of this afflicts any of my family members. And, if I could be selfish for a moment and ASK for a gift, it'd be to be successful in getting a substantial scholarship. If I could get something like $5-10K payed for my first year, I'd be very, very happy... Not likely to be a spelling grant.

What has changed in the last few weeks that makes Bush see that he received bad info? He hasn't said that before. In fact, he has always said just the opposite. His recent "flip flop" is totally political. I totally doubt its sincerity.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 04:24 AM) With the loss of Clemens, Garland would have to look good in a 'Stros uni. Esp. if they are built around pitching and defense. I'm pretty sure Clemens can and will resign with Houston after May 1. He's getting ready for the World Championships, so I'm guessing he'll want to pitch another year.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 07:39 AM) I also loved hearing the old crew back together this morning. My favorite moments, and I know I speak for my wife also, were the times during the "Magic Johnson Show". Magic's show was god-awful and Howard spent at least an hour every day dissecting it and tearing into him. It was gold! Then Magic invited him on the show and Howard had his "band" play the song "Wipe-out" with a couple professional farters. Great stuff! That Magic Hour review was probably the best thing he did during the 10 or so years I've listened. I used to look forward to that every morning. The Gary "apology" tape was great. His professional life was at like a noin. On the E show, the goo goo dolls song where all of the cast was dressed in thongs or sailor outfits and they danced might be my visual favorite. I always thought it was cool that Jon Stewart got into a sailor outfit and danced with the cast. Any time Howard talked to his parents on air. I, too, could go on and on.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 14, 2005 -> 02:54 AM) Joey's surgery was a success. They have begun weaning him off the medications that leave him coma like and he started to move his feet a bit last night. They also took the ECMO stints out of his neck... so no more ECMO The doctors are amazed at his progress. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.. I would have thought they were BS'ing me about where he was 3 days ago to where he is now. They are even talking about taking him off the ventilator! Every day is a new test.. but hopefully with these few big steps he's taken the past 2 days we are past the biggest hurdles. Thank you all again for all your notes, cards, emails, messages, and calls... Jim and I can never really express the thanks they deserve. Here's a few pics.. from where he was on Friday, to where he was last night. My son had his kidney removed when he was one week old because of a tumor. He's almost two now and healthy. Looking at those pictures brings back a flood of memories from those days. There is nothing that makes you feel more helpless than seeing a baby hooked up to all sorts of tubes and monitors. You have to rely on the expertise of the staff and hope/pray for the best. My heart goes out to the baby, you, and your family, Steff.

My favorite: "October 4-- I've been trying to tell out-of-towners that Guillen has been a terrific manager." Mariotti = douchebag

The worst part of a Chicago snowstorm isn't the shoveling or travel times, it's moving your living room down to the street so some a##hole doesn't take your parking space.

QUOTE(JimH @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 09:38 AM) Who fits the bill for 4th OF? Rather than use a 4th OF, I think they should play Harris at short/center. You can play the 2b and SS deeper and basically eliminate bloop hits.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Dec 9, 2005 -> 09:36 AM) They waited this long to do it.. Kind of like hitting your dog a week after he pees on the the carpet. The NFL should rub Kreutz' nose in Miller's pee.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 11:29 AM) By the way, what do you call a dog with wings? Linder?

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Dec 8, 2005 -> 07:28 AM) and how many of you, at one time or another, have sang the stupid lyricss listed?? :rolly GUILTY!! I'm guilty of really liking that Barenaked Ladies song you posted.

"There are some words that do not belong in a rock song." In "Jesse's Girl," by Rick Springfield, the word "moot" is used. "I wanna tell her that I love her, but the point is probably moot." I think that is one of the all-time odd word choices in a song. Great song, though, I'm not ashamed to say. I also wish I had Jesse's Girl.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 08:42 AM) Who is they? Grammar police.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 6, 2005 -> 09:02 AM) The chip is usually implanted by the breader/pet store/adoption agency (humane society...) before you even get the pet. I know the humane societies around here all have it done before you get the pet. A lot of breeders are even requiring it because they want their animals to end up in good homes and not lost somewhere. Therefore you don't have to take the pet to the vet at all to have it done. It is already done for you in a lot of cases. It is becoming more and more common. In a few suburbs if your pet is lost and the animal control department finds it they will have a chip implanted as well. I don't know if you guys think this is some big procedure or something, but it is basically just a shot. It is not some surgical procedure. It is the size of a piece of uncooked rice. It is a permanent radio-frequency identification chip implanted under the dog's skin and read by a chip scanner or wand. Implantation is done with an injector that places the chip under the loose skin over the dog's shoulder. It is also not expensive, usually only 50-60 dollars. About the same or a little more than the cost of yearly shot visits, at least for me anyway. Steff, you can't make it out of a non-chewable substance for the ankle/leg brace? I find that hard to believe. I am sure it can be done. If not then put something on it that makes it unappealing for the animal to chew it. Bitter Apple has worked great for my dog, but I know other dogs will still chew it. There is a way to keep them from chewing it is my point and not unrealistic at all. I would never buy a collar with an implant because all of my pets have been able to lose their collar at one point or another. I want a break away collar for the reasons I stated earlier. I don't want them getting themselves hung on a tree or a fence or anything of that nature. I don't think a collar is worthwhile at all for a tracking device. Put bitter apple on your dog and it's me who'll be chewing on his ankle. Yum yum.

QUOTE(JimH @ Dec 5, 2005 -> 10:56 AM) Speaking of DJ, I hope the people in charge tell him to KEEP the "uh oh" call. It was so dorky off the get-go and then it became kind of like a cult classic. It seemed like he dropped it though. Son of Svengoolie is a "cult classic." Never compare DJ to Sven. Berwyn!

I saw a lady standing in the middle of a semi-busy street (two lanes each direction) holding a German Shepherd by its collar. On the sidewalk was a girl who looked to be 4 or 5 years old. After I drove past, the woman released the dog with, I'm guessing, the intention that it go to the kid on the sidewalk. The dog, of course, gets to the first lane and freezes. Now, I'm looking at this in my rearview mirror thinking something bad is going to happen. I can just picture the girl stepping off the curb to retrieve the dog and getting hit by a car (there was one coming). Instead, the lady moves toward the dog and it comes back to her in the middle of the street. How dumb is this lady? Couldn't she have just walked the dog over to the girl?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2005 -> 11:10 AM) Both the Red Sox, and DM should look at Konerkos actions and compare it to theirs. Look in the mirror and wonder what kind of a person are they. Totally agree.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 08:05 PM) ...about The Mientekiwicz last-out ball and the issue of salary cap/relocation/retraction. I understand the significance of the last ball/curse being broken, etc. tied to this ball, but I don't really understand why someone would want to see it. It looks like every other ball that was used in the WS. It isn't mystical. What do you do, make a pilgrimage to see it, look at it for 10 seconds, and say "Wow!"? Then what?

I'm still trying to figure out how a guy who is basically a walking muscle plans to lose 40 lbs. Is he planning on dropping muscle? How?

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 08:40 PM) As I said above.. those were my exact thoughts as it all went down. I was thinking it before you said it.

I'm pretty sure that woman won't be too receptive to any parenting tips you might give her. More than likely you'd just make her angrier and she'd treat the kid worse when she gets home. Unless it gets physical, stay away. Pretty sad. Say a prayer for the girl - and her mom.