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So, in terms of only Konerko and 2003...according to a report on CSN back after 05, one of the reasons Paul struggled so much to start 03 was that during the pennant chance in 02 he was playing hurt; literally playing on a broken foot during the pennant chase. And because he never got off it, it didn't have time to fully heal before it hit the Spring again.

ESPN with some injury updates.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 2, 2007 -> 04:27 PM) Interesting, but this sort of demand wave shouldn't keep us from moving forward. Its a natural progression. Demand creates an increase in prices, then the increase in prices will result in an increase in supply. This will occur over time. How you ask? For one thing, many people who have land in states like Iowa and Missouri own the land and get paid by our government to NOT plant corn. Its a price prop. Remove the prop, and people will sell the land or use it. The flexibility is there in the market, and if the prices rise enough to overcome the non-planting money, then it will happen on its own. Long term though, there is still another major issue; is there actually enough arable land to produce the supplies energy consumption will demand as oil prices keep going up? If more and more food supplies keep being required for energy, then it's quite possible that the market won't be able to keep up with the demand.

The NBA responds angrily and appears to have some valid points.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:46 PM) Like was posted above, the team with the same hitting coach led the world in runs scored the first half of last season. I find it hard to believe Greg Walker is the reason Konerko is hitting .180. Dye is hitting .215 AJ .215 Crede the same. All of these guys have had great offensive seasons with Walker has the hitting coach. KW is not going to wax him, and he shouldn't . So then that begs the question...what should be done? Should we just ride out this cold streak and be willing to sacrifice the season if it goes on for a couple more weeks while Thome is out?

Roy ROY.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:39 PM) Striving to be below average is never a good thing. The White Sox were 9th in offense in 2005.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:34 PM) They'll be Cubs fans in 2 months. I wouldn't want Sweeney hitting 3rd in AA. Not sure if this is a positive or negative, but I really think that Sweeney needs to prove he has any chance of hitting at this level before we likely hand him a starting spot for next season. If Pods has injury problems that linger, at least Sweeney should get this chance instead of possibly learning the hard way next year. We've already called him up, so IMO, he should be the everday starter from now until we find someone better or we throw in the towel (at which point he becomes the everyday starter until the end of the season)

QUOTE(fathom @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:31 PM) I think it's balta or kalapse that has stats on how our offense was like 12th in the AL during the 2nd half last season. Post All-Star the White Sox were 9th in runs scored in the AL, between the Angels and Toronto. How the Hell Boston came in at 11th I'll never know.

I didn't know the legend also sold real estate. Congrats.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:21 PM) Who are these people. Zombies.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:17 PM) If this was 5 years ago, people would be calling for the manager's head due to corpseball. Well, when this happened 4 years ago, the White Sox did replace their hitting coach (2003, Gary Ward replaced by Greg Walker). And in Mid-May, nonetheless.

QUOTE(kwolf68 @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:14 PM) What worries me is Mark Buehrle will be the first one traded because his value is sky high again. I think that would be a mistake...Mark is the one dude who has sacked up this year and is playing ball. I hope Im wrong, but with Mark's contract situation, if the Sox fall out of contention I fear he'll be the one dealt. I'd rather him be dealt than us lose him at the end of the season for draft picks. Ditto Dye, although it would be really nice if JD could hit a little to get that trade value back up.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 2, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) So let me get this straight, people actually believe Greg Walker tells guys to go up to the plate and swing as hard as they can just in case they hit it. He also tells them not to work a count. Swing at as many pitches as they can, regardless of their location. I really don't know what to think of Walker as a hitting coach, but I find it hard to believe he's the reason the team can't hit right now. If he doesn't say that, and the players are doing it anyway, then the players are not listening to him. It's the same deal as with our attorney general. Either he's an idiot and is telling people the wrong things, or no one is listening to him. Either way, some of the blame has to be his.

The Yankees fired their strength and conditioning coach today. Just figured I'd add that.

QUOTE(Texsox @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:23 PM) I do worry when we are dependent on foreign food to feed ourselves. Well, I worry more about the FDA doing its job and making sure there is some fair inspection process on foreign food entering the country than on the foreign food itself. (Hint; it's not.)

QUOTE(Texsox @ May 2, 2007 -> 12:21 PM) BTW, I don't think it is fair to call this Bush's war. If we go into the way back machine, we'll find that most of America was behind the war. Now we know some of the information wasn't accurate, so maybe we can pin a bit more but IIRC there was widespread support of the war. So, are those of us who were right about this war being a terrible idea around 6 months before it started still allowed to call it Bush's war?

Link.

QUOTE(danman31 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:45 AM) It's really not moronic. It sounds very cool. The only thing is whoever is on the clay side SHOULD have a huge advantage because the balls they hit will be coming at their opponent faster while the shots they will be receiving will be coming at them slower. Presumably, they'd alternate sides throughout the match, at least if I was designing the game they would

I really want to see some names.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:21 AM) This is one of the biggest "hangups" on the Doha talks for the WTO right now. If an agreement for Doha is going to be reached, farmers in this country will have to pay the piper. And a huge majority of American taxpayers and consumers will benefit if that ever does happen, IMO.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ May 2, 2007 -> 11:23 AM) This Bill was absolute trash, and I'm glad it was vetoed. And for the first time in.....well a while, the Democrats look like the bad guys because they refused to give in AT ALL in terms of compromise and with their comments today look like they are throwing the troops under the bus. Not taking on any comments today yet, but do you seriously believe that the Dems refused to give in at all? Did you pay any attention at all to how this bill was constructed? This bill was compromised out the wazoo just to get it out of committee, and I'm not just talking about the pork. Dramatic weakening of the deadlines, complete removal of any sort of enforcement mechanism (if Bush had signed it, he basically could have just ignored the deadlines without penalty), and so forth. All that was done to get most of the centrist/blue dog Dems on board so that it could pass in the first place. What exactly is there the Dems could have compromised on? The only things that would have made Mr. Bush happy would have been if anything and everything resembling a timetable was totally removed. The enforcement mechanisms were never in the bill in the first place, and the timetable was as watered down as Springfield Elementary's orange drink.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2007 -> 10:14 AM) I am sure the loss had nothing to do with the charge they probably had to take to cover the costs associated with terminating the employees... That can't affect the raw sales numbers right? Same article:

This week, I'm going Back to Circuit City for this one.

Who Will play Barack Obama on SNL?