Balta1701

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Sep 10, 2005 -> 12:54 PM) i wouldn't go that far. They will be in the top ten however they have to get their asses in gear right now. I've heard more than a few people say that Michigan thinks they're better than they actually are. Either today was them being exposed for what they really are, or today will be the wake-up call they needed.

Figgins went back to first base on that pitch...think he's off balance?

Another 2 out baserunner...and a fast one at that...well at least Mark knows how to hold people close.

He gawn...good to be able to say.

1...2...3...ugh...it may be a long night (if such a thing is possible in a game as short as one pitched by Mark).

Man, I'm glad that's over...maybe our team will learn something from the fact they did that all with singles.

QUOTE(SnB @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 05:11 PM) Pssssst, the angels have a good lineup The Angels have scored fewer runs than us this season.

Mark has faced 6 batters and thrown 12 pitches.

4 straight singles...I don't like where this is going....

Man 3 straight singles...down 1 run...eek...

Man I love it when Mark's pitching...1 out during the time it takes for my computer to load up realplayer.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Oh Mercy...

I have an unconfirmed story saying that CNN has filed a lawsuit against government agencies that have been seeking to bar press organizations from showing pictures of the cleanup/recovery of the disaster in New Orleans (a few days ago, FEMA said that they didn't want people taking photos of bodies, etc.)

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 04:10 PM) Can you imagine this board with that team??? Holy s*** this place would have direct links to the suicide hotline. CORPSEBALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay...Podsednik gets a day off...and TIMO DOESN'T GET THE START!!!!

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 02:34 PM) True. But there were things that happened pre-gulf war I that tells me it doesn't matter - they have, however, used this to focus their efforts more. Could you specify which "Things" you're talking about? I can think of only a couple really...the bombing in Lebanon, which was directed at U.S. troops intervening in a civil war overseas, dozens of things directed at Israel, a few things organized by Libya, and the dealings from Iran, but nothing that I'd call a completely blatant attack on us by Islamists.

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) Where is that falling poo icon? Wow. The kid is no more than 190 pounds soaking wet wearing a parka. He made his mistake and payed for it. Now, guys who are multiple offenders deserve your ire and skepticism, but to think there wouldn't be a plethora of guys getting caught by taking things they thought were safe when implementing this new policy was niave and infantile. It's the nature of starting a new system and the lack of education they've had towards it. But hey, if you want to write a kid off who is built like Valido is and stole 52 bases while barely being caught because he took something from GNC he thought was legal, have at it. Keep living in your bunker. Several points in response...first, there are many steroids people can take which don't make people inflate like Barry Bonds...in fact, Rafael Palmeiro may very well have chosen "Winstrol" entirely because it's not supposed to make your body explode in a way that can be seen. I didn't say I'm going to write the kid off...but I'm going to view him with some skepticism until he shows me that he can stay clean for several years...He says that he did something from a supplement, but that's exactly what everyone says.

Since nothing else was on after the football game and I was falling asleep...i flipped on Stephen A. Smith's show on ESPN2 last night...he gave Sosa like 30 seconds, basically saying that Baltimore was about to send Sosa home as well, saying that Sosa hadn't done anything since he was caught with a corked bat and since MLB started testing for steroids, and included the phrase "If it looks like a duck and acts like a duck...." The audience gave him a nice round of applause on that one.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 01:28 PM) Balta, I don't have time to read this stuff right now... but thanks for the links. I'll read it when I have some more time. I still somewhat stand by the notion that our way of life is their problem with us, but I certainly agree our 'occupation' of their lands is also high on the list. I'm not trying to say that they don't have a problem with our way of life...but what I am saying is that when it comes to actually motivating people to strap bombs to their chests, the thing that does it is the occupation. Bin Laden can curse the infidels all he wants...but without the added layer of people angry about occcupation...he gets no where. That's why he spends so much effort focusing on it.

should be entertaining...This one

Ordonez got exactly the money he would have gotten had he never been hurt from Detroit. He had plenty of options to try to go to different teams and see if they contend...us, the Cubs, etc. He took the biggest contract.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 11:48 AM) I do however find it comical that most wanted Kennys head on a platter when he didnt do anything at the deadline and wavier wire, but we later found out Jenks was asked to be involved in most of the deals. Hmph, I never heard that.

Yes, we've gone through this before. Omar is the better defender now...but he's starting to tail off with time. His numbers are down quite a bit from when he was with Cleveland. Uribe is in his first full year at shortstop...and he had a fairly rough start there this year with a bunch of errors early. He's settling down more with time (although I think he had an E last night didn't he?) The real key matter is whether or not Uribe can keep his bat hot. If he does that...no one on Earth would rather have Vizquel. We saw that to start the year last year...a hot Uribe can carry an offense almost single handedly. Let's just hope he stays on fire through the end of October. And man...would our rotation have been worse without Jose? Hell yeah. Man I'm glad we didn't drop him. Also worth noting here...in his last start...Jason Schmidt left after 4 2/3 innings with some sort of a groin tweak...I haven't heard more about him since.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 9, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) he needs a good nickname though Baby Huey just isnt cutting it. How about "Next year's closer?"