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QUOTE(danman31 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:36 PM) He was hitting .253 at AAA. He won't. Yes, but he was also hitting much worse than that earlier this year (I think .220 or below) and has come on significantly in the last few weeks.

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) I get nervous everytime Oz does that in the 3rd game of the series. One thing I notice though is that we are in every game. Seriously, I don't mind him doing that when we win the first 2 games of the series as much as if we split the first 2. If we win the first 2, it's like he's saying we've gotten the job done, won the series, and giving other people a shot at the sweep. If we lose the middle game, like we did with the Pads, that leaves us open to losing 2 of 3 and maybe starting a losing skid.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Alex Sanchez the first person to be suspended for violating MLB's steroid policy, was released today despite the fact that he was hitting .346 on the season. This, IMHO, is the true test of the "Teeth" of the steroid policy. The idea behind the policy was that once a person was suspended, everyone would know he was juicing and no one would want to take the risk of signing him. Sanchez was the first person suspended. He was hitting well this season. Now he's been released. If the policy is working...it seems to me that people should not want to sign him. If it is failing, then he'll be with someone else as soon as he can be. And no, I don't want him on the Sox, in case anyone was thinking of asking.

QUOTE(peanut33tillman @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 03:00 PM) ron karkovice LMAO ugliest mother alive what a spare Ah Karko...one of the only guys I can remember who's knees seemed like they were constantly in worse shape than mine.

QUOTE(Cubs Suck23 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) has their been any rumors in chicago about the Sox making a trade since Marte is injured. Marte is not that badly hurt. I wouldn't be surprised to see him this series, maybe even tonight. He was having no pain yesterday, but they just didn't have him throwing. With luck, the days off will have been good for him.

My big concern with Jermaine Dye coming into this season was his health. Thus far, he's been fine with that. If by some miracle both Dye and Everett go down, then Alou's not a bad replacement. Otherwise...no, that's a bad idea.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) Now put the dumb ass parents that drove victims to Neverland Ranch on trial. ANy parent after his that allows their child to anytime, supervised, unsupervised, it doesn't matter, with Jackson deserves to be locked up. They're doing it for the money. Very simple. If you let your kid sleep over there...maybe you can cash in on part of the Beatles song catalog. Don't think it isn't part of the reasoning.

QUOTE(Soxfest @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:35 PM) Do anything you want in California if you got money and famous you will simply walk. Not to be guilty on count 2 is a joke he admitted to giving kids alcohol. I believe the "giving alcohol to children" part wasn't charged separately, but as part of a giving alcohol to children to enable molestation charge.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) Court TV says Jackson portrayed no significant emotion. Just stood there, as if to wonder how the hell he's a free man. I suppose now we'll find out there was a OJSimpson glove moment where the prosecutors screwed themselves and moronic jurors used it as reasonable doubt. 100 to 1 they bought the arguement that the family was just trying to shake Jackson down. That's what the defense built their whole case around.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:22 PM) Sadly... he wont stop and even more sad.. parents will continue to let their little boys sleep with him. Someday maybe he'll get caught and not buy his way out of it. Parents will keep doing that because they know that when they do, they have the next shot at stealing a few of those Beatles songs off of him in a settlement.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:18 PM) LOL, FOX news was saying he was going to be found guilty. Of course they were.

I give 25 minutes before that DA is out of a job.

Sad...this place updates far faster than Drudge or CNN.com.

At least it's over!!!!

Come on, get this over with, I've been trying to call apartments and figured people wouldn't pick up until it was over...

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:08 PM) Dammit, if MJ is found guilty I will have to burn all of his albums that I own. Is that in green because of burning them or because of the owning of the albums?

Gosh, there are as many people reading this thread as some game threads.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:03 PM) We need some sort of signs and we must make a large fire. So we're gonna need some gasoline. He's also not worth the gasoline, the wood, or hell, even the effort it takes me to type this sentance.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 02:00 PM) Ahhhh, grounds for a mistrial already. Sweet. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:35 PM) This won't hold a candle to the Jacko jury verdict, but the timing of Cooney's resignation, announced today, is an interesting coincidence... Man, that is some fascinating timing. Resign right after your name winds up on the front page of the NYT. Who woulda thunk it?

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:56 PM) He had better be guilty or I will riot in my front yard. Please be nice to your lawn. He's not worth hurting a single blade of grass.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:49 PM) Listen to Mac, Jurko, and Harry instead... Mac doesn't like Timo Perez. That's the smartest thing that's been said this entire trial.

Now listed as "approximately 5:00 p.m. EST" for the reading, for those who are sitting on the edge of their seats. The rest of us will now resume making fun of you.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:41 PM) Maybe it's just me, but if you want your team to win, shouldn't you do your absolute best to try and keep your players happy? Not if happy translates to lazy, or unmotivated, etc. Do you think Vince Lombardi's guys were happy during practice?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:40 PM) where the f*** is Jackson gonna go and not be recognized? Just wait 3 more plastic surgeries.