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QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:43 PM) Why would we want or need Womack? He isn't that good and we already have 4 guys on our roster that can play 2nd base. We'll need a new backup 2nd baseman when we send Willie down to make room for Gload.

ESPN.Com's sportsnation is running a "Rank the MLB Managers" survey. You can find it...and put Ozzie #1...by Clicking here. Current rankings (top 15) 1. Bobby Cox 2. La Russa 3. Torre 4. Scioscia 5. Frank Robinson 6. Gardenhire 7. Buck Showalter 8. Jack McKeon 9. Ozzie! 10. Terry Francona 11. Sweet Lou 12. Felipe Alou 13. Dusty Baker 14. Bruce Bochy 15. Jim Tracy

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:21 PM) Not really. News networks aren't really concerned... Funniest damn thing I've seen all day.

If Cliff keeps this up... Does he have what it takes to start closing games?

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:51 PM) Wait guys, make sure I have this right. If guilty America is racist. If not guilty America is soft on celebrities. Right? If Chewbacca lives on Endor you must acquit.

Note to self... Watch NO TV tonight other than the White Sox game. Burn tomorrow's newspaper.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) WIGERMANIA TONIGHT Wiger was on the radio earlier saying that Ozzie told him he would start. THEY BEST BE STOCKING UP ON FIREWORKS TONIGHT, WIGERMANIA IS GOING TO RUN OVER THE SNAKES Makes sense against a lefty. Ozzie's stocking up on the righties.

QUOTE(Yoda @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 11:57 AM) A lot of sport writers are writing good things about Hermanson. Hopefully they can say the same about him come September. He has an ERA of over 7 in June. I'm hoping he just needs a little extra rest.

The problem I always have with these reports is that they have a terrible way of defining "going hungry". You'll note that in the article they don't give any particular definition of the phrase. Entirely from memory, I believe I read somewhere that the definition they used was that the person missed 1 meal per month. That stat makes sense if that's the sort of definition they're using. And it makes these surveys highly questionable, as it's almost impossible to determine a cause - maybe it's not that people can't afford it, maybe the parents aren't around for some reason and that's the problem. The lack of a definition of "hunger" in the article above really prevents a decent analysis of the study. A much better way to define hunger would be average daily caloric intake - call people hungry when they can't afford more than like 80% of the US RDA for calories. (I'm sure you could come up with an exact standard based on some real research). At that point, when people can't afford to eat more than 3/4 of what they're supposed to, then they genuinely need help. But if they're defining hungry based on a couple missed meals...a rise in that stat doesn't necessarily mean anything.

Yes, considering that in many cases even the signature from our Commander in Chief and SecDef were stamped, it is quite impressive that he's written some 1300 letters. And extremely sad. (Side note...he's also said he regretted his part in the Freedom Fries idiocy)

This article spells out exactly why I've been saying that if the Sox try to trade for bullpen help, it will cost them more than an arm and a leg. There are going to be very few quality relief pitchers on the market this summer, and the few that are there will be in huge demand, especially with the rise of the NL East and the struggles in Boston and New York.

I don't know where else to post this, and it doesn't deserve its own thread, but I'm in a mood to rant... I'm a graduate student in Geology. I'm at Caltech, and I've been in California for 2 years now. I've walked on at least 5 active faults while out here. I haven't felt an earthquake my entire time here. The White Sox have now felt more earthquakes than I have. Wow.

Ah, ok...so if that wasn't in the title...then the "Ultra liberal" part would have been in green. Ok, i get it. Sadly, there are more than enough people who would call the WaPo "Ultra Liberal" that I actually believed it to be the truth.

QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 10:05 AM) Could We play Crede at first base and have Ozuna or Uribe at third to give Konerko a rest when needed, until Gload comes back. If Ozzie hasn't put Crede at First base at all yet this year despite having no one on the roster who can back up Konerko, something tells me there's a reason why.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 10:37 AM) He will, Im certain he will return to form this year. I was certain for the first month, now I'm not so sure. It's not like he's getting regular work in against people, with all these close games, and it's not like pitching in Coors field is the answer for him either.

Hermanson has an ERA over 7 in June. That said, I still voted for none of the above. Jeckle...and if we had an "average" defensive center fielder, Garland probably would have gotten the loss on Friday as well. And man alive...did some people on this board ever turn rapidly against BMac when he had that game against Texas. Wow.

Wow...when the WaPo is considered "Ultra-Liberal"...wow, i'm just left to shake my head.

One other important point to keep in mind about Gitmo is this...we have absolutely no idea who is guilty there and who is innocent. We have brought hundreds of people to Gitmo who have been released after multiple years of captivity without ever being charged. Some of them have gone back into normal lives. There are other people who we've brought to Gitmo and released who have immediately turned into Al Qaeda leaders. In other words, we have 600 people or so down there, and we have absolutely no idea which ones we should be holding onto or which ones are in fact innocent. Put yourself in the shoes of one of the ones who is actually innocent. How would you like disappearing for 3 years, being denied access to your lawyer, not allowed to sleep for days, and occasionally being roughed up/abused by the jailers? (even if it is only occasional, which evidence suggests it is not)

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 01:27 AM) Dripping water and Christina Aguilera music? OMG! The horror of it! :headshake LA Times...3/22/04

Anyone else think it's only a matter of time before someone ends up ending their career on that hill by tearing up a leg?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 08:47 AM) I don't see the Nationals winning this division. But it's awesome to see them win 10 in a row and have the lead. The Braves and Marlins have to be really worried about the Nationals and the Phillies right now. The Phillies are staying right with the Nationals. Didn't the Devil Rays win like 12 in a row last year? The Braves and Marlins really do need to be worried, but it's about their own teams. Lowell still isn't hitting for the Marlins. The Braves Bullpen is in dire straits, and God only knows how long Chipper will be out. Those 2 teams are still the best in that division, in my opinion. Teams get hot and cool off quite often, and that will happen to both the Nats and Phils at some point. Look at Texas - they were killing everyone 2 weeks ago, now they're back to 2.5 back. That's a wide open division, which makes in interesting. And because everyone's so good, the wild card probably won't come from that division, as there's no one to beat up on. That could help the (shudder) Cubs a lot.

QUOTE(Yoda @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 04:40 PM) The Marlins are too good of a team to be just 3 games above .500 or 4..... whatever. .500 ball is not their game when they have one of the best starting rotation out there. IMO, the hitting coach should be the one packing. A good example of this is Eddie Murray. Also don't forget...the Marlins play in the NL East. They've been playing against 4 other teams that are also above .500, and the Phillies and Nationals have been on fire the last 2 weeks. The better teams will float to the top in that division, but they're all good. 3 games above .500 is not bad when you're going to have to play like 75% of your games against teams that are above .500.

Let's also not forget that McKeon has got to be like 75 by now, or turns that age this season. This guy can't be around that much longer no matter what happens. I wonder if there are any specific health concerns that might lead them to start asking around for a backup.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jun 12, 2005 -> 07:47 PM) floridas staff would get wrecked from his managerial decisions Yeah they've pitched lots of complete games, but their guys haven't thrown that many pitches (~110's or less) when they've been throwing them. If guys are throwing 9 innings on 110 pitches, i say let em do it.

QUOTE(shakes @ Jun 13, 2005 -> 09:00 AM) What was Orlando Cabrera's contract for? I think Rollins is better than him. $32 million for 4 years for Cabrera. He's making $6 million this year.