Milkman delivers

QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 10:10 PM) Upgrades cost money...JR ain't paying Shut the f*** up. Whenever you post, it's this inane s***. This team has a top 5 payroll in baseball. I guarantee you're one of those old men that have been sticking with that same old stereotype for decades despite increases in payroll.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 07:00 PM) Y'all I'm sure will continue to agree it's a great thing that Pena is gone when we move Viciedo for a reliever. It is a good thing that Peña is hurt. It doesn't matter if the organization makes a dumb move because of it.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 07:03 PM) Well, it does talk about the views and how they've changed, which is essentially what you're asking. Obviously, not anyone can say whether it definitively exists or not. I was going for the Catholic Church's stance on it. It seems to be saying that, at first, it was just an idea and then it became an accepted truth. I had heard that it jumped back and forth.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 05:12 PM) Good movies? Those still get made.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 05:30 PM) Ozzie's on record saying if he was called up he would play every day. They both seem to be attempting to throw the other under the bus. I'm inclined to believe KW in this scenario, though.

I think this guy has "former" and "latter" confused.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 02:24 PM) Exactly. As GM, you bring him up and see what Ozzie does. If the offense continues to play like garbage and Ozzie doesn't give Dayan any chances, the media, in theory, would be all over Ozzie for sitting a potentially good/great hitter. Ozzie would only put Viciedo in games where he has the worst chance, so he can say that this kid isn't ready.

Perhaps Ozzie was still wrong for not benching him more in April. A couple of wins instead of a couple of losses and we could be in first place. It works both ways. Nobody has been ragging on Pierre since he's become serviceable again, and that's all you can ask for.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 12:36 PM) The fact that they're not 10+ games out makes it even more frustrating. They could tweak a few things and win this division but BECAUSE they're not 10+ games out it gives management this stupid idea that standing pat and playing through and hoping it works out with the "mix" they have that they have a chance to win since this team as constructed isn't buried. It's a catch 22. I've been saying this for a while. It sucks.

If they're ever going to make another Stephen King movie, the simplest and possibly greatest would be Running Man. The movie that they did make was an abomination and had only the slightest resemblance to the book. That book was the first one I honestly did not want to stop reading. A movie that follows it pretty strictly would be both amazing and doable. I imagine that they would have to change the very ending, though.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 20, 2011 -> 04:52 PM) Is this helpful? Sort of, but it doesn't seem to say that it existed, then didn't, and then did again. Perhaps the person was just lying or confused.

I seem to remember reading or being told something like this. The concept of Purgatory in Catholicism went in and out of acceptance. Something like it was an accepted belief, then a Pope said it didn't exist, and later on another one said it did. Does anyone have any information on that? Is it even true? A Google search didn't really get me what I was looking for.

QUOTE (FlySox87 @ Jul 16, 2011 -> 08:43 PM) I just want to say, Google Earth is the coolest thing ever. I used it a long time ago, but now, with the endless supply of pictures from anywhere in the world, it's even more incredible On a similar note, why doesn't this board have a dedicated travel thread? Because you touch yourself at night.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) Damn, sorry Milkman for mentioning the free concerts. You're welcome to come over and enjoy them too. First beer's on me. I saw you mention it earlier and actually thought about going.

Damn it, OK. I thought not mentioning names would suffice.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 08:03 PM) I can probably guess who you mean. Lol well I've been pretty adamant about it over the years. Do you agree though?

In this year's Soxtalk awards, can we PLEASE have a worst poster category? I'm willing to get my fair share of votes, but the person who WILL win needs to know it. I wish I could just tell him, but I can't.

All things must pass. The show's theme was never going to last very long.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 11:30 AM) I typically don't wish ill will towards people but I hope the woman that did that gets AIDS. Well, she'll be going to jail. There's a good chance for that.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 12:19 PM) That Super Bowl team was legit, but last year's was a fluke. They needed one playoff victory over the 7-9 Seahawks to get to the NFL Title Game. Oh man, that NFC Championship Game was f***ing torture. Exactly, I think they're just like the Sox in that way. In about the last ten years, they've both had one legitimate team and then another "meh" playoff team. The difference is that the Sox really took advantage.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 11:28 AM) So the Bears deserve zero credit for making it to the NFC Championship game, but the Twins are dynastic by winning the AL Central and losing every playoff game? I see. And that Bears Super Bowl team deserves credit for making it that far despite their QB. I didn't say they deserve no credit. I just said they are one of those teams that puts together quality seasons, but they are never really serious threats. The closest comparison is probably actually the Colts.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 09:59 AM) It's only a dynasty if you win your division every year and get blown out in the first round of the playoffs silly. It's good to know you follow my posts so closely

I guess what I said about them blowing their chance was wrong. That Colts team was very beatable, but the Bears choked every which way (Grossman dropping, was it, two snaps? Does that even happen twice to most quarterbacks in a SEASON?) And I believe anyone that truly expected them to beat the Packers in the last NFC Championship was fooling themselves.

I half expected that to be an Onion article. I hate people so much. I'm seriously rooting for the world to end in 2012.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 09:37 AM) Did you know: The Bears have the 2nd most wins in the NFC over the last 6 seasons? (Trailing the Giants by only 1 victory for the highest total) They can join the Sox in that "highly prestigious" group of teams that are usually good enough to compete but not very seriously. At least the Sox took advantage of their one golden opportunity.