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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 12:15 PM) You aren't excited to see the prospects we could get for John Danks? I think he means that he doesn't want to see the package that KW would get for Danks.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 11:45 AM) Really, how many times does this record need to be played where people finally recognize something about SAMPLE SIZE? I'm not going to attempt to bring this thread down, but I will say that we certainly understand the concept of sample size. We're not morons.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 08:07 AM) They are too wildly inconsistent in every facet of the game to be taken seriously. Whatever it was that Ozzie used to do to get the best out of his team is gone. They should be winning on talent alone and they are not. That was perfect.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 10:40 AM) The more I think about who we'd have to trade in the event of an actual firesale, the more nervous I get. Hopefully we just play better from here on out and even if we come up short on making the playoffs, we play well enough to convince JR and KW to keep the core together. So, every other year, huh?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 21, 2011 -> 07:39 AM) Again, no he couldn't have been. The D-Backs were in that stupid "we need to get a major league player" for him. The only team that was going to get Haren was a team that had a starter who had been in the majors for 2-3 years that they were willing to part with. It would have been giving up Danks or Floyd for the White Sox. I would gladly give up Floyd for Haren. And depending upon Haren's contract status, I'd give up Danks, too.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:27 PM) If Rios had 5 of those solid contact outs land for hits, his batting average would .254 right now, and this thread wouldn't even exist. 15 games to declare someone as being bad is just stupid. Has he gotten off to a bad start so far? Absolutely. Does he all the sudden suck now? Hahaha, no. Give it at least 100 games before we bury him in the dirt. QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:28 PM) Learn how to read. The time between the ASB of 2010 and now is more than just a small sample size.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:13 PM) I hate when I assume small sample sizes are the truth. He was the second best CF in the AL last year, but keep being delusional. Learn how to read. The time between the ASB of 2010 and now is more than just a small sample size.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:22 PM) Man I can't wait when all the people on the ledge say they believed in this team all year. Nobody ever does that, seriously. So many incorrect things are said about the pessimistic posters. It's like watching Fox News talk about Democrats.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:16 PM) The reasons for optimism right now are the division standings are backwards, and there are a lot of games left. I still feel our team is fatally flawed and is not going to make the playoffs. However, it appears very possible this divison sucks. So maybe we can get hot midseason, get to an upper 80's win total again, and that'll be enough to get in this time. It's just very frusterating when your bullpen blows, your defense blows, and you're getting off a horrible start to the season after emphasizing starting hot because a bad start basically cost you the playoffs last year. Another reason for optimism? I think heads will finally roll if this season doesn't work out. And as much as another failed season would suck the big one, at least the change that would be long overdue with another season ending after only 162 games would come. I'd much prefer this team just pick up the pace, though. I agree with every word of this.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 09:57 PM) Be sure to tell me what you think of it. Will do, but I probably won't see it until the week after next.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) It's not strictly a gangster film, but there is a lot of the same grit and mannerisms and great vocal patter in Sweet Smell of Success. 1957, Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis, corrupt newsmen, dirty cops, drug plant setups, and forbidden romance - it has a bit of everything. As much as you are liking the classic gangster films right now, I bet you will really dig this one if you give it a shot. I added it. Netflix says I'll like it a lot.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 07:29 PM) Casino Goodfellas Donnie Brasco Godfather 1&2 Scarface Heat Carlito's Way The Untouchables Reservoir Dogs White Heat Once Upon a Time in America You should have a pretty solid DeNiro fix by the end. I've seen all of those. I was actually referring to older "classic" gangster movies, such as White Heat, Little Caesar, Angels With Dirty Faces, The Public Enemy, etc. Of the ones you listed, the only one I didn't really like was Once Upon a Time in America. It was pretty boring to me and then way too long due to that. I also think Scarface is pretty overrated.

So I've been catching up on the classic gangster movies. Any recommendations for ones I should definitely see?

QUOTE (Brian @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 04:21 PM) Hope this final season of Rescue Me is better than last season. Saw Breaking Bad not returning til July. Ugh That's actually good for me, as it looks like the DVD of season 3 doesn't release until June. It allows me ample time to catch up.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 02:58 PM) And even with the worst possible time frame...Ozzie winds up a .500 manager. So...his overall winning percentage averages out to about 85 wins a year and that puts him in "unfireable" territory? It's good to be Ozzie Guillen.

I did know that the Russians had a pact early on in the war with the Germans and that they basically only joined the Allies because the Germans eventually attacked them, but I guess I figured that his grandfather was captured towards the end of the war.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 12:08 PM) And if you have one during the 3rd week of the season, who knows how many more you'll have the rest of the year. No, you moron. We're getting our rough patches out of the way early. You're an idiot if you can't see that. LOL that reminds me of the Family Guy skit with the jew in ancient Egypt saying basically the same thing.

So wait, there are people that are happy that he's feeling discomfort because it's in his lat?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 11:06 AM) I went there when I was like 13, pretty bone chilling stuff, especially at that age. My grandpa was in the Polish army and luckily was captured by the Russians instead, so he survived, but basically all the females in his family died at Auschwitz. If he was in the Polish army, why was he captured by the Russians?

I don't think he'd send you away for that haha. I honestly believe he should've gotten an Oscar nod for Tombstone.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 08:31 AM) People have been b****ing about KW and Ozzie since at least the end of the 2006 season. It's an annual SoxTalk tradition, just like the FIRE WALKER!, BLOW THIS TEAM UP! and WE'RE NOT DEAD YET! threads Everybody seems to forget that. Any time someone's head is called for, it's a knee jerk reaction. It's never the culmination of years of disappointment due to the ineptitude and failings of the manager or general manager.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 07:45 AM) But when a guy has been stable for 5 years, like Matty, or Ohman, there's every reason to conclude that this is a weird blip. I posted a stat last year where typically Matt Thornton retired somewhere around 77% of the batters that he got 2 strikes on, and this year, he's down around 50%. That's the kind of thing that will work itself out. Linebrink was pretty good before he signed here. You can say the same thing about other players, such as Swisher. Just because they used to be good and had a proven history of performing well does not mean they'll do so this season.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Apr 20, 2011 -> 06:27 AM) It was amazing (and obviously disgusting) how efficient they became. And since they technically had 3 different Auschwitz camps, the Polish Red Cross saw only the "humane" one (Auschwitz 1). This one actually had brick barracks (used to be for soldiers) and was reserved for Polish and non Jewish POWs, the conditions were still terrible and they basically all worked to death, but from the accounts of the survivors Auschwitz 1 was looked at as a hotel comparatively. The shooting wall was located here though, along with the first test gas chamber (which you get to walk through, it was later changed into a bombshelter). Most of the history is kept here since the brick barracks have with held quite well over the years. You'll see piles of shoes, hair, personal belongings, luggage, etc that was left by the Nazi's in their haste to flee the camp. The saddest part was the thousands of pairs of children shoes they had in one pile, if the child was under 12 years old or unfit to work (and they all arrived on a 5-7 day train with no food) then they were sent immediately to Auschwitz 2 for the gas chambers. Auschwitz 2, where the mass murders occurred, was 1 km long, and very few of the wooden barracks are left. There is only about one row left, and that's because they were originally built as stables for 52 horses, but stored at least 400 people each. When you go past the first row of barracks here, all you see is just old chimneys, and rows of them, because that's all that is left of the old wooden barracks. It was just astonishing being there, knowing 1.4 million people lost their lives there. One last interesting tidbit, the USA actually received a few reports from Polish residents who risked their lives to report the camp to the government. But President Roosevelt (or some high ranking general, I can't remember) replied saying "Thanks for the report, but this is just to hard to believe." The USA actually had aerial recon shots of the 3 camp grounds, but only targeted Auschwitz 3 as a strategic point since there was a chemical plant there. What went on at the third site? In reference to the bold part, I can't fault whoever said that. It more than likely would have been too far fetched to believe at the time. Hell, there are still morons to this day that refute the possibility of the Holocaust.

It's pretty cool that Will Forte is such a nice guy. I guess it's not surprising, as he doesn't throw off the vibe of being a dick. Two questions: -Is Val Kilmer still heavy? -Did you quote Tombstone?

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Apr 19, 2011 -> 10:45 PM) Cleveland and Kansas City will lose 90 games this year. Why do people take 15 games so seriously? Seriously, those teams are bad and everybody thought that opening day, why should you think otherwise? With the way they've each started and not knowing exactly what they'd have to do each month to achieve that goal, I'd guess that it's pretty unlikely that both finish with 90 losses.