Milkman delivers

About time for Blyleven. And Alomar was a shoo-in, as he's probably (and in my opinion, definitely) the greatest 2B of all time. Congratulations!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 02:07 PM) We could start talking about bringing back Joe Crede! I think I'd gladly bring that discussion back to replace this one. It's the same arguments by the same people back and forth with nothing new to speak of. Nobody bends and nobody changes their stance on it. We get it. I don't f***ing care anymore.

This is now, without a doubt, my most hated subject on Soxtalk that just won't go away.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jan 4, 2011 -> 09:50 PM) Frank Thomas Someone explain what the f*** you guys mean please.

In the dream I had last night, I was playing sudoku (I know, thrilling) with baseball cards. The numbers 1-9 were replaced by which position the player was labeled as on the card. Kind of cool that my subconscious came up with that.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 4, 2011 -> 03:30 PM) Who ranks 2nd all-time behind White Sox 1B/DH Frank Thomas with the most HR by a player whose last name starts with "T". Is that a trick question? Frank Thomas has the second most home runs by a player whose last name starts with a "T", behind Jim Thome.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jan 4, 2011 -> 01:57 PM) That HIMYM ending was so out of nowhere, It was very much like a vintage early Scrubs. The numbers thing was a tad distracting, btu I enjoyed it. Maybe didn't need to put both the Numbers AND that ending in the same episode, but hey.... Also, are people watching shows on MTV ironically, like because they are train wrecks? Or do you actually enjoy them, on the same level you would enjoy a well acted, WRITTEN comedy or drama? Cause unless you're under the age of 16, or have some weird (and awesome) satellite dish that picks up the MTV feed from 1993 there's no reason to watch that network. Preach!

QUOTE (pktmotion @ Jan 2, 2011 -> 11:58 AM) My thoughts exactly. Hard to believe this is a ploy to drum up interest/contract dollars for Soriano, since everybody knows the White Sox are about tapped financially. If that were the case they could've named numerous other "mystery teams" that one might find believable, as far as signing Soriano. I think Boras/Soriano have found that the market for his closer has become underwhelming, in terms of both years/money. The best closing job available is with the White Sox; behind solid SU w/ Thornton, Crain, Sale, Santos. And Boras/Soriano know this. I'm not too sure about this, but I like the way you think.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 4, 2011 -> 11:57 AM) Dork Jerkface.

Haha, I'll have to sit this one out, too. I don't listen to (and don't like the vast majority of) new music. I also can't recall the last time I bought or listened to an entire album by anyone. Of the roughly 7,000 songs I have on my iPod, probably 6,800 were released during the 1990's or earlier.

Oh wow, there are so many good choices on here. I personally would like to beat up many of the names already mentioned, although the Pope certainly wouldn't be one of them. The people I hate the most in the world are spoiled rich kids, so that is likely who I'd target. Somebody like Oney Guillen, Kim Jong-un, or any number of "socialites" (Paris Hilton and her ilk) would suffice.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 3, 2011 -> 11:48 AM) I thought he was way older than 64. I really liked him in just about everything he was in. This sucks. I really like that guy. That being said, he did look pretty sickly in The Town.

Hmm, that sounds like a Twins schedule to me. I like it.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 31, 2010 -> 03:12 PM) Runners on 1st and 2nd. 0 outs. Runners stealing on the pitch as batter hits a pop-up in the infield. Infield fly is called, batter is out. Trail runner crosses over 2nd base and continues to run, while the lead runner had stopped on the fly ball and started to run back. Trail runner then passes the lead runner on the bases, making him automatically out, and then the popup hits the other runner in the head, making that runner out as well. I am quite positive it's never happened, but somebody please tell me it has.

QUOTE (R.J. @ Dec 30, 2010 -> 10:26 PM) Even if Jake is ready by mid-April, this team needs an insurance policy/6th starter. It can be someone cheap, but if he experiences a huge dip in velocity (and effectiveness) or if one of our starters is hurt this season, I'd like to have someone to cover those innings. In no way is a 6th starter a priority for this team, but we should definitely look to snap up someone who's being undervalued. What is your avatar? I've wondered this many times, but never actually asked.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 30, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) So my "to see" list right now is: True Grit The Fighter Blue Valentine The King's Speech That movie was great. Colin Firth is pretty much a shoo-in for Best Actor, in my opinion. Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter are almost assured of nominations.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 29, 2010 -> 11:05 PM) BTW, who was complaining the other day about nothing to talk about? That would be me. Hey, at least this is something, no matter how trivial.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 03:55 PM) I think KW gets mad because the organization covers for some of these athletes so much, and then they act like they never did anything wrong on/off the field when they were here and publically question the organization's decision making. And they likely say these things while fully aware of their immunity.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL I don't care if ____ is the worst reliever in baseball, we need him in there with the bases loaded in the 9th!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 11:54 AM) Going to the movies tonight or tomorrow: Black Swan or True Grit? To add onto what Sqwert already said, I'd see True Grit because it probably plays better in a theater.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 11:55 AM) New Belgium's 1554 is insanely good. I personally gave it a 3.9/5 on Rate Beer. It's so easy to drink and has fantastic flavors. Bittersweet chocolate and coffee. Spotted Cow is one of my favorites. I think one reason why I like it so much is that it's only available in Wisconsin. So, I don't spoil it by drinking it all the time. I'm in Wisconsin 4 or 5 times a year, mainly for my daughters' Irish Dancing, so I'll drink it on tap up there and take home a 12-pack. I'm counting down the days until I can partake...only 2 weeks from Friday. If it's insanely good, why only a 3.9/5?

I'm still going to be there. Did you get my RSVP?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 09:42 AM) I don't believe it either way. There is no way to change team allegiance on a whim, even if you want too because of how much you grow to hate loving them...they're still your team. You didn't choose your team, your team chose you. While they'll never admit it, deep down, they're secretly hoping success for their former team and the day they make it to the world series, the truth will come out. It may be a few decades down the road, but yes, it will come out. I actually gave the Cubs a chance back in high school. I figured that we live in one of two cities in the country with two baseball teams. My love for the Sox was already there, so why not double that experience. There was about a month-long period where I honestly tried to watch as many Cubs games as possible to try to root for them. But time after time, they would choke and a smile would creep across my face. I just didn't have it in me to root for them because I got so much pleasure out of watching them lose.

QUOTE (3E8 @ Dec 27, 2010 -> 11:35 AM) You're a terrible list idea.

Ugh, we are certainly in a lull. I don't think I've visited the site in days, and there's barely anything new to read.