Milkman delivers

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 12:21 PM) Its sad, but I would rather have the Joe Crede is the greatest, versus Joe Crede sucks arguements again, versus this Cubs arguement Haha, this thread has taken some weird turns. I don't even know how the discussion got to this point. This just goes to show that we need to get into the season. We have nothing else to talk about in baseball.

QUOTE (The Bones @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 02:15 PM) Jo Bros. But seriously, Coraline is the only movie playing that I kinda want to see but I haven't had the chance to see it yet. I thought Tim Burton was connected to that movie, but after researching it, it appears that he isn't. Either way, this movie really smacks of Tim Burton. And honestly, Tim Burton and his pictures creep me the f*** out and give me an uneasy feeling.

QUOTE (SAVVY18 @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 11:13 AM) The beginning of Iron Man by Ozzie. That just gets me pumped up. That's by Black Sabbath.

That ESPN list is perfect. I've already spoken my piece about the Illinois Mt. Rushmore, though.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Feb 27, 2009 -> 10:20 AM) I dont think I suggested that anyone should lose their voting rights, that was just 1 poster making a point. Speeding limits are a little different because they apply to everyone no matter your age. So not really a fair comparison in my opinion. Maybe make an exception if you join the army/navy/etc you should be allowed to drink. Id assume that might even help bring in more recruits so it works. You have to be some kind of retarded to join the military to drink.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 26, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) Play the best song in the world or I'll eat your souls. Awesome.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 25, 2009 -> 12:27 PM) FWIW...and its probably very little...Illinois won Rick Reillys Mt Rushmore thing on sports center with MJ, Walter, Ditka, and Banks as the 4 faces....honestly frank Thomas had just as much right to be on there as Banks, but can't argue too much...I also would have considered Butkus or Red Grange over Ditka but w/e.... i think one of my favorite all time performances in sports history is the first game at Memorial stadium when Red Grange ran for like 200 some yards 3 TDs, and ran a 95 yard Kick off back for a TD against defending national champ Michigan...ALL IN THE FIRST QUARTER...i mean espn did name him as the greatest college football player of all time That piece of s*** is so overrated. Plenty of better choices out there.

I'd give him a respectable cheer in his first at-bat. It wouldn't be anything like the ovation that I gave Frank in his return, but it'd be enough to show that I appreciate what he did. Then, I'd probably not react at all to him the rest of the game. And I'd boo him in any following game. That sounds adequate. It won't matter, though, as I likely won't be at his returning game.

Just so everyone is aware, the song is Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg.

QUOTE (onedude @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 10:07 PM) me and my twin brother had that in school. Je.(Jeremy) for me and Ju.(Justin) for him. The debate team wore jerseys?

Sabotage - Beastie Boys Just blast that intro as I walk up...whew.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 07:01 PM) Yes, but, how many people ditched all their stocks and sold their houses before the last two busts? There's the sentimental attachment (which KW is certainly anything BUT) of course, but things shifted too quickly for many teams to know what even hit them. How much would those 3 Yankees Free Agents get today on the market? Kyle Farnsworth? K-Rod? Fuentes? Carlos Lee will make $68 million the next four years, not to mention those deals for Soriano and Dempster that are looking more and more dubious. Or the contract for Kyle Lohse that was perfect timing for him. Fukudome? Rowand? Torii Hunter? Maybe we've been lucky sometimes (like the Garland deal for Erstad getting nixed by Disney), but KW has done a solid job managing, converting and re-energizing our roster IMO. We'll probably never know the particulars of the Dye/Bailey trade, but I am sure KW would have pulled the trigger had it been on the table, especially knowing what we now do about the heightened importance of cheap/affordable players. Thome was never going to be easily tradeable. And if you trade Konerko after 2006 or let him walk after 2005, you would have been eaten alive by the fanbase for being cheap. On the other hand, we have a number of players like Quentin, Ramirez, Danks, Floyd, Beckham, Viciedo, Poreda, Flowers, Josh Fields, Getz, Clayton Richard, Jord. Danks, Lillibridge and Shelby that will be exactly what we need in this type of economy. Contreras and Konerko are the only two even remotely "questionable" contracts that KW has delivered, and I can certainly understand his logic and the reasoning behind each move, even with Contreras, who was simply a horse for two seasons and could be the Comeback Pitcher of the Year (or he could go down in a heap again). Obviously KW made every possible effort to trade both Dye and Jenks, who were probably the two most desired commodities at the beginning of the off-season. Before that, I guess if you were a fortune teller, you could have traded Joe Crede after 2006...but Fields wasn't ready yet. You also have to have replacements in the minor leagues b4 you go and trade 3B in their primes that are still in their arbitration years. I always get a nice little chuckle when you do this. You list off a ton of people, and then abbreviate one name...or you just like half-abbreviate a name. It's great.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 03:09 PM) It would be $5 million + $1 million buyout. Considering Abreu could only get $5 million for a full season, I really doubt teams would be willing to pay Dye that for half a season or less, unless its the Yankees. Even Boston is cutting back. I read John Henry has lost $60 % of his net worth the past several months. Jesus, you're negative. I know that's a lot coming from me, but man.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 03:51 PM) I never understood this sort of thing. Why wear a shirt making fun of some other team, when you could wear one that roots for your own? He can wear a Sox hat at the same time.

It's great that both Andy and the band are going to the new show. I always found Andy hilarious, even in his solo work (I'm one of the few). The band is great, and they'd be really missed if they didn't go to the new show. And it's a shame that Joel isn't going to LA. Conan said on his final show that he won't be changing to appease the earlier crowds, so let's hope he keeps that promise. Also, it was weird that they kept referring to them as Mr. Richter and Mr. O'Brien.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 12:31 PM) pffft as if you would know what thats like HIYO!

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 24, 2009 -> 12:41 AM) Again, we had one last year and I liked it so i'm starting a new one. I understand cleveland added derosa and wood, and anything they get from hafner and martinez would be an upgrade over what they got last year, but who is going to start for that team?? Right now Lee and Carmona are a good 1,2 ...but after that right now they have Reyes (who got knocked around in a bad NL central, despite that 1 hit loss he threw vs. us in 06?...thome HR was the diff) Laffey, Sowers? Laffey was good to start last year but just plummeted after the break, and sowers stinks...Carl Pavano hasn't had a good full year in like 5 years too and cant be counted on for more than 5 starts IMO The more I think about it, the more I like the twins in the division. They'll get Cuddyer back for a full season, Kubel is coming into his own, Mauer and Morneau are Mauer and Morneau. Plus you'd think that Young and Span would continue to get better (though I could see Span regressing a bit). Either way, the pitching will get a full year of a healthy liriano, plus slowey and baker should get better. And blackburn and perkins are certainly as solid as any 4,5 in the division That's hardly a lock. I would also pick the Twins to win the division, though.

The girl who sits right next to me at work chews louder than any other girl I've ever met. It cuts through me like a hot knife through butter, but I don't know her well enough to tell her to shut her f***ing mouth. It drives me nuts.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) Great post Bones. Slumdog, is a feel good, put a smile on your face, root for the underdog, love story....that you forget about 15 minutes after leaving the show. It has no replay value for me. I wonder how well it will do with people paying to watch it multiple times at the movies and how well it will do in DVD sales. Although I'm not sure DVD sales is a good measure any more. Exactly.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 05:29 PM) Or you could just send Nix outright to AAA and watch him clear waivers like he did twice last season. He'd be even more redundant on the big league squad than Brian Anderson. Nix, Getz, Lillibridge and Betemit can all play 2B which as far as I know is the only position Nix is capable of playing. Nix was also cut by a team with no 2B (the Rockies) after posting 56 of the worst ABs imaginable last season. At least Brian had some success as a PH last season. I don't know why anybody wants Nix on the team, nor do I understand why people think he's any good. Nix is trash.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 08:06 PM) Punk/Miz/Morrison in a 3-way to determine the 1st MITB participant tonight. If given enough time that should be a fun one. This better not be the groundwork for breaking up Miz and Morrison. Just like I said recently, they always break up teams I like...and I only mentioned that I like them last week.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:30 PM) To be honest, I think BA is a great defensive player, but I feel like we have CF'ers in our system right now that could probably hit better than him. The problem is that in ST he will rake, we will all think he is turning the corner, and then he hits .230-.240 The guy has been given exactly one chance, and that was back in 2006. He sucked for the first half, and picked his game up the second half. Since then, he's been given no regular playing time to get any kind of consistency going.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:31 PM) Milkman, Can't see Frost/Nixon. Only has late shows around me. Sorry More your loss than mine

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 23, 2009 -> 03:13 PM) I agree with your assessment there. I actually thought There Will Be Blood was better than No Country IMO. I felt that NCFOM was the better movie, with the best performance coming from TWBB. I was in complete agreement with their choices last year. This year, I'm completely in disagreement.

Translation: It doesn't matter how well you do in this "competition" in the Spring, Brian. You won't make the team either way.