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QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Mar 5, 2009 -> 05:07 AM) That leaves us with one major problem, who is our leadoff??? Anderson definitely can't do it, and Getz is more of a #2 hitter. That's why I think that Jerry might be our starting CF although I'd rather go with BA in center and take our chances having Lexi or Getz/Nix leadoff. Cabrera wasn't a prototypical lead-off hitter last year. I'm sure Getz will do just fine, and much better than Owens, in that spot.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Mar 5, 2009 -> 03:25 AM) You are finally getting smarter! I thought it was just you mellowing out in your old age.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Mar 5, 2009 -> 12:13 AM) Basically, I agree with you. However, Nix may beat out Getz for the 2B job. Too early to call. What happened to us?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 4, 2009 -> 08:24 PM) None of the bolded portion makes sense. Dewayne Wise hit 1 pinch hit homerun last season and had nearly identical PH numbers to Brian (same OPS, same PA). So Dewayne Wise turns on a first pitch fastball from Kyle Farnsworth in the 8th inning of a tied September game against a last place team and it totally makes up for the fact that he's truly incapable of doing anything well on the ballfield? Yeah, that makes sense. Anderson has a disappointing season as a 24 year old and he's out of chances yet Dewayne Wise builds up a 12 year resume of failure and that counts for nothing. Aside from maybe being slightly faster (maybe) I can't think of a single thing Dewayne Wise does better than Brian Anderson, at least one of them can play competent defense. I'm befuddled I can't think of a single thing Wise does well and yet it looks like he has a decent shot at a major league starting job this season. He's 31 years old, he's sort of hit his peak. Owens apparently possesses the necessary skills to be the leadoff hitter and beneficiary of the most PA on a contending American League club yet having him on the same roster as the AAA bound Anderson is "too much of a bad thing." I'm wondering what these skills that you and Bill Melton see in Owens that make him the most qualified leadoff hitter on the roster. I assume it's his volume SB ability. I say volume because I'm not convinced he's a skilled baserunner, when he somehow manages to get on base he's likely going to take off for 2nd but he's done nothing in the past that makes me believe he's going to make it to second more often than 75% of the time. Oh I know, he's the closest thing to a "prototypical leadoff hitter" that the Sox have, unfortunately the prototype blows. Sure he's a bad baseball player but he's fast and someone fast has to hit at the top of the order so lets give this s***ty baseball player and obscene number of plate appearances so he can lead the league in outs. Oh if only Chris Getz could get hot and start tearing the cover off the ball during these meaningless March games and win himself a starting job. Stick him in the leadoff spot, hope he reaches a .350 OBP and fill centerfield with an above average defender. Centerfield is one of the most important defensive positions on the field, put 2 s***ty defenders in left and right (I'm looking at you Dye and Quentin) and suddenly it becomes even more important. The Sox aren't exactly littered with strikeout pitchers, they're going to rely on the defense behind them. The Sox were one of the worst defensive teams in baseball last season, now they've removed the only true strikeout pitcher from the rotation so that defense is going to get even more opportunities and the defense looks to be even worse than it was last year. Perhaps using the 2B position to fill the leadoff spot and plugging a great defensive player right in the middle of the outfield could help make up for the 4 or 6 below average defenders the Sox are going to have to run out there this year. Sticking the puss armed bantam track star or the career minor league butcher in centerfield and adding another below average defender to the mix just because of a perceived need for a speedy douchebag in the leadoff spot is just epically retarded in my mind but what do I know, I'm a raving lunatic. Thank God you said all of this so I didn't have to. I honestly got mad reading the paragraph that you put in bold.

I think Ozzie will make the right choice this year and start Anderson in CF. I think Getz will get the 2B job, and Lillibridge and Betemit will be on the bench.

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 4, 2009 -> 09:35 AM) I gotta say,I really HATE EVERYONE today. I am a mean little b**** today. On the bright side, you overcame your grammatical deficiencies.

I knew what it would be before opening the thread, but only because lostfan talked about it on facebook, too.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 03:32 PM) I guess I'm lucky that I picked MY favorite characters then to be honest, it was a toss up between Jax and Opie. Opie has so much promise as a character. I cannot wait to see what they do with him.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 01:37 PM) Go... and tell your friends I let you live, that Mr. Eko let you live. OK, I don't watch this show, but I need to know the context of when this line was said.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 12:25 PM) good point. I'd love to see the guy have a good year, but of course I'm torn. He'll be helping the twins. But if he could have a big year and sign a good contract that sets him up for life, that would be nice. He's one of the good guys. As long as his team is awful, I'll hope he does well to sign a nice contract.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 01:47 PM) Gahh it's hard to say that you want on the internet because you have no tone. I know that below the belt shots are illegal in MMA, it was more my way of saying "dude falls, ass gets kicked fight over in 30 seconds." It's not that I hate MMA, rather, I like the technicality of it, the history, and I like that it isn't marketed on the "extreme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" plan. But I get why so many more people prefer MMA to boxing. Also, hope I didn't come off as a prick with my last post......i swear I'm not that angry haha Na, you came off more as a douche.

I've been saying that Leinart won't be a good NFL QB since before he was drafted. He's a pretty boy, nothing more. He never got touched in college, and that made me believe he'd be a piece of glass in the NFL. I still stand by that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 01:59 PM) Not surprising, considering its the same guy who brought us 300, one of the most laughably bad movies I've ever seen. In what way? I agree that it was way over the top and historically inaccurate, but those were some of its intentions.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 12:17 PM) Yeah I was going for the "Who's on First" type joke there. Apparently I failed. Like I said, I figured you were joking. There are just a lot of idiots on the internet, though, so I figured an explanation would be useful.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 02:16 PM) I liked Madeline better. That girl from the lake too. winnie never did it for me... Winnie Cooper was a b****.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 02:00 PM) Marlo - The Wire Paully - Soprano's Drama - Entourage Jax - Sons of Anarchy Dr. Spencer Reed - Criminal Minds Winnie Cooper - The Wonder Years (huge crush when I was 11) Jax is the worst character on that show. I honestly like every other character, minor or not, more than him. I love that show, though.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Mar 3, 2009 -> 11:12 AM) Yes, He mentioned he received your $1 for full sponsorship of the Herbert Perry page. May I suggest an affiliated link going to the Tshirt http://www.pottymouthshirts.com/shirtpages...E-MILK-MAN.html You surely would make your $1 back with that method. jk Oh, knight has already told me about the cheapness of the Herbert Perry page. I am probably going to sponsor it very soon. I just haven't felt like doing it just yet. And I wish I looked like the Milkman...all awesome and s***.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 05:42 PM) I didn't even notice it until you said something about it. I didn't even read the thread. I saw the title of bunch of times, and it suddenly just clicked.

Just to clarify, did you get the money I sent last time?

QUOTE (farmteam @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 10:46 PM) Who? I think you're joking, but I'm going to operate on the assumption that you're not. He's the guitarist and main lyricist for The Who. He basically went insane trying to find a single note that would unite all the people of the world (or something to that end).

QUOTE (Cali @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 09:06 PM) Theres no such thing as an end all be all in music. Not everyone likes everyone. People hate Nirvana, People hate The Beatles, Bob Dylan etc. Music is too subjective to ever have a end all be all... Tell that to Pete Townshend.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 06:09 PM) Since you have WWE avatar, I'll try and ignore that. All MMA fights go like this: Guy falls on ground, other dude on tops pummels him in the nuts, fight over. At least in Boxing, there is a chance of a late round comeback which is exciting. All the MMA/UFC crap is Joe Roegan yelling into a microphone about chemically enhanced meat heads. I take Boxing instead of the flavor of the week, thanks. (also note to MMA fans, stop wearing shirts with awful designs on them. this also bothers me to no end) Well, many MMA fights end in straight KO's from the feet, punching in the nuts is illegal, comebacks happen especially when you can counter a hold/KO someone, and most of the guys look nothing like steroid users. Those are the problems I have with your statement. If you're going to generalize how a fight goes, you can say boxing goes like this: Guy dances around, throws one punch, lands it, dances around for remainder of round, rinse and repeat.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 07:49 PM) Even people who dislike Colin Farrell (myself included) have to agree that he was awesome in that movie. Definitely one of my favorite movies of 2008. It's because he plays a dickhead in it. For people who don't like him (like myself), it makes for a good character.

I JUST got the joke in the title.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 04:42 PM) I think vampires can die from sunlight as well, dudes. But, Contreras is black. Now, I haven't seen the Blacula movies, so I don't know if that still applies. I'm sure Dusty Baker can weigh in on this.