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QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 31, 2009 -> 04:05 AM) I'll take a healthy Joe Crede over Juanito any day, on offense and defense. You best learn how to time travel, then.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Jan 30, 2009 -> 05:20 PM) Juan Uribe had a better White Sox career than Joe Crede. It's true, but most will never admit it because Crede had about 3/4 of a great year, from right before the World Series through about the halfway point of the following season.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Jan 30, 2009 -> 02:54 PM) I think Samardzija being on the list is more ridiculous then any Sox omission from the list. That's the reason the Cubs are always talked about trading s***ty prospects for great players. The media blows their prospects, even though they're garbage, and they get more in return.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 11:26 PM) You are missing the most important part: So no i dont think it was 1 man taking an unfair advantage, I think it was an entire system created to make money off them taking drugs. I think honor and fairness are relative terms. I think doctoring a baseball is worse than taking steroids, other people do not. How do you rectify what is "worse" is just opinion? I have never said cheating is fine, I just said it is up to the sport itself to catch and stop the cheater. Not to implicitly allow it and cover it up. Ive never said taking an unfair advantage to the field is right, Ive asked why is it right to ban some people for cheating but not others. If we are going to ban 1, we should ban all. And if we are going to accept 1, we should accept all. How is that not fair? It seems like you're saying that two wrongs make a right. Baseball didn't punish the guys while they were cheating, and due to this, they should allow them into the HOF. Mistakes were made and players weren't punished in the past. It's not too late to rectify that situation, and punish them by denying them entry to the HOF.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 10:49 PM) I agree. Bonds stuck to the script that BALCO told Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery. Tell anyone who asks it's flaxseed oil and arthritis medication. The others finally admitted this and Bonds may eventually. If people really want to stick their heads in the sand and believe it thats fine. He may not ever be convicted. That's fine too. But anyone who saw Bonds before and after he began taking them knows what he was doing and so did he. He knowingly cheated the game and he will not be in the HOF. By the way it's not just him. McGwire, Sosa and others should fall in the same category. They made thier millions because of it. Good for them. But don't let them recieve the highest honor of baseball, which does have a morality clause to get in. And that's what will keep him out, Soxbadger. You can argue all you want that he's eligible, and he is, but this is the little loophole that will keep him out. Being a lawyer, I'd think you'd enjoy a little loophole like that.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 09:58 PM) I guess we just have a fundamental difference in how the HOF should be administered. I think that players should be judged based purely on how they played the game, that everything outside of the game is completely irrelevant. That if you are going to bar players who cheat during a game, that the penalty has to be consistent and fair. That it can not be arbitrary, that the rules must be in place so that they can be followed, so that the consequences are known. I dont think Ive ever disagreed that Bonds cheated, I just think that he belongs in the HOF regardless. That if Bonds is kept out, the HOF begins to become a joke. You will have the all time home run leader and the all time hits leader both not in the Hall of Fame. At least in the case of Rose he was permanently banned from Baseball, Bonds could return tomorrow as a coach or player if he was hired. Bonds and Rose should start their own Hall of Fame and just put people in strictly on the merits of their playing career. Let the rest of the world deal with gossip, and let them (Bonds and Rose) judge you by how you played. We will never know who else took steroids and will go to the hall that we just didnt catch, so why make it a charade? Is Clemens in the HOF? Ptatc, In my opinion you have not broken the law until you are convicted. The Federal Govt will never bring a case against Barry Bonds for illegally using substances, so I will consider him innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law. Sweet! As long as I murder someone and don't get caught, I didn't break the law.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 09:26 PM) http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_...21----000-.html Key part: "WHICH HE DOES NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE" So as long as Bonds believed it to be true, he has to be not guilty of perjury. So if I really thought that crack was aspirin, it is not perjury when I say "I thought it was aspirin" even if every other person in the world would have known the difference. The only person that matters is Bonds. How do you prove what Bonds knew or didnt know? Unless you can bring in a witness to testify that Bonds knew, the case is dead in the water. Ptatc, What law do you believe Bonds broke? And do you think that all players who break the law should be prevented from being HOF? (DUI, fake id, marijuana included) He took illegal steroids. And before you say, "you can't prove that he took them willfully," it doesn't matter in terms of the HOF. The HOF doesn't have to prove he meant to do it, they just know he did use illegal steroids. That can be grounds for keeping him out.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 09:08 PM) I think Bonds was smart enough that when the Drs said: "Dont ask" he didnt ask. Plausible Deniability. Remember Anderson and Bonds were really good friends, to the extent that Anderson has said he would never testify against Bonds. Bonds was their meal ticket, they had an incentive to protect him at all costs and that includes being smart enough to know that as Drs if they cover for Barry, hed always have an excuse. The question for perjury is did he actually know, not did he have an idea, not did he think maybe, its did he actually know. If he did not know for sure, he can not be convicted. This is just breaking the law 101, whoever is the most important part of the group, you protect at the cost of the rest of the group. (Edit) More specifically think of it this way. I develop an undetectable steroid for Barry. I at the same time start Barry on a new training regiment. Barry can swear on his life that he believed it was the new training regiment that made him stronger and develop more mass. I as the Dr tell him its the training regiment, that the flaxseed oil is doing nothing. He relied on my statements as the Dr. I insulate Bonds, because Bonds has the money. I know as long as I protect him Im set. Its just so simple to make it impossible to prove this type of stuff. You're not telling anybody anything new. We understand the concept. You're looking at this only in a legal matter. Yes, they probably won't be able to convict Bonds. What most people are saying is that we don't need a conviction, as it is abundantly clear to anyone with a brain that he took steroids, and did so knowingly. The HOF voters don't need a conviction. They are smart enough, as is the rest of the nation, to know he cheated without having him thrown in jail.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 08:44 PM) Only good part was the ending, IMO. It was a very good premise. And yes, the ending was good. It was very much the opposite of what you'd expect out of Hollywood. I guess Stephen King wrote the ending differently, but really liked the director's idea for the end.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 05:56 PM) It's total horses*** that Pete Rose isn't in the Hall. Just wanted to take another opportunity to say that. And Shoeless Joe. He was banned for life, and he's been dead for decades. Put the guy in already.

I'm going to miss Uribe, and I'm thankful for his time here and the part he played in bringing us a championship. But, it is just time to move on.

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Jan 29, 2009 -> 04:18 PM) thank you that's your opinion, and you can't prove it, so why make the statement? And cheating, no matter if it helped him to reach the goal or not, is cheating. So, why make your statement? He cheated any way you cut it.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jan 28, 2009 -> 01:04 PM) It is so close. They bring a couple staff members and they sit in the McDonalds drinking coffee and meanwhile their "patients" and "residents" and tearing open packages, and starting conversations with everyone. Today one of their kids grabbed my cart to return it to the front where the 85 year old, I should have saved for retirement, greeter would say "nice job!". And it is Winter Texas time so the damn trailer parks are full and they all come to "WalMart's" with their name tags and helpful suggestions that start "up north we . . ." You talk as if any elderly person who does this didn't attempt to save money. I don't think it's that cut and dry.

QUOTE (MO2005 @ Jan 28, 2009 -> 11:54 AM) And seriously how many players in this league are hot all season long besides maybe Albert Pujols? Every player has hot and cold months, but it's what makes the defense and team better. Crede's presence alone was enough even when he was slumping a bit because his defense was always stellar...Let's compare the 2...who would you rather have.. A guy who strikes out less than 100 times a year or more than 150 in a full season? A guy who has been an all star or not? A guy who's defense is predictable or unpredictable? A guy who when we need a clutch hit will deliver or not? I mean Crede over Fields for me anyday even with the back problem.. We got Betemit and Viciedo waiting in the wings..I would sign Crede to a one year deal because the guy is proven. Also what would happen to Joe Joe the late inning hero? You're completely skipping over the fact that Crede has not been healthy, and has been bad recently. And then you mention that Crede has been an all star, but Fields has been in the league for less than two years. Let's give him a chance to see if he is also an all star, and if his defense will become "predictable" and his offense "clutch."

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 28, 2009 -> 11:22 AM) Please bring back Joe Crede. I would think the price would be right and Joe >than Josh. I know it isn't going to happen, but I am afraid we will see some loses in 2009 because of inferior defense at 3B. I don't put much faith in these off season stories centered around how much better someone is looking. They all look and perform better during winter reconditioning. There's a reason Joe Crede isn't on a major league club today. HE'S DONE AND NOBODY WANTS HIM! Get over your ridiculous man crush on him. It's over. Joe Crede is over.

QUOTE (BurlyMan56 @ Jan 27, 2009 -> 04:11 AM) College Edition - ugg boots - north face jackets - big sunglasses - people calling me, im'ing me, texting me, facebooking me to tell me how drunk they were, their stories from the weekend and how they're never drinking again - tough frat guys - hot girls that fall for frat guys and their tricks - hot girls that know their hot - bars that charge covers/overcrowded bars - unoriginal 80's cover bands - bars with only 2 urinals - guys yelling the number of the repetitions out while working out - people having long conversations the entire time in a lecture hall - hour long wait cab rides - hour long walk from the bar to home - guy that is standing outside the bar flagging a cab while throwing up on himself - town cops that give out 250 dollar tickets - kids that raise their hand at least 5 times a class to either ask a dumb question or answer a question before anyone else can - student loans - worrying about having a job post graduation - group presentations - interning for free 48 hrs a week thus making me quit a job I was getting paid for - when the sox are on wciu and I can't watch the game - having your cell phone on your lap, getting out of the car, dropping it in a dorm parking lot, not having it returned - having a keg and no one shows up - having a keg and too many show up - eating the same thing every week because you can't cook a full out meal (hot dogs, sandwich, frozen pizza, spaghetti, ramen) - girls that are teases - homework being the number 1 cockblock - country music in bars - hangovers on sunday - losing in beer pong - keystone light - buying a cup at a party and the keg goes dry within 5 minutes of you buying that cup - the typical college posters found in apartments - walking to class in the cold - affliction t-shirts - getting added as a friend after you met someone one time - wasting money on food when i'm intoxicated - when i don't get free papa john's at the basketball games - bad pizza in town - re-designing your resume/cover letter for each job you apply to - interviewing - getting ripped off by apartment companies - people with no permit in your apartment parking lot - hearing your roommates conversation with a female between the walls "I'll take my pants off if you take your pants off" - having a roommate wear his cubs jersey to class everyday - people that wear shorts to class, flip flops to class or just a t-shirt to class in below 0 weather (trying to prove a point?) - having to pay 25 bucks to apply for graduation I'm not a negative person, I swear. Why do you even go to college? You don't seem to enjoy a single thing about it.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 26, 2009 -> 09:28 PM) Agree. I like em as well and hope they do not split them up anytime soon. Now that I've spoken up and said I liked a tag team, they'll naturally break them up soon. That happens to me a lot.

I remember watching that World Series vividly. I was extremely into it, and definitely rooting for Arizona. The series as a whole was incredible, with momentum swinging back and forth constantly. The Yankees winning in New York was very cool, especially since the series ended up going in favor of the Diamondbacks. That last game...whew!

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 26, 2009 -> 09:18 PM) I have come to really enjoy Miz and Morrison. They sell better than almost any other guys in the business. I like them a lot.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 26, 2009 -> 02:28 PM) The health club post: - Guys who do everything naked in the locker room (shave, blow dry hair, etc). - The creepy guys who seem to be in the locker room (sometimes naked) for hours. They'll be hanging around when you get there and still be putzing around in the locker room after you work out and shower. - People who don't bring a towel to wipe equipment after they use it. - People who just sit on one machine and take 5 minutes in between sets. - Women who look like they're dressed up to go to a night club with their hair all done up and tons of makeup. - People who are only there to get phone numbers/hook up. - The New Year's resolution crowd that overcrowd the gym for the first 3 weeks of every single year. Does that count for people wearing sweatpants?

That was a pretty good Royal Rumble, in the sense that it was old fashioned. There were about 15 guys in the ring at once, which is how it should be. My only problem with Royal Rumbles is that there is never a surprise winner, not even somewhat surprising. Each time the event comes around, there is a choice between 3 or 4 guys that you know will have to win. WSB, Undertaker was in the event tonight. I'm not sure he was even gone recently.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2009 -> 06:10 PM) I am the most hungover of all. I think it's actually kind of annoying when people talk about being hungover, but it makes the person feel so much better and the hangover less intense. Anyways, 2 beers and 2 Jag bombs before going downtown, 3 beers to go along with 3 pitchers between 3 guys, a little less than half a liter of Jag, and mass vomiting later in the night. Ouch. Which downtown are you speaking of?

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 04:36 PM) ^^^^^^ i wonder if verlander will ever figure it out You mean Bonderman?

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Jan 24, 2009 -> 06:53 AM) I enjoyed it. And we all know you suck. You always help my arguments. Thanks!

QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 23, 2009 -> 12:37 PM) ....you, sir, must have somehow missed the Gin Blossoms Revolt of 1994....it was NOT pretty.....no one was spared, and women and small children looked on in abject terror....all who admitted or were found out to enjoy the Gin Blossoms' music were herded into a large stadium.....they were tortured in unmentionable fashion (and also in a few mentionable fashions, which will go unmentioned here, ironically).....the lifeless bodies of the Blossomites were then made into a mealy paste and fed to the few surviving Blossomers, while Found Out About You played on a loop.....if the human gruel didn't kill them, the forlorn melody did.....this dark moment in American history has been stricken from history books and news archives, and rightly so.....remembrance of this horrible display could only lead to repetition, and the torture of Hinder fans, 3 Doors Down aficianados, and followers of The Wallflowers would surely follow. ....I pray to a merciful God daily that I didn't remember....dammit, I wish I could forget..... This is the funniest thing I've read on here in months.