Milkman delivers

It's from The Simpsons.

Yeah, the Red Sox will take this.

Anyone plan on seeing W? At first, I thought it looked like it would just be one long Bush-bash (could be a good porn), so I wasn't interested in seeing it. But, then I read that it wasn't really like that. Now I'm considering going to it.

My own high school graduation party...and I haven't stopped since.

QUOTE (almagest @ Oct 17, 2008 -> 10:36 AM) Isn't A-Rod's agent Scott Boras? Didn't he go to the Rangers because they had the highest bid in for him, even though other, better teams wanted him? Didn't he ask for the trade from the Rangers to the Yankees? Didn't he also opt-out of his old contract, become a free agent, then re-sign with the Yankees for even more money? Using A-Rod as a paragon of contract virtue isn't really a good idea. Might want to rethink that one. The problem is that Manny dogs it a lot. Trust me, I see him play all the time. He plays just hard enough, but he has the ability to be much better. Therefore, most people would take Rodriguez over him.

Well, if he's telling the truth in saying that Floyd's curve didn't look great in ST, then you can't really blame him for saying he wouldn't have a good season.

Reading this thread just reminded me that I had a dream recently in which Vince McMahon died.

QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ Oct 11, 2008 -> 02:03 PM) Apaloosa looks like it could be good, anyone see it yet? Quarantine was just awful, don't waste your money on that garbage, not scary, I found it to be rather funny. Decent, but not even that good. For about 20 minutes at the end, it becomes unbearably boring, and the last 5 minutes are good.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 13, 2008 -> 09:37 AM) The gang dances their asses off, and Dayman were 2 of the best. Fighter of the Night man Champion of the sun You’re a master of karate...and friendship

QUOTE (Texsox @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 01:11 PM) I agree with everything here. But the question is, does it support (help) the team by having a dozen extra guys hanging around when you aren't even on the team? Each player has 24 other teammates right there on the bench, who are on the roster, preparing, and sharing the same experiences. But someone that isn't enough, they need some of the AAAA guys on the bench and in the clubhouse, whose only role is ass patting? Unless someone offers how having 35 supporters is better than 24, and why Buerhle needs the support of Logan to pitch better, I'm just not too excited about those guys leaving. And again I understand it could in some way help Logan and whatever team he may be playing on if he ever is on some playoff roster. But I still am not seeing any value to Buerhle and the team's goal of winning. In the way you phrase it, it does not help for them to be there. But, it helps down the road in that it helps the players to connect. It helps to create a cohesive team when the players are there to support each other. It may not help Buehrle pitch better to have Logan in the dugout, but I guarantee there are plenty of guys who look at Logan next year in spring training (if he's there), and think, "there's that POS that didn't even stick around in the playoffs."

My bad, Rock. I didn't mean to sound like I thought you were questioning my fandom (I didn't realize this was even a word, but spell check isn't saying it's wrong). I just meant that I would ask a question more in line with the current team. Something that is obscure enough that a bandwagoner wouldn't know it, but a real fan would.

QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:55 AM) Rockraines wins. Ask them some random ass question, and gg no re. What?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:53 AM) I dont stand up an cheer at every fly ball. I sit and laugh at those people. If someone questions my fandom I just hit them with a question that they cant answer to sit them down. Ask them about what they think of the Kanny team this season and see what they think. I don't know that much about the minor leagues, except the most talked-about prospects. I don't think that makes me less of a fan of the Sox.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) Yeah. those 30,000 fans at the game were not enough. I'm certain it totally ruined Buehrle's night when he went to high five Logan and he wasn't there. Or needed a pat on the ass from Broadway and he was gone. I'm certain Junior missed that ball over his head because there wasn't enough guys on the clubhouse couch rooting for him. Comparing professional players to little league players needing their moms and dads is silly. They manage to play almost an entire 162 game season (minus Sept.) without extras in the clubhouse and on the bench. Yeah, it is a great experience hanging out. Fans would pay $$ for that opportunity. It is totally cool to see all the behind the scenes stuff. And parties are always better with a crowd. But that comes at an expense. There are no free lunches. And point to someone on this team who benefited from being in the clubhouse, but not on the roster, during the playoffs in 2005. Was Danks ever hanging around a playoff locker room? And how many AAAA players need to be hanging around? Eight? Eleven? Twenty? Are we really thinking they would have won even another game with more guys hanging out in the clubhouse? I don't think that's even the issue being raised. Dick Allen's comments are exactly to the point.

I was going to get up out of bed last night to post about that skit as soon as I saw it, but I figured someone would be all over it. It was definitely hilarious.

QUOTE (juddling @ Oct 7, 2008 -> 10:10 PM) did anyone else find this past Sunday's Family Guy funny??? With "The Bird" song coming up a few times in the episode it made me chuckle every time even when i knew it was coming. I thought it was a decent episode. Surfin' Bird is a great song, though.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Oct 8, 2008 -> 09:13 AM) Be careful - if she doesn't like it, she may give your Donga Punch. How has nobody said anything about this yet? That might be one of the funniest things I've ever read on this site. It was perfect.

QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Oct 7, 2008 -> 05:53 PM) Keep your chin up Milkman! I don't think this is your usual, goddammit-we-lost-now-HERE'S-what-I-would do thread. Some of us have been saying for months that we should do this, that. And I still feel the same way, although I was totally, pleasantly surprised by how far we got. Last week was unforgettable. But now that it's all said and done--and I'm not upset--let's get to fixin things. Can you imagine how good we could be in '09 if we got this far with THIS TEAM? I see nothing but optimism to hold, as long as we don't try to trot out another station-to-station slow team next year. Keep a couple, but let's remodel. The other good news: Danks, Floyd--KEEPERS. I'd say we're in good shape. And Swish will come around. No, I'm not saying that at all. It's just that I hate when all there is to read is "Here's my opinion on how we should handle ____ situation."

To be honest, I didn't read this thread. I probably never will. And I mean no offense to joe in saying this, but I want to put this out there. This is easily the worst part of the season (and not just because the Sox just lost). It's terrible because there are 14 new threads a day about everyone's opinion on what should be done to the team. It's every bit as bad as Trade Winds, excluding the actual trade rumors. I am never interested in reading the vast majority of threads created at this time of the year.

The guy just batted .247 this year. For a guy like Uribe, that's plenty, and basically all I've ever wanted out of him offensively. Re-sign him.

If I were there, I'd have booed louder than anyone. But, I don't think that's news here. Yoda, perfectly said.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Oct 5, 2008 -> 09:01 PM) Tonight- GO ANGELS For the series- GO RED SOX If the Sawx win the series and if we magically come back and win ours, we have homefield in the ALCS. I'd rather not have home field advantage and play the Angels.

QUOTE (CryptviLL @ Oct 5, 2008 -> 07:47 PM) true indeed it is unique that the 2 wildcard teams would sweep the best teams. hell, it would also mean only 5 teams are left, and the white sox is one of them... dam The Dodgers weren't a wild card team.

Well, the White Sox have won more playoff games in 2008 than the Cubs. No matter how our series ends, that will definitely make things easier.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Oct 4, 2008 -> 11:21 AM) I dont know, they used that theme through 2006 and 2007, and it didnt seem to change things. Since when did you get so superstitious? I'm very superstitious when it comes to baseball, especially the playoffs.