Milkman delivers

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 03:06 PM) And none of them were for anything more than mediocre talent. Still sounds good enough to make the playoffs in the NL.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 02:59 PM) I'll drink to that. I remember we were at a friend's loft in the south loop watching that game. When Blum HR'd we went nuts and the neighbors came over to yell at us for being loud. "Sorry...it's only the first World Series in Chicago since 1959." Sheesh. Some people. EDIT: I should have used Milkman's poorly fashioned cane and clubbed the neighbors. s*** yeah!

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 02:06 PM) Milkman you can find this skit on the Best of SNL: Alec Baldwin DVD. It also includes the outrageously funny sketches: -Tony Bennett Show -Joe Pesci Show (with Baldwin as DeNiro) -Your sketch -The "gay voicemail greeting" sketch -The "zingers" And a couple of other classics. Priceless. Well worth at least a rental. I'm glad it's on the DVD because it certainly deserves to be, but I was looking more along the lines of something free on the internet

The WWE really needs another Ted DiBiase. That guy was the perfect bad guy. He had the charisma, the character, and the in-ring ability. You knew he was the bad guy, but you still rooted for him (at least in my case).

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 01:04 PM) Tribe sends Todd Hollandsworth to the Reds for a PTBNL/Cash. The Reds have made like 30 moves. I really hope they make the playoffs with all the work they've done.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:52 PM) Yeah, I envision some handmade thing stolen from a hobo. Possibly some sort of shillelagh (that's for SSI71).

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) on TV, could see multiple Yankees fans sitting in seats near the Sox dugout, including the first row. My question: What freaking Sox fans gives or sells their tickets to Yankees fans in that location? That's crap. Saw the same thing when the Red Sox were in town. Sox fans can't get good seats, but there were Red Sox fans in all the best areas. Very annoying. Well, a lot of times really good tickets are held by businessmen or some sort of politician. The person who actually owns the tickets probably doesn't even go to that many games, so they give them to people with important connections. It probably just happens that a lot of those people might be Yankee or Red Sox fans. And I'd sell my good tickets in a heartbeat if the person were paying me a ridiculous amount.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 12:38 PM) LMAO....I almost spit out my coffee. I like the poorly fashioned cane part, for some reason.

There are clearly different groups on this site. Each group has a different definition of what a good poster is. Therefore, there is no solid definition of a good poster.

Yeah, back in aught-three, some Yankee fans were proddin' us the whole game, so's me and some of the guys followed 'em through Bridgeport, lured 'em into an alley, beat 'em to death with a lead pipe and a poorly fashioned cane, and stuffed the jerks down a sewer pipe. Those were the good old days.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 10:53 AM) Ozzie's diss of McCarthy and unwillingness to put him into the rotation almost feels Dusty-like. Especially when you factor in the constant days off for Brian. Why is Ozzie so averse to using his young stars? I was kinda thinking that, too.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 08:32 AM) jose signed....i think that means that there is not bad blood Because Jose signed himself, while the agent wanted to hold out for more money. I don't like the idea of having another feud with an agent, and therefore not getting certain players because of it.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 10:38 AM) It's in the Tribune today. It's rather pathetic. Wow, I thought the person who started this thread was just exaggerating. That's some pathetic s*** right there. And this kind of garbage makes it hard to say Ozzie doesn't play favorites. McCarthy's "bad" year is still better than what 4/5 of our rotation is doing this year.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 10:35 AM) I couldn't believe the Guillen quote in which he said McCarthy pitched bad for the Sox last year. Yes, he struggled out of the gate. However, he was our 2nd best pitcher for the last 1/4 of the season. Ozzie doesn't need to bash McCarthy in order to justify keeping him out of the rotation. When did he say that?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 10:12 AM) Dye has had a great season, and was an excellent pick-up for what appears to be a bargain rate. I would hold off extending him however until next year. His stock right now is at an all time high, hardly the time you want to lock him in. If he continues his tear into next season, his price would probably be near what it would be right now. If he tails off a little, his price will go down. Patience I say. Exactly, and offer him a two-year extension next year if he holds up. Then, move him to LF. He'll be a terrible RF by that time.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 08:13 AM) Excellent Calvin and Hobbes reference What's that one mean? QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Aug 9, 2006 -> 08:58 AM) Two random thoughts: After seeing how Pauly looked after strike 1 and strike 2 against Rivera, I thought it was just a question of what pitch he was gonna K on. HUGE, HUGE at bat by PK, he was geeked rounding the bases. I swear Gooch is slower every time I see him run the bases. He showed more intensity after that homer than he did in the WS GS. It possibly spread to the rest of the team. And Iguchi is getting slower it seems, but I had no doubt he was scoring with Damon out in CF. I usually don't show emotion until I literally see the runner cross the plate, but I was celebrating as soon as I saw Dye's single fall in.

I wouldn't mind locking up Dye for a couple more years, but I'd much rather he move to LF if that's the case. Now here's where I'll get s*** for being negative against such a great player, but Dye has lost more than a step in RF. In a few years, there's no doubt in my mind that he'll be a liability out there. He's just too slow, but he'd make a perfect power-hitting LF as he gets older. I also used to think Thome was our MVP, but I've moved over to Dye in the last month or so. And I can't believe he has a shrine to Garth Brooks.

I was at the game last night, and they won again. So, my offer is still on the table for anyone that wants to give me a ticket for each game to ensure a Sox win. But, it really pissed me off when Ozzie had AJ try to bunt with a runner on 1st and nobody out. The attempt was nice and all, but when AJ failed on the first try, everyone and their brother knew that he wasn't going to be successful. So, take the f***ing bunt sign off and try to get a hit. AJ then failed, Ozuna was thrown out by a mile at second, and the inning was basically over. Ozzie keeps managing this team as if it were the 2005 team. He's just never going to realize that it's a completely different team.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:52 PM) When are the next ST awards? I think they happen around the end of the year, like December or something?

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:51 PM) Nothing will ever top the 2005 World Series. I don't care if Thome hits a walkoff grand slam in the 9th inning of game 7 of the WS against your Cubs. 2005 was great and all, but that would top 2005.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:48 PM) Yeah well I'm not always the wittiest. Get right outta town!

I don't have a chance to read this yet since I'm leaving work any minute, but I have to admit I've really come to enjoy VAfan's posts. Always well thought out and written.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:45 PM) LMAO sorry It's all good And I still think mine was better. C'mon, Apollo Creed!

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:43 PM) Say 5 Hail Marys and 3 Ozzie Gulliens. You son of a b****. I was just about to make an almost identical joke. Mine was: Three Hail Mary's, two Our Father's, and one Apollo Creed.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 8, 2006 -> 04:31 PM) Good thread. The Kong GS was my favorite moment of the playoffs. I went insane. The GS was my favorite, but I think Pods' walkoff would've taken the cake if I had a stable state of mind at the time. The extreme change from joy to anger (GS to blown save) really took me out of it. I watched and couldn't believe it, but I just had no idea how to respond anymore. To this day, the only reason I know how I reacted is because my roommates had to explain it to me.