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QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2008 -> 01:51 PM) There's a difference between the actions you state above and a baseball bat in an inflatable vagina. Think about the children! Won't somebody PLEASE think of the children! I think about my seven year old every day, and this doesnt even register on her radar. I agree, this was childish, and should have been put away before the prying eyes of the female press saw it, but the level of outrage is off the charts.

QUOTE (knightni @ May 6, 2008 -> 01:46 PM) People get too emotionally involved in this team and forget that it is just a business. Businesses are supposed to act professionally. So we should call out every immature act from here on out? No Beer showers, no shaving cream pies to the face, no rookie hazing. This is all immature and unprofessional, and you wouldnt find this in a regular workplace, therefore it should never happen in baseball ever again. End of story. this whole argument is just ridiculous. As if any one of us was surprised that this sort of thing happens in a major league lockerroom, then one suntimes columnist suddenly takes offense to it and the Sox are now labeled as sexist a-holes who are losing fans. Cry me a river

QUOTE (kane0730 @ May 6, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) QUOTE (heirdog @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:45 AM) My predictions: 1) Crede traded...the "migraine" was a way to fly under the radar and Josh Fields called up to play 3B While I wouldn't mind trading Crede, I would be shocked if he is moved. You almost never see trades this time of year. If this team continues to tank, Crede will be moved, but not until June/July. However, KW has pulled off a few trades at this time of year, so it wouldnt surprise me at all Come on reaper, lets see what you've got

QUOTE (scenario @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:24 AM) Award bonuses in Uribe's contract... just found this interesting Award bonuses: $100,000 each for MVP, WS MVP; $75,000 for LCS MVP; $50,000 for TSN All Star; $25,000 for Gold Glove, All Star; $15,000 each for Silver Slugger, All Star selection. http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005_01_2...ts_archive.html Lots of unrealized bonuses in there

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 6, 2008 -> 10:44 AM) One could very, very easily be considered a form of sexual harassment. When you are reporting on another business? Maybe if this was in your own workplace, yeah I could see that. But when you step foot into another business to report on what happens there, can you claim sexual harrassment on something that they find acceptable? If a reporter wants to make a column regarding the HBO series "Real Sex" and walks into an office to find a lithograph with the Real Sex opening scene on it, can they claim sexual harrassment because there is a picture of TNA in an HBO office? This blowup doll wasnt intended to offend any specific person. As said earlier, nobody put a nametag that said "Slezak" on this blowup doll.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 6, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) Are you suggesting that a business can declare themselves exempt from laws? Laws are written that specifically exempt certain companies from specific laws, but it doesn't work in reverse. Companies cannot declare themselves above the law. What law prohibits a blowup doll from an office? Companies may have policies that prohibit them, but I doubt any law is in place making blowup dolls illegal in a workplace

QUOTE (YASNY @ May 6, 2008 -> 10:26 AM) What they have in common is embarrassment to the organizaion and their fans. I noted the difference in the events, just like I noticed the difference between this and the Theriot analogy. Why was that brought up? Why wasn't that questioned the same way you question me on this. Certain things are more acceptable than others. There is no level that the Vikings sex Cruise is acceptable. This blowup doll and Theriot dressing like a girl in hazing is not something that people are going to get arrested for. Go ahead and question the theriot analogy, it actually makes sense in context to what we are talking about. The Vikings sex cruise has no place in this conversation. Im sorry you are so offended at this piece of plastic so much that you compare it to rape and sodomy, but I dont even see anything close to a resemblence in regards to fan embarrassment.

QUOTE (Tmar @ May 6, 2008 -> 10:23 AM) oh noes, these guys were messing around and not being 'professional'. how dare they act as themselves, as individuals, instead of how they are 'supposed to'. whatever are we to do? the humanity Im calling the paper next time you say "Nipples" in chat. Ooops, i just said it too

QUOTE (YASNY @ May 6, 2008 -> 10:20 AM) That's one level of behavior. This is another. Just like the Vikings cruise was another level. I'm sure Vikings fans 'got over it' but I can't imagine they were thrilled about the incident. The Sox actions do not approach the Vikings actions, but still, this ain't good. Then why even bring it up? This isnt even close to that level

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2008 -> 09:31 AM) Call it what you want. If the Yankees did this Steinbrenner would be outraged. But that's just a classy organization. We're the dirty Sox with our foul mouthed manager making a joke out of the franchise. The inmates are running the asylum. Steinbrenner wasnt so outraged when A-rod was walking out the backdoor of a toronto hotel last year with a big-chested woman who wasnt his wife. Thats the face of the organization, it was out where everyone could see it, and it was 50 times more offensive than this rubbish with a stupid blowup doll. The Red Sox fans used blonde facemasks to get to him. Do you think every yankee fan parent explained "Well, A-Rod was out with a woman who wasnt his wife, and probably fooled around with her while his wife was at home..." Just because my kid doesnt know what it is doesnt mean I have to tell him/her what it is. I remember plenty of times that my dad would say "I will explain it when you are a little older", and that was the end of the story.

Can you imagine the outrage that would have been displayed if Mark Grace had explained his definition of "slumpbuster" nowadays instead of back when he did? such a waste of paper space. Aside from the beat reporters, the Sun Times is all gossip column

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 6, 2008 -> 06:26 AM) I think businesses all over Chicago should mimic it. Bring a sex doll to work day. Hmmm, I thought it was standard at the Sun-Times. Wierd

Mike North keeps saying they are hearing that someone is going to lose thier job today

QUOTE (The Critic @ May 5, 2008 -> 07:27 PM) I'm guessing M-M-M-Matt M-M-M-Morgan? Did they get him back? I thought he was with TNA?

I usually take it outside and drop it. But thats just me

Cougars in Chicago, Jaguars in Arizona At least the cops didnt gun this one down

I hate you Milkman, every time I open this thread I start singing "More than a feeling" to myself. As if it wasnt bad enough last week during chat

I picked McNown. If an entire team threatens to mutiny because the quarterback wasnt prepared is unbelievable to me. Cedric is a close 2nd because of his Superbowl "performance" but McNown was the gold standard

One of the best voices in my generation has to be Maynard James Keenan from Tool. He has such an amazing range

With how much you guys were pumped about this game, I have to say I am stunned to hear B-gt-w and Steve saying that they support this, and even moreso to hear Steve say that he sold the game. And that is not an indictment on either of you

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 4, 2008 -> 03:30 PM) Hah, Mcfarlane should be able to sue the cr@p out of them. The mask is almost the exact reverse of Spawn mask. Yeah, it is pretty close. Reading through that story, there is a lot that happened in the spiderman universe that I had no idea about. Scorpion is now Venom? Eddie Brock isnt? WTF??

QUOTE (Mplssoxfan @ May 4, 2008 -> 01:36 PM) I am sober, too. Luckily, I have major experience in fixing such a dire situation. Instead of Chaser, you take Bringer?

QUOTE (jeffthedude @ May 4, 2008 -> 02:14 PM) Why not just bring up Fields to DH vs LHP and then after 7th inning? He's not really learning anything new in Charlotte. I wonder when was the last time a team was swept in a series where they had complete game starters in 2 of 3 games. IIRC it is a 4 game series

This will probably only interest a few of us here, but there is a new twist in the Spiderman comic book universe, a new character calling himself Anti-Venom http://comics.ign.com/articles/870/870929p1.html

Who is replacing him, Downs?