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QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 10:27 PM) We have won inspite of Ozzie this year. Im sorry but it had to be said. He doesn't know how to manage a pitching staff. Marte should never of been out there. Did you really say that? Everyone is complaining about the lineup and you are crying about Marte trying to get some outs in a meaningless game to get his confidence up? GMAFB, the Sox won.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 04:11 PM) So you won't b**** ever when the Sox need some help, and the team they need the help from throws a line-up like this on the field? That's fine. Personally, I would be pissed. What if Ozzie is starting his "B" lineup in the first game, and starting his regulars the next two games? Maybe he is resting the regulars today because they need a rest after a 4 game series and a big celebration. Its not as if he is pulling his pitchers, Garland is still pitching. And why would the Sox be wanting to help any other team right now? They need to be worried about their own house, and not worried about a potential 3 team wildcard playoff. Boston, New York, and the Indians got themselves in that predicament, not the White Sox. The White Sox (finally) clinched their division, and now have the right to rest their regulars. You know that Boston, New York, and Cleveland would all be doing the same thing if the positions were switched.

QUOTE(IndplsSoxFan @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 02:34 PM) AJ will be a guest coorespondant on Jim Rome Is Burning today. I used to have to listen to Rome when i lived in Carbondale because he was the only sportstalk on during middays. I dont have to listen to him in Chicago now(thank god), but I have been curious about how Rome would react to AJ being on the Sox. Rome used to really get off on ripping on the Sox with AJ, now the shoe is on the other foot.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 02:25 PM) I don't know my late Pleistocene LA Basin rainfall that well, although I think it might have been higher. I think you should study up before you go around making wild assumptions

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 02:13 PM) They seem to pop up for 1 very good reason...the weather. In the late fall, California tends to get large, high pressure airmasses that form up in the high deserts - the Mojave, etc. These things can sit up there, and the air from them starts pushing itself south towards the lower pressure areas in the valleys, the L.A. basin, etc. So what happens is you have a lot of dry air moving from the deserts south and west into the valleys and the basins. This sets up your classic tinderbox...the air and heat dry out plants, then when something does ignite, the dry air just feeds it. Out here they call it the Santa Ana wind. This year has a chance to be particularly bad, because of all the rain this area got last winter. It got so much rain that it fed a lot of plant growth during the rainy season, and then all those plants got to spend the summer drying out. There's a ton of brush up in those mountains that has the potential to burn off this year if the winds stay favorable. Just out of curiosity, do you think this is something that has been happening for 1000's of years, a natural burning for arguments sake, or do you think this is happening due to human error and presence? IIRC when Yellowstone had that fire (late 80s? early 90's?), after the fact most scientists were saying that this was a good thing. A clearing of the old to make way for the young, if you will.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 02:14 PM) Now Wino on the other hand is Mr All-America. He buys his friends beers, volunteers to feed the poor. That alone should merit the Mr All-America award

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 02:07 PM) Someone told me that Rex is a [gasp] communist and he HATES America... Plus he kicks puppies... CUTE puppies. I heard about that. Something about a cuddling-induced rage......

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:53 PM) I didn't switch my identity. Someone else switched it for me after I made a comment saying that I thought about legally changing my real name to Rex Kickass. I could keep either name. So I put it to you, the electorate. However, I find this all funny and definitely amusing enough for a poll. So there. Then Rex it is!

QUOTE(whitesoxjr27 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:45 PM) i agree with nuke 100%. i started smoking at 15 or 16 i dont recall which one. i quit smoking on aug 9th 2005. i'm 27 now. i enjoyed smoking. i will miss it 20 years from now. if you dont like cigarettes dont go into bars. wanna start a smoke free bar go for it. bars and cigarettes just fit together. goverment needs to stop sticking its noise where it does not belong. if i was a bar owner and they banned smoking in my bar and i started losing tons of money cause people who smoke cant come into my bar. i would go off on someone. Do you think all bars would lose business if they all became smoke free? I dont. See, in the scenario that you guys insist (start up a smoke free bar if you dont like it), the smokeless bar owner does risk losing business, because smokers can go to a bar which allows smoking. if there is a smoking ban, the drinkers and smokers wont stop drinking at a bar because it is smoke free. They would all be smoke free.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:14 PM) Were the black ones the only shiny ones? I was under that impression since I didn't really notice it with the red ones. I think the Bulls have done a better job than most of updating their uniforms and still maintaining the class of the uniform. All I have to do is look at the fashion atrocities that Dallas, Golden State, La Clips, Denver, Washington and countless others have thrown onto their team, and I know that the Bulls are always gonna look better. Only now they are trying to play better.

QUOTE(Chisoxrd5 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:31 PM) Best post in this thread!!! What does he win...Wendy's of course. Where is Jr, he should be in this discussion as a recently reformed non-smoker

Whats the reason for the identity switch, Wino/rex?

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:27 PM) They tried to ban alcohol back in the 20's but that didnt work out so well. i know. That was part of the joke. I didnt think I needed to put that in green for you Nuke, you usually catch on quicker than that.

They just seem to pop up and completely envelope California when they happen. Pretty scary stuff. I wonder how the insurance premiums work for this sort of stuff that is beyond your control.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) So in your eyes its ok for people to go drink themselves silly but you're worried about their health from inhaling second hand smoke?! That's pretty hypoctitical. how so? I cant control the air I breath, I can control the drinks I put in my mouth.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 01:17 PM) Why is alcohol legal then? I think the government flipped a coin as to which mind altering substance they would tax and which they would call illegal. Marijuana lost the toss.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 12:44 PM) Ok, so if there are so many people like you out there you can't stand second hand smoke, why in the world ain't some super smart rich ass starting a trendy smoke free bar? Oh, because the government will take care of that for us. Nevermind. /looking for super smart rich ass looking to start trendy smoke free bar Nope, cant find one. I think the problem is that the root issue for the Government(or so they would lead you to believe) is health, whereas the root issue for the smokers, who ignore the health issue of cigarettes entirely, is their rights to smoke where they please. And so you know, I agree with the ban mostly because I hate smelling like stale cigarettes when i come home from a bar, the issue of health due to second hand smoke is secondary to me. Dont worry, all smokers will be smoking Victory Cigarettes sooner or later.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) Then don't go in. It's your choice as a consumer. Why should we be MADE BY OUR GOVERNMENT to do this? It may be my choice as a consumer, but where is there an alternative? No bar owner in his right mind would do this voluntarily. He/She would drive his smoker business to another bar that allows it. And seeing the health concerns that arise from second hand smoke(at least the figures they show us), its only a matter of time before bar owners start getting their pants sued off by people who survived lung/throat cancer. I know what you are saying, and I agree with the heart of what you are saying. It is a property rights issue. I just see a pretty bad situation developing in our now sue-happy world, and i think the government sees it too. There was a similar reaction at SIU when they made all of the buildings smoke-free. In the end, noone could argue that you are indirectly affecting someone elses health.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 10:16 AM) Not a fan of these guys, but last night in the car I was listening to XRT. They mentioned The Spin Doctors have a new record out. They also said the group had taken a long break because their singer had lost his voice due to 'vocal paralysis'. Anyone know the story or familiar with this condition? Do you lose the ability to make any sound at all? By the way, they played a new song and his vocals sound different now but their music still sucks...errr, I mean, is not to my liking. What is different about his voice?

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 11:45 AM) I'm not a smoker, but I don't think bars should be smoke-free. Restaurants I can understand, but if you're in a bar putting OTHER harmful elements into your system, then what makes smoke worse than alcohol? If an individual bar owner wants to make the decision to be a smoke-free environment, that's his or her choice ( and his or her risk of alienating patrons ). I disagree with this on the basis that I as a non-smoker do not choose to put smoke in my lungs. I may choose to drink and beat my liver till scerrosis(sp?) sets in, but thats my choice.

QUOTE(Irishsox1 @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) This topic seems to be either you love the idea of Chicago bars and restaurants being smoke free or you think that banning smoking in bars is one step away from living in a commie society. I'm under the belief that if NY, LA, London, Rome & Dublin banned smoking, why hadn't Chicago? Remember, you can still smoke, but outside and not right infront of the door. Sun-Times Article The Commie thinking people are generally the smokers who think thier rights are being infringed by banning smoking in bars. There will always be people like that. I feel that by being forced to inhale someone elses smoke in a bar that my rights are also being infringed, but I guess thats hard to explain to the McCarthy-ist smokers.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 05:41 PM) I'd like to see Borch start and get some action. He's been doing nicely. I gave up Borchard for dead after Spring Training, and followed him casually throughout the summer and noticed that he was still hitting in the .200-.220 range through July, with less power than he normally had, so I figured he had proved me right. When he came up the other day with the bases loaded, and had that great at-bat late in the game after not playing for quite some time, I was really happy. When his minor league BA flashed across the screen and showed that he finished with a .263 BA, I was extremely impressed. To go from the .200-.220 range in late July to .260 at the end of august is no small feat. He doesnt seem like he is swinging from his heels as much anymore, and i really dont mind having him pinch hit if he continues to take the same approach. Joe, you earned my respect. As if that matters, lol

QUOTE(rangercal @ Sep 30, 2005 -> 10:25 AM) It's about time they do something right. I'm still pissed I had to miss 5 innings of the season last week because of them. 5 innings? I missed the whole damn game(for some reason Directv never got the feed), you should feel lucky.

OK, I had to check out Jays rip-job this morning. I retract my statement I made earlier about ignoring him, mostly because he is pretty off-base in this comment: Correct me if I am wrong, but werent the 2002 Angels extremely lacking in the postseason experience department? The Angels have better starting pitching than the White Sox? Why? Because Bartolo Colon won 21 games this year? Well, not in ERA http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggreg...t=0&season=2005 Not in Wins or losses http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/aggreg...t=0&season=2005 I even checked to see the Starting pitchers W/L Sox- 73-44 (I counted BMAC and El Duque's numbers together, which ended up at 11-11) http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=chw Angels- 65-32 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/pitching?team=laa Angels have less wins, but a slightly better WP%, mostly due to Bartolos 21-8 record. I will concede that the Angels have better hitting and a better bullpen, but better starting pitching? I dont think so

Run! I think they are gonna start throwing haymakers!