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QUOTE(beck72 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 02:20 PM) I think you're right. But I'm not sure if another team would have to pick up the entire $8 mill or get the sox discount I dont think the Sox would keep the extra cash thats supposed to go towards paying for Contreras if they traded him. Dont you think the team that trades for him would want that money in the deal?

QUOTE(sti3 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 02:16 PM) Quoting an entire post is underrated, though. lol

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 12:54 PM) QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 12:53 PM) He means your avatar, and I, too, laugh each and every time I see it. It has to be one of the best avatars around, not to mention one of the single funniest moments of the fourth season. Anyone else want to see Boomer get bounced out in the second inning? 1.2 IP 6ER would look mighty nice tonight. Actually, jumping out to a huge lead seems to be detrimental to the Sox, they play much better in close games. I dont know which one I would want with the Red Sox though, a close game or pile on at the beginning of the game and hold them off. The Rangers jumped out to a big lead against the Red Sox a few times and they just came right back and won.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 02:05 PM) yea, but it's not ORIGINAL. originality is over-rated on this site.

QUOTE(upnorthsox @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) Btw, a 2004 Sox version: Stage 1: Denial The Twins will fade. They can't be this good forever. The bubble will burst. The exuberance will become rational. If we can just pick up a game a week. Just a game a week. Well, maybe, um, two games for a couple of weeks… Stage 2: Anger/Questioning Why would a just God allow such things to happen? Why is evil rewarded and goodness punished? Why would Magglio Ordonez get struck down in the prime of his youth while Robby Alomar was allowed to remain in perfect health? Who replaced the regular bats with ass-bats? Why Scott Schoenweiss, why? Stage 3: Bargaining If the Sox can sweep this five-game series against Detroit, I'll go to the game every Sunday. I'll be good from now on. I'll wear my Ben Davis jersey all the time, even if it does give me a rash. I'll collect all the Sox bobbleheads. I won't complain about what a horrific pile of steaming crap our stadium is. I'll never call Jerry Reinsdorf a black-hearted tight-ass again. I'll… Stage 4: Depression I can't believe we lost five out of five to Detroit. Stage 5: Acceptance. I -- Wait a minute, acceptance? Are you crazy? There's still two months of baseball left to play! And the Cubs Still Suck!!! thats awesome upnorth, way to flip it.

QUOTE(upnorthsox @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) Where did she make fun of someone else's stadium? Actually, she didnt. I sort of retract my statement (the statement stands, the context in which I said it doesnt). I was responding more to what sti3 was saying. hmmm, didnt notice the grammar error in that until I highlighted it.

My best friend went to the show, and his wife found a backstage pass on the ground. they ended up watching the rest of the show on the stage, 10 feet from the band. Dammit of all the times to not go to a show!

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 12:31 PM) This trade will likely all revert back to whether or not the Reds ownership wants to trade Griffey Jr. I'm not sure why everyone thinks they'll change their mind about 2 weeks after saying no to the trade the first time. I think this all hinges on the ownership getting together and deciding on the future of the Cincinatti Reds as a team. After these past 4 year with Griffey on the DL more than off of it, and consecutive losing years, they should realize that they should get rid of Griffey when the value for him is at the highest. The Sox arent in a desperation mode because of their current record, but everyone knows what Griffey could mean to this lineup. I dont think the Reds get much of a better deal in the off-season for Griffey, mostly because next year he will be a year older. Griffey obviously isnt putting butts in the stands, and the Reds arent challenging for a Wild Card. The ownership just needs to sit down and decide what players they are going to designate as their core rebuilding players(and i use the term rebuilding loosely, they have been in neutral for 4 years now), and get maximum value for the players who arent core players. I would really like to hear the reasoning why Lindner nixed the deal in the first place.

QUOTE(sti3 @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 12:29 PM) Our stadium hasn't been a pile of crap for several years now. I dont see how anyone who is a fan of the Twins can make fun of any stadiums whatsoever. If the Sox somehow pull of Griffey, I suppose her next published article will be about suicide instead of acceptance, lol.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 11:08 AM) 4 for 12, in such a short stretch, is almost unheard of in terms of stealing bases. So is 22 in a row nowadays

His bat is slumping a bit, so he isnt getting on base as much. When he gets on base less, then he probably presses himself to steal more. I think when his bat warms up a little more his steals will start climbing again. Geez, the guy goes 4/12 for a stretch, and all the sudden he cant steal anymore. He did steal 22 in a row at one time.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 10:03 AM) Cleveland takes the same amount of time to get to as Chicago from Cinci. I think if you had a choice to be in Chicago or Cleveland, it would be a pretty easy choice.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 12, 2005 -> 05:09 AM) I just want to know who the #1 advocate of the "Yankees will not claim Ken Griffey Jr." thinking was? Hmm I remember one person saying numerous times that Ken Griffey Jr. would clear waivers with ease. Well actually there were a few people who said this. No doubt in my mind ever that Griffey would clear waivers. I once knew a guy whose arm broke from patting himself on the back too hard....

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 07:20 PM) Did he really say that? I thought he told Levine his first choice would be to stay in Cincinatti. He said alot of different things in the interview. I heard alot of it in the pre-game yesterday. Alot of different snippets could be construed alot of different ways. Levine did say for sure that "He is on the waiver wire for anyone who wants to get him" I suppose the next thought in his head was, "Please let the Cubs get him, Please let the Cubs get him...."

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 07:34 PM) Take out Everett and put in dye then thats the right lineup. pods guch jr pk dye ajp arow crede uribe It was the possibility of a left right combo that far down into the order that i was looking at. I know ozzie doesnt have much but the first 2 guys set in the lineup, and everyone else moves around. I also know Dye would start over Everett, it was just a little speculation.

Well, yesterday Bruce said "He is on waivers for anyone who wants to take him.", so that means that either today or tomorrow at the very latest he comes off of waivers. So I guess we will find out in the coming weeks how much of this is conjecture and how much of this is the truth. Im really hoping this gets done. I really think he will have a dynamic impact on the lineup. And it would give the top of the lineup a left right combo possibly down through the 8th guy in the order Podsednik Iguchi Griffey Konerko Pierzinski Rowand Everett Crede Uribe Thats pretty impressive.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 03:53 PM) Cardinals are the only team that I see that could offer WR's for him. Probably Boldin or Jenkins. Im fairly sure Martay jenkins is no longer a part of the Cardinals organization. In fact, i think the bears took a flyer on him last year and ended up cutting him. Anyways, Boldin has the same body and hands as TO, he is just a younger and cheaper(relatively, Drew Rosenhaus just got his deal re-done) version of TO. I think the Cardinals are going to find out what they have with this WR tandem before they start making moves.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 03:24 PM) Bullinger is 40 years old and hasn't played in the big leagues since '98. I doubt this is a move to try and help the big league club. Which makes signing him that much more confusing.

QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 02:46 PM) There is no chance that Minnesota gets Owens. They just got rid of one headache in Moss ESPN mentioned it yesterday, thats why I said "remotely connected" TO is Philly's headache now. They should have let his b**** ass rot in Baltimore, catching no passes from Boller.

Didnt they have and drop him in like 1996? What purpose does he fill on the minor league roster?

The Cardinals have Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin who they have already tied alot of money into. Tampa loves Clayton, and they are still climbing out of salary-cap hell, which is the same problem for Oakland. The only team i have heard TO remotely connected to is Minnesota, and even that is a longshot because of Culpeppers deal and the ownership situation.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) My cousin lives in Kildeer, and fences around your yard are not allowed. Its strange driving down the street to his house. There are several in- ground pools in people's yards with no fences. It would have to be a nightmare for people with young kids living there. hmm, my aunt and uncle live in kildeer as well (near long grove rd), I never thought of it, but now that you mention it I havent seen fenced in yards there. its also an upscale little community though, and those type of communities have alot of HOA rules. My father used to live in batavia, and in his little subdivision above-ground pools were not allowed. Of course, the mayor lived down the street from us and had an above-ground pool......

B&R, is this some sort of social commentary or is there an actual meaning behind this. What constitutes as snitching? When is it telling the truth when asked? If you had a son or daughter, and they were in trouble at school for something someone else did, would you be mad if he/she "snitched" on the person who actually did the deed? What does pokemon or baseball cards have to do with snitching? Not much, if anything. I teach my daughter accountability. That doesnt mean she should go around tattling on everyone who did something wrong, but you havent set many parameters on "snitching".

QUOTE(WSNS-TV44 @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 12:42 PM) Oh,I see.Guess she her heart sank when Torii "Spelling" Hunter went down on the DL. I am hearing a rimshot......

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 11, 2005 -> 11:49 AM) Why do you guys bother...?? You could say the sky was blue and he'd come up with some bulls*** math equasion as to why it's not. We need the flying/falling s*** tag from WSI over here... Heads.. can you get that on loaner for us...?? LOL, the sky is pink because A+B=-X And because everyone not a christian is a heathen