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I really hate the Juan Pierre acquisition.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 04:07 PM) Wasn't that the umpire Leslie Nielsen played in THE NAKED GUN? I know it wasn't that EXACT name, but similar sounding Italian... Enrico's brother.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 04:05 PM) Who? Olivio Pallazo.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:51 PM) Javy Vazquez and Orlando Cabrera feel no love in this thread. There are a few guys I'd like to see back but Olivio would be replacing quite arguably our worst player right now.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) I like the thought, but something tells me that even if the Sox had signed Pods they wouldn't have gone after Damon any harder. Plus, there's no guarantee that Pods would have performed the same with the Sox (however, you'd think it still would be better than Pierre). If they would have used Pods as a lefty DH and pinch runner/hitter I'd be happy but we all know Ozzie would have him play the field way too much.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:44 PM) Wilson has given up 1 XBH all year and it was a double. Ozzie is playing lefties against him because they hit him better. Like Nix and Lucy?

Has he matched up poorly in the past against....whoever it is going for Texas?

I second the Olivio vote.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 03:09 PM) I see you made the edit now....but i just thought maybe Ozzie was going to play with two guys at 2nd and keep third open, like of like a Griffey/Thome/Ortiz shift for the entire game, haha It was Merkin's twitter that got it wrong. I copied and pasted it, then noticed his error. Here's how he clarified it to me: http://twitter.com/InsideTheSox/status/12962483148

Well at least he moved Rios up.

Pierre 7 Beckham 4 Jones 9 PK 3 Rios 8 Q dh Ram 6 Lucy 2 Nix 5 Buehrle pitching

Not sure if it's true but taken from the comments section of the article:

via Newsweek

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 02:23 PM) Another question: why WASN'T he given a breathalyzer at the scene? Did his colleagues purposely avoid it because it would be damning? What's the point of giving him one 7 hours later when it is of no value? Yeah that one had me scratching my head when I first read the news a few years back.

How can high profile cases like this consistently get thrown out or go the cops' way? Anthony Abbate anyone?

All I know is Williams has to go. He is utterly worthless. I don't care which arm he throws with. He could throw with his left foot for all I care.

Judge throws out arrest of cop accused in fatal DUI crash The same judge from this case. Unreal. http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/04...ce-verdict.html

Flu is for p*****s.

The slew of expected boycotts is going to hurt the state. It has already cost Arizona a convention.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 11:24 AM) This is exactly the situation that I think will not stand a court test, nor should it. A guy gets pulled over, shows ID that is OK for everyone else, and yet he's expected to hit a higher bar. He can't, and then he's arrested, without any sort of probable cause (that we are aware of - there may be more to the story). This is embarrasing for Arizona, and this country. It truly is. Just wait until more white people that could get mistaken for Hispanic go through things like this. I know I'd be a target if I lived there since I've been mistaken as someone that could be Hispanic on many occasions.

Paramount confirms The Ring 3 in 3D.

What a wonderful law.

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 10:18 AM) Peavy interview He says once he learns the American League lineups, things will be fine... I was always under the assumption that the pitcher had the edge when they haven't faced someone before. And what's with all the shaking off of AJ? Wouldn't he know the hitters in the AL pretty well? And how come whenever we've faced a new pitcher in the last 10 years we would be lucky to get 4 or 5 hits for the night?

Liriano vs Verlander tonight. Should be a good one.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 27, 2010 -> 09:52 AM) Oh come on, you know full well that a police officer in a public area has nearly unlimited power to decide that a person looks suspicious. I couldn't imagine Sheriff Joe Arpaio and his henchmen would ever do something like that. A little insight from an Arizonian: