DrunkBomber

Dana Jacobson said on First Take that she thought it was funny so theres another perspective from a female journalist. So no women saw the display and none that werent adamant Sox haters to begin with have spoken out about it yet there are still people defending their honor. Way to pick your battles, fighting for a cause that the "victims" themselves dont care about.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:30 PM) If blow up dolls make the bats wake up, I say lets get some hookers, sex toys, and a couple of nympho midgets in the locker room to really heat things up! I heard Contreras ate a live chicken before the game today

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 6, 2008 -> 09:54 PM) Why is that the people who's opinion I respect the most in this argument, my women friends, aren't offended? I haven't found a single woman I know to be offended by this. I take that information as more important than anything else to be honest with you. I agree. I asked a few women if it offended them and most of them laughed for the most part. One was even waiting for me to say more after I finished the story as if she was waiting to hear the bad part. Another brought up the point that if she were to be offended by anything work related it would be if women reporters didnt make as much as men reporters and even went as far to say that having to handle something like this so delicately because of women being in the guys locker room than that is taking steps backwards from the strides theyve made over the years. Its amazing that everyone up in arms about this is listing it offends women as a reason but it doesnt sound like any women that saw it were.

This is gonna be intersesting

Why doesnt a mod do him a solid and suspend his account?

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 6, 2008 -> 01:00 PM) Everyone's thresholds are different. Some reporters may be very offended by certain curse words. Some may be offended by certain music...so by certain movies. What you find acceptable others may not. Clealry we can see that by this thread. I think there does need to be a line and after it's drawn then we can see what side positioning a blow up doll with a bat is on. You act like these players did this with the White Sox or MLB's image in mind. They didn't think abotu that. It was done for each other....done for a laugh...done to stay loose and that's all. It had no meaning. It was immature and childish, but it wasn't done for the reporters and it wasn't done for the public and it's a shame reporters felt the need to discuss it. I think the clubhouse is their domain...I think they see it as that... You and your damn logic

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:36 AM) Imagine if this was your business. You have tens of millions invested. Tell me you want to see your employees, the guys you pay over $100 million a year to, creating a display with a latex doll and a bat shoved up it's ass. Who is that going to sell more tickets to? Whose jersey will sell more because he finds latex dolls with bats up their ass useful in breaking out of a slump? And for the record, I think the kiss cam is a terrible idea. I agree that it was a bad idea and in poor taste I just dont think it is remotely a big deal. Go to a construction site and see what those guys do and say. I still think the kiss cam is a good example. Even though you think its a terrible idea it is still used at every home game. I also still contest that this is 100x worse in terms of putting girls into uncomfortable situations but nobody complains about it. Anyone that is outraged by the blow up doll should have been paving the way to get rid of the kiss cam for years in the name of political correctness. The reason why nobody does is because the blow up dolls is the fresh new story. IMO the reaction that people seem to be having about this is EXACTLY what Flash Tizzle called "fake outrage." Instead of hearing how this emotionally scarred people who werent there feel I would rather hear the first hand account of a female member of the press who was there that day and who felt harassed and who is as shaken up about it as people are making it sound.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:16 AM) The players understand the locker room access rules. They have not changed since they entered the league. They knew reporters would see it. They knew a reporter(s) could and probably would report on it. If it's no big deal, why is anyone concerned they reported on it? If it's no big deal, just grown fathers having a little fun to break out of a slump, why should anyone complain it was even reported? Idd still like to hear how this is even close to as bad as the kiss cam IN the stadium? If the problem with this is "harassment, making girls feel uncomfortable in the locker room or putting girls in an awkward situation" how is this even remotely close to as bad as the kiss cam? You dont think the kiss cam could very easily make a girl feel uncomfortable?

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 6, 2008 -> 12:08 PM) No, the workplace includes customers, reporters, a host of support personall who may or may not be male. And there is a place for the guys to change away from everyone's eyes. There is a private area. In fact the players are expected to be decently clothed in the public (restricted) part of the locker room. All this happened back in the 1970s. The issue of men and women in the locker rooms have been thrashed out decades ago. Its the teams locker room though. Its not the reporters locker room. The reporters are guests of the team when theyre in there. The locker room isnt open to everyone.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 6, 2008 -> 11:03 AM) Michael Jordan was protected by the press. Roger Clemens was protected by the press. These guys got away with a lot of crap. There's plenty that goes on that doesn't get reported. Plenty that would make anyone on this board blush. While I don't agree with what went on in the clubhouse, I think it was very irresponsible of a few members of the press to report it. This is a room where men get dressed . What's next, are they going to start reporting on the size of each player's crank? We can finally find out why Uribe is called "Little Papi"

I was at the Cell a few weeks ago. Apparently they have this thing called the "kiss cam." So, they put a camera on a guy and a girl in the crowd (which is unfair to homosexuals as it is) and they are supposed to just start kissing in front of everyone at the stadium. Now what if that camera winds up on a guy and a girl that arent dating or that simply dont feel comfortable with PDA? Is that not significantly worse? That can easily be classified as harassment and can put girls in a very uncomfortable position. If people want to nitpick everything and make issues of things that simply arent a big deal than it would be nice if it was done more objectively,, because Im assuming everyone offended wont be attending White Sox games anymore or supporting the product. Im sure Ill have a bunch of people that are so appalled with the insensitivity but seriously, life is way to short to get offended by something like this. The team has been slumping and if someone tried to lighten the mood and loosen the team up lets not look too far into it. Their INTENTIONS werent to offend anyone they were just having some fun and to be honest, man or woman, that gets the PRIVILEGE of entering the club house should have thick enough skin to not let this bother them. Also, for everyone comparing this to other jobs lets not forget that in this particular work place it is 100% male. You cant compare this to an office, you cant really compare it to any other workplace effectively or accurately. There are so many more important things going on in the world and in life and for anyone to put any energy into this is laughable.

A CD?

QUOTE (knightni @ May 5, 2008 -> 02:52 PM) You get a shovelful, put it in your pants, then walk around the prison yard, shaking your pantlegs. Beat me to it

I think adding Naked Gun 33 1/3 to your Netflix cue can be an easy fix.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 4, 2008 -> 09:47 PM) The Bears just have a sterling record of 1st round picks the last decade: 2005: Cedric Benson 2003: Michael Haynes, Rex Grossman (who will solidify his bust status this year, his last with the Bears) 2002: Marc Columbo 2001: David Terrell 1999: Cade McNown 1998: Curtis Enis And of course, if you go back into the early to mid 90's, you find studs like John Allred, Rashaan Salaam, Stan Thomas and Alonzo Spellman. Not many teams can match 1st round busts with the Bears in the last 15 years or so. Tommie Harris better look over his shoulder because something bad is bound to happen to him very soon, after looking at that list.

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ May 4, 2008 -> 09:44 PM) Question about Dos equis! At the end of the commercial, the old codger says "Stay thirsty my friends!" Well if one of the reasons that you drink liquids is to quench your thirst, is this in fact a subliminal message saying "Don't buy our beer?" If you bought it, it would quench your thirst..........but he is saying "Stay thirsty!!" OK then, I'll stay thirsty! I won't buy your beer. I'll eat a box of crackers if it will make him happy! Even though it dehydrates you I would think it is implying that if you are always thirsty you can always drink the beer.

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ May 4, 2008 -> 07:16 PM) The best commercial is the Most Interesting Man in the World. I agree, those are good. Hopefully they dont make a TV show about it though.

When I was 18 I had blue highlights in my hair, which is already black

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 4, 2008 -> 12:41 AM) Just watched Cloverfield and absolutely loved it. Can't wait for 2. I rented it recently and I liked it a lot too. However, I missed the thing falling into the water in the background which I suppose was pretty important for the story. I hope the premise behind a sequel is better than Blair Witch 2.

This would open up such a can of worms it would be scary to see where it could lead.

Obviously you guys arent familiar with my friend and mentor Juan Tamayo. I would say he alone forced me to get Sirius radio.

I cut my face shaving and sprained my wrist playing shuffleboard and purposely left my cell phone in a cab last night strictly so I could go all the way to the city to get it and smell the deliciousness that was the cab.

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I would prefer it it can be called what it is instead of my birthday. Its the one year anniversary since I have been old enough to rent a carpet shampooer.

What did the worm say to the caterpillar? Hey, where'd ya get the fur coat.