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QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 12:13 PM) If they sold out last year and sold out this year wouldn't that mean there's the exact same number of people there? I don't think it really matters when they bought their tickets... But most casual fans didn't care about getting into the opening ceremony. This year I anticipate the lines being way longer then in the past to get in for that. In years past not everyone made it in as it was.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 09:15 AM) I knew about it, as did most of you, so this board could be the leak. It was a very well known condition for years. That's interesting considering when I mentioned it just a few weeks ago several folks here said they had never heard it and didn't believe it...

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 09:09 AM) Finally a Democrat who gets it. This is my favorite part. To all the people who say the Iraqi's hate us and that they were better off under Saddam and blah blah..........TAKE THAT!!! Someone said they were better off under Saddam... ? :headshake

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 09:05 AM) No, I mean this time. Fathom was saying do you think it is damage control for if we lose him, but I havent heard anything like that out of Sox brass this time around. Someone in the Sox org opened their yapper about it to The Sun. I don't see the big deal.. it was one of baseballs worst kept secrets.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 09:00 AM) Didnt the Baltimore Sun report it? Cincy reported it loooooong ago.

QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 08:56 AM) Anyone think that this might be a little damage control by the Sox because they think PK is going to the Angels? You know, start to emphasize the hip condition as a reason why they didn't want to give him the 5th year on his deal, etc? Also, by no means am I criticizing the Sox for doing this. For that big of a contract, you better be sure that he's not a likely risk to have his health deteriorate a lot during the length of the deal. Valid reason. So MO, no.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 08:49 AM) As Steff said it is, but it is not as advanced as what Belle's was at a similar age. It is a degenerative condition and there isn't a whole lot that can be done about it. It just needs to be monitored to see the changes. The biggest thing is to maintain his flexibility to keep the range of motion needed to play. Albert's went south around 32.. Albert was also a bigger guy with more muscle, and way more athletic then Paul. Factors to consider, but it's not a predictable condition.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10240921/ Longer needles needed for fatter butts Many patients fail to receive full dosage of drug, study finds Updated: 2:07 p.m. ET Nov. 28, 2005 CHICAGO - Fatter rear ends are causing many drug injections to miss their mark, requiring longer needles to reach buttock muscle, researchers said Monday. Standard-sized needles failed to reach the buttock muscle in 23 out of 25 women whose rears were examined after what was supposed to be an intramuscular injection of a drug. Two-thirds of the 50 patients in the study did not receive the full dosage of the drug, which instead lodged in the fat tissue of their buttocks, researchers from The Adelaide and Meath Hospital in Dublin said in a presentation to the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Besides patients receiving less than the correct drug dosage, medications that remain lodged in fat can cause infection or irritation, researchers Victoria Chan said. "There is no question that obesity is the underlying cause. We have identified a new problem related, in part, to the increasing amount of fat in patients' buttocks," Chan said. "The amount of fat tissue overlying the muscles exceeds the length of the needles commonly used for these injections," she said. The 25 men and 25 women studied at the Irish hospital ranged in age from 21 to 87. The buttocks are a good place for intramuscular injections because there are relatively few major blood vessels, nerves and bones that can be damaged by a needle. Plentiful smaller blood vessels found in muscle carry the drug to the rest of the body, while fat tissue contains relatively few blood vessels. Obesity affects more than 300 million people worldwide and is based on a measure of height versus weight that produces a body mass index above 30. An estimated 65 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.

Loved the show last night.. Christian showing a human side.. interesting twist. I knew the Carver wasn't Kimber. Can't wait to see how Christian finds her. The Matt stuff is just plain weird. He seems to be trying to imitate Edward Norton's role in History X.. and he sucks at it. He's way freaking looking with those eyebrows, and that girlfriend is naaasssteee. Ick. I do think, despite the final episode title, that Q is the front funner for the Carver. I can't imagine it being some random person.. and no one else makes sense. I think next week with the plane crash Julia and Sean hook up and that sets Q off and he goes on a killing spree and the final episode is him getting caught and killed... I laughed when Christian told her to put the bag on also, and I knew when she left it was going to turn into a twist that had her not pissed at him. He get's all the weird-o's..

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 10:58 PM) In case people are wondering what is political and what isn't: -Slamming a political party -Discussing Policies or different candidates -Talking about the war in Iraq -Basically anything that has a serious political agenda in nature. - The crime rate in Camden, NJ. :rolly

So did we.. Glad we bought games for '06 before '05 ended.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:05 PM) Spoken like a guilty party, or a lawyer. Either way, makes you [irvin] look bad. Victims, as well as offenders, are often told not to comment when a case is pending. Common sense.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 11:41 PM) Isnt an arthritic hip what prematurely ended Albert Belle's career? I hope this isnt the same condition Yes, and it is. :rolly

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 04:41 PM) If he's as clean as he says he would have nothing to worry about. Regardless of guilt or innocence at this point, it would be stupid for him to comment at all. That was the point of the question.. not whether it was legal or not for him to take the test.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 04:31 PM) All true. Be prepared to work for 18 hours a day for at least 2 years, unless you go in with a friend who you trust with your life. Cleaning the joint to save cash, either after close or in the morning (after 5 hours of sleep), working open to close some days, dealing with every piddling city inspector (each of whom tells you different things), dram shop laws, ugh. I love the restaurant biz, but I don't know if I'd like to be on the ownership end. And I hope you like Mac and Cheese and Ramen Noodles, because if you're using your own money to finance it, you won't be able to afford much else. Of course, if you can make it, and, again, find someone who you can trust to run the place, after the first couple of years, you might, just might, be on easy street. Wow.. you seriously just about said verbatim what 3 different attny's told us when we were this/close to buying one. The start up is brutal. Seriously, think long and hard about it. It's more then just a career change. And first you really should look into the insurance risks. Even if we had the time some of them just weren't worth it.

Maybe guilty.. but the evience was inconclusive in testing and the dip s*** court clerk sealed his clemency when she destroyed DNA evidence. Right call based on those two things.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) Gotta make sure underage guys like Keith don't get in I'm sure he'll have security...

We considered it. And un-considered it when we saw all that was involved. Good to have a s***load of capital up front.. a very well detailed insurance policy... and a lot of free time (that nixed it for us). Good luck.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/5119376 Cashman denies Jeter, A-Rod rumors Story Tools: Print Email XML Ken Rosenthal / FOXSports.com Posted: 1 hour ago The Yankees are not considering moving shortstop Derek Jeter or third baseman Alex Rodriguez to center field, general manager Brian Cashman told FOXSports.com Tuesday. Yankees manager Joe Torre indicated that the team was considering the idea in a story by Reuters on Monday, saying, "We've thought about it. We just haven't made a commitment to that. We haven't broached it with the shortstops." Yankees GM Brian Cashman the idea of moving Alex Rodriguez (foreground) or Derek Jeter to center field, "hasn't been discussed, hasn't been considered, hasn't come up in our organization meetings." (Al Bello / Getty Images) To which Cashman responded, "Not true at all." Cashman said the idea of moving Jeter or Rodriguez to center, "hasn't been discussed, hasn't been considered, hasn't come up in our organization meetings." Cashman said he called Torre seeking clarification Tuesday morning, and Torre told him that his remarks were misinterpreted. Torre told Cashman that he was merely asked if Jeter and Rodriguez could handle a move to center. His answer was yes in both cases, and he also said that both players would "do anything" to help the team win. But in the same interview, Cashman said, Torre joked that closer Mariano Rivera — an enthusiastic shagger of flyballs during batting practice — probably would be the Yankees' best center fielder. If Jeter moved to center, it would open up shortstop for Rodriguez. "That's happened before, hasn't it?" Reuters quoted Torre as saying, referring to the move of a power-hitting infielder to the outfield. "Bobby Murcer, Mickey Mantle. Hank Aaron came up as a second baseman. Robin Yount went to center field. It certainly is a consideration."

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 11:11 AM) I think it has been confirmed to be a crack pipe Marijuana pipe http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5119612 Former Cowboys' WR stands by his story Story Tools: Print Email Associated Press Posted: 2 hours ago DALLAS (AP) - Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin reiterated Monday that a marijuana pipe found in his car belonged to a longtime friend, not his brother — and denied any discrepancy between what he told reporters and police. Irvin told The Associated Press late Monday that a police officer apparently took his use of the word "brother" literally when he was arrested Friday after being pulled over for speeding. "It's my brother's, he left it in there," the officer quoted Irvin as saying in a court document obtained by The Dallas Morning News. Irvin, an ESPN analyst and semifinalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, told The Associated Press on Sunday that the pipe belonged to a friend of 17 years. He told the AP on Monday that he called his friend a "brother" because the two are so close. Irvin was arrested on an outstanding warrant for an unpaid speeding ticket in Irving, Texas, but was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia after police found the pipe. Before the documents surfaced, Irvin told the AP he took the pipe from a friend who showed up at his house on Thanksgiving, put it in his car and planned to dispose of it later but forgot. Irvin, who has a history of drug arrests, said Monday that police never asked him who put the pipe in his car, but he was careful not to accuse the officers of anything. "When I said 'That belongs to a brother of mine,' I guess he thought maybe he put it in," Irvin said. "I don't know. I certainly don't want any problems with the police." Plastic baggies with marijuana residue were found in a Versace sunglasses case along with the pipe. Irvin said he found the items on the friend after patting him down when he arrived at his house in Carrollton, Texas. Irvin appeared on ESPN's Monday Night Countdown, and ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said the network expects Irvin to be on the air for his next assignment Sunday. "Michael has told us the same thing he has told the media. He has indicated he wants to confer with his advisers, and we will continue to have conversations with Michael," Krulewitz said. Irvin also said "I'm going to do whatever I need to do" to clear his name. Irvin said he would talk to his lawyer Tuesday about possibly taking a drug test. Since the story broke Sunday, Irvin said his friend has volunteered to come forward, including disclosing records from a Houston treatment center and cell phone messages between the two. But Irvin said he told his friend that wasn't necessary, adding that he's not sure it would do much good. "They're going to think I put him up to it, anyway," Irvin said. In 1996, Irvin pleaded no contest to felony cocaine possession in exchange for four years of deferred probation, a $10,000 fine and dismissal of misdemeanor marijuana possession charges. He also was arrested on drug possession charges in 2000, but they were later dropped. According to the new documents, Irvin was driving with his wife in the car Friday afternoon when he was pulled over for going 78 mph in a 60 mph zone. Irvin was released after paying a $335 fine for the arrest warrant and a $256 bond. The paraphernalia charge is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $500 fine. Irvin said Monday he "certainly understands" people who might permanently doubt him after his latest brush with the law. Given his history, Irvin said he's felt like he's had two strikes against him since turning his life around. "This is a strike, no doubt," Irvin said. But he said that he thinks people with alcoholics or drug issues in their families might understand what he calls a "generational curse." Irvin said his siblings have suffered with drug addictions,too. Irvin won three Super Bowls in four years with the Dallas Cowboys as part of an offense that also featured Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. A vocal, emotional leader, he set every significant career receiving mark in team history before retiring because of an injury suffered in 1999.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) Did anyone hear the Dan Patrick show yesterday with Michael Irvin? I found this quote on www.czabe.com I thought that Irvin had agreed to take a test? I'm sure he's been told not to talk about it at all. If so, declining any comment was the right thing to do.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:54 AM) Why not? She's a willing participant. Wow.. Her's is a pair of shoes I hope I never have to try on. I certiantly would never even try to imagine how I would react in her situation. Or berate her for it.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:51 AM) Let me tell you whats repulsive. Repulsive is a political party manipulating a mothers loss and turning her into a media puppet just so they can knock a point or 2 off Bush's approval rating. Next thing you know they're gonna get a hold of her son's remains and parade them in front of the gates of the Bush ranch. Anything they can to score a few points politically. Yep. But for s***'s and giggles.. let's attack her anyway.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:50 AM) Or more specifically, POLITICAL GAIN. As Soxy said, it's repulsive. I'm just not making my points very well the last couple of days, obviously. Crystal to some.

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:37 AM) Yes, feel bad for. Right after I posted that I knew someone was goin to say what you did. Thanks for clearing that up.