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QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 11:24 AM) I'm inclined to believe that Carl is gone. Till July, at least. LMAO!!!

QUOTE(J-MAN @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 11:05 AM) Death penalty would be too good - thinking something along the final scenes of Bravehart would be appropriate!!!! No brainer on that one.. although for some reason they aren't sure of they'll seek it.. :rolly

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 10:31 AM) Anyone know if there is a deadline in the contract? Once Frank is free to negotiate, it would get very ugly if the team left him dangling. I would hate to see the greatest hitter in Sox history taking another deal and being able to say the team never made an offer. Deadline in what contract..? If they don't agree to the $10 million in 3 days he's free.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 10:12 AM) You said "tit"...

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 09:34 AM) I say, wait and see what happens with Konerko and other FAs on the market, then make a decision on Frank. That should make for some uncomfortable moments at the wedding..

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 09:59 AM) and I can spell better THAN you. LMAO.. twice in 10 minutes he's busted on grammar. Jason must be rubbing off on him.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 09:56 AM) So they had sperm cells on each one of these chicks, and all of them were matched, and I am only hearing about this serial killer right now, 7 years after his last murder? I consider myself somewhat informed, I watch the news and CNN, and i never even heard of this case. They just found the match because previously they didn't have his DNA in the system. He got caught on another rape case and as a condition had to give a DNA to the database (I thought this was SOP in sexual assult convictions..?) and that's how they linked him. I just heard about it for the first time last night.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 09:45 AM) You're missing the true scope of the home run. It led directly to a run. All the other instances of umpiring gaffes, while noticeably bad, could have been overcome in every circumstance. If any play during the playoffs was a case for instant replay it was this one. No, I'm not missing it. It's crystal clear. Good case, but there isn't IR. Mooooving on.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 07:43 AM) You are wrong. He has the right to pay for 18+ years. And if the kid isn't his, and he finds out later, he STILL has the right to keep paying, because according to the courts, since he acted like the dad, he is the dad, regardless of any possible deception that may have been in play. Thankfully. a lot of states are now revamping these specific laws. In the past the courts could not force a woman to reveal paternity without a long drawn out court battle - which many times took years and in the mean time the man accused did pay and grew to love the child as his own. Now a man can refuse to be named on the BC until paternity IS defined lowering the risk of these cases happening. IMO, it should be SOP for couples not married to have paternity test done, and if they choose not to then sign a waiver stating so and the man taking parental responsibility with his eyes open. Sadly, it's on his plate to step up on this issue.

QUOTE(mreye @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 09:15 AM) Wait til PETA hears about this. Their too busy hounding Prince Charles.. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9546079/

Tit... tat.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9893291/ Man ordered to stand trial over 10 L.A. killings Updated: 6:43 a.m. ET Nov. 2, 2005 LOS ANGELES - A former pizza deliveryman accused of being one of the city’s most prolific serial killers was ordered Tuesday to stand trial on charges of murdering 10 women, two of whom were pregnant. Superior Court Judge William R. Pounders ruled during a preliminary hearing that there was sufficient cause to believe Chester D. Turner committed the slayings that occurred from 1987 to 1998. Turner, 38, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence in an unrelated rape case. Pounders set a Nov. 15 arraignment date. Turner’s DNA was matched to sperm cell evidence from the bodies of all the victims, said Carl Matthies of the police department’s scientific investigations division. The likelihood of the genetic profile belonging to someone other than Turner was one in one-quintillion, Matthies said. Defense attorney John Tyre said outside court that DNA does not prove murder. “If it is his DNA it indicates he had sex with these women some time prior to them dying,” Tyre said. Deputy medical examiner Lisa Scheinin testified that all 10 women were strangled, nine had cocaine in their systems, one was 6½ months pregnant and one was between four and five months pregnant. Prosecutors have not said whether they would seek the death penalty if Turner is convicted. In addition to 10 counts of murder, Turner is accused of the special circumstances of multiple murder and murder committed during a rape. The slayings remained unsolved until a cold case homicide unit began looking into them. In 2002, Turner agreed to submit a DNA sample as part of a no-contest plea to the unrelated rape charge. A detective allegedly found that it matched evidence found in two murders and began looking for more. for the families of the victims.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 08:34 AM) If I am not mistaken, these awards are voted on by sports journalists, right? Nope. Players and managers.

I don't expect there to be. The others have human element to them. A ball 300+ feet away this/close to a foul line (that shouldn't be there in the first place IMO) isn't going to get the same attention as a call that the umps had major input in. No biggie regardless. We got the trophy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051102/ap_on_...DMzBHNlYwM3MDM- Denver Voters OK Marijuana Possession By JON SARCHE, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 36 minutes ago DENVER - Residents of the Mile High City have voted to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana for adults. Authorities, though, said state possession laws will be applied instead. With 100 percent of precincts reporting early Wednesday, 54 percent, or 56,001 voters, cast ballots for the ordinance, while 46 percent, or 48,632 voters, voted against it. Under the measure, residents over 21 years old could possess up to an ounce of marijuana. "We educated voters about the facts that marijuana is less harmful to the user and society than alcohol," said Mason Tvert, campaign organizer for SAFER, or Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation. "To prohibit adults from making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana is bad public policy." Bruce Mirken of the Washington, D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project said he hoped the approval will launch a national trend toward legalizing a drug whose enforcement he said causes more problems than it cures. Seattle, Oakland, Calif., and a few college towns already have laws making possession the lowest law enforcement priority. The Denver proposal seemed to draw at least as much attention for supporters' campaign tactics as it did for the question of legalizing the drug. Tvert argued that legalizing marijuana would reduce consumption of alcohol, which he said leads to higher rates of car accidents, domestic and street violence and crime. The group criticized Mayor John Hickenlooper for opposing the proposal, noting his ownership of a popular brewpub. It also said recent violent crimes — including the shootings of four people last weekend — as a reason to legalize marijuana to steer people away from alcohol use. Those tactics angered local officials and some voters. Opponents also said it made no sense to prevent prosecution by Denver authorities while marijuana charges are most often filed under state and federal law. The measure would not affect the medical marijuana law voters approved in 2000. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that medical marijuana laws in Colorado and nine other states would not protect licensed users from federal prosecution. Also Tuesday, voters in the ski resort town of Telluride rejected a proposal to make possession of an ounce or less of marijuana by people 18 or older the town's lowest law enforcement priority. The measure was rejected on a vote of 308-332.

QUOTE(He Gawn!!! @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 08:14 AM) You sneaky bastard. Good call dude. Im not sure why I thought PK was 31. DAMNIT!! Because he looks at least that old.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 08:08 AM) I'm confused by the thread title? Mexico? Hmm.. ok.. Back in the early 1800's.. 1830ish IIRC, Texas used to belong to Mexico.. then they declaired their independence.. Want me to continue or does that click the connection..?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 08:04 AM) Its an angry FAQ, thats for sure. He must have gotten a ton of those "You aint got no girl, life, or chance" emails. I think his collection is really impressive. He has some really dated consoles in his collection. I may have missed it, does the NES bench open up? Yes. For storage.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051102/ap_on_...HBhBHNlYwM5NjQ- Man Kills Buck With Bare Hands in Bedroom Tue Nov 1, 9:39 PM ET BENTONVILLE, Ark. - It looked like a crime scene, but no charges will be filed after Wayne Goldsberry killed a buck with his bare hands in his daughter's bedroom. ADVERTISEMENT The engagement lasted an exhausting 40 minutes, but Goldsberry finally subdued the five-point whitetail deer that crashed through a bedroom window at his daughter's home Friday. When it was over, blood splattered the walls and the deer lay on the bedroom floor, its neck broken. Goldsberry was at his daughter's home when he heard glass breaking. He went back to check on the noise and found the deer. "I was standing about like this peeking around the corner when the deer came out of the bedroom," said Goldsberry, demonstrating while peering around his kitchen wall. The deer ran down the hall and into the master bedroom — "jumping back and forth across the bed." "I could tell he was really tearing up the place back there," Goldsberry said. Goldsberry entered the bedroom to confront the deer and, after a brief struggle, emerged to tell his wife to call police. After returning to the bedroom, the fight continued. Goldsberry finally was able to grip the animal and twist its neck, killing it. "He was trying to get up a corner wall and I just came in behind him and grabbed him by the horns and just started pushing down," said Goldsberry. Goldsberry, sore from the struggle, dragged the dead animal out of the house. "He got kicked several times. He was walking bowlegged for awhile," Deputy Doug Gay said. Benton County Sheriff Keith Ferguson said that when he arrived he found the deer dead in the front yard. Goldsberry intended to have the deer processed for its meat. Gay said that, this time of year, bucks that see their reflection in windows often charge them, believing the mirror image to be a rival. On Monday in Pine Bluff, the principal of Coleman Elementary School rid his building of a deer by opening a door. Students were preparing for dismissal Monday when a deer crashed through a window and bounded through a hallway. The buck floundered on the school's slick floor for about three minutes exiting via a door along the side of a hallway. Principal Bill Tietz said the deer was slightly injured from the glass and lost an antler. Tietz says the animal leapt a six-foot fence after leaving the school.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=sports&id=3577876 Lawyer plans to sue MLB over Minute Maid Park roof mandateOutrage over baseball commissioner's mandate continues (10/27/05 - KTRK/HOUSTON) - The World Series may be over, but the case to keep the roof of Minute Maid Park open is far from being shut. Houston attorney Lisa Sechelski is planning to file a class action lawsuit against Major League Baseball and Commissioner Bud Selig. She claims some fans got sick because they weren't given adequate notice that the roof would be open and therefore, weren't prepared for temperatures in the 50's. Some think the lawsuit is a joke, but Sechelski says she's serious. "They expected to go and enjoy a game instead they were met with conditions they weren't prepared for," said Sechelski. "I'd be surprised if a judge let this case get very far. But again there may be facts that none of us know about," said U of H law professor Richard Alderman. The lawsuit does not involve the Astros. They actually wanted the roof to be closed.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 07:38 AM) I'm shocked. I was picturing a fat 15 year old . . . Scroll down and read. Intersting guy, and an easy explination to the pictures.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 06:57 AM) What are his chances of ever reproducing? He's married with a son.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 06:02 AM) In the recent past, I agree with you. Going back a few years, it was in their mutual interests to bury their head in the sand. Which has a lot to do with the now.. eh?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 04:38 AM) Hey Bud! You better pull your head out of the sand, because someone's getting ready to stick a big ol' boot up your ass. I honestly think it's Fehr to blame for the slacking on this one.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 07:00 PM) Ahhhhhhhhhh good, finally an opinion from a highly respected intellectual and theologian. ROTFLMAO!!!