Steff

QUOTE(Lefty Of Love @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 11:15 AM) I love giveaways at the ballpark, but not ones that cheapen the cheering of real fans, hence my problem with thunder sticks. Also, I should be so lucky as to be getting a giveaway this evening... I'm not an advocate for the east-coast school of thought that makes baseball a serious matter and that you should act like you're stepping into church when you get to the ballpark. But thunder sticks and a rally monkey? Cmon, if that's not stupid I don't know what is. Most fans don't live by the Church of Baseball logic.. gotta cater to the masses.

Gee Lefty.. who pissed in your Cheerios this morning... Obviously you don't like that stuff.. but maybe you can think of others as you get your stupid ALCS giveaway today... give it to a kid that would truly appreciate it.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 11:02 AM) You want to get the crowd going? Two words: Wayne Messmer. Best. National Anthem Singer. Ever. No thanks. There will be enough Cub fans there already.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 10:50 AM) :puke :puke :puke :puke That guy sounds like he has a truck stuck up his ass. I don't even want to guess how you know how that sounds..

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 09:51 AM) Seeing Ladewski's opinion pieces this season make me wonder how he has a job with them at all. But again, we're at a point where we haven't been for so long, and people in the media have to bring up stuff like this, about JR not locking up his people. But hey, whatever brings him attention I guess, good or bad. It just baffles me that.. hello... there is a Chicago team in the effing ALCS and they can't find ANYTHING about THAT to write about..? Hell.. I'd even take a bashing article over this s***. One thing though.. I think it's hysterical that Ken doesn't talk about his personal s***.. but that dope is fast to give up the goods on the likes of Frank's personal business/conversations. :rolly

Good grief... nothing better at all to write about..? :sleep

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:57 AM) I think he is a horrible coach and an egomaniac, but hope he gets better. Heart disease runs in my family and have seen family members in the hospital for weeks at a time hooked up to machines. Scary stuff. Just dealt with that with Jim's mom.. no fun at all. Prayers to him and his family.

Greenie picks the Sox to sweep.. yikes.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:45 AM) Their 147, but I'm still trying to get someone I know to go...thanks. I might get back to you. I got a guy at work here who really wants to go, and I'm going to ask him when he comes in. Either way...I'll be there, you'll be there...40,000 plus will be there and you know what happens then....we win...and we Okedokey...

Martz Takes Indefinite Leave From Rams By JIM SALTER, Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS - Mike Martz has been ailing for weeks, feeling well enough to lead the St. Louis Rams from the sideline but not well enough to live up to his own expectations. On Monday, Martz decided he'd had enough. The 54-year-old coach announced he's taking an indefinite leave of absence, hoping to recover from an apparent heart infection that an initial round of antibiotics couldn't cure. Martz was told by a specialist on Monday that his condition, which kept him out of two practices last week, had worsened. While an exact diagnosis hasn't been made public, Martz had been tested for endocarditis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the heart or a heart valve. Rams president John Shaw said Monday that Martz will be hospitalized four to 12 days but would not speculate on the length of his absence. Shaw said he wasn't told the specific name of the illness, but was led to believe that Martz's heart valve had weakened since his tests last week. "I think he was concerned he was letting down a lot of people, but also had concern about the gravity of the situation," Shaw said. The antibiotics that Martz began taking Friday didn't seem to help, Shaw said, but he didn't know if any additional procedures would be necessary. Severe cases of endocarditis can require open-heart surgery. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt will take over as coach. Martz told his players during a brief but emotional team meeting that he would step aside, Vitt said. "The team is his concern," Vitt said. "His health is our No. 1 concern." Martz spoke with a raspy voice after Sunday's 37-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, but sounded optimistic about his health. Still, he said that in retrospect, he should have allowed offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild to run the show. "I wasn't myself this week, the game plan wasn't clear for me," Martz said. "It's over with now, but I just feel what happened to me has affected this team, and that breaks my heart." Martz was first hospitalized Sept. 30 with what was thought to be a sinus infection. He coached two days later during a 44-24 loss to the New York Giants. Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren, a friend of Martz's, advised the Rams coach to be careful with his health. "Really, what I told Mike was — and I put myself in the same category — you get so caught up in this that it, at times, appears to become more than life and death," Holmgren said. "And it's not. It really isn't. "So, with the health problem like he seems to have, he's got to take care of it. He's got to take care of himself, his family. He's got to think of way more things than football, of winning a football game. But it's hard for us. It's hard for all of us to back away on something like that." Endocarditis affects 10,000 to 20,000 Americans each year and in some cases can require open-heart surgery, according to Dr. Arthur Labovitz, director of cardiology at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Martz did the right thing by stepping down, Labovitz said. "It's a very serious condition," Labovitz said. "There can be some serious complications that are probably influenced by how you take care of yourself once a diagnosis is made." Vitt, 51, was hired as assistant head coach and linebackers coach before the 2004 season after four years in Kansas City. Martz and Vitt worked together on the Los Angeles Rams' staff from 1992-94, when Vitt was defensive backs coach and assistant head coach under Chuck Knox. Now in his sixth season with the Rams, Martz is 56-36 including the postseason. The Rams have missed the playoffs just once in his tenure (2002) and reached the Super Bowl after the 2001 season, losing 20-17 to New England. Martz joined the Rams as offensive coordinator in 1999, and his high-powered offense led St. Louis to its first Super Bowl title that season. He became head coach following Dick Vermeil's retirement after that championship run. NFL coaches are notorious for their long hours, and Martz is no exception, sometimes sleeping at the office. And heart problems have affected relatively young coaches before in the high-stress atmosphere of the NFL. Dan Reeves had a heart procedure while coaching Denver in his mid-40s. During the 1998 season, he underwent quadruple bypass season at age 54 but returned to the sidelines less than four weeks later to coach the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl. Dallas' Bill Parcells has had several heart procedures and cited health problems when he quit the New York Giants after winning his second Super Bowl with them at age 49 in 1991. He has since coached New England and the New York Jets, as well as the Cowboys. In 1988, Chicago coach Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack at the age of 49 and missed just one game. Two weeks later, in Washington, he was supposed to be just an observer, but ended up coaching the game.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:42 AM) Yeah, I just asked my buddy to pay for me and Helen. He can't make it...not that he thought it was a bad deal. Its a great deal. I was dissappointed in that. I have been trying to get friends to go, like crazy. I'm stunned at people's priorities. Where are they again...? I know folks who would KILL to pay that little for a ticket tonight if you haven't gotten rid of them yet.

Does anyone have a graphic of the monkey with a noose around it's neck...??

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:33 AM) steff, i dont like you. thats the price i was quoted from tony last thursday. oh, btw, i deleted that message because i decided it was irrelevent, he was just testing the water. Shucks... how will I ever sleep tonight.. :rolly Well.. they are his tickets and there is a market for them. I wouldn't do it, but it's his right.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:26 AM) maybe if you werent charging 1000 dollars for two seats in the upper bowl someone would actually buy them. Read much...? "I was willing to give these to friends for face, but they had to pay for me and my girl to go. " That's $130 a seat. Seats in the same area are going for triple that elsewhere.

Byrd is on 3 days rest, and warmed last night.. I like our chances.

QUOTE(S720 @ Oct 11, 2005 -> 08:03 AM) As I was driving in to work this morning listening to Mike & Mike, all they talked about was ARod, the Yankees, the Red Sox and the Angels. Oh, and also about why we should move the game back to Wednesday night? They talked about the Sox plenty... Jenks or Jose for DS MVP.. how the Angels-Sox match up, etc. They were making fun of ARod, and they AGREED that it was the right decision NOT to move the game to Wednesday.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 11:44 PM) I'll be there. I think we should have a nice tailgate on Friday for everyone thats gonna be there. The games are scheduled for Anaheim Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (if necessary). Ugghhhhhhh... I wish I could be there.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 06:19 PM) wasnt the the ship frozen outside of the library(I cant believe I remember it that well) It was covered with frost and snow. But the guys were on the ship looking for medicine for the sick chick.. if the temp drop had happened (it hadn't and happened as they were running back to the museum) they would have been dead. If you watch it again, notice that others were walking the streets on their way out of the city as they were boarding the ship.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 04:55 PM) I guess that just proves all the media hounds right, we're all a bunch of asshole fans. No.. not all.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 04:22 PM) Methinks Steff was just waiting for that to happen. I was actually lmao about your correction and missed his the first two times I looked at it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) He knows....and it you're not your. It's, too.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 03:41 PM) And 24 hours from now, I'll be s***ting my pants again. I get too nervous. I'll be fine for game 1.. and 2... and 3. However, depending on the outcome of the first 3 games, I may be violently vomiting during 4 and 5 and 6 and 7.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 03:33 PM) There is the key. How many RED SOX fans have you really dealt with? Probably not too many as a majority of them in this area are cubs fans wearing a Red Sox hat after last year. It skews your perception a bit. We spent 3 days with them in August. It was not a pleasant experience. Many of them are not nice.

27 hours and 50 minutes to be exact.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Oct 10, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) what happened to the "f*** THE RED SOX, RED SOX TAKE IT UP THE BUTT, RED SOX ARE GAY, f*** f*** f*** f*** AHHH" type posts spewing from peoples mouths? I like you Rock, I really do. Oh.. they're on the second page. Real classy.. aren't they. :headshake