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QUOTE(Wanne @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 12:44 PM) btw steff....LOVE the Bo idea! Sadly, I don't think that's a possibility - at least in the near future. He's building a facility out near Lockport so I would assume that's going to take up a lot of his time over the next few summers. He wasn't sure in March if he would be back in AZ for ST'08.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 11:10 AM) People could just refer back to this simple flow chart for their answer in the future. Q. Would Carlton Fisk work for the Chicago White Sox --->Does Jerry Reisndorf still run the team? -------->If Yes, then, answer= "f@#$ no!" Which is completely incorrect, according to him. The problem was never with JR specifically. It was with Shu.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) How much does his anger toward the organization have to do with it? Zero. Him and JR have been fine for a few years now. He's just happy being a retired ball player who plays a lot of golf.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 11:00 AM) Won't happen. Ever. Unless something in his life drastically changed, that's exactly what he said - for the 8,031st time. He's way to happy being out of the limelight.

QUOTE(SpringfieldFan @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:59 AM) "Someone called?" I asked again a couple weeks ago... the answer remains the same.

Mark a fireball who "fires up the team and spits piss n' vinegar" Honestly that is the first time I have ever heard anyone use anything like that to describe Mark. Mark is very quiet, reserved and focused. The tarp sliding is about all the piss n' vinegar you'd get out of him. He's way more a big kid than a big stern adult. Very unconfrontational.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:35 AM) I'll take anger during a really bad season over Jerry Manuel's "ho-hum" attitude during a mediocre season. Hopefully they'll have this same chip on their shoulder in April. JMO, but for those with a ring... the attitude is long gone and not coming back any time soon.

QUOTE(29andPoplar @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:27 AM) Agree. He is not the guy that fills the need. Pierzynski is intense but his extreme level of sarcasm doesn't play well. Not that he isn't an intense competitor. It's hard to put into words but he isn't the right fit for that role. It needs to be a veteran and the right kind of veteran. And for whatever reason, guys don't respond to him well. Don't misconstrue that as me saying they don't like him. But when Carl spoke in the clubhouse, others listened. If he said jump, they didn't ask how high, they just jumped. AJ will never get that. I honestly don't know if there is anyone out there that would. I've long said they should bring Bo in as a "clubhouse liason". He's got an edge that I think would work. Belle also would fit nicely in that role. Someone who knows how to shut out all the bulls*** and prepare for a game properly, IMO.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 10:17 AM) AJ isn't cutting it? Not even close.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 09:54 AM) So, you're telling me the entire key to this organization is Pablo? It kills me to say it, but it's true... Willie Harris. /thread

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 08:24 AM) My question is, did Zombie really need to add a brutal gang rape to the film? It just seemed so unnecessary. In test screenings he tried to use it as an excuse as to why MM was so effed up. I agree it didn't need to stay in after that idea flopped, but I really don't have a solid opinion until I see the finished product.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Aug 30, 2007 -> 07:28 AM) Variety ripped the new Halloween. Supposedly Zombie takes all the mystery out of Meyers and turns the film into a blood and guts fest. I understand that Variety just doesn't like Horror, but everything in the review tells me that Zombie just doesn't "get it" when it comes to Halloween. Let him do remakes of the films he was obviously most influenced by, stuff like Last House On The Left and I Spit On Your Grave. I'll see this one on a double bill with the Texas Chainsaw and Psycho remakes. That means "never". A studio copy was relased and from what I saw it's not even close to all "blood and gore". Variety hasn't "gotten" horror films in a long time so the review isn't a surprise.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 07:48 PM) These three years are all worse than this year for me. Maybe in time perspective will change that, but 1994 was by far the worst not only for the strike, but for losing Robin Ventura, my all time favorite player. I didn't go to a game until 1997. Robin was with the Sox until '97.

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14004981/detail.html

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 09:03 AM) once again, whats with all this "measured by finish place" etc etc. He has a ring. Thats the ultimate goal in professional sports. I would gladly trade in 10 division titles for one World Series ring. As those of us "old folks" understand, and have done.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 29, 2007 -> 09:04 AM) http://deadspin.com/sports/lamborghinis/a-...ists-294595.php $400 bucks and the camera quality is THAT bad...?? There's the real crime!!

The officialy list and no GB and thankfully no Tori Spelling! Jennie Garth Marie Osmond Albert Reed Scary Spice Helio Castronetes Jane Seymour Jose Maran Sabrina Bryan Mark Cuban Cameron Mathison Floyd Maywather Wayne Newton

Depeche Mode was a bit ahead of their time in '85 with "People are people"

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 04:34 PM) How do you know he wasn't coked out of his mind, stoned, tripping, huffing, or abusing pain killers? Just say "it's very likely he was driving under the influence" instead of "he was definately drunk." Devil's advocate... It was 3 in the morning... could he have just fallen asleep at the wheel? Happens to truck drivers all the time.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 03:33 PM) http://www.expertlaw.com/library/personal_...defamation.html Once again, I dont know it not to be true, and Im not making with a reckless disregard to the truth. You can check NYT v. Sullivan, but its almost impossible to show a reckless disregard for the truth, without proving that the person knew it to be false. Briggs would have to prove that he did not drink, and well that in itself would end the case. Because how can you prove a negative in this case? Edit And I was just using the Falwell case, because if in doubt I could always claim "parody" and how could you ever disprove that. Hence why actors always sue in England for libel/slander, and do not go to US courts. And im not even getting into the "opinion" loop hole. There's a loophole in everything these days. The matter opens the doors for a lengthy debate, which I don't care about either. In any event my point wasn't to discuss your response, it was to try to have posts be above malicious ignorance when commenting about what happened. Was he drunk? It's likely. Was he "definitely"... apparently only 101 knows that.

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 03:17 PM) Briggs is a public figure, I can write: Lance Briggs was out last night drinking boots at the Essen Haus in Madison, subsequently drove through Kenosha where he stopped for a little pornography, before crashing his Lambo while watching one of the DVD's he bought. And there is really nothing that they could do. He is a public figure, if he wants to sue me for defamation he would have to prove malice, and quite frankly since I have absolutely no clue what happened I can say whatever I want. Just like when Hustler said that stuff about Jerry Falwell. You might want to re-read the Hustler/Falwell case. He did not prove malice because the defense proved thanks to Jerry HIMSELF that no one would ever believe he would have sex with his mother in an outhouse. Stating Briggs was drunk is very plausable in this situation and while you can say whatever you like, as you have here - and admitted you're lying and posting libel comments - if could effect him personally IF it was repeated somewhere else and Soxtalk sighted as the source (i.e. the Clemens roid rumor in Sports Illustrated).

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 03:07 PM) If assumptions and opinions (especially one acquired through common sense and reason like this one) aren't allowed on message boards, why do they exist? The Score and ESPN 1000 already have had stories on how Briggs was seen at at least 2 different nightclubs that evening, so it's pretty obvious what happened. Unless a tox report confirms anything - which obviously it wont - you are posting libel comments. Try "I think he was drunk". Simple, yet effective. Even the Score and 1000 aren't stupid enough to say "He was definitley drunk".

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 02:54 PM) He was definitely drunk, and is very lucky he didn't crash into anybody else and wasn't injured and was able to ditch the scene and avoid a breathilized/blood test. By a streak of very dumb luck, he appears to be in great shape to avoid a lot of trouble. Athletes stupidity never ceases to amaze me though. I realize this could be a likely scenerio, but come on. Posting libel comments aren't really necessary. If he was out and drinking someone saw him, and that will come to light. In the mean time, how about passing on the assumptions.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 02:37 PM) I could be way off, but I believe A lot of us figured playoff contention was in the cards for 2007, even after ST.... You guys were all on the sauce apparently..

QUOTE(Balance @ Aug 28, 2007 -> 01:46 PM) I think the reason this season really hurts me, as a fan, is the huge gap between how high the expectations were for this team and how grandly the team has failed to live up to them. This is not the worst White Sox team ever, not by a long shot. But I went into this season expecting another year of playoff contention. To be this far under .500 really stings. Did you really? Did your thoughts change once spring training started?