Steff

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 10:07 AM) hooray for 2 role models........wait, maybe not. oh well, congrats. Remind me to hit you later..

:headshake Good grief.. I sure hope Nomar is not on the AS team.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 09:35 AM) I love it! I love the heat also.. love it more when I'm sitting by my pool. It's going to be hot out there today. Drink plenty of water along with your beers guys.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 10:27 PM) I wonder where exactly they'll be. Near a beer stand.

QUOTE(GoArow33 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) So I woke up this morning to get my paper and I notice that my White Sox flag has been taken off its stand and thrown onto the driveway and when I walked further down that some drunken loser had written Cubs in spray paint across my side walk. This happens to be beyond friendly jeering in my mind and I'm quite upset that I'll probably have to get new concrete in to cover up this trash on my sidewalk. So today I'll be cheering extra loud on the first base side @ the cell. GO SOX!!! Win this one for my sidewalk... Muranic (sp?) Acid will take it off.. but I'd call the police if I were you. A nice $75 ticket for defacing public property might make the asshole think twice about doing that s*** next time.

You'd be surprised, he has a lot of friends who have a vote. Albert's not bad at all.. actually the total opposite of the way the media portrayed him. I think he'll get it.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 24, 2005 -> 08:09 AM) Congrats to two awesome posters, a couple of cornerstones on Soxtalk Cornerstones.. Yikes.. that sounds "old"..

Holy crap that's a lot of posts.. I'll have to with YAS later today since he's on his way here. And thank you Tex..

From: Base Ball Jun-23 12:35 pm To: ALL (57 of 83) 45350.57 in reply to 45350.54 oh another one to add to the list...Laz Diaz the ump that beat the h*ll out of that drunk guy at the world series that one year Is this idiot talking about when Laz beat up the guy at Comiskey, or was he involved in another fight..?

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...ack=1&cset=true Belle vision: Hall, team ownership June 23, 2005 Albert Belle, the former Indians, White Sox and Orioles slugger, will be inducted Friday into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. But Belle, who earned a reputation of being surly to fans and many members of the media during his 12-year career, has his eye on reaching baseball's Hall of Fame now that he is eligible. "It has been five years and I think the people who vote have had some time to think about it," the five-time All-Star said in a rare interview Wednesday. "I am sure there are probably some who are still upset with me. Some may have changed their minds. Some people may be taking a second look. But if I don't get voted in that is not going to upset me. Life goes on." Belle hit .328 with club single-season records of 49 homers and 152 RBIs for the Sox in 1998. For his career, which was shortened due to a degenerative hip injury, Belle batted .295 with 381 homers and 1,239 RBIs. "I thought Chicago was a fantastic sports town," said Belle, who had a five-year, $55 million contract with the Sox. "When I left Chicago to go to Baltimore, it was a culture shock. I thought I was a perfect fit for Chicago and, now that I look back at it, I wish I had stayed in Chicago to see if we could put together a championship team." Belle left because he exercised a clause in his contract that allowed him to escape if he wasn't among the three highest-paid players in baseball. Belle's infamous episodes include: Being suspended for seven days for using a corked bat in 1994 with the Indians. Drilling a baseball into the chest of a fan who reportedly taunted him about his drinking. Cursing and chasing NBC-TV reporter Hannah Storm from the dugout before Game 3 of the 1995 World Series and drawing a $50,000 fine. Trying to run down some kids on Halloween in 1995 after they egged his condo. Throwing a ball at a photographer who tried to take a pregame photograph of him in April 1996, drawing a $25,000 fine. Being suspended for three games when he went in high with his elbow up against Milwaukee second baseman Fernando Vina while trying to break up a double play. "When I quit playing [after the 2000 season with Baltimore], I never really thought about [the Hall of Fame]," Belle said. "But ever since the steroid controversy has come about, everybody is kind of taking notice of my numbers. And everybody has their theories as far as who they think has taken steroids. I think everybody knows I have never taken steroids. "Even though I played for a short period of time (roughly 10 full seasons), my numbers are pretty good. In my opinion, I should have two MVP awards." Belle lost the 1995 MVP award by eight points to Mo Vaughn, despite posting superior numbers. Overall, Belle sounds happy these days. He was married last Saturday and he continues to dabble in real estate projects from his home in the Phoenix area. His next career goal is to become the owner of a major sports franchise. He attempted to head a group to buy the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the paperwork was finalized past the deadline. "I don't want to get involved in sports as a coach or manager. I want to go straight to ownership. Can't get fired that way," Belle said with a laugh. "I have a great relationship with Jerry Reinsdorf, who lives out here in Arizona [during the winter]. Mr. Reinsdorf was very instrumental in helping me get involved with the Cavaliers, giving me advice and putting me in touch with the right people."

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 10:35 PM) Take me out to the Ballgame (with Sox Logo Wallpaper) Personal Phone Mine too... weird.

You don't think Jon should be first..??

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 03:33 PM) I was ready to haul off and crack her one. And perhaps I should have. It's tough with family... they sometimes feel they are entitled to yap just because someone in your family married someone in their family. I deal with that a lot. I just laugh. What else can ya do..

Thanks for the updates guys.

ATH..?

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 12:13 PM) Being a Jew, I've never read the New Testament, because, well, the sequel is never as good as the original...BUT, I thought Jesus was supposed to love everyone? A little story, a friend of mine recently had a couples shower. Her family is very religious, although she's not. Anyway, the shower was in March. My fiancee and I were asked if we set a date. We said no, but we want to do it the first or second week of April. The bride's sister-in-law chirps immediately, "Y'know, you can't get married during lent because you can't have music or flowers in a Catholic Church during lent." Immediately, the hairs on the back of both of our necks stood on end and I could feel the blood boiling. As said before, I'm Jewish...and my fiancee is Lutheran, but was brought up in a Protestant family (Her stepfather is a Congregationalist minister). So, not only did she ASSUME we were getting married in a Catholic Church, she ASSUMED we were both Catholic. Then, when she was talking to her sister-in-law about going to church, she says, "You're not going to go to that church by your house, are you? What is it San Jose Church, with all the Mexicans?" At that point, I look over at my fiancee and give her the, "If we don't leave now, I think we may have to skip the wedding because I'm going to stick my foot right up her pseudo-righteous ass" look. I couldn't believe that a self professed "Good Catholic" could spew that sort of crap out of her mouth...at least not without that nights meal. I've found that most people that don't know someone, other than socially, are quick to be ignorant about things that don't concern them..

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 09:34 AM) While she might be a knowledgeable fan (I don't doubt that in the least), she could have come up with something a bit more creative than "b**** sox," couldn't she? I dunno.. seems pretty accurate given the way many around here "b****".

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 02:21 PM) He always sucks against the Flubs. They have his number. But Carlos Lee has the Flubs' number. He just hit a game-tying 2-run bomb. Oh good. I have Ben on my fantasy team today..

You guys are crazy..

QUOTE(Spiff @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 02:01 PM) Derek Lee already with 2 homers today. I don't know what the f*** is going on with this guy. He went from a below average/average first baseman to a triple crown guy. It's like Sosa all over again. WTH is wrong with Sheets today..??

Discovery

QUOTE(farmteam @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 12:38 PM) Ah, I see. Does Steff's Jim post here? Sometimes he lurks.. but he does not post here.

Ticketmaster says sold out.. sounds like they are just selling them at the BO. Long line she said.

My girlfriend just got tickets at the cell BO for tomorrow and Sunday. 3, not together, for both days. All lowers.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 23, 2005 -> 11:40 AM) Im pretty sure he will be in a high security jail so no TV... Death row get's tv's. Personal ones. In their cells. Isn't that nice. He'll have a tv.