Steff

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 10:16 AM) Yeah but he's the CEO. Consensual or not, that is highly inappropriate in Corporate America. Glad I missed getting that memo. QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 10:17 AM) True, but it got out somehow. If it's MORALLY wrong (affairs, etc.) that's totally different then dating people (or whatever you want to say) at work - that SHOULDN'T matter. That's the risk, though. Sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn't... and if it doesn't, there's usually some bad reprocussions. That's all I'm saying. I hear ya. It's something I'm familiar with, seeing just how stupid and annoying nosey people can be, and it ended just fine so I'm on the pro side.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:56 AM) Yea, that's just kind of sad. Steff, right or wrong, a corporate, public figure should be morally above some of that stuff. SHOULD BE being the choice words. Sometimes, standards are set higher, and I don't see anything wrong with a higher moral compass for people like this. The heart wants what the heart wants. He wasn't married, I assume his partners weren't also - or maybe that were the controversy comes in. People should be so nosey and concern themselves with what others do in their bedrooms. QUOTE(mreye @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:57 AM) Sex itself is creepy, Steff. Ewww.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:31 AM) Creepy in a pedophilia kind of way. The ads feature what look to be 15 year olds wearing skimpy outfits. I feel dirty going into the store looking at all their ads that are plastered across the walls. Some info on the CEO from wikipedia: LMOA. It's wrong, but his wiki entry made me laugh. Though I do wonder what is controversial about having consensual sexual relationships with employees

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:29 AM) Since when have we actually tried to acquire prime time free agents? 1997 QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:34 AM) Last I remembered was Joey Belle. ^^ Damn this site is slow today..

QUOTE(GreenSox @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 11:00 PM) I guess you missed the 70s and most of the 80s. So true. So true..

Amid reports that WWE wrestler Chris Benoit allegedly injected his son with hormones because of a health condition, Scott Ballard, District Attorney of Fayette County, Ga., just released this statement: "There are additional reports that contradict the earlier information that suggested that Daniel Benoit may have suffered from Dwarf Syndrome or Fragile X Syndrome. Daniel's family denies that he suffered from either condition. As a result of the family's concerns, the Fayette County Sheriff's investigators and the District Attorney's Office have inquired into this matter. A source having access to certain of Daniel's medical reports reviewed those reports, and they do not mention any pre-existing mental or physical impairment. Reports from Daniel's educators likewise contradict the claims that Daniel was physically undersized. The educators report that Daniel graduated kindergarten and was prepared to enter the first grade on par with the other students." That poor child.

http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/mr...david_k__li.htm "Yankee superstar Alex Rodriguez's long-suffering wife, Cynthia, may have finally flipped her pretty lid yesterday when she went to a game in The Bronx wearing a tight-fitting, white tank top bearing a foul message on the back: "F- - - you."

QUOTE(quickman @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) Good question are you saying that is not the number? I'm saying I can't believe that's the number. I have not asked anyone anything. It's uncomfortable to even be around them at this point.

QUOTE(NYSox35 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 05:46 PM) Why would he sign at such a discount only to risk being shipped out? Set aside the NTC.. I asked why in the hell he would sign for ONLY $14M.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 05:43 PM) Glass boy does it again. Oh, sorry. Just laughing at you again. You're not that far away ya know....

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 04:46 PM) Mark will end up with a $14-16 million per year contract. Gee, we offered him one, supposedly. And that's not Zito money. So what point did I miss? You missed nothing. I said the same damn thing last week and I was laughed at. The offer to help Mark pack still stands. Doesn't seem so far fetched now, does it...

QUOTE(29thandPoplar @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) Ok cool, now I understand, it is your opinion. When you stated they refuse to lock up starting pitching, I knew that was not true which is why I responded. POTM right there.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:30 PM) I was the same way, and though I will always look back with fond memories, I want more!!! Simple as that. And the way KW and JR are going about business with this MB situation, I don't see this Org. accomplishing that anytime in the near future. Well that's the problem. You're a greedy bastard. You should get along fabulous with the Sox brass.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:24 PM) Stop living in the past. The past is for cowards! Snap, snap, snap.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:18 PM) You don't say...? There were probably only 50,000,000 people who knew that, but, well, you know the rest. I remember it like it was yesterday....

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:17 PM) I've used similar things, ie exchanging PMs or e-mails on a message board, only suggestion I would have is meet at a neutral location. I am paranoid when it comes to things like this. I've used restaurants/malls and gas stations on busy intersections... hey just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you!! I'm safe to meet up with. I've put only 3 posters from here in the hospital.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) Yep, like the current ownership minimizing future debt in preparation for a sale of the team. Oh gosh.. you'd have to pry the front door keys from several of their cold dead stiff hands.

QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:11 PM) Well, that just depends on what your definition of an "ace" is. Missed a post up there did ya? QUOTE(iamshack @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:14 PM) Hah, saw this too late. Sorry. LOL.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 03:09 PM) It meant so much to you, but you're over it a year and half later....ok I will NEVER be over that...or macho grande. Good grief... not only was I crying from before the start of game 1... I think I was still a bit weapy at the parade. I'm with you. I don't think I will ever be over it.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 02:53 PM) How can you say that he isn't a dominate ACE. Because he isn't a strikout pitcher, or a power pitcher?? I don't see how poeple don't consider this guy an ACE. The guy is a winner plain and simple. Mark is an excellent pitcher. He is not an ace outside of the CWS. I understand your feelings, but unless you step outside of the box you will never be able to look at the stuation objectively. QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 02:59 PM) Please, don't let this thread become another dissection of the term "ace", which is of course entirely subjective. Let's just agree that some of us would label MB an ace, and others would not, and move on with the topic. Agree.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 02:39 PM) You have a dominant ace in Buerhle. It's minimally arguable that Mark is the ace of our staff. But a dominate ace in the rest of the league, even in the NL... that's an argument you're not likely to win.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 02:32 PM) THIS MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE WHITE SOX FRONT OFFICE. I totally understand his POV, but I swear I was sitting her trying to guess which Sox employee authored that.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 12:53 PM) It amazes me how easy it is to discount all of those things, such as a World Series title, but to make a big deal about second place finishes being bad. I used to hear that people would buy tickets forever if the Sox threw all their money into winning a World Series just one time. What happen to all of those people? Now we are stuck with the perseption that winning a World Series doesn't make you a winner... LOL. Sorry, I couldn't resist.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 12:38 PM) He has had nothing but winning seasons in his tenure, he has a .537 winning percentage (best in team history), has never finished lower than 3rd, AND has a world series ring. Feel free to criticize, he is certainly not perfect - but he absolutely has a history of winning. Silly facts..

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 2, 2007 -> 12:07 PM) First off..you don't know KW. Second, since you so openly hate KW all that he's done...who is a good GM in your eyes? KW is a stupid a** f***ing idiot who doesn't know s***. That is all you need to f***ing know. I'm sure that's not exact, but I'd bet high it's close.