Steff

And if they do.. sadly, it will not be in our lifetime.

They can't factor in inflation when setting an operating budget.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...n_richmond_dc_1

I never even thought about the settlement on Frank.. where the hell did that money go..? :headshake P.S... that's rhetorical.

The problem has been that they don't.

Exactly!! We accrue for IC bonuses all year long. Sometimes they get paid, sometimes they don't (performance based ones). It means nothing.

Ya know Tex it's pretty funny.. back before Eddie got sick he was a pretty straight shooter in the press. He appeared to hate the public aspect of the job - which he admits to in a round about way here - but I don't ever remember this $$ crap being such a hush, hush issue. Now all of a sudden the goal is to run an "even" accounting? Do they not complile a yearly plan? Do they not give their staple employees raises? It doesn't make sense. How do you NOT pay dividends for 24 years (read - make no profit) and continue to operate efficiently? How do you suffer a DECREASE in profit (read - lose $$ because the fans stay away) and continue to employ (if not raise the number of) employees? Or are we to believe that all those employees are still working at 1990'ish pay rates?

The problem is that the momentium they find going into those 2 weeks they quickly lose. What I think the general theme of this thread is that the Sox should prepare and play with the intensity they do against the Cubs.. with everyone. In the grand scheme of things.. who cares if we beat the Cubs if we lose to everyone else. Maybe it's just me, but I'd gladly take the ribbing from Cub fans everyday the rest of my life in losing the crosstown series to them for the chance to play ball in October.

So they have no interest in taking a risk... The only way we'll ever see a WS, it seems, is if we can somehow find 9 guys who happen to have career years all at once. :headshake

I'd be happy with a 156-6 season

If only it was on the field more often...

IIRC, didn't he write an article about being Jerry's guest at the AS Game?

That's from a looooong time ago. I think the baby had just turned 1 then. She's 3 and a half now. The big tailgate in August where we had 40+ people there. I posted a huge group picture.

And boy did he get right to "starting things" when he got here....

And the tallest.

I think I might still have the pic from the big tailgate in August.. I'll look for it. I know Michelle had some also.

You're most likely correct.

He was better than Willie is today. I'll give you that one

Rex.. this was my question Saturday morning. Why are we counting on Willie Harris..? He's done nothing to prove he's going to be anything more than an experiment out there. No back up plan, no nothing. :headshake And Jason.. they dealt Jiminez because of his tude, remember..

Thanks and you're welcome guys. I have over 50, but some are probably better off not seen

Joe & Lynn

IWC and his wife

Mike & Angie

Me & Dave

Me & Kelly