Felix

Maybe the site is telling me to go to bed, and that I have class in 5 hours. I really wish I could...

No mention of Thome yet? Soxtalk is learning it seems This is a great story, and I hope that Frank hits #500 as quickly as possible. He's a great player, and was the face of this franchise for years. That being said, I'd rather he didn't hit it as a game winner against us.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Feb 26, 2007 -> 01:06 AM) Blaming officials for a loss is weak at best, neurotic at worst. It's certaintly true that many officials work way too many games, though. A teams loss is never completely the fault of the refs, however it can often be helped (and in certain cases more than others) by calls, or lack thereof, that effect the momentum a team is having. But yea, you can't never solely put the loss on the refs.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Feb 24, 2007 -> 06:30 PM) That's a good argument You must be an angry Gopher fan. Merely one who watches the games. I know certain members of the Gopher organization agree, and it sucks after seeing it game after game.

I've been seen in the crowd of many Gopher basketball games (although do you really call that TV? Probably 10 people watch them) and was on TV last year for a Sox/Orioles game in Baltimore

QUOTE(Texsox @ Feb 23, 2007 -> 04:46 PM) Does anyone think the refs favor their favorite team? I know the refs in the Minnesota/Wisconsin game were wearing red under their "uniforms", and in the Minnesota/Michigan they were wearing blue. Either that or their pockets were lined with hundred dollar bills provided by Wisconsin and Michigan.

I have to go with basketball because of the direct impact the officials have to a teams points scored. And, I'm a Gopher fan, and for whatever reason, refs hate our basketball team which is already bad enough without refs screwing us/not giving us any breaks (my conspiracy theory is that the cold weather pisses the refs off, so they hate us for that)

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 11:53 PM) Um, I didn't bother reading the rest of this thread b/c I was so excited to mention my favorite game of all: Volopoly! (University of Tennessee-style monopoly) Go Gopheropoly (they were selling it at the front desk, I've yet to buy it since I'm jobless)

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 05:03 PM) ahem, all it took was 2 posts The edit threw the off. I had the page pre-edit loaded, and didn't refresh before replying. Good call

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 22, 2007 -> 03:49 PM) My grandmother gave this to me for my last birthday, great game, although I disagree with some of the location placements

This is the 9th post and Monopoly hasn't been mentioned? Sickening people.. Monopoly > *

Didn't we try this last year? What makes Ozzie think it'll work this year, especially with a (potentially) sickening Erstad/Pods combo at the top of the order?

Take that Wisconsin!

The new buttons are quite sexy. Perhaps (although it is minor) a secondary skin could be added for people who prefer them to the current.

I wish it worked with my desktop size (1600x1200) so I could make it my background. I love that picture.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 03:52 PM) With that said, if anyone watched OSU play this weekend, if Greg Oden continues to hit those right and left handed jump hooks, there really isnt a team they cant beat. After seeing Oden in person on Sunday, I'd just like to say that yes, he's damn good. We played good defense on him for the first half of the game or so, and he had two fouls in the first half, yet he still got 19 points in only 21 minutes.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 11:32 AM) You guys definitely are, so you got me there, just this year in basketball you guys stink, that's where that comment came from. Oh trust me, I know. I just enjoy saying "we're better than you at hockey" when someone says the Gophers suck at something, which is true in most sports. QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 19, 2007 -> 11:32 AM) As for Tollackson, he's a big man who can score. That's why I threw him out there. "Big man." He's 6'9" I think, does that even count as an acceptable height for a center nowadays? I do get your point, but I'd be hesitant to use his name in the same sentence as DJ White

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 18, 2007 -> 08:09 AM) We've faced two big ten teams so far this season(if Minnesota counts) We're better than you at hockey... and football!!!!1 QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Feb 18, 2007 -> 08:09 AM) and we did a pretty good job against DJ and Tollackson who are both pretty darn good big men. lol. As someone who watches Tollackson in person on just about a weekly basis, and has for the majority of the year, let me just say that he's not "a pretty darn good big man." He has his moments on offense (ripped Iowa apart), but the majority of the time he's a bumbly handed guy who can't rebound worth a lick. Then again, no one on this team can rebound, so in comparison, he looks okay. I'd also like to say that Tollackson didn't start against OSU for the simple reason that he can't really do anything to other big men.

Pablo Ozuna, clearly. Scotty Pods too.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 05:59 PM) It is pretty easy to clear room for Clark if you were to really think about it. Take like 2.9 seconds and the answer should come to mind. Since it seems no one else got it, I like the 2.9 reference

QUOTE(Felix @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 03:55 PM) Link? Nevermind, found it: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-cubs-headlines

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Feb 15, 2007 -> 03:42 PM) I know this will probably amount to nothing, but still... Link?

The refs were absolutely horrible in the Gopher/Badger game. Miserable performance by them.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Feb 13, 2007 -> 12:43 PM) SI Spring Preview http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/base.../white_sox.html "If rookie Chris Stewart sticks as a third catcher, Guillen can use Hall and Pierzynski regularly to rest Thome or as pinch hitters." Little does SI know, but Chris Stewart was traded earlier in the offseason to the Rangers.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Feb 13, 2007 -> 11:03 PM) Who the hell is The Band? Only the authors of one of the finest rock concert movies/albums ever, The Last Waltz.