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QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Mar 19, 2006 -> 04:24 PM) You just have to wonder, what went through samuel L's head when he agreed to do this crap. I hope it was $ signs. There's another thread about this where the story, I believe, was that he looked at the title and immediately said yes.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Mar 19, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) Won't the seats be done by Opening Night? No, because the playoffs cost them a month of work so it won't all be done. Or that's what I thought the case was.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Mar 19, 2006 -> 06:52 PM) That seems like it will look ugly. But, I will wait to see the ballpark to make final judgements. On the plus side, it seems like it will be rare to see any seats this year. I think they will be filled.

When they mentioned it today on the air, Hawk didn't know what a blog was and DJ couldn't explain it. That probably a bad thing.

Since there is nothing new presented in this article that hasn't been said a thousand times, I will give him no credit. I'm not saying that he's wrong, which he isn't, but I know that if the Cubs start winning a bunch of games (that would take a miracle) he will completely change his tune. Remember what he said about the Sox last season right around this time?

I don't know if any of you watch Naked Science on the National Geographic Channel (I'm a loser), but they did a show on the science of love and seduction. The newest research indicates that men and women are attracted to each other based on health characteristics. Guys might think a girl is "hot" but what we actually find attractive is her ability to bear children, meanwhile she finds us attractive based on the ability to help her raise her children. Men are biologically programmed to be monogamous until their children grow up. While it is important for men to try to propogate the species, it is more important for them to ensure that the children grow up properly. Men stay with one women after this because of easy access to sex (for some), or security (money for example), or simply love (which does biologically exist according to these researchers). I think the data indicated that men do not need to be polygamists. Furthermore, men deffinately should not be attracted to women who sleep around because they may be empregnated by someone else. But obviously there are ways around that these days. I guess everyone is kinda right. Evolution wants us to do one thing, but societal changes alter that. Anyway, I wouldn't want to be in an open relationship, but that's me.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 16, 2006 -> 01:20 AM) Yeah, so when Boone earns a roster position and DOMINATES major league competition I'm creating a new fan group: The Boone-Dock Saints. Even though I'm the only person (it seems) whom dislikes the movie, the play on words works well. Anyone steals this from me, and the punishment will be EPIC. I didn't like that movie either. I just might have to join.

He was the first player I knew the name of way back when. I've got his autograph, which is awesome. Happy Birthday to him.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 15, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) Fuentes can bring it at 91-93 MPH. I didn't watch the game today but what was Logan's fastball hitting on the gun? The Cheat said that he was throwing his fastball "87-90 MPH with late sinking movement." Yeah I read that article then I kinda wondered. It looked like he threw harder, but there wasn't a gun and the delivery is messed up. I would take The Cheat's word over mine on that one.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 15, 2006 -> 07:59 PM) I didn't think he dropped down that much? I thought his motion was just a little side-arm. That said I have not seen the man pitch. I'm sure I'll get to see him one of the next few days. Leave for AZ tomorrow after classes. I finally saw him today, and he didn't look like a submariner unless they had changed pitchers when I went from the car to the house. He looked a lot like Brian Fuentes but threw harder.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Mar 15, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) How the hell did Dusty have anything to do with this? That's a joke on account of the Cubs always have pitching problems.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 14, 2006 -> 08:26 PM) If there was any chance he would have passed a physical...Bobby Abreu should be in their outfield or Tejada should be starting at short for the Cubs. There's no way they should have held onto him last offseason. I don't care how valuable young pitching is...it isn't valuable in the doctor's office. Remember that if the Cubs got Tejada, Prior could have ended up with the Sox. Might have been a blessing.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 12, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) Yeah you dont get to be 1000 w/out being a gigantic pig so its hard to feel bad for this guy...... I actually saw this guy's story on tv once. He was labeled a "food addict" which meant he didn't have to take responsibility for eating 10 eggs in the morning and 20 hotdogs for lunch. I've heard of people having glandular problems and not being able to control their weight, but this was a case of having no will power. Anyway, the story was enough to put anybody on a diet.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 9, 2006 -> 10:32 PM) I'd be stunned if Rowand ever made comments like these. Yeah but you don't need to be this blunt to get the same message across.

I love that Everett and Thomas are making the same argument, yet neither has ever been seen to be a clubhouse leader. I haven't heard Rowand make these comments, not that he has necessarily been asked, but he actually contributed to the chemistry.

QUOTE(zach61 @ Mar 8, 2006 -> 05:45 PM) So she was only 11 when she had her first child? The kid was 9 and the mom is 22. So she was 13. Yikes.

Cow dung

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 05:49 PM) There are vastly younger, healthier bats to take your chances with, IMO. He's 30, that's not that old. When he's healthy he's as consistent a bat as any. Plus he can play defense.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) He did a great job winning games for the Sox last year. Yeah, well I'll still take my chances.

Vlad.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 04:53 PM) Not sure where the hell you got that I was blaming the Brits . All I mentioned is that what goes on here was nothing like what my dad experienced back home and I mentioned that it has been changing there as well. Sorry, but I will take my dad's (as well as Gramma's and Grampa's) word over an online encyclopedia. I wasn't trying to actually reply what you were saying, I was just using it as a springboard to my thoughts so I quoted it. Sorry about that.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 03:00 PM) But as successive generations of descendants got further removed from the roots of the holiday observance it began to get twisted into what it is now. It's the same thing that happens to most such observances, they get diluted and commercialized and too big for their own good until they resemble little of the original celebration. But the issue lies here. LCR is telling people to stop pissing on Irish heritage, but who allowed it to become a drunk fest? It may have been the Irish themselves so there is no one else to blame. What's there to complain about if that's the case?

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 12:35 PM) My dad (who is from Ireland) doesn't get the way this country "celebrates" St Patrick's day. When he lived in Ireland it was a day of visiting with family and friends as well as prayer. He says it has started to become more secular in Ireland as well (at least in the big cities - the smaller towns, like where he lived, it is still a religious celebration). Actually, I would love to find out how our celebration turned into what it is. What are the chances it was the Irish themselves who made it this way? From Wikipedia: Given the time, I doubt it was any Brit that owned the tavern, since they wouldn't celebrate an Irish holiday, and there's no mention of what they did for that celebration. I know it seems like they probably just drank, but the tavern could also have been used as a gathering place for Irish people in the area for a small religious ceremony. This is about all I can find on it, but I can't find who the owners of that tavern were. Nevertheless, I wouldn't jump to conclusions that Americans are to blame for what St. Patrick's Day has become. It could have been Irish bar owners looking to make a profit. But I have no proof of that either.

Very good show to give people a basic knowledge of Islam and a broad idea of what is going on today. Clearly 2 hours isn't enough time to cover most of the issues, but I recommond it for those who know very little about Islam or need a refresher like I did. The last ten minutes is the best part, IMO. But I'll let you watch.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 07:57 PM) What the hell is going on lately with veterans being signed to minor league deals (Marquis Grissom, and I believe there's another...)? That's what happens when a guy is old and bad.