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QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 08:05 AM) I think the sarcasm one will nail alot of people, me included, as that form of humor comes all too easily in these type of discussions. However, I will do my best to comply. Sarcasm is fine. Just as long as its not used to insult another poster.

I agree.

Busterites- We're not joking. Going forward, if you want to post in the Buster, you need to make a post in THIS thread, stating that you have read and agree with the below guidelines. If you post in here without doing so, we will give you a friendly reminder (I do understand its sometimes hard to get to things in the right order). A brief background... Rex and I have tried to keep this forum fair and open, allowing people to post and discuss virtually any topic, and from virtually any stance or position. We want to continue that. However, its seems that lately, the tone of many posts has been unacceptable, and this needs to change. There are certain behaviors we have seen a lot lately that sort of skirt the site rules, but serve no purpose other than to anger others. Many of us have been guilty of this. There is a lot of tension in the air over the upcoming elections. But that is not a viable excuse for these sorts of posts. For example... --Couching an insulting statement, i.e. "if you think/do X, you must be an idiot". This is the same thing as calling someone and idiot, and is not OK. --Baiting or pushing people over the line, i.e. posting the same silly request repeatedly, as if they didn't hear you the first time. --The use of ridiculous hyperbolic statements that are so far over the top, that no resonable response of discussion can follow them. --Sarcasm as a way of insulting other posters, like saying "oh yes, because so-and-so knows everything, we must bow to his wisdom!!!!11!1!1!!" --Making threatening or questionable statements about elected officials or others in the public eye, i.e. "someone needs to assasinate that SOB" --Litter threads with every little news item on a specific subject that can be found - in this case, if you want a thread just to catalog the missteps of a specific candidate, then start a thread for that purpose. --Alternately, if a topic is already being discussed in a thread, don't start new threads just to post new articles. These are just examples, but, I'm sure you get the idea. Starting now, these sorts of posts will be deleted or moved as appropriate. If someone starts having repeated problems of this sort, then further action may be taken. So, by adding a post to this thread acknowledging these guidelines, you are stating the following... 1. I will not insult other posters, directly or indirectly 2. I will not threaten anyone, even in jest 3. I will not bait people or push them over the line (a.k.a. pushing their buttons) 4. I will not post statements for the purpose of angering others 5. I will not prod posters repeatedly on a subject or chase them across topics to make a point 6. I will try to make posts that actually add to the discussion at hand Please post your acknowledgements, and then enjoy posting in the Buster. Rex and I, as well as the other moderating staff, are quite proud of the fact that we have a political forum with so many intelligent, well read posters, and that most of the time, it remains relatively civil. Let's get back on that track. As a final note, if you want to make any suggestions at all as to other guidelines, or changes, that you'd like to see in here, please PM me, or Rex, or another mod/admin. We are always looking for ways to make the site better.

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Will be there. GO YOU WHITE SOX!!!

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 7, 2008 -> 04:24 AM) I think their offense is a ways off still, but that pitching staff is turning into a pretty damn talented one. They are going to be a pain in the ass all year long, and with a couple solid additions, could possibly be a force as soon as next year. Their offense has Ross Gload. They require no other additions. Good to see the Sox in first going into the home opener, which I shall be attending. GO YOU WHITE SOX!!!!!!!

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 03:48 PM) Another problem that has seemed to become more and more prevalent is posts with no substance. Everyone is guilty of it(myself included), but the amount of posts of this nature have seemed to increase. Before you hit the "post" button, especially in PHT, ask yourself "Does this post actually add anything to the discussion?" It's really not the quantity of posts that are lacking. It's quality. Agree. You and Kyyle nailed it. Its the tone and substance of the posts. Negative, positive, whatever. Its the snarky, sarcastic pokes and prods that serve no purpose other than to make other people angry. Pointless. But as to why I am here, I'll give you the perfect testament. I can say without a doubt that I know far more know about baseball and the Sox, because I visit this site. That is its biggest strength - the knowledge found here.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 3, 2008 -> 09:12 AM) And anyone who had a flight with them. As a follow up, Skybus also went under this week, to make it 3 airlines that stopped operating this week (ATA and Aloha are the others).

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 02:16 AM) I wouldn't be surprised if we did. This was a guy who wasn't the strongest mentally (he almost called it quits after his first taste of the big leagues). And then after KW says Fields would start and Crede would be traded earlier in the offseason, Kw sends Fields down and has Crede start. Also, Fields had a very good rookie season to build off of, and out preformed Crede in ST, yet he gets sent down. Please. Ruined him? Could you be more over the top? QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 04:53 AM) If this was all it would take to "ruin" Fields he didn't belong with the majorleague club anyways. Exactly. He may indeed be pissed, and certainly he played well enough last year to show he's probably ready for the show. But to say that having him back in AAA for, at most, a year, is laughable. If he's that delicate, he'll crumble under the pressure later. I'd guess he's either just swinging for the fences because he's upset (as BearSox later alluded to), or he's trying to... wait for it... learn something. Maybe he's swinging at fastballs he usually doesn't even try to catch up to. Whatever it is, its all a learning experience for him, if he's willing to take it that way. He's not ruined.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 02:06 AM) I think DLS has ace potential... And if he becomes a 1 or 2 and lights the world on fire when comes up, I'm going to be pissed. going to be?

QUOTE(farmteam @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 03:02 AM) Has anyone ever told you you look like a white Alfonso Ribeiro? There's a guy in that picture?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 10:18 PM) FYI: Carl Bernstein just said on CNN that he talked with people in the Clinton campaign and they see the polls closing and that if Obama continues to get closer, they have "significant dirt" on Obama that they say they had hoped the media would have picked up by now. and they will get VERY negative and start slinging the mud if she doesnt start to separate from him in the next week or so. This needs to end NOW before PA even votes. The DNC can NOT allow Clinton to go scorched earth on Obama just to drag him down in her DISTANT hope of stealing this whole thing. I wouldn't be surprised if, as PA approaches, if the polls are still close, the Clinton campaign scrapes the bottom of the barrel and throws some stuff out there that they were hesitant to before. They'll do it just before the primary, so it hits the press, but before it can be analyzed and taken in by the public.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 5, 2008 -> 08:20 AM) I didn't necessarily mean it that way. If a large chunk of our banking system went under, our economy in general would be in for a world of hurt. Just about everyone loses in that situation. Of course. But one thing that nearly everyone would still have is their home.

Charlotte wins 8-3. Some players of note... Fields: 0-4, 3 K (6 K in 8 AB so far) Bourgeois: 1-5, BB, R, 2 SB, 3 K Lucy: 3-5, 2B, RBI, SB (also, runners were 1-for-3 against him trying to steal - 1 CS, 1 PO, 1 SB) Getz: 1-3, R, 2 BB, SB Ohka: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K Russell: 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 BB, 2 K

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 07:10 PM) If the entire banking system collapses, we can all lose our homes. You have this backwards. As 98% of people have equity in their homes, and owe less than its value, even if the bank holding the loan were to "collapse", the owners would still be in the black. Even if some company swoops in and buys the debt, they won't want to call that debt, because that would be idiotic - they'd lose a ton of money. So in reality, your A>B is backwards. Its B>A. If suddenly people stop being able to pay their mortgages, then banks start to collapse or get in trouble.

QUOTE(ChiSox1323 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 05:36 PM) i got these in the white sox wire email. i dont know if the links will work but here they are. http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp...swisher_400.wmv http://mlb.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp...konerko_400.wmv Both awesome, and thanks for the links.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 04:36 PM) I'll have mine up (for the first time on this board) later tonight or tomorrow.. hopefully.. You mean that's not you in your avatar?

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 04:28 PM) http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB120...4021905843.html http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/nyregion...artner=homepage http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...&refer=home It's not good make $109 million dollars over 7 years and have ties to an offshore tax shelter when you are campaigning for the "middle and lower class worker" Nowadays, a large number of specialized funds like this one are registered in Cayman or otherwise overseas. While I agree it would have been cleaner for them to avoid that sort of fund, I really don't think this is a huge deal. I'd bet that most of the candidates (the ones with serious money to invest) probably have these kind of connections.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) In 2005, the Clintons had $5 million of income form Yucaipa Global holdings and $2.6 million in 2006. UH OH! And?

OK, since there isn't a good place to discuss McCain, or McCain versus Obama/Clinton type stuff, let's just have this new thread for that purpose. This should help keep the Dem and GOP only threads a little more on point.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2008 -> 10:38 AM) http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commen...,5893988.column This writer isn't too big on religious freedom I guess. A Jesus fish is expression, but a Darwin fish is hate? If one is OK, why is the other not? I fail to see the problem with either one. And I think he seriously misunderstands the "evolve" one anyway. In fact, at one time, I had that evolve fish on my car (back in college). I specifically chose it, and not the Jesus fish or the Darwin fish, because the whole point IS tolerance and understanding. As in, can we all evolve past the B.S. and accept both sides here? That yes evolution is clearly reality, but also yes, Christian beliefs have great value to some of us.

I liked it from the start, still like it now.

I think Kanny is going to be pretty bad this year. But W-S looks good. B-Ham might be fun to watch.

Hm, Phillips getting the start over Lucy. Interesting.

As of right now, the Kansas City Royals are the only undefeated team in major league baseball. That is all.