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QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Feb 20, 2006 -> 10:31 AM) I can see one change since the last time this DVD set was brought up. I believe that it was noted previously that the one game in the ALCS was the "AJ game". It appears now that its the Game 5 pennent winner. I think it was always supposed to be the ALCS clincher.

Since were on the subject of reporting early, I saw Pods at the Auto Show last night and he mentioned that he was heading to Tuscon right after he was done signing. My buddy asked him what he thinks about over 65 sb this season, Pods reply... "Bet on it."

Kenny....... Weve got Thome, Konerko, KW, now I'm just waiting for my "Greetings from Joe Borchard" letter

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 03:13 PM) Being at the Cell when it is sold out and they are winning. I remember being at a few sold out games last year when the Sox stunk up the place and it was not fun at all. Game 1 of the ALCS rings a bell, we were so confident that we would whip the sleepy Angels, that the team and the fans fell asleep on themselves that night.

QUOTE(Steff @ Feb 16, 2006 -> 02:08 PM) Us to. Did you get that 8 teams 1 champion blanket.. I have 3 of them now. LOl, because they came out with a different one during the WS with the logo on it for the sign-up at the park right?? Good times, I only had to cancel 3 credit cards. Perfect for the extra room need with all the offseason expenses. The day they clinch agiain, is the day I file for bankruptcy.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX SURPASS 2 MILLION TICKETS SOLD CHICAGO – For the first time in franchise history, the World Series Champion Chicago White Sox have surpassed 2 million tickets sold prior to the start of Spring Training. This marks the eighth time in franchise history that the White Sox have topped the 2 million mark in attendance (1983-84, 1990-93, 2005-06). Season tickets for White Sox games, which have been on sale since September, have reached an all-time franchise high of more than 21,000. Group tickets also are currently being sold, and this week, season ticket holders and whitesox.com registered users (membership is free) had the opportunity to purchase 2006 individual-game tickets through a special presale. More than 108,000 individual-game tickets were sold through these presales. When individual tickets go on sale to the general public tomorrow, the following dates will not be available: Sunday, April 2 vs. Cleveland Tuesday, April 4 vs. Cleveland Saturday, May 6 vs. Kansas City Friday, May 19 vs. Cubs Saturday, May 20 vs. Cubs Sunday, May 21 vs. Cubs Friday, July 7 vs. Boston Saturday, July 8 vs. Boston Sunday, July 9 vs. Boston Thursday, August 10 vs. New York A limited number of full season tickets without postseason options remain available. Fans wishing to purchase full season ticket packages without postseason options or wanting to add their names to the season ticket waiting list may contact the White Sox sales department at (312) 674-1000 or visit whitesox.com. Individual-game tickets to 2006 Chicago White Sox home games at U.S. Cellular Field go on sale Friday, February 17 at 10:00 a.m. online at whitesox.com, through Ticketmaster phone lines at (312) 559-1212 and (866) SOX-GAME and at Chicagoland Ticketmaster outlets.

Everything in the store is $7.99 and where I wouldnt touch some of the "pleather" jackets, the swaetshirts are actually not bad. I have one embroidered hoody that is very comfortable and snug. The sweats I would reccomend, all their other stuff is kinda sketchy.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 09:48 AM) Also, AJ said when talking about the lineup..."our 3-4-5 of Dye, Konerko and Thome." I've been one of the few supporting that from day one and I hope it holds true. Based off his postseason success, the 3rd spot should be Dye's to lose.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 11:22 AM) I still think that the team will put him in the 4th outfielder (or even 5th outfielder if it comes down to it) spot rather than lose him. I just keep remembering that, if he was the 4th outfielder, his job would be to out-produce a guy who hit .218 last year with 2 home runs. Borchard hits .218, in 150 at bats and he hits 8-10 dingers. That's at least an improvement. So .218 is taken for granted?? Cause I'm not about to give Borch that kind of credit, he has done nothing to prove he can do any better. More power?? Big deal... its more outs.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 15, 2006 -> 11:20 AM) Why is that so scary? he was a starting center fielder at the major league level for 2 years at Milwaukee with 276 games started. Borchard only started 25 games at CF at the major league level, I dont know how many at the minor league level but it couldnt have been too many with Anderson in AAA. I dont think it is as scary as everyone else does. No, just a lot of people around here thinks Pods sucks and won't give Anderson a chance. But when it comes to Borchard or god forbid, Jerry MVP Owens, there is no wrong. Afterall, they are the future. I don't see why we are even giving Borchard another chance, this makes it what, a baker's dozen now?? Such a great 5 tool phenom.

Weve become so paranoid about Anderson it has now resorted to wanting to start Borchard?? This is the same Borchard that wants to go to the CFL and could easily break any Vizciano strike out record. I don't want to see Borchard in the starting line-up for one game, even after clinching. I'd rather have Chris Singleton suit up again.

QUOTE(BurlyMan56 @ Feb 14, 2006 -> 09:10 AM) Out of curiousity, does anyone know why they stopped the bobblehead days? probably learned their lesson from the Loiaza fiasco.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) Uconn a 3 pt favorite at Nova I'll take Nova with points at home any day of the week.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 10:41 AM) Did I hear that Jenks and Pods will be at the auto show tomorrow? Jenks on Tuesday, Pods on Thursday.

We already have an overpaid and overrated reciever. If people were pissed with Daivd Terrell, T.O. wouldnt last in Chicago past next year's bye week.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Feb 13, 2006 -> 07:53 AM) What a waste of money this guy was. No kidding.. and the fact that the Sox protected him from so many trades int he past becuase of that damn signing bonus.

Why go with that crap when they can go and market superstars such as Rondell White??

Jenks and Pods will be there next week as well.

Showtime or ABC could get 'Arrested' By Gary Levin, USA TODAY Can Showtime get Arrested? That's the question on the minds of Arrested Development's small cadre of ardent fans, gearing up for tonight's finale on Fox (8 ET/PT) with four remaining episodes from its shortened third season. (Related stories: Finale review | Is the show a wrap?) It's also of keen interest to the pay-cable network, which is eager to import a show whose 4-million-plus fans would amount to a sorely needed runaway hit. Fox entertainment chief Peter Liguori last month uttered the inevitable: Two-time Emmy comedy winner Arrested is "extremely unlikely" to return for a fourth try because of low, then lower, ratings, from 6.2 million viewers in Season 1 to 4.2 million so far this year. Though Fox hasn't officially canceled the series, producer 20th Century Fox Television already has found two potential takers in Showtime and ABC. The studio dreams of a multiyear deal that would yield 35 new episodes, which — added to the 53 already completed — would mark enough to sell the comedy into syndication. While ABC views its bid as a long shot, the Showtime scenario is plausible. "It's an established name. It's critically acclaimed. It's been deemed one of the best shows ever created for this medium," Showtime president Robert Greenblatt said last month. "And I think having that in with our other shows has a bit of a halo effect" that also could spark growth in paying subscribers. Struggling series have switched networks before, but the migration is rare and problematic. Most notably, CBS picked up JAG from NBC after one season and turned it into a solid hit that lasted nine more years. Yet, "there are few shows that have the ratings track record that Arrested does, where the passion burns so strong among loyal viewers," says 20th Century Fox co-president Gary Newman. "If we can find a way to do this show that economically makes sense, we will." While the actors and creator/executive producer Mitch Hurwitz remain under contract, in practice no one's holding a gun to their heads. "I'd be a moron to wish it away," says Jason Bateman, who plays Michael, the son who holds the family and its real estate business together. But he's also a realist, hardened by the "interesting ride" writers and actors have faced. Arrested has aired in three time slots and cheated death each season. It's the "loud minority" of fans, critics and Emmy voters who have kept the show around, Bateman says. "This show has a very specific tone, humor and appeal, and we happen to be showing this in a medium that's geared for the masses," whereas Showtime would be content with even a fraction of that audience. If a financial deal can be hammered out, the main sticking point is the will of Hurwitz, a veteran sitcom writer. "A lot comes down to how passionate Mitch is to keep it going," Newman says. And Hurwitz? He says he's interested, but exhausted from the show's labor-intensive editing. He wants to pause before making a move. "I'm really torn. It's a really important show to me, but on the other hand, maybe it has lived the life it needs to live. What weighs against it is it's a soul-crushing amount of work."

If this is the end, a fond arrivederci to 'Arrested' By Robert Bianco, USA TODAY Sometimes the best die young. Jason Bateman, left, and Jeffrey Tambor star on Arrested Development. FOX Granted, Arrested Development has not officially reached the end of its Fox run. Tonight's two-hour special installment is being billed by its network as a season, not series, finale. (Related stories: Who gets 'Arrested'? | Is the show a wrap?) But even the most deluded of the Bluths (and that's an awfully competitive category) could read the writing on this wall. You don't run four episodes of a series you're trying to salvage against the opening ceremonies of the Torino Winter Olympics. Fox might as well write arrivederci over the end credits. If these are the final four, at least the show is finishing just as it began, without compromise and with no slackening in its wit, inventiveness or out-there attitude. The final half-hour was not available for review, but the 90 minutes that precede it are Arrested at its best: sly, ribald and hilarious. About the show Arrested Development Fox, tonight, 8 ET/PT * * * * (out of four) As an Olympic bonus, the show wraps up three seasons' worth of great guest roles with a gold-medal performance from star Jason Bateman's sister Justine. As befits a series that revels in sexual discomfort, Bateman's role laughingly shatters her good-girl image while tweaking every possible TV family cliché. Yet if these episodes exemplify why Arrested fans adore the show, they also illustrate why the vast majority of viewers have ignored it, awful scheduling aside. As funny as Arrested may be, the show tends to be all head and no heart, and that combination is usually a tough sell on TV. Seinfeld aside, Americans like to like their sitcom characters, and the Bluths are a tough bunch to love. Considering the tenor of the times, it probably didn't help that Arrested doesn't just flirt with bad taste — it embraces it full-force. Incest, torture, mental illness, disabilities, dirty pictures and dirty politics have all been fodder for Arrested jokes. This is a show that interrupts tonight's running plot about the family's alleged illegal activities in Iraq to showcase Gob's disastrous attempt to become the Muslim world's first Christian street magician (a particularly timely bit of social satire). Still, my guess is that time will be kind to Arrested and that more people will come to appreciate its willingness and ability to bounce from the cerebral to the silly on a moment's notice. Almost certainly, they'll come to better value the show's superb ensemble, led by Bateman, whose laid-back delivery is the happy antithesis of TV's normal slam-the-joke-home sitcom style. There is still a chance that this great show will carry on elsewhere. But if tonight is the end, we should let go without complaints. Arrested's death may be untimely, but it's not unfair. Fox gave Arrested three seasons and multiple chances. The creators were able to do the show they wanted. They just weren't able to persuade enough viewers to want it. When that happens, the best you can hope for is a proper farewell. Tonight, that's what you get.

the Winter Olympics start tomorrow for me.... tonight its all about the finale of Arrested Development.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) So, is it the Summer Olympics that they always win? unless youre on the basketball team.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 10, 2006 -> 09:51 AM) 1932 was the last time that the US HAD the highest medal count in the winter games... yeah didnt they beat their personal best record in 2002, and I think even with that U.S. was 3rd or 4th in the medal count. Who are some of the favorites to look for, besides the usual hype ie Bode Miller, Apollo Ohno, Sasha Cohen ect?

QUOTE(MurcieOne @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 04:35 PM) asking a rookie to hit .285.... is a huggge if. Brian Anderson is your CF.... he has a cannon of an arm, covers enough ground, and will hit around 20HR in the 8-9 hole. enjoy it seriously, what is everyone's gripe with Anderson?? He's gonna be fine. It seems like everyone has jumped aboard the Owens wagon the second we traded Young. I expect Anderson to be controlling the outfield for years to come.

QUOTE(kevin57 @ Feb 9, 2006 -> 08:59 AM) They may not sell out, especially if they wind up having another To be honest, I dont think they will sell out all of their games this season, just a huntch, but there is only so much entertainment baseball dollar to go around, and based on the offseason so far, the average baseball fan would much rather go see the defending world champions. Now I don't think we will beat the Cubs in attendence, and obviously that doesnt matter. I do think that the shift in attendence will be much greater than precieved to be. If the Sox start off strong again, you can forget about grabbing a ticket from late May on. I truly believe this is the way its going to be this year. The Sox don't have to prove anything anymore to get attention or fans. At the sametime, I know plenty of people that lost A LOT of money on Cubs tickets last year becuase there was no demand and people selling outside of Wrigley for $5.00 practically every game including against the Sox. I ended up eating a Cubs /Sox ticket last year for the Friday afternoon game, after waiting outside for an hour and the best offer I got was $3.00, I think the whole ticketweb scam and the general lack of interest of the Cubs during the offseason will start taking a negative effect.