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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) Did anyone see if Threet's fielding play made the ESPN Top 10 from last night's games? #1

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 1, 2010 -> 03:59 AM) Man we are gonna be playing some kids next season. Should be exciting! There are reports the Hawks are at or around 55.2 mil. (Bowman is staying quiet about it of course) That Connelly kid looks ready from all reports so... Sharp (3.9) - Toews (6.3) - Kane (6.3) Brouwer (1.025) - Bolland (3.375) - Hossa (5.275) Stalberg/Persson (.850) - Reasoner (1.15) - Kopecky (1.2) Bickell (.675) - Dowell (.525) - Burish/Skille (.800-.900) Keith (5.538) - Seabrook (3.5) Campbell (7.143) - Hjalmarsson (2.0-3.0*) Connelly (.875) - Hendry/Denis-Pepin/UFA (.800-.850*) Niemi (2.0-3.0*) Crawford (.800) ? (assuming no Ladd, Beach and some others not called up, estimated guesses on RFA salaries, etc..) I wonder if they are moving guys still with an eye on some free agents?

Williams had options? f***, I had no idea.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 08:58 AM) I love how we go from Asian Carp to school reform At least in the 8th grade Texas' TAKS test for History there is an emphasis on analysing information and drawing conclusions. The students are looking at maps, political cartoon, cause and effect and being asked for information. While not perfect, it is not as bad as it is widely perceived to be. The scope and sequence we follow is closly tied to the test, anything else would be unfair. Teaching X and testing for Y doesn't make sense. So "teaching to the test" makes for a better slogan than real criticism. We all had college profs that lectured on one thing and tested another, and we intuitivly knew that was unfair. What you loose by having this standard end of year testing is variation from classroom to classroom. Every 8th grade History teacher in Texas covers pretty much the same material. While I would like to spend more time on the roll of Spanish explorers and Mexican influences (which is a big part of our local heritage) I really can't. There just isn't enough time. Sadly for students around the state and around the country, they will learn that America was started in 1607 at Jamestown or 1620 at Plymouth Rock. We have a sort of civil religion about our country's creation. Each November we retell this creation myth about Indians and our Pilgrams Fathers, leaving out the stealing, infliction of disease, etc. So as a final thought, do you want the thousands of 8th grade US History teachers each teaching a slightly different version, or radically different version, or one cohesive, approved by the state, version? Do you want kids to pass Texsox's US History or Texas' US History? Its ironic we worry so much about what the rest of the world thinks of us and our history, but we aren't even going to let people learn their own history through the different eyes that it happened to.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 02:13 PM) i'm not sure if this was posted yet? http://twitter.com/washingnats/statuses/17434263896 Per Twitter: Jr must be feeding Cowley bad info again...

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) I still think A.J.'s "heads up" baserunning was the biggest turning point in the sox run. He doesn't do that, and the Angels potentially take a 2-0 series lead and who knows what could of happened. (especially in player's mindsets) Angels fans STILL b**** about that play till this day. Its either that or Orlando Hernandez's disappearing act.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) You got to cut a hole in that box somehow. Somebody could put a hole in Cowley...

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 10:24 AM) Omar looked like one 20 years ago, Kenny still signed him. lol And the guy has pretty much saved our asses this year.

WE'RE GOIN STREAKING!!!

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jun 30, 2010 -> 10:53 AM) Cowley on the score right now... is saying that Mike Rizzo really likes Carlos Quentin and would want him for Dunn... On a side note... Man, Cowley is a really pompous a-hole. I hope he goes to New York or someplace else far away. So make a hole to fix a hole?

Someone should try to put a whipping boy team for Soxtalk...

No Gage=No credibility.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 29, 2010 -> 11:21 AM) Thanks SS. The past two days have been wonderful. Currently it is sunny and cool. Best weather since I hit the island. Thank God for weather forcasting. We took down camp yesterday and finished up some small stuff this morning. We're packing up our personal stuff and thinking about when we are going to leave. One possibility has us riding the storm out with friends here on the island. While I would really like to experience what a hurricane feels like first hand, it seems pretty dumb to stay. It is an experience you will never forget. I got to ride out Alicia when I was 10. Wow was that somethingelse.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 29, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) Via Joe Cowley (@cst_sox)- Forget Worldwide Wes, I was just in the bathroom with D Wade's son and nephew ... I know exactly what's going down come July 1. Was this before or after his twitter beef with Chet Coppick?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 29, 2010 -> 01:00 AM) Lebron is obsessed with Michael Jordan and to a lesser degree Kobe Bryant. Yes, he wants to win. But he does not want to win with Wade. Would MJ's legacy be the same if he had won 6 rings with Hakeem Olajuwon? Nope. Kobe had to win a title without Shaq before he entered the realm of all-time greats. I keep hearing that, but where has that actually been said by LeBron?

So I guess that make it our turn to ask how the weather is down there? Is sunny and 68 degrees here, headed up to an expected high of 74

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 29, 2010 -> 08:10 AM) So, your argument is that the federal government should be paying teacher's salaries and making layoff/firing decisions? I'm all about that. Unfortunately this has been the trend for a long time now, and all that has happened is schools have gotten worse.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2010 -> 04:47 PM) This week, we've been honored by BP and Bank of America. Next week, Paul Konerko will be named the White Sox's first annual Blackwater/Xe representative to the All Star game, Gordon Beckham will be declared to be "Smokin'!" by Altria, and Ozzie Guillen will start doing Toyota commercials. Ozzie will receive the Barack Obama leadership during crisis award.

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/press_releases/pre...sp&c_id=mlb

Its not my game thread

By the way, if my math is right, the Sox are now 19-20 after a win.

Has anyone seen Marquez this year? Is there anything there now?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Jun 27, 2010 -> 09:52 PM) just so I'm not an idiot....negative odds that high mean they think its very likely to happen right? negative odds means that is how much you have to risk to win $100.

There are tons of awesome beaches in the area, how about a sunset dinner and bottle of wine on one of them?