southsider2k5

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:38 PM) he has taken control of it (for security reasons)

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) Ha thats it . you might have been late but it was the answer I was looking for . It took me a while to get caught back up.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) wild one in queens There is a Cubs joke in there somewhere...

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:08 PM) 28,773 is the attendance...not bad for a Tuesday night, I'm sure there was a pretty significant walk-up That's 100 pitches and the end of Mr. Danks for tonight. Great game, the defensive mispositioning and bad pitches to Conrad and Prado led to 3 runs, but he actually pitched better. Its funny what a win streak does for attendance. We might not lead the league in bandwagon fans, but we sure have our fair share.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:54 PM) Your post reminds me of that phrase here at Soxtalk that we liked to use but I can't remember what it is. It had a misspelled word in it. Seriesly?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:40 PM) I'd say the opposite. He doesn't really have control of the ball, it's just stuck in his shirt. You have to be on COMPLETE control of the ball when you tag the base, having he ball rolling around in your shirt does not count. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:11 PM) I wouldn't think so. I think you have to have the ball controlled. Eh, sorry I am late!

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:32 PM) Okay silly question: So let's say there was a force put possible. Is the runner out if the infielder steps on the base while the ball is lost in his shirt? I wouldn't think so. I think you have to have the ball controlled.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:31 PM) I missed hearing the emphatic Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye. I loved that part of my childhood. Singing that song at the top of my lungs at ballgames was something I will never forget.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:00 PM) Great play by Rios on a rocket by Heyward. He misplayed it. His first steps were in and he busted it back to make the catch.

The first time with a 6 game winning streak without a homer since the 40's for the Sox. Wow.

They just have it rolling right now

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 07:33 PM) Disturbing stat of the day: Tommy Hanson has allowed 3+ runs in only 3 of his 14 starts this season and no more than 2 in any of his last 5 outings. Thanks for the jinx!

I don't know if anyone was listening to the radio broadcast, but DJ was talking about catchers farting on umpires. It was... something else. Farmer wouldn't even comment.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) So yeah, may as well note this, if anyone from NW indiana wants to catch a beer on the night of July 3rd or 4th, perhaps at the Blue Chip Casino, please get in touch. I'll be around, I will have to see what the family schedule is... But I might be able to take you up on that.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 09:59 AM) So, it appears we have an insubordinate military commander running things in Afghanistan. Or at the very least, one who is very inarticulate in his choice of language used publicly to describe his civilian superiors. Link Private disagreements and even private jabs/insults/outright loathing, fine. But doing that in front of the press? I don't know how that isn't a firing offense. What a patriot!

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 04:59 PM) Here's the latest on the Hawks, via numerous sources: Seven players are absolutely untouchable: Toews, Kane, Hossa, Bolland, Keith, Searbrook, and Sharp. Bowman has alerted teams that the price for Byfuglien is a 1st round pick and a prospect. Vertseeg is apparently the guy that most teams want (yes please). Ladd is openly being shopped with, ironically, Vancouver being very interested. Sounds good to me so far.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 07:57 AM) You guys didn't seem to have a problem with the 30% year over year increase in California that Blue Cross pushed, or the 9% year over year average price increase for the past 2 decades. It came more relevant when Barack said these problems were fixed.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 22, 2010 -> 08:57 AM) Pretty good read. Much of it starts coming off as a bit of self grandstanding, but he's a college professor and we've all heard that tone before. Eh, I am used to it from much of the stuff that I read.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 07:20 PM) Key West is kinda overrated. Wasn't a big fan, but I was only there for a day. Add me to that list.

It seems as if this thread needs a fire hydrant to be relevant.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 04:45 PM) Wow, we need to have better luck against Lilly. How the hell did he almost no-hit us? We need to hit that guy, cause Dempster and Zambrano might be really tough. Go.To.Right.Field.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 01:10 PM) Wow, a Republican arguing that it's a great thing for hundreds of millions of dollars to be dumped into legal fees. Remarkable. Anyway...there would be 2 problems with this being tied up in the courts. First, time. If you don't escrow funds, BP has every reason to drag it out as long as it can, as the longer they drag it out, even if nothing changes, the less their settlement will be relative to their company. Second, BP doesn't have enough cash on hand right now to cover the size of the fine the Federal Government is required by law to give them, not even counting the costs of cleanup and the destruction of the livelihood of a couple million people. So quite literally, bankruptcy avoidance here is a major issue. If BP winds up facing costs on the order of several tens of billions of dollars, and they don't have that money, they have every right to use bankruptcy protection from their creditors (aka...the people who's lives they've destroyed). There's a reason BP's stock price went up 10% on the day that the escrow fund was announced...it helps keep the company solvent. If this was so important, why does the federal government operate the exact same way as BP when it comes to thinks like Social Security claims? They actually deny a majority of them on the first claim.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 09:11 AM) That's quite the large limb you went out on there. Randy Williams says hi. And thanks for the $400,000, suckers.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 21, 2010 -> 09:07 AM) There's lots of things you can blame Obama for here. 1. Not reforming the MMS fast enough 2. Being slow in the response 3. Leaving BP too much in control 4. Not committing enough resources to deal with the cleanup 5. Not responding fast enough to international offers of help I could go on. Quit defending BP