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QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ May 24, 2010 -> 04:56 PM) I'm trying to figure out how I can pin this on Dubya. So how is life in the White House?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 21, 2010 -> 02:08 PM) It was a ground rule double cause one of our fans touched the ball, which then becomes a judgment call for the umpires. Juan Pierre could have been standing on home plate when the ball bounced over the fence, and it wouldn't have mattered. The ump has discretion over whether to award home plate in either case, which makes it a luck call either way.

QUOTE (bulokis @ May 24, 2010 -> 05:15 PM) Anybody know or here anything about Ladd's injury? Apparently after the game he had nothing on his arm at all, and said he wouldn't miss any time.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:25 PM) Same with unemployment numbers. Do we think that maybe the whole immigration issue is political grandstanding for votes? You have to be a citizen to be considered "unemployed" by any governmental faction. Average wages are just an average of what is being paid out. So if someone is an illegal, and isn't being caught, their wage would still factor into the national average.

QUOTE (Tex @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) Last I saw they were being replaced by lower earning service sector types of jobs. WalMart part time cashiers, things like that. But I will admit that info could be stale and inaccurate. People say that, yet the average wage keeps increasing in the US (well at least up until this recession.)

QUOTE (WCSox @ May 24, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) Rowand hasn't touched an OPS+ of 100 since getting that $60M deal. Kenny >> Sabean Agreed 1000%. We got the best years out of Aaron, and got rid of him before he got expensive. We also got an elite hitter for him. I don't see the problem with anything in how Rowand's career arc proceeded with the Sox.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:47 PM) It's so scary people think this way. No one person should ever be more important than the success of the organization. I have yet to hear anyone from the organization say anything remotely like this, so it really doesn't matter. Who cares what regular fans think at the end of the day?

QUOTE (bighurt574 @ May 24, 2010 -> 11:55 AM) Sadly, 2/3 doesn't even do all that much, especially with 4 @TB next. If we're going to make any noise, this is really a series we need to sweep. We have a much better record against .500+ teams than we do against losing teams.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 02:43 PM) And he totally hit the wall down the stretch of the season, was a year away from free agency, and the organization thought that he wasn't going to improve for various reasons. His defense was so overrated, IMO. Anderson and Rios make him look like Jermaine Dye out there. Not to mention if you look at the contract Rowand ended up getting, you have to realize that we would have lost him for nothing. We got Jim Thome for him. The Sox were win-win when it came to Aaron Rowand.

Scott Reifert #WhiteSox at Cle: Pierre7, AJ2, Rios8, PK3, Kotsay dh, Jones9, Teahen5, Viz6, Beckham4. Danks pitching.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:28 PM) here's the solution: our society stops being PC p*****s about EVERYTHING and then this crap wouldn't happen. You think middle school hispanic kids gave a flying f*** what these idiots were doing? But now that there's a major uproar over it we just gave kids the incentive (attention) to be a bunch of teenage assholes. This country makes me so f'n sick sometimes with having to appease EVERYONE about EVERYTHING. Can't we just go one day where someone gets direspected and instead of crying like a bunch if p*****s we just say "ya know what, EVERYONE gets disrespected about SOMETHING. That's life. Shut up and deal." Or people could quit being selfish assholes about everything. That would work too.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:03 PM) And I still think that Beckham ends up being very good. I do too.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 24, 2010 -> 12:22 PM) Hard to argue the success of Castro and Colvin so far this year though. Never would have thought they'd be more successful than Quentin and Beckham. The fun part is that there is still plenty of time for them to turn into Jerome Walton.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ May 24, 2010 -> 01:01 PM) I bet if he goes to the Phillies and excels, he'll rip the Sox organization. He seems like that type of guy. I get the feeling when Jenks goes there will be some nasty stories from both sides. Just a hunch.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 24, 2010 -> 12:34 PM) So, there's no benefit to American students to understand the history of other countries/cultures? There is a difference between a school sanctioned event, and the actions of students. If a teacher told their students to dress for Cinco De Mayo, so that they could tie it into a history lesson, it would be one thing. If it is a bunch of kids just doing something on their own, no it probably doesn't have any more benefit than the kid wearing the BilaBong shirt, and probably less if it causes big problems in a classroom or hallway setting.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ May 24, 2010 -> 12:10 PM) Couldn't the overt display of mexican flags, etc on that day have also been seen as distracting and disruptive to the educational process? If the school feels that it would cause a distraction because students aren't mature enough to handle it, sure. Pretty much anything can fall under that process.

I wonder if this means the Yankees won't get all of that Arod money now?

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 24, 2010 -> 11:50 AM) Why is Jenks such a low value closer aside from Soxtalk people undervaluing their own again? His contract, and future contracts are going to be expensive, with his production being in question. Any other questions?

QUOTE (bmags @ May 24, 2010 -> 11:30 AM) I still don't believe it's constitutional and it should fail. I believe is a an excellent check. I don't know constitutional law well enough, but as long as Congress has the ability to override each line veto individually, it should be OK by me.

Hell, if Joe could hit .200, he would be a massive improvement over our usual two 3Bs right now.

I know people are down playing the names being kicked around for our relievers, but it isn't like relievers haven't brought quality prospects before. See also Brandon Allen for Tony Pena, or Jeff Bagwell for Larry Anderson, or Ricardo Rincon for Brian Giles, or Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe for Heathcliff Slocumb. It happens.

The other thought I had was the possiblity of Jack's son actually being Juilet's sisters kid.

Could the church be some sort of representation of the church Eko was told to build?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 24, 2010 -> 08:32 AM) No offense, but you're sniffin' glue if you think Dirk is playin' for anything in the vicinity of the MLE. If it was about money, he wouldn't have left Dallas.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ May 24, 2010 -> 08:33 AM) I didn't see this, but I guess people threw things on the ice in the 3rd period? Thats such a cubbie/redwings thing to do. . . keep the ice clean unless someone scores 3 goals. That is all. The only thing worse is the dumbasses trying to get the wave going at the Sox game yesterday. Really? The 70's called, they want their schtick back.