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Rose is out for tonight against Miami... Sounds like NCAA action for me.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 05:19 PM) Tell that to Robin Ventura. Ventura did a little more than twist an ankle.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) I think Putz is by far the biggest question mark in the pen. If he's pitching well enough to take over for Bobby, I think we're in good shape. If Putz arm is healthy, he is not a question mark.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 04:19 PM) Ankle... http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/10392688173 A twisted ankle that this time of year isn't a big deal. Let him rest it out. Hopefully that is all that it is.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 03:39 PM) Jenks said his arm strength was behind so i'm not shocked. Maybe he should put that weight back on. Has Jenks ever come to camp ready to go?

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 03:13 PM) yikes, well I'm glad he's off the hook. It would be no good to be a father at 17. I'm 23 and really doubt I could handle it now. I know how hard it was to start at 30. I can't imagine my dumbass at 17 having a kid... that poor baby.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 02:53 PM) Yes, and frankly that wasn't the cleanest of fouls. He didn't come near the ball. Not that it was intentional, but it should have been a flagrant. Stars don't get those kind of calls in the NBA...

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 11:45 AM) Damn, Ozzie is not trying to beat the Cubs is he? Thats about right for a split squad... about half starters.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 11:29 AM) I stand quietly in respect, but it doesn't bother me to hear other people cheering. In fact, I enjoy others cheering. I hate people who talk during it or don't stand up. That is a great point. It is WAY more disrespectful to not acknowledge the importance of the anthem by not standing, or talking during it. Even if one were to disagree with the cheering, at least they are making an effort to show something dedicated to the anthem.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 03:42 PM) Ya no doubt it will work here (my mother has a caring heart) but say someone's parents weren't so nice, 17 is a bigger difference than age 19. My brother is still a junior in high school, and he will have this over his head. I've been around plenty of people though who had kids from 15-18 that I know when I was in high school (some close friends of mine) so no doubt he'll be fine, but it's up to him to take responsibility for it, and so far.. he wants nothing to do with his possible child which I'm gonna chew him out about later tonight IF the kid is his.. You take hints real well Milk.. though my brother is a douche too. Frankly, if it is his, it is too late. The mistake has already been made. Now the focus has to be on what is best for the baby.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 09:04 AM) Hawks fans clap and cheer during the anthemn; they don't boo or hiss. The former = praise; The latter = disprespect. The fact that service members and veterans ("the men and women who fought valiantly to make this country what it is today") take part in this tradition is the ultimate counterpoint to this turd. This guy says it "makes his skin crawl?" Well I find it so stirring that mine gets goose flesh every time. I defy anyone to call this disrespectful or unpatriotic after watching this clip from the '91 All-Star game, at the start of the first Gulf War. And this is coming from somewhere that throws dead fish onto the ice to celebrate...That isn't disrespectful?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 08:10 AM) With Santos looking good, everyone seems to be of the mind that the pen will look like this: Jenks Putz Thornton Pena Linebrink Williams Santos Anyone else notice what's missing here? If we had young starters, I would be more worried about it. Right now only Garcia is a guy that you might have to worry about not giving you 5 to 6 innings.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 09:03 AM) Cowley was on WSCR last night and had some things to say about KW and his ego and Guillen wanting the spotlight and KW being a tad envious of this. I see his point but I do not think the Sox outside of AJ have a player that wants the spotlight thus Guillen takes on all of the pressure that comes with it. Maybe KW's feelings are hurt that Guillen's fame is rising and KW is getting pushed to the background. I personally think it is good for the team to have Guillen be the focal point. KW will get a bat if needed. Pot/kettle?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) I love how much anger you guys show over any deal-making in a Dem bill compared to how little you show when a Republican does the same thing. Honestly, you have pretty much singlehandedly killed the whole "outrage" thing for me. I have pretty much walked away from filibuster because of these types of "discussions" here. Pretty much I have the energy to make a post or two every once in a while about something that is unusually hypocritical, but otherwise, there isn't any point.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) Actual passport application letter I know that it is probably fake, but it is still funny as hell.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 08:15 AM) Really, if you got rid of things like the Nebraska deal (which will be killed on reconciliation), you could probably cut out about 10% of the pages, but there's no way to reform this system in the way that it needs to be reformed in a length that will make you happy other than starting from scratch. I love how that is covered up now as the "Nebraska deal", instead of what it actually is...

What do people think? To me it is the ultimate sign of respect to show your excitement and energy for the national anthem and the US flag. This is an arena that also cheers wildly anytime a member of our military is shown, so it isn't like they are just picking the anthem to be a part of. http://blog.mlive.com/ottoman-empire/2010/..._has_to_go.html

I am crossing my fingers they both trigger.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 11:37 PM) The Ritchie trade sucked because we gave up value for a bunch of crap, but at least that deal didn't come back to haunt us. The first Swisher deal we did the same thing, except that one may come back to haunt us. It's kind of pointless to argue over though, since DLS is probably the only guy who would still be here anyway. Kenny didn't want Sweeney anymore and wasn't going to give him a real shot (remember the Sox playing garbage in the OF in '07 instead of calling up Sweeney?) and Kenny also wouldn't have let Gio give it up like Oakland has done. Gio still needs a lot of work and Kenny wouldn't let that happen here while trying to contend. The only thing to wonder about regarding the first Swisher deal is what might we have gotten from another team for that same package. Not saying we definitely could have done it, but the one I always think back to is Hamilton, since that was the year Hamilton went to Texas for Volquez. In hindsight, a Fields + Sweeney + Gio + DLS package for Josh Hamilton and change would have been pretty sweet for us, and it would have been very hard for the Reds to pass up. The only guy in the Ritchie trade who had any potential value at the time was Wells, and he even had gotten a reputation as being pretty mentally weak. We got back a guy we though could be a middle of the rotation starter, which is pretty solid value. Now Ritchie completely flopped after the fact, but that doesn't mean we didn't get a good value.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 12:12 AM) Thats the beauty of what he does. Nobody is talking about any of the players doing badly, everyone is talking about Ozzie. He sets it up that way. Except we haven't even started the regular season yet. This is all media trying to create stories to fill inches at this point.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 12, 2010 -> 01:15 AM) Kelly Dwyer from Ball Don't Lie sums it up pretty well; Pretty much. If you are going to play that little defense, you are going to have to outscore someone. The Bulls haven't shown that ability. This team could end up smack into the middle of the lottery with the way things are going.

Great. More Ozzie controversy. Can the season start yet?

I swear she slipped and fell down the stairs... What a piece of s***.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 11, 2010 -> 08:07 PM) Sounds to me like there are far too many trades of minor leaguers in the game. Kenny Williams hates you.

And I'm FREE... I'm free fallin!