southsider2k5

The whole teleprompter thing wouldn't have gotten nearly as much traction if it wasn't for his whole speaking ability aura. It has been turned into such an important part of what supposedly got him elected President, and it turns out that it is all predicated on a machine feeding it all to him. He has no ability to speak on his own, only to regurgitate what he is told. At that point, just send the machine out there, and I will just judge it instead. I know it won't change anything to those who like him, and it won't change anything to those who don't, just like anything else to do with Obama.

Its sad. The industry destroyed itself. They had a great niche, but they tried to move into the adult sector and turn it into a business by flooding it with all of those "premium" cards. Eventually that was the death of the industry. They lost a whole generation of kids because it became to expensive and too confusing. When it was 3-5 brands, it was pretty easy. After that, it became ridiculous.

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Jun 3, 2009 -> 07:48 AM) Paul Wellstone Jennifer Granholm - was always very nice to me. Jon Corzine - once complimented me on his beard (I in turn complimented him on his sweater vest) Dick Lugar Bernie Sanders Jimmy Carter Gerald Ford Where is Barney?

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:12 PM) I call bulls***. Ozzie loves Wise. We could have Kroeger up here, or Restovich. We don't. We have Dewayne Wise. Neither of those guys who ason the forty man roster, and we are keeping a spot warm for Beckham.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 05:09 PM) Bad day for Visclosky. More of that culture of corruption I suppose. In reality that Gary/Merrillville area is as bad as the come. It doesn't surprise me that Viz is getting taken down.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 09:53 PM) Hey whaddya know.. Another Santo bump... What is that, three in a week? Hmm, maybe four with the Steve reference dug up from last year.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 09:51 PM) Too early for re-examination? Hey whaddya know.. Another Santo bump... What is that, three in a week?

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 06:45 PM) Go with gay, after hanging out with Gage, it is much more believable.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 05:08 PM) While on the subject of O's (at one time) IF.... I wonder if Melvin Mora could be a guy we'd look at. Last year of contract (at 9 mil) with an option for '10. Can play 3B. Power down this year, though. Mora would be an interesting guy in the lead off conversation and at 3B if we aren't sold on Pods, and want to delay Becks.

QUOTE (MN_Sox @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 06:35 PM) Wasn't the last time Big Frank was on the team, we won the World Series? So was Geoff Blum

QUOTE (watchtower41 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 04:29 PM) The Sox have 1 error as a team within the last 10 games. So you are saying we are due?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 01:29 PM) Jim is hitting .350/.487/.667/1.154 w/ 5 HR, 18 RBI and 17BB/16K over his last 20 games. Just an idea of how huge Jim's bombs have been this year: DATE HR SITUATION RESULT INN LEAD/TIED 4/07: 3R DOWN LEAD 8th * 4/12: 2R TIED LEAD 6th ** 4/19: 1R AHEAD -- 8th 4/22: 1R AHEAD up4 3rd 5/12: 2R TIED LEAD 1st *** 5/12: 2R DOWN LEAD 5th **** 5/18: 2R DOWN TIED 8th ***** 5/25: 3R AHEAD -- 3rd 6/01: 3R TIED LEAD 8th ****** SPRAY CHART: LF: 1 LC: 4 CF: 1 RC: 2 RF: 1 SPLITS: RISP: 45 PA, .286/.422/.714/1.137, 4 HR 24 RBI RISP 2 OUT: 19 PA, .375/.474/.875/1.349, 2 HR 13 RBI CLOSE/LATE: 21 PA, .250/.286/.750/1.036, 3 HR 10 RBI HIGH LVRGE: 30 PA, .296/.367/.778/1.144, 4 HR 15 RBI To piggy back on this thought... SportsCenter mentioned that in his career Thome has 23 homers in the 8th inning or later which ended up being game winners.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 01:23 PM) ^^^^^^ Average now at .274, and his K rate has dropped some. He needs to take some walks, but also start hitting for power, which is a delicate balance. However, the progress has been steady, and he seems to be adjusting to American ball. I'd guess it's about 50-50 whether he winds up at 3b or in the outfield. I have to imagine this kid is hot on the trail of Carlos Lee. No one is going to ever doubt the bat, but the glove is another story. He is a future LF in the making from the sounds of it.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 11:55 AM) Yeah he did. Him and Stone spent about 15-20 minutes talking about it last night, showing the loading motion in slow motion and breaking it down Hawk did the most talking. Stone asked him to explain specifically some of the phrases he was using, and they used a slow mo sequence to get into details. They really did spend A LOT of the game talking about the mechanics of Josh's swing.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:43 AM) As of now there will not be a trade winds. When trade winds is open, the main forum is an absolute dead zone outside of game threads. Sox trade rumors are exactly that, rumors, so post them all you want in here, whether its speculation or a true rumor. Afterall, this forum is for White Sox talk. THE GREAT AND WISE GAGE HAS SPOKEN!!! DON'T LOOK BEHIND THE CURTIAN!

QUOTE (rangercal @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 01:53 PM) Dewayne Wise on the roster is the biggest Joke of them all. Frank can't help with his glove Check Wise can't help with his bat Check but... Frank's Bat> Anything Wise can provide. I'd rather be short on outfielders than put that joke of a AAAA player on the field. The only reason Wise is on the roster right now is because of TCQ's injury. In another few days Wise will be choosing between Charlotte or another PCL or IL destination.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 02:12 PM) Its like streak for the cash except in soxtalk, its streak for the longest period of time without people calling for a firesale Its funny because its true.

The interesting part is that if we were talking about a real world job here, Rose would get fired for lying on his application.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 10:16 AM) What if instead of going after a pitcher, KW is trying to acquire a dynamic young outfielder, and will go after Pence with a package of Poreda, Flowers, etc? Pence was the deal breaker that Kenny insisted be in the Garland deal, which is why it fell apart. It wouldn't surprise me if he was sniffing around a guy like that.

I'd love to see a one day contract signed, complete with a big retirement ceremony, rocking chair, #35 retirement etc. It would be awesome. Beyond that, no thanks.

The big key with all of these kids is to get the pitch counts up. See a lot of pitches, foul off as many as possible, and see the whole arsenal. Make them work, get them into tough spots, and work them out. The more you see, the less "newness" there is in these guys.

Happy Birthday

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 1, 2009 -> 01:19 PM) Well heres something I never knew, from yahoo: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/ne...o&type=lgns I doubt many normal employers could get away with discrimination based on both age and nationality. Isn't Europes secondary education system very different than ours?

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 2, 2009 -> 08:38 AM) Where would he play? I wouldn't give up to much for a 35 year old shortstop, who will be a free agent next year. And a big time steroider... No thanks.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 31, 2009 -> 01:28 PM) Martin Havlat's recent Twitter post: "Meeting with Dale Tallon for dinner tonight, leaving to Prague tomorrow. FYI, I am NOT putting my condo up for sale (if you get my drift!)." Sounds like a deal should be consummated quickly. It would be great to get Marty back without spending too much, and going too many years. He seems to be a guy who is less afraid in contract years if you get my drift.