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QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) Holy cow. Adding what, $30 million in payroll? That'd be nice. The Sox are at about $75 million. They are also 10+% over last years attendance at this time, and that isn't even factoring in ticket price increases, increased merchandise sales (I sure have seen a lot of NEW Sox hats floating around downtown Chicago), etc. Plus we could be staring a deep playoff run, which would be a huge revenue shot in the arm in the short term, and a big season ticket holder boost in the middle term. If the Sox go to the WS, God forbid, $100 million payroll in 2006 isn't out of the question. I would guess we are staring at $85 million or so even if we lose in the first round right now, with attendance finishing the season at 2.2 million people. If we get closer to 30k a night or 2.4 mil, $100 million will happen, mark my words.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 01:09 PM) WHAT THE f***!!!!!!!! That would actually be a ?????

How sad. It is always worse when the victim is a defenseless child.

Wow. The Lakers had better hope that Kwame can pull a Jon Garland and morph into a pro or else they just got raped on this deal. Great move for Washington either way.

QUOTE(BuehrleTheAce @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 12:17 PM) Thanks for touching it up and sharing. It's my new desktop wallpaper. Me too. As usual, bang up work by two by four productions.

QUOTE(soxfan3530 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 11:33 AM) welcome to soxtalk! You thought about changing the comment in your sig yet?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) So, he's fair game. I'd have to say something to him that would probably get me kicked out of the park. Yeah, after seeing Browns fans in action, I don't know that I would screw with the guy that is basically the Indian version of Woo-Woo.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 11:11 AM) I was told, when joining Soxtalk, that there'd be NO math. Read the fine print SUCKER!!!! BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 10:01 AM) No s***. Is that guy just a fan?....or do the Indians pay him to do that s***? He is a long time season ticket holder.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 09:56 AM) I honestly don't think that the Democratic party in action is really not moderate. They voted - for the most part - for the Bankruptcy Bill. They want to preserve Social Security rather than privatize it. They want to preserve Medicare so it doesn't go bankrupt in 20 years and in the process increase health care availability to those who can't afford it. They want to preserve the filibuster rules and protect the minority in the Senate. They want the administration to be held accountable and provide requested information in relation to appointments to diplomatic corps and the federal judicial bench. And they fight the other party a lot. There is debate on Iraq and the war on terror in the party, but by no means, has there been any consensus within the party. I don't see the Democrats working to make anything radical happen. But then again, I am biased. I wish they'd be more radical in a sense. The party in power is always the radical party, because they have the ability to change things. So many of those items you listed have changed since the Dems held power, it isn't even funny.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 09:43 AM) I hate when they play at the Jake because of that assclown who bangs on the bongos. THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP. Knock that racket off already. Plus the dude who does it looks like Flanders from the simpsons. ITS THE 2ND HALF, TIME TO REMIND THE INDIANS WHY THEY SUCK, EAT s*** INDIANS Try sitting out in the bleachers and listening to that crap all game I won't sit out there just because of him.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 09:37 AM) Actually the wife and I are starting a new project called winetrailsusa.com and we'll be doing a travelogue ezine which will cover many of the unique wine growing areas in the U.S. - other than the obvious ones like Napa Valley. We'll probably touch upon Michigan City when we do SW Michigan, which as you know Mike has a cluster of small wineries and is perfect for a long day trip from Chicago. Too bad that little winery on Rt. 20 closed ... although I believe there is another winery just over the Michigan border in northern Indiana. The one right off of 94 near Chesterton? Heck you are ahead of me, I thought that was still open when I drove past it a couple of weeks ago. But in general, yes there are lots of good winery's and vineyards around me and northward into Michigan. When you guys make your trip give us a call, we'll take you to a local place or two so you can check the area out.

Something interesting I found to go along with China and oil... After registering double digit % increases in oil consumption for years, their second quarter oil consumption actually dropped, and not just a decrease in the rate of increase, it was a fall in consumption. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/14/business...agewanted=print

Details are starting to emerge about the suicide bombers who perpetrated these attacks. This one was only 18 years old http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/article299086.ece

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 13, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) Uuuuuh, thanks asswholes! We would actually need to create a whole new membership group to do that...

QUOTE(Sox1422 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 08:58 AM) Damn JimH is there anywhere you haven't been? I want to see his review on Michigan City

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 08:13 AM) Find me a male blog in which the writing is and content is as clever. I hate what she says, but damn if she doesnt make me laugh while she is saying it. Come on, this girl comes up with Lego scenarios, that alone makes her a step above most blogs. She doesnt get caught up in stats and fluff and cheers her team in a society that exists in her head. If she were a Sox fan we would be hailing her as a genius. Exactly. You have to give credit where credit is due. She is funny and unique. QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 08:21 AM) Something funnier Is this what I have to look forward to with kids :banghead

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 08:47 AM) Pro Lifers are Not going to abandon the Republican party.... And to be honest with you a more moderate Republican party would be good for America. ^ No doubt about it. I wish they would get back to some of their old common sense platforms.

1993 All-Star game winning pitcher was Jack McDowell 2000 All-Star game winning pitcher was James Baldwin 2005 All-Star game winning pitcher was Mark Buehrle

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 01:34 AM) Source? Can't there be something in the contract that lets them get out of it if something happens the first year? I guess the language would be similar to maggs' contract... I heard Scoop Jackson talking about that as being the best option, and I definitely was agreeing... It was being reported on AM780 this morning.

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QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 13, 2005 -> 10:48 PM) Are you in Chicago? Just drive there. Its only 4-5 hours depending on what part of town you are in, and parking is WAAAAAAAAY easier than in Chicago.

This just in... Billy Koch's version of the letter was not a joke :

QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jul 14, 2005 -> 02:20 AM) I'll give her one thing, she's a pretty good comedy writer. The idea of a washed up Bret Boone singlehandedly vaulting the struggling Twins to a division title from 9 GB at the all-star break is quite a funny concept indeed. And that is the whole point. The blog isn't meant to be your usual stat-o-matic, Juggernaut numbercruching, ultracritical, in-depth looks at a baseball team. It is meant to bring humor. It is a complete joke. If you are missing that perspective when you read her stuff, you are missing the whole running gag. She obviously doesn't think Brett Boone is going to save the Twins. Come on guys, its sarcasm. Just because he blog isn't in green, doesn't mean it can't be a joke.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 13, 2005 -> 10:40 PM) This guy is having a good time this season, huh? There are soooooooo many posts worth quoting in this thread.