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I don't know about a fat chick, but the way you two go back and forth I would swear you two were involved

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) The NYT article. (Need to register, but it's up on most news sites anyway.) Why? What qualifies him? Bush is nominating a State/Defense Depts lifer, who isn't very well liked internationally b/c of his role in the Iraq war, to a position concerned with development economics. I'm just confused on this one. Nothing qualifies him. I could find more qualified bloggers.

I would have if I could have gotten Thursday and Friday off. But I have to work, so it wasn't worth it

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:53 AM) Is that where he gets the Soxtalk handle from? Did she mention he was a quickman?

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:40 AM) The title now reads: Girl Reported Missing Found Safe Mother's Girlfriend Picked Up Child That's good to hear

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) I know the system works when people uphold their moral and legal obligations. Tellum cannot be selling one client short to advance another. Yes, this does signal and confirm the excellent working relationship between both parties. If Frank has to question if his agent is looking out for Frank, or paying back a favor to the club, the system doesn't work. Come on SS, you know that's correct. Let's consider this for a moment. IIRC Frank on more than one occasion has expressed frustration with his contracts. Some fans would even go so far as to call him a cry baby and whiner. I wonder what a different agent, and different contracts, would have done for Frank's attitude, and by extension, his performance on the field? Right, wrong or indifferent, it happens. Look around the league and you will see that certian teams have clumps of players from certian agents. Do you really think that is because they went out and asked all 30 teams for the best offer, and it just happened that everytime it was the same team who made the highest bid? And I honestly believe if Frank was a greedy SOB he would have left Chicago a long time ago. There was plenty of more money out there are various times, and I have no doubt that if he is a FA after 2005 someone will offer him more money than the Sox again. I also believe unless the Sox offer is a complete joke, Frank will take it, and Tellum will tell him it is a good idea.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:25 AM) He has looked awful. If they think he can make it to the show, he has his work cut out for him. Long way to go with this one. And trying way too hard in the field as well. That error he made yesterday, you could tell he was making the play before the play actually happened. He needs to relax.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:20 AM) Man Soo Lee gave my daughter an autographed baseball at the Silver & Black Pack parade last September. He's like a giant kid, the way he interacts with everyone is wonderful. He's great - he's THE MAN.....Soo.....Lee. He gives away gum to the kids who sit by the pen at Comiskey also. He is a really nice and friendly guy.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 10:42 AM) Because in your scenario he's telling Frank to take less because the Sox signed Giambi. Glad to see you are now a Borass fan. Oh heck no, but as long as we can get this guy out, I am all for it. I am surprised. As someone in the business world, I figured you'd understand the "its not what you know" part of sports business.

YOU JUST MIGHT BE A BLUE NECK IF... > >....Instead of referring to two or more people as > > "Y'all," you call them "you guys," even if both of > > them are women. > >....You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook > > outside." > >....You think Heinz Ketchup is really SPICY. > >....You would never stop to buy something somebody > > was cooking on the side of the road. (e.g., boiled > > peanuts). > >....You don't have any problems pronouncing > > "Worcestershire sauce" correctly. > >....For breakfast, you would prefer > > potatoes-au-gratin to grits. > >....You don't know what a moon pie is. > >....You've never had an RC Cola. > >....You've never, ever eaten okra -- fried, boiled, > > or pickled. > >....You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. > >....You've never seen a live chicken, and the only > > cows you've seen are on road trips. > >....You have no idea what a polecat is. > >....You don't see anything wrong with putting a > > sweater on your dog. > >....You don't have bangs. > >....You would rather have your son become a lawyer > > than grow up to get his own TV fishing show. You > > drink either "Pop" or "Soda"- instead of "Cokes." > >....You've never eaten and don't know how to make a > > tomato sandwich. > >....You have never planned your summer vacation > > around a gun-'n-knife show. > >....You think more money should go to important > > scientific research at your university than to pay > > the salary of the head football coach. > >....You don't even have one can of WD-40 somewhere > > around the house. > >....The last time you smiled was when you blocked > > someone from getting on an on-ramp to the highway. > >....You don't have any hats in your closet that > > advertise feed stores. > >....You have more than one professional sports team > > in your home state. > >....You call binoculars opera glasses. > >....You can't spit out the car window without > > pulling over to the side of the road and stopping. > >....You don't know anyone with at least two first > > names (i.e., Joe Bob, Faye Ellen, Billy Ray, Mary > > Jo, Bubba Dean, Joe Dan, Mary Alice) > >....You don't know any women with male names (i.e., > > Tommie, Bobbie, Johnnie, Jimmie) > >....You don't have Maw-maw's & Pawpaw's. > >....You get freaked out when people on the subway > > talk to you. > >....None of your fur coats are homemade. >

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) Tellum would be violating his duties as FRANK'S Agent if he does that. Are you saying that Tellum should do that? How is that violating his duties? Borass does that all of the time. He took less realized money from the Mets for Beltran instead of going to Houston. Does that mean we can get Scotty disagented?

That is awesome Rib

Your first thought is wrong, frankly. (pun intended) People do not care why Frank leaves. If the Sox lowball him, and he goes elsewhere, Sox fans will be pissed at JR and company. Sox fans DO demand loyalty from their ownership, but are smart enough to differenciate situations and not paint with the same broad brush. We know Fisk got screwed, we know Carlos Lee was a salary dump, we know Ventura got lowballed, and we know that you don't pay a guy who decieves you at every turn $14 million unless you know he can be healthy. Sox fans have made their opinions known at every turn. Attendance plummetted after they thought JR was a part of the strike of 94, it dropped again after the White Flag trades, and it will drop if Frank leaves on bad terms. People will cancel season tickets, mark my words. And be honest with me. In the business world, are you more likely to do business with someone who scratches your back. You don't think by the Sox helping out Tellum, that come Frank's contract time, Tellum might be a little more inclined to say "Hey big guy, why don't you take that offer from the Sox" even if it isn't the best one? Tellum knows he can work with this organization, and something like that can help when you are trying to make a decesion between two offers.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/...ws/11149199.htm

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 10:11 AM) Even if it means giving up Konerko? Not a doubt about it. People like Pauly, people LOVE Frank. BIG difference.

So I guess that means you are guarenteeing he won't have his 3rd season ending injury in 6 years? And he won't have the huge slump from his numbers as he recovers from injury as he has historically? You can ignore the reality only so far in your love for Frank.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:55 AM) I did. I am not sure where you are going but.... Unless Frank retires as a White Sox of his own free will, this place will go up in flames. It will be UGLY.

Good stuff. Thanks for the info Jim.

"Excuse me while I whip this out" Sheriff Bart, Blazing Saddles

QUOTE(Texsox @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 09:43 AM) Intersting the people here who called Maggs a selfish, greedy, MF for becoming a free agent and NOT showing any LOYALTY. Suddenly don't have a problem with dumping Frank if it means helping the team. LOL. You guys kill me. Who said they have no problem with it?

"Yeah, well your mother was an astronaut" Sydney Deane, White Men Can't Jump

Also a much more educational blog post and comments http://macroblog.typepad.com/macroblog/200...trad_defic.html

Interesting to note, I was looking for specific by country numbers and couldn't find them. All I could find where numbers for January. China is by far the biggest offender and that is mostly because of their pegging of the Yuan to the dollar. If we want a quick way to cut the price of oil, tariff the crap out of China so that the trade gap goes to zero. If you extrapalate out the $15.3 billion for one month, we are supplying China with $180 billion a year in surplus. And keep in mind that isn't the government either. That is WE the people as consumers that make up that number. That is also $180 billion in lost income here. They have been able to rev up their economy and increase demand for oil with our dollars. Also interesting to note the next 3 biggest drains on the US economy are Japan, closely followed by Canada, and then Mexico.

The hostage turned heroine in this case is getting a $10,000 reward, and maybe a lot more than that. http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/03/16/atlanta....ting/index.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7189847/