southsider2k5

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jan 16, 2005 -> 02:30 PM) if we win - we draw fans if we lose - we don't easy as that. Brooks Boyer is going to change that. Mark my words.

QUOTE(JDsDirtySox @ Jan 16, 2005 -> 06:30 PM) Did anyone else happen to see (on Friday) the Hyatt Security guard selling 8x10's to people in the crowd. It was amazing... people were buying 8x10's from the guy for like 10 bucks a piece. I'm sure the Hyatt would be happy to know that.

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jan 16, 2005 -> 08:52 AM) Steff walked right by me as did SS2k4 but at least I'd know how I'd line up against them in the flesh, lol Aboz isn't so tough like he thinks he is... Green Font, =) Why didn't you say Hey? The fest was a blast. I asked questions at every seminar I went to, and there was a lot of good info, a lot of fun, and even a little alcohol, right guys?

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 14, 2005 -> 01:08 PM) Will anybody be bringing their laptop to give the rest of us up-to-the-second feedback? I wish... Can't afford a laptop

Let the loopholes begin!!!! MLB is a joke when it comes to this stuff. Nothing productive can get done for the good of the sport because the damned union is always making sure they are getting something for the players in exchange for something that the rest of the world has always dealt with.

BTW this should settle this earlier arguement...

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 14, 2005 -> 12:42 PM) Because the way the ACLU works is that people go to the ACLU for help in lawsuits. They don't seek out these suits. In this case, the offended parents went to the Thomas More Law Center, who did the right thing and sued to have this removed from the curriculum. They were probably busy feeding Christians to the lions anyways...

The Bulls are deep up the middle. If anything they need a tall 2 who can play defense to bail out Hinrich and Gordon at the ends of games.

If there is any announcement to be made, he will make it at 5 pm during the openning ceremonies of Soxfest.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 14, 2005 -> 11:48 AM) Except if you read the story, you'll find the ACLU was not at all involved in this case. So your point is what? Which should tell you something. Why didn't the ACLU sue to keep this stuff out of the classroom?

I just looked at Saturday, and there are incredible tickets still left. I highly recommend a trip up there. It is a beautiful park, and you get to say good bye to Carlos in style.

I think we are definately going to try to get to the Saturday game. That would be a blast.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 14, 2005 -> 12:00 AM) Newsflash, We have found a team Heads would STAR on. Or at least be the 3rd leading scorer

To anyone interested... I'll be there all weekend. Today I will have on my early 90's Ventura home jersey with a Sox turtleneck. I'll also have on my 1926 replica hat that looks about 10 years old. If you see me say hi!

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 06:53 PM) I figure Mike will be able to get them all and I can continue to do nothing And the beat goes on...

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 10:25 PM) Brooks has been nothing but class. The Sox have themselves an awesome representative in Brooks. The organization may get blasted for some decisions on the team, but aside from the fact I believe they'll put winning first, they are also entirely first class and I'm proud to be a fan. Ditto this. Every interaction I have had with the guy has been Grade A. And he has a passion unseen in his department for a long time. They convinced me they were on the right track with the fans looking for a team a couple of months ago, and the way that the White Sox responded.

A document in Indonesia saids that 210,000 in that country alone are dead or missing. That could put the total tsunami death toll at 272,000 http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington.../printstory.jsp

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 01:41 PM) NO the point is that as GM KW has only 2 players come through.. You can't win on a minimal budget and no farm system. But, for some reason KW has you fooled you can. Most of that is because he traded those guys and got us ready made major leaguers, instead of waiting 3 or 4 years to see if kids develop or not. He has made a bunch of impact aquisitions using the farm system as bait. Obviously many teams value the players down there, because they keep trading us their players to get them.

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 01:22 PM) too bad okafor is most likely going to win the rookie of the year honors I'm going to rain on this parade and say because Okafor deserves it. Ben Gordon being a smallish guard just gets owned in the blocks on a nightly basis by much bigger guards. He also doesn't do too much to get him teammates involved. Ben has incredible scoring skills, but I honestly don't think he is rookie of the year right now, let alone on his own team. I would say Deng has made a bigger overall contribution with his play on both ends of the floor, his scoring, his defense, his scoring, his hustle etc.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 12:39 PM) Southsider will remember this... it reminds me of when Manchester played up there and those bastards were sitting right outside of town looking to stop anyone that had an Indiana license plate. :fyou Wisconsin PD. Edit: that was the infamous night of driving down the Ryan honking the horn to that stupid song... And then the stupid ass snowstorm as soon as we hit the Indiana line on the way back... Ahhhh, memories... More specifically anyone who was an 85C plate Thats ironic, as I was just talking about our trip to Whitewater yesterday. 4 hours to get up there, 6 1/2 to get home. Why anyone would ever live in that god forsaken lake effect belt is beyond me

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 12:30 PM) Notice I mentioned private dollars in my origianl post. Which goes to the big philosophical difference between US and many other world governments. We want our government to provide as little as possible to the people. We want to be able to make our own choices for as many things as we can. We don't want to be told what school to attend, what doctor to see, what organizations we will fund etc. Bureaucracy has exploded in the 20th century after the New Deal of the 30's/40's, and now we have an almost entire population who has no idea what it means to exsist without government assistance of one sort or another. Its a direct correlation of why we went from needing no income tax in the 18th and 19th century, to having a huge debt today. Many countries have a history of entitlement so that is how their government and societies are set up. They pay high taxes, and they expect to be handed everything. The US historically wasn't founded like that. One founding father envisioned the US as independant utopian farmers, with an extremely limited government. That is why the government leaves much of charity work up to the private sector. And by and large the private sector responds as US private citizens give more to charities and causes than the rest of the world combined.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 12:21 PM) Well ... keeping in mind that statistics can be massaged, in fiscal year 2003 the US can 40% of all world wide aid for disaster relief. Just an example twisted statistics. It is probably true, but, like yours, statistics can say exactly what you want them to. Those numbers also leave out private aid. Most American aid comes from private foundations. Groups like the Gates foundation, and Ted Turners charity are probably the biggest donors to causes like AIDS and preventable childhood diseases in 3rd world countries.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 09:54 AM) I actually sat down and watched an entire Bulls game yesterday, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I dunno what's going on with the 76ers. They should be much, much better than that, especially considering that they're a deep team. Dalembert, if healthy, might have helped to contain Curry, but what did Hinrich and Gordon combine for? Like 50 points or whatever? That is insane. But the guy who I am most impressed with (no surprise here) is Tyson Chandler. The guy is becoming an absolute monster. Elton who? Tyson has got to be my favorite player on this team. I hope he stays here for a long long time.

QUOTE(Cubs Suck23 @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) Maybe we can get Kaz Ishii that way if Hernandez goes down he can step in as the 5th starter.. Ishii would make a great long lefty out of the pen too. It could also free up a Marte for Castillo deal with FLA.