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About 5 or 6 years ago, I wanted a Playstation soooo bad. My family said the couldn't afford it and what not so I balled my eyes out and was sad for like a week straight. January 7th rolls around and I open a box expecting a sweatshirt or something and BAM! It's a Playstation. 2nd biggest surprise of my life. Needless to say, it was on ALL winter break.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 05:00 PM) Hey, I was coming down off of my crack high when I said this yesterday. Stromile Swift is barely 6'10. I can't find anyone at Tyson's height who even comes close in terms of quickness. Dalembert is probably the closest match. Dude, Chandler is not that good. Face it. Quickness hasn't helped him yet. He has to breathe first.

You beat me by a hair!

HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY!!!!

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 06:41 PM) I hope that he suffers a severe ankle sprain in the opening minutes. Wow.....

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 02:17 PM) Do you go to Sox games SF1? Yes, I do. But none in 2005 unfortunately. Why do you ask?

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:48 PM) If the market says he could make alot more, than yes, I would be insulted. Well then you are just as greedy. Same goes for Rowand44. I understand what you guys are saying but can't players just be humble for a minute? And I do agree, it is a 2-way street but it doesn't eliminate the fact that athletes are way overpaid.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:43 PM) So Garland should take whatever the Sox give him, because you say he has already made enough? Is that what your saying? Uuum, would you be "insulted" at a 2 year, 6 million dollar deal after you have already made millions for 18 years???

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:43 PM) So in other words, players need to stay loyal to the organization but the organization doesn't need to stay loyal to the player. Ok..ya. BS...the organization is the one paying the millions for his ass to play and have a nice lifestlye, not the other way around.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:39 PM) Let me ask you something: If Garland was 38 years old, and was putting up an era around 5, he then asks the Sox to pay him 8 mill a year because he's been loyal to the organization. You would want the Sox to do what? This is not the case. We cant assume that. But if this was the case, I tell him to stop joking around. He's already made enough money of my ass. I'm sure he can "survive" with what he's made already. See: Frank Thomas

God damn are athletes spoiled. No loyalty. People are out there making 20 grand a year trying to pay for a family of 5 while these 20 year old are out there making millions and crying for more. f*** Jon Garland. f*** Latrell Spreewell. f*** Joe Crede. God damn greedy bastards. All these athletes piss me off. Why don't they want to play in the olympics? Why dont they want to play in the World Championships? Because they don't get payed for it. Come back to the real world you greedy bastards. What some players make in 1 inning, my mom makes in 1 year. :headshake

2 gems by Rock.... QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 11:21 AM) from NSBB another flubbies fan gives his take on a fair deal Prior Hill/Guzman Murton extra Bullpen arm low level prospect FOR Tejada Roberts Mora Bedard A little cash QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 11:38 AM) oh, if you think that was awesome, this one is better If this deal became: Red Sox get- Murton and Pie Orioles get-Cedeno and Prior Cubs get- Ramirez and Tejada Then I might consider it, only because..... Pierre Walker Lee Ramirez Ramirez Tejada Jones Barrett would make the mets lineup look like the royals'. We could give Hill a shot in the rotation and Guzman a shot in the summer, ending up with: Zambrano Wood Guzman Hill Maddux _________________ Matt Murton projected homeruns over 580 ABs? 35.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:18 PM) Those things don't exist in baseball anymore, period. You can't blame either side for what they want and have to do in this situation. So then what was that display that PK showed???

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 01:12 PM) I still think it is so unlike Garland. He has many friends on this team, including Buehrle, and this has been his only team. Ozzie is also the first manager to really have confidence in him. This situation smells a little funny. I can defintely agree with that. IMO, he's acting like a little beeyotch like he is only in it for the money. f*** it, let him go play for a losing team where he can make a lot of money. Thanks for helping us win the World Series.....bye! KW, get me 2 major league ready relievers and wave fairwell to Jon. Loyalty and comarodory must not mean much to Jon.

QUOTE(kdhargo @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 12:54 PM) He said he was happy to be on the Sox of White and he thinks the Cooper of Don can help him win veinte games next year, whatever that means. Anyone else banking on Cooper 'assisting' Vazquez in winning 20 games? Haha. Yes, veinte means 20. Unfortunately, Coop is not god so I am expecting 12-17 wins for Vaz.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 22, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) I know everyone SHOULD love these, but this is the White Sox here. Even if he does suck beyond belief, Ozzie and KW will still have him on the roster at one point and use him in at least 1 critical situation. Not necessarily true. He signed a minor league contract so he'll be in AAA unless he show's us something in ST. And if he shows us something in ST, he must have improved something. See: Pablo Ozuna

God damn did the Marlins f*** up.

And how does "But it was a damn good post" apply to this guy?

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 07:42 PM) Johnny Dickshot LMAO....John Oscar Dickshot (Ugly). His name was Ugly Dickshot!

3, 10, 13.....funny.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:53 PM) No, I agree with this. If you play strong safety you have to be good against the run. I've never said Roy Williams can't play the run, but he's a terrible coverage safety and despite what you say, it is still important to have quality coverage skills. I'm not saying he needs to be good at man coverage, but he has to stay in his zone and be able to read the QB and make quality adjustments. Most importantly he can't get overly agressive and get burned because he's the last man to beat. However a strong safety that can play man coverage from time to time is a total asset to your team, especially when they can also play the run. Therefor, Roy Williams is not a great strong safety. Great players do everything they are asked of (for there position) well and Roy Williams doesn't do that. His position is involved in pass coverage and he gets a D in that category. Pretty much sums it up. The concept is quite simple. Safeties, free and strong, need to stop the pass first. That is their primary job. Williams fails to do so. Brown does not. Yes, Williams is very good against the run but his primary job is to stop the pass. Once more, he does not do so. Brown is good at both, therefore, Brown is the better safety. Neither is GREAT.

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:41 PM) ok, find me all the strong safeties that are good in both coverage and run. The strong/free really doesn't mean much once the play starts so lets just keep it at a broad generalization and call it safety. Off the top of my head, the list goes: Rodney Harrison Mike Brown Ed Reed Sean Taylor Darren Sharper Lawyer Milloy

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:39 PM) i edited my last post with the word Strong in front of safety. if you are not good against the run, you are not a good strong safety. i seriously hope you can agree with this ok here. we got two strong safeties. player A is better against run than player B. who would you take? player A now player B is better against pass than player A. who would you take in this case? player B again, for strong safety, pass is not as important as run. its all specialization. pass rushing DE's and OLB's. its the same for FS and SS. QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:33 PM) The safety is part of the secondary. The secondary defends the pass. PERIOD.

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:32 PM) cornerbacks are there too you know. it does not come down to the safety having to break up the pass every play. The safety is part of the secondary. The secondary defends the pass. PERIOD.

QUOTE(Tmar28 @ Dec 21, 2005 -> 06:29 PM) if your job is to be good against the run first and foremost, you have fulfilled your job title. great safety. # 1 - Where does it say that a safety needs to be good against the run to be a great safety? Kwame Lassiter wasn't a great safety? # 2 - If this is the case, than being good against the pass as well is a bonus...thus, you are proving our point that Brown is better than Williams. You are making no sense. A safety's job is in the passing game 1st. No matter strong safety or free safety. LB's defend both run and pass. DE's are supposed to stop the run and ruch the QB. All this junk you're making up is useless.