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QUOTE (Sox72 @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 08:35 PM) Quite impressive! I'm astounded, as this is not quintessential knowledge. Pish posh! Perhaps Gamaliel's only known props other than being a philanderer, and teapot dome, although that was posthumous.

QUOTE (Sox72 @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 08:05 PM) Simply sensational posts, Soxtalk! (see how i added alliteration?) Reminiscent of the late Warren G. Harding.

Under the radar today.

An upper deck at your best friend's holiday party

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 07:10 AM) Quality suggestion there. Have you ever pondered the parallels between the Titanomachy (the overthrow of the Titans by the upstart Olympian gods) and the Christian mythology of Lucifer's revolt? Other than the outcome of each war, the similarities between these "Heavenly Wars" as well as others occurring around the world are interesting. Parallels abound in mythology and religion, which is why I stopped differentiating the two long ago. To me they are all myths that borrow from each other to explain the unexplained and make the people behave.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 12, 2009 -> 04:06 PM) Fun night planned for tonight as I am going to be in the company of a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer on the radio. Every once in a great while, a night like last night comes along. I only lament it will likely be years before another like it comes along.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 01:59 PM) Laughs, for me, always came from Chuck Jones more than the others. Clampett is second. Korn is not the same as Corn. I like Corn.

Never can turn down salty chocolate balls.

Testicles can be itchy sometimes.

Elephants can hatch eggs, as proved by Horton

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 06:04 PM) unless someone keeps closing threads Tex, could that someone be you?

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 05:44 PM) when will we run out of things to do here? Very unlikely it will be any time soon.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 12:57 AM) Everybody likes upping their post count it seems.. Do you think it is possible people just enjoy this thread?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 03:50 PM) Timeless quality programing. And it's teaching me to count to 11 without dropping my pants. Sometimes dropping your drawers makes the most sense of all alternatives.

Disappointing ending to the last thread, BTW. Killed by a virgin thread poster, too.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 7, 2009 -> 01:51 PM) Funny guy that Benny Button. Every time a bell rings...Jim takes another drink.

Zoinks! I can't believe how abruptly it all ended.

QUOTE (Ranger @ Dec 5, 2009 -> 06:46 PM) I will pistol whip the next person that says "Shenanigans." Unless there is a movie quote that I am missing, that is a bit much, don't you think? EDIT: Super Troopers, eh? Never seen it.

Scurvy little Spider! That's what your are!

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 01:58 PM) I haven't seen much here suggesting we trade those guys. That has been mentioned a few times but I imagine the majority of the board would be VERY against anything involving Danks, Floyd, Q, or Beckham. None of those guys are going anywhere. Maybe you're right. I might be isolating one or two people saying Danks is overrated or whatever. I think my post was on the heels of someone starting a thread suggesting trading Thornton and I snapped. Sorry if I overreacted.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 06:55 AM) Just to play devils advocate here as I don't really want this guy on the Sox either. But........ our manager has stated a few times over the last couple of years that he is tired of his club being thrown at. Could it possibly be that they see Padilla as not only a candidate for relief, but someone who is not afraid to throw back at someone as well. Just a thought. What are we, a hockey team? I did not know baseball needed enforcers.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 02:40 PM) Marginal offensive upgrade? People are throwing around the names Floyd, Danks and Hudson in possible deals for the likes of Adrian Gonzalez and BJ Upton, they're not exactly aiming low. One is an elite offensive player and elite defender at 1B and the other is an elite defender in CF (top 3 since moving to the position) and has tremendous offensive upside (should be a good leadoff hitter regardless). These would be incredible upgrades to the club and either player would be under team control for multiple seasons. Daniel Hudson's value is through the roof right now, if the Kenny can parlay that tremendous value into a great young ballplayer I'll be absolutely ecstatic because believe it or not I don't agree that the 400 or so innings that Omar Vizquel spends on the field this year will be anywhere near as valuable as adding a sure thing to this highly questionable lineup that finished in the bottom 3 of the AL in a sub .500 season last year. Adrian Gonzalez is probably worth trading Hudson and others but I am not so sure about Upton. My point is beyond just the Gonzalez/Upton talk. Every time I see a thread with a trade proposal for some player with a decent stick, people are really quick to pull the trigger on some excellent young pitchers. I have yet to see one player elevate the White Sox offense to the next level since Julio Franco was the DH. You could make a case for Thome in 2006 but that really did not sustain itself in the 2nd half and the cycle continued in subsequent seasons. If the player in question also brings a tremendous upgrade defensively, as you say for Upton and possibly Gonzalez (Konerko is not bad at 1B), then maybe it makes sense but I just am amazed at how few people recognize how detrimental the defense was last year, in particular in the first half, not to mention Alexei's brain cramp filled second half. I agree Hudson is an unproven commodity and you trade him if you can get an elite player like Gonzalez, but Danks and Floyd should command a huge payload in my opinion.

Again. why do we want to tax our biggest strength (pitching) by adding more weak defenders? No matter how bad the offense looked last year, it was the awful defense I saw that cost the Sox any shot at the division. Pitching and defense, pitching and defense. Why don't people understand that? One of the best lineups I have seen was the Indians of the mid to late 90s and they actually had decent defense and serviceable pitching but it still was not enough to win a title.

My all-time holliday favorite is probably It's a Wonderful Life with honorable mention to A Christmas Story

Von Joshua, what's he going to do now?