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QUOTE (son of a rude @ Sep 23, 2009 -> 04:04 PM) One is an aging veteran (even that dropoff is extremely uncommon) and the other is a player with horrible back problems... You were originally comparing Rios' dropoff to Jenks' dropoff. That is ridiculous. You know as well as I do that relievers are a lot more prone to just "losing it" than a young, proven outfielder is. ~Billy Koch and Mike MacDougal say hai~ Why, are they playing in Japan?

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 07:53 PM) Contreras + Colon = 8-19 in 33 starts. That's a full season's worth of starts right there. And I know wins aren't the best stat for rating pitchers, but I'd say that in this case those win-loss numbers are much more indicative of their performances than their ERAs and WHIPs this season. If we swap all that out with a healthy Peavy we're going to be talking about at least 6 more wins, which would put us right in the thick of it as it stands now. Now take a healthy Freddy and replace everybody else and we're talking about a division-winning ballclub just off a legit 5-man starting staff. Add the trickle-down effect where the bullpen sees less work and I think we'd have seen some better performances there as well. The 4th and 5th starters this year have really blown prior to Freddy and Peavy showing up and are a huge reason for where we are. Funny you mention that, because I think you can make a similar argument with respect to all the extra outs needed due to poor defense.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 07:16 PM) I think Dye's dropoff might be the #1 reason with Buehrle's mediocre second half behind that. The bullpen's been bad as well. I don't know, it's probably a combination of the three. Don't forget the defense. It appears to have been a team effort. CQ being out and then just off also did not help. A reversal in any one of these variable could have put them over the top in the division, but would not have been enough to go much further. I think a lot of offseason work for the left side of the infield, coupled with Rios in CF, a fresh TCQ at one of the corner spots and someone other than JD in the remaining slot will help the D considerably. Plus, if Buehrle decides to get himself back into playing shape with some offseason conditioning and core strengthening, we should be in good shape assuming KW can do some maintenance on the bullpen and one corner OF spot. There is a lot to improve but there is the ability to improve. We are not talking Andy Gonzalez & Co. here.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 03:52 PM) Seeing is believing. I meant no offense to anyone, but I felt that everybody got along better when nobody had pants on. Understood and in complete agreement with the no pant sentiment. Glad for your good fortune, Tex.

Overpowering at times but prone to the mental breakdown. I say no thanks unless the Cubs take Linebrink and pick up a huge portion of Z's salary. Even then, I am skeptical this is a fit.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 21, 2009 -> 10:54 AM) Pants suck, their only use is pockets. Russ, watch what you say about Pants. You ain't so big, either.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Sep 20, 2009 -> 07:44 PM) Kick by Gould is GOOD! That seals the Bears win!!! Landlubbers have no regarrrd for swashbucklin' after 9/19. Methinks we'll have to wait 'till Halloween for the next hurrah.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Sep 19, 2009 -> 09:38 PM) Fair winds! Ahoy mateys! I hope yer last meal was as delightful as t' cacklefruit and hard tack on me ship. At least we've got rum! Arrr! Garrrrrrth Brooks on the radio and a Pale Hose victory cheered me spirits and made me forget my sorrow over losin' Aarrrrrdsma.

You look good enough to be a member of Group 4. Nice work. Any special regimen other than cleaning up the diet?

QUOTE (Rooftop Shots @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 10:05 PM) When the FDA came out, did they drive out themselves.......or did they get their car "Toad" ? I take it you'll be here all week?

QUOTE (Tex @ Sep 18, 2009 -> 08:09 AM) Lately I've been feeling a bit down. Maybe St. John's Wort would help?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 17, 2009 -> 11:09 PM) Every time we go into extras I cringe, because I know what happens next. f***, f***, f***ity f***, BBBJenks sure did suck.

Corn flakes, of the honey and nut variety, were always my Kellogg's food of choice.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Sep 16, 2009 -> 01:23 PM) We all know the white sox 4 man rotation will consist of Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, and Floyd. The question is how do we anchor that down with the 5th starter. Im sure none of us want some experiment or a clown car of guys coming up and trying to fill that spot. So why not take a shot with Eric Bedard. He is a free agent and coming off an injury riddled year, but has also shown to have much success when healthy. He is probably going to miss the first month of 2010. This would allow him to be signed for the cheap with a 1 year incentive laden deal. I think he would be a good risk to try out. He is a much better option than sweaty "88 mph fastball" Garcia, though the two could forge insurance against each other for the 5th starter spot as well. Any thoughts. No to EB, but I loved the clown car comment.

QUOTE (hogan873 @ Sep 15, 2009 -> 12:05 PM) Cartoons still entertain me. Dinosaurs ain't in no bible unless you count the beheamouth.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 12, 2009 -> 07:15 AM) Huh? No, no. . . I mean I just hate those six letters of the Greek alphabet. Pi is the Greek letter that starts my last name.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 02:53 PM) Azzholes, all of them. Boggled at what your reasoning could be to hate on these two social clubs.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) You're creative. I saw what you did there. Zeta Beta Tau had a formal dinner dance with Alpha Epsilon Phi. I believe gefilte fish was the main course.

Unicorn fish roam in groups feeding on algae. The horn-like appendage between their eyes begins growing when a young fish reaches about 13 cm (5 in) in length, and tends to be a little bigger on males. They are generally not aggressive to each other, but when they do fight they use sharp scalpels by their tails, not their horns, as weapons.

Piranas can be deadly in their natural habitats, like the metrodome.

Nemo was a clownfish and the captain of the Nautilus.

Krill was the lifeblood of Moby Dick. Captain Ahab, not so much. (P.S. have heard great stories from older family members about smelting in Chicago in years past; Manny's still serves a big pile of it fried up on Fridays).

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 12:34 AM) Humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa, the Hawaiian reef trigger fish, has only the second longest name for a Hawaiian fish. It means "triggerfish with a snout like a pig", which is pretty cool I guess. Ice fishing for bass (or any tasty fish for that matter) is something I would like to do with my boys someday. Anyone ever tried it?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 11, 2009 -> 12:01 AM) I've mostly stayed away from 'Busterly threads for more han a year now, because getting too impassioned about stuff here was not doing my mental health any good. If I had the stomach for it anymore, this (US heath care) would be where I'd put some heart into a debate (the environmental debates notwithstanding, because I still have the bruises from beating my head against those walls too). Shame on me though, because I'm not going to get overly into the debate over the best of the bad compromises in US health care reform. I'm one of those certifiable whackjobs that believe health should be a human right and not a privilege. That's a majority opinion according to national as well as international polls, but it's sufficient to make me a left-wing extremist in the current political discourse, so it's not worth discussing my fringe viewpoints too much in mixed company. I love smart people. I am officially a FlaSoxxJim fan. I had some pissed off stuff to say, but Jim has saved you and me from my thoughts. Thanks.

Encephalopathy, of the Bovnie Spongiform variety, can also be painfully deadly to humans, but I digress. Eel, when included in famous fish stews such as Boulliabase, Cioppino, or Kakavia, is absolutely delightful.