Gregory Pratt

Go Phillies and Braves.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 11, 2007 -> 11:53 AM) Hey Kerry Wood is back! Me, I prefer the outs. He didn't get outs with the heat?

The Sox should bomb Washburn for saying that any pitcher looks like Cy Young against the White Sox back in the spring.

Nothing against white people is ever racist.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Aug 10, 2007 -> 12:14 AM) Of course not, they didn't steal 500 bases to go along with the home run record. Only half kidding, because Hank Aaron isn't Babe Ruth or Barry Bonds, and Babe Ruth isn't Bonds or Aaron. It's just really an obvious quote, and I truly believe if you try to compare any and all of them, you are never going to get anywhere. They also didn't take steroids.* *Bonds did.** **"allegedly"*** ***which means "by his own admission" and "as every bit of evidence suggests except for the fact that he hasn't failed a steroids test which isn't proof of anything except that MLB kept the first batch confidential and that BALCO went out of its way to provide steroids that can't be tested for**** ****point was, though, that Bonds' accomplishment is diminished and proved not of God's doing or even solely of his own hard work's doing but by his own words before he threw his legacy as one of the game's greats away***** *****that means he got greedy, Martin, and in so doing became what he is said to have hated and threw away the title of "greatness" because great men don't sell their souls or trade their bodies for glory they don't need

The Resident Evil video game series is, in a nutshell, about zombies and killing them. The newest, RE 5, is set in Africa. The zombies are, for the first time, black. People are crying foul. "That's racist!" "Oh, how could they portray black people as savages?" wrote one blogger according to the paper this morning. I ask, What is wrong with America when we are so sensitive? They're zombies. Get over yourselves. /rant

Bet he believes in global warming, too.

I'll bet he remembers Ruth as well as we'll remember Bonds from first-hand sight, and that's speaking of you and I who were far too young to watch his beginning and middle and are only old enough to see and understand the end. But let's not turn this into a referendum on Bob Feller. It's just a good quote, and I think it's spot on, personally. Just like I think natural Barry Bonds was right when he said that natural Barry Bonds might not even pass Willie Mays.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 05:52 PM) Same here. Used to use Irish Spring Sport, then switched to the Axe body wash. You don't bathe.

The latest SI has a look through of Barry Bonds' career, including a picture of his size, age, height/weight, games, BA, OBP, SLG, HR, HR/AB, SB, BB, IBB, Longest HR, quote from Bonds and from someone else. Funny how when he was twenty eight he talked about his peak only lasting four more years or so and he would take advantage of it because you can't hit, steal or field "forever." Funny how when he was thirty one he said, "I'm not going to hit 600 homeruns like my Godfather did." His resentment of McGwire and Sosa at thirty three is remarkable as well. And then when he started to explode and talked about how he can't understand why his linedrives are going over now, at thirty six, on a line over the fence. "Call God. Ask him." Bonds is a great character. I'd like him better if he were fictional. "He's hit the home runs, so you have to give him credit, but he's not Babe Ruth. He will never be Babe Ruth, or Hank Aaron, for that matter." --Bob Feller.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 05:11 PM) Willie Harris is the best player in not only baseball, but in any sport. Discuss. /mouths something about the Atlanta Braves organization

I heard he really wanted to go to St. Louis, but I may be wrong.

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 02:59 PM) Hawk isn't "developed"...? And even if they did pursue others, the other party would have to be willing to take the job, no? I think he's referring to, say, Singleton and DJ, as well as making a crack about the farm. I don't know though. But no, Hawk isn't developed.

Bert's on TV. That's where he circles you!

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:30 AM) Yeah, you're right. I think Hanley Ramirez is a better fit for this team anyway. How about Garland, Broadway, Anthony Webster and Honel for Ramirez, Olsen and Tankersley? Cabrera too.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) Isn't that the point? Without steroids, he's still chasing the record, we'll never know if it would have been an incredible accomplishment. There is no doubt that Bonds is an incredibly gifted baseball player. On his own, he easily would have been a top 5 home run hitter, with a chance of becoming number one. Sadly, we'll never know. We do know, at least most people believe, that Frank's total is legit. Raffy's is not. How do we compare those numbers? Is any comparison fair? That's what makes this so sad and difficult for many baseball fans. For the most part fans accept the "dead ball era" and those sort of anomalies in the history of the game, this doesn't compute the same way. While every baseball fan should have been cheering this accomplishment, some question if it even is an accomplishment. I don't think Bonds would've come close to Aaron without the juice.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:16 AM) im not so sure that hawk doesnt respect DJ, but to me it seems like hawk is just generally excited to talk baseball with someone more from his era (or at least closer to his era), so it almost sounds as if he gets a glitter in his eye when he talks to stone. i dont dislike DJ at all, but stone is a good announcer....the only knock i have against stone is that he analyzes too much and tends to talk alot....completely the opposite of hawk who alot of times likes to let the game speak for itself... Yeah, when the White Sox are losing, when he shuts up except to scream STRETCH! on every flyball and subsequently go, "DAGGUMIT!" Seriously, isn't that his MO when we're losing? Toss in criticism of the umpires when (not)appropriate.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:13 AM) SI Bet he offered Contreras.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:12 AM) +1 Stoney's awesome and Hawk is almost irreplaceable. Yeah, I don't think there are any replacements out there who'll shriek DAGGUMIT!!!!! when things are going wrong.

QUOTE(WhiteSoxFan1 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:35 AM) turns out this girl doesnt respond to anyone ever. I talked to her cousin for an hour or so yesterday through instant message and I asked her why (the girl im after) is so picky and choosy on what she replies to, and why she sometimes doesnt reply at all? Her response was pretty much "its because shes a dumbass. she doesnt reply to anything or anyone, by phone, email, computer or anything and I have no clue why. I tried texting her 3 times today telling her to call me and I never heard from her. She even did this in high school, and I dont know why shes like this, but she is. Id say the best bet is to just ignore her when she texts so she knows how it feels, but ive tried that and it doesnt even faze her.I guess just dont take it personal. I wish I could help more, but ive known her my whole life and still cant figure out the answer to this question." After that, I tried calling her yesterday. Got her voice mail of course and asked her if she was free tonight and wanted to hang out. She texted back hours later saying "yes i want to hang out, but i do have soccer practice. So hopefully after?" So I tried replying back saying that after her practice would be good and if she wanted to see a movie (since its gonna be sort of late) and I never heard anything back. So ehh I dunno wtf to expect outta this one. I dont want to give up on it yet though. That's so ridiculous.

Absolutely not, and that's the end of it. And no, they won't throw in David Wright if we add Joe Crede + cash.

Huh. I wasn't being "naive." Just misinformed on the dollar figures. Damn! Yeah, that ball will definitely sell.

I'm not under the impression that the ball will sell for millions.

Have you heard about him and Kevin Costner?!?!?!?! Not true. But wouldn't it be amazing if it were?!?!?!?!

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 8, 2007 -> 06:32 PM) I always thought Aerosmith's "Back In the Saddle" would be a pretty badass entrance theme for a closer. Might work better for someone making a comeback. Smoltz, or Percival this year. Would be cool, though. I love that song.