StrangeSox

Right, so what is Stewart supposed to do? Lower his own quality? Why shouldn't the news networks (and prime time major network news is rarely better than cable) raise their own standards above those of a satirical show on Comedy Central. What is Stewart supposedly doing wrong here, Kap? I'll go out front of you and say that yes, some people do accept what he says uncritically and that is a problem. That's a problem for any source. That doesn't change his relative trustworthiness or usefulness. They flat-out suck and should be embarresed that a comedian is better than them. They're not because they still rack in the money, but they should be.

3 games back. What an embarrassment.

first pitch single, way to go Sox bullpen.

Awesome.

Terrible 0-2 pitch call by AJ.

Why would anyone care what an internet self-selected response poll says?

I think its pretty conclusive that W's claim of never having left the country prior to his presidency was accurate.

There's an endless number of crazy theories behind Obama right now. Ayers wrote his book/ funded his schooling, secret Ayatollahs paid for his school, he's the anti-christ, he's Kenyan, he's a British citizen, he went to [bad place with evil Muslims] on fake passports, etc. Its reached the size and scope of 9/11 troofers.

Why stories about Obama's birth certificate will never die.

The best time I ever had at Disney was when I got to see Columbia going through the sky on a launch into space. Other than that I found it boring, even at 11 or 12. Give me big roller coasters over WDW any day of the week.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 23, 2009 -> 10:30 PM) Does BA have the speed to get to the wall that quick? I think it takes a unique amount of speed to get there, plus a great jump. For at least one moment, his particular skill set got us out of a spot. Earlier in the year he had a great catch (in which he was injured) which led directly to a W. Wise seemed to have a perfect jump on that ball. I don't know if BA gets there, and then he has to reach across his body or backhand it because his glove is on the other arm.

That just means one more day for me to not watch and read a quick recap of who drafted who the next day.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 23, 2009 -> 07:12 PM) It is. I like that reverse angle of Dwise's catch. And I know this has been debated elsewhere, but BA doesn't catch that. Probably not with the glove being on the left hand and all.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 23, 2009 -> 06:21 PM) So should this homer be a walkoff, or a grand slam to give the Sox the lead? Walk-off to win it 1-0 to cap his 2nd perfect game.

Any word on Comcast Sportsnet showing a replay?

what a day to be stuck in a meeting from 1-3. Congrats, Mark, I'll have to catch the replay.

I got kicked out of the parking lot last year after the first pitch.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jul 22, 2009 -> 08:55 AM) Simple explanation: He's on the WHITE SOX. He's easy for most to forget about or ignore or not even be aware of. White Sox. Not Red Sox. Not Yankees. Not Cubs. White Sox. Santana was on the Twins and still got plenty of coverage. Of course, his style is a lot sexier than Buehrle's.

Change.

Cook County/ Chicago doesn't allow handguns but most of the rest of the state does. No CCL, though.

Voted down.

Sorry, Clayton.

I really don't see it as being about BA not getting a fair chance or having potential any more. Its just about BA sucking a lot less than Wise does especially as a bench player. He hits marginally better and he fields much, much better. Wise is slightly faster. Neither are a good choice but I think its pretty clear that BA> Wise right now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 04:11 PM) Seriously? They're that expensive and that poor in mileage? The Smart gets 33 city (where you'd be using it the most) and 41 highway. The Prius, Civic Hybrid and Insight all far outperform it in that category. They range in starting price from ~$12k to ~$21k. A Honda Insight starts at $19k. For the low-end base model they're much cheaper, but if you start adding options to compare equally-equipped cars, they end up nearly even.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 21, 2009 -> 01:45 PM) Saint Brendan, but he was before the Vikings. You may be thinking of Madoc, who was Welsh. But ya, i've written a couple papers on the subject for history classes when I was in college and there is so much evidence. It's just when you say it to people they think you're a nut. This ties in well with the ideas in bmac's thread about the Bolshevik Revolution about how what we're taught in high school and lower about history can be blatantly factually wrong or at least lacking a whole lot of detail/ context.