StrangeSox

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 1, 2008 -> 10:59 AM) Actually, I agree with Obama that the minimum wage needs a serious bump, and an inflationary increase built in. I don't have a target number in mind because I don't have the data in front of me, but, it hasn't increased anywhere near inflation since it was installed. Yes, it will result in some limited decreases in hiring, but not that much - places that are looking for minimum wagers are ALWAYS hiring, its the nature of it. The problem I see with tying it to inflation is two-fold: 1) It assumes that the starting point was a good choice and adjusts from there 2) What if we ever have deflation? Will politicians actually allow minimum wage to fall?

QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 11:49 PM) one area, and this is just from my own observations.... i don't have the stats to support it (they are probably out there though) konerko seems better with two strikes than swisher does You'd be right. Swisher is pretty awful with 2 strikes on him. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/splits?playerId=5937 http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/splits?playerId=3747

I read that story yesterday. It was really disturbing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 02:25 PM) Assuming Selig approved it yes. Griffey has roughly $4 million remaining for this season and a $4 million buyout (unless you want to pick up his option year). The Reds are paying 1/2 of that $4 million and paying the full buyout. On the Mack, Jurko, and Harry show they were saying the Sox are only on the hook for about $400k of his salary this year.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 10:35 AM) Stone was just on for the last 45 minutes. I got that. Stone is the exception on that station, not the norm.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 10:32 AM) Yeah, 670's only had Steve Stone on for the majority of the morning (including right now). That guy doesn't know ANYTHING compared to Mark Silverman. Please tell me I don't need green... Give him a break. 95% of the time that station is garbage or commercials.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 10:08 AM) I'm a fan of the White Sox. I want them to acquire good players. Griffey is no better than what was already here IMO. Its 2008 not 1996. I really am not a big Konerko fan, I just have been astounded by all the crap he gets from people who claim to be White Sox fans. If he's taking Konerko's spot in the lineup, he's a significant improvement offensively. Defense at CF drops some, but defense at 1B goes up.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 10:02 AM) Are you a fan of the White Sox or just of Paul Konerko? Must have bought him dinner or drinks or something...

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 09:54 AM) Maybe KW should see if Rollie Fingers and Tom Seaver feel like pitching. They were pretty good once. What's funny is about the same percentage of Reds fans feel the exact same way about Griffey as the majority of the board feels about Konerko. Good thing Griffey has been playing significantly better than Konerko this year, then. Like .100+ OPS and almost .100 SLG better. He's hitting LHP marginally better and RHP way, way better. I also think its hilarious that you're criticizing people for getting excited over Griffey and yet make excuses for Konerko based on several years ago.

QUOTE (JFields27 @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 09:38 AM) Nick Masset didnt know about the deal .. haha Once again i wasnt fully listening but some radio guy called him and hung up because they didnt want to break the news to him. It was Randy Merkin, a produce at ESPN1000.

Masset was unaware of any deal about 3 minutes ago, FWIW.

ESPN confirming Masset and Richar. Carpet-bomber Bruce Levine is wrong again on his comment about two insignificant minor leaguers.

Short of shutting Konerko down, how does Griffey got on this roster? Who was options besides Anderson?

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 09:03 AM) The last thing the team wants to do is announce one of their players may be traded. Makes the player feel unloved. So it will be quiet unless someone leaks something or the deal is done. Isn;t the deadline today for unrestricted trades? Yep. 3PM.

QUOTE (bschmaranz @ Jul 31, 2008 -> 08:49 AM) They're talking about the Chicago Fire on the Score, what the f***!? And they're talking about Greenburg's hair color on ESPN.

The only way Fields is involved is if KW has something else bigger in the pipeline or he suffered serious head trauma this morning. IMO.

This is all very confusing.

How 'bout that DP!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 08:09 PM) Carlos Quentin is now hitting .500/.667/1.500/2.167 with the bases loaded this season. I couldn't think of a more appropriate smiley for that ridiculous stat line.

Nice call /green

Konerko is quickly becoming my least favorite player on the Sox.

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 06:01 PM) In movies, Why does the phone number always start with 555? Why is it that every time someone speaks into a mic in there's feedback? Any other 'always' you've noticed? Movies and TV shows used to always have 555, but they seem to use more variety nowadays. More "believable" or at least doesn't stand out as much as "555"

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 12:30 PM) I knew much more about this back in my college days but... Basically there's not an easy test to tell if you're driving high, but it's the same as someone who is expected of driving drunk - you have the obvious physical signs, and also the ability to smell it. There's nothing like a breathalyzer, but that's really not needed. Basically the system is in place currently, it's just a driving while impaired charge. It would be the same as driving on a bunch of vicodan or something. It's still illegal and I don't see it as a good argument for keeping pot illegal. I'm shocked that the Federal government oversteps their bounds and doesn't respect states' rights.

QUOTE (Texsox @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 11:33 AM) Isn't it time to increase the FDIC levels? Hasn't it been $100,000 for about fifty years? That money has to come from somewhere when a bank fails (taxpayers). Also, don't keep more than $100k in a single bank account. If you really want that much cash just sitting there, open up a second account.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 30, 2008 -> 08:59 AM) This is kind of funny... yowsa. IMDB is useless for ratings. Morons vote 10's or 1's to try to influence the average instead of just voting what they really think the movie was. There's a whole bunch of fanboys/ morons voting 10 for Batman and 1 for Godfather/ Shawshank so that Batman is #1. They really need to fix that somehow. IMDB used to be pretty good.