StrangeSox

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) 2008 - losing Garland is not a big hit to the rotation. Rowand doesn't help address the needs this team needs and what KW and Ozzie are looking for. I think Fukudome is going to be looked at as a terrible signing and the White Sox already have a RFer named Jermain Dye. Fukudome is not a good CFer and doesn't want to play CF. I am glad they didn't get either one of them. I would much rather have Josh Hamilton who is a lefthanded hitter and plays a very good CF. Just my opinion. Aside from a rough one-month stretch last year, Garland has been good for the last 3 years. You know he's good for eating up about 200 innings, too. Now we have to rely on both Danks and Floyd. How is that not a big hit to the rotation?

QUOTE(greg775 @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 02:16 AM) That report is a joke. Obviously more players used steroids than got named. Name em all or name none. They named who they could based on the evidence they could get and the people that would cooperate. They made it very clear that it wasn't a definitive list.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) The owners didnt write personal checks for the roids and inject the substances into the player's butts. BS. Steinberner tackled Clemens and had Cashman shoot him in the butt on a weekly basis! A majority of the blame goes on the people who actually committed the crimes and who willingly injected themselves. How about some personal responsibility?

QUOTE(max power @ Dec 12, 2007 -> 07:52 PM) The race hasn't started yet, yet were out of it? I really don't understand the mentality of well over half of this board. Are people really this negative? Why? There are very big question marks in 3 or 4 spots in the rotation, the entire bullpen outside of Jenks and maybe Linebrink, and about half the lineup. Combine that with the fact that this team was lucky to only lose 90 games last season AND the two best teams in the division upgraded, things don't look so rosy to some people.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 12, 2007 -> 05:46 PM) It is December 12, 2007. Calm down. The White Sox had Hunter and he signed with someone else because they offered him 3 million more per year. I don't want him at that price. I would be embarrassed that we overpaid by that much. The White Sox didn't want Rowand for 5 years because they know he isn't that good and he won't be that good in 2012. I didn't want him anyway. I didn't want him anyway. I don't think he makes this team better. He is not a good fit. Fukudome didn't want to come here because he didn't want to push Jermaine Dye out and the White Sox know he can't play CF. Again, not a good fit. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too. It is December 12, 2007. Calm down. It stops being "overpaid" when everyone on the market gets big money. Then it just becomes "market value" and you either pay it or fight to stay out of the cellar.

The Dolphins continue their proud march to 0-16.

New England Patriots you are ridiculous!

A bunch of people got together and made a $2500 loan on one of the automotive forums I frequent. It went really well and they were paid back in-full.

QUOTE(max power @ Dec 8, 2007 -> 11:05 PM) It hasn't worked in 7 years. Furthermore, when they did win, their pitching played a huge role. You asked if they were a lock for the playoffs. NY has had a questionable staff and an awesome lineup for the last 7 years.

QUOTE(max power @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 04:54 PM) Yeah they have a great line up. So a great lineup and a questionable pitching staff is all you need to be a lock for the playoffs? I'm not drinking detroit's kool aid. It's worked for NY for how many years?

QUOTE(max power @ Dec 8, 2007 -> 04:05 PM) Nice analogy. Who is exaggerating now? KW!

QUOTE(WCSox @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 12:09 PM) Yeah, and he created an even larger hole in the middle of the rotation. JMO, but Uribe at SS is a lesser evil than Floyd in the rotation. Was it worth paying $4.5 million for a utility player that can't hit? Not sure about that. Don't get me wrong, I like Cabrera a lot. But I don't see how adding him and losing Jon makes the Sox a better team. And Jon is going to be worth a lot more than Cabrera in June and July. That sums up the way I feel about that trade. You significantly improved the SS position, but left a huge hole in your starting rotation and have 4.5M of dead weight. QUOTE(max power @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 06:47 PM) and a lot less confindent and a lot less delusional. If I go into a Honda dealership, they're not going to tell me "Ferrari is finally catching up to us!"

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 12:58 PM) Wow. I'm telling you, it will get worse then this. There's got to be a nuclear detonation in the next two weeks from the Hillary camp against Obama. i think there's going to be a nuclear meltdown in the Clinton camp...

QUOTE(BearSox @ Dec 8, 2007 -> 01:40 PM) Drunk driving is clearly compareable to protecting your or your neighbors property (which by the way is a right of a citizen)... You have a right to self-defense. You don't have a right to confront criminals on someone else's property and shoot them as they are fleeing.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 06:43 PM) No he shouldn't. Being a vigilante was not his not his intent, he thought it was justified. Do I think he should have blown them away, no. But he shouldn't be prosecuted, especially when you have nutjob judges letting obvious molesters, rapists, and other type of low breakers getting away scott free. That doesn't matter. If it wasn't justified, it wasn't justified, no matter what he thought.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 10:10 PM) Hey that's nice, but this vigilante should still be prosecuted for murder charges. That's my stance. I've no sympathy for the thieves, but I don't believe in vigilanteism (is that a word?) either.

More government hand-outs for everyone! Financial responsibility for none! NSS, your list is a good one.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 12:08 PM) So, Romney gave his much-anticipated speech today about his faith. Everyone was curious how he would address his Mormonism. So how did he do it? He didn't. He gave a flowery speech, well written and delivered, that sounded identical to a speech that any other person might give who considers themselves to be religious conservatives. He could have been Fred Thompson, or Mike Huckabee, or Tom Tancredo. At least, that's what the analysis is coming from various sources I have seen. I have not seen the whole speech - only read exerpts and reviews. I hope to actually see a transcript at some point. He also chose to draw a parallel to another Massachussetts candidate - JFK. Tex would be proud. But I'm not sure that will play well with the religious right. This actually seems like maybe a pretty smart tactic. Just as the public starts realizing he's of a faith that most people know little about, and questions mount about how his beliefs may effect his judgement... he embraces those beliefs in the most generic way possible. He appeals to the religious right with his faith-based speech, but gives only vague platitudes about the LDS and his beliefs, those glossing over the main question. We'll see if it worked. He tried to make the discussion "Christians vs. Seculars" instead of making any comments on his Mormonism. I think his comments were way off-base and contradictory to the princinples of our government and Constitution. (Specifically, "freedom requires religion")

QUOTE(beck72 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 05:31 AM) From Williams---"And what we have started this season, I am proud of. Where we are headed is right toward being a well-rounded baseball team in all facets of the game.'' Williams isn't done adding to this team. He knows the sox need to improve just like all the Xbox GM's around here. He isn't going to get the pieces he wanted, though. He doesn't have the money or prospects to compete with other GM's offers. We're going to end up with more piece-meal deals like Linebrink for way too much money and a solid SP with one year for a solid, older SS with one year.

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QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 06:26 PM) Ugh, Peterson's been pathetic this half in terms of breaking tackles. that should have gone for 6.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 04:26 PM) Stupid, stupid play by Hester there. You can tell that he gets frustrated when he isn't get a chance to break records and will try to make something out of nothing. Grossman's holding onto the ball forever. I don't know if its because no one's open or if he's just being timid.

They have zero confidence in Manning. Can't blame them.

Grossman isn't doing it 100% of the time as he used to, but he still back-peddles in the face of pressure too much.

So much for the spirit of the rules...