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As I have mentioned before, it is not the amount of the contract for most players, it's how much compared to their peers. They just want a little more than the other guys at their position. If Hunter had just signed for $3 mil a year and that was the top salary, Jones would have been happy at $3.1 mil

Looking at what Hunter and Jones just negotiated, let's look at an outfielder the Sox felt was overpriced just a couple years ago. That most fans said we being a greedy s.o.b. and that the Tigers got fleeced by Bora$$ For $15,000,000 he hit .363 139 rbi and scored another 117 times. .434 obp and .595 slugging. What will Hunter or Jones do for the extra $3 mil? So based on recent free agent signings, how does Maggs look at $15 mil?

Keep smiling Rowand, your price keeps climbing and climbing. If he accepts anything less that 5/75 he's giving someone a discount. Anderson Why pay more?

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 12:15 PM) About a month ago, Flash and I met again for a general conversation about some things outside of baseball and then baseball. When that conversation was ending and we were walking off, someone comes running up to me yelling, "Pratt! You asshole! You asshole!" I turn and we stop to wait for him. "You asshole! You f***ing asshole!" I didn't skip a beat. Just said, "Henry, this is Flash, my Life Partner." ["Henry"'s name has been changed to protect his identity; he is not a SoxTalker. Dude doesn't even like baseball!] (They shook hands and then Henry turns back to me.) "Asshole!" "Umm, what's up?" "Yeah, hey listen, I should run," Flash says, and he was on his way out anyway (we were at our place of departure). "See you Flash," I say, and turn to Mr. Henry. "What's up?" "YOU TOOK THE WORD JACKASS OUT OF ONE OF MY ARTICLES BUT PUT THE WORD 'ASS' IN YOURS! YOU ASSHOLE, I love you, you're so sinister." Was very funny to be walking with Flash and have one of my writers come up to me yelling and then praising me for being "sinister". It was nothing of the sort, but it was certainly entertaining. Didn't see Flash since then until today when I was talking with my Communist friends and Flash came over as I was leaving the building and yelled, "Pratt! Hey Pratt!" I stopped and turned, wondering who it was and it was Flash! "Yo, buddy, what's up?" and we walked and talked about life and baseball. Lots of fun. QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Dec 5, 2007 -> 09:08 PM) "you'll have wasted your life," I say to my friend on the phone while discussing whether or not she would bang Hall from Hall and Oates. "No. Won't I live longer?" "What?!" "People who don't have sex live longer, right?" "Umm, I doubt that's true." "I've heard it's true." "Yeah, well -- who did they use as experiment?" QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 01:12 PM) What the hell was that all about?!

I feel I lose a couple IQ points every time I read a GP post . . . Yet I am sickly drawn to them.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 09:22 AM) How much did you love theories of learning? That stuff is my favorite. Excellent class. The professor is outstanding, this is the second class I've taken with him. His Research methods class was equally exciting. The first four weeks was basically a review for me, Pavlov, etc. We're finishing with Hebb, Gestalt, and Tolman. When I stopped and realized the range of subjects, in one semester, it was impressive. I'm looking forward to a couple grad classes he teaches.

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QUOTE(southsideirish @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 08:40 AM) I am not willing to give him 18 million per either. I'd rather finish fourth in the division then pay that much for a player.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Dec 5, 2007 -> 04:13 PM) Taking finals is nowhere near as s***ty as grading them. Bleh. grading? A scantron and multiple choice.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7112401359.html Remember folks, Hidalgo County, Texas is one of the five poorest counties in the country. Obama raised under $3,000 Hillary over $600,000. Meet the man who made it possible and a really nice guy.

Damn, wrong Guillen or NOW WE"RE THE WORSE TEAM IN THE DIVISION!!!!!!!!!!!!! JUMP OFF A BRIDGE!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE WILL NEVER WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(bmags @ Dec 5, 2007 -> 03:59 PM) heads...suspend me until friday...i should be studying. i'm serious. Done.

Andrew Hund 1993 Ode to Finals Week! Twas the night before finals, and all through the college, The students were praying for last minute knowledge. Most were quite sleepy, but none touched their beds, While visions of essays danced in their heads. Out in the taverns, a few were still drinking, And hoping that liquor would loosen up their thinking. In my own apartment, I had been pacing, And dreading exams I soon would be facing. My roommate was speechless, his nose in his books, And my comments to him drew unfriendly looks. I drained all the coffee, and brewed a new pot, No longer caring that my nerves were shot. I stared at my notes, but my thoughts were muddy, My eyes went a blur, I just couldn't study. "Some pizza might help," I said with a shiver, But each place I called refused to deliver. I'd nearly concluded that life was too cruel, With futures depending on grades had in school. When all of a sudden, our door opened wide, And Patron Saint Put-It-Off ambled inside. His spirit was careless, his manner was mellow, When all of a sudden, he started to bellow: "On Cliff Notes! On Crib Notes! On last year's exams! On Wingit and Slingit, and last minute crams!" His message delivered, he vanished from sight, But we heard him laughing outside in the night. "Your teachers have pegged you, so just do your best. Happy Finals to all, and to all, a Good Test!"

QUOTE(daa84 @ Dec 4, 2007 -> 09:55 PM) at this point i just dont think crede has much value Every time I read comments like this about Crede, I think Maggs, who signed a top 10 contract after a surgery that was considered experimental in the US. Crede does have value and if Scott Boras was our GM, we could get a ton for him.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Dec 4, 2007 -> 06:36 PM) Well hopefully at least now, this shows KW the importance of having a damn good farm system. It's been neglected for years, and no longer can that continue if this team wants to get back on top of the division. What good is a farm system when we cannot sign them to a second contract? We get a guy MLB ready, he plays a couple seasons, hits his stride and then he's too expensive for us to sign.

How many years were we the "best team on paper" and lost? You still have to play the games. I'd rather play with Detriot's players

I guess someone might think that, but I doubt many. Most articles do not offer any sort of supporting statement like that, this one did.

These were the guys we were calling idiots for signing Maggs.

Without knowing your intended major, if you like big crowds or smaller groups, lifestyle, etc. any advice you get is probably not worth the time to read it. If you have specific questions or concerns, you could get some great information here. Your list includes some of the top Universities in the Midwest and any would be a great choice, and any could be a terrible choice, it depends on you. If that makes sense. If you haven't really decided on a major, and most people do not stick to the one you may be thinking right now, take out a college catalog and highlight every course you think you would like to take. The department with the most highlights will be your first major.

It would be impossible, absent of a video tape, to prove the allegations. So they would seek to disprove them. Find proof that the Senator or the person making the claim could not be there. Perhaps find a time when one of these men made a similar allegation that proved to be false, etc. So basically they reported, accurately, that these guys are making this claim, and we can not prove or disprove their statements. I don't see what more they could do? Would you have not run the story? How would you have worded it better?

From the "what was your worst Christmas gift ever QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 4, 2007 -> 12:32 PM) 2 girls, 1 cup in HD

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 4, 2007 -> 12:32 PM) 2 girls, 1 cup in HD post.of.the.month And at first I thought I was reading the "what does everybody want for Christmas" thread and thinking wtf?

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QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 10:35 PM) 29 and a 4.1. Our scale grants a whole extra point for honors classes, but technically it's still out of 4.0. If your class rank is top 10%, which I imagine with that GPA it would have to be, I would be planning the party. Congrats