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QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 01:35 PM) Mark my words, there will be ballads written about this heist. Yeah 180 kegs of Budweiser BTW, a tip of the thread naming cap for brilliant!

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 07:06 PM) why pay more?

Anderson @ $600,000

I can't stop eating today. I'm just constantly eating.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 05:21 PM) Thanks everyone for all the text messages and calls and posts. She was a few weeks early, but you couldn't tell from anything other than her weight. Thankfully she eats like her mom so she'll be a little fatty in no time. I have a ton of pictures and I'll get a few up asa I get things a bit organized around here. Thanks again!! Continued good health for you and your baby

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 02:38 PM) I plan to get acquainted with Mr. Smirnoff in about two hours. What you do in the privacy of your bedroom is your business.

BTW, LSU was the best team I saw this year. And they will not win, but just sayin'

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 02:28 PM) I called yesterday, left a voicemail. I just got offered and accepted. HOORAY NOT LIVING ON THE STREETS AFTER COLLEGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did you discuss posting privileges on Soxtalk? Don't be takin' a position that does not respect your need for posting Congrats

But we have to teach our kids about this stuff, it would be censorship and book burning like ignorance not to.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 11:48 AM) While driving your Beamer to the club for some tennis?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 10:57 AM) The writers do not make multi millions per year. Not even close. Try again. Sorry, I was referring to Leno, Letterman, etc.

Lots of support for guys making multi millions per year and going on strike, but some poor SOB who makes $50,000 building cars, he's a greedy s.o.b. you know, just sayin'

Of the all time cheap shots against Chicago sports, it's in the top 5. The Rodman shove of Pippen as well. Which is why I never could understand Bulls fans embracing Rodman.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 09:45 AM) I've made $75 so far at payperpost.com...kinda cool. Which is why I don't trust blogs :-)

I just do not see how we can afford adding a CF who makes much more than Anderson. Anderson makes about $600,000, why would we pay ten million dollars more?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 28, 2007 -> 09:50 PM) New Glarus is a brewery I give a lot of credit to for pulling off novel but stylistly faithful versions of lagers and ales equally well. I wish I could get their stuff with more regularity. I had a farmhouse ale from them probably 5 years ago that I think was the beer that became what they are now calling Spotted Cow. The same evening I had an unfiltered lager from them that they just referred to as a zywiecbier that I think is what they are now calling the Yokel lager. They were both really lively, fresh interpretations that used a combination of European and domestic ingredients to great effect. I couldn't believe both beers came from the same brewery, as typically it seems that breweries that nail their lagers fall down on the ales and vice versa. Mmmm. You pulling that from memory or tasting notes?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 09:13 AM) On this one, I get the strike. There's so much more revenue streams then ever before, yet the writers are still paid like it's 1963 (adjusted for inflation). They should get a higher cut up front knowing that their material has more channels of distribution then even 5 years ago. Either a higher up front fee or better back deals.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 08:33 AM) The correct answers to that are ALWAYS... chunky and grape. but not always. How are you packaging your chunky while BPing? I was using those rollup tubes and smooth just works easier.

Alpha, I understand your point, but I look at those residuals like an insurance agent getting renewals, salesreps getting reorders, or baseball players getting deferred compensation, or a waitress on tips. They have a multistage compensation package which is understood by all. I am certain the writers would like to take it all up front, but the studios would rather lower their risk against stinko projects. So this deferred compensation lowers the studios initial investment and hopefully motivates those with a financial interest in the finished project to perhaps work a little harder. The old we'll give you half now and half later *if* it is successful.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 29, 2007 -> 02:46 AM) I hadn't eaten a peanut butter and jelly sanwhich in about ten years...until last week. Since then, I've had about 675 of them. Then it will be another ten years before you will want one. Chunky or smooth? Grape or strawberry?

I was looking for a Star of David tree topper without any luck. Went with a regular star. Remember Roses are reddish Violets are bluish If not for Jesus We'd all be Jewish

Rex, I love ya buddy, never touch my iPod

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 28, 2007 -> 09:26 PM) Holy s*** - I did finally catch an HD hockey game... what a HUGE difference. You can see the skate lines in the ice after they clean the sheet between periods. f***ing sweet. Damn, I may rethink my decision to be the last person in America without a HD TV

In three or four years the market may be at $12 mil for an average starting CF. The overall MLB average is pushing 3 mil. Here are your AL CFers, rank them and decide if Rowand at $12 for the next five years isn't realistic basewd on projections and what other guys are signing for. Anderson, Brian N.CFChicago White SoxBaldelli, RoccoCFTampa Bay RaysBorbon, JulioCFTexas RangersByrd, MarlonCFTexas RangersCabrera, MelkyCFNew York YankeesClevlen, BrentCFDetroit TigersCrisp, CocoCFBoston Red SoxDaVanon, JeffCFOakland AthleticsDamon, JohnnyCFNew York YankeesDeJesus, DavidCFKansas City RoyalsDukes, ElijahCFTampa Bay RaysErstad, DarinCFChicago White SoxFiorentino, JeffCFBaltimore OriolesGranderson, CurtisCFDetroit TigersGuzman, FreddyCFTexas RangersHairston, JerryCFTexas RangersHunter, ToriiCFLos Angeles AngelsKotsay, MarkCFOakland AthleticsLofton, KennyCFCleveland IndiansMahar, KevinCFTexas RangersMatthews, GaryCFLos Angeles AngelsMurphy, TommyCFLos Angeles AngelsOwens, JerryCFChicago White SoxPatterson, CoreyCFBaltimore OriolesPutnam, DannyCFOakland AthleticsRedman, TikeCFBaltimore OriolesReed, JeremyCFSeattle MarinersSizemore, GradyCFCleveland IndiansSuzuki, IchiroCFSeattle MarinersSwisher, NickCFOakland AthleticsTerrero, LuisCFChicago White SoxUpton, B.J.CFTampa Bay RaysWells, VernonCFToronto Blue Jays

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 28, 2007 -> 03:18 PM) I've been audited before and no one told me I was doing it wrong. State or IRS audit? The IRS doesn't care what the states are doing. Actually, I'd pick the state with the lowest rate. My sympathies for the audit.