Texsox

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 05:00 PM) Oh boo hoo. Give me a break. I see bulls*** and I'm going to call it such. And if y'all step over into personal attacks we will edit your posts. Next comes warnings, and suspensions.

What is also interesting is overrated doesn't necessarily mean being bad. You can be a A player or a HoF and get tagged.

IIRC he was a very skilled campaigner before leaving office. I wonder if this is an example of the big step it takes in going national. I had never really thought about it before but going from local to county to state to national are all big jumps. If we consider this is part of a job interview and what we do as voters is "hire" someone, he is not looking good from a preperation stand point.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 01:19 PM) I'm not a big fan of Pat Green though I do appreciate his talent. I was just kinda "Oh Well" about Green. But Willie ... well I thoroughly enjoy kicking back and just chillin' while Willie did his stuff. Outdoor venue on a beautiful night. Couldn't ask for a more enjoyable evening. Did Pat open for Willie?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 01:04 PM) I'm listening to Eric Clapton doing Bob Dylan's "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright". OMG it's kicking my ass. Album: Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration How was the Willie and Pat Green concert? I was at the International Music Festival on South Padre Island yesterday. 12 different venues, excellent range of acts. I also caught the Art Walk in Port Isabelle and a Mexican War reenactment on the way home.

QUOTE(29andPoplar @ Oct 26, 2007 -> 06:47 AM) Hello, thought maybe one of you young people could help me. How do I do a contextual link? For example let's suppose there's a story on the White Sox website and the link is something like: http://whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?y...sp&c_id=cws and the story is about the Sox hiring two new coaches. I notice some of you will display the link and re-title it (which I call a contextual link), for example when you display the link it shows up as: Sox hire two new coaches Can someone tell me how to do it, thank you! Type in the quote you want to use as a link. Highlight those words, click on the icon with the +

Minor league teams have the best marketing people.

Since the proof was obtained illegally, that means he didn't do it? I believe that means a court could not convict him using that information, it does not magically mean he did not do it.

QUOTE(MurcieOne @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 11:26 AM) on a side note.... do you think Brian Anderson has luscious curly blonde pubes like the hair on his head? just thought id break some of the tension...... Darin Erstad's pubes can smooth stone, cause ya know he's grindy. Best.Anderson.Post.Ever

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 11:09 AM) The difference being Hill's associates are committing the crimes now (HU) as opposed to a decade or two ago. I see Obama's association with Rezko hasn't hurt him too much yet. Well as long as other candidates are doing it, I guess it is ok.

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 10:31 AM) Is that all you got? He doesn't hear a question fully, and now he is in need of hearing aids and senile? He actually associates with someone who has had a criminal past, and now he is tainted too? Might as well wipe the whole damn field of candidates from both sides then if that is the case. Shall we apply the same standard here that we would if it was someone like Hillary Clinton?

I had not thought of inconsistent play, great point.

QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Nov 4, 2007 -> 07:42 AM) Does anyone know how many Bora$ players they already have? I was just thinking, which agent do we love? You know, the guy that gets his player waaaay less than the next guy? The guy that sells his clients as low as possible Boras is amazing. All he has to do is look at a GM and the GM makes bad decisions. We need to send Boras and his amazing talents to the middle east. The only way to protect yourself from Boras is not to look at him, do not talk to him on the telephone, do not open any mail from Bora$$.

It worked out pretty well the last time the GOP had an actor-politician McCain '08 When the GOP wakes up and realizes the best canddate out there, that declared, is right under their noses, all will be good.

Looking at physical talent, the difference between a perennial gold glove winner and a AAA player is not that great. It's what you do with that talent that makes the difference. Perhaps I overrate intangibles like character, effort, enthusiasm, and baseball IQ, but from watching a lot of can't miss guys miss, it makes sense to me. How a player handles adversity goes a long way from stopping an 1 for 14 bad series from turning into a .167 month. It speaks to how they handle the little nagging pains, how they handle the inevitable decline in their physical skills. Earlier someone pointed out that this may be the first time he failed and isn't handling it very well. It is probably the first time coaches are getting on his ass. And yes there is plenty of blame to be tossed around. But he has to realize that if he fails, the rest of the organization will still be around and he'll be selling timeshares in Orlando. Now Brian Anderson is an asset that the team owns for a while. Like buildings, computers, or inventory the team has to figure out how to maximize their ROI. They have an investment in time, talent, and money in the guy. To maximize that investment, that would have to make a further investment in him. If the goal is to trade him, they have to analyze what further investment they are willing to make against what potential additional benefit they will get. If two more years moves his value from mid level prospect to just above mid level, it probably isn't worth the additional investment. If two years nets a MLB ready player, then it is. And Brian Anderson has to realize he could be at his "jump the shark" moment. There is a way to run a baseball franchise and most teams are basically the same. If he thinks he will achieve baseball nirvana by switching teams, he will be sadly surprised. Perhaps then he'll get the kick in the ass it seems he needs. Bottom line scoring, Anderson is 80% to blame for his current situation, and he's 100% responsible for the solution and no one except him will be crying if he washes out of baseball. Fans will forget about him in no time flat.

How does a player become overrated in the fan's eyes? Reading over a few threads it occurs to me that most of the overrated stuff starts with fans. Of course the teams needs to hype that "these kids can play" so they probably shoulder some of the blame.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 3, 2007 -> 02:38 AM) She's not, but I'm speaking from what their perspective might be. Tex, we're men and we know how stupid men can be. Gotcha. I read that and was confused.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Nov 3, 2007 -> 11:33 PM) QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ Nov 3, 2007 -> 11:08 PM) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rq2ztTEp5k The Reverend in all his hysterical glory. "Hysterical nincompoop" - Hey Phelps, it's pot calling the kettle black. As for the free speech issue, as much as I think that Phelps and Co.'s statements are reprehensible (I've actually had the opportunity to see it first hand when they protested a funeral in town -- and they got a very slow passing middle finger from moi), I think that they are legally able to do this sort of stuff. If the 1st Amendment can protect people like that, then it sure as hell can protect me. And I know that people don't like MM but this one is pretty good when he and a group take on the Phelps crowd. Excellent.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Nov 2, 2007 -> 02:37 PM) I think she'd be an adequate President. I'm just sick of merely adequate people. The best person that could win, isn't running IMO. Hammer Time?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Nov 2, 2007 -> 02:52 AM) In other words, Ok b****, if you're not gonna let any of us have it, then we're not gonna allow you to throw it our faces every day either. I thought she wasn't throwing it in their faces?

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Nov 2, 2007 -> 08:21 AM) But at what economic cost? Look at the disaster that occurred in Seattle now that they have reached Kyoto level emissions of CO2. They may never fully recover. The economic argument always comes up, and it has to be factored in. The new industries that could spring up would be a great boom to the economy, but that shouldn't be the only reason.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 2, 2007 -> 01:54 PM) Barry won't be there? s***. I'm heartbroken.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 2, 2007 -> 08:03 AM) And 30 years from now, we'll probably be able to say the same thing about global warming. Well, not we in the sense of me and you Texsox. Which is why I look at what is being suggested, like using less carbon energy and think, so big deal if they are wrong. All we will have done is make the planet a little nicer. Too bad it became the Dems against the Reps.

I would hope that we could come up with some legal way to protect private events that are held in semi-public venues. You can stop someone from trespassing at your wedding, even if it is in a public hall you are renting. You can stop someone from yelling fire in a theater. I can't believe the law would allow someone to set up amplifiers outside a business and drive away customers. During a funeral, the mourners are customers of the funeral home. There has to be some protection for the business.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 1, 2007 -> 11:22 PM) Personally, I think we did a wonderful job of staving off the coming ice age back in the '70's. Scientists have been wrong before. Remember how healthful a cigarette was? Aided digestion and relaxed you. How about the recommendation that we eat lots of red meat to be healthy? I'll bet if they went back in the 70s and looked at all the computer data, you would see they were lying.