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At least we'll never have to worry about another dictator running their country like Saddam did. Because the death penalty is a deterrent.

I was just thinking a birthday thread would be appropriate. WWJSNB* What would Jesus screen name be?

I am so proud to live in a country where a young, poor, unidentified, and probably here illegally, person, would receive this kind of love and caring. We are a very rich country which has received many of God's blessings. We can always find room to help those in need. Perhaps when we think of illegals, we can remember a little girl who had the American dream.

And as always, there are unintended consequences of really going after the DA. It makes other DAs leery of aggressively prosecuting other possible criminals. Then the pendulum swings the other way and there is public outrage when a DA decides he doesn't have enough evidence to prosecute because he fears they will throw the book at him if he doesn't get a conviction.

It's all about potential for potential. Both of the major players in this trade have the potential to be #1 Aces in most MLB lineups. It is impossible to predict with any great certainty. So look to the other players tossed in and I think the odds are slightly better that the Sox will get more use out of these players than what was traded. The difference is so slim that this isn't that big of a deal on talent alone. Toss in personality, those couple of gems that bmac tossed, and you have a 700 post thread. On talent alone this will be an edge trade. Someone will get a slight edge out of it.

Bummer. RIP

That is the reoccuring theme down here in Texas. No one here I have spoken to thinks the Rangers won this trade. They all think the Sox swindeled their GM. Thank can't believe the organization traded Nolan Ryan's second coming.

Well compared to the days when he traded for a guy and found out it wasn't the one he thought it was, he's come a long way. Some of this could be posturing and making the guy feel wanted and "special". We'll never hear about the guys they are coveting and never get. So it may seem he only gets guys he's been stalking and has a man crush on.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 05:15 PM) All personalized with the Sox logo? Sweet! Reading, it's a good thing LOL, I guess I should read closer but . . . Sweet itt is. I used a woodburning set and a dremel to carve in the logos. I'm hoping for a Danks & Jenks jersey. Does that sound more like a law firm or a sports bar?

Motorola H500 Bluetooth headset, DVD player, External hard drive, some clothes, family exchange is coming up.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) At the end of the day...you all love me No, Jesus loves you, the rest of us think you're an ass . . . I kid because I care™* *Used by permission

QUOTE(SnB @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 12:14 PM) how so? If you replace before, you can copy everything onto the new drive. If you wait for your current drive to crash, the data, programs, operating system, etc. will probably not be recoverable.

The B-Mac thread keeps producing gem after gem. QUOTE(MSHAWKS @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 11:39 AM) And the next time you call me out like this, we'll exchange phone numbers and arrange a meeting...... QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 11:45 AM) Hahaha, talk about puffing one's chest out. Irony thy name is MSHAWKS. And unfortunately I can't give you my number and arrange a meeting because I'm not interested in guys. Sorry. Ziiiiiing

So Mariott agrees with 90% of the posters here that the trade sucks, and he's still and idiot

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 10:41 AM) Sounds like Somalia issued a deadline to Ethiopia, and Ethiopia said no. But I would agree with your line, who would have thought Ethiaopa had jets?!?! And an army?

QUOTE(MSHAWKS @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 10:33 AM) Or, perhaps you are giving some of the people here who claim to have "inside knowledge" too much credit. Perhaps you are giving too little credit to the White Sox, who recognize that these message boards (not just soxtalk, there are a couple others) are an important marketing tool, and the people who run this board.

While I can't comment on the above poster and his motives, I can agree that the trashing will begin shortly. It always does. And IMHO it occurs by fans of every team. QUOTE(TLAK @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 10:19 AM) You're the second guy in this thread to dis Jon Rauch as if he was a complete bust. He isn't a super star but is maturing into a good Major League pitcher. Jon was second in the National League with 85 appearances last year, throwing 91.3 innings with an ERA of 3.35. He went 4-5 on a team that lost 91 games. The National's GM Bowden has been talking about adding him to the rotation for 2007 but will leave it up to new manager Manny Acta. Rauch was traded along with Gary Majewski (now with Cincinnatti) for Carl Everett in 2004. He headlined a group of talented young pitchers that caused more than one national publication to call ours the best minor league system for young pitchers. I don't mean to dis Jon, but many had him as the second coming of Cy Young. He is also around here an icon of someone who "couldn't miss". While he is emerging as a good pitcher, he isn't something we couldn't live without. The difference between a Roger Clemens and a AAAA is razor thin, and can't be predicted with any certainty. So trading prospects isn't as earth shattering to me anymore.

QUOTE(SnB @ Dec 21, 2006 -> 07:50 PM) My computer has been getting slower and slower as the weeks go on and it's gotten to the point now where it takes 20ish minutes to load up. Then today I got this message... I have an Insprion 1000 with a message stating: SMART failure predicted on hard drive 0:FUJITSU MHT2040AT-(PM) WARNING: immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive. A failure may be imminent. Press F1 to continue It loaded after i pressed f1, but this doesn't seem to bode well for the future. Would just getting a new hard drive fix the problem? Hard drives are cheap and replacing now instead of after a complete failure will save you a lot of grief.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Dec 23, 2006 -> 11:21 AM) now you're just all working against me It's not work, it's a labor of love . . .

Linked here More at link. All I could think of was Ethiopia has jets and bombs? wtf?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 21, 2006 -> 01:21 PM) Imagine that, American's want jobs that they can support their families with... Here is a silly thought, maybe we wouldn't need a minimum wage if we didn't allow half a million new illegals into the country every year? Maybe then we wouldn't allow corporations to artificially keep wage levels down, and we wouldn't need the government deciding living wages. But then again the wages are a secondary point. Its the actual jobs that are the point. I never hear that illegals do jobs American's don't want to do AT A HIGHER WAGE, the mantra is always they are jobs American's don't want, which is a load of crap IMO. All things being equal, a company would hire an illegal over a native anyday, even at the same wage, because they know they have absolute control over them. Do you think an illegal would file a complaint with OSHA? or start a labor union? Or file a lawsuit again their company? Of course not. If the company didn't think they would get caught, they would totally take the employee that they had complete control over, even if their were qualified, legal, interested workers at the same wage point. Agreed. I am surprised that you now support higher wages. When the Dems were pushing for increases in the minimum wage, that was going to kill businesses and the owners. Just keep in mind how low our unemployment rate has been for the past couple decades. A meat packing plant is about the worst job you can imagine. I'm not certain how many people are wanting to get in that career. Long, monotonous hours, cold, sharp knives, blood, etc. The meat packing companies have been begging for employees for a long time. Would you encourage your kid to take a job in a packing plant for $15/hour? The other issue the meat industry faces is people eating less and less beef. With a huge increase in cost, that would further increase. I don't think the American public is ready for $8/pound ground beef. But we've killed or downsizes other industries and survived.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Dec 23, 2006 -> 08:59 PM) I thought you were giving the winning numbers for the New Jersey lottery. I thought it was Rex's rolodex

I finally got over here and I am LMAO. Fans of both teams hate this trade. All of my Ranger fans think the Rangers got majorly hosed on this deal. They want the GM strung up like Christmas lights. Prospects are prospects in my book. I've watched waaaay to many not pan out. (where is big Jon Rauch?) I like B-Mac more because he posted here, but as a pitcher, I'll take a couple extra top to near top prospects for one top prospect.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Dec 20, 2006 -> 06:35 AM) Interesting stuff guys, you both just might be hearing from me soon... The "Let's Not Go" Gala is a letter writing campaign. Basically you would receive a letter from a friend that states, my wife has ben asked to put on this fund raiser gala, tickets are going to be $250. Your wife will need a new dress, and of course new shoes and a handbag to match. You will need to babysitter etc. etc. Why not just send a check for $500 and not go?

QUOTE(YASNY @ Dec 20, 2006 -> 01:47 AM) I got lucky to run across that Sheppard album. I started searching for a version of "As Time Goes By' that I would like, as I always thought it was great song but could never find an acceptable version. I heard Sheppard's, then checked out the rest of the album. When I'm in the right mood, I love to listen to it. His tour took him down here a month or so ago. I couldn't attend and was really bummed. I heard it was a great show.