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This team, even if it misses the playoffs, is close. It should not take stick of dynomite to fix.

If the Sox can't win, it doesn't matter. Both teams are going to stay ahead of them. But, go Tigers.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) I always liked Maya QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 07:38 AM) Did you ever tell her? QUOTE(mreye @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 08:40 AM) Obviously, why do you think she got that restraining order against him?

I am in the Anderson needs a second season camp. I see some parallels to Crede. Buerhle, still a fan and think his 2007 will be excellent. I'd prefer upgrades in left and short, long relief lefty, and Brandon in the starting rotation.

Who still watches these award shows?

The National Guard has been great. Lots of service projects. Repairing stuff, etc.

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Sep 8, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) I always liked Maya Did you ever tell her?

I keep thinking it may be easier to pass the Tigers then pass the Twins. If that makes sense. Either way, Sox victories are important.

There is also too many assumptions in some of the statements regarding third world countries, poverty, and birthrates. When the only form of farming relies on manual labor, a large family may actually help them beat poverty. It may be the only way to survive into old age.

Just saw it was your birthday

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 12:17 PM) Why doesn't Joe Mauer get more consideration? Out of all the candidates, he plays the most demanding defensive position, and he's arguably the best defender at his position, as opposed to all the others, who are either a.) average or worse at their position or b.) don't even play defense. Mauer is second in Win Shares behind Jeter and Manny, FWIW. BTW, I do realize that Mauer probably won't even finish in the top five, because for whatever reason, writers don't care about defense. It's funny, really, they b**** about guys like Hafner and Ortiz not playing defense, yet they don't give great defense its due, in the cases of guys like Mauer and Beltran (who, IMO, should win the NL MVP in a landslide). I'd rank the candidates like this, personally, based on where their respective teams are at, offense, and defense... 1.)Jeter 2.)Mauer 3.)Dye and, in the NL 1.)Beltran 2.)Pujols/Howard 3.)Howard/Pujols EDIT: This post probably makes it seem like I'm really discrediting Dye. I think the AL MVP race is extremely close at this point, and it'll probably come down to a combination of whose team makes the playoffs, and to which player has the most 'moments' (ala Dye's homer vs Nathan). What he said. I would only disagree to the point that Mauer and Dye are closer. At this point, I think it's Jeter's to lose. His team will be playing in October, he finally put together a full season, not just a second half.

QUOTE(MHizzle85 @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 04:40 PM) Get 'em Mark You better be a good luck charm, starting off the game thread

I'd want to know how many shots he could have over a 30 day period, and how long each shot would last, before speculating.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) Catholicism totally does. Natural Contraception? You mean nothing? What's the harm in letting all those third world countries (and portions of this one) dominated by catholic dogma use artifical contraception, when it will bring down the birth rate, creating more food and resources for the people already living? I see this in LA every day. Until religions try to encourage poor people to have LESS children, they are not helping. "Leaving it up to God" is a bad idea. http://www.catholicmom.com/nfp_methods.pdf http://www.christianliferesources.com/inde...p;articleid=686

I am not aware of any religions that encourages poor people to have children. Most mainstream Christian faiths allow for artificial contraception, and Catholics are encourage to use natural contraception.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 02:02 PM) Didn't this happen weeks ago? We had a whole thread on this, didn't we? It's a new development. We debated the techiques being used to catch the person(s)

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) Actually I believe it is even a Harvest Moon... well at least the Hoosiers and Iowians might know what I am talking about. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast11sep_2.htm Damn you, I always spend sixty seconds reading your posts and another 10 minutes googling and reading.

I know we agree, it is just a tough area to jump into. Plus, those benefits we are providing, for the most part, benefit the child who didn't have a say in their conception. So I hate to begrudge the children benefits, but I dislike footing the bill for them.

Could this be a Kirk Gibson emotional boost to help the club? Could this be a Kirk Gibson emotional boost to help the club?

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 12:07 PM) You have, as a parent, a moral and ethical obligation to provide for that child as best you can, and if you can't even provide for yourself, well then you have lost before you have even started. How about a little personal responsibility here? Evil, once again, I agree with everything you wrote, but, I then think about the moral implications. Are we then telling people not to reproduce? Don't you think that is hardwired into our being, as a survival tool?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) Strayhorn is a Democrat. I don't care if she got elected as a Republican. You have to remember, though, that Democrats in Texas are more like Republicans in the northeast, they're fairly conservative. Perry's just an assmunch. I have always not liked him. Bell is a relative unknown, but seems to be a nice enough guy. Then there's Kinky. He's just... Kinky. Perry has been elected to office as a Dem and as a Rep. IIRC, and my Texas history is a bit rusty, Perry was one of the "pit bull" Democrats in the 1980s, and pushing for a smaller leaner government that could survive on the dwindling tax base. I believe it was around 1990 that he switched parties and claimed the Democrates has no room for him because he was a white male and the GOP offered a statewide office. How true for him as it turned out. So you who got? I've tossed out Bell and Strayhorn. It's Perry or Kinky and I just mauy get Kinky. I actually like some of his ideas.

Sage Noel Austin Noel (Austain) River Noel Jetty Noel Starla Noel Ashleigh Noel Lauren Noel Anna Noel Skipping the whole double AA thing, your next one is major league! Good luck.

Only one margarita? How big was that one? Richie: We just had some beer - in teeny-weeny glasses. Howard: How many teeny-weeny glasses did you have? Richie: Seventy-two. Howard: I think it's time for some teeny-weeny cups of coffee.

Perfect graph, what I was looking for. Now to figure out what it means :-) I was thinking, prevailing wisdom is small ball = more consistent offense HR ball = inconsistent offense That doesn't seem to be playing out as much this season. Last season the team scored 5 or fewer runs in 68% games, in 2006 that percentage is 56%. I am ot certain is that is statistically significant. This is not an area I usually bother with. I use 5 as a threshhold of when you can reasonably expect to win a game.