Texsox

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QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 12:50 AM) a very, very patient man. One of soxtalk's funniest, saves that humor for few threads. Great days posting with the at work crew.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 03:36 AM) COLLUSION!!! They'll say that. Only if the player doesn't receive a reasonable offer. Boras could ask for $15mil/year for Crede, but no one will offer that. When he receives offers similar to other players with his stats, no problem. No collusion, nothing illegal. I understand the theory that Boras will make you pay more than you should. Whether it's hypnosis, Vulcan mind control techniques, or whatever. He's super human, beware.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 11:45 PM) It's comical to see how many times one person can be owned in one thread and yet, still not have clue that they are getting b**** slapped time after time after time after ..... I guess I'm a little slow, why should this thread be any different

Blow it all up and start over, making it better. Damn, Jas, there is some liberal in you. I say start over including post totals.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 05:04 PM) Why am I not shocked you bring up Fisk whom in your eyes were so wronged by the White Sox? I get it that loyalty is a two way street. It is no mystery to me why Scott Boras has the reputation he has, nor is it a mystery to me why the White Sox and other teams prefer not to deal with him. I understand teams prefer to not deal with him. In fact, in the early days of sports agents, some teams refused to negotiate with any agent, perfering to negotiate directly with the player.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 06:44 PM) Most churches that DO have sizeable membership cater their "worship" experience to middle aged women. There's very little about church that empowers men to act like men. There's a serious lack of leadership building and youth groups fail to show girls what their roles are as women and boys what their roles are as men. PA, I was just talking to friends of mine tonight about that very issue. As Scout leaders, we always offer a worship service on Sundays during our campouts. For many of the young men, and now ladies, in our units, this may be their only contact with religion. I pointed out that there are far more ladies in attendance at service than men, and perhaps our greatest gift we can give these kids is showing them strong male Christian role models. I also enjoy showing them female role models they may not normally see. Our Venturing Crew advisor is older than me, cute as can be, petite, and can backpack, climb, cave, and camp with the best of the men. Beauty, brains, brawn, and a determined spirit.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 04:36 PM) I thought all these tax cuts were making us lose revenues? ITS A CONSPIRACY!!! THE ILLEGAL, IMMORAL, REACTIONARY BUSH ADMINISTRATION IS COOKING THE BOOKS!!!! Let's cut taxes 90% and really get things cooking It's fun being a Republican.

QUOTE(DePloderer @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) How's this? Nice. Now let's figure out where we can use it. BTW, there is a thread in SL&P regarding right side controls, could you answer it?

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) Okay.. one does it, okay its a bad mark on him.. 2 do it.. makes you wonder.. When more and more came out.. Then you have to take a look at the system. And makes you wonder how much of this is still going on..And if things are still going on.. And I feel it still is, there was a huge (republican type) cover up. Then don't go to Doctor's, lawyers, teachers, or any other profession. They all have people who have committed crimes equally horrific.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) I can't even begin to comprehend how you came up with that. So your telling me that if you go into a resturant and have a bad server, you blaim it on them and not the place.. And then go back to that Resturtant? Yes. If the food is good, but the service is poor, of course I would go back. Are you telling me because one Doctor committed murder, you will never go to a Doctor and would argue against medical care? Will you not send your kids to school because somewhere a teacher molested a child?

Imagine a league with free agency where the players only cared about winning? How would you like to compete with the Yankees when they are turning away all-star players offering to play for league minimum? Thank our lucky stars that they have that huge payroll and make mistakes like with Giambi. I think some players sign with Boras as a status symbol. He has the best of the best every year and like driving an Escalade, players want the feeling of being with and having the best. Those players looking for the almighty dollar are with every agent. And let's not forget that the teams aren't exactly the most loyal. Have you seen Frank lately? Fisk? So teams whining that Boras players aren't loyal or only care about money, just falls on deaf ears.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:48 PM) I have faith they are.. so it must be true then right? Why bring up yet another blackmark on this "cult"? HMM Have no idea.. Question.. What is the difference between a religion and a cult? It isn't a blackmark on the group, it is a blackmark on that individual.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:48 PM) Question.. What is the difference between a religion and a cult? Why is that even important? Those are labels that people apply. It is the actions that determines if something is good or evil.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:07 PM) Wow, now who is stretching.. It isn't a stretch at all for me, I have faith. It would be a stretch for you, you have faith in those that have misled you, and have written in books at your home, that there is no God. That is your faith. You mock faith, yet we use faith every day. Drive down the road and you have faith that an oncoming car will not cross the median. Get on a roller coaster at Six Flags involves faith in the person who assembled and maintained the ride. To believe someone loves you, you have to have faith that what they say is the truth and their actions are real, not an act. That's faith. Thank you for trying to brainwash me into the cult of disbelievers, but I will pass and be happier for it. Your Cult is without a moral compass. Your cult has no basis. Enjoy your cult, raise your kids in your cult, end your life in your cult. Every step of the way, believers like me will be praying for your salvation.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:08 PM) Nice post, Tex. But, it won't get through either. I know. But you know us poor misled types, always trying to save the world, one soul at a time.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 03:03 PM) Here is the wikipedia list of Borass clients, they claim it is incomplete, but there are some pretty great examples of horrible deals in this bunch Are all of them bad? Are there the same percentage as other agents? Are they bad because of injuries? If you were a GM starting a team, would you want access to this list of players, or be told they are off limits? We agree on the damages a bad contract has. We differ on how those bad contracts come about. I blame the teams for over estimating what a player will do and paying him that amount. I cannot believe Boras has some special mind control over GMs who just can't help themselves. BTW, you are awesome, I ever could find a list of his clients.

It's a shame Anthrax with your logical, scientific matter, you will never know love, because love can never be proven, you will never know trust, or any of the emotions that make life worth living. You want to see, touch, measure, and hold things that some people are able to know through faith. I have faith that my partner loves me. I can't place her in a test tube, can't hook up electrodes to her brain, after our passing, you can't discect us and find this "love". But my faith tells me it is there. Just like my faith tells me that God exists.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 02:51 PM) They are easy targets. But, then again this comes back to Ethical.. How do you define what is ethical? by science Coming into a Church thread and ranting there is no God is the same as trolling a Cub board as a Sox fan, or yell fatty over at weight watchers. With all your logical gray matter, I would have assumed you could understand that.

Players contracts are determined years down the road, on the field. If Konerko plays like a couple seasons ago, it's a bad contract. If he continues to improve slightly, it's fair. If he continues to improve by leaps and bounds, it's a great contract for the team. Obviously the team is hoping for #3. Where in this curve, the player's contract falls is a result of the negotiations between the team and the player. A slightly under market contract makes 2 or 3 more likely, a over market contract makes 1 or 2 more likely. Can you list Boras' clients? How many mid level prospects does he represent? How many of those have "bad contracts"? How many of these are Boras clients?

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 02:37 PM) So The Masses are against me you are saying? not against you, and for many of us, you will be in our evening prayers as we pray for those who have not been saved. But hey, no thanks are necessary

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 12, 2006 -> 02:34 PM) You can't again, this comes back to the orginal post.. check again for the orginal post. This was about Churches, but you decided to yell God doesn't exist in a thread about Churches. Probably because of some pompuss attitude that you are smarter than enyone else. It certainly shows how classy you are. It is classic troll behavior.

Ding Ding Ding We have a brief intermission. Anthrax I must commend you. You are taking on all comers, and not backing down. I and others, think you are way off base, but you keep on lifting yourself off the mat and answering the bell. Kudos for that. Ding