Texsox

Looking to enter the post season for the first time since 2000? How about looking to enter the post season for the 4th time in my lifetime? How about looking to enter the post season twice in the same decade since 1919?

Stone Pony in the booth I am so pumped.

I am settling in for the afternoon. ESPN, Some tunes lined up Na Na Na Na. alerted everyone to not call for the next few hours. I'm trying to decide if this could be better than 9/27/93 Bo Knows 3-Run Dingers!

QUOTE(letsgoarow @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) we dont clinch with a win... if we win and so do the tribe.. then they sweep us(not likely) then we have a one game playoff to decide the division winnner. but if we win today we clinch at least a wildcard berth There is only a playoff if it means one team's season is over.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 08:38 AM) I'll be watching on MLB.tv at work. Grill Grilli!!! Being an ESPN national game, you may be blacked out. Have you confirmed? No way around a national blackut.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 08:23 AM) I also miss WinoDJ. "Rex Kickass" just doesn't roll off the tongue as smoothly. I usually shortened it to dj in my mind. I wonder how many shortened it to wino?

QUOTE(EvilMisquoter @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 06:27 AM) Not too scary. I voted for him. Twice. In the same election. That makes me so homesick.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Sep 29, 2005 -> 07:52 AM) Not yet. I think it's the screen name. I miss winodj. winodj never had a bad day.

Has that grape juice fermented? Dammit, I need to know before voting. I'm a fan for the enjoyment of watching the games and following the game. This is a fun, exciting season. If I had fun, I won. If it ended tomorrow, it was a success in my book.

I hate to offer this because I really like the guy, but . . . would you rather have in the 7th inning of a tight playoff game at Yankee Stadium Duque or BMac? The fast reply is BMac, but if experience means anything, maybe that isn't the best call.

I'm not 100% convinced Duque stays home. Playoff experience and all. I know BMac is a popular pick, I'm not sure I wouldn't take Duque and Bmac and leav Viz at home.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 09:34 PM) Count, Done deal. Count-MARK-Freddy-Jon. Repeat as necessary. BMac and Cotts for long relief. Sorry Viz, here's some tickets for the games.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 03:47 PM) Your Hammer lovefest makes me ill. Just sayin. Rally Updike! He could also cure what is making you ill We already have a rally hammer -----> Hammer '08

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/standings/spring It would seem that the better teams cruised. I forgot hoe much we sucked in ST

It will be easier to catch a giant squid on film than catch Delay. He's a Texan, and a Republican, what could be more honest than that??

http://www.indiekids.org/stuff/Symantec_Revolution.mp3 LMAO

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 04:26 PM) Had to present my research, thus, far to the department today (grad students and faculty). Nerve wracking, but overall a lot of fun. I love talking about my data, and I love it when people have good questions and methodological (sp) suggests. Mmmmmm, scientific process. . . You never did email me the paper . . .

Just got this email from a media bud... yes, she's a Texans and, yes, she's a Republican. Some of then are funny. Enjoy, -M ******* 2 States, 22 Observations 1. Texas: Productive industrious state run by Republicans. Louisiana: Government dependent welfare state run by Democrats. 2. Texas: Residents take responsibility to protect and evacuate themselves. Louisiana: Residents wait for government to protect and evacuate them. 3. Texas: Local and state officials take responsibility for protecting their citizens and property. Louisiana: Local and state officials blame federal government for not protecting their citizens and property. 4. Texas: Command and control remains in place to preserve order. Louisiana: Command and control collapses allowing lawlessness. 5. Texas: Law enforcement officers remain on duty to protect city. Louisiana: Law enforcement officers desert their posts to protect themselves. 6. Texas: Local police watch for looting. Louisiana: Local police participate in looting. 7. Texas: Law and order remains in control, 8 looters tried it, 8 looters arrested. Louisiana: Anarchy and lawlessness breaks out, looters take over city, no arrests, criminals with guns have to be shot by federal troops. 8. Texas: Considerable damage caused by hurricane. Louisiana: Considerable damage caused by looters. 9. Texas: Flood barriers hold preventing cities from flooding. Louisiana: Flood barriers fail due to lack of maintenance allowing city to flood. 10. Texas: Orderly evacuation away from threatened areas, few remain. Louisiana: 25,000 fail to evacuate, are relocated to another flooded area. 11. Texas: Citizens evacuate with personal 3 day supply of food and water. Louisiana: Citizens fail to evacuate with 3 day supply of food and water, do without it for the next 4 days. 12. Texas: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State officials provide accessible distribution points. Louisiana: FEMA brings in tons of food and water for evacuees. State officials prevent citizens from reaching distribution points and vice versa. 13. Louisiana: Media focuses on poor blacks in need of assistance, blames Bush. Texas: Media can't find poor blacks in need of assistance, looking for something else to blame on Bush. 14. Texas: Coastal cities suffer some infrastructure damage, Mayors tell residents to stay away until ready for repopulation, no interference from federal officials. Louisiana: New Orleans is destroyed, Mayor asks residents to return home as another hurricane approaches, has to be overruled by federal officials. 15. Louisiana: Over 400 killed by storm, flooding and crime. Texas: 24 killed in bus accident on highway during evacuation, no storm related deaths. 16. Texas: Jailed prisoners are relocated to other detention facilities outside the storm area. Louisiana: Jailed prisoners are set free to prey on city shops, residents, and homes. 17. Texas: Local and state officials work with FEMA and Red Cross in recovery operations. Louisiana: Local and state officials obstruct FEMA and Red Cross from aiding in recovery operations. 18. Texas: Local and state officials demonstrate leadership in managing disaster areas. Louisiana: Local and state officials fail to demonstrate leadership, require federal government to manage disaster areas. 19. Texas: Fuel deliveries can't keep up with demand, some run out of gas on highway; need help from fuel tankers before storm arrives. Louisiana: Motorists wait till storm hits and electrical power fails. Cars run out of gas at gas stations that can't pump gas. Gas in underground tanks mixes with flood waters. 20. Texas: Mayors move citizens out of danger. Louisiana: Mayor moves himself and family to Dallas. 21. Texas: Mayors continue public service announcements and updates on television with Governor's backing and support. Louisiana: Mayor cusses, governor cries, senator threatens president with violence on television, none of them have a clue what went wrong or who's responsible. 22. Louisiana: Democratic Senator says FEMA was slow in responding to 911 calls from Louisiana citizens. Texas: Republican Senator says "when you call 911, the phone doesn't ring in Washington, it rings here at the local responders".

To the Devil Rays

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) Whoa...knowledge, maybe you start reading a few more posts and stop trying to call out and attack people as much as you have been lately. Always trying to rain on people's parades. I got news for ya, just stop responding to my posts. In case your wondernig, Yes thats a threat. OMG Father Flannigan, you mean maybe there is such a boy? . . . Kap, pssst, there is this thing called a World Series that's the ultimate goal. It all comes in stages get on a roster, nail a groupie (first goal and thanks to Steff for reminding me) actually play get a playoff spot win division win first series win AL win WS I'd be celebrating from the first goal. Are there poster groupies?

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 09:50 PM) If the Sox and Indians win tomorrow the Sox only clinch a tie. And they win the tie breaker with the better head to head. So a tie = win

Yeah!! BTW, THAT'S a distraction, Carl, Ozzie, Kong, and stuff like that isn't.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 12:40 PM) Thats about all the Republican party has aside from race baiting and class warfare. What a bunch of sorry asses they are. And two sorry asses doesn't make a right.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 12:56 PM) it IS hard for someone from Cleveland to be a fan of football. Especially when your team is now playing in Baltimore. There is always basketball and hockey.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Sep 28, 2005 -> 12:30 PM) ...and this is worth starting a thread about? Really? I, mean, really? The Sox have pissed a 15-game lead down their leg and we start a thread calling for Geoff Blum's head? ...amd I missing something? This thread wasn't really started was it? Slow news day, nothing else to talk about.