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QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 02:29 PM) HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT. sucking up to the boss, eh Monica

Welcome. Enjoy your stay. Agree with me and all is well BTW green = teal (or so I am told by bi-boarders)

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 12:34 PM) Welcome aboard! It's always great to have more and more smart baseball fans join this great site. I don't know, wouldn't a smart fan have found us already? I kid, because I care™* *FlaSoxxJim Trademark, used my permission. Welcome aboard.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 09:03 AM) y'all know I had to move to PA to learn to read... If I have time I'll pick it up. How many pages? Real fast read. You'll know around page 200 that I think you will have some great insights to add to the discussion. glad to see you around.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 04:29 PM) LOL.. one of my peeves also. While not a pet peeve of mine is . . . as in always three and always spaces in between. Yes, there is a name for that, and proper style. Something Jerry Pinkham, a journalism professor I had years ago drilled into my head. And this [ ~ ] is a tilde

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 01:04 PM) I knew the Alford name was familiar to me for some reason but I couldn't quite pin it to anything. Then I remembered -- http://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/guest_co...ion07-02-05.htm On a website called "Stop the ACLU," Alford recently published an article in which he urges the American Legion, a veterans group adamantly opposed to the ACLU, to "infiltrate" the organization and take it over from the "communists and liberals." "If even half of the members of the American Legion in southern New Mexico ... commit to (joining) the ACLU, and ... attend the board meetings," Alford proposes, "then they could expect to be asked to fill vacancies on the board. ... Our veterans could propose selected individuals to serve on the board, and vote them on in a massive landslide vote at the elections. ... If we did this state-wide, then we could effectively take over all of the local boards in the state of New Mexico within three to four years." In an attempt to distance himself from ACLU beliefs, Alford goes on to declare his support for compulsory military service and the death penalty. Then he confides, "You should also be aware that I ... serve as the secretary of the board of directors for the Southern New Mexico Chapter of the ACLU. It took me less than a year to get on the board. ... You, too, can be a card carrying member of the ACLU, and you should be. ... It's time to quit complaining about the problems in this nation, and to get involved in viable solutions." I can't figure out why they would want him off the board.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 10:36 AM) Eagle Scouts receive a higher level of pay in the military. Boy Scouts CAN be called up during a time of war by the President. Fort AP Hill, Virginia holds the National Jamboree every four years without the BSA paying a dime. There are benefits that the US government affords the BSA at large. Higher pay I thought was discontinued. I believe it was rooted in Eagle Scouts coming into the military with a better base of knowledge than the general population. Using that to recruit Eagle Scouts doesn't sound like a benefit, it sounds like a recruitment tool. CAN be called up, this would not be a benefit to most Scouts I know. BSA has contributed to improvements at AP Hill, although probably not on par with the benefit. But the military has called this one of their most important recruiting tools and training tools. They are inviting tens of thousands of young men who are, in general, patriotic, have outdoor skills, are generally better students, better behaved, and hosting them for a week. Sounds like the same thing every college does when recruiting athletes. It is also great training for the engineers, building teams, MPs, etc. in setting up and tearing down a town.

Good analysis. The problem is we start chasing our tails and taking from one stack and never building. I cannot see how anyone could not place Kong as one of the top 4 1st basemen in the AL. And yes it is about balance. Kong is part of the power balance. We still play in one of the great power hitter's parks in the AL. We should have a couple guys in the line up that can take advantage of that. He is part of the nucleus and I think trading him for monetary reasons would be a mistake.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 12:47 AM) I feel like a bigger loser than usual because hearing that audio clip put a big smile on my face... I love you guys! Join the club But, ahem, I Love You Gals

No Walgreens in Mexico, my pharmacy of choice and almost everything is "over the counter". Antibiotics, get your antibiotics here Cialis, get your cialis here Blood Pressure pills, get them here

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 08:05 AM) The fact is Konerko is going to get paid somewhere around 10 million this offseason and well he is just not worth it. And I tend to believe my own eyes and watching Konerko every sox game over athletes who only really pay attention to their own team and current opponent. I think its pretty obvious it would be smarter to save the money and not give Konerko and let 1B go to one of Dye, Rogo, or Gload. I guess if you don't have the money to spend. The players are on the field are watching all the other players, not just the player on their team. They see everyone, not just one. I guess once they get everyone on the team making the exact same money, some people will be happy.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 05:07 AM) Could very well be. His future might be bright. But I have a hard time seeing Jenks pitching in a tight game in the playoffs with the sox this year. Come on he has 1 inning of big league experience Jenks = John Daly

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 07:48 AM) Konerko is good, and a great guy from what I hear, but he is not worth a dime more than we are paying Dye...and right now I believe Konerko is making about 3 or 4 million MORE than Dye is... Konerko is worth about 5M per year. I think he makes more than Derek Lee who is not only a great hitter, but has speed and is the best defensive 1B in the game. Depending on Konerkos asking price is the deciding factor to keep him or let him go. Interesting that the players and coaches voted him #2. I tend to believe the player votes more than the fan votes. It is impossible to compare player contracts. When Lee signed his, he wasn't an All-Star. Do you think if he was negotiating today he would have the same contract? Plus each contract goes through stages where players are under paid then over paid. It is rare when a contract exactly matches what a player is "worth".

I was in the middle of a rather serious meeting when the text message came across. I figured it was a game update and glanced at it to see that Pods won, I gave a WOW! and then had to explain. Thank God there was a couple baseball fans in the group. I wonder when the last future All-Star for All-Star trade happened?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 03:58 PM) Plus that money they save on Kong can be used for other needs. The need would be for an All-Star caliber first baseman.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 08:53 PM) That was awesome guys!!! Seriously I wanted you all to get your props. I will swear til the day I day that you all got Scotty Pods on the All-Star team. Don't thank me, thank yourselves Add 10,000 posts to your total for that one

Just to clarify. The Supreme Court ruled that as a private organization the Boy Scouts are free to establish their own membership standards. It did not specify what those membership standards are. The Supreme Court ruling thus continued to keep legal things like the Knights of Columbus being limited to Catholic Men, Daughters of the American Revolution, can be daughters, etc. To have ruled otherwise, the NAACP would have had to allow non colored equal access, etc. This is why the BSA position was supported by so many civic groups. I'm not certain about freebees to the BSA. I cannot think of one that BSA receives that other non profit, civic groups also receive. We stay at several bases, when allowed, but always pay the rack rate and for meals when offered. We have crossed paths with YMCA groups, school groups, Girl Scouts USA, baseball teams, etc.

ACLU Mission Statement Wouldn't it be more hypocritical to have board members who do not support the groups mission? I know y'all think the NAACP should not have a racist on their board to prove they are accepting of everyone, or the John Birch society should have a liberal, gay marriage activist on their board. Mexican-Americans have been harassed and detained by untrained minutemen who do not know a legal resident from a legal alien, from an illegal alien. When the Minutemen trample on the civil rights of AMERICANS, they are violating the law, no matter how well intentioned that are. Disclaimer: I agree with about 33% of the ACLU's positions, disagree with about 33%, and have no frickin clue what they are talking about in another 33%.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 04:53 PM) Thanks for the response, it was very helpful. Thats a good question. My thoughts have been that if a "victim" loses a lawsuit for whatever reason, the opposition should get a chance to counter-sue the "victim" for whatever court charges plus a little extra for time lost etc. Then a jury would have a chance to see the evidence and make a judgement not only on the victim's charge, but on whether the victims charge was frivilous. If they see that the victims charge wasn't thrown out, but they in fact lost the case anyways, then the victim would owe nothing but the previously stated lawyer's fees. That could trim down the amount of lawsuits in the future, and yet save the real cases of neglegence or whatever the victim is suing for based on the evidence. I do realize that is trying a case twice and would likely not work. But I just don't like the current circumstances. For whatever reason America is in love with the underdog. If people would have to pay GM's legal bill, they would never sue, right or wrong. If we make it too difficult to sue, we risk valid cases not going to court and the good that comes out of that. Just like a few guilty people go free so we know no innocent are convicted and we allow speech 10X worse than we agree with so that we are assured that all valid speech is protected, we need to see a small percentage of frivolous to assure ourselves that everyone who should have a day in court does.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 03:35 PM) A little rant.. For whatever reason at work here capri pants are not allowed. :rolly Yesterday someone wore them and this morning she got advised not to do so any more from her boss. She told me about it. So I take a stroll around the building when I had to pick some stuff up from the print room and I saw 22 dress code violations. This girl, good worker, rarely ever hear a peep from her (thought I don't really work with her) would not surprise me at all if she tried to take some sort of legal action. Personally I think the dress code is stupid, but if you're gonna have one you have to enforce it for everyone. I can't say I blame her if she does something. I think it's unfair for anyone to be singled out. I thought the capri battle was won two years ago and only really fat people (guys or gals) can't wear them!?

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) I got the worst sunburn of my life over the weekend (and I even reapplied my sunscreen every 3 hours). I have blisters all over my shoulders and back. Ooooooouuuuuuuuuch! I am never going south of the Mason Dixon line during the summer months again! So we're not getting together this summer? That's OK, I'm not going north of the Mason-Dixon in winter.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 03:20 PM) Agreed. Hopefully the Bush Administration can get its tort reform pushed through and stop the jackpot like atmosphere that has been created in American courtrooms. This is a Russian courtroom. No matter how great you believe Bush to be, you look silly thinking his tort reform would help this. It was in the second paragraph. I guess being misinformed makes being a GOPerhead easier. Leaving for a day or two while Nuke goes nuclear.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 02:18 PM) Something has to be done to do away with frivolus lawsuits like this. Yeah this is going to get dismissed post-haste but still it costs money for companies and various governments to defend against them. Stuff has been done in the US. Attorney's have been fined and can be disbarred for bringing suits without merit. Plantiffs have been found liable for defendants attorney fees. Notice this is out of Russia. The down side is people who might otherwise have had their day in court, cannot. Some of these might have been valid.

Isn't spreading democracy a beautiful thing? The Russians seem to have grasped the Old American Work Ethic.

BTW, I went from thinking Clemens was an ass to being a huge Clemens fan. I was at his start against the Blue Jays a few weeks back and he looks better than most 30 year old pitchers. Gave up 1 ER in 7 innings in a ND. I would love to see him in a Sox uniform. But, it ain't going to happen. This seems to be a smoke screen while Kenny works a real deal. Flying under the radar. And why isn't this in Trade Thread II?