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Opening Pandora's Box. Would every varsity athlete receive the same pay? Regardless of sport, regardless of skill? QBs get $1,500 per semester, tennis players $150? Would colleges be allowed to set their own wage scale? Perhaps Oklahoma is offering $1,000 per semester and Michigan only $750. If a kid is injured does he lose his pay? If you think the system is messed up now, wait until this is implimented. The current rules are too strict and non sensical. If you are on a band scholarship and want to play in a wedding band for pay, no problem, keep the pay and the scholarship. If you are a varsity golfer and want to work at a golf course for spending money, you lose. There are problems, but it could be a lot worse.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 11:17 AM) It would be hard to argue against Clemens numbers, but who is Clemens going to compare himself to to justify that kind of money. None of the games top pitchers are making anywhere close to $22 mil If the Astros number is 49.9% correct and his is 50.1% correct he gets the dough. That's what I love about this process. Usually it's so close that really who cares? Now it this huge spread with each side taking poor positions. It is perhaps the biggest flaw in the player's contract. All or nothing, pick a number. Either side would win with a number between $15mil and $20mi. Instead they are both out of the range. From a PR standpoint, I'd rather be the Astros.

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QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 12:21 PM) I can seeGarland saying at a press conference after a horrible outing "Well if you compare it to the fifth starters of the past, it's not that bad of an outing. Plus if Podsednik had a 67 inch vertical, he could have caught that grand slam in the 3rd inning." Garland should stay in the fifth starter's spot all season long. If that means that off days cause someone to miss a start, I don't agree with that on 1/19/05. That could change, but I would rest our #3 or #4 before Garland. Which I guess by definition makes Garland a 3-4

That movie could go in two directions. As a poorly produced snuff film, I would be very sickened and pissed if I was the Bridge Commission that was duped. As a real look at suicide and what drove these people to jump from that bridge, it could be a powerful tool. I would not watch the first film, I would the second. How they handle the footage of the jumpers would tell me a lot. I wonder how many more would have jumped if they knew a suicide film was being shot?

That's the beauty of the internet. Plenty of real estate and plenty of sites for everyone. If a person can't find a site that reflects their views, they aren't trying too hard. This one is what it is and it seems to be working for most people. What do you miss most about College Station?

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 10:27 AM) I won't say much on this topic because if I start, I may never shut up. What I would like is for customers to quit f***ing asking me if I am in tech support when I answer the damn phone!!! They don't ask my coworker (guy) that. It isn't just male customers, female customers ask the same damn thing after I spew out my initial greeting. (I work for a resistor manufacturer.) Wait, Honey, I thought you were the real guy's secretary. I kid because I care*® * used by permission

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 10:57 AM) Make Girland the #5 guy, without the pressure he turns around and wins 18. I don't think there is any more or any less pressure on Garland from #3, #4, or #5. He walks out of the dugout and takes the mound, he's got to pitch.

My favorite accident was at a Bulls game with that stupid spin around with your head on a pole and try and make a basket promo way back when. The guy sped around the circle, grabbed the ball, took two steps, and hurled his nachos. Paint him the loser.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) I read this on the NYC version of the CTA Tattler. Wino are you in New York City???? Frantic hipster: Please tell me you have The Golden Girls on DVD! Employee: Nope, we are all sold out. Frantic hipster: Dammit! It's sold out everywhere! What am I going to do? --Barnes & Noble, Chelsea DJ??? I thought you already bough a copy and a back up copy. Did you "wear them out" already with the constant rewinding and slo mo??

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 09:24 AM) IIRC, there was something that happened when they switched from one board to another. They had something like 128 members at the time and the order of members reversed. So #1 was now #128, #2 was #127... #128 was #1. That must be it because

Let me toss this out for consideration, not necessarily my view. On some subconscious or cellular level we believe females are the key to our survival. Lots of females and a few males will perpetuate the species better than lots of males and a couple females. We also are imprinted with a belief that females are the nurturers, and care givers. To survive and thrive like the animals we are, we subconsciously push females into that role and the males into the hunter gatherer, protector roles. Perhaps in it in our genetic makeup. On an intellectual level we are able to see past this view, but instinctively we are not.

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) Yah that's bizarre, I joined a couple of days after him and have a lower member #. That's a Canadian exchange rate thing

At this point it's read it and weep time until the mid season point. I'd be surprised if we pick up a starter at this point.

Schedule Here It's getting close. . .

Member numbers?? Nuke is the 6th person listed having joined on soxtalk.com day 2. Yet he is member number 124? How??

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Jan 13, 2005 -> 07:36 PM) When I was in Boy Scouts, someone once told me that you can't sweat in Nevada because there's no moisture in the air. I didn't believe him at the time nor do I now, but there's always been that lingering thought in my mind that people just don't make up stuff that stupid. Anyone care to finally prove him wrong (preferrably with first-hand experience)? I've done some extreme hot weather camping and yes you do sweat, but it evaporates very quickly. Long sleeve light color cotton shirts and long pants help to hold in that persperation and keep you cooler, which is counterintuitive for most people who try and shed clothing. Keeping the sun off your skin is a good thing. Sweat comes from inside, not the air so dry air doesn't stop your body from sweating, it just determines how long it takes to evaporate off your skin or clothing.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 08:27 AM) Where's Luis Vizcaino?? I assume they are still working on the physical, contract details, etc. Who gets bumped?

I guess McAllen was too stupid to test

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 08:06 AM) I kinda think Clemens wants to retire, since the Stros lost a bunch of talent this offseason and maybe he thinks they can't compete. This is a pretty bad way to go about it, though - if he wins the arb and still retires, he looks foolish for turning down 22 mil. If he loses and retires, or if he wins and plays, he looks greedy. Kind of a no-win situation for him. The best solution is to either hammer out a one-year deal before this goes to an arbiter, or to just retire and say that he didn't want this to drag out. Watching Clemens this past season, and getting a lot of Astros coverage convinced me he is one of the most competitive guys in all of sports. He's got a chance to blow away the record for starting pitcher contract and I think he is going to try for it. I am guessing but if they did sign Beltran, he would have pitched for less. Remember he played for "only" $5.7 last season. I do not believe that is going to help either side in this. I hope it goes to arbitration, it will be an interesting show.

Current Sox Depth Chart Updated Today

If we are talking about which Sox starter will pitch the 5th game of the season, I am guessing El Dugue. I am also drinking some Garland Flavor-Aid and believing he's #3 by season end. White Sox Depth Chart Updated Today

Most benchmarks that are used to determine similarities and differences between the sexes as usually very cultural and societally biased. And perhaps that is the best way to study this. What roles do societies place their members? Humans are grouped together in a shared cooperative society for their mutual benefit. Some amount of efficiency to maximize each members roles eventually surfaces as every system strives to be efficient and survive. The US has become a world power by how well we use every member of our society and ultimately may fail based on whacking those efficiencies out of line. Each individual has different strengths and weaknesses. Taking any of these strengths and forming a set will generally surround both men and women. If we see that more men than women are in that set, we will on some conscious or subconscious level want more people like that in that role. It makes us more efficient. If I have seen 14 women and 2 males in elementary education, and the females have been excellent teachers, I will be encouraging of more people like that to enter the profession. It will probably not be overt, but more subtle. If you ask me "would men be good elementary teachers, I would answer yes, and offer many reasons" but I may not think of that career path when talking with a young male undergrad.

Looks like fun to me. Sobering to realize two hours later some jackass could be trying to kill them with a suicide bomb or a sniper rifle. stay safe guys.