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If career opportunities and waht makes sense playing wise comes into play, an AL team with the chance to play DH makes the most sense. I see a Harold Baines type career for Maggs, especially if the knee doesn't respond. The Sox are probably lucky he didn't accept the last contract offer.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 11:49 AM) I'm a big Billy Koch guy. He was a tough guy and owned up to his struggles. He didn't run and hide like LaTroy Hawkins. Here's hoping he can become a 30 save guy again in Toronto. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 11:54 AM) I gotta say, dispite everything that happened on the field, I like Billy's attitude. He was honest, up front, and never ducked the media. Hopefully he finds his way again. QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 12:04 PM) I look forward to Billy Koch trotting out of the opposing bullpen. Its a shame he never found his way on the Southside. Here's hoping Koch can get back on track in a familiar setting in Toronto. Best o' luck ay'! QUOTE(Jeckle2000 @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 12:46 PM) I like Billy Koch the guy. I like Billy Koch the player. I just don't like Billy Koch the player on the Sox. Goodluck in Canada and I hope you get your career back on track... He displayed a ton of guts and class. I really will pull for him to regain his old form. I wouldn't mind an obvious cheat to fall this far, this fast, but Koch seemed to play hard.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 10:19 AM) Funny, I heard a discussion about this on the radio, they said it's actually Potugese. If you listen carefully, when he says 'one' he doesn't say Uno, that would be Spanish. They also said 'Catorce' is 4 in Portugese, so it makes sense. Besides Spanish and Portugese are very, very similar. Interesting. I imagine then that Hola! [spanish for Hello] and (¿Dónde está?) [Where is it?] are also the same in Portugese?

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QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 11:59 AM) Us bleeding hearts welcome it with open arms. Even from wing nuts wings are nice, but I prefer the breast. {insert joke here}

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 10:20 PM) Actually it was italian I believe. I still like what I've heard from this album.... but then again after listening to the Pop album, its hard not to feel every other song they did was grammy worthy. catorce is spanish also. you discussing Spanish with the guy living on the Mexico border

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 09:31 PM) I hear you on that. There's a couple songs I've liked U2 has made, but for some reason U2's never really done it for me. I seem to have a curve with U2 songs. Slow to like, then I like them for a while, then all of a sudden it's :puke It could be that every song they do immediately goes into heavy rotation.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 02:12 PM) I hit my first three point bucket and pulled down my first rebound in varsity action last night. I remember when I hit my first bucket and grabbed my first rebound. We were at least 20 points down, that's the only time I played

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 8, 2005 -> 01:10 PM) :puke Thanks FCC BTW, I thought tis was a network decision, not the FCC. The comment I read was they did not rule on things before they hit the airwaves.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 8, 2005 -> 09:50 AM) http://usatoday.printthis.clickability.com...ll/nfl/2005-01- At least it wasn't Andy Rooney... Maybe if Bea Arthur was in the locker room

QUOTE(SoxFan562004 @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 11:20 AM) Whatever the hell that was Ashely Simpson was screeching at the Orange Bowl... I think it was called "La, La, La" QUOTE(Hall of Famer @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) Vertigo by U2 is probably the worst song that I've heard in the last 10 years. These were the two that came immediately to mind. However, was Ashleeee's performance a song in any sense of the word? And an extra :puke for using Spanish for U2. I guess they still haven't found what I'm looking for . . .

Nice, and current. Very cool.

QUOTE(Mr. Zero @ Jan 9, 2005 -> 04:31 PM) Yeah, but I'm sick of all this protecting gay people. There's only one f***ing gay person on the board, and he doesn't even care (or so it seems). He's never the one saying "Guys quit using that word please", it's the admins. I don't know why there's so much protection for it, he's probably heard every gay joke in the world, some guy calling a football player gay on a message board isn't gonna make him freak out. I'm not gay, I'm offended by the usage. Perhaps you don't mind if your aren't the one being insulted. When you are being insulted, do you want everyone to adopt the attitude of it isn't me, so why should I care?

Sometimes things are so small we don't want to start a thread. Place them here. Kind of like flying under the radar.

Early leader for the Tsunami Victim Teenager Raped by Would be Rescuer :headshake :puke

As I was updating my profile and realizing that my favorite current player choice is no longer around (Sandy Alomar), I was stumped as to who I should list. I really do not have a favorite on this team. Maybe Frank but Frank is Frank, and while I respect his tremendous talents, he just isn't favorite material. It just doesn't seem right to pick some new guy, with all respect to Abo and his man-crush, starting pitchers don't play enough to become "favorite". It would be fun to pull for Crede this season, if he plays decent. Suffering with another lack luster season doesn't seem like a great way to spend a summer. Kong? Even Fan of 14 finally jumped off that fan-wagon. Lee or Maggs would have been the next obvious choices, they too are gone. Do we really have a guy who could be a fan favorite?

BTW, Sorry Southsider, they already have a southsider

I thought they found about that burrito I had in Mexico a couple days ago and the later explosion . . .

Or the fact that dedicated Sox fans are all thinking about the same thing. Which is also why writers tend to come up with colums that mirror as well.

Very nice. I guess the GOP Radio Network needed a boost.

I never could figure out why most bouncers are hird for how well they can bust skulls and have people leave the premises when a bouncer who can calm the problem and have the people stay and buy more drinks would make a place more money.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 7, 2005 -> 02:00 PM) How many million Canadians are here illegally taxing our resources? No body knows. I am talking legal visitation. Why should we have a two tiered system that Canadians can stay for months longer than Mexicans? How many Canadians are dieing in Iraq? I just heard that a young man who was born in Reynosa, Mexico and attended High School here in the US was killed yesterday in Iraq. He was not a US citizen, but they are allowed to serve in our military. Go through the list of war deaths, read about Hispanic Congressional Medal of Honor Awardees Here is a link When we need a dirty job done, we look to our southern neighbor. Fight our wars, pick our crops.

I thought he was the backup 3rd base option. Who would it be now?

QUOTE(103 mph screwball @ Jan 7, 2005 -> 01:01 PM) Yes. I'm excited about this team. I don't want the Sox to limp along and hope a Carl Evertt/Roberto Alomar type acquistion kicks them in gear to catch up to the Twinkies. I want them to be on a mission from day one with nothing held back. If they lose 2 of 3 in the opening series, I want Ozzie to go bezerk. The excitment of the new team will be lost if the Sox sluggishly go 10-12 in April Iguchi may be the spark plug the Sox need. Whatever way there is to improve the team now, then do it now. I'm not saying to piss away the money, just take the opportunities sooner than later. Even if this team fails, and I don't think they will, I am extremely impressed with the overhaul KW has done. When is the Japanese season? I'm wondering how much rest he would have.