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When I saw the blood soaking through Shilling's sock, it reminded me of what he pitched through to get that WS ring.

Anyone using any of the VOIP services? I downloaded glophone and it seems ok. I was even thinking of switching to Time-Warner's phone service. They have my cable and internet service currently.

Great game so far, damn Mich won't go away.

Un-f***ing-believable What a final minute of the game

Whenever Hawk talks about GM issues, I just remember what a great GM he was Stay in the broadcast booth big guy.

QUOTE (JimH @ Jan 1, 2005 -> 03:10 PM) Something I learned in high school about the White Sox ... If you park in Lot E at U.S. Cellular which is basically behind right field, look directly east and you'll see Wentworth Gardens housing development, which is low income subsidized housing. Wentworth Gardens is the former site of 39th Street Grounds, which was the predecessor of original Comiskey Park. The White Sox played there from 1900 to 1910, and it is there where the Sox defeated the Cubs in the 1906 World Series. 37th Street dead ends at Wentworth Gardens, in between Parking Lot E and F. Where 37th St. dead ends is roughly the site of where 3rd base used to be. After the Sox moved to Comiskey Park in 1910, South Side Grounds was used for Negro League games and various other school and independent leagues. I'm told there was a fire there which damaged part of the park in 1948 or so, and it was torn down at that time for Wentworth Gardens. Just in case anyone cares about history stuff like that. Thank you. I was stumbled across an article on the history of ballparks in Chicago. It was really interesting, especially the Negro League fields.

QUOTE (SAVVY18 @ Jan 1, 2005 -> 02:11 PM) I'm with you critic. The original deal said the tolls would go away when the road was paid for. When it was, the lawyers found some wording and exploited the loophole into the HUGE scam the tollway association is now. And as you said, the roads do SUCK. And the I-Pass isn't going to help congestion one bit. The problem is where the roads go out to 10 lanes and shrink back to 3 and also have another road merging in at the same time. The only thing that will happen are the I-Pass lanes are going to be longer. How would taking money away from the tollway make it better? The tolls only go towards the tollway, not other roads. Seems like tolls are a fair method of having the users pay for what they use.

QUOTE (Goldmember @ Jan 1, 2005 -> 12:55 PM) hope they washed their hands... I had the secret sauce :puke

I am not convinced that just getting rid of power hitters will magically result in 4-5 runs every night. I still do not see a couple .300+ hitters in the lineup. Maggs was more than power, he also had a solid average. I believe have two guys batting .300 is better than 30 homeruns. Still looking over the pitching staff and prediciting average, good, and great seasons for 3 of the five looks very nice. I feel a lot better on January 1 of 2005 than I did a year ago.

There is some talent there, very cool

I am holding my breath, but this has the potential to be one of the best staffs in White Sox history. There is a lot of talent emassed here. I only hope we find the offense.

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QUOTE (winodj @ Jan 1, 2005 -> 10:48 AM) I just love the fact that someone gave Clarence Thomas tires. Really, who gives someone tires? A tire company. Kind of like the Little Drummer Boy Do you think they were Firestone SUV Tires for an Explorer??

QUOTE (winodj @ Jan 1, 2005 -> 10:43 AM) Tolls are cheap in Chicago, even at 80cents. To Leave Jersey and get to Staten Island on the Outerbridge Crossing, 6 dollars. To Leave Brooklyn and get to Staten Island on the Outerbridge Crossing, 8 dollars. US to mexico $2 + or - each way depending on bridge.

IIRC doesn't Illinois have a problem with snow and ice, salt, and freeze and thaw cycles? This makes it very difficult to maintain roads. One of the things I noticed in South Texas is the absence of pot holes on ashalt roads. They just do not happen.

EPA Window to your environment Interesting site

I look at it the other way around. The toll is $.80, if you help us to eliminate some of the cost of collecting the tolls, (IPass) we will pass along some of the savings in lower tolls. It catches the casual user and the out of staters. Basically let people who will not vote against you pay for the tolls. Same thing with things like hotel taxes and rental car taxes. Take money from the tourists.

I would be very worried if I thought my Supreme Court Justices could be influenced by a bust of Abe Lincoln or a $500 blanket.

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Sun-Times Link Matthew 25:21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!’

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QUOTE (Beastly @ Dec 31, 2004 -> 02:08 AM) Well, thats the end of me here...wonder whats next for me at soxtalk... no threads being read, no replies or posts being read... I actually think its good that everyone is heard because then we can have a few laughs with posts... but I won't see any replies... Beastly, I wouldn't worry too much about the ignore feature. I can think of a couple examples of two people who get along with everyone else but each other. I think everyone benefits if they are not sniping at each other's posts.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Dec 31, 2004 -> 06:09 PM) I did a google search on "tsunami wave videos" WOW. Some of the videos are absolutely STUNNING. If you have a bit of time to do this, the power and destruction is absolutely INCREDIBLE. I don't know to laugh or cry at some of the people who moved closer to see the waves . . . :headshake

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