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4-1 before being injured. I am willing to bet if he didn't have Boras, he'd of had a contract with the White Sox. My guess, with Boras as his agent, he is with the Yankees at 2.1 or 2.2.

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Hogs-n-dogs link More at link. What is interesting is trying to write a law that stops this sort of thing and makes killing them for food legal. Is it cruel to herd cows into a chute and bop them between the eyes and killing them?

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Recently viewed at the Texsox home . . . Holiday Inn A Christmas Story Yellow Submarine Various Anime of unknown name and origin I love the new MVP program at Blockbuster. When you have unlimited rentals no more wasting 40 minutes trying to pick out a DVD.

Can I swap my Enron stock for a Washington Nationals cap?

This must be so stressful for you. You probably gained a few pounds, and it is so hard trying to sleep in the same bed with a pregnant person. And not knowing when the baby will come. I hope your wife is being supportive during this time. Any chance for a Christmas baby? [tex doing math] Nothing like spring training to get y'all in the mood

With the explosive growth, comes some new screen names. Tell us who you are, favorite Sox moment, favorite players, that sort of stuff. Toss out a few favorite TV shows, music you listen to, if you are in school, where? what year?

Put your money where your politics are Buyblue.org You reds can also see where to spend your money. Wal*Mart and K-Mart are big contributors to the GOP, Barnes and Noble and Sharper Image to the DEMs

http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html Cool site. It will analyze your computer and report back all the hardware and software you have installed. Great for system crashes, etc. Nothing is uploaded, so the info stays private.

All together now . . . The weather up north is frightful But here, it's so delightful; As long as I'm way down here Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow The weather up north is frightful But here, it's so delightful; Since it won't affect where I go, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . . Oh, into the ditch they're glidin', and there's lots of cars collidin', If the casualty rates stay low, Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Well the snowplow came by today Piled six feet in front of my door, So I'll shovel my my life away And the weatherman says 'Here's some more!' And it's easy to think snow's funny When you're down where it's hot and sunnny So since I'm not there no mo'.... Let it snow..... Let it snow..... LET IT SNOW! That's same damn fine musical collaboration

Dead Men Walking Chicago could be a perennial powerhouse, in the elite with the Red Sox. All that needs to happen is the Cubs or Sox move. The surviving team would own the market and could easily afford a $100-$130 mil payroll. Instead we have two mid-market teams.

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It's time for the 2004 Soxtalk Awards. Please PM me with your nominees in the following categories. You may nominate up to five posters in each category. I will be closing the nomination process on December 26th at Noon. Voting will begin ,Wednesday December 29th and close on New Year's Eve. Poster of the Year Rookie of the Year - New between Dec '03 and Nov '04 Michael Jordan Award for Minor League Corespondent Funniest Thread Starter Master Debater Thread of the Year Post of the Year Baseball Prognosticator White Sox Genius Sports Analyst (non baseball) Rush Limbaugh Award for Conservative Excellence John F. Kennedy Award for Liberal Excellence Graphics Wizard Drinking Buddy: Who would you most like to have a beer with? Please do not post nominees, PM them to Texsox. Soxtalk Hall of Fame inductees, Chisoxfn, Molto, Heads22, Mr Showtime, MurcieOne, Southsider2k4, and cwsox are not eligible for awards. Their numbers have been retired.

The wisemen weren't trudging through snow to visit the baby Jesus The weather up north is frightful But here, it's so delightful; As long as I'm way down here Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . .

My favorite drive is down the Edens to Sedgwich (spelling? neighborhood with incredible Christmas displays) south of Skokie, then into Evanston and driving up the North Shore to Lake Forest. We'd stop along the way for a hot beverage. The white Italian lights in Lake Forest are so wonderful in the square.

Sorry, we voted, you are a newbie You mat even win newbie of the year honors in next weeks Soxtalk 2004 Best of Awards Voting

See that south-east-most area of Texas? That's me.

I just picked my first orange of the season off a tree in my backyard. Not quite as nostalgic as picking apples at Heatley Orchards in Round Lake, but it will have to do.

I always empty my pocket of loose change and singles whenever I pass a kettle.

Welcome aboard 10-1 this is somebody we know. By the way, Sex, Lies, and Politics (SLAP) is the best place to post this.

The World Series drought will continue. Getting past the Red Sox or Yankees would require a miracle. So reality states we are just trying to win a division. It doesn't take a $90mil payroll to win the Central. Until baseball decides that having 3 or 4 uber-teams and some road kill for them to play is a bad idea, we'll continue to march towards 100 years without a World Series win.

After I stopped laughing, I realized this really is a great lesson in economics. If enough people value something, it has value. My understanding is that he now has rights to develop the property and sell lots on his island. If he sells enough lots, he could make a profit. It is a gamble, but not much different than betting the Bears can cover the spread tomorrow, or that your system of blackjack will work. Welcome to the new age of economies.

I did some searching and I cannot find any mainstream software site that talks about either of those two programs. If you decide to pay the registration fee, their additional features really are nice. If they are loading some 3rd party crap, they have fooled the the mainstream press.

Petty has some awesome stuff.