Texsox

No students, teacher development day.

Questions are acceptable in this format, yet are hardly used.

Greatest #4 in Sox history.

Hey SS2k5 posted out of turn or I see that SS2k5 has posted out of turn.

Interesting. First off, I guess I pay less than zero attention to the NL -- Sandberg is managing? WTF when did that happen My thought in these rankings are how many could lead their teams to the WS title? Perhaps all in the right circumstances. Are they 100% better than the next? Or just 1 or 2% better. Rank the top 100 yards dash guys on the planet and they rank thousands of a second apart.

The key difference you are missing is on one hand we have a specific individual involved who has made anti religious statements, and you believe that does not mean anything. On the other hand you point out other people not involved in this case to prove that a totally different group may have torched their own place. How can you ignore statements by the person involved but cite as evidence in a different case people not even involved? Your evidence that they may have torched their own building is other Muslims have done it. Other killers have murdered Muslims over religion. If I post a list of people who have killed Muslims because of religion would that change your mind about the shooting? or another way Shooting case? Zero evidence he shot them over religion. He said it was about a parking space and that's good enough. You ignore the shooters own statements. Arson case? Those Muslims are always making this stuff up. 50-50 they did it themselves. Be consistent.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 10:48 AM) Chicago is an old city. The city layout was done centuries before professional sports became a thing. All but the Cubs have had opportunities to move. Imagine a suburban sprawling complex with two or three stadiums, a huge entertainment district . . . It will never happen

Four more days.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 15, 2015 -> 10:39 AM) Come on man, Steve Stone may be a complete asshole outside the booth, but Hawk is 100% to blame for their awful in-game chemistry. While I may tip the scale in one direction or the other, blaming one person 100% brings another "come on man" kind of comment. Stone has some blame as well. We can discuss if it is 10% or 50%. But you can't allow Stone to skip with zero blame.

QUOTE (Brian @ Feb 13, 2015 -> 06:15 AM) Anyone ever been to Zanies in Rosemont? Going to see Iliza Shlesinger in May. Went to the one in Vernon Hills once before it closed but was wondering what the lay out was like because she goes on at 9:30 but Richard Lewis is on at 7pm. So it is a separate room they clear out after he is done? Jeff Garlin is there as well a few weeks before but would rather see the hot girl. I obviously don't go out much. Richard Lewis still has a career?

When I bought my 2013 there were almost $10,000 in rebates plus the dealer discount. It Texas they are fast movers.

I was thinking about Phoenix and how they have been able to position their sports stadiums near great entertainment areas, have them reasonable grouped, and just a great place to attend events. It's too bad Chicago never developed that way.

http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/glendale.html Good stuff if you are planning a trip to Arizona.

Depends on how you look at it.

Between now and the end of April I have at least two tournaments a week. I love this coaching stuff. Between Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity, JV/Novice, and Beginner I will be really busy.

Baseball is his life. While I find it hard to believe that anyone would not care about the HoF, I don't believe it is as big as deal to Hawk at this point because he has a big ego. He doesn't need anyone else to validate his own opinion of himself.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Feb 14, 2015 -> 03:45 PM) Tex, I like you but you have to really stop this. I NEVER SAID they torched their own building. I said I would bet 50-50 that they did. You said that doesn't happen, I showed you instances where they have damaged their own stuff/hurt their own people and claimed Islamophobia. Read and quit trying changing words in your replies to make things seem better or worse. I didn't say there was no chance, I said there was no evidence. Unlike the shooting where there is actual evidence. You would bet 50-50 on them torching their own building but fight anyone that says there is a chance the guy shot those other people over religion. You have direct quotes from the guy being explicit he is against religions. You have nothing on the bombing. Why are the bombers 50-50 and the shooter 0?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) A university doing its job should have a standard procedure where you can report these things without having to worry about facing repercussions. Many universities are discovering they have issues like this with their sexual assault reporting policies right now. That kind of failure is something that at the very least permeated the entire athletic department. That's a deliberate setup to make sure things involving the football team are covered up. I agree. Which is why I find your overall stance so strange. Don't punish the janitor with direct knowledge, punish every other janitor, students, players, plus secretaries, and suppliers, and anyone else who didn't have direct knowledge? First you say it is everyone's fault that works there for having that culture, then you say it isn't their fault. Why punish people who were not at fault?

When I need to take four passengers I really love my F-150. Thigh room galore, plenty of head room, three adults in the back seat like it was a limo.

Because Spring training is so close this reminder. This gets closed and locked when pitchers and catchers report.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 14, 2015 -> 01:50 PM) Frankly it would be mine. Especially if I'm in a position of power over people where I'd have the ability to fire them, you want people to expect that you'd do the right thing if they did the right thing. If they did the right thing and reported a raped child, they felt that because of that the wrong thing would happen to them. That's on the environment of fear as much as anything, and that's not just on the coach, that's on everyone who allowed that plague to flourish. But you aren't punishing everyone who allowed it to flourish if you don't punish the janitor who ACTUALLY KNEW IT WAS HAPPENING. Or McQueary or should be in jail. This is insane, not punishing people with knowledge then turning around and punishing everyone else?

It isn't the janitor's fault because of Paterno. yet you want the entire university punished because they allowed it to happen?

Zero evidence that the guy shot the people for being Muslim. This evidence that they torched their own building? Really?

yep, can't trust them. Zero evidence for that btw.

If I don't report a crime because I believe Balta will fire me, is that your fault or mine? And seriously, take a job as a janitor with benefits before accepting a paycheck from that university.