Everything posted by Texsox
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
200 replies. No wonder the media loves him
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White Sox farm system ranked 24th in new BA ranks
Has anyone done a study on minor league rankings and post season success? I'd be interested in the years before an appearance.
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
If you make every decision based on the average, you will get average results.
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Abreu jersey # prediction
QUOTE (scs787 @ Oct 28, 2013 -> 01:05 PM) 14...Too soon? Yeah. Let's see 35 isn't available 79
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College Life Catch-All
QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 28, 2013 -> 10:37 AM) Zotero. Zotero. You will forget EasyBib as mere child's play. I used it a couple years ago and it seemed much better for on line sources but mine are almost all print journals. Has it gotten better?
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College Life Catch-All
QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 28, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) Hey if some girl is finding out I only have one nut i'm already in a good spot.
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Why Texas is kicking your state's ass
http://content.time.com/time/magazine/arti...2154995,00.html
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College Life Catch-All
Registered fall the spring semester. Grad classes are a bit more hectic for registration. Only 15 spots in one section per class. Registration opened at midnight, already ten of fifteen spots were taken.
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Technology catch-all thread
I have actually taken the time to tailor the ads I see everywhere. We'll see if it works. I've wanted to tell the ad generator that I bought a truck, so stop the Tundra, Silverado, F150, Ram 1500 ads and give me something new.
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(Insert Celeb Here) is Dead
I got into Lou Reed way late. In fact it was my son that turned me on to Velvet Underground. Which basically says I had no taste in music in the 1970s and a pretty cool kid who knows great rock. RIP
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College Life Catch-All
I am a big fan of http://www.easybib.com/ yes, I can do my own citations, but this usually makes it easier and will be even better when more people use it and more citations are added. I also enjoy living in a college town for cheap entertainment, cheap beer, and a certain vibe you can't get anywhere else.
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The Wealthy as Job Creators?
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 07:33 PM) The vast majority of people lose massive amounts of money on health care. They pay in way more than they take out. That is the entire idea. Most of us give away money. And some cheat the system by never paying. Which if I can say is one aspect of this that I find so interesting. Liberals are demanding that people be responsible for their medical bills by having insurance. Conservatives are demanding that people be allowed to not carry insurance and receive free services. Doesn't it seem like that should be reversed?
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The Wealthy as Job Creators?
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 12:14 PM) I see forcing someone to buy something as exactly that. If you are forced to buy something you will have it and receive the benefits from it. If you are required to give something away, you no longer have the benefit. I'm not seeing that as exactly the same. If I am forced to give you my clothing, you then have it and I don't. If you are forced to buy your own clothing, I have mine and you have yours. But we aren't talking about a $5 t-shirt. We are talking about giving away services that run into the thousands of dollars.
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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
Umpires, and the decisions they make, are as much a part of the game as anything else.
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
Hyperbole to make my point. To argue with greg, the examples will continue to be more and more extreme. It's the only way to keep the argument going.
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Technology catch-all thread
QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 24, 2013 -> 08:26 AM) I don't think I've changed a single setting in my home router (cisco valet 2nd gen) since I set it up about two years ago now. It does get reset now and then since both it and the cable modem are on a switched outlet and the modem acts up sometimes. Same here. I want it to work without me touching a thing, same as my electric, water, and tv. I don't have to shut down my main breaker and restart all my electric. I don't have to shut off my water occasionally. Just work.
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Technology catch-all thread
QUOTE (Jake @ Oct 26, 2013 -> 12:17 PM) Prepare to open up the app store whenever you are facing a problem. I remember getting a package in the mail and opening up the app store to see about a knife. Yep, that happened True. I no longer can track how many days I have worn a set of contact lenses on a calendar, it takes my phone and an app.
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 09:26 AM) He was awful after 05. The fact that he just gave up a few years ago rubbed a lot of people the wrong way, Greg or no Greg. True. But I've seen it here for years, the more one or two people champion a certain unpopular point of view, the further to the other side the group gets. "He wasn't too bad" in the face of "he was pretty good" eventually becomes "he was the worst manager of all time" in reply to "Revolutionized managing". It gives us something to do.
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The Wealthy as Job Creators?
QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 23, 2013 -> 08:53 PM) Because it would be considered unconstitutional. It's another side of the Obamacare debate. Forcing people, in the minds of many, to pay fees or subscribe to a service, even if those services might save or prolong their lives, is UNFAIR. Even if they end up saving money, etc. The conflict I see is there are also laws that basically require hospitals to offer care. Imagine requiring a business to give away food, clothing, or shelter.
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St. Louis Cardinals vs. Boston Red Sox
QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 26, 2013 -> 11:33 PM) I know it's hard to judge intent, but I really feel obstruction should be a judgment call based on the fielder's intent. Anytime you start making subjective calls, you open up huge problems.
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
BTW, I have no doubt that Ozzie would be better respected (ok I need a better word than respect) and his accomplishments seen in a more favorable light, if not for the efforts of Mr. Greg. The more Greg seeks to elevate the man, the further down we collectively push. Like everyone else associated with the team, he had good years and bad. His last year was bad and that is how we remember him best.
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Ozzie still out begging for a job
100 replies. No wonder the media loves him.
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It's been 8 years...
QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Oct 27, 2013 -> 12:02 AM) I can't believe I got teary-eyed watching that. Jeez, it still gets to me. x2 Rewatching the DVD has started every season since.
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Official Squared Circle Thread
For what it's worth and based on about a 15 second conversation, Omar "Panterita" Figueroa seems like a pretty decent human being. He just stopped by my middle school for a pep rally and to deliver an anti-drug and anti-bullying message.
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Sox hire Todd Steverson as their new hitting coach
He's saying the right things. Does he speak spanish?