Texsox

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 11:06 AM) Cowley needs everyone to forget that the goal this year is rebuilding from last years debacle of a manager who had quit on his team. It's the only way he can call for KW to lose his job this year, when the years goal should really be rebuilding and recovering. So you get articles like this saying kw needs to be gone if the team isn't competitive and statements about how we need to forget all the previous staffs failures while still believing every negative thing the previous staff says about kw. The bodies that were in front of KW were Walker and Ozzie. This isn't his first year in the organization. There are very, very few players that were here when he arrived. He can't duck responsibility for this season. The standards may be lower, but they have to meet some standard.

http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archiv...-the-game/8909/

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 10:50 AM) except i don't think this year has any bearing on KW's tenure. we're not expected to compete, so if we don't, he's still fine... There also has to be some sign the team will compete as it follows K-Dubya's new plan. They can't go out and lose 90 games and show no signs of getting anywhere from here.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2012/04/post_5.html a good start So many career highlights including a Pulitzer Prize. Definitely a Chicago treasure. I really appreciate his quote about dying . . .

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 11:07 AM) That's probably the best analogy I've ever heard!... Thank you.

He also mentions the team being a .500 ship. About right by most fan's expectations. This may be one area that Cowley's personal agenda may mirror the majority, K-Dubya is under the microscope. With all of the poster children for blame gone, Oz and Walker, he's next.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 03:32 PM) I was thinking exactly that. Then I thought "He did that on purpose". I actually posted West first, then started laughing. Perry 2016

I am certain the Marlin fans are enjoying Ozzie just like we did his first few seasons. In a world where public figures are trained to say a lot without saying anything, I appreciate Ozzie's candor and willingness to not duck behind no comment and cliches. But let the rest of the world have him now. It's like listening to Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip, it may be the greatest of all time, but if you listen to it 1,000 times, it loses it's spontaneity and freshness. Soon you think Pryor sucks and wonder how you ever liked it. Same with Ozzie. I hope that somehow Oz becomes likable again. There was a stretch there where he was fun, and entertaining. Perhaps even a better than average to great manager. I'd like to embrace those moments again.

Thank you, I threw up my breakfast thinking about our drafts

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 03:11 PM) I assume someone is a Long Beach State fan. Dirt Bag is a compliment in relation to a baseball team. Thank you for the Californian to English translation dude

I thought it was nice that we closed our schools today for the opener.

So, entertain me

I bet you thought I would say Perry

IMNSHO Allen West

Morel

Dunn

AJ

I'm just not feeling any excitement for this season. MB to me was the best opening day pitcher. He always seemed like he was having as much fun as the fans.

Isn't poverty and crime and established link? And I guess we have two SSs

Well she decided to just sign the papers. They are throwing her a "retirement party" which she will attend and because of the agreement she signed, she can't say she was terminated. For a s***ty three weeks severance.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 08:21 AM) But no one is saying anything like this about, for example, the people who successfully pushed for expansion of Florida's gun laws. Those laws are insane, but people stopped paying attention to how insane it is to have people riding around in their trucks armed to the teeth starting fights (and dealing with the black suspicious looking people appropriately). I really do not find it insane to allow law abiding citizens to own just about any gun. I find it insane when we write laws that will restrict law abiding citizens and that will not change the behavior of the criminals who the laws are meant to restrict.

Which is what they are doing. I can't believe the coach didn't do anything. I have3 not viewed the video, but it sounds pretty cut and dry from what they are saying here. And at least the school was not trying to sweep it under a rug. If they do face some sort of liability for allowing a minor to be "abused", notifying the police and CPS hopefully would help them. I'm assuming there will not be a penalty.

Do we want the school to decide what is, and what is not legal, or the police and CPS? And if the school makes the wrong decision, should they be absolved of their mistake? At least on the radio interview it seemed as if it had been two 18 year old students they would not have called CPS and the police.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 4, 2012 -> 09:22 AM) Umm, Tex...it happened ON THE BUS! Liability concerns are just a bit different, don't you think? And they were concerned about a minor child having sex with an adult.