Texsox

really trying to get this song out of my head "uh, Long Distance, Directory-Assistance, Area Code 212", i Said, "hey Mama, This Is Mr. Rhythm-And-Blues" he Said Hello And Put Me On Hold to Say The Least, The Cat Was Cold he Said, "don't Call Us, Child, We'll Call You" i Said, "you Got My Number?" he Said, "yeah, I Got It When You Walked In The Door." don't Call Us...We'll Call You don't Call Us...We'll Call You "i Got Your Name From A Friend Of A Friend who Said He Used To Work With You do You Remember The All-Night Preacher From Stereo-92?" i Said, "could You Relate To Our Quarter-Track Tape? you Know The Band Performs In The Nude." he Said, "uh-Uh, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You." "listen Kid, You Pay For The Call you Ain't Bad, But We 've Heard It All Before yeah, It Sounds Like John, Paul And George." anyway, We Cut A Hit And Toured A Bit, with The Song He Said He Couldn't Use and Now He Calls, And Begs And Crawls, it's Telephone Deja Vu we Got Percentage Points And Lousy Joints and All The Glitter We Can Use, Mama, so, Huh, Don't Call Us, We'll Call You! you May Have Heard This One Before, Too: "listen Kid, You Pay For The Call well, You Ain't Bad But I've Heard It All Before." don't Call Us...We'll Call You. don't Call Us...We'll Call You.setup_params();

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) I know he had a high on-base. An I'm not making an argument. I didn't like him. We moved away from slug-ball in 2005 and we won it all. Then we moved back to it in 2006 and we went back to mediocrity. It's not a coincidence IMO. Give me guys who can run and play defense....not the complete opposite (Thome). Amazing, they went away from slug-ball and ranked 4th in home runs in 2005.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) Oh no, good forbid someone say anything negative about Jim Thome. The guy was a class act, but the fact of the matter is that we won the division just once in his 4 years here. He was not nearly as clutch are some of you are saying. He struck out all the time and could hardly score from 3rd on triple. Thome can't hit a fastball anymore. He is done. I guess I'm not a "fan" because I didn't like Thome. You are definitely a fan, and when a player says f*** this place and leaves, I never blame them, call them greedy, or anything like that.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) Interesting that Thome knew the night before. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_leagu...?urn=mlb,186333 I assume he knew because he had to wave a no trade clause. And I am certain when he found out the team he had to have had a wtf response.

perhaps it will be better in '10

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 08:23 AM) Good riddance to both of these guys. Jose, you were great for a year but you have been awful for 3 years. Thome, you are a nice guy, but I never liked you and I'm tired of you strikeouts. It's posts like this I think of when I player decides to leave via free agency.

I have always valued character, and he has shown a lot.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 1, 2009 -> 08:23 AM) What did you wish for on your birthday, new knees, new hips, or some other part that has failed you? I Kid Because You're Old Have a great one, Tex!! Thank You, I thought I would use a larger font so you won't need your bifocals who you calling old

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 07:04 PM) Riiiiiiiiiight. Remember, we're talking ILLEGAL immy-gants. No, catch up. NSS plan calls for car insurance style, Mr said no to Visa and green card holders buying direct, he wants the companies to pay for the policies instead of the folks here *legally* with Visas, H1B, green cards, etc., So in genious' modification of NSS plan Citizens buy individually from companies and pay for it themselves Legal non-citizens have it purchased for them by the companies that sponsor them.

Nice guy too

I am glad the team for a classy way to part with Jim. It makes a s***ty situation better. I usually pull for the AL Central, then AL, in the playoffs. The Dodgers just went to the top of my list. He'll be back in the AL next season.

Congrats to the four or five posts that actually were worth reading I guess a few people like this place.

After various checks and trying to fit everything into the new case, it was the mobo. Only two cuts working with these cheap cases lol

Lacking enthusiasm for Big Jim in LA

Original content is always cool around here

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 05:13 PM) That's pretty good list. I salute you. but this should be US citizens only. people here on visas need to be covered by their employer. There are no group policies under this plan. What is the difference if the green card or Visa person takes their salary and pays their premium, or the company pays it direct?

Jim really seems to put some thoiught into his posts Keep beating me Jim, just keep beating me to the post

Zero chance there won't be an inquiry

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 11:14 AM) That wasn't serious, but it really doesn't help. If any other business had $10 trillion in accumulated losses, it wouldn't be around still. Could you imagine the late fees on that debt?

SS, almost every state has limits on fees and interest that financial institutions can charge, what do you think of them? Consumer protection or unfair restrictions on banks? I am uncertain of the history of these laws, but I am assuming they were a backlash against excessive fees that the banks were charging, or shameless pandering for votes by politicians. :-)

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 09:25 AM) So out of curiousity, what should happen to the banks when customers don't pay? That is a fair question, and what is in place seems to be the best solution for the banks. What do we do if what is in the best interest of the company/bank/private entity is not in the best interest of consumers and ultimately the US?

I always get stuck on the thought that if X is the person the voters elect, why place any barriers to X?

Obviously I agree with Rex. Seems like a goal that everyone should agree with. I get the feeling that if a President issued a Kennedy-esque challenge like landing, and returning, a man on the moon, the opposition party would do everything they could to thwart the efforts.

How about the age?

Quiet, I am trying to type