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QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 09:30 AM) Sun-Times' Chris De Luca thinks Kenny will make a push for Jarrod Washburn... Chris De Luca wrote: With few suitable in-house options, look for general manager Ken Williams to make a strong push for veteran left-hander Jarrod Washburn. Washburn - a pitcher who was on the Sox' radar before the latest Contreras injury - reportedly has cleared waivers. Washburn, who turns 34 on Wednesday, is 5-11 with a 4.76 ERA in 23 games with the Mariners, including 22 starts. Yea!

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 08:26 AM) There is a difference between differing opinions and infighting. Every office place has differences of opinion. But to have "cliques" and inward wars is trouble some. It's when two sides are trying to push agendas and they collide. That's when you start to see leaked memos and such. Exactly. Careful hiring of people all with the same agenda prevents that. Also, hiring subordinate personalities who will not "rock the boat" is a good preventative strategy. It worked wonders for Bush in the past two elections.

QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 07:44 AM) There must be something in the air today,Iam in such a good mood and that doesnt happen very often. It's called pot smoke

Thankfully there are no diversity of opinions or thoughts in other campaigns. Get a bunch of people who all think the same and go from there.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 12:37 AM) So do the entire KC Royals team. They are a disgrace. They fold vs. the Tigers and Twins at home and they'll kick our ass at least one of the games in the upcoming series, maybe 2. What a joke they are. You gotta win against the weak teams.

QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Aug 10, 2008 -> 08:45 AM) Any chance we wait and see if Beltre is put on or clears waivers? It seems that most teams put their entire roster on waivers and see who clears. It gives them the most flexibility and may hide the player(s) they really have available. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=mlb

Sounds like Bill was her most senior advisor, seems like a smart move since he won two campaigns for the same office.

The issue I have here is the poor reliability of Time Warner internet and telephone. I finally am back on line after being down for nearly two days for a wide area problem. No Olmpics opening at my house. Prior to that I was down for a day for a local problem. In April and May I was without service for an hour or two every day. Always between eleven and two. They could not find the problem. I was gone June and July, so who knows what it was doing. Then I come back in August and the problems start again. Their "free" phone (bundled) is too expensive compared to a regular phone that would actually work. I burn up so many cell phone minutes calling to try and get this fixed. I'm going to look at the Direct TV bundles, or I may just keep my cable tv, that seems to work most of the time and just switch telecoms.

Instead of an arbitrary number based on years of highway data, physics, road construction, traffic levels, and road design. Let's use a number based on how fast people want to drive and to accomodate the people who break the law. ah sure. Once people are comfortable with 70, some will go 75 or 80. Still others may not be comfortable at those speeds and will continue to drive 55 or 60.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 02:39 PM) I'd be VERY curious on this race thing. I still stand that while Bill Clinton is not a racist, he used race to try and paint Obama as "the black guy." It is not beneath the Clintons to use ANY tactic they think might work. It is not beneath *ANY* politician to use ANY tactic they think will work.

some posters focus on playing accomplishments for their favorites. He's a love him or hate him guy. I pulled for him in a Sox uni and then stopped when he left. I believe all of my top 20 I would cheer for after they leave, just not against the Sox.

According to the Dish Network website, the package includes Comcast Chicago which they claim carriers the Bulls and Sox subject to blackout.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 11:36 AM) If more Soxtalkers had taken the time to make a list maybe a player at #2 on someones list wouldn't be weighted so heavily. And no I didn't submit a list either. I've followed the Sox longer than most of you have been alive and to single out favorites over a 40 year period made me think I'd submit the list then go "Oh damn I forgot" insert players name. Once you're on the Sox you become my favorite unless you show me you don't enjoy being a Sox ( Cabrera, David Wells). In all these lists, I have never seen someone on fewer lists higher ranked then someone on more lists. It seems that the first sort is number of lists, then the tie breaker is higher ranked. But looking at the tie breaker for players on 4 lists, BA with Heads placing him #2, was a few players behind Wilbur Wood whose highest ranking was #3 on mine. In fact Wood was ahead of The Milkman who had a #1 ranking. So just one person ranking some very high does not make as much of a difference then people are thinking. BA 4 lists highest #2

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 9, 2008 -> 04:06 AM) This whole concept is rather stupid IMO because all it takes is one person to love the player and he is top 50 so I don't know why people are putting so much thought into the argument. No one is going to agree with the list because people like players for different reasons. Read the list, laugh at how terrible it is going to be, and move on. I'm not certain why you think it takes just one person for a player to make the final list. It actually took three, and BA was on four. If more people had taken the time to vote, perhaps it would have taken even more appearances on lists. But as soon as we picked favorite it generally eliminates guys you did not see play. So Jackson et. al. are not listed. It's also rather insulting to Knight who put in weeks of work compiling this and putting it together. This is the third or fourth list he has done and every one has been very popular.

This list was very cool to put together. Strolling down memory lane to long ago Sox games is always worthwhile

I am tossing Time Warner out. They absolutly suck here the past 5 months. In comparing Dish Network packages it shows White Sox games. Anyone out of the area getting Sox games via Dish Network as part of their standard package?

Love his guts and attitude.

If Jeter or A-Rod makes that same play, ESPN would still be blowing kisses up his ass. Greatest play on the biggest stage.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 11:10 AM) Your avatar is a red X for me. King Kong from the movie.

Since it seems we are having some great discussions about the list, why not put them here and leave the player threads about the players? Knight has done a tremendous job putting this together.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 10:58 AM) I think it is a much better idea than having something that looks like the cesspool the Brian Anderson thread got turned into. Since BA made the top 50, I assume that all the current starters made the top 50. Wait for the Crede thread, and it will be really wild if Fields is ahead of him.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 10:59 AM) WTF? My avatar I assume.

And nobody can excite Sox fans on a message board quite like Brian Anderson And looking over my list to see where he was ranked, he didn't make my top 20, so I was not one of the four.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 11:44 AM) Is it really surprising to people that Anderson made this? He's had his own fan club on here for 4 years now. I'm shocked he wasn't a lot higher. Now, if I see the following players on this list, I might have to make some negative remarks: Jaime Navarro, Tim Belcher, Royce Clayton, Jose Paniagua, Jesus Pena, Ron Santo, Darin Erstad, Scott Ruffcorn, D'Angelo Jimenez, Jon Rauch, Billy Koch Don Kessinger a problem? He signed one of my baseball trophies. He played a season or two on the southside.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 8, 2008 -> 11:30 AM) I can tell you all one thing, I'm sure not gaining any fans in this thread. I'll drop it. Although Sonic, I think you can find better words than "retarded" to use on the message boards. What is this, 2nd grade recess? Actually you may be gaining some fans and losing others. Which is kind of the point. And the story line of hero, golden boy, gets full of himself and is b****ed slapped to reality (Ozzie), then, learning that lesson and against adversity (also Ozzie), becomes the star he was destined to be (Sox fans can hope). Is almost straight out of Hollywood.