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I heard Nolan Ryan say that no one will come close to his longevity for the exact opposite reason as you mention, kids do not throw enough. They never develop the arm for the long haul. We baby them too much. I had a coach who would not let us swim the day of games. Felt it tired out our arms and legs too much. We obeyed him too.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) I wore a Sox jersey to a department function out here once, a lady approached me and asked about it, turns out she was good friends with Kelley. Right around the time he had that brief stint with the dodgers. Closest thing I have to a real connection to anyone. QUOTE (TCQ @ Aug 7, 2008 -> 07:55 AM) Woah thats kinda depressing...Ill be your friend if you want Classic and POTM worthy

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) I wore a Sox jersey to a department function out here once, a lady approached me and asked about it, turns out she was good friends with Kelley. Right around the time he had that brief stint with the dodgers. Closest thing I have to a real connection to anyone. QUOTE (TCQ @ Aug 7, 2008 -> 07:55 AM) Woah thats kinda depressing...Ill be your friend if you want

When my son first started playing t-ball his coach played in an over 30 "real baseball" league. When I mentioned I was a catcher, he asked if I'd like to come practice with his team. They have drafts at the start of the seaosn, and I would not be able to play that season, but if I liked it, and was "half way decent" (this will come back), I would probably be drafted the following year. Catchers are in high demand and low supply. So I quickly agreed and made plans for their upcoming practice. As I was at the sporting goods store, buying a cup, I started getting nervous. Later, I added to Jim's Life Rules No male over the age of 30 should be involved in any activity that involves *themselves* wearing a cup. As I got behind the plate, it felt good. The ball was popping into my old glove (yes I saved it). Then the batter stepped up and the pitcher started adding some velocity. Ouch, Damn, s***, where did all the padding go?? s***, someone is going to get hurt and it will be me. Then he announced he was going to work on his curve. Now his curve?! Those were fast balls with 20" of movement??! At this point I'm stopping about one out of three. Then they want to see my arm to second. When in the last 15 years did they move second base to the outfield? Two hops and a roll and I got it there. Finally, a curve ball in the dirt had me shooting out to the side and blocking. As the ball bounced off my chest protector all the air in my body said f*** it! we're out of here. As I layed there struggling to breath it occured to me that 12" may be better. But they graciously agreed to let me hit. After connecting on a couple of weak line drives to first, the pitcher cranked it up to game speed. Holy s***! I was out of the box and thinking how happy I was that I didn't buy spikes as well. Turns out most of these guys played college and more than a couple were drafted and/or minor league experience. Waaaaay out of my league.

I'd tell him there was some A-1 in the bathroom, then lock him in until the police arrived.

Best of luck to him. Easily one of the best football players I've ever watched.

Good luck Freddy.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 11:43 PM) Rudy wasn't a first rounder. So you would like AJ more if he was drafted lower? I never factored in draft position into whether I was a fan or not. I could not tell you draft position of anyone on my list except for Baines. I have a difficult time understanding how that works, "I really enjoy watching John Doe play, he's one of my favorites" "Did you know he was drafted in the 1st round?" "really!? he's washed up then, I take that back, I don't like watching him play!" BTW In my top five is a starting pitcher who lost 20 games one season.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 11:25 PM) Well then you're f***ed in the Heads22. And I get the idea of the list... my favorite was AJ Pierzynski. He, however, has been a regular starter for years and a key member of the 05 Championship team, not a backup who never lived up to his hype. Might as well put Joe Borchard... I mean, he even compares him to Aaron Rowand, who had better be #1 on his list if emulating Rowand was worthy of #2 or else it's just stupid. EDIT: This does not mean I dislike Alex, he and I get along great, but BA #2 I had to call that out. Ever watch the movie Rudy? Anyone else on that team have a movie made about them? f***ed in the head? To use playing ability as a critieria and rank AJ above Fisk is hilarious. You know, the guy in the HoF, lifesize statue at US Cellular, Retired White Sox number??

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 6, 2008 -> 10:58 PM) BA is a good 4th oufielder with the Sox who could be an above average starting CF on another team, that's about it. Back in the early 90's, Bulls fans would begin chanting Granville - Granville near the end of home wins. Much like a Red Auerbach cigar, it signaled a Bulls victory. Granville Waiters was a Bull fan favorite, and he was one of the worst players in the NBA. http://www.granvillewaiters.com/ So I do not believe playing ability and fan favorite is synonymous. And a 4th outfielder is almost tailor made for fan favorite. The little guy who could. Against the odds. The underdog.

Texan - 'nuff said

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_...arez/index.html Yep, just as I thought, Northern Mexico

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 5, 2008 -> 10:42 AM) http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_...arez/index.html Yep, just as I thought, Northern Mexico

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 08:01 AM) How wasn't this found out sooner? If he was presumed dead, wouldn't a death certificate have been prepared? Was he paying taxes all these years? Seems like the only people who thought he was dead were the town's people. Since he did not know he was "dead" he muist have continued to pay taxes, etc.

I was discussing a coincidence with a good friend of mine. Both of us happened to have been married to our first spouses on the same day of the year (different years). I did some quick math and realized there are 365 x 2 possible combinations of our two anniversary dates. Making it 133,125 to 1 that this would happen between any two people meeting at random. However, I also realize that there is a 1 in 365 chance that I would meet someone with the same anniversary as me. So is this a rare thing, 133,125 to 1 or a fairly common thing 1 in 365??

Ed, Jeffry, John, this guy. Stuff like this rarely happens in the south, I think it's a snow thing, it makes y'all crazy.

I took the loml to Applebys to have a few drinks. I had a few/many tall Blue moons and she had asome Main Street RITAS. i had to watch the restart of a Cus game. i have mt laptop on a stand and the letters are up, which looks cool, but sucks totype. I hjave to sleep. fiuck y'all who like the Sox in 2nd and I lobe y'all who hayte trhe Sox in 2nd. and whem is Jim goimg tp send me home brew????

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) Otherwise known as "Tex Needs to Know the Directions to Your House, so He'll Follow the Directions Backwards Cause He Needs Someplace to Stay" If the directions from Texas included a step back in time, it would mention Iowa

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 08:48 PM) If you're in Dallas, that's the long way to Chicago. I head through Dallas and google maps even offered a good entertainment guide . . .

Driving directions to 333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 606161,459 mi – about 22 hours 35 mins Edinburg, TX 1.Head east on TX-107/E University Dr toward N 13th Ave 0.9 mi2.Turn left at N 25th Ave/N US-281 Continue to follow N US-281 0.6 mi3.Take the ramp onto US-281 N 157 mi4.Take the ramp onto I-37 N/US-281 N Continue to follow I-37 N61.1 mi5.Take exit 133 to merge onto I-410 N 14.0 mi6.Continue on I-35 N 205 mi7.Take the exit onto I-35E N toward Dallas (VISIT KAPKOMET) 56.6 mi8.Take exit 428A to merge onto I-30 E Entering Arkansas 316 mi9.Take exit 138A to merge onto I-440 E toward L.R. Natl. Airport/L.R. River Port/Memphis 10.0 mi10.Take exit 11 to merge onto I-40 E toward Memphis 118 mi11.Take exit 277 to merge onto I-55 N toward Blytheville/St Louis Entering Missouri131 mi12.Take exit 66A to merge onto I-57 N/US-60 E toward Chicago Continue to follow I-57 NEntering Illinois380 mi13.Take the I-94 W/Ryan Expy exit toward Chicago Loop 0.7 mi14.Merge onto Dan Ryan Expy W/I-94 W 7.2 mi15.Take exit 55A toward 35th St 0.2 mi16.Merge onto S LaSalle St 0.3 mi17.Turn left at W 35th St0.3 mi U S Cellular Field333 W 35th St, Chicago, IL 60616

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 03:47 PM) That was so far over the top is was Tex-like. And so illogical and poorly written to be Alpha-like

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 4, 2008 -> 03:47 PM) That was so far over the top is was Tex-like. And so illogical and poorly written to be Alpha-like

Not to leave the discussion without throwing an idea out. If we want to make this investment, how about funding items that will allow individuals to not use fossil fuels. Much like the tobacco industry had to fund anti-smoking campaigns, require the oil companies to put in programs that loosen dependence on fossil fuels. Allow them to escape any wind fall profits tax by funding university research on alternative fuels. And give them the rights to the research results royalty free so they can continue in business.

The only check I want from the government is a "we paid off the national debt and have a surplus" check. As long as we are running deficits, we would be borrowing that $1,000 from someone who will also wish to be repaid. Since I plan on living and working for at least another 15 years, that would mean I will be paying that back, with interest. As Balta mentioned, notice these checks are always around an election. It's a publically fiunded bribe.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 3, 2008 -> 01:26 PM) Interesting story and interesting history. The bit about the brewery losses in teh Chicago Fire giving the Milwaukee brewers a chance to expand is an interesting bit of history. I always have my doubts about "original recipe" claims, though. Even if modern equivalents of all the original ingredients could be found, the brewing process itself has become so modernized that the flavor profile and mouthfeel in the finished product is probably not going to match the original. I also don't believe that the recipe formulators typically win the battle with th beancounters at the megas. An 1850 American brewery certainly wasn't using supplemental amylaze enzymes to digest the starch in the cereal adjuncts, they just relied on the natural enzymes intrinsic to the 6-row barley. From a modern standpoint, that's highly inefficient, but in 1850 it dictated how much adjunct went into the grain bill and also how you had to approach the brewing process in terms of pretreating the cereal to open it up to that enzyme barley during the mash. I've had a couple of excellent homebrewed and craft-brewed interpretations of pre-prohibition American light lager, but none of the "originals" that have come out of the megas have been up to snuff. In most cases, I think that's because the beancounters are the ones calling the shots. What does a guy have to do to drink a couple of your homebrews? Can they be shipped?