Texsox

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 14, 2008 -> 01:59 PM) I saw that picture and was like, wow, he kind of looks like me. I looked just as ridiculous with my popped collar too and it was all for nothing as Krod shut everyone but Quentin down Would that be you on the left or right?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 14, 2008 -> 11:58 AM) That may be the catalyst of the whole thing, but the charges are because he perjured himself to the grand jury. If he doesn't lie, then there's nothing to charge him with. How someone could defend perjury and blame it on a book is beyond me. Celebrity status buys you many things in America. If you can kill, why not shoot up? Betty Ford clinic was a career move for some people. Rappers get street cred. Bad behavior sells. An all-drug league would outsell a no-drug league for fans. Well, at the minimum the TV ratings would be higher for 600 ft HRs and 103 mph fastballs then "clean" play.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 14, 2008 -> 11:26 AM)

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ May 14, 2008 -> 11:26 AM)

I borrowed a buddies USB record player and converted all my old vinyl. Then did the same with my CDs and cassettes. If my mom hadn't have sold off my 8-tracks, the count would be even higher. 3,000 songs 14.35 GB 8 days worth. And I'd guess almost 100% legit. I do have some bootlegs (thanks again) and some odds and ends.

Thanks for posting that, it was a great read. In a bit of irony, a crappy article, full of half truths, mistakes, and lies actually sparks more cobversation that one that nails it the first time.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 14, 2008 -> 10:52 AM) No its because the govt gave Bonds immunity and he refused to play their game. He didnt believe that the grand jury testimony would be secret, and therefore if he told the truth it would be leaked. The govt promised Barry that it would be secret and there would be no way anything said could be revealed. Funny how that worked, I swear there was some book of shadows thing. No, it's because he used drugs. No drugs and none of this happens.

The bigger the name, the bigger the accomplishments, the bigger the denials, the bigger the hubris, the bigger the target.

QUOTE (thedoctor @ May 14, 2008 -> 09:44 AM) i'm sick of talking about the white sox. oh, wait... We even have that covered. There is almost no subject we have not talked about in one of the forums or another.

Paranoia? I started the thread for the exact reason you see in post #1. There are a bunch of topics everyone is sick of, but we keep going back to them. Maybe if we all agree, we can simmer the stove, and move on to something else. And yes, there is also a big picture. Some damn good posters VOLUNTARILY have stopped posting and when we ask why, we here it is all the negativity and beat to death topics. So as Mods, we will continue to try and build a site that works for the majority of people. As a personal note, we have unlimited space so it seems there should be room for everyone. But sometimes it would be nice to tell people to go to their rooms and quit pissing off their brother.

Oh, and I should have added

A lot of posters have written to us with the opinion that our regular game thread is often times too negative. Too filled with the tired old complaints and clichés. So if you want to hang out in an alternate game thread, have fun, and just enjoy the game while chatting with fellow Soxtalk posters, this is the place. If you are a half empty, complaining, enjoying having your negative predictions come through, kind of guy, there is the other one. Look over the tired, beat down topics, those will be off limits here. Maybe we won't have anything to talk about except the quality of the beer we are drinking, but that may be more fun.

QUOTE (farmteam @ May 13, 2008 -> 05:15 PM) Yeah, I see where that can get confusing. I guess for people outside the culture, it's hard to understand. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but I guess I can understand where he's coming from, and that's why I'm on the minority in this one. I happened to be thinking about this as I was walking tonight, and it is surprising you posted. While I think you missed the mark, you actually were close to a very good point, or perhaps this is more what you were thinking. He didn't hack in to see what info he could steal and use for financial gain, he had a specific bit of information he was looking for, and he probably was not going to gain financially from it. But just like the thief who breaks a window and enters a business. It just doesn't matter if he broke in to polish the silver or to steal it, the first crime is breaking and entering.

That is great news. I think the team really screwed him over. I hate he's wearing a Sox of the wrong color cap in the HoF

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2008 -> 03:58 PM) In all seriousness, if you want to control repetitive stuff, why not just open up official threads for certain players/issues? Feel free. That's the beauty of this site, anyone can start a thread.

Agreed.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 13, 2008 -> 03:44 PM) Responding to a critique of a manager with "if you are so much better than Ozzie, then why aren't you managing in the majors?" That would be the double beat down topic. We should just number that one and save time. When Oz does something stupid Reply Saves us all time.

QUOTE (Mplssoxfan @ May 13, 2008 -> 01:13 PM) I was having issues for a few days, but it's working for me now. It was strange, I could see my preview in my iGoogle homepage, but could not retrieve the mail.

QUOTE (Felix @ May 11, 2008 -> 10:54 PM) As I told my daughter, guys abilities to lie, increase as the amount of clothes he is wearing decreases.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 13, 2008 -> 12:26 PM) well, Tex,a much better comparison here would be chernobyl probably. I'm trying to think of a disaster where the relief effort could not have been any better. It can always be better. No two are exactly alike and we learn more and more from each one.

QUOTE (jackie hayes @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:35 AM) You keep giving the junta more stuff, they keep getting richer. What a plan... Are you also suggesting to keep giving them more stuff? They are an independent nation and overthrowing the government would be interesting. Sorry you do not like the Katrina reference. Two nations react to a natural disaster, seems like a fair comparison. Aid equipment was staged too far away or not at all. Aid was refused. The Red Cross does not accept donations of clothing and supplies, only cash, and then misused the money collected. We responded waaaaay better then this government, but again, we could have done better. And we will. We almost always learn from our mistakes and improve round two.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2008 -> 11:47 AM) That reminds me of a couple more Smallball/Ozzieball Scotty Pods Darin Erstad Speed in the leadoff spot Bunting Stats or "my eyes" Harold Baines sleeping Hawkisms Umpire hurting the Sox OMG yes, umpiring or any conspiracy against the Sox

QUOTE (jackie hayes @ May 13, 2008 -> 10:39 AM) "Just like we could have done better in Katrina." No, no, no, no, no. It's a ridiculous comparison. It's like saying, Sure, Pol Pot could have done better, just like Pres Bush could have made better decisions once in a while. You seem to think that if we just send enough, they'll see the light and start an aggressive campaign to save the dying instead of just selling it and lining their own pockets while being lazy s***s. That, somehow, rewarding them for what amounts to murder will make them conscientious. All I'll say is that that is a very, very strange idea, but you're welcome to it. Perhaps I am not explaining myself properly. My theory, I've had enough to eat, pass it on. Your theory. f*** 'em stop the aid so everyone starves. And stopping aid helps how?

KW: Estaban Loiza coming and going - bought low, sold high Ozzie: bringin in Jenks with the "big boy gesture" AJ: - Dropped third strike run Crede: - Walk off Konerko: Game ball to JR

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 13, 2008 -> 11:01 AM) Damn it, I can't believe I forgot about Greg Walker I also forgot to add . . . Coop can fix 'em . . .