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I hate bubble buster on my cell phone. I've played like 500 times in three days. I see f***ing patterns everywhere. When stuff doesn't fall in real life I'm confused.

Keep in mind they also considered what the Sox valued Crede at. And we've gone over them dozens of times. Boras, Fields, etc. So they assumed Crede had no value and just to avoid any chance of Boras mesmerizing K-Dubya into a nasty contract might have been motivating.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 10:09 PM) This is probably his last shot with the Sox. Someone will still sign him to a minor league deal if we're forced to let him go and he'll be considered a 6th or 7th option if someone gets hurt or implodes. And/or someone will be able to "fix" him.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 06:53 PM) They could just do 3/5s if they want to really disenfranchise everyone... A tip of the Dennis Miller trilby to you

classic.

Dotel will have the best season, which I defined as the greatest difference between expectations and results. In other words if Bobby saves 40, only a few blown saves, well that is kind of expected.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 01:25 PM) Garland was incredibly streaky during the course of his seasons. He would get on incredible tears, and then there would be months where he just got killed. His first year in the majors looks like something out of Floyds stat line in 70 IP. We could sit here and toss out player after player who started slow in the mlb and got better. And it would be countered by 100 more that started slow and got worse from there. They all can't be Buehrle who started fast and kind of stayed there. My default is the guy is going to do well. He's on the Sox and I just would rather enjoy being an optimist until proven other wise. But I guess some people enjoy a good, "I told you he sucked".

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 04:25 PM) In... A final 4 of Tenn, Wisconsin, Stanford, and UCLA when it was all said and done. Guess who's winning it all? Someone not on your list

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) I don't exactly understand what the point or what this thread is trying to prove. It was actually started in the Dem primary when someone felt that the south was more racist then the north. These were detracting from the primary thread and someone make a new thread.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) i hear ya. I believe 501c3s are not allowed to be political, but i am not sure. Edit: i stand corrected. Not a problem at all. Basically all it says is they perform some charitable function and are tax exempt. Which is different then just being a non profit. Most registered non profits are not charities, but the terms get misused interchangeably.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 11:57 AM) In. boy did I make some stupid picks. Ditto. Most years I pick 15 seeds to win brackets tried to be a bit more realistic this year. Or as realistic as I could get with Texas winning it all

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 07:50 AM) It finally hit me why I feel like we have done this before... Gavin Floyd=Jon Garland Yup. Their histories are so similar, it is scary. Both were very high draft picks who supposedly had mid to high 90's stuff, with a HUGE curveball. They both seemed to lose a decent amount of their stuff on their trip through the minors and beginning in the majors. They both were highly disappointed on their initial trips to the bigs, to the point of both players being traded early in their careers (remember the Garland/Erstad deal that Disney nixed?). They both suffered huge confidence problems after both their stuff and preformances had big disappointments. Finally both became huge targets for their fan bases. We might as well have the Floyd "Fan" Club start calling him "Judy" and get it over with. The one thing that gives me faith about Floyd is how well this regime did with Garland, who was a bust under the Manuel group. They really broke him down and rebuilt him into a very good pitcher. Garland was a guy who you didn't build a rotation around, but you also knew you were going to get solid stats and preformances from, and you could spend your time worrying about other problems. Great synopsis of Garland. Great post.

Somebody tell me again how Mariotti sucks? I felt like I just read one of his columns, only poorly written and without much entertainment value.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 11:37 AM) So if we were playing Clue, it was the Rent-A-Cop (getting laid) in the Computer Room with the Coffee Cup? very well played

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 17, 2008 -> 10:25 AM) That room itself is particularly cold and uncomfortable to work in, so I am a bit confused on what he was doing in there in the first place. He was getting laid. That's what people do in off limits areas. Duh. Computer nerd

QUOTE(Soxpranos @ Mar 15, 2008 -> 12:30 PM) Rowand can stay iwherever he is , didnt like him when he was here. Most overrated Sox in the last 10 years. All take Crede anyday over that chump. Rowand as a chump?

QUOTE(SEALgep @ Mar 15, 2008 -> 06:55 AM) With Crede's value being **** on by the Giants, anyone feel that the eventual Roberts trade will help bring Crede's value up? I mean, the Cubs are rumored to be giving a pretty respectful package for him. At this point, I believe only Crede can bring Crede's value up. He actually may have had higher value before camp. The other spot may be later if a contender has a 3rd baseman go down and he's the best available. At least then we'd have the other GM telling K-Dubya, "I know he's a Boras client and you're going to just watch him walk away at the end of the season, so here's two used jocks, a rosin bag, an aging veteran, and a A prospect." And Kenny can say, I was watching ESPN and noticed you have nothing at 3rd and slipping in the standings, how about we wait until you're five games out and see what's fair. Who was that can't miss prospect in AAA?"

BTW, spent a couple hours this afternoon at the beach. Spring Break is slow compared to years past, but the offshore breeze was sweet. It's over 100 degrees here today.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Mar 14, 2008 -> 02:51 PM) So, prostitution can't be the world's oldest profession because if it was, how did people pay them? They couldn't have without any goods and services which would have to have been procured through some sort of work. I believe a great pair of philosophers put it best when they said: The difference between a hooker and a ho ain't nothing but a fee. Before that, they were amateurs. Regardless, she had to sell it first, so sales is probably the oldest profession

I thought we could add a few subfolders

I am killing myself. I've gained at least 20 pounds in the past year, and I needed to lose weight then. I'm on meds which could be reduced or eliminated if I lost weight. Working from home is the #1 problem. At a desk all day with a fridge, oven, etc., right there.

I've been slow to weigh in. And it's ugly again. Working from home is killing me. Too much temptation and easy to reach snacks. I hit 232 this morning.

The question is better stated as the difference between importance and talked about. JD wins hands down.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Mar 14, 2008 -> 12:13 PM) so I'll put my concern level at: Moderate/Orange. nice

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Mar 14, 2008 -> 12:07 PM) I'd be really surprised if they give up on Danks. Now Crede + Masset = #3 or #4 starter, now we're talking. But it ain't gonna happen, most likely. I don't think a guy batting .080 off surgery and a AAA guy is going to net anything that matters. Which is why I'm thinking it would have to be Danks and it would have to net a starter coming back. Crede + Masset = slightly better prospect then Masset by himself.