Texsox

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 10:29 AM) Not sure if that was directed at me or not, but I don't recall posts with me, or others, laughing about mourners being shot by Israelis. In fact, I don't even remember a news story about mourners being shot by Israelis. Did I/someone really do this, or are you making it up to support your argument? Enlighten me, because I very well may have killed off those brain cells (and laughed about it!). The thread I am remembering was mostly led by I4E and Nuke. I forget who else joined in. LCR and others were branded as anti-semitic for thinking killing mourners was a bad thing.

Horsy Back Riding?

publicity stunt.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) You don't think that the MLB keeps an eye on these sorts of things and takes steps to try to avoid hearing these statements out there? I'm guessing Oz will be deducting from his $100,000 set aside . . .

While I am a big Who fan, and CSI has done a nice job of using their songs for their themes, and they also seem to fit, Don't Get Fooled Again, Who Are You, etc. my favorite right now is Elvis Little More Action for Vegas. I'm thinking of tunes that were not originally written for the show.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) My dog just walked into my office, farted, and walked out.

As I was reading your post, I'm wondering if perhaps we are in a period of some people forgetting and needing to remember? Many of the people involved are dead, and many more will be over the next few years. I could see at some point in the future where Robinson is relegated to a smaller remembrance each year. This is about a human need, and just like 9/11 Vigils have gotten smaller and smaller, so too are ones to people like Ruth. Reading some of the responses, I believe some people think we are already there. Just an incomplete thought and another log on the fire . . .

A little thought of part of the interview is you interviewing the company. Many times we are so focused on "getting the offer" we forget that the company has to be right for us. There is something to be said for being honest and candid and see if it is a fit for both of you. A couple times in my career I've had employees who were unhappy with a position or a company and when I reviewed our interview notes I see their answers which were 180 degrees from what they are now saying. One in particular comes to mind. The job required arriving at 6:00 AM. Will that be a problem? Most definitely not! I am a morning person and always wake up by 5:00 am. I know it's weird for someone my age to be awake that early, it is probably something I inherited from my dad, an eagerness to get going and get to work Turns out the guy was also spinning records (tells you how many years ago this was) at a club, after the second week he was late 4 out of 5 days and only lasted another 2 weeks on the job. Stupid for both of us, and if he had been honest, I had another position that had just become available, with much better hours for him, that I probably would have hired him for. So while thinking about the "best" answer, also think about what will be expected from you and be able to walk the talk.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 06:00 AM) I doubt it. Tex always seems rather listless. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Is it just me or did the smiley folder chage? I have to scroll mutliple screens to find them all. And along with the green, I need my smileys What the hell is a code box

^^^ Great Post YAS ^^^ I'm not certain if the fans would cheer Curt Flood, but the players and agents should.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 09:48 AM) We just took some of the (nearly) world famous child in blue bonnets pictures (it's a Texas thing). When I get them off the camera, I'll post them. Those are classics, and makes every kid look cute.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 12:29 AM) I can't disagree with this statement at all. My only thoughts on it are that Josh is younger and I want to believe that he hasn't hit his ceiling yet. Crede, as a 30 year old player, I would imagine has peaked. So I have hope for Josh to improve in the future, but, understandably, I don't have much for Crede. And, just so I don't have Crede's Crew eat my face off, I still think Joe's fine and he'll put up good numbers this year. I just want nothing to do with his beyond this season. I have no problem with projections that have Fields as the better 3b. I tend to agree. Although it will never be an easy comparison because they have different strengths and weaknesses. I also believe Crede will improve over the next few seasons, based on his back surgery seemingly being a success. But at their respective ages, as you noted, Fields has a much greater potential to improve. I just can't agree that Fields as already proven to be a better 3b than Crede.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 08:58 AM) You'll struggle to find a bigger Ross Gload fan than I. Trust him, he's like 6'5" 400 pounds easy

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) When you celebrate lincoln you celebrate him because he was a good president, not because he was a good white president. Its not the same. His defining legacy was his role in racial issues, while not the same, definitely on point.

QUOTE (the People's Champ @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:20 AM) I guess the point I was trying to make is I don't understand why we are comparing Abraham Lincoln to Jackie Robinson. There isn't really any basis on which the two should be compared other than, maybe, their connections to Black history. Post #29 by Y2HH introduced Lincoln to the discussion. You would have to jump back and connect the dots. I believe, again going even further back, to goes to the heart of MaxPower mentioning JR Day celebrates our ignorance. So a very good parallel would be to Lincoln. Are we celebrating the ignorance of the time or the enlightenment they helped to inspire?

When I see a true millionaire doing something counter to my judgment, I sit up and notice and see if there is a lesson to be learned there.

For the young guys on the site, add Marx Brothers movies to the list of ways to Soxy's heart

QUOTE (the People's Champ @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:03 AM) Im not saying it didn't help, but to think JR single handedly changed white America's views toward African Americans is ridiculous. He was just one man in a list of Rosa Parks', MLKs, Malcolm Xs,......and so on, to do something special to HELP change the way blacks were and still are treated in this country. My point was in response to the comment he just changed a game. As you noted, we agree, he did help to change more than just a game. A black playing was an excellent example on the biggest sports stage of the day. He was an agent of change for America's Game. He was, and still is, and excellent example of grace, and poise, under tremendous pressures. As a target, reasonable people saw how destructive the racial hatred was, and it helped to change opinions. It showed that blacks and whites could work and live together.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:45 AM) I've never been in any tourney that didn't give 2nd place money. That would suck. For reference to my question, I guess I should stipulate...most times the prize is a 70- 25 -5 kind of thing. Prize money is never more than a few hundred dollars. The most recent example being the NCAA tourney. It was $224 - $80 - $16. $20 buy in. My friends father in law and me were gonna end up tied for 1st if Kansas won...with the tie breaker being the points. He told me to split it...and said his father in law said he would split it too. I told him to get bent. Especially since his father in law is fricken rich. I can't for the life of me think he is playing this stupid tournament for the money. Or maybe he didn't care about the money and thought he was helping you? BTW, Wouldn't 220, 80, 20 be a better split? Let the 3rd place guy get his money back. And I assume you received more than 1 team for your $20 or else I'd rather be the guy holding the pot, he was the real winner. And btw, before telling him no, I would have looked at both predictions for the final score and decided if I like my chances better, and by how much. That's what I would have based my decision on. When you made that prediction, you did not know which teams would be palying, and how they would be playing, so reevaluating based on new and current information, would be the smart thing to do, IMHO. YMMV. Did you win?

QUOTE (the People's Champ @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 08:53 AM) In perspective Lincoln was a US president who changed the whole country. JR was an athlete, that changed a GAME Great point, However, I think you underestimate what breaking that barrier did throughout society. Rosie Parks did more than change one bus trip.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 08:51 AM) Not sure about schools anymore, but nothing around here closes on Lincoln's Birthday, it's business as usual, and I live in Chicago. Not business as usual Giant Sales!

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:16 AM) And this is exactly what I mean, and I'll illustrate it with an example from your post. I have no issues celebrating Lincoln's Birthday, or JR day at the ballpark, etc...but with a respectful tip of the cap and rememberance at the start of the game, and nothing more should be necessary. There is no need to wear JR's number or a patch, just as there is no need for everyone to run around with Lincoln sytle top hats on all day, either. Let's look at the tip of the hat scale and Lincoln's birthday. Schools closed Banks closed Sales everywhere with giant advertisements on radio, tv, newspapers, billboards.

QUOTE (FLsouthsider @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:09 AM) Which is why beer prices are up 40 percent at the grocery store. Your points are well founded, but just pushed a little too far. A grocery store operates year round and their infrastructure costs are spread out over that year and over a wider and deeper volume of products. If your local grocer was only open 80 times per year, you would see a much different pricing structure. At a grocer, some items are "loss leaders" to lead people into the stores, and some are the profit items once you arrive. And now compare the price of that beer at the grocery store and have someone buy it, deliver it to your home, serve it to you, and clean up after you. Factor in the cost of your home, electric, gas, insurance, and see what that grocery store beer really costs. We have strayed far from your original, and IMHO valid statement, baseball should be concerned about turning away fans at the gate bnecause of economics. There is a sweet spot between selling 1 @ $20 to one customer and selling 20 @ $1 to 20 customers. Your costs go up with more transactions for the same gross. So that one sale looks tempting, but when that narrow customer base leaves, you are in real trouble.