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Bartman, Do you ever get vacation time away from work? I assume that you do. If you do, then do you expect your bosses to call you, and then expect a return phone call from you about what you're doing away from the job? I don't know about you, but when I'm vacation, my bosses can go scratch themselves with a cactus if they think I'm thinking about them or returning any of their phone calls. This the offseason, and it's Frank's time off. If he wants to do what he chooses, that's his prerogative and his business. If he doesn't want to talk with Kenny or Ozzie, that's his choice, and HE'S NOT WRONG FOR THAT. This is his off-time and his offseason. God forbid Frank didn't talk to anyone during HIS VACATION AND OFFSEASON. I think we should just revolt, stop the presses and the world, and then b**** incessantly until our voices are dead.

Best GM in history - Jim Hendry. Don't you people read the local threads? He's a genius. Without him, those high draft picks (from sucking ass for so long) would have never developed. The Cubs are the World Series champions of next year, dammit. If you don't believe me, just ask their intelligent and genius fans. Just hand the trophy over to them now. There's no need in even playing the season. Pffffffttt.

Someone confident about his actions and intentions will answer a question easily and readily. Someone with an ulterior motive or unsureness will try to cloud the discussion with a lot of bulls***. Kenny made a few mistakes at this year's SoxFest, and I'm sure he's being read the riot act in an office right now. If not, then he should be.

Well, if he loses his job, he can always be assistant GM here for the Sox. I'm sure that would go over real well. Kenny would get pissed that Dan spent 10 quarters to wash his car. "Couldn't you wash the road salt off with just 5 quarters? Dammit, Dan. Learn to scrub faster. "

How sad. How motivated do you think I-Rod will be this year? After April, he'll probably start eating tons of food to cure his depression for signing with the worst team in baseball history. He'll be known as "Bulge" Rodriguez by July. Good for him. That's what he gets for overestimating his abilities and putting complete trust in his agent, who is a snake, a buzzard, and a lying sack of pig s***. Good luck, I-Rod. You now get to play in Hell. But at least he's rich. Idiot.

Just keeping it real, people. Or as I like to say - TELLING IT LIKE IT IS. I would be the biggest deceitful liar in the history of civilization if I said that because no huge moves were made in the offseason, I would boycott the Sox and refuse to watch them or support them. I can't do that. My heart, my soul, and my loyalty won't let that happen. My love for baseball and my love for the White Sox is too strong to ever let that happen. I bleed silver and black from my paper cuts just like the rest of you. Sox fans rule. I'm not only proud, but honored to be a Sox fan. I can't imagine being a lemming or a puppet like Cubs fans, who would buy dog turds if they were covered with red and blue paint and sold as souvenirs. Die-hard fans my ass. Stupid, blind, and brainwashed is more like it. :fthecubs

Aboz, Props to you not only for asking intelligent and thought-out questions, but also for sharing with the rest of the class. I'm going to Soxfest next year (unless I'm dead), and I hope to meet up with you. I'll give you a number and time when it's figured out. I'm lucky if I can remember where my car keys are anymore.

I agree. It's more exciting than sitting with our fingers crossed and hoping that a washed up pitcher who used to pitch for us in his prime (until he left in bitterness) will re-sign. :fthecubs

Borass is the boil in baseball's ass that won't go away or heal. He's a tool, and should be approached with nothing less than a pistol. He is one of the biggest reasons that free agency has turned to a dishonest lying process. Someone find an antibiotic to kill that virus.

So....... how about that Janet Jackson boob? It was actually Michael - he was looking for positive publicity and trying to prove that estrogen shots truly can help a man find his "femine and sensitive side." :puke

The way I see it, it's a GOOD thing that so many people showed up and were angry and venting. It means that people still give a s***. If the crowds were dismal and small, and no one fired on anyone, then we would have a dying franchise on our hands. It's a good thing that there are so many passionate people who still care about the White Sox. The opposite of love isn't hate - it's indifference. And from what I've heard, read, and observed, there isn't a lot of indifference amongst Sox fans. We're still headstrong and behind our team. That speaks volumes to me. I, and many of you could sit and b**** for hours, days, weeks, whatever, about how bad the team is and how we don't have this or that, but we've been dealt a hand, and we have to play it at the table - like it or not. Let's just deal with what we have and support it with all our heart and soul. Otherwise, there's no point to even having a team for 2004. Let's just forfeit the whole season and lament that for another year. f*** that. If they suck, they suck. If they succeed, they succeed. If they break our hearts - well, I'm a fan of the Bears, White Sox, Bulls, and Blackhawks. I have no heart left to break anymore. It's so nice to be middle-aged and numb. What a joy.

For what it's worth, Peter Wirtz (Bill Wirtz's son) is next in line to run the Blackhawks once the old miser is rotting in Hell, and I and millions of other Hawks fans can't wait until the old coot is dirt surfing. Then, and only then will the team be run properly. "Like father, like son" is not always true. So don't fret just yet.

Good for Wally. Now he can live in the desert, where you can wander around and rant and rave and scream and yell and no one hears you because you are in the middle of nowhere. Good luck to Wally.

s***, I've been nominating you for that for how long now? Larry Horse says, "Mathew is too drinky!"

Rex, It's funny you should say that. It's true! The only negative marks I ever got in school were for "not being able to intercommunicate with others." I guess I'm really easy to figure out. Gee, what a surprise. Either way, I get along with you okay, so it's not so bad. But if I meet you on the playground, I will have to kick you or swear at you until you report me. So f*ck off.

Rex, If you remember from the other forum, I don't drink anymore. I had a big glass of cherry Pepsi, but nothing more. However, being a Sox fan is the biggest challenge to my sobriety that I've ever had. Dammit! And anyone whoever watched "Mad About You" knows exactly what I'm talking about!

Rex, I'm telling you - it's Method or 'Oats. Their posting styles are too damn similar. And yes, like you, I wish I was with them. But we're not. But we're still Sox fans, and brethren regardless. Have a good night.

Rex Hudler, Hex Rudler, Rudler Hex, Hudler Rex, etc. For God's Sake - can we trust anyone anymore? This is like a really bad episode of "Mad About You." "Well, I like that chair over there." "But it's not the chair over there anymore since it's now the chair over here." "But it wasn't the chair over here until you took it from being the chair over there." "But it's the same chair - it's just not the chair over there anymore since I made it the chair over here - and now it's the chair over here and no longer the chair over there." "But I want it to be the chair over there instead of the chair over here because I liked it as the chair over there instead of the chair over here, but I could ....." AAAAHHHHHH!!!

I apologize. I will donate $50 dollars to the next "Hicks Anonymous" meeting. That should make things better and clear my tarnished reputation.

Yeah, it's pretty simple. You click on the icon that gets you into the Internet, then you go to the little bar at the top of the page, and then you type in "www.soxtalk.com." Then you click on the part that says "PaleHoseTalk." Oh, I'm sorry. I'm assuming that you can actually read this post, Gomer. Stick to upgrading your combine and tending your moonshine stills. Have a nice day. Or should I say, "Have you good day, there dems Cletus." A Packer fan, aren't you?

I think it's Kenny Williams trying to get back at all of us by poisoning our forum. I told you he was no good. But did you listen? Nooooo.

HudlerRex, Were you at Soxfest? I ask that because you are either a true fan of Rex (Rex, keep peeking out your window at night for stalkers, dude), or you're Method or 'Oats in a drunken stupor.

For what it's worth, I have heard it said on radio by Dan McNeil, Ed Farmer, John Rooney, and Bill Melton over the last 4 years or so that Jose is the "team leader." I don't know what that means, if it means anything, but obviously he's respected in the clubhouse and by his teammates. If only he was 2 million cheaper, I would love him to death.

At this point, IMO, Jon Rauch is Scott Ruffcorn/Larry Thomas. All show and no go. A lot of hype and promise - not a lot of results or major-league wins. Try offering him to any other major league team and see what you would get in return. That's about as good of a measuring stick as anything. He's what? 6'-10"? The hell with his fading baseball career - he should go to the West side of town and sign with the Bulls. They need a big man more than the Sox do.

Yas, There's no way you can compare the pressure of a major-league pitcher and the pressure of being a "typical working-class guy." It's apples and oranges. Athletes are held to a much higher standard - hence their much higher paychecks. If I had 10,000 people (at home games) or 35,000 people (at road games) watching my every move and b****ing about me constantly, I would most likely piss my pants or just become dependent on anti-depressants and painkillers. Actually, I might need those anti-depressants and painkillers this season while trying to watch this team.