Pastime

Kenny is just trying to find lightning in a bottle anywhere he can. It's sad that it comes to that, but it is what it is. Remember - even a blind dog eventually finds an ass to sniff.

"My favorite two baseball teams are the White Sox and whoever plays the Cubs." "Wrigley Field - The World's Largest Singles Bar." "If the Cubs and their fans fell off the face of the Earth, I wouldn't give two s***s." "Steve Bartman for President." "Don't bother with the Heimlich Maneuver - he's a Cubs fan and he's used to choking. And if he dies, who gives a f*ck?"

We have a lineup somewhat comparable to the Royals and Twins. We have a starting rotation comparable to the Royals and Twins. We have a bullpen comparable to the Royals and Twins. That being said - it isn't saying much at all. All three teams have huge holes in their rosters, so it's basically a crapshoot. Whatever team gets the longest hot streak, or whatever team finds the "magic dust and horseshoe up their ass" wins the division. This could very well be the weakest division in baseball history - it's at least in the Top Ten all-time. However, as the saying goes - "that's why they play the games." But the division winner could EASILY win with a 82-80 record, and I mean that sincerely. The division winner could also win with a record of 78-84, and I also mean that sincerely. The rest of the AL will pound on us - but the key will be us pounding on the other teams within the AL Central that we play 19 times each. If we could still just add one proven starter, the balance of power shifts to us.

I say MORE spring training games. That way, we can keep up on the progress of all the reclamation projects we found in the bargain bin.

Rex, I wanted to take a small trip before school started, so we flew into New Orleans, picked up a car, and then headed through Mississippi up to Montgomery, AL (where I had hoped to meet up with my Aunt, but she had died 6 months ago and no one told my family - not a nice way to start the trip, I'll tell you). Well anyways, we then went down to Mobile for a day, and then drove to Biloxi, MS for two days, and then back to New Orleans for 2 days. Great food down there - especially the crawfish and mussels. I love the ocean, and I love riverboat slot machines, so I was a happy camper. I liked New Orleans (especially all the women flashing their goodies), but since I don't drink anymore, I didn't have the "drunken fun" that I used to. When I was in Alabama, I drove on I-65, which starts down there and literally goes all the way up through the country and ends near my house here in Indiana. It looks different there, though. I had a good time, but lost $75 at the Imperial Palace - my poker skills aren't what they used to be.

I still wouldn't want to be him. I don't care how smart he is, and where he graduated from, he's a Cub fan. So he's already a "certified loser" in my book. Plus, he's a dork who couldn't get a piece of ass unless he hired a crack whore hooker. Let him rot in the halls of history. He's just another "built-in" excuse for those gag-artists. They had the grandchildren of the "goat owner" come into Wrigley last season to reverse the stupid curse. Maybe in 75 years (when the Cubs STILL haven't won the World Series), they can have Bartman's grandchildren come and take off THAT curse. However, for Bartman to have grandchildren, that would involve him reproducing, and who would want to have that geek loser on top of them? I guess money can buy anything - stay tuned. Of course the PERFECT scenario would be for Bartman to impregnate the goat - -then they could kill two birds with one stone.

You see, the Cubs get lucky once again. Their biggest "jackass fan" is a guy who is a finance major from Notre Dame. Our biggest "jackass fan" is an unemployed trailer-park-trash tattooed loser who couldn't spell "CAT" if you spelled him the "C" and "T." Steve Bartman and William Ligue. We truly are cursed, even more than the Northside Losers. :fthecubs

I don't know if you said it or not - I was away in YOUR neck of the woods the last week. By the way, Alabama is a lot prettier than I ever thought. Seeing the "Waffle House" restaurant chain was a sight for sore eyes. I haven't been there in 25 years. And yes, I had the apple waffles with powdered sugar and syrup. Mmmmm.

Yas, As usual, I see your point, and I agree. This division STINKS, and that's good for us. However, I don't just want to win the division - I want the whole enchilada. My wife calls that the "all or nothing" mentality, but I'm that kind of thinker. Sure, we could win the division, but could we advance? It would be like a 5-foot boxer beating the s*** out of a bunch of dwarfs and midgets. Yeah, we looked good winning our "division," but could we really compete with the "bigger" divisions? Ozzie is supposedly a great motivator - I agree. But all the motivation and energy in the world can't take the place of, or replace pure LEVEL OF TALENT. Just my stupid thoughts.

Like I said a month ago, Kenny has no choice but to look in the "bargain bins." Even if Person doesn't work out, he's not a great loss. It's a "small risk, potentially high reward" kind of signing - Loaiza was one of them. I hope Kenny signs a s***load of those type of players. You are bound to find a diamond SOMEWHERE in that giant pile of coal. So I hope.

Actually, maybe it's best that Frank DOESN'T show up. That convention is already going to be filled with a lot of pissed off and angry fans as it is, and that convention will be filled with a LOT of negativity. Frank would just add to that, which we don't need. It would be like adding a flaming log to a forest fire. No thanks!

I found this on another Sox board: But despite Boras' claims he is actively negotiating with several teams and the fact that he is believed to have flown to Baltimore on Friday, one well-connected baseball source says: "At this point, Pudge has three choices -- the Tigers, go back to the Marlins after May 1, or retire." Borass is losing his magic, and people are starting to see through his bulls***. I expect a large amount of his clients to start doubting him, and hopefully dumping him. Scott Borass is truly someone I want to see living in an alley and shivering unshaven 10 years from now, begging for money and drinking hooch from a paper bag. He's one of the biggest con-artists in the history of sports. However, consider the Tigers' point of view - without IRod, they lose 101 games. With him, they only lose 94. He's well worth the money.

Bernard's health issues aren't important at all. Is he CHEAP? If he is, he's here. I have finally accepted the way the White Sox do business. I feel so free now.

If only I could see this news about the McCaskeys selling the Bears or Jerry Reinsdrip selling the White Sox, I would cry tears of joy. Most people I know from Milwaukee/Green Bay (and I know at least 30), they all the same thing - who cares about the Brewers?

Well, if the guy likes being naked so much, he'll have many chances to do so during his two months in the clink. Don't pick up the soap, pal.

If I could marry someone for just one day, it would be Tonya Harding. I could slum it, have filthy sex, pig out on pork-and-beans, drink beer, get my feet rubbed, and get hit in the head with a hubcap. That's a hell of an exciting way to spend 24 hours!

I've only been here 7 months, but from what I read, BrandoFan was a hell of a poster. People like him are always missed. Good luck in all your future endeavors, and Godspeed.

I know Kenny loves being a general manager, and he always dreamed of that and all, but how much more can he take? His hands are tied and he can't assemble the kind of team he wants to. I don't know how much more he's going to take - a person can only take so much before they explode .....

If it's an Internet rumor, then it MUST be true.

Mike Sirotka had a torn labrum as well, and he has yet to resurface in the majors. Last time I heard about him, he was in the minors with the Cubs AAA team. I don't know how many pitchers have come back from that injury, but I would guess not a whole lot.

I hear different things from different people. Some people say that Paul has a "trick hip," while others say he has the same degenerative disease that Albert Belle had. Who knows what to believe.

DBAHO, I agree. If he hadn't fallen off production-wise last season, he would probably be already traded somewhere. If we do trade him, I'll miss watching him run the bases. Most players are timed with a stopwatch - Paul is timed with a sundial.

Everytime I hear former pitchers talk about the state of pitching, they always say the same thing: the hitters are bigger and stronger, the league has too many teams, and the ballparks are smaller. It's probably a combination of all of those reasons. However, I think you would agree with me when I say that pitching nowadays is pretty mediocre.

Bo knows hitting. Bo knows running. Bo knows throwing. Bo knows catching. Bo knows Diddly. Bo also knows hip replacement.

I know how WE feel about GIDPaul Konerko, but I would really be interested to know what other teams REALLY think about him and how they view him. In other words, is he a valuable commodity that another team would really want to have, or is he just a fading player whose worth is dropping rapidly?