Pastime

The key to all of this is simple - "if he trusts his stuff." Buehrle did, and was successful until the first half of last year, when he didn't trust his stuff. Cotts needs to the do the same. You don't have to be a flamethrower to win in the major leagues. Just ask Greg Maddux, Frank Tanana, Jamie Moyer, Andy Pettite, etc. If Cotts has confidence in his stuff, he will win. If he doubts himself and his stuff, he will fail.

"Piss on you, DBAHO. Wanna fight me? Wait, let me cough up some phlegm. Okay, let's do this. Wait, more phlegm. Okay, NOW!"

Came in from a rainy Thursday on the avenue thought I heard you talking softly I turned on the lights the TV and the radio but still I can't escape the ghost of you What is happening to me crazy some would say Where is the life that I recognize, gone away And I won't cry for yesterday there's an ordinary world somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Passion or coincidence once prompted you to say pride will tear us both apart Well now pride's gone out the window cross the rooftops runaway Left me in the vaccuum of my heart What is happening to me crazy some will say where is my friend when I need you most gone away But I won't cry for yesterday there's an ordinary world somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Papers in the roadside tell of suffering and grief Fear today forgot tomorrow beside the news of holy war and holy need Our's is just a little sorrowed talk, just blown away And I won't cry for yesterday there's an ordinary world somehow I have to find And as I try to make my way to the ordinary world I will learn to survive Every world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world (I will learn to survive) Any world is my world, every world is our world, every world

Players don't want to come here because of the people running the team. 20 plus years of front office lies, backstabbing and other disloyalites make this place a must not for the deserning player with a no-trade clause. That was beautiful. True and touching. And so on the money it's not funny. Oops - I said "money." My bad. We are banned from talking about that since the team is destitute, poor, and barely hanging on. Pfffffttt.

Every good organization has its down time. This place was down for what - a day or two? At least it's not the White Sox. What is the team slogan for this year? "A quarter century of suckage under Reinsdorf - and even more to come!!" "At least you might see a World Series someday - hey, there's a reason to live!!" "The kids can play, but we traded most of them away. Sorry!!""

Odalis Perez had a .500 record last year, but that isn't the telling story. Remember, his team is like one of the worst offensive teams in history - or damn near it. That guy had some bad games - every starter does. However, he could have easily been 16-8, 17-7, 15-9, etc. They didn't score jack s*** for him, or for ANY of their pitchers, for that matter.

Yas, Not so fast. Rowand is only 2-20 with two solo HR's in the fall league, so he's a bust. A failure. A loser. 20 at-bats mean everything.

We're going to need 18 wins from E-Lo next season to stay near .500. With Garland, Schoenweiss, and Rauch as our 3-5 starters, we may need more. We just can't afford any good pitchers. We're too POOR.

Frustration has finally set in. If the Cubs post-season success and the Sox increased attendance has not inspired old "CHAIRMAN CHEAPASS" to spend, then nothing will. He doesn't care about winning, and he can pump all the rhetoric, propaganda, and bulls*** he wants to. I'd like to shovel it all right back into his ugly lying mouth. I had partial-season tickets at my disposal last year. And that's where they are going - the disposal, as in garbage disposal. He can kiss my ass. :fyou

He was believed to be seeking $15 million a year for four to six seasons. Until he hits 48 HR and 140 RBI every year, hits in the CLUTCH, and fields at a Gold-Glove pace, he ain't worth that - no way no how. See ya later, Maggs. You're no Manny Ramirez. The days of those kind of salaries are dead and gone. I'm glad his agent is so clueless that he doesn't realize it. Even A-Rod isn't worth 15-20 million a year - although, like I said, if someone is stupid enough to pay you that, I guess you are. But these free agents seeking those huge contracts are in for a huge surprise. Welcome back to reality, spoiled bonus babies. But no one will pay 15 million for a 2-dimensional player unless they are complete stooge dumbasses. Or George Steinbrenner. Same difference.

Nor is their ballpark a baseball funhouse such as Wrigley Field. A funhouse? Does a funhouse have a bunch of uneducated drunken tourists in it? Does a funhouse have a bunch of people who think every soft fly ball by Shammy is a homer - so they scream and cheer even if the SS catches it? Does a funhouse have obnoxious punks pumping vulgarities every chance they get while they take off their shirts for a nice summer tan? Whatever. A funhouse has games, attractions, and FUN things in it. Unless the Cubs build a Space Mountain, rollercoaster, or Epcot Center outside the park, it isn't a funhouse. It's a relic, a cow pasture, and a dump.

Jim Hendry did a good job, no matter how you cut it, slice it, chop it, or dice it. Here's hoping that Kenny Williams wins the A.L. honor after 2004. One can fantasize, can't one?

Dbaho, You keep up that negative talk about Pedro and he's going to throw you down on the ground. As long as you are an old, fat, defenseless man, that is.

Pedro is done. He will still be a good pitcher, but his arm is toasted and worn out. Many people predicted his arm would fall apart, and it did. He will be lucky to win 14 games ever again. They told him 10 years ago to gain weight because he was putting undue pressure and strain on his arm. He finally listened 2 years ago. Too little too late. He's a has-been. Mark my words. I'm glad he's on THEIR team and not ours.

Thanks. My subscription to the Korean Times had run out, so I wasn't aware of this.

I don't get the object of the game. Oh well. I'm a Sox fan.

AH, any Korn fan is a friend of mine.

Sign Ponson and Pavano. Sign Castillo. That's it. That's all I ask. We could really be good by doing that. I'm so frustrated I could scream. But I won't. The neighbors might get the wrong idea.

They will never fix it, Yas. Baseball used to be a game. It's now a business. Once that happens, the "good old days" are gone. I still love baseball, and think it's a beautiful game. And I'm so happy and ecstatic that the salaries are going down. Finally some people get it. I only wish that we could get to the point where the best players only made about 4-5 million. It will never happen, but I can dream. And for the record, Scott Boras can suck me dry. He's the biggest con artist, asshole, jerk, liar, and deceitful scumbag that baseball has ever seen.

Damn, Yas. You hit it right on the head. I have tried numerous times to word it properly, and you did it. Someday the jerk will figure it out. Or maybe he just doesn't care. I'm starting to think that the Sox are just a little toy to him. What a moron. "I would gladly trade the Bulls 6 Championships for just 1 World Series Championship." - White Sox Chairman, Owner, and Liar Jerry Reinsdorf Now you know why it's in my signature. He talks a big talk, but walks a tiny walk. He's a liar and a fraud. I'm so sorry he's the owner of this team. Jerk.

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Yas, Like I've said before, he has the mindset of "you come to the park, and I'll spend the money." The Sox fans have the mindset of "you spend the money, and I'll come to the park." The idiot saw firsthand last year that the latter is the mindset that rules, but he's too stupid, too blind, or too ignorant and stubborn to actually "get it." Sox fans have made it crystal clear to the moron that they will get their way or not come. But he continues to buck the system and tries to prove how tough he is. Well, he's not tough, and if the team is full of crap come April 2nd, the fans will speak again. But old dips*** probably won't listen. And the average attendance will continue to be about 10,000-15,000. He truly is a jackass. I don't wish ill will on anyone, but if he doesn't sell the team soon, I hope he chokes on a piece of pepperoni. The guy shoots himself in the foot worse than Gomer Pyle would in an old Western movie.

If a picture paints a thousand words Then why can't I paint you? The words will never show The you I've come to know If a face could launch a thousand ships Then where am I to go? There's no one home but you You're all that's left me to And, when my love for life is running dry You come and pour yourself on me If a man could be two places at one time I'd be with you Tomorrow and today Beside you all the way If the world should stop revolving Spinning slowly down to die I'd spend the end with you And, when the world was through Then, one by one, the stars would all go out Then you and I would simply fly away

When I first met my wife, we were together for 6 months before we moved in together. We decided to rent an apartment. I had the same kind of bulls*** living next to me that you did. I finally had enough and knocked on their door. I told the "man of the house" that I had enough of his family's bulls***. I also warned him to knock it off. He ignored it, and a week later, I knocked on his door again. I also hurled some nasty stuff his way, and he invited me outside. Needless to say, I beat him senseless. Yes, the police were called, but no charges were administered (whew!). I never had a problem with them again, because he was too afraid to mess with me after that. When they got loud, I would just pound on the wall and tell them to shut the f*** up. You could hear him shutting them up. He wanted no part of Round 2. But I digress. Be happy you got those assholes out of your building!

Any info? Yes, but it's the stuff you already know. Jerry is crying poor and can't have a mid-range payroll. Kenny is still a boob and moron. Ozzie is now the manager. We still have a team full of holes. The Twins still own us. In other words, nothing new to report.