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QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 10:57 AM) To me it does. 21st Century is calling...pick up.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 08:21 AM) Ask yourselves this: How did we go from having a bunch of sluggers in 2001-2004 and getting continuosly beat by the "less talented" Minnesota Twins, to copying them and beating them at their own "TEAM" game in 2005, to going back to the disfunctional squad we have now? One trade I think was disastrous for "team" was the one for Javier Vazquez. Not only did we give up our best outfield prospect in Chris Young -- a player we could desperately use today -- but we put a decidedly mediocre pitcher who had never helped us win anything at the front of the line for team money. His $10 million/year annual money would have been far better spent split between re-signing Mark Buehrle and Jermaine Dye, two TEAM guys who are now just marking their time until they are shown the door. Another trade I think has turned out extremely bad was sending Aaron Rowand away to Philly. As I've reflected on this, one of the strengths of that 2005 team was that, while we may not have had any superstars, we also didn't have any weak links, at least once Joe Crede and Juan Uribe started tearing the cover off the ball late in the year. By dumping Rowand for Thome, we added offensive production in the middle, but at the cost of sending out a home-grown tough guy who would run through a wall (literally) to win, and at the cost of putting an automatic out in the lineup. If we wanted Thome, could we have sent Anderson or some other guys instead? Two more moves that have been bad for team cohesion was wasting money to sign Pods and Erstad for a year. These guys are worthless. Either put competent veterans into these slots or save the money (add it to the re-sign Buehrle/Dye/Iguchi kitty) and rotate the kids (Anderson/Sweeney/Owens/Terrero/Fields/etc.) until a couple of them step up and start playing. One of the things that keeps the Twins playing like a team is that they promote from within, adding pieces from outside only when necessary (or when they can rob the Giants, like in the Pierzynski trade). At this point, there is no hope of putting Humpty-Dumpty back together again. KW should trade off all the pieces ala Florida and get back the best guys he can in return. The problem is that we don't have a single position player we can rebuild around. Dye is our best player, but this year has shown that investing in him long-term would be risky. I think he has 2-3 more great years in him, but there's a chance he might not. Konerko is the only guy signed long term, but we've seen that he's not terribly reliable himself. Thome will be fine to keep as long as his contract runs, but he's not worth re-upping. Every other position player on the roster should be moved, with the exception of Josh Fields. We need more guys like Josh Fields. As far as starting pitching goes, I would try to rebuild around Garland and Danks. I would trade Buehrle now, and Vazquez and Contreras in the offseason. Everyone in the bullpen except Bobby Jenks would go. It is a depressing scene to see a World Series champion disintegrate so completely, so quickly. But now that it's becoming more apparent why it disintegrated, the way forward toward rebuilding is also clearer. You make some good points, but... How do you know what Philly would have accepted in the Thome deal? They wanted a MLB ready centerfielder to which you say Anderson isn't. So why would Philly have taken Anderson + prospects for Thome? The Twins were able to trade a player with AJ's caliber because they had Joe Mauer waiting in the wings... How did they get a Joe Mauer? The averaged 90+ loses thoughout the 90s and early 2000. The Sox? Stayed competitive thought the decades. Lower draft picks. Be careful what you wish for...you want the Sox to trade everyone and rebuild then you give up the right to moan about bad play and low attendence while the "young kids" develop. This includes not getting big name free agents.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 20, 2007 -> 11:17 AM) Plushie sex>>Robot sex You know it!!!

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 05:26 PM) after 700 years of doing what he was built for..... he'll discover what he was meant for?? robot sex???? for kids??? wtf? /crossing fingers for robot sex!!!

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 02:41 PM) for a real kick, try guiness with a shot of captain morgan in it. damn tasty. Or with a shot of blackcurrant liquor. The head of the Guinness with turn purple. We do that on Halloween.

Beautiful and heartwarming trailer for next year's Pixar film WALL-E. According to Pixar chief John Lasseter: WALL-E is the story about the last little robot on Earth. He is a robot that his programming was to help clean up. You see, it's set way in the future. Through consumerism, rampant, unchecked consumerism, the Earth was covered with trash. And to clean up, everyone had to leave Earth and set in place millions of these little robots that went around to clean up the trash and make Earth habitable again. Well, the cleanup program failed with the exception of this one little robot and he's left on Earth doing his duty all alone. But it's not a story about science fiction. It's a love story, because, you see, WALL-E falls in love with [Eve], a robot from a probe that comes down to check on Earth, and she's left there to check on and see how things are going and he absolutely falls in love with her.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 02:04 PM) The stuff is just so damn filling. I drink in order to reach a goal. That goal is to get drunk. I just can't do it with Guinness. Ya ain't doin it right, lad. One of the drunkest nights I ever had was thanks to the dark goodness. We were in London and at a pub called O'Neill's located off of Bedford. Anyway, it was live Irish music night and our sweetheart of a barmaid kept the Guiness flowing all night. We never had to ask for a refill. She was pouring while dancing too and never let the pint overflow. After a dozen or so pints later we stumbled through Covent Garden and back to the Hotel...singing and dancing. Ah, we felt like Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris after a performance in the glory days of British Theatre. Come to think of it...I think I stepped over Richard Harris on my way out. Nice guy.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 12:52 PM) Aaaarrgghh!!! You're all like Pod People who have replaced all the human beings with taste buds. Don't worry I'm here with you. There is nothing I enjoy more than the smooth, hearty taste of a pint of Guinness. It is a meal in itself. The best pint I ever had was in Galway, Ireland. It was at Murphy's bar in High Street. The pour was perfect and the head was so thick we floated a dime on the top. Ahhhh. I have to say though the Guinness brewery is a disappointment to visit. Oh, you think its Disney for Drunks...but it isn't. You never tour the actual brewery. Nope, you just go though a museum about the history of Guinness. Then they give you two tickets. Each for a free half-pint. But the bartender at the end of the tour, which is located near the gift-shop (wink-wink), pours the drink so fast they are terrible. In Chicago, I recommend the Grafton or the Red Lion pubs for the best pour.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 12:20 PM) Bad fan...

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 12:10 PM) Trust me, I'm not sitting around hoping that Dontrelle no-hits us tonight, etc. It's more like how I was unable to watch the games from this past wknd, but when I went and checked the score and saw we lost, I wasn't even mad. It was more like "oh well, at least this will speed up the fire sale". Man I was feeling the same thing this weekend.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 12:02 PM) I thought we had covered what we meant. Even though I said I'm rooting for them to lose, I'm not happy if they lose. Rather, it's more of an acceptance that them losing is the best thing that could happen. I was thrilled with Saturday night's game with Buehrle and Fields playing well. I see you position man. Your pissed...I'm pissed. All I'm saying is never root for your team to lose. Get pissed. Boo the hell out of them. Throw your remote at the TV. Rant. Never, though, cheer for the other team to beat your team. Boo your team...Boo their team.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 11:56 AM) If you think that's true, then I'll counter that anyone who doesn't understand why a Sox fan would want them to lose right now doesn't understand baseball (or the Sox's front office). I'm mad. Im pissed off at them. I hate they way they are playing. Kenny needs to get pissed and do what he needs to do to right the ship and make sure its set for the future. But I will never seriously root for my team to LOSE. EVER That is someone who never understood baseball or what it means to be a fan. I'm sorry.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 11:56 AM) [sigh] I will admit seeing my quote I am a little disappointed in myself for Kenny's rant not being a little more profanity laced, and not including the destruction of an innocent piece of furnature and/or meal. You think he threw Ozzie's sushi at Paulie?

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 11:49 AM) Which is evident by the bathroom lines!!! In an odd way I miss the days when I didn't have to wait in line for everything and Me and Rob were the only guys in the UD. What we sacrifice for what we love, eh?

QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 08:04 AM) Or.. "Just because you have a cushy contract doesn't mean your ass is safe... " Or.. "Paul, I got a bus to 'anywhere but here' with your name on it...pass it around" Kenny is not afraid to trade anyone...trust me. Another thing... If someone is rooting for the White Sox to lose, that does not make them a bad White Sox fan. They are just not a White Sox fan at all, good or bad. They should move on to another team. The Brewers are in first place. The Cubs are hot (in the media) again. The Indians could use your cynicism. Have fun. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 11:48 AM) But they do make the rockin world go round! I love it when you quote Queen

Welcome Aboard!!! I feel for a Tribe fan...sure their team is feeling success right now, but every fan wants that ultimate prize. The World Series Championship. The Indians really got bit in 1995 and 1997 and they haven't had a WS champ in a VERY long time. Second only to the Cubs. As a Sox fan, I understand their misery, excitement and trepidation about this season. Even though we suck right now, I'm sure they would take a year of sucking for the taste of a championship. We can still savour ours from 1 1/2 years ago.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jun 18, 2007 -> 10:43 AM) OMG, anyone who watched and wasn't rolling on the floor during Drama's 5 second part in Medillen just doesn't know comedy. When he jumped on the screen and yelled, in spanish, "LETS KILL THESE MOTHERf***ERS!" my wife and i wen nuts. I felt I was watching 300 again. LOL Get those Mother f**kers, Drama!!!

Who knew Johnny Drama was the original Joey on Friends?!? LOL Here's his resume: Johnny Drama Resume

Great story and Welcome to Soxtalk! ...Too bad you side with Satan.

You know... Whether you liked the ending or not...David Chase STILL has everyone talking about the Sopranos to this day because of that final scene. It makes you wonder if he ended it like a normal show, would people still be talking about it?

Richard Roeper gives the Sopranos finale a HUGE Thumbs up. http://bventertainment.go.com/tv/buenavista/ebertandroeper/ Click on the on-line exclusives.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 11:13 PM) Whenever you face only 27 batters and only allow ONE baserunner, that is a better game. Strikeouts are cool and all, but an out is an out. Plus, ESPN just hates the White Sox. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Ground balls - thats more democratic.

He faced more than 27.....loser

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 12, 2007 -> 07:09 PM) This is the part of the scary movie, where the killer disappears but you start to hear the music. And you are swimming in the foggy lake, "Get off the mound Jose!!! Get off the mound!!"