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QUOTE(Steff @ May 16, 2006 -> 10:20 AM) Love this one..!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVX1muRH5bA I love the anchors' reactions: "Oooh" "Ouch" "Gosh...I guess she's really hurt."

QUOTE(SoxFanInDallas @ May 16, 2006 -> 10:00 AM) 3.5 months....just starting to show! But...weren't you out of town 3.5 months ago?!? /cue dramatic music!!

Why buy new when you can buy used at a cheaper price!

Tell her The Rally Crede will bless your child and insure that it will be a masculine one!

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ May 15, 2006 -> 12:49 AM) Just more proof. Mark Buehrle is not an ace. Alright...I'll bite. Who is an "ACE"?

QUOTE(Jim Spencer @ May 10, 2006 -> 11:46 AM) I can't believe Mark Pryor isn't on the list in the National League Neither is Carry Wood

Tylenol PM works like a charm! :sleep

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2006 -> 07:13 AM) I actually had to stop and think a little bit before I answered this. I'll admit my first thought was to come on here and just tear this whole thing apart in a blazing flame job. Then the more I thought about it, if you didn't get the original post, you probably wouldn't get this either, but I also wanted to explain something that other people should understand. You used the term moral compass like a term of derision. Something you completely missed is that the admins/mods of a good website are exactly that. Especially in a situtation where you expect more out of an individual poster, good leadership steps to the plate and does something to rectify the situation. Now I now my answer should have been a little bit less bitter, and I will freely admit that. But the point of the post stands, the attacks were questionable at best. I have seen people trying to justify them by the kids attitude and the way he posed his question etc, but on the flip side of things, the guy has eight posts, and obviously has no idea of Soxtalk etiquette, so what happens? Instead of someone explaining to him what he should be doing, they rip the kid apart. Then to top it off, when all of the people who were yelling so loudly about everything were proven completely and 100% wrong, only one person had the moxie to apologize. Now many of the people who were chirping the loudest, I don't expect anything from, as they have demonstrated nothing that would indicate they would have the decency to look themselves in the mirror and admit a mistake in the first place, so why would they in this situation, right? But others I was extremely disappointed in. Some people you just expect more from. As a matter of a fact, you would expect them to be a sort of moral compass. Someone to help out new people, and be man enough to admit when they are wrong, not to further add to the embarassment by acting like they are above common decency. Another big problem here is that I know of people personally through emails and PMs who refuse to post any new info because of threads exactly like this. Egotisitcal people is a rush to look better than someone else overreact to a situation, and immediately attack the messenger. This has led to more than a few of our "inside" sources either quitting the site, or just not posting anything edgy anymore. The funny thing is that the losers in these situations are all of the same people who are causing this problem in the first place. If you don't believe me take a look around at the people who aren't posting here anymore, and the disappearence of minor league posters and "breaking" news from certian posters anymore, then add it all up yourself. One definate problem here, is this whole clique mentality that has developed here lately, sucks. Its like you have to be a part of the "group" or you are no one. If your opinion doesn't conform, you are driven off as somekind of outcast or idiot, which has become very reminisent of a situation that many of our posters fled other places on the internet. Many days and threads turn out like a bad teen movie with all of the little princesses fighting over who is the prom queen. Well girls, I am here to tell you that you are all snobs. Call me the moral compass, and damn it I am proud of that. I want Soxtalk to be a FREE and OPEN exchange of information and ideas. I want Soxtalk to be a place where someone new can come and fit in, just as well as someone who has been here since day one. I don't want a situation where just because someone has a lot of posts, they can label and deride someone just because. Part of my role as an administrator at Soxtalk is to make a situation here where exactly the ideal situations for member are occuring, and sometimes that means being a moral compass. When I see a situation where I can educate someone on being a better poster, I'll will take that chance, because in the long run, it is for the good of the site as a whole. I don't regret calling out people at all for this. People needed to hear how they were acting, and if they chose to ignore the feedback they are getting, from MANY more people than just me, well that is up to them. It's posts like this one that make it hard to quit you...

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 8, 2006 -> 07:57 PM) I know he was only two mins. short of the record, but when you consider the record is 9 mins., he didn't really come close. Yeah...pussy

QUOTE(Reddy @ May 8, 2006 -> 11:18 AM) sorry i shoulda used green totally joking around.... sorry It's cool. Though if you ever audition for me you're out of luck!

QUOTE(DePloderer @ May 8, 2006 -> 12:20 PM) At the risk of turning SOXTALK into the Chicago Tourist Bureau; can you suggest any other plays/musicals, playing in Chicago mid August that my two teenage kids might enjoy? They wouldn't necessarily have to be at one of the major theatres. Let me take a look around as theatre are annoucing their new seasons. I'm PM you what I find... Also check out: http://centerstagechicago.com/ http://www.stagechannel.com/home/index.htm http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/stage/ They are good Chicago theatre resources

QUOTE(Reddy @ May 8, 2006 -> 10:26 AM) man this threads like a slap in the face. but what do i expect from beer guzzling, bears loving, macho men like y'selves. lol anyway - being a theatre major, and a singer, i'll give y'all my take for the helluvit. the problem comes if you go in expecting it to suck - or wanting it to. then, of course, there will be lots of things you can rip apart. But if you go in to it just wanting to have fun and enjoy yourself - you wont be dissappointed. Spelling Bee - i actually auditioned for this, but i'm too young, dont fit the roles. see they're all supposed to be like 30 year olds playing 10 year olds - pretty funny. anyway, i've never seen it but i have the soundtrack. it's HILARIOUS. you should have a great time (again, go in expecting to have fun and you will). Spelling bee is very much musically in the vein of Avenue Q (which i have beef with because it beat out Wicked for best original score.... come on now, all the music is just stolen from sesame street) ok enough of that... hope you enjoy spelling bee Actually I am heavily involved in Theatre. I am the Producing Director at a Theatre in Chicago. In addition, I am also an Actor. I did not go into Wicked looking for it to suck, in fact I saw the show on Broadway. it never resonated with me. I look past the spectacle. Spelling Bee I am really looking forward to also, plus I have a couple freinds in the cast.

I did not entirely enjoy WICKED. While there were some nice moments, I wasn't overly impressed with the musical. The music, itself, was okay. Only one song stood out, Defying Gravity. The others were forgettable. I will be seeing "Spelling Bee" in a couple of weeks. I'll let you know then what I thought.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ May 7, 2006 -> 11:32 PM) Aside from the first episode, I think this season has been pretty boring. I hope the last few episodes pick it up. I disagree whole-heartedly. As for last night's episode, I was enthralled with the scenes between Tony and Chris. The flashback scene alone might have garnered Michael Imperioli another Emmy. For those who have been following this thread's analysis of the first few episodes, did you notice Paulie watching the wind flowing through the trees ala Tony?

Truth be told that 38,000 of those posts are just "copy & paste" links from Yahoo! news. Congrats! Here's an interesting fact... If Mike had a penny for every post, he'd have over 40,000 pennies!

This trailer has gotten me very excitied about this film. Bryan Singer is an excellent director and his concept on making this film a continuation of the first two Superman films is a wonderful one! Check out a brief glimpse of Brando. http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/supermanreturns/trailer2/

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ May 2, 2006 -> 09:45 AM) agreed but this is the indians, these games matter. Which games don't matter??

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ May 2, 2006 -> 09:28 AM) Why does ozzie always do this?? Because it wins us World Championships?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ May 2, 2006 -> 06:42 AM) Yeah, Ozzie didnt bring Hermanson in to close a game( i cant remember if the Sox blew the game or not) and Brantley dwelled on it for two segments on BBTN. Ozzie got pissed and ranted about it, and the next time Brantley was in town he went to smooth things over. He extended his hand, and IIRC, Ozzie just looked at it and didnt shake it. Thanks!

Wasn't there a issue last year with Brantley and the Sox? Almost an media agrument between him and Guillen?? I remember something...

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ May 1, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) LMAO!! I am so photoshopping that later!!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 30, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) I have discovered Jim Thome's true identity. By day, mild-mannered professional baseball player... By night... I'm pretty sure of it. LMAO!! I am so photoshopping that later!!

QUOTE(Texsox @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 03:35 PM) A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work & life. Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen & returned with a large pot of coffee & an assortment of cups made of Porcelain, Plastic, Glass, Crystal, some ordinary looking, some expensive, some exquisite. He told them to help themselves to hot coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in their hands, the professor said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap looking ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups and worse, you were eyeing each other's cups. Now if life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it." So folks, don't let the cups drive you..., enjoy the coffee instead!! What if the expensive cups were bigger and I just wanted more coffee??

What a softball question... What happened to that old Soxtalk hard-hitting reporting that i grew up on?!?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 27, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) Brian Anderson and the rest of the single guys need to use this opportunity to get them a bunny for themselves. Look at what Pods goes home to. The downside is that's the cause for his constant groin injury.