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QUOTE(knightni @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:47 AM) Insider is a paid service. The others are not. What about the little line I see at the bottom of every Tribune article? Doesn't that me you aren't supposed to copy the entire thing?

QUOTE(the People's Champ @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) Hey Peter Gammons since you are so up on baseball history, Why dont recall one instance when a team has choked away a 13 game lead past Aug 8th and I will apologize for this thread and shut my mouth about it from here on Ask any Cubs fan about 1969...

At six weeks you can still hold a kitten in one hand... :headshake

I've hit a couple of birds before but I was only going 55MPH when it happened. One time I had one fly in front of my car and then I didn't see it again so I assumed it had flown away. When I got home I found it in the grill of my car... I've also hit a deer, a cow, some squirrels, a large USPS mailbox, a few buildings...

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 8, 2005 -> 10:05 AM) Uh I wouldn't cut and paste that. Copying copyrighted paid material can get Soxtalk sued. If someone wants to summerize it, that would be cool. Otherwise it will probably just get deleted anyway. That's one thing I've always wondered about at this site. I see entire articles from various sources posted all over the place. What's the difference in those and this instance?

QUOTE(56789 @ Aug 6, 2005 -> 11:02 PM) At work today this guy comes to my line and i say "hi, how are you today?" and the guy says "im terrible i miss my ex-wife".......what the hell are you supposed to say to that. I just said "oh, im sorry" then nothing else was said between us.... You should've said "Well, keep trying. Your aim is bound to improve."

QUOTE(Wanne @ Aug 5, 2005 -> 03:31 PM) So if it's common knowledge that a deal has been struck with a certain team...another team can claim in terms of trying to block it? And ultimately the team that put the player on waivers can revoke the waivers?...is this kinda how it goes? Yes. But if the team claims a player and they actually aquire him they are soley responsible for his entire contract. One reason Griffey Jr. might make it through. Plus it makes it unlikely that the two teams trying to complete the trade will want to deal with the team that blocked it anytime soon.

If more than one team makes a claim the team with the lesser record will get preferance. Also preference goes to the teams in the same league if the records are even.

Just a thought... Is it possible that Griffey has certain teams written into his contract that he'll waive his rights for and the Sox aren't one of them? Could that be what his agent is referring to? After all it's not like it was Jr. himself that said he didn't want to play for the Sox. From what I've heard they did ask him if he would waive his rights for the Sox and he said yes.

One more...

Not me but somebody from another message board I go to. I could never write the same way this guy does. He could make a book. These are hilarious...

QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Aug 5, 2005 -> 11:31 AM) Your sig gave me a headache You're the first person who's ever mentioned it. Honestly, I haven't figure it out myself either...

BTW, if any of you guys ever have any tickets that you can't use just call me up. I'll be happy to sell th... uh go to the game.

QUOTE(mreye @ Aug 5, 2005 -> 12:06 PM) Pfft, 5 years :rolly My 6 year anniversary is the 13th. We were married on a Friday. Seriously, congrats, buddy. WOW. Mrs. IWC and I were married the very next day. It's great being able to just add 1 to the current year and know which anniversary you are on isn't it? Oh, BTW, congrats SS2K5!

QUOTE(HSC's Biggest Fan @ Aug 5, 2005 -> 02:30 PM) Was there about 96K for the series? Should be at least 100K this weekend. Yanks already have 107K. The Twins for some reason are not a draw. How close are we to 2.5????? I don't think we'll make it to 2.5 this year. Back in April or May I looked at last year's monthly averages and made some guesses as to what they would be this year. I came up with a total of just over 2.3 million. So far all my monthly guesses have been just a little on the high side. I'm thinking they'll end up with somewhere between 2.1 and 2.3 for the year. They'd have to average 36,000+ a night for the remaining home games to hit 2.5 for the year.

Somebody posted this at WSI but since the subject is taboo over there I figured I put it up here for discussion. (BTW, you have to watch a little commercial before you get to read the article) You'll never seen anything like this in the Cubune.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Aug 5, 2005 -> 03:14 AM) I don't need MORE accessibility, I'm looking for LESS. ...my wife has one, but I never use it and she seldom does. We got it in case the car ever breaks down on I-90 when she's going to visit her Mom in Wisconsin. Just because you have one doesn't mean you actually have to answer it. Or even turn it on for that matter. When I first got mine it was pretty much for emergency use only since I drive an hour to get to work. Mostly on gravel roads surrounded by cornfields. Now I'm glad to have it because it's saved me tons of money on gas. Now I don't have to get all the way home to find out I need to pick up a few things from the store...

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 11:35 AM) Oooh..sporting the Zach Morris cell phone I'll go even one better. I used to have a bag phone. One of those that you had to plug into the cigarette lighter to use.

I very rarely write out a check. I have a few bills (including one credit card that I hate) that can't be paid online. Mostly gas, electric, water... Is it weird that I can walk into a store and pay a credit card bill with my debit card? There is a Sears store near me that accepts Discover payments. So I'll go in, they swipe my Discover card, then they swipe my debit card. I've always thought that was kinda crazy...

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Aug 4, 2005 -> 08:30 AM) Wouldn't co-ed be 12"? Either one is fine by me! I was always under the assumtion that women actually used a ball that's smaller than 12" because their hands are typically smaller. Kinda like the WNBA uses a smaller ball. I actually had one when I was younger. Not sure how I got it though. BTW, I'd totally be interested in this if it were on a different day. I'll be on vacation in Wisconsin racing go-karts on the 20th.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 3, 2005 -> 10:20 AM) All I have to say is BLAME MARIO!!! He got you too huh?

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Aug 1, 2005 -> 06:48 AM) First of all, there is NO "original Steve." There is Steve and there is his younger brother Joe who is on the show now but is not some freak that always wears green striped shirts. Joe's striped shirts are orange. Actually, Joe doesn't have one set color. I've seen him wear a few different colors. My kids grew up watching Blues Clue's and have a handful of the videos. The ones with Steve are at least bearable. He's so corny it's funny. Joe just sucks IMO. There was also one episode where Steve "came home from college" for a visit. So obviously he didn't leave on bad terms.

I guess this is a good place to put this. I got this in an email once. A Foreigner's Travel Guide to Texas 1) Don't expect to find filet mignon or pasta primavera at the local restaurant. It's a cafe. They serve hamburgers and chicken fried steak. Let them cook something they know. If you confuse them, they'll kick your ass. 2) Don't laugh at the names (Merleen, Bodie, Bubba, Bobby Ray, Curley,Tammy Lynn, Billy Joe, Sissy, Clovis, etc.). Or we will HAVE to kick your ass. 3) Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda. In Texas it's called a coke. Nobody gives a damn whether it's Pepsi, RC,Dr. Pepper, 7-Up or whatever - it's still a coke. Accept it. Doing otherwise can lead to an ass kicking. 4) We know our heritage. Most of us are more literate than you (read some J. Frank Dobie). We are also better educated and generally a lot nicer than you. Don't refer to us as a bunch of cowboy hicks, or we'll kick your ass. 5) We have plenty of business sense (e.g., Howard Hughes, H. Ross Perot,Southwest Airlines, Dell computers). Naturally, sometimes we have small lapses in judgment (e.g., Phil Gramm). However, we are not dumb enough to let someone move to our state just so they can run for the US Senate. If anyone tried to do that they would get a serious ass kickin'. 6) Don't laugh at our Civil War monuments. If Lee had listened to Gen. Hood you'd be paying taxes to Richmond instead of Washington. If you visit the Alamo, take your hat off and be properly humble, or we'll kick your ass. 7) We are fully aware of how hot it gets and high the humidity is, so shut up about it. If you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen,or we'll kick your ass. 8) Do not attempt to eat tamales without first removing their corn husk casing. Everyone will instantly know that you're a Yankee. DO NOT, under any circumstances, complain that the chili is TOO hot or contains no kidney beans, this will get your ass kicked into next week. 9) Don't talk about how much better things are at home because we know they are not. Many of us have visited Northern hell-holes like Detroit,Chicago, and DC, and we have the scars to prove it. If you don't like it here, Delta is ready when you are. Move your ass on home - before we kick it. 10) Yes, we know how to speak proper English. We talk this way because we don't want to sound like you. We don't care if you don't understand what we are saying. All other Texans understand what we are saying and that's all that matters. Now, go away, or we'll kick your ass. 11) Don't ridicule our Texas manners. We say sir and ma'am. We hold doors open for others. We offer our seats to old folks. Such things are expected of civilized people. Behave yourselves around our sweet little gray-haired grandmothers, or they'll kick your ass -- just like they did ours. 12) Don't think we're quaint or losers because most of us live in small towns. We do this because we have enough sense to not live in crime infested cesspools like Baltimore. Make fun of our small towns and we'll kick your ass. 13) DO NOT DARE to tell us how to cook barbecue. This will get your ass shot (right after it is kicked). Criticize the barbecue and you may go home in a pine box minus your ass. 14) Remember, the only reason you are lucky enough to be here in the first place is because we have not pulled the Border Patrol off the Rio Grande and put them on the Red River (where they really belong) to keep your ass out. 15) ENJOY YOUR VISIT!!!!!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 26, 2005 -> 07:39 PM) MTV quit being watchable when some idiot decided to put shows on it. I haven't watched it since 8th grade, and I am old. When they started putting BAD shows on it. I didn't mind Beavis and Butthead or Jackass. Watching a bunch of spoiled little high school drama queens who have no idea what it's like in the real world isn't really my idea of fun. I had the same opinion when I watched 5 minutes of whatever that show was with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. It's amazing how many basic things they didn't/don't know because they've always had everything handed to them on a silver platter...

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 27, 2005 -> 07:22 AM) Try watching any of the gazillion Red Roof Inn commercials during a Sox game where they show the dude on his lap top in his hotel room, maybe that will answer your question "Multi-tasking!!!" "The chances of me working are... remote. HA HA HA!!!!" Those commercials crack me up. They're so stupid they're funny.