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Preach patience at the plate. The Sox are last in the league in OBP. Guys are just too anxious to try and get a hit and wont talk a BB. Perfect example was the other day vs Wakefield. The guy was effectively wild with Sox hitters chasing his pitches all over the zone.

personally i dont think chris young for Vazquez was such a bad deal. The sox were coming off a WS year knowing that Freddy Garcia was due to break down at any time, after El Duque broke down during the prior season. Hell Chris Young is hitting all of .233 with a .286 OBP. (21 SB in 117 Games) Jerry Owens is hitting .245 with a .295 OBP. (21 SB in 62 Games) Yes, Chris has more power than Jerry, but Jerry has more speed. Right now the Sox don't need power hitters. We need OBP guys with some speed. Vazquez by the way is 11-6 with a 3.66ERA.

imho i also think that Bush over-reacted when it came to Iraq primarily because he felt blindsided by what happened in 9-11. It was a wake up call to him.

you're correct. He didn't "allow it" to happen. At the same point, playing Monday morning QB and comparing it to the actions of prior Presidents with similar threats, he did not go as far as he should of with taking the threat seriously.

and here's what her answers (in a perfect world) should be... 1. In May of 2002, you went on the floor of the U.S. Senate and held up a copy of the New York Post, which had the headline "Bush Knew," implying that President Bush had advance knowledge of the 9-11 attacks, but did nothing to stop it. Was this a responsible thing for a U.S. senator to do, implying that the president allowed the 9-11 attacks to happen? It is clear as night and day that this President did know about a pending attack prior to 9-11 and didn't do a thing about it. When there was potential airplane related terrorist attacks under my President's campaign one of the first things he did was to alert the airlines and airports to this risk so they could increase security. The first thing this President did was go on vacation to Texas and leave the report on his desk in the Oval Office. 2. In 1991, you praised Anita Hill, saying she had "changed history with her courageous testimony." Do you really believe that Anita Hill was sexually harassed by Clarence Thomas? And if so, what is your opinion of powerful men who use the power of their positions to sexually harass younger, vulnerable women? Yes, I do believe Anita Hill. As for those in positions of power who sexually harass younger individuals, it needs to be judged on a case-by-case basis. You simply can't compare Congressman Foley's harassment of children to my husband's harassment of a consenting adult. 3. In 2001, you accused the Bush administration of adding arsenic to the nation’s drinking supply. (You said, "How can the Bush administration justify wanting Americans to ingest more, not less, arsenic?") Can you explain to the American people why you think president Bush would want to add a poisonous element to our drinking supply? I think that this question itself is flawed. The President wants to reduce EPA guidelines and standards that are imposed on corporations and municipalities for the general public. He feels that it is more important for these entities to avoid costs than it is for individuals to have increased safety. 4. In October of 2002, on the floor of the U.S. Senate, you stated that Saddam Hussein had "given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al-Qaida members." Are you willing to provide documentation of this, especially given the fact that you’ve said President Bush used "faulty evidence" to justify going into Iraq? One of the comments that I've echoed throughout my campaign is that faulty evidence was provided for many years for many Presidents. The main issue here is whether to provide any check/balance in your usage of this information. Some of the same information that my husband had, President Bush had. While Bill was wise enough to doubt some of the information, this President believed every piece that was given to him. Thus we were wise enough to not remove Sadaam during GHW Bush and Bill's Presidency and not so wise today. 5. Your husband is making millions of dollars from speeches, as well as serving on several corporate boards. How will you guarantee that there will be no conflict of interest between his "outside interests" and your administration? It is very common for ex-Presidents to serve on corporate boards and give speeches. As it is for other administration members such as Colin Powell or Madeline Albright. As President, I would ask my husband to resign from these boards and table paid speeches during my Administration. 6. Ken Starr replaced Robert Fiske as the independent counsel. Robert Ray eventually replaced Ken Starr. Fiske has recently said about Starr’s Whitewater investigation, "Everything I would have done, Ken Starr did." Robert Ray stated that your testimony in the White House Travel Office investigation was "factually inaccurate." Is it still your contention that Ken Starr and the independent counsel engaged in a "vast, right-wing conspiracy" against you and your husband? Absolutely. 7. Republican Rep. Dennis Hastert has stated that during a discussion of health care reform you told him: "People are basically greedy and won’t make the tough decisions. They won’t take their kid to the hospital when he needs to go because they want to keep the money for themselves." Is the former speaker of the House lying? If he’s not lying, why do you have such a low opinion of parents in this country? You're kidding me right... Dennis Hastert. Next question. 8. Back in the early ’90s, Bob Woodward quoted you as saying, "I believe in evil and I think that there are evil people in the world." Instead of talking about Islamic terrorists, you were referring to people who were opposed to your health care reform plan. Having seen actual evil at work, do you still believe that people who are against health care reform are evil? There are different forms of evil. And yes, those who purposely stand in the way of Health Care reform for personal financial gain do represent a form of evil. 9. Woodward’s Watergate partner, Carl Bernstein, has a biography about you. In it he quotes numerous Democrats, both on and off the record, speaking of your temper. Considering the fact that so many Democrats have spoken about your temper and poor judgment, do you think you posses the proper temperament and good judgment to be president of the United States? I do. 10. Arkansas businesswoman Juanita Broaddrick has accused your husband of sexual assault. She’s also said that just weeks after the rape, you approached her and gave her a message that she, Juanita, "was to keep her mouth shut" about the rape. Is Juanita Broaddrick lying? Of course she is. Every day, numerous individuals trying to obtain financial gain accuse high profile individuals of sexual assault, rape and fathering children. Just ask Chris Rock.

QUOTE(knightni @ Aug 22, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Nice jinx on the title jason. actually i was 0 for 3. Game 1 I said Buehrle wins #10. Game 2 I said Owens steals #20, Game 3 I call the sweep. Oh well. 2-1 aint bad.

Juan Uribe right in his over-rated mouth. But then Juan (or his co-horts) would pull a gun on me.

And I'll take my 2-0 Game Thread Record to 3-0!!!

Tonight's Lineup Owens, CF; Fields, 3B; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; AJ, C; Dye, RF; Pods, LF; Uribe, SS; Richar, 2B. Vazquez pitching.

thornton earning every penny of that $550,000 salary and contract extension. so how is he better than Mike Meyers?

Plus Sox move into a tie for last place... 1. Owens-Cf 2. Fields- 3B 3. Thome-DH 4. Konerko-1B 5. Pierzynski-C 6. Dye-RF 7. Podsednik-LF 8. Uribe-SS 9. Richar-2B

haven't started a thread all year. Now's a good time to start.

Hawaii=over rated my friend from high school went there to teach after college. the state was running some sort of teacher recruitment program. he hated every minute of his "contract"

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=206...&refer=home

good. lets make it 5.

boy he was a smart man... back in 1994. This definitely deserves its own thread.

that team has .475 ball written all over them.

Haeger (5/8 outings= good) first 5 outings= good last 3 outings= bad Floyd (2/6 outings=good) first 2 outings= bad next 1 outing= good next 1 outing= bad next 1 outing= good next 1 outing= bad Neither is starter material currently, however I'd take Haeger out of the pen any day of the week.

let him and Richar battle out for the 2B position next year while signing a big league SS.

Jermaine Dye at 1B Why not have Toby Hall play over there

never mind, didnt know that Rotoworld had this info... Contract Information for Darin Erstad 01/25/07: Signed one-year, $1 million contract w/2008 option. 2007: $750,000, 2008: $3.5 million club option w/$250,000 buyout (option value can increase to $6 million), 2009: Free Agent

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 13, 2007 -> 06:46 PM) Ertad's 2008 option is worth $3.25M. There will be better options out there like say Mark Sweeney or Rob Mackowiak. It's time to end the Erstad experiment. its a team option with a buyout correct? what's the buyout amount?

with Mackowiak gone, I'm wondering if you would take a gamble on Erstad for one more season as a backup 1B/ 5th Outfielder? As of right now, I figure top priorities have to be Bullpen, 2B, SS and CF. that being said, is there any money left for the utility backup 1B???

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070813/ap_on_.../ney_corruption so the aide could (but wont) face 5 yrs in prision while Ney himself got 2 1/2???