Flash Tizzle

There's too much coordination involved in this. Far too many areas to coverup. What if the passenger never said "Let's Roll," or decided to rush the cockpit? The excuse of shooting down the plane, seemingly as opportunity to place credit to brave passengers, is useless. A conspiracy on this level requires more foundation to fall back on than the uncontrollable actions of passengers. If USAF were under the orders of shooting down Flight 93, the decision was made far before Beamer uttered "Lets Roll." Bush would ultimately have given the order to fire upon a civilian aircraft. If everything your suggesting is true, Bush really lucked out. All events which occured essentially drew attention away from a missle. Whether it's the isolated wreckage, eye witness accounts of the plane (fully intact) crashing, cell phone conversations/cockpit voice recorder picking up no explosions. Personally, I believe the truth would have come out by now. Someone; either a resident of Shanksville or an FBI agent invesitgating wreckage, would have (atleast) anonymously suggested our perception of Flight 93 was wrong. It's too big to sweep under a rug.

Seriously, can anyone fathom Al-Qaeda operatives riding their cheap Nissan trucks through Pennsylvania attempting to locate Flight 93? Locals wouldn't be to fond of foreigners brandishing AK-47's in their town, I reckon. Upon finding the plane, which had to have already been flying well within missle range ( No conspiracy here.

Ideal bar, within close promixity (several blocks north of USCF) is Jimbo's. ESPN 1000 White Sox broadcaster Dave Wills often stops by. I agree about McNally's. It's quite possibly the most anti-Cub bar on the Southside of Chicago. Not to single it out; there are many quality pubs along Western Avenue which Sox fans visit.

Anthrax's suspension is underserving. It's not justifiable to hand out a suspension because of his constant bickering, which several (vocal) members have taken great offense to. It's obvious Anthrax dislikes Williams; every move he approves/ignores is highlighted and criticized. Apparently, several members have formed a 'coalition of the willing' to oust Anthrax. I have no problems with members blatantly ganging up on Anthrax. Many of you dislike him, and for that I have no control. I simply believe his suspension is unjust. If we're suspending members due to their stupidity, propencity to argue, or objectiveness, this site will only be comprised of people with similar views. Anthrax is merely the Ying to Soxtalk's Yang. Wtihout anthrax posting his baseless Willaim's rants, the balance of the universe is tilted. You don't want that, do you?

No, nice of you to register with Soxtalk to point this out. :rolly

Queen, I recall two locations relatively close to Mt. Greenwood. 1. 101st and Western Ave. 2. Store located near Pulaski and 67th Avenue (Not certain if 67th avenue is exact location, but it's one block North of McDonalds.)

Society killed The Get Up Guy. Fans voiced the displeasure with him yelling "LETS GO WHITE SOX," and management distanced themselves from him. I would love to attend a future game and hear him screaming at opposing players.

Mariotti and Levine were really sparring with one another during the last segment. Anyone else believe it was unprofessional of Bruuuuucce to mention Mariotti's daughters on air? Rather surprised Jay held his composure. Mariotti may present himself as an arrogant jerk, but Levine is hardy personable. Their mail segment was quite possibly the most ackward ten minutes I've yet to hear on radio. Numerious pot shots were exchanged; hilarity ensued. Levine still has yet to mention any news relating to El-Duque. The Score is running circles around this goof.

Case #1: Release Sosa. Eat Sosa's 18 million dollar contract. Case #2: Sign Beltran, THEN worry about unloading Sosa. As if there wouldn't be any doubt of Hendry's intentions. Case #3: Trade Sosa/Farnsworth to Arizona for Randy Johnson since three-way discussions broke down. Case #4: Trade Sosa to White Sox for a collection of minor leaguers, Aaron Rowand. These were all examples I heard last night. Kid you not. Listen to Mike Murphy's Evening Show on 670 AM if you're seeking a laugh.

I wouldn't doubt it. They're everywhere; suggesting Sosa trades and filling the airwaves with a Beltran lovefest.

Cub fans have a monopoly on phone calls. Don't these morons have enough air-time to express their baseless fantasies on the MIke Murph Evening Show?

I wish these two would quit talking about their careers and start discussing baseball. Damn, I don't give a f*** about their paths to sports radio host.

My fault, that was a typo.

I was wondering this as well. I expect Levine to announce something which addresses his status with our club.

Mariotti is absolutely correct. How can anyone expect White Sox to pay Vazquez 13 million, yet pass offering 9 million to Clement?

"Switch mantra to pitching/defense, yet lowball Vizquel." Mariotti's argument states White Sox are missing out on persued players which fit their new philosophies. "Are you saying the only way White Sox can sign free agents is to overpay"-Levine. Does he read these boards? Damn, I know I've said this numerous occasions.

Non-Sox news: -Mariotti is distraught Yankees will target Beltran following the breakup of Johnson discussions. -Sosa for Green may be remaining option to rid Cubs of Corkilicious. Green may only waive no-trade clause if extension is reached. Sox news: -Mariotti doesn't understand why Sox management would accept Vazquez's salary. Levine says "White Sox believe Vazquez underachieved." -Levine speculates Sox may be interested in Johnson, Vazquez again.

Gammons has corrupted baseball minds across America. His wet-dream of Red Sox acquiring Sheets has diluted his ability to report factual news. Sheets is NOT a FA in 2006. And Santana? White Sox will "fall short" due to an "unexpected fluctuation in contracts."

Perhaps he'll announce White Sox interest in Hernandez--10 hours after the news was first reported on The Score.

This is a rookie mistake from Guillen. He'll learn to avoid dictating the moves of management. Reinsdorf/Williams would rather Guillen shamelessly promote Grilli than state an extra starting pitcher is needed. Guillen was supporting Koch until his eventual trade. Guillen claimed Grili "trow the ball real well" following every start. I don't place much creedence in anything he says, especially concerning Marte's talent. Williams likely sold Guillen on Marte's utter dominance, and when he struggled Guillen felt more was expected. There were other players more deserving of criticsm. I wish Guillen would question Borchord's unharnessed potential, or Crede's swing. Wait. If Garland isn't included in a trade for Vazquez, who is? Marte, by himself? I'll trust his value has yet to sink that far.

If Dodgers offer a last-minute contract which exceeds ours, I'll assume this is retribution for Sox backing out of Vazquez discussions. Could anyone else legitimately picture DePodesta doing this? Not necessarily to stick it to Williams, but due to a dwindling market and limited options remaining. Oh man, would this irritate the hell out of me. That would be twice (three if you're counting Wright) a free agent was on the brink of signing w/us, only to join an organization which offered a more attractive package.

This is based solely on New York stomaching a substantial amount of Vazquez's contract. Yes, JV for 8 million is a bargain in today's market, but it's simply unreasonable. Unless Williams assembles a decent package, which could then be forwarded to Arizona, Yankees will not pay $10million. Williams assembles a quality package for Vazquez, I guaran-damn-tee another area of this team will suffer. Why create further problems? Oh, really? Early 2004 rested upon the shoulders of Jon Garland, Danny Wright, and Scott Schoeneweis. If that isn't a prime example of three quesiton marks, I don't know what is. Let's assume sufficient funds were available to acquire Vazquez. Best case scenario; Vazquez is offered for 8mil/yr. In addition, let's assume an offer of Garland/Marte is presented to NYY. Would the Sox not be in a better position to sign Eckstein, keep prementioned players, and enter next season with their current team intact? Is Vazquez > Garland/Marte/Eckstein?

For an organization handcuffed with payroll limitations, why the hell would Reinsdorf shoulder Vazquez's salary? NY eating an extremely reasonable amount of 10 million still leaves White Sox paying Vazquez 8mil/yr. We don't have these funds lying around. Teams witholding an extra 10+ million don't lowball arbitration eligble players (Schoeneweis/Davis) to save $500,000. If Vazquez killed this deal by refusing an LA trade, his stock steadilly fall From quotes posted in the Daily Southtown, Yankee's President Randy Levine openly questioned DePodesta for unprofessionaly backing out of the deal. Doesn't appear as if Steinbrenner has JV pegged as official scapegoat; yet. Garland/prospect is the most i'd offer for Vazquez. Not reasonable, but our rotation is complete. Sox lose nothing if trade discussions fall through. In any trade talks concerning Vazquez, there should be absolutely no scenario in which Marte is included. Sox desperately need a strong bullpen with potential health risk Orlando Hernandez joining the rotation. Statements such as "bullpen absorbs loss of Marte" are no longer reasonable. If Perez were signed in place of El Duque, yes, maybe Marte's departure would be less damaging. Not as our rotations currently stands.

Both starting rotations and bullpens eerily match up. Santana/Radke/Mays/Lohse/Silva slightly offsets Garcia/Buehrle/Contreras/Garland/Hernandez. Bullpen is equally matched. Crain/Balfor/Romero/Rincon/Nathan is on par with Politte/Hermanson/Vizcaino/Marte/Shingo. Unless either team unpexpectantly falters, this division could be reminiscent of 2003's dogfight in September. With different results, of course.

George Offman (not certain if this is how you spell his name) claims Hernandez and Contreras are good friends. Both are Cuban defectors; which means instant connection. Sort of like Ozzie with Latin ballplayers.