The Beast

I take it that Larry Hughes is pretty much here to stay with the money that is loaded in his deal? Who may be on the way out via free agency and who actually has trade value that could go?

Look guys, I'll admit don't know much about Figgins or the Angels asking price for him, but would the Angels take Uribe and a minor leaguer (AAA pitcher?) if we ate a decent portion of Uribe's salary?

QUOTE (Hanky Panky @ May 21, 2008 -> 09:02 PM) I'll be at Saturday's game for the 10-game win streak! Hell yes, let's show all those bastards out there that the Sox are the best on the game of the week. (Right, isn't it on Fox and isn't it the game of the week?)

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 21, 2008 -> 11:11 AM) This board is acting like a recently broken hearted teenager hesitant to love for the second time. Finally, somebody said it.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 21, 2008 -> 12:07 PM) That and the fact that the #1 pick will not be dealt regardless of what this team has done in the past. The trade ideas the Knicks fans are coming up with on espn's message boards are priceless. That franchise REALLY wanted Rose. Then if they wanted Rose, let's pick him and not make the mistake of not selecting him.

QUOTE (rangercal @ May 21, 2008 -> 10:00 AM) Where do you get this from? I disagree with you 100% I don't get it from anywhere, I just know some of the stupid draft day trades that the Bulls have made in past years. It's more a feeling that the pick will be traded than anything. Otherwise, I'd say he'll take Rose.

I would think Rose makes the most sense here. Wouldn't a team rather have a flashy point guard than a big man as their first pick? I also can see JR cheaping out and trading it away, which would be disheartening.

Did the Sox even mention Richar being brought back up after he recovered from his injury, because right now, Alexei has looked good as of late, and Pablo is regaining form after last year's injury, too.

1.) People commuting should walk or ride their bikes to the train station since driving isn't all that necessary if the weather is decent. 2.) Public transportation 3.) Tell idiot parents to stop their teens from driving around. It's such a waste of gasoline, ask your kids what their plans are before they go out, and then check the mileage on your car later on, seeing if where they went was realistic. (Okay, maybe this is sarcastic and unreal, but its a nice thought.) 4.) Buy oil during the week, instead of on the weekend, it is cheaper in the middle of the week. 5.) Buy oil from places where it is discounted, like Sam's Club or Thorntons. (At least in Downers Grove, I believe Thornton's is ten cents cheaper than Shell or BP.) 6.) Do not drill in ANWR, it will hurt the region more than it will actually help it. 7.) Buy green products to work on your lawn with, I'm not sure there's many but at least if you shopped you made an effort

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 20, 2008 -> 10:12 PM) Thornton's 0-2 pitch to Dellucci which was called a ball but was given to Sabathia multiple times. The ump was terrible this evening. I think you're just trying to come up with any reason to bash Hawk and DJ. And I'm pretty sure Hawk was exaggerating a bit with the 30 inch plate comments. Okay, I'm sorry if I felt that the umpire was consistent tonight. I do not come up with reasons to bash anyone, I just can't stand hearing the same old crap over and over again. It's a shame there's not a feature to automatically put Stone and Farmio on my plasma screen TV. Yes, maybe he was exaggerating a bit with his comments, but he also did say a couple innings later on that it was more like a "36-inch plate," so who knows? Perhaps the age is getting to him...

Bulls defy the odds, land the top spot From the Chicago Bulls website: I am kind of curious about this since I'm not a hard core diehard Bulls fan (though I consider myself a Bulls fan), what exactly does the team need? I see that they obviously need a coach and have a few free agents out there. According to ESPN's 2008 NBA Free Agent List, the Bulls free agents are as follows: Restricted: Luol Deng, Demetris Nichols, Ben Gordon Unrestricted: Shannon Brown, Chris Duhon Limited Salary Protection: JamesOn Curry Out of those, I see Gordon and Deng being the huge losses right there, so what would the Bulls need to replace them? Do they have any expiring contracts that are likely to be dealt? What was not apart of this year's team that needs to be addressed? Please discuss your thoughts, I don't follow the Bulls that closely and would like to know more about what they need, who they should draft and what could happen to their team pending the situation in Chicago.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ May 20, 2008 -> 07:25 PM) Do any other broadcasters whine about the umpires as much as these guys? Exactly. I actually am turning Hawk and DJ off because all they do on close calls is b****, b**** and b**** since they obviously do not have anything else to talk about. Crede's got a hot head when it comes to these things, I'm sure I could find another example to back me up on that. I saw how the umpire was calling the pitches tonight, but I didn't see a variant of a strike zone, and yes, I was watching the same game. 30-inch plate, Hawk? Really, come on now, that was a close pitch, don't use your little replays to try and portray that it was "so far outside." I'm sorry, but with the amount of crap I hear about umpires from Hawk's mouth I usually just think to myself, "why don't you get on a committee and get a hard on to get instant replay in baseball?" Other than that, solid game, close calls are apart of baseball, and I'm glad at least we have one guy who takes the results of the calls with class (Nick Swisher). And who cares, we're in first place!

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ May 19, 2008 -> 07:54 PM) Born in Downers Grove, grew up in Woodridge, currently reside in Tallahassee for school, and my parents moved to Marco Island, FL so I guess that's "home" now. No kidding. Where'd you go to high school?

Born at Hinsdale Hospital 3 months prematurely and lived in LaGrange till I was 4, then we moved to Downers Grove and have lived here ever since. It's a great area for young families to start out and grow up. (At least I think so, not sure what some others like PlunketChris or SSI might say.)

I couldn't help reading this thread and remembering a scene from Billy Madison: Janitor: Miss Libby's car...is green...Billy likes to drink soda! Yeah, I've been cutting back recently on the pop because I just find Gatorade tastes better and milk is better for you than pop with pizza. I can't stand water unless I'm umpiring on a hot day and it's what I need to keep my mouth hydrated.

I would do it, and wear my Sox jersey out there, then promptly leave the piss hole.

QUOTE (DBAH0 @ May 15, 2008 -> 05:10 PM) I will be extremely drunk on Saturday. Flip cup at 2, and then an apartment party with a keg that night. Should be interesting. Wait, DBAH0 left out something. Could he possibly already be drunk? Oh, and just for fun, don't you mean 2 girls, 1 cup? (Which, by the way, is absolutely disgusting, somehow my dorm room neighbors loved that link and would blast that on surround sound to annoy everyone on the floor.)

I've heard pop be called sodie before, which was a tad strange, but my friend has a Southern dialect so that might explain something. Kakalash vendor: "Mountain Dew or crab juice?" Homer Simpson: "Eww, I'll take the crab juice." I love Mountain Dew or anything similar to Sierra Mist. However, in recent years I have tried to cut back on pop seeing as though I'm running 3-5 miles each week day and I need my Gatorade or water fluids.

I want to know why Ozzie didn't do this lineup when the team started struggling. It appears to be effective, at least IMO.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 14, 2008 -> 07:03 PM) Why do you keep responding in this thread? If I recall correctly, you were told to keep out. And if you haven't been before, then I am telling you know. Why do you need to keep me out of this thread? I'm not talking about drinking right now. @ Felix: I work when I want to in a much better town than Charleston, IL and I have much more fun with the friends I have here. But hey, that's perfectly fine and it's great you have people you enjoy "doing your thing with" at your college. @ FlaSoxxJim: That sounds nice just working at a music store and eating and stuff, minus the drinking part of that and I'd be set.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 14, 2008 -> 06:41 PM) Agreed. my first legal summer I stayed in Champaign instead of going home to Chicago and it was one of by best summers ever. I worked two jobs, drank like a fish, played a lot of music, saw a lot of music, and only had to make one trip to the ER for stitches. Great summer. I guess it all depends upon what you want to do during summer then.

QUOTE (Felix @ May 14, 2008 -> 05:35 PM) Being at college over the summer is awesome. I don't get why people go home, it's so much better on campus. I stayed here last summer, and it was amazing. Of course, this summer I'm going to be out in Utah working, but still... Uhm, I go home because there's an assload of things more to do back home and the people back home actually do things. I guess it depends on what area you are in but I wouldn't want to be in the poverty-ridden town of Charleston, IL. My favorite source of entertainment is the card store and that's 10 miles away. Not to mention I don't have a car, so that sucks too. Anyway, things couldn't be better here at home.

Leadoff hitters are overrated.

Damn, things were looking good until I stopped watching and checked back later when it was 6-4. Then it became 10-4 and then it was a 10-7 final. It's a shame that it was such a slug fest but I guess that's what we'll have to expect out of Buehrle this year. Something just isn't right about him this year, I hope it won't rip open discussion (or more likely b****ing) about giving him that extension last year. Let's go take the next 3.