The Beast

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 06:38 PM) To the first part. Umps get suspended. Especially in scenarios in which a game is called this poorly. They're trained rigorously, but they're not above the millions of dollars going into both teams. I'm quite certain it's not just the fans that will complain this time. To the second part. He was making a point. Not threatening to delete your account. Umps get suspended because fans b**** about the "poor quality of the game?" That's definitely a new one and I'm not sure that's the case. I doubt anything will happen to this umpiring crew. I don't care what the point was.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:44 PM) Then you got my point that there was really no point for your post either. Good. The "either" in your post makes me hope that you are saying that there was no point for both of our posts. If this is so, let me know.

QUOTE(Soxpranos @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:40 PM) That is ignorance, its not going to change get over it . Human error happens, players need to perform and changes can be made. Thank you and QFT. QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:42 PM) well those 2 outs called would have kept the inning going wiht momentum. We probably could have scored 4 runs that inning giving us 12 runs total including JD's shot in the 9th. So yea even with Dotel's implosion we still probably would have won. Fair enough, I'll agree to disagree if you will. Altough I don't agree, I respect your opinion.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:39 PM) bottom line, the guy gets 50 emails in his box tomorrow morning about bad umpiring at a game, it makes him think about it... at least for a second. There is no way that he does that. Do you have any idea of the kind of training that these individuals go through? It's pretty rigorous. I doubt with how many Umpires the league has that any kind of action would be taken. Sure, some things could be under review after games with so called "controversy," but I doubt that anything will come from people acting in the heat of battle instead of waiting when they've cooled a bit. QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:41 PM) Well if it is all based on if it will do any good or not, I will just go ahead and delete your account, because nothing said on a message board is going to do anything... I'm sorry, but isn't that a bit of an extreme overreaction?

I hope you guys know that this is not going to do anything.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:29 PM) you hate to blaim a game on umps... but these guys really were bad out there... this game should have been won... these guys show heart..we missed that last year. Say we scored the 2 runs or what have you, would we have won if Dotel imploded like he did? I will never blame a baseball game on an umpire like that. Ever. Hold me to that.

For any of you who want to voice frustration, go rip on the umpires on The Score, I will laugh my ass off as I sit here listening to the seemingly petty arguments that are made. Or, call me up at my show and I'll listen to you vent, 217.581.3343. Good effort today, White Sox. There's a lot of good positive things to take from today's game!

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:20 PM) Laugh all you want and I'm sure you'll all drill me for this, but I'm okay with that. There's a lot of positives from this game and I'm not going to get angry just because a few calls didn't go our way. Perhaps some people shouldn't have gotten jammed and tried to eke out hits like they did.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:16 PM) You didn't see the game. Until you do, you really don't know what people are upset about. No, I did see the game, I left right after the inning for my radio show, and I wasn't upset in the slightest bit. I just don't get angry at the umpires because the calls are "in their judgment."

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 31, 2008 -> 04:13 PM) That would be 10-7 Indians. What happened? I'm actually very happy with today's game. The team showed that they could come back and they very well could still come back and prove us all wrong. It ain't over till it is over; please do not go after these umpires with fire and pitchforks.

Uh, for those who may not have the score right now, what is it, why are people s***ting a brick and why are the razor blades coming out?

Dotel, get this out.

Crede sucks. Also, has anyone noticed that the strike zone is changed a bit this season? I guess that new system they are using is changing the zone a bit.

QUOTE(bmags @ Mar 30, 2008 -> 02:26 PM) I can't believe a Beast post contains self-righteous condescending language. Can you explain this further? What's so unbelievable about what I'm posting?

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Mar 30, 2008 -> 02:22 PM) We pay extra to keep rif raf like you out. Funny, but I'm a paying customer there.

61*, The Sandlot, and A League of Their Own.

Did they announce whether Wassermann or Masset made the team yet? 85 wins, here we come!

I love the club level footlong Polish dogs, those are outstanding. Although, where the fundamentals deck and club level meets, those people are a bunch of deuche bags, they won't let you exit through there, I almost walked out and just was like, "Screw you" because it just does not make sense as to why one cannot exit out there since it is convenient too. Anyway, off on a tangent, it was just something that pissed me off at the ballpark last year.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 30, 2008 -> 10:39 AM) Indeed, I think it's unquestionable fact that a girl can become more attractive if you find her to be a great person as you get to know her better. I agree with you. Also, sometimes I think the mindset of some guys is really shallow. "Oh, she's got a great body, or she's totally hot, (usually after saying I'd bang her) let's go after her because she's hot." Well, that may be all "college-esque" of the guy, but why not go ahead and go on a date with a girl and get to know her somewhere outside of just with friends. Sometimes I think people who go out with friends and their date more than they actually date might actually hurt their chances of getting to know a person. Around here, I see the most pathetic of relationships, some abusive and some just flat out physically sexual. Honestly, what is the point of that? I've been dating my girlfriend for almost 3 years and I certainly have gotten to know her instead of just thinking, "Oh, she's hot, lets bang her and move on." Even at college I think things have gotten better and she and I have gotten more close than ever before. It just saddens me that a majority of the people here (at least on my floor or on campus) are just about physical relationships. The other day I was talking to my friend in the elevator and I was like, "Yeah, she's in France right now, but that's okay, I'm doing pretty good regardless." A guy in the elevator randomly says, "I thought the rule was if she or you were out of the area code, you guys could do whatever you want with whomever you want." I guess it all comes from what your values and beliefs are, and how you were raised, but I don't know, maybe I'm just at a different point in my life than other individuals, and to be honest, I'm really happy that I am, since I find that lifestyle to be quite pathetic.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Mar 30, 2008 -> 02:20 AM) Not even close. While Wells and Fogg aren't doing much any more, they're both still in the league, and at least both had a couple solid seasons, which could have helped us a lot in 2002 through 2004. It definitely was a wash for the Sox and Pittsburgh, which is what I meant.

AL East: Red Sox AL West: Angels AL Central: Tigers Wild Card: White Sox NL East: Mets NL West: Diamondbacks NL Central: Cubs Wild Card: Dodgers Red Sox over Mets in World Series.

Who is pitching today?

I actually wanted the Sox to target Kennedy in the off-season.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Mar 28, 2008 -> 03:55 PM) Durham for Adkins. Hooo boy. I never really understood this trade, Durham wasn't that overpriced and I figured he had some good years left in him for the Sox before he moved onto SF and stayed there for awhile. By the way, what has Reed done for Seattle that was that great? The Ritchie deal was a wash. I was pretty angry when Fogg was traded and when Sirotka was traded for Wells. I loved Sirotka.

I'm glad to see some of the gentlemen here agree with me on natural beauty. I personally find fake tanning to be disgusting and as I said, my girlfriend looks beautiful without any makeup. Hell to me, she looks beautiful if she's sick at home in her pajamas and we're just watching TV. It really doesn't matter---I have always agreed that it is what is on the inside that makes the girl beautiful. Speaking of which, I was walking to class today and I could pick out at least three girls who had boob jobs, it was kind of sad because they all looked as if they were 18 years old---I don't know, there's something that doesn't make surgery right for that age, or well, I don't know, why do you need to get implants, honestly?