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I kind of liked those commercials. I wonder if we'll be seeing any more of them though, lol.

For a while I've been predicting Borchard will be our opening day centerfielder and I'm still going to hold out that it could happen. Either way, I am a Rowand supporter.

I hated that deal when it was made and even wrote an article talking about how senial Williams was at the time of the trade. I love Marte now, but part of me still is dissapointed with this deal for the sole reason that Damaso was going to be place on waivers and we traded a pitcher that was really sucessful and well liked by many of our scouts for a guy being waived. Of course, Edwin Yan is looking like he could produce as well. Guerrier struggled last year, but I think he'll get a good shot at making the rotation this year in Pittsburgh. Either way, I'm glad we got Marte.

Welcome Aboard. Now we just have to wait and see what happens. I got to admit, I'll definately miss Rauch cause I've really been looking forward to seeing him pitch.

Michelle, how much do jerseys usually cost there? If so, I'd be interested in sending you the money if they come at a discount price from what I can find them. I don't really care what kind. Heck, I don't even know what they have or what all of them look like, lol. I'm thinking I'd either want a blank one or a Buerhle one.

Lol, the 909. Aren't Kevin and Bean great Your right on that. The only people that are going to want to watch those games are those out there.

I know I wouldn't go to many if any games there. I do know one thing, DC hasn't supported a team in the past and well, some owners are against bringing another team into a market with Baltimore. It isn't like DC is getting a whole lot bigger, afterall, there isn't that much buildable land around there. Of course, thats me assuming things. I live like 10 minutes from the Angels, there is no way I'd drive an hour to go over and watch this other team unless they were playing the Sox or Cubs or if Pedro or someone was pitching. I do think it would be ridiculous with 4 ball clubs in one area. I'd say it comes down to Portland or this deal.

Riverside county, otherwise known as the Inland Empire is the latest group to get involved in buying the Expos. Their plan is a lot different then any other team. First off, they are going to offer 150 million for the team. They won't be able to get a new stadium till 2006, and plan on playing the 2004 and 2005 seasons in the city of Lake Elsinore on the Padres A Ball Affiliates Stadium. That stadium doesn't hold many, but they talked to the architect and can build 25,000 temp seats, pushing the seating arrangements to a bit over 30,000. The difference in this team is that instead of selling PSI liscenses or whatever they are called, they are going to sell stakes of the team. You basically invest in the team, and then have the right to buy season tickets. I figured that was an interesting concept. I also think this was a pretty good idea for a location. The inland empire is close to Anaheim stadium, but because of traffic it takes at least an hour to get there. Then you have the Dodgers which are 2 hours away or so. The key thing is, that the Inland Empire is one of the fastest growing regions out there. Also, Lake Elsinore is in the process of building 50,000 homes in the next 10 years or so. The only reason I know this is I do a lot of work in the region when it comes to real estate. The one road block has to be the fact that they have to play in a minor league stadium. Otherwise, I really think this is a legit deal and could turn into a very sucessful team. Oh ya, its about an hour and 15 minutes from the Padres park. The key question is, whether the market is there. They are going ape s*** building stuff out there. Its pretty much the only area of open land in the Socal region thats still available and prices there have started going through the roof, just like most places.

but as the article says, "Foulke rebounded to post a 0.74 ERA after the All-Star break. But he didn't close again until mid-September because his replacements were lights out. Antonio Osuna and Damaso Marte combined for 21 saves in 23 chances over the season's final three months." Hard to argue with 21 of 23. Timing is everything and Foulke's timing sucked and reclaiming the closer spot was impossible with 21 out of 23 as his replacement. And thus Foulke contributed in a very positive way and that's baseball. I don't think this reflects badly on Manuel. Thats a great point Vince and I didn't think of it that way. Still, don't you think Jerry could of went up to Keith and said hey, "I'm going to stick with this bullpen by comittee. They too have worked hard and I can't deny their numbers or yours. Either way your an intragal part to this bullpen and I'm proud to see that you've got things figured out. Don't worry, you'll get your innings and your chances. "

I remember the days where Griffey and Thomas were the best two young players in the majors. My friends and I would always argue who was better . Me being the Sox fan would always say Thomas, but many would say Griffey. Either way those two guys were some amazing youngsters. Both came into the league and pretty much had immediate sucess with their repsective teams. The big reason we argued is cause we used to collect baseball cards and we always wanted to have the better cards, lol, so we'd try trades and all that good stuff.

I'm sorry, maybe I don't understand the point of that interview, but that Glick guy comes off like the jackass imo. First off, anyone that is in favor of the taliban staying in control has to have a bit of a warped view, especially when you consider the way women are treated there, but secondly this guy isn't even upset about the fact that his dad died. He is denying the fact that Afghanistan harbored terrorist, namely the taliban and Osama Bin Laden.

It also looked to me like those quotes could of been taken out of context. I'm referring to his very last quotes.

Damn the entire show was so freakin funny. There were 3 other comedians along with Dane Cook who was the last one on. Luckily we were able to sit in the 2nd row which was really cool. I don't know how we were able to get up there, cause we weren't exactly the first there, but I ain't going to complain, lol. Every comedian up there was great. Dane Cook was the best, but this guy named Bob Marley was one of the funniest comedians I have ever seen. Of course the only other comedian I've seen live is Pablo Fransisco who is freaking hillarious too. All in all it was awesome. Well worth the 14 bucks and hour drive. Plus, I got home and the Dave Chapelle show was on. Dave Chapelle

I think he's a really talented player, but he's still got a ways to go. He's hit a wall this season, but you can't take away what he's done and I do believe he'll be a very good player. Maybe one of the best centers of all time, but thats still got to be proven as he's a long way off. Oh ya, I do think he needs to pick it up otherwise Houston won't be making the playoffs as the Lakers will pass them.

I also wonder what would of happen had Wells not get drilled up the middle a couple times that year. He was awesome when throwing the ball inside, then like 2 striaght games he got drilled with line shots back up the middle and after that he seemed afraid. He was pitching really good as a starter at that point and pitched really good out of the pen. Then we dealt him as I thought he was developing. But man, Nardi was a jackass. I love how Cooper preaches to his pitchers to attack them. He knows they all got great stuff and he's basically raising there confidence levels by saying just go right at him, you can get them out. He doesn't doubt them one bit like Nardi did, who would just rip on his pitchers, which isn't productive at all.

You almost wonder if these people are just pissed the Sox dealt them or if they have legit complaints. I know most of the Sox seem to love the team and organization.

Lol, after that deal, I had my signature for a while that Kenny Williams should be castrated and fired. I never liked that trade from the get go, but it was one deal and I've came to forgive him for it and I've been one of his biggest supporters.

Well, I think he may be taking a cheap shot at Manuel. I know one thing and this is an article that pushes my belief that Manuel is an asshole that needs to shutup. He goes out and tells people this is what they have to do to get there job back and when they do it, he just ignores them. I remember he kept saying Foulke was the closer, then he never even would come into close another game. It was really ridiculous. You need to have your players knowing there roles. If he's not going to close, tell him that, don't give him some bulls*** story that he's the closer, if he's never going to be out there. Either way, I'm glad we have Koch, cause his role is in the closer slot and I feared with Foulke, Manuel would of still dicked him around the pen. It really pisses me off when a manager believes he can tell his players whatever he wants. You got to be honest with them, if you lie, then they won't trust you. Oh ya, I don't see how that talks about Thomas. For all we know it refers to Konerko speaking out or the so called spies in the locker room.

You start the season with Rauch is AAA. I'm assuming we'll have some AA headers where we can bring him up, but I'm also assuming we'll have some injuries whether it is to a reliever or a starter. Plus, you never know what Rogers does. He may eventually go into the bullpen as another lefty, with Rauch coming into the rotation.

I tell you what. The more I think about the Sox the more I like this team. Usually it works the other way for me, but I really love this team. Oh ya, I think Gardenhire is afraid, but this is a great motivational tactic for him. I know one thing, this is a heck of a rivalry. I actually think its better then the Indians Sox rivalry when the Sox and Indians would go back and forth, with the Tribe thumping us almost every year. This time, I think the Sox will be the ones doing the thumping to every team in the majors. They are going to go the distance and get that ring.

I agree with the foot injury, but I also do believe that some of it was because you change your swing for the home run derby. Still, this one took place in the offseason not mid season so I'm assumimg Magglio should have his swing ready to roll for the regular season and he'll have the hole home run champ thing out of his mind.

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curious...if saying "raghead " makes one a racist would it be safe to assume john mccain is a racist too??...or jesse jackson??...or shaq???...charles barkley???oh wait..barkely is a "conservative" republican that automatically makes him a racist... where does robert byrd fall into this..is he a racist???..you know "the moral compass" of the democratic party as quoted by one bill clinton... Please don't even mention Jesse Jackson. I'm so sick of so much crap I always hear on the radio. The latest issue is how the Lions are going to get fined because they didn't interview candidates for the position and simply hired Mariucci. First off, the Lions went after and wanted to interview several minority coaches, but the black coaches association (i think thats the name) told them not to go. How can you blame the Lions for that. Oh ya, let me say anyone who didn't go was an idiot, because they seem to forget the experience they would get from going to an interview and being thought of as a head coaching candidate. Also, owners all discuss things, and often they will say, hey, this guy gave an awesome interview and we would of hired him had we not intended to bring in Steve Mariucci. Secondly, the guy UCLA hired as their head coach was never expected to be hired as their head coach (They were going to hire the guy from Washington State), but instead he had such an impressive interview that they hired him. Whether your a minority coach or an white coach assistant it wouldn't matter, if someone is offering you an interview as a head coach and you want to be one, then you better go out and interview. Also, the NFL needs to mind there own damn business. It was obvious that they fired Morninweg soley to hire Mariucci, so why can't they just simply hire the man they want.

I think his next step will be the Kenny Rogers signing.

Kip Wells. Mark my words Fogg will never be more then an average pitcher on a bad team. His numbers will be much worse this year and I actually think at best he'll be a #5 pitcher, more likely a middle reliever. Kip has a lot more talent and I think he'll do pretty good. I don't see either making the hall of fame and I doubt either make an all star game.