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I could have used a pic of you when I was trying to meet you in Anaheim before I gave your ticket away to a total stranger. Great job Trev.

I thought for sure the Friday game against the Dodgers, 1959 cap night would sell out. Is Friday night still a fireworks night ? I was in Chicago last week and had originally planned to go to that game but family scheduling conflicts made me change it to the Monday game against the D backs. I also went to 3 of the games against the Angels in Anaheim. I was surprised how expensive parking is. In Anaheim its $8 for stadium parking.

Trevor you're insane .

Just keep your broom with you at all times. Or " Joe you're not doing us any favors helping the Yankees get back in the pennant race." That way its more team oriented then personal . I 'm sure he feels bad enough about the granny. OOOO dress up like an old lady ( grannie) and " sweep " around him .

Dad is a Sox fan. Grew up on the SW side. Played catch with the old man. He could really break off a huge curve with a Clincher. Have a 1974 program advertising family day with a picture of my Dad and 2 brothers in it. Dad always said Johnny Mostil (great Sox CF from the 20's) was a distant cousin. So i guess i was born into it going strong at 47 yrs.

Wells is the first guy that popped into my head . Fat tub of goo gets hurt and has the nerve to call out Frank cause he didn't play with pain and it turns out Franks injury is serious. Never diss the big man !

The more info I get the better informed I feel. Nice post Cubsuck. OH and just because I have less then 500 posts I wouldn't consider myself a newbie . I 've been around 10 months now. When i read a thread if someone has already posted what is essentially my opinion I won't bother very often to say " I agree". I say my peace and don't bother to get into extended arguments. Nice moderating job SS.

QUOTE(Adam G @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 07:48 AM) Right now though, I see Jester's avatar I'm remembering how smoking hot Lindsay Lohan was before she dyed her hair blonde and found out that she loved crack. She (Lohan) reminds me of a young Ann Margaret ( talk about hot !! ). But I am constantly seeing new stars that resemble old ones. Brad Pitt= Robert Redford. Angelina Jolie = Sophia Loren.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 02:38 PM) I think El Duque fell twice on the basepaths. I swear he fell rounding 2nd as well as third, and he almost bit the dust coming around 1st too. Definitely a comical basepath session for Duque I don't think he fell either time . He slides to stop his momentum. He did that rounding 2nd and 3rd. Glad i also saw a mention of the amount of Sox fans in the crowd. I was amazed there were so many , especially when Crede and Frank went back to back in the 9th. They were LOUD.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 8, 2005 -> 09:38 PM) Sox hit a coll .511 tonight. Not to shaby! That's because with 3 doubleplays and 2 caught stealings thats 8 total outs that only show up as 2 in the batting averages.

Take any perceived slight with a grain of salt and respond in a humourous way to show that you are not upset by anything moderately outrageous said to you. That always help. I like to use the smilies to make sure everyone knows that I am typing with a smile on my face or tongue in cheek.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 06:21 PM) Losses are magnified? LOL Around here we put every loss under a Scanning Electron Microscope. Amen , Brother Nuke

QUOTE(BuehrleTheAce @ Jun 6, 2005 -> 12:35 PM) JUG, Can I make a humble suggestion? I've read a lot of your posts, and a lot of the arguments and discussions started in your threads and threads you post in. I do like how you bring stats to the table in your discussions, however if you want to reach the most people and get them to your side, try to talk in layman's terms. Also, with such a long-winded post, abbreviating words should've even be a factor. It just clouds the point you're trying to get across. For example, I had to re-read this sentence to get what you meant: "He is more likely to break up a DP sit which of course is likely with Koney on.". After three or four times I realized "DP sit" meant "DP situation". Also, "In Crede's case there was never a RON sit for Ozuna...". OK, I got "sit" from the previous statement, but what is "RON". Runner on? I'm still unsure. And finally, "Ozzie managed to use his two highest NPERA ranked arms...". What's NPERA? Thanks, and keep it up. Stats are important, but remember they're not the be-all-end-all that you seem to believe in. ~BTA You posted what I wanted to post for a long time but never did. My English teachers at good old Quigley South always said "you write for the reader". All of us here don't know stat abbreviations. I guess we can't argue against what we don't understand.

I don't understand how the thread starter didn't know it was sarcasm. It was that obvious. Didn't Oz say in the post game that Hermy's back was stiff ? If that is the case why does Brantley continue to take potshots at OZ ?

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 3, 2005 -> 09:26 PM) Get back to me at the end of the season when we see what Cotts's ERA will be. I hope he does well but I would bet my life savings on it. Get back to me in a few years when we should have a better idea on what Cotts is truly capable of at the major league level like Maddux , Garland, Gagne etc, etc, etc, and so on and so forth.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Jun 1, 2005 -> 11:33 AM) Maddux and Glavine have great control. Vazquez and Gagne have great stuff. Cotts has neither great control nor great stuff. Did you even look at the stats Southsider gave ? Maddux ERA for his first 185+ innings in the bigs was over 5.50 with nearly a walk per 2 innings pitched. Its easy NOW to say sumone has great control or great stuff. Hindsight is 20/20. Nearly every pitcher struggles early in their career. Guess it's easier and cooler to be a hater than exhibit a bit of patience.

What I would like to see happen. Crede ( Boras client, won't be resigned) and Paulie ( bad hip, called out Uribe when he should've supported him especially against the Cubs, big contract , 1 dimensional) get hot. Increases trade value. Chavez get warm. To reassure that he's coming around. Keep BMac. (pitching and defense key to the new era Sox) Get Chavez (for Crede and minor leaguers, we eat the contract) Trade Konerko ( for good fielding 1st baseman who hits decent and a relief pitcher if we we can get that much since he will be a free agent , Chavez and Paulie's contracts basically cancel each other out ).

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 26, 2005 -> 12:52 AM) I turned 10 in Novenber of that year, but I can say for sure that I was a Sox fan as far back as 1964. Probably even earlier, but I can't remember any particular thing that I can pinpoint as earlier that has to do with baseball or the Sox. And I turned 10 in December of 67' . Favorite players Ken Berry and Joel Horlen. But I'd vote for Frank as best though his HOF election because of DH ing is not guaranteed. Last week I hear Rex Hudler (Angel's color man ) ask Steve Physioc (Angels PBP man ) if he thought Frank belongs in the HOF and his answer was "not yet . " I really don't know what else Frank can do to convince some of these people except get 500 HR. His credentials already should make him a lock.

Aboz wouldnt be an admin. here if he wasn't a damn good Sox fan. I love Frank and I'll admit I've called him the Big Skirt a few times. I got all kinds of his baseball cards , statues , toys, and magazines with him on the cover. I just wish he'd run over the catcher once in a while as big as he is. I've seen a lot of weak slides into the plate by Frank and get frustrated. But I'm like a little kid now that he's back and hope he can do a great job. I will no longer wish for him to crush a catcher because of all his injuries.

The Angels routed KC today. McPherson's bat has blossomed since he hit that HR off Contreras (actually the triple of the previous day.) Let's hope home sweet home is just that.

QUOTE(whitesoxjr27 @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:38 PM) dam. your on a roll with the great posts today. Thanks. I'm having fun. . Have you read the "let's face it " thread ? We're going at it in their too. Reminds me of arguing with my older brother when I was a kid. Damn I hope it isnt him. He's a lawyer now and he hates it when I tell him that all the arguments with me led to his choosing barristerdom as a profession.

QUOTE(I-HATE-CREDE @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) Yeah, so what. He was also the greatest newspaper columnist ever. Over Breslin, Mencken, Runyan, all of them. I'd give up ten years of my life for greatness in my field. So he smoked, drank, and started bar fights. Big deal. I'm no expert on what it takes to achieve greatness in any field, however, I am fairly certain that the main ingredients are hard work and ambition. Ambition can be a good or bad road depending on what you do to achieve your goals. You don't seem to be the ass kissing type. Maybe a little more humility and a little less "why can't everyone be as smart as I am " attitude will help you achieve your "greatness". If you show only one side to you're personality, how can you be understood ? Good luck and I sincerely hope that the road to greatness is not the road to ruin.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:19 PM) Kind of a broad brush generalization, wouldn't you say? After a few days of being here you peg a guy as an eternal optimist? I've read his (Cali) posts for a while ... he's pretty balanced ... not too optimistic or pessimistic. Did Royko have a quote for people who are pretty balanced? And we're all anxious to hear your assessments of our demeanor - that must be some sensory computer you've got there, LOL. Thanks Jim. If I have to characterize myself I'd say I am more of the glass is half full type of guy while I realize it is still half empty. Guess that's balanced. Arguing back and forth is certainly not my forte. I'm more the stay silent and be thought a fool then speak and remove all doubt type. I'd much rather approach things with humor then venom. As they say "it's easier to catch a fly with sugar than vinegar." Thats enough tired cliches for one post. To tell the truth I was kind of fed up with all the negativity and actually have enjoyed the afternoon bickering back and forth in 2 different threads with Kong (I-Hate- Crede). I have to admit he is my intellectual superior. Maybe no one thought it was funny or could follow it but the last few pages of todays game thread combined with this thread will make everything more clear.

QUOTE(I-HATE-CREDE @ May 29, 2005 -> 07:09 PM) Love is not forthcoming. You seem like an eternal optimist in regards to the Sox. I'll leave you with this quote from Mike Royko, whom you may or may not have forgotten about on the West Coast. "Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on." I'm not an eternal optimist nor am I an eternal pessimist. Since no love is forthcoming it appears you are the latter. Funny how you should mention Royko as my old signature had a quote from him in it. Something about switching his allegiance to being a Sox fan. It goes sumthing like this "I'd rather have an owner with a wooden leg (Bill Veeck) then a left -fielder with a wooden head (Dave Kingman). Maybe I'll call you Kingman or would you prefer Kong ?

QUOTE(I-HATE-CREDE @ May 29, 2005 -> 06:24 PM) Maybe I'll just flee to california. I'm still waiting for the love. Are you always so frustrated ?