jackie hayes

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 15, 2005 -> 12:34 AM) Freddy seems to get lacksadaisical(sp?) when he gets a big lead. He's got the stuff and the command to shut the opposition down, he just gets 'lazy' (for lack of a better word). Disagree on laziness -- that's just taking the good w/ the bad. Freddy's problem has always been occasionally hanging one. Can't always get the slow stuff to move like you want it. That's BJ and Gibbons, Roberts just handled the pitch real well, imo.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ May 12, 2005 -> 09:26 PM) and for the record, I don't believe that he's a Royals fan. hasn't he written three books on the Boston Red Sox? He's a Royals fan. Btw, I don't feel like I fit in here. I'm not quite the fashionista that y'all are.

Okay, why are Sox fans such sluts for the national media? 'f*** espn, I don't care what espn says, screw espn' -- then in a chat, asking 'Why don't you like us?' LOSE the inferiority complex, ask INTERESTING questions...

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:00 PM) How long is pot in your urine system? I hope you're not asking me, it's not like I would know...

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ May 11, 2005 -> 08:49 PM) Why don't we blame the players for f***ing up sometimes?? Yeah, now that you mention it, I've never seen anyone blame Shingo for a loss...

Good Lord, again. People learning to fly, could you please move to Ohio?

FINALLY the local news picks it up.... Thank you, SoxtalkNN.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 11, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) Well you knew the cheaters would be looking for something to continue to give them the edge over legitimate players. This is no surprise at all, and hopefully they use this as a positive drug test against the guy. The NFL has every right to test for it, regardless, but how does pot give someone an "edge"?

Bomani Jones has a nice piece on this for ESPN's Page 2, here. The article is a good, balanced look -- he dismisses the view that the voting was racist, without dismissing how important race still is in how people view the NBA. Anyway, it's a good article, check it out.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 7, 2005 -> 11:07 PM) Lol, I did. I installed the disk I got, too. Alright, I got the songs on there, problem is, they're named "Track 1", "Track 2" -- can I rename 'em on the iPod, or can I do that in iTunes somehow? Do it in iTunes, it'll sync up the next time you hook up the iPod. If you're connected to the internet when you burn the cd, it'll fetch the tracklisting from...forgot the company name, but there's some company that provides this. Anyway, it's automatic, costs nothing, and very, very convenient.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ May 7, 2005 -> 10:41 PM) Alright. I got my iPod today. Now, how do I get songs on it? I've converted the songs that I want on there to iTunes, now I don't know what to do. I tried hitting Import, and that didn't seem to work. Any help? Which one did you get? How are you trying to connect it? (usb? firewire?) Mine had a problem w/ usb 1.1 -- so I went on a hunt for a firewire adapter, and THEN it worked. But as Soxnbears says, it's important to follow the instructions. (Really -- some details that you might think are picky will actually make a difference in the setup. But after that -- honest! -- it's automatic.

What is Wagner's velocity like this year?

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 5, 2005 -> 10:31 PM) I understand why you did it...I think To me, it seemed like instead of you wanting to make your point valid and true, which it still is, you wanted to inject a little humor into it, making sure everyone understands it, thus the green. Hey, if green injects humor, I'm gonna stop posting any other way. Oops, I meant, Hey, if green injects humor, I'm gonna stop posting any other way. Oh no, wait, I meant, Oops, I meant, Hey, if green injects humor, I'm gonna stop posting any other way. Aw, screw it...

QUOTE(ptatc @ May 5, 2005 -> 10:04 PM) At least get your rant correct. Half of the players you listed are korean Dunno why that would be in green...

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 5, 2005 -> 09:43 PM) This team is loose and having fun, the offense will come, book it. I really understand and appreciate what Ozzie did with Shingo today by leaving him in. Ozzie was thinking long term. We'd already won the series, if he blew it, he blew it. But Shingo NEEDED that confidence builder, even if he was shaky and even if KC sux. Look at it this way, if Shingo can't handle KC, when the hell would be a good time to use him? Love that way he battled and came back on em. Good job Oz! I've said many times that the offense WILL get better, and I still believe that. But the sooner the better, that's all I mean. It's a reasonable concern to hold right now.

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ May 5, 2005 -> 09:28 PM) You know, people b**** about the Sox's OBP, and how they don't take enough walks. They win a game thanks to two walks, and now they b**** that we're getting lucky. The next game we win by 6-7 runs and hit 3 homers, they'll b**** that we're reverting back to the boom-or-bust offense again. Point is, it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you win. You can over-analyze for hours how wins are cheap, or fluky, or whatever. I don't care how we win, I only want to see it continue. We eeked out some wins against one of the worst teams in baseball. But we're coming up against the O's, who can HIT. If we can win the same way against them, fine. But I think we're much more likely to win if we can score a few more. Edit: I've complained about the Sox obp and walks before, but not lately, b/c I haven't noticed it being as big a problem recently. And checking the stats, it has been better. I don't know if you mean those complaints, but it's not right to bring up complaints from when we really did suck in those areas and act like they're still being made. Just saying, I haven't heard that much recently...

For those not listening to the postgame, during the interview w/ PK you could hear Rowand cussing in the background. Our dear Bruce explained that he had been fined $40 for picking his nose on the bench. Funny stuff.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ May 5, 2005 -> 08:13 PM) It doesn't. I'm just saying what I would do...sort of like everyone else here. No, you said he IS the closer now. Like if I said, As far as I'm concerned, John Kerry is the president. Doesn't make any difference. Just being picky, I guess.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ May 5, 2005 -> 08:11 PM) As far as I'm concerned, Hermanson is now the closer. And your concern determines that how?

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 5, 2005 -> 01:50 PM) Someone told me this one in a club the other night: Bono and the Edge are in a plane crash and end up standing in front of God, who is seated on his giant white throne. God asks them the same question: "Edge, tell me what you believe in." He responds, "I believe in Gibson guitars and in the fact that the world would be a much better place if we were alive to make more U2 records". God tells the Edge to take a seat at his right. "Now it's your turn, Bono", God says. "What do you belive in?" Bono replies, "I belive your sitting in my seat". U2 still kicks ass. I'm using it.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ May 4, 2005 -> 03:32 AM) I don't understand why people want to cash in on all of their "I told you so's" in April and early May. B/c some people don't look at it as cashing in, they believe they have a bottomless well of "Ha ha"s. (In best Nelson voice.) Y'know, b/c of the millions of threads b****ing about losing these guys that we've had recently...

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 3, 2005 -> 01:31 PM) Actually, there are valid points on both sides of the argument. Jackie, your's speaks for it self. K's are good and there can't be any mishap outside of a dropped third strike. Pretty straightforward. The other line of thinking, is that strikeouts generally result in higher pitch count for the pitcher. If you can effectively pitch to get someone to beat a wormburner on pitch one or two of an at bat, that's better than 2 and 2 strikeout pitch. There is more than one way to be an effective pitcher. Look at that classic matchup a few days ago. Clemens vs. Maddux. These guys were both great, yet they had completely different styles. Maddux wasn't a great K pitcher, yet he was a great pitcher. So saying the Garland's lack of K's is troubling may not be indicitive of what he can accomplish. The difference in pitch count won't be very large, that seems like an easy decision, I take the k over the risk. As for the second part: Argh. I said you can be an effective pitcher w/o being a strikeout pitcher. And Jon will never be a strikeout pitcher. And I think Jon's a good pitcher. And I did not say his lack of strikeouts is troubling. Only that strikeouts are not bad, even for Jon. I can't believe 'strikeouts are good for a pitcher' causes so much debate. Btw, check out Maddux's strikeout numbers again. He didn't k like Clemens, but he was still a high strikeout pitcher.

QUOTE(soxfan420 @ May 3, 2005 -> 07:17 AM) what about groundout????? Remember that I was responding to the statement "the less strikeouts the better with Jon". Look, if you're looking at the outcome of a game after the fact, and you take it as given that Jon has already thrown a cg so, then obviously it doesn't matter one whit if he had 27 strikeouts or 27 warning track fly balls. The game's over at that point. But if in the course of a game you find yourself saying, I'd rather Jon not strike this guy out, then you're nuts. A strikeout is virtually always better than the uncertainty of having the ball in play. That's all I'm saying on this, I still can't believe anyone thinks strikeouts hurt the pitcher's team.

Btw, I should say -- even though I love my iPod, I think you should check out the Rio model that's about the same capacity as the iPod Mini (don't know the name, sorry). A friend of mine has it and says he almost never has to recharge it. I'm not saying it's better, just that it deserves a look.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 3, 2005 -> 04:20 AM) Dont the reds want to trade Sean Casey.... Because I think he would be a perfect guy for us, good hitter and is a lefty. They just extended him in the offseason. I've heard they're pushing Wily Mo Pena. Despite the power, no thank you.