SleepyWhiteSox

All that was needed was a choke avatar...

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 01:12 PM) Scott needs to try a drop a few bunts and use his speed a bit more... Does he still even have any speed??

Didn't Rowand drop one?

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 06:24 PM) I'm really not that concerned about the bullpen at this point. It could be better, sure. But our losses are more due to either unexpectedly poor starting pitching (Garland and Garcia) or lack of hitting w/RISP. Exactly.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 04:38 PM) How if you have a video tape showing the rape? It happens. Even if they are guilty as sin they won't get convicted. Different circumstances.

The Wayans Bros. reruns are hilarious...

QUOTE(Soxy @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) They'll claim it was consensual. When you get an acquittal off a a taped rape, I have a hard time believing this will get a conviction. Especially given the possible racial motivation and the fact that she's a stripper. I would honestly be shocked if the DA manages to get a conviction. It makes me sick, but that's how I would predict this case to go. How if an emergency room physician and nurse who performed “rape kit” declared that allegations are consistent with their findings?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 7, 2006 -> 12:04 PM) No there isn't, but I think there should be. I'm not saying they should never speak Spanish just because this is a free country, they should do what to do within reason. I just don't agree with Americans having to learn Spanish because they won't learn English. I know a few states including Iowa have made English the official language and I'm glad to hear that. lol but that's mostly so they don't have to write up documents in over 100 different languages or whatever. The vast majority do pick up a lot of English. :banghead It isn't easy to learn a new language as an adult, but many of them do pick up a lot of everyday-use English since it is essentially a necessity here. And it isn't an unwillingness to learn, it's a matter of finding time and resources to do so. And yeah, it's soo horrible that Americans learn another language. :headshake

She's still kinda hot...

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 02:21 PM) But it's also illegal for a very bad reason. If we believe the statements by many in this discussion...there is clearly a need for many of these 10 million or so workers. This means that there are people outside this country willing to fill jobs inside this country, but who we will not allow to immigrate legally because our immigration system is so far out of date. I think it is a safe guess that if you gave these folks the options of immigrating legally vs. illegally, almost all of them would choose the legal option. So there is a demand for these workers, there is a supply of these workers, but the system has not adapted to allow the demand to fill the supply. This leaves illegal immigration as 1 option for demand and supply to come back to equilibrium, but the only problem is that it's the most taxing one on all of those other services. That sums it up fairly neatly. They come because their is a demand for their services, so it's unfair to completely throw all of the blame on them. It's easy for the common person to b**** and complain and not want them here, but they come because they're being hired. I'll also agree that the immigration system needs to be fixed...just hope I'm not labeled as someone who blames the government for everything again...

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 05:14 PM) Heh. I'm the opposite. I'm almost embarassed to wear a hat when it looks new. I like my hat w/ "character." I think I remember this being discussed before... But yeah, all I like to change is the bill which I curve with one of those elastic-band contraptions I got with a cap I bought once. I also wipe the headband with a damp cloth every so often. I treat my newest cap well and looking as new as possible. I wasn't happy when I saw it had gotten a bit stretched out of shape because of the rain. Then I've got my everyday cap that's disgusting. That one has been with me for about 5 years, still unwashed and filthy.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 04:34 PM) Were you being sarcastic? Haha because I definitely wouldn't shampoo my hat. I just heard this from somebody in the gift shop at the Cell yesterday after I got my hat. I thought they might be bulls***ting me. I wore mine to the 1st game and got caught in the rain. I prefer the brand-new look, so I noticed when it dried that it did lose some of its rigidness (the cap) and was more round-shaped instead. Edit: I've had mine with the WS patch since October and had kept it dry and as clean as possible since then so it was definitely the water that did it.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 01:58 PM) I think its wrong because its illegal, and I think its illegal because it SHOULD be. No one should be allowed to walk into this country undocumented, unchecked, use up resources, fail to pay taxes, present unknown risks and do what they please. If they want in, get a Visa. I'm all for more visas and a migrant worker program. But at least then, we deal with ALL of those risks I mentioned above. And further, we reduce the risk to the immigrants as well, by making sure they have some protections under the law. So its not just that its illegal - its illegal for good reason. Driving drunk is illegal because it SHOULD be. Speeding is illegal because it SHOULD be. Again, if your stance is that it is wrong because it is illegal, RESPECT EVERY LAW. But you're probably thinking that speeding a few miles over per hour is ok because it probably won't hurt anyone, or just barely being legally drunk is ok because you're still capable of driving home just fine...Soo much easier to bend the rules once they apply to you... My stance is similar to that. Illegal immigrants do break a law initially to get in, but most are not criminals. Why not keep the good, hard-working ones here instead of wanting to kick them all out? I don't agree with the illegal act, but I sympathize with the reasons behind it and feel they should not be dehumanized.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 01:53 PM) Um, people here are generally a lot nicer than this thread would suggest. Except me, I'm always heinous.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 01:46 PM) Stop it. If you've read my posts on this board enough, you'd be well aware of my stance on drunk driving. My statement had zero to do with that. I refuse to go down that particular road in this thread any further than that. Do you have any valid argument to present against the examples and points I actually posted? I absolutely luv the stance that illegal immigration is wrong because it is illegal, yet other illegal activities are a-ok. :rolly

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) I hope you are not saying that a person entering a country illegally, using their services and allowing employers to discard employment laws, is in the same ballpark as having 4 beers instead of two in a bar, or going 5 mph over the speed limit. You're exactly right. A drunk driver can be much, much more harmful than someone who's just here to work and keep to themselves.

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 6, 2006 -> 01:18 PM) It's amazing to me that people are forced to have to have 2 jobs to support themselves, nevermind a family. Sick. Sad but true. Single moms working 2 jobs, people working 2, sometimes 3, jobs...Few and far in between, but there are still noble people who would rather work hard than depend on the government...

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 3, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) My beef with the "mexican flag" being flown is in most cases it wasn't about "heritage"... it was about sticking it up our rear end and "to take back what is theirs". Screw that. No, you're completely wrong. In a vast majority of cases, it is about heritage. But there will always be a few idiots who do stupid things, such as the pictures shown with the American flag upside down. I certainly don't agree with that. But, sadly, even American citizens find ways to do stupid things with our own flag... There are idiots in every population, no matter the culture. But it's only a tiny percentage, just like both cases...If such an isolated case is deserving of making newspaper front pages, let's see more Americans who burn the American flag and white supremacists waving American and Confederate flags too... QUOTE(kapkomet @ Apr 3, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) Furthermore, it cracks me up that they are all over flying their Mexican flags - if they like it so much, GO HOME. STAY THERE until you can come back LEGALLY. Then, and only then, do I welcome you to the "land of opportunity". Now that's just being ignorant. People of many heritages fly their flags here in the U.S., especially during celebrations. It's just symbolizing their pride for their heritage. I don't think the Polish people who celebrate their Polish Constitution Day here in Chicago should be sent back to Poland, nor everyone who waves an Irish flag during S. Patrick's Day...

My guess is they're working part-time, which would explain the 10,000, while probably holding a second job to make ends meat...I've seen many people do it that way...

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 01:28 PM) I think Garcia has the old "dead arm" maybe from going hard at the WBC then cutting back. I think he will be fine. I also think we win this game. What was he throwing at the WBC, speed-wise?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) pitching.....slowly.....coming.......back.......to........earth I'll give it a few more weeks before proclaiming that...

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 08:45 AM) I liked the rings. I would have preferred platinum, but that will do. 400+ platinum and diamond rings would have been a bit expensive... I think white gold would have done the trick to go along better with the team colors.

QUOTE(striker62704 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 02:19 PM) Freddy Garcia has nothing on his fastball. He's getting traded. From the looks of it, I hope so... Boone sighting.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) What happend to the patience that the plate that we showed on opening day? Someone needs to update their sig...

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