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QUOTE(Reddy @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) would u sell WS tix? hahahaha, busted. No f-ing way

what ESPN wants, ESPN gets

QUOTE(Reddy @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 01:29 PM) gonna have to change your name bud - we've already got an SSI on this board. otherwise, as long as you aint toooo bandwagony, welcome aboard More than one SSI????

QUOTE(Reddy @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 01:45 PM) well i woulda said the same thing but... if you're a season ticket holder you're die hard... and if you're die hard why the f*** arent you going to the WS? I sold all my first round season's and im a die hard.

QUOTE(BDavisFutureHOF @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 01:14 PM) Hey guys -- quick heads up -- you can go to www.theticketreserve.com and buy options on games Generally much cheaper than a broker and places like stubhub. I got tickets to all 3 Bulls home playoff games there last year for 15 over face value each -- take a look. hey, dont tell anyone about my secret ticket place

I have a python at home. Everyone is always skeptical about why I own one, and how do they make good pets.....that is until they see it feed.

Its a great thing going to a playoff game. Its exciting, energetic, and f***ing impossible to get tickets to. Unless you pay out your ass, or have season tickets, it tough to experience the game. I would recommend just going to a bar, watching it wiht fellow sox fans, and relishing in the money you saved rather than being down.

Didnt we try this before?

f***in brokers shut everyone out. I already had some and just looked to buy some additionally. Looks like everyone is getting f***ed. But we also have to make it there first.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 12:08 PM) I think YOU should stay away.. Just want my piece of the pie.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 12:41 PM) I called the St Louis ticketmaster phone number and easily got through and got tickets. EDIT: by the way...this was at 12:15 after I gave up on waiting online. out of town ticket masters cannot sell this event. I call shenanigans

looks liek games 1, 2, and 3 are sold out

I was in with 3 min to wait, then kicked myself out and now im waiting 15 min. All I want is some additional tickets, damn

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 10:44 AM) It helped me get the bills payed. Rally Crede got rid of my warts, well most of them.

QUOTE(chisox72 @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 10:51 PM) Fast Freddy + Friday Afternoon= Win This guy has been money for us all year, not only on the road but during the daylight hours. I have every confidence in the world that he will pitch lights out friday, and we will be breaking out our brooms..... Its time to kee this ball rolling.... If you know anything about Freddy, he gives up first inning runs because he hasnt worked into a sweat yet. It will be cold outside, Freddy likes pitching in the heat, hence why he likes day games. Im not sure he gets an advantage here.

I was there last night, decent attendance, horrible product.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 01:13 PM) WHY???????? Im an incredible sox jinx when i am there. I was on like a 7 game losing streak. Also I sold all my first round tickets and made my money back for every round that the season ticket holders are required to buy. BTW, the hawks looked like s*** last night. Disorganized, bad passing, bad hitting, terrible shots, bad defense, bad powerplay, horrible penalty kill.

QUOTE(rcpweiner @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 09:33 PM) Wow. For a guy that has been ripping him all season, I'm glad to see you make this post. Well done. Although I, for one, was completely against the move when he was brought back out in the 9th. But now. Wow. Jenks really proved to me he could be a stud closer all next year. K-Rod-esque. All season? Where have YOU been all season?

I was at the hawks game watching with about 100 other fans in the lounge. It was awesome.

he may be tipping the curve. He needs to throw 2 curves, 1 for a strike and the sharp one that falls off the table. I think his arm angle is different on them lately. Im sure Coop will let him know. He has a change and a slider anyway, so he will be fine.

I love how they begin shouting to bring in Papelbon or Arroyo, how would that make ANY situation better?

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Oct 5, 2005 -> 12:55 PM) Over what? What could he have done yesterday that would have helped the situation? Everyone knows their bullpen is in shambles, and their starting pitching isnt up to par. Their offense got shut down, pure and simple. there wasnt anything he really could have done about it. Go read the threads. They are just killing him over there. Saying if they lose this year he will be fired etc.

I never thought I would see the day when there is shameless advertising on this site

sold my sox tickets, and bought Hawks tickets? Crazy huh?

In Cranston, cheers for a grandson named Konerko Peter and Madeline DiPiro say they're proud of all their grandchildren, but are following closely the exploits of the White Sox first baseman who yesterday hit a homer against the Red Sox. 09:04 AM EDT on Wednesday, October 5, 2005 BY BARBARA POLICHETTI Journal Staff Writer CRANSTON -- Like any good grandparents, Peter and Madeline DiPiro like to watch their grandson play baseball. Journal photo / Ruben W. Perez Peter DiPiro, of Cranston, is pretty happy yesterday as his grandson Paul Konerko rounds first base after hitting a home run for the Chicago White Sox. But this is not a matter of cheering from the bleachers at a Little League game. This is the big time. The DiPiros' grandson is Paul Konerko, first baseman and cleanup hitter for the Chicago White Sox. So yesterday, deep in the heart of Red Sox Nation, the DiPiros were happily rooting for the White Sox as they watched the first game of the American League Division Series from the den of their Cranston Street home. "Come on Paulie, do something," Madeline DiPiro urged as she watched her 29-year-old, 6-foot, 2-inch grandson step up to the plate. "Come on." "Paulie" didn't disappoint his grandparents and he didn't disappoint Chicago. He batted in two runs in the lopsided game that saw his team best the Red Sox, 14-2. His home run in the third inning had his grandparents fielding phone calls from jubilant relatives, and had sports announcers saying, "You have Providence, Rhode Island, to thank for that." "He's a great kid," Madeline DiPiro, 86, said. "He's very quiet and very low-key." While the DiPiros were beaming at Konerko's performance yesterday, it was clear that they are equally proud of all five of their grandchildren. Their sunny ranch house is filled with family pictures -- generations past and present -- and there is hardly any baseball paraphernalia to be found. "If we have any baseball cards or anything, we usually give them away to friends who have children or who are baseball fans," said Peter DiPiro, 87, who retired from the Cranston Fire Department as its deputy chief in 1982. "We have Paul," Madeline DiPiro said. "That's enough." The couple, who have been married 62 years, point to their gently sloping backyard in the Oaklawn neighborhood and recall how a young Konerko played back there -- swiping away at balls with a big yellow plastic bat. The young ballplayer spent the first few years of his life in Johnston until his parents -- Elena and Henry Konerko -- moved him and his older brother, Peter, to Norwich, Conn. A short time later, the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where Konerko had a stellar high school baseball career. A close-knit family, the DiPiros said that distance didn't stop them from going to ballgames in Connecticut or keeping tabs on their athletic grandson who, when he was younger, played hockey with almost the same passion he had for baseball. They visited Arizona often, and said they remember when Konerko was the Los Angeles Dodgers' No. 1 draft pick in 1994 shortly after graduating from Chaparral High School. He spent a couple of years playing in the minor leagues and started playing major-league ball for the Dodgers in 1997. A year later, he played briefly for the Cincinnati Reds before being traded to Chicago, where he wears number 14 and had an impressive batting record with 40 home runs this season and 100 RBI during the regular season. The DiPiros, who both come from the Knightsville section of Cranston, are gentle baseball fans, saying they hate to see any nice players do poorly. They readily credit other teams' players and cheer for any pros that they know have been friendly with Konerko. "Oh, he's a nice young man," Madeline DiPiro said when the Red Sox' Tony Graffanino -- a former White Sox player -- stepped up to the plate yesterday. "He was in Paul's wedding party." The couple said that they try to never miss a game, and purchased satellite TV service to watch the White Sox play. Mrs. DiPiro's maiden name was Sinapi and the couple said that there is a large family fan base for Konerko in the area. Still, they remain fairly philosophical about winning or losing, saying that it's family first and then baseball. "You have a hard time keeping me away from the TV when Paulie's playing," Madeline DiPiro said. "But he's not going to get a hit every time he's up. I just like to see him do his best."