Mplssoxfan

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 9, 2007 -> 04:30 PM) its really your choice. It may be lame, but I like my post count. Ive been on here and contributed alot to the site and I like that it is shown. Yeah, but you'll still be inexplicably infallible, which is far cooler than 12,000 posts any day.

But I like being member number 2,034 and having barely >1000 posts in over two years! Seriously, whatever is best for you guys is exactly what you ought to do.

I have spoken often with one of the supervisors, an old AL ump, Marty Springstead. Wonderful character, wonderful stories. I've spoken with a few of the guys, too. Fun times, and a good source to get "inside" the game. Best of luck to your cousin -- if he works any games in Minny, I might get to meet him!

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 11:43 AM) DJ was talking about some catcher who took a broken bat shard into his neck. That has to be the most extreme. That was Steve Yeager, who caught for the Dodgers. He also invented the neck guard -- after he almost died.

Here's a different perspective from an out-of-town writer, Jim Souhan -- Minneapolis StarTribune.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 12:01 PM) Ozzie was ROY in 1985. That year he had virtually identical OBP and slugging pct. as Brian Anderson in 2006. So BA is a cocky SOB, but Ozzie backed it up? True, but the league average OBP in 1985 was 12 points lower than 2006 and the average SLP was 31 points lower in 1985. So the "same" states aren't really the same. Not to mention the relative defensive values, and the fact that, even though the voters are wrong sometimes, no one in their right mind would have considered BA for any award. Edit: BA was three years older in 2007 as well.

What, no Oxycotin?

Kap, make sure you head for high ground. This is ridiculous!

I actually had to check The Onion to see if this was taken from there.

I know that the title of this thread is a joke (a little bit at least), but according to this link the suspension looks to be alcohol related. But, you know, it's definitely a lot more fun making baseless accusations about steroids, isn't it?

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 09:36 PM) To who? If he had thrown 75 or 80 pitches maybe, but not after he got to 100 pitches through 6 after the last 2 outs of the 6 were deep flyouts. The fact we were up 8 and the game was over was just another reason why to get him out on a high note. That's a good point but the staff has 3 (or is it 4? I can't remember if we play Thursday) days off after Sunday. They can throw an extra inning up 8 in the 7th inning to make sure the rookie leaves on a good note. I think you contradicted yourself with this very post, my friend. Ozzie probably figured that Danks will have a little extra rest so let's let him throw over 100 pitches tonight -- an added benefit will be a little extra rest for the pen.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 08:20 PM) Mplssoxfan, yes... Berger did destroy the same evidence that would have convicted him. It's kind of hard to prosecute that, but then again, since he's a Democratic Angel protecting his former bosses, it's all ok. Since Berger destroyed the only thing that could convict him, he got a slap on the wrist based on circumstance. Berger allegedly destroyed documents. I know, I know, call me naive, but I like to have proof that things happened, not just partisan reports published just before one party loses the ability to publish. And, if Berger did indeed destroy documents, it is certainly not ok, at least not in my mind. Just as it's not ok that Libby's jail time got commuted. It's not ok, but it is expected.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 05:57 PM) IIRC, just a small note, I believe Mr. Libby was charged on 5 counts, and the Jury only convicted him on 4. True, my bad.

OK, Kap. What's your argument here? Libby was found guilty of five felony counts, including perjury and obstruction of justice by a jury of his peers in Federal Court, and sentenced within guidelines by a Judge appointed by President George W. Bush. Some of the President's reasons for his commutation are inane. Good, solid citizens get convicted of first offenses all the time, many for crimes much less serious than what Libby was charged with, yet they haven't had their jail time commuted. Sandy Berger pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified information. Why did the prosecutor agree to the deal? I suspect that he figured he didn't have the evidence to convict of Berger of anything else. The Judge could have sentenced Berger to a year in prison, but she didn't. She did increase his fine from $10K to $50K. Along with the probation, community service and loss of security clearance, Berger got stiffer punishment for a misdemeanor than Libby got for five felonies. Why are you surprised that people in the Democratic party are upset by the commutation? Do you have a materially better argument than, "It's always different"?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 08:45 AM) Thanks buddy. We stayed up last night and opened all of our presents. Good times. Just a note to anyone buying a wedding gift this summer..... BUY FROM THE REGISTRY!!!!!!! We got a few crap gifts that I'd rather have taken the $$$ because we'll never use it. The only exception to that rule is if someone buys something from the registry AND gets a "creative gift". Worst present: Artic Blue Plastic Salad Bowl set from QVC. Best present: Tie, Select Comfort Bed from my parents and a Coleman Grille from her parents. For a couple of years, my standard present was a wok set. It always went over like the '07 Sox, so I started buying off the registry, usually barware, since I work in the Food and Bev industry. That is, of course, if I even remembered to buy presents. I usually ended up as the "cash in card" guy. Accept my good wishes for much happiness in your new life together, PA. I guarantee that my good wishes will be more useful than the wok set I considered!

So he gets two years probation, since his legal defense fund will cover the fine. It's good to have friends in high places.

So, I was enjoying a couple of beverages with some friends at a place owned by another friend when a server came over to us with a big grin on her face. She says, "I kinda feel like a teenager laughing at this, but look!" She shows us a credit card slip which shows the first and middle initial and the last name. B J Wiener Made my night.

Say my name, b****!

Biggio is one of the most underrated players in MLB history.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jun 30, 2007 -> 08:52 AM) And if you're that close to K-Zoo, then hit up Zeke's in Dowagiac and try about a dozen different gorgeous Belgians. Sometimes their beers taste like they have been manhandled somewhere along the way (oxidized, lightstruck, etc.), but still an impressive bottled beer selection for SW Michigan. In the spirit of this thread, New Belgium just released Fat Tire in Minnesota. A friend of mine owns a liquor store and sold EIGHT HUNDRED cases of 12 22 oz. bottles in one hour. I like Fat Tire OK, but it's a beer.

The really annoying thing is that 98 times out of 100, when I mention I grew up in Chicago, people will say, "Hey, how about those Cubbies!" When I inform them that I'm a Sox fan, the response is usually, "Why?" That's when I drop the hammer. "Because I like baseball."

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2007 -> 10:18 PM) I wish I got to enjoy it a little more. I found PA still sells Labatts Candian Ale, which is the 50-50's which are sold up there, relabled for sale in the good old USofA. I had a bunch of those before I tore into the Chimay. Luckily I do have another bottle to enjoy. You're close enough to Kalamazoo that you should be able to enjoy some of the products of Bell's. Tasty stuff.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 10:51 PM) You would have thought the noise would have woke him up, if not the bullet slamming into his skull. Of course, drugs and booze were probably involved as well -- so maybe he was passed out cold.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 07:18 AM) I really wish it would stop raining now... this after three years of drought. Enough's enough. Stay safe, Kap. Don't get caught by any of those "floating rafts" of fire ants!

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 04:20 PM) Am I the only one who remembers months and months of the Republicans whining about how Tom Daschle was an obstructionist up to the point they finally got him out of office? To quote one of our esteemed fellow posters, "It's different. It's always different."