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Zito will go to Atlanta. Mazzone will raise his arm from the dead, and in two years he'll be wearing Yankee pinstripes. Isn't that how Bud Selig wants things done?

The force is strong in these ones. http://www.capnwacky.com/sw/sw13.html

Please buy the shorts if they're available.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ May 19, 2005 -> 11:44 AM) What part of 10th highest OPS in major league history at the age of 36 doesn't register up there in that dome of yours? Like someone else said, just go away. Ooops. I meant to type Larry Thomas. Please forgive. You know, I looked up Frank's stats, and I was surprised. I thought his recent decline started waaaay earlier. Not sure why. He's really only had bad seasons when he was injured (which apparantly everyone but me knew). Mea culpa. Please don't tell me to go away anymore. I'm sensitive. By the way, how 'bout some props to me for knowing Rudy had 77 SBs in 1983. Oh, forget it.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ May 19, 2005 -> 07:38 AM) I believe the term is Claymate..... As per American Idol, Kelly Clarkson's cd is probably the best cd for working out that has come across my way in a long time. Hell yes cardio! Also, I can't speak for the whole cd--but I looooooooove the Blake Shelton cover of Goodbye Time. Really two thumbs up...... I thought Claymainac sounded more masculine.

Solitary Man - Clay Aiken What can I say, I'm a Claymaniac.

This one looks pretty cool. I won't see it for a few weeks. I want to know if it's appropriate for a 6 year old (I've heard it's pretty violent). This is where Episodes I-III should have started. Those other two sucked. I'm hoping Anikin doesn't yell, "Yippie!" in this one, but you never know with Lucas.

Probably not the most popular opinion, but I don't think Frank is a HOF. I think his declining numbers in the past few years hurt his chances. First 6-7 years - absolute first ballot, but not anymore me thinks. Still can't wait for him to come back. Favorite WS is Black Jack. He gave those early 90's teams their attitude. Those A's-Sox matchups back then were classic. Loved Rudy Law, too. Hope Pods can break his SB mark (77 I believe).

There's gotta be a place on this team for Jose Valentin. http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?S...445&sectionID=2

Asteroids is still great. I recently bought one of those joysticks that has 10 games and took a little stroll down memory lane. Intellivision came out with a computer that plugged into the main console, and it had a great baseball game. RBI was great, too. So was Baseball Stars, but by the time I got it, my Nintendo was pretty shot, so the records would get erased aftoer a few games. Oh, and Tecmobowl.

Missed RV, but thought DP was okay (a little boring). I always wonder, though, if broadcasters ever listen to a replay of their broadcast. So many of them have little verbal tics that drive me crazy. For instance, Chet Coppack (sp?) always says "ahh" and "uhh." Charles Barkley is constantly saying "first of all." That kind of stuff drives me crazy. Barkley will start three consecutive sentences with, "First of all...." Jesus, what's second Charles. I'm hangin' on every word here. Please tell me. Can a program director get a hold of these guys?

I like that Terry Boers calls Mesa, "Joe Table."

Lebatard is somewhat Mariotti-like in the way he always brings up crap that really has nothing to do with the subject he's talking about. I mean, Nash the MVP because he's white? Argue that he doesn't deserve the award, but leave race out of it. It's tired, Dan. I heard about this, but couldn't get the article without registering for the Miami Herald. F them. I took it from a sports blog. Come get me b****es. Here's a sample from the blog: Would Nash have won the MVP if he were black? Dan LeBatard asks a question I know a lot of folks are thinking about in the back of their minds when they heard Steve Nash won the MVP Award. Did race play a role in this outcome? LeBatard doesn't pretend to have an answer to a tough question, but considering some of the recent Swamp discussions, I thought this might be of interest. Here are some excerpts: "No one who looks or plays like Steve Nash has ever been basketball's MVP. Ever. In the history of the award, a tiny, one-dimensional point guard who plays no defense and averages fewer than 16 points a game never has won it. But Nash just stole Shaquille O'Neal's trophy, even though O'Neal had much better numbers than Nash in just about every individual statistical measurement except assists, so it begs the question ..." "Nobody is suggesting voters made their selection while wearing Klan hoods. Today's racism rarely is that overt. It tends to be hidden better than that ..." "Who is to say that, given the same stats as Nash, 5-5 Earl Boykins, who is black, may not have gotten the MVP vote, too, because he is so tiny? Or that being white helped Nash no more than being Canadian? But, again, there is no precedent, none, for any of the black guys who have put up Nash's numbers during the years -- and there have been plenty -- winning the MVP." I think it's an interesting question, and would like to see more evidence that there have been plenty of black point guards that put up Nash-like numbers and had the incredible positive effect on his team's win total.

Rocker's a bone-head, but it's unfortunate that political correctness has made him an outcast. I mean, I don't like the guy, and I think what he said was ignorant, but there's plenty of minorities who've said similar things about whites (or other groups) with little or no backlash. Hell, Reggie White nailed everyone, but it blew over pretty quickly.

That's exactly how McDowell used to pitch. Let the batter get himself out. Trying to be too fine and strike guys out takes the fielders out of the game and is pointless with a big lead. Cub fans would always talk about Jack's ERA, without understanding that it's more important to get a W than put up stats. Surprising that Cub fans wouldn't know that (as they bow to Sammy while losing by 7).

Hawk and DJ were talking about delayed steals last week. They said it had been a long time since they saw one. Uribe handles the throw, it's a delayed out. Me thinks.

This might be too big for a t-shirt, but here goes: "Pay attention. This might be one of the 42 games Hawk is always talking about!" Anyone know where to get some 1983 winnin' ugly t-shirts? Someone might consider making some and sending me one.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ May 5, 2005 -> 10:54 AM) Yes a playoff game in October is the same as a KC game in April...my bad I can always CHOOSE to bundle up and go to any game I want...unless of course you'd be at the gate banishing me from the cell for not getting my 'chill on' back in April. Of course then the talking wouldn't be from a message board. It would be face to face and I have a weird feeling all the attendance bashers wouldn't come off the same way. If you look closely at my post, it says "COLOR=green." I was being sarcastic (I love a dumb attendance argument). I tried to use the color option. Didn't work for some reason. Still don't know how to use it. This would be unnecessary. More like it.

$2.40 in Phoenix. It was $1.40 three years ago. Ridiculous. We don't need more refineries, we need to start looking for alternative fuels.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ May 5, 2005 -> 09:52 AM) Padding his bank account? Getting the message out about world poverty, AIDS in Africa, etc. I'm not saying he isn't making lots of $$$, but that's for his music. He's shedding light on some serious social problems. He really doesn't have to do that. I admire his commitment.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ May 5, 2005 -> 08:00 AM) The Yankees are always going to score runs, that's a given, although their lineup isn't as deep as it was last year. They never should have let Miguel Cairo go for Tony Womack, but the worst decision was not resigning Jon Lieber when they could have picked up his $8 million option. Now they're stuck with Kevin Brown and Jaret Wright who had Leo Mazzone's Magic Touch written ALL over him. 1996-2000 Yanks always had guys like Brosius, O'Neill, Tino, Girardi, etc. who were good, solid ballplayers. Gus who would give themselves up for the good of the team (Bunts, Sac Flys). After they lost to the D-backs, they decided to build an all-star team. Lots of selfish players. They'll put up runs and win their share of games, but things get tough in the playoffs when they have to pick each other up. Kind of parallels (on a different $$$ scale) recent Sox clubs. Big stats, little to show for it at the end. Thank God KW decided to go the speed, pitching, defense route, finally.

Bono does come off arrogantly, but I think he's sincere. At least he's using his fame for something positive.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ May 5, 2005 -> 06:43 AM) Honestly, I can careless what anyone says about attendance. My personal view is I ain't paying money to freeze my ass off. The players have to be out there....they are getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to be in that cold....me I have to pay for the right to be in the cold. FUNK THAT!! It's just not fun..and part of the reason I go to the game is to have fun and watch the sox win. So if Kruk's fat ass wants to cry like someone took away his donut...and people on this board want to cry about....go for it...I ain't losing sleep. The players know how cold it is....and I gurantee there ain't a chance in hell they would be watching a game in that weather if they didn't have to. I'm sure they appreciate the diehards, but they ain't knocking the people that don't want to freeze. Better hope it's unseasonably warm in October. If not, front row seats fopr me.

Joe Morgan is a dick. As for ESPN, sure they don't give CWS enough credit or airtime. Here's what I do. If Baseball Tonight starts at 8pm, I turn it on at 8:40 for Sox highlights. Same way for Sports Center. That leaves more time for me to watch Stuart Scott on "Dream Job," "Stump the Schwab," "Teammates," MNF preview, and jogging on his treadmill with that tool Chris "My Schtick Isn't Tired At All" Berman on ESPN2. :sleep Something ironic about Stu (the worst ESPN anchor) giving pointers to Dream Job contestants.

Somewhere, Jack McDowell is smiling - and crafting below average rock songs.