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Mack whack-tally whack!

Man, B.A's Gameday photo looks awful. Am I gonna have to look at that all year? It looks like one of his ears shrunk.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 11:58 AM) what happened to crede? Flu.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) He's going to be damn good, but I'm not so sure he can come in and do what Dye can yet. I don't want him up yet either (don't want that arbitration clock started), but if Dye really is down, he's a pretty decent backup option.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 11:52 AM) Dye better be ok, we CAN NOT have any of the big 3 in the lineup getting injured, especially Dye since he's an OF. Well, if it turns out to be something serious, I do have 2 decent sounding words: Ryan Sweeney.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 11:52 AM) Where is this info from? MLB.com's Gameday posted it. It seems they're adding a few new lines of info to Gameday this year.

Well, let's see if Pablo can still be the surprising spark he seemed to be last year.

On Gameday:

WTG Paulie! Hitting .111 on the season now!

I really hope AJ practiced fielding those balls in the dirt this offseason, as many WP as our guys threw last year.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 11:30 AM) That pitch Buehrle gave up the homer on was a BP fastball to a good hitter vs. lefties. It looked to me like a pretty decent slider on the inner half that ended up leaving.

37 pitches for Jose that inning (20 strikes)

31 pitches thus far this inning...

Lineups: Sizemore CF Michaels LF Peralta SS Hafner DH Martinez C Broussard 1b Belliard 2b Boone 3b Blake RF Podsednik LF Iguchi 2b Thome DH Konerko 1b Dye RF Pierzynski C Uribe SS Ozuna 3b Anderson CF

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 10:24 AM) 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. Supposedly they made 432 of these, and the estimated cost is about $20,000 a piece...so we're still talking like $860,000 that was spent on them.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 09:58 AM) I know, its a possibility. I was just giving you crap. I agree that all of those are strong possibilities. You can add to that list major volcanic activity in the Cascades, Utah, Wyoming or New Mexico. The USGS did a broader report about possible activity in the next century, highlighting the current activity and likely risk levels for volcanoes. There are quite a few possibilities, even in that short time span. I can't find the PDF at the moment. And I heartily agree that we are just not even close to ready for any of these possibilities. Plus the non-natural events. Actually, at least in terms of the locals, I think we're probably better prepared for a major cascades event than we are for most of the other potential disasters. The biggest risk to nearby major cities is Mt. Rainier, and the biggest risk from Rainier is from Lahars. We got a very nice view of what those things can do about 25 years ago when St. Helens blew, so most of the communities nearby have installed lahar alarms and have plans for how to get to high ground. Lots of the schools even run lahar drills. Oregon may have a few problems also...but there is heavy monitoring of those mountains, and they're not likely to surprise without some warnings. The air traffic and transportation issues could still be a problem (you fly a plane into a volcanic cloud and it may be going down), but one of the advantages for the U.S. is that our population centers really aren't near major volcanic epicenters, unlike in some other countries.

Adam Eaton has had his surgery, he may be down for 4 months. Bobby Crosby missed last night's game with the Yankees due to a finger injury, but it shoudlnt' sideline him for too long. Sabathia is probably out 3-5 weeks, just like he was last year to start the season. You know...there is something to be said for getting proper conditioning before Spring Training. The average salary in 2006 has gone up 9%, and the top 3 paid players are all, get this...Yankees.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 09:25 AM) Well, there is a reason people don't like him. He's obviously the best player I've ever seen but he's an ass and a cheater. I'd have no problem with Bonds if he wasn't a roided up, arrogant freak. I have no problems with him being an ass either. I can happily cheer for people who are asses, even if I'm not a huge fan of them. (See: Albert Belle.) I have problems with him being a cheater and a lawbreaker.

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 09:19 AM) Crede isnt going to play because of the flu. Ozuna will play 3B. How much you want to bet he got sick because he was playing in the rain on Sunday night?

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 09:26 AM) Supposedly DJ's responded well to Sampson so far; I'm not too worried about him leaving. I think Vaden would probably follow Davis though, if he got the job. Yeah, I think I could see that pretty easily too...Vaden has already played 2 healthy seasons, and doesn't stand to be nearly as high of a draft pick as DJ could be if he played a dynamite season next year and, if necessary, the year after. DJ can't afford to lose a season, Vaden probably could. At least that's what I'd tell them both.

That makes sense...his recruiting prowess and the ol "I used to coach Indiana" slogan could really go well in Alabama. I just hope DJ doesnt' decide to follow him.

366? But it's not even a leap year...

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 05:42 PM) Anyone catch The Colbert Report Monday night? Stephen gave the Sox mad props. Was pretty cool. He lived here for a few years when he did Second City. He gave us a few mentions last October too. Love that damn show.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 5, 2006 -> 08:05 AM) You've been watching those silly Weather Channel "It Could Happen Tomorrow" shows, haven't you? Surprisingly...no. That's just on my list of likely disasters in the next decade or two. The demolition of New Orleans was at the top of that list before it happened. Now we've got the obvious ruptures along the San Andreas (within 50 years, there will be major quakes in both S.F. and north of L.A.), a Hurricane hitting a major east coast city, a tsunami in an area the U.S. is't prepared for, a major quake along the Cascadia megathrust (almost certain within the next 0-500 years), etc. The probability goes down for some of them, but they're still possibilities. There isn't likely to be a major collapse in the Azores tomorrow, but if it happens, there's nothing left of the Eastern seaboard, for example.

QUOTE(T R U @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 06:53 PM) I dont know about Sammy, but Mcguire couldnt even say that he hadnt taken them.. he refused to talk about it all together, so its going to raise question marks.. If your gonna be man enough to step up and say that you have never taken steroids then I am not gonna hold it against them.. however if a failed test show up, youve not only just ruined your career, but you have lost a tremdous amount of respect.. Its a serious issue, thats why I refuse to believe that Bonds has taken steroids until its 100% proof He is putting so much on the line for what? To protect his career? If he lied to the jury he could go to jail, lose everything.. Hed be away from his family for who knows how long.. I just think there is way too big of a risk involved with just flat out lying about it to protect your career Ok...so let me ask you this in reply... Let's say you're a police detective. You head out one morning to a rather grisly crime scene. Murder. Someone shot several times. You find the gun lying on the ground. The gun is owned by a guy, let's call him Fred. You check into Fred, and find that he lives 50 miles away, but the night of the crime Fred filled up his car at a gas station 2 miles from the crime scene. You take fingerprints off the gun, and Fred's are the only one on it. Let's also assume Fred knows the victim somehow, and that his alibi was being at home alone after driving back from some mall (which is why he was at the gas station). No one saw Fred do the shooting, nor is there video or DNA which would prove 100% that he was the killer. Fred proclaims his innocence. Do you believe Fred? Simple question here...without a direct, 100% witness, or incontrovertible proof...are you willing to convict a person based entirely on circumstantial evidence? I don't have Bonds having taken a positive test. But I do have a metric ton of circumstantial evidence. I would vote to convict Fred if I were on that jury and I was presented with that case. That's about how I view the Bonds case. I didn't stick the needle in his ass myself, and i haven't seen a positive test, but given all the other evidence in the case, I'd vote to convict.