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I love how they have the trophy behind the "Sox" in the little stat bar at the bottom for the hitters.

QUOTE(striker62704 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 12:09 PM) It looks like Rick White Tim Redding is on the mound. That's who that is.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 11:52 AM) looks like they told brandon to focus on the fastball and changeup. He has throw about 2 curves. From what I saw I think Brandon was doing a lot of work with that 2-seamer. Most of his pitches were between 87-90 mph, when he actually threw the full four seamer, he got it up to 94.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 08:05 PM) Thomas has got 20 points in his 1st game for Phoenix thus far. And the Knicks have fallen Behind Charlotte for the worst record in the league.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 09:59 PM) 20 points on 7/13 shooting tonight for Tim Thomas in his Suns debut. Good thing we got rid of that useless bum, who wants a 6'10 player who can score on a team full of too small players? He doesn't play hard enough damnit! Yeah I'm sure everybody will run to Pax and Skiles defense here, but you know Ben Gordon doesn't play defense either, and we let him stay around. And he's not 6'10 either. If there was a reason Pax and Skiles couldn't use that guy...after the job they did turning this franchise completely around last year, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt no matter who they discard and what they wind up doing. At least for now. I just think there had to be somehting behind the scenes about that whole deal, and I'm willing to give them a season or two to prove their plan to be one that works. They get 2 top picks from the Knicks, and I'll complain a lot less about releasing that guy.

Here, Here, Here, and here are posts from a blog raising questions about the methodology of this particular poll, for those who are interested.

Sonofa(beep) I actually get this game. Better make sure I'm up. Didn't Brandon have like 20% of our wins last ST? I think we're due for a BMac Shutout.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Mar 4, 2006 -> 12:15 AM) Way too early to crown about the favorite. How many innings can you possibly give to 8 guys during the spring?

I blame the Cubs.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 05:56 PM) Same deal in the Onlys. The GOP thread posts would probably have steam coming out of my ears. And they should, that's what the thread is for. Heck, yesterday I posted a response to the GOP only thread here, because my post count in their thread is 0 and I intend to keep it that way, whether or not they can't figure out long division in their posts.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) its spring training dont worry about it... this was his 1st outing 2 I think so he is facing major league players for the 1st time added into that. It appears 4 of his runs were also unearned. Lopez and Liotta appear to have both had good showings.

8 years for the Duke-stir.

QUOTE(Mplssoxfan @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 03:22 PM) I was looking at an article about the Antarctica data today. You might have to move in 10-12 years, Flaxx. So, the press reports on the study have all said that it appears in Science, but I can't for the life of me find the actual bloody paper anywhere in the current issue of Science online. This is driving me nuts. I'd have posted it here, but I can't find it.

QUOTE(G&T @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 02:48 PM) Yeah, well I'll still take my chances. There are vastly younger, healthier bats to take your chances with, IMO.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 02:44 PM) Factoring in age? He's 32.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 02:43 PM) Yes, traded. :banghead Replacing Crede with A-Rod would be a solid option as well (although I think that Crede might be slightly better defensively). I think it's more than slightly.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 02:39 PM) If the Sox hadn't signed Thome, I would've said Pujols. But at this point, I think that the Sox could benefit from an established stud closer, so I'd go with either Lidge or Gagne (assuming the injury has had minimal effect). "I don't think that taste is there."

QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 02:36 PM) Mariano Rivera or A-Rod One of these years, age just has to catch up with Rivera. I don't know when it'll happen. But he just can't keep getting better every year. He can't have an ERA under .5 when he's 65. One of these years it has to happen...

Johan Santana. Pujols a close second, due to some level of "Where would he play"-ness. And the fact that if you think Vazquez will make a good 5th starter...imagine what Johan can do.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 01:41 PM) Only 3 days? Dude, they're still saying that he'll be ready in a couple weeks. They leak in stages. The worse the news is, the longer it'll take for it to come out.

anyone know who's pitching the 5th?

Fafblog may very well have reached a new level of fafblogginess with this one. (More at link)

So they've finally accepted the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe and turned against fundamentalism! This is wonderful news!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 3, 2006 -> 12:35 PM) Did Bob Dole earn over $1.5 million in differing forms from the President of Dubai, and then try to enlist someone working on Liddy Dole's staff to get them a high paying job consulting for the approval of this deal, while simultaniously saying that the deal should not be done in support of his wife's position? As far as I know...we don't have a clue what the lobbying firm Mr. Dole works for has done in terms of lobbying for that company, because they've refused to say.

WSJ: The deparment of homeland security doesn't have the ability to create mass email lists. (Scroll down the page).