Kyyle23

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 11:03 AM) My love child? I said he was going to be a good player, how the hell does that make him my love child? Just because you seem to hate everything that Billy Beane thinks is good doesn't mean those players, or his system, suck. I think he's an overrated GM as well, but he's great when it comes to finding good prospects and value players. Youkilis is a good player. As I've said all along, if his minor league numbers translate into his major league numbers, then he will be a bargin in the major leagues. I think that his minor league numbers can/will translate into major league numbers, so I think he is going to be a good player. Does that make him my love child? How dare I think a player who has good minor league numbers will be good in the majors! if you would have said what you said about Youkilis without bringing Derrek Lee into the equation, I wouldnt have said a thing.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 11:05 AM) WOW! ok, i stnad corrected Lets put it this way, in college there was a group of about 12 of us heavily involved in radio. Of all of us, there is one person who stuck with it, he works at Q101, and he isnt even ON air. The rest of us suffered some bigtime disillusion and went other directions. I dont want to discourage you. I just want to let you know, if you are gonna go for it, dont hold back because you are gonna get some crap thrown at you before it settles in. If you get your own show, there is going to be alot of things about your life you have to give up to become the personality in your show, mostly time.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 11:00 AM) It depends. A good GM will give you a little longer, especially if its a new show. Sometimes, it takes a book just to get the new shows name out to the general public. So, 18 months is a fair amount of time. I worked in Radio for 4 years, there is no such thing as a "good GM". They do what they are told by the Man. I wish I could agree with your 18 month figure, but too many of my friends have been canned in under 6 months because of ratings. I have seen it too many times. If you want your show to work, you gotta be on your game and and cant let down.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 10:55 AM) As many of you know, i graduated this spring from Columbia College with a major in radio broadcasting. One of my teachers told us that basically, you have 18 months as a show, if you don't show significant improvement in ratings, you get pulled. Simple as that. And 18 months is a generous number. Usually you get one "book" in the arbitron ratings.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/21...hale/index.html Hopefully this story ends up a happy ending, but unfortunately when Whales attempt to beach themselves, they tend to keep trying.

QUOTE(Felix @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 10:06 PM) From last year (AVG/OBP/SLG): 1-0 count 47 AB, .319/319/.553 3 HR 2-0 count 11 AB, .273/.273/.636 1 HR 3-0 count 0 AB, 11 BB 2-1 count 24 AB, .208/.208/.208 3-1 count 10 AB, .100/.526/.400 9 BB 3-2 count 44 ABm .250/.441/.318 14 BB, 7 K Man, it looks like Uribe was down in the count alot.

Congrats. Now you can carry out your plan of world dominance through kids!

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 12:22 AM) And who gives a flying f*** about what ESPN has to say about anything, kyle? Why do you even bother paying attention to that piece of s*** station? Yo hammer, dont hurt em. Relax man, the only reason I found out about it was because I was searching to see if there was anything updated in his player card. No need to get on me because of that.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 12:02 AM) Juwan Howard scored 30? Damn you guys are in trouble. Oh and Tyson got injured again. You want to know what ESPN thinks of Tyson Chandler? Search his last name on the website.

No you arent Rangercal, im with you. My 5 year old thought it was great though

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/20/eggs.roll.ap/index.html

cripes, what a s***ty ending. They should have ran the Rockets out of the gym tonite. They just dont have that killer instinct

Juwan Howard has 30 points right now, and the game isnt even over. The Bulls have done a horrible job defending him, it seems like everyone they put on him forgets he is there. Game is tied right now, under a minute left, Bulls ball.

QUOTE(chitownsportsfan @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 09:50 PM) Yea, Uribe is a freaking god on 3-1. I wish I knew the stats when he is ahead in the count--but he crushes fastballs in the zone. He crushes balls period. I dont remember who they were playing, but Uribe had a chance to win the game with a grand slam last year(I think it was vs the Indians), and he got a high and tight pitch that was head high or higher, and almost tomahawked it out of the park(he ended up striking out I think, I know he didnt win the game). I knew he was strong, but when I saw him do that I was floored.

QUOTE(Steve Bartman's my idol @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 05:06 PM) Peter Rose was a glorified singles hitter AND a degenerate gambler. IMO, he belongs in the HOF as much as I do. Yeah, 4000 hits is no big deal, since most of it was singles. :headshake

The Epstein reference was a joke.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 09:42 PM) Speaking of being able to find anything online... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10879309/ that deserved its own thread.

What I like is that they are bringing along the back characters slowly, but they are still a big part of the show. The girl who is hooking up with Dwight is a great character, I love how noone noticed anything going on between them. And if anyone watched last night and saw what happened with Dwight and his gay co-worker, that was probably the funniest moment of the entire show last night.

http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds..._loves_it_here/ Trading away Marte already? Is Theo actually VAFan in disguise?

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 09:20 PM) Thats a shame. I love the outdoors. Maybe one day we could hook up for a fishing trip. Ever fished for catfish? Trout? I love the outdoors myself, but I dont even have my fishing gear anymore. I basically have to start from scratch when I start fishing again. And I have no doubt I will start fishing again, I just dont have the time right now. I have fished for catfish a few times, but I like to move around, and catfishing is more of a waiting game. Thats why me and my stepdad loved going together, he didnt like sitting still too much either. Never fished for trout though. Always wanted to, but never had the correct gear to get them. Also, we got all of our fishing done in about 3 weeks during the year. A Trout stamp just wasnt worth it to guys who rarely fished for trout. In the future, a fishing trip might be cool.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 09:05 PM) Wow. Never been there but I have heard of it. We catch pike on a little creek on our hunting land. If you are ever in the mood for some sturgeon fishing, hit the Menominee River right under the bridge on 41. Never was a sturgeon fisherman. My stepdad had a Ranger bass/ski boat, and we pretty much would just troll the shore and see what we could come up with. Mostly bass, pike, perch, crappie, and an occasional walleye. Then we would get bored and go musky hunting, which involved whipping a really heavy lure till we got tired and went back in. I havent fished in years, unfortunately. My stepdad got out of fishing and got into riding motorcycles, so my fishing partner disappeared.

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 08:56 PM) I think if uribe shows the patience he had in august/september, he'll make a great 2hole hitter. But you never know if he'll regress back to his hack everything close approach. You know, im not worried about Uribe's hitting as much as I am worried about what he does when Pods is on base. Uribe is a free swinger, always has been. Can he bunt? Can he hit behind the runner? Is he patient enough to take a pitch and wait for Pods to steal a base? These are the things I am worried about, not so much his hitting. Iguchi already proved he is up to the task on those things, we will see what Uribe is doing during ST.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 08:55 PM) Exacty. We travel up to the UP to hunt every year and on good years we have counted over 20 obliterated deer on the side of the road. 94, 43, 41.....3 bad highways going north. BTW....what body of water? Peshtigo River? Oconto River? Menominee River? Or a lake? Headwaters of the Wisconsin River, Lac Vieux Desert. Supposedly there is a world record musky in the lake, its been seen more than a few times.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 08:46 PM) And two comely lasses of virtue true. Yeah Yeah Yeah, what does the mayor get?

QUOTE(SnB @ Jan 20, 2006 -> 08:29 PM) I think Jenna Fischer is pretty damn cute, but steve carrol's character is by far the best. Jenna Fischer is the girl next door, no doubt.