southsider2k5

Don't worry about offending me or anything... But here is how I see it. It is too early for the "new" posters to be showing up in the top 10 of all time. Those are the people who have been around for a while, and it takes a while for the newbies to catch up no matter how much they are posting. A much better angle to look at is how many new people are moving into the lower ranks of volume. I researched the posters who were ranked 51-100 in total posts and 23 of the 50 had joined since April. Also I have notice that new people tend to stick to safer things at first, such as game threads and the suckass of the month stuff, until they get comfortable. Go back and read some of the game threads espesially over the last couple weeks, and you will see a lot of new names. Eventually these people will most likely start to join into more discussion and some of the off beat stuff also. I know I have seen about 5 or so new people in the last week or two join my PTC contest. Plus I have also noticed more people in the YNOT contest as well. Plus I believe that our post counts are higher than any other white sox boards around. I know on a day to day basis, we are higher than both WSI and the ESPN boards, someone else can verify the MLB counts for me, but it seems like more and more of them are coming over here as well. Really they have built it, and they are coming, when it comes to this site.

And I almost forgot a picture of me in 1977 about 3 1/2 yo taking a drink of my dad's beer at the Old ballpark. It was during this game that my mom 6 months pregnant with my brother passed out in the upper deck. We swear this is where he got brain damage from

Posting is at record #'s from what I understand. On most days there are over 1000 posts made, plus all of the threads seem to be getting longer, with more and more people showing up for game threads and just general converstation. As a matter of a fact it looks like Heather put up post #100,000 on July 2nd, after the board started at the end of last August. We are almost upto 25,000 posts since then in 27 days, in other words we should have another 100,000 posts in about 3 1/2 months (assuming posting doesn't increase more) after it taking about 11 months for the first 100k posts!

Paul Konerko

http://www.msnbc.com/news/945269.asp?vts=072920030650

Oh, I thought that was this years Sox attendance to date... I was kinda hoping that too. And whats a hit? every time someone views this site, whether they log on, post, or just looks, it is a "hit"

Ancient History?

I personally don't really "like" the idea of divisive education. There are military schools, boys schools, girls schools, catholic school, alternative school, boarding schools, home schools, etc. Is homogenus eduation really beneficial to the kids? I truely believe by being amoungst an isolated group only with people just like you, you miss out on the exposure to different people and thoughts that exsist moreso in public education vs any other type.

I don't think it is a forced thing, but a voluntary thing. Segregation is a forced issue.

D'oh, nevermind

1) Who will win the series (CHW/KC) (2 points)?Sox 2) Will Buehrle keep his streak alive (win or no decision) (Y/N) (2 points)?Yes 3) How many errors will the Sox make (4 points)?2 4) Name a pitcher who will earn a win (either team) (4 points)?Loiaza 5) How many earned runs will Sox starters give up (5 points)?9 6) How many times will Carlos Lee reach base (5 points)?5 7) Who will lead the Sox in runs scored (4 points)?Thomas 8) Will Aaron Rowand get a start (Y/N) (2 points)?No 9) Will Billy Koch make an appearance (Y/N) (2 points)?Yes 10) Will Aaron Guiel hit a homerun (Y/N) (2 points)?Yes TIEBREAKER: Tuesday's total game time 2:20

Looks good except for one word in the Great Falls section.Not I would hope you mean "lower" their awful ERA... But other than that

A scrap book my Grandma did for me during the 1983 season.

Well said.

MHO on the series is this simple. This might not make the season, but it sure can break it. If we were to get swept the season is over. And really if we lose 2 of 3, we are still 5 out with about 55 games or so to go. This is the time to make a key statement on the road.

Yeah, but ML hitters will make you pay for walks.

Lorenzo Barcelo, Jason Bere, Jim Parque...should I keep going?

What organization is he in?

So all of our top 10 in the kids we drafted this year? Is our minor league system in that much trouble where all of our upper levels are that barren???

How'd he get so popular?

As opposed to the rest of us who go see your mom to feel better :fyou KC

Oh, OK [/bmr-envy] It was too hard of work for me anyway

You don't call out your manager in the media, espesially if your ERA is the wrong side of 6!

[resuming Bmr-envy]

Rick White just needs to STFU. This ass-clown is lucky to have a job with us considering the way he pitched March - May, and now he wants to call out his manager to the media? This is s*** that belongs in the clubhouse right or wrong. Maybe this will motivate Kenny to trade this b****.