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Must have been KW getting "the news"

At least the Cardinals could have won so that I don't have to hear the words "first place Cubs" again!

Maybe if this GM change is for real they won't be afraid to put him on the DL.

Is Munoz looking refreshed again, or did he have a mechanical problem?

What does Frank consulting with Walt have to do with anything? Would you rather he stays content with .240 and hits that all year long? And Frank has always been this way -- he's "ignored the advice of the teams current coaches" for years now, by most accounts. Were you complaining about it when he was putting up .330, 40, 120? I doubt it. When did Frank cry to the media? I read him say that he's getting busted inside. That's crying? Sounds like a statement of the obvious to me. Most everytime I see Magglio hitting with runners on base, he's PULLING to ball to SS for a nice easy 6-4-3. Maybe I'm seeing a different Magglio at the plate. Hustling in RF is nice, and I think Magglio is an above average RF'er, but you can't fault Frank for being a DH. That's the manager's call, not Frank's. And Frank is a "lightning rod" for controversy because like you said, everything he does or says is under a microscope. He's still the #1 superstar on this team. Magglio may be a better player, but there's nobody who garners as much attention as Frank does. Good, bad, or indifferent, that's how it is. And you're right -- most everybody needs to start earning their paychecks, and soon. Otherwise, this season might be wasted. With the whole hitting coach thing. The problem isn't that he is looking for help. The problem is that the guys on his team have never been good enough for him. Instead he is the only guy on the team who has the team bring in someone else, just for him. What if Maggs slumped and decided he needed to bring in Von Joshua? What if Carlos wanted to bring in an old minor league coach? Would the team allow this to happen? Why is Frank more important than the team? And #2 with that is do you really think that the coaches on this team are incabable of looking at film from mid 90's Frank and telling him what he is doing different? There is NO WAY that Joshua and Ward both haven't seen what was wrong with Frank. And #3 he didn't start looking outside of the organization to bring in help until after he started slumping. As for Frank and the strikezone...This is Frank in today's Trib.

Who is Eddie? He is the CO_OWNER of the Sox! When they bought the team is was Jerry and Eddie. But Einhorn had health problems that inhibited how much he could do. It sounds like he is back now though.

Are you guys serious (HSC and Steff) Kenny is on his way out? Well that is the kind of shake up this team needs. If Kenny is really dispised as you all say, maybe this will turn around the season. Any rumors of the time frame? And if you want to go ahead and email me if you don't want to put it out in public. Ask Mario, I may not be the best writer has ever had, but I am loyal!

#1 Magglio isn't consulting his own personal hitting coach and ignoring the advice of the teams current coaches. #2 Magglio hasn't been crying to the media about the way he is getting pitched. #3 Magglio still tries to hit the ball the other way with runners on the right side of the IF. #4 Magglio goes out and hustles in RF even when he isn't hitting. #5 Basically out outside of Valentin and maybe Jimenez, this whole team has been awful in the clutch. This whole team needs to start earning its keep. Frank is a lightning rod for controversy, because of his own big mouth, everything he does is magnified. No one else on this team has that air about them.

Where did you get your numbers? Frank is hitting .143 with RISP, .167 RISP and 2 outs, .200 with runners on, .250 close and late, I couldn't find the other numbers, but I would be interested to see your source on the rest of them! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...ts?statsId=4527 I posted his OBP, not his batting averages. http://www.vegasinsider.com/u/baseball/mlb.../8126_split.htm Well those batting averages are why people are bashing him. He is supposed to be driving in runs. That is why he is making $5 mil a year. If he was our leadoff hitter than people could look at his walks in a different light. As it stands now, he isn't coming through in the clutch the way he is supposed to.

Where did you get your numbers? Frank is hitting .143 with RISP, .167 RISP and 2 outs, .200 with runners on, .250 close and late, I couldn't find the other numbers, but I would be interested to see your source on the rest of them! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...ts?statsId=4527

Saying guys who drive nice cars have little dicks is so obviously jealousy. From my experience i have found that unattractive women say this about rich guys and good looking guys, so that they can have an excuse as to why they cant get these guys. Its pysch 101. They then get a guy who weighs 290, and works as a contruction worker, and tells al her friends "yeah he has a big dick". Its pathetic. But hey, lol, whatever helps ya get through the day............ Listen... I don't have any clue if there is any truth to the myth. I just sited TWO facts that I hear in the radio all f***ing day, ever f***ing day. What your hard on over this issue is I do not know, nor do I care. Take it up with the f***ing advertisers that are shoving elongate or whatever the name of the stupid s*** is down radio listeners ears all f***ing day and night. Obviously there IS a rather large (no pun intended) market for those of you with little dicks. Advertisers play on the insecurities of human beings sweetie. There are MILLIONS of people all over the world, who think they have flaws that really arent there. I cant tell ya how many millions of pretty women think they are ugly and i guarantee there are millions of guys who think they have small dicks who dont. Guys who drive nice guys drive them ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm cuz they like them? Cuz they can afford them? LOL WOW......and yeah sometimes older guys buy sports cars to make themselves feel younger. Yes Bmr.. they sure do. I know many of them. I also know many sporting that sweet BMW, or V06, or Stang, etc, etc... and are living in an apartment, or mommy's house because they can't save enough $$ to buy a house, plan for the future, etc.. They'd rather have that sweet ride. Whether it's cause their dick is small or not, I do not know. But obviously they aint right in the head somewhere. Actually it makes sense. If you are single, a nice car is gonna get ya more dates than a nice house. Guys are smarter than ya think. If some women werent so f***ing superficial, that guys feel like they NEED a nice car to impress them, possibly this wouldnt happen? Just a thought. If a guy buys a car based on how much poon tang he thinks he can get.. he's an idiot. Which in itself is an entirely different thread. He's the idiot? How about the whore with her head under the steering wheel of his 7-series Beemer slurping on his rod in back of the nightclub who's only doing it because she wants to get into his wallet? Who's the idiot -- the guy for trying to fool the girl or the girl who falls for it hook, line, and sinker? How about both? Yeah because YOU wouldnt use whatever means possbile to get blown by a hot chic right? If it takes a 50K (or higher) car to get a BJ, I think you could find one a lot cheaper than that!

Saying guys who drive nice cars have little dicks is so obviously jealousy. From my experience i have found that unattractive women say this about rich guys and good looking guys, so that they can have an excuse as to why they cant get these guys. Its pysch 101. They then get a guy who weighs 290, and works as a contruction worker, and tells al her friends "yeah he has a big dick". Its pathetic. But hey, lol, whatever helps ya get through the day............ Listen... I don't have any clue if there is any truth to the myth. I just sited TWO facts that I hear in the radio all f***ing day, ever f***ing day. What your hard on over this issue is I do not know, nor do I care. Take it up with the f***ing advertisers that are shoving elongate or whatever the name of the stupid s*** is down radio listeners ears all f***ing day and night. Obviously there IS a rather large (no pun intended) market for those of you with little dicks. Advertisers play on the insecurities of human beings sweetie. There are MILLIONS of people all over the world, who think they have flaws that really arent there. I cant tell ya how many millions of pretty women think they are ugly and i guarantee there are millions of guys who think they have small dicks who dont. Guys who drive nice guys drive them ummmmmmmmmmmmmmm cuz they like them? Cuz they can afford them? LOL WOW......and yeah sometimes older guys buy sports cars to make themselves feel younger. Yes Bmr.. they sure do. I know many of them. I also know many sporting that sweet BMW, or V06, or Stang, etc, etc... and are living in an apartment, or mommy's house because they can't save enough $$ to buy a house, plan for the future, etc.. They'd rather have that sweet ride. Whether it's cause their dick is small or not, I do not know. But obviously they aint right in the head somewhere. Actually it makes sense. If you are single, a nice car is gonna get ya more dates than a nice house. Guys are smarter than ya think. If some women werent so f***ing superficial, that guys feel like they NEED a nice car to impress them, possibly this wouldnt happen? Just a thought. If a guy buys a car based on how much poon tang he thinks he can get.. he's an idiot. Which in itself is an entirely different thread. He's the idiot? How about the whore with her head under the steering wheel of his 7-series Beemer slurping on his rod in back of the nightclub who's only doing it because she wants to get into his wallet? Who's the idiot -- the guy for trying to fool the girl or the girl who falls for it hook, line, and sinker? How about both?

lol! You know I was thinking that this morning looking at this thread. How many twists and turns has this one taken? Heck it should have been on the off topic board a couple hundred posts ago! No! If we're talking about it, how can it be off-topic? The will of the people should be honored! Are we talking about Doug Jones? Technically if it isn't baseball, it isn't supposed to be here. IT doesn't matter how much it is being talked about. Granted I don't care where a topic is, but it is the truth.

If we had a division leading team we'd be drawing a lot more fans also. Instead we have this whole Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde thing that turns off fans who don't have a large enough disposable income to go see a team that has the real potential to be very disappointing on lots of nights. If we were playing anywhere near our potential it would matter where we played.

lol! You know I was thinking that this morning looking at this thread. How many twists and turns has this one taken? Heck it should have been on the off topic board a couple hundred posts ago!

I work in the trading industry and we have just been crushed. Volumes are down, and most everyone has moved towards doing more and more stuff electronically. Hopefully they figure out a way to keep the trading floors intact because I love what I do, even if I'm not making a lot of money doing it. Besides how many jobs can you call millionaires "a f***ing idiot" and not be selling streetwise the next day?

I wish I could say the samething! Stupid recesson

Didn't Wright pitch that day? If so that makes perfect sense.

She's the one on the right!!!!! LMAO!

Brando you should find another hobby. Gunning for me should not rule your life. For your information, I did email her, and i didnt offer her any evidence beyond what i have said here. Its pretty obvious you are voodoo. So for the rest of us, what is the evidence???

-- Injured driver Jerry Nadeau remained in critical condition Sunday, two days after his car slammed into a wall during practice at Richmond International Raceway. There were conflicting accounts of Nadeau's condition. The Associated Press reported Saturday that the driver was in intensive care with head, lung and rib injuries but that his vital signs were "very good." But a source close to Nadeau, of Danbury, Conn., told the Hartford Courant that Nadeau was in an induced coma and has a skull fracture, and the prognosis as of Saturday afternoon was not good. The source also told the paper that a chaplain had been at the hospital most of Saturday. "We're in a wait-and-see pattern," U.S. Army team spokesman David Ferroni told AP on Sunday. Nadeau's wife, Jada, arrived at at Medical College of Virginia Hospitals late Friday night and his parents and sister also are at the hospital. Neither NASCAR nor Nadeau's team have not given any details about the extent of Nadeau's injuries, and Ferroni told reporters he had no new information Sunday. Before Saturday night's race, MB2-MBV Motorsports general manager Jay Frye said the team hoped it would know more by Sunday morning, when the results of new tests were known. Nadeau had good vital signs and was sedated while being put through a series of tests, Frye said Saturday. Nadeau had not spoken since the accident, but acknowledged the presence of visitors by squeezing their hands, Frye said. Frye said team members and Nadeau's wife were encouraged after seeing him. Nadeau got a hospital visit from Kyle Petty, Jeff Burton and NASCAR great Bobby Allison on Sunday. The drivers visited Nadeau the morning after the Pontiac Excitement 400, which was won by Joe Nemechek. Nadeau had qualified 12th for the race. The team hired Busch Series regular Jason Keller to drive its backup car in the race, and Keller finished 32nd in his Winston Cup debut. Nadeau was injured during the final practice for Saturday night's Pontiac Excitement 400 when his car skidded entering the first turn, spun and slammed into the wall between the first and second turns. Rescue crews sawed the roof off his Pontiac, and Nadeau did not appear to be moving when he was lifted from the car strapped to a body board. He was being given oxygen through a bag, and his neck was in a brace. His uniform appeared to have been removed when he was loaded a short time later onto a helicopter and taken to the hospital. Frye said it appeared the back end of Nadeau's car began to come around as he entered the first turn and tried to compensate by mashing the gas pedal to the floor, common practice for drivers trying not to crash. "It looked like that helped accelerate it going backwards," he said. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said Nadeau was wearing a HANS device, a head and neck restraint made mandatory in October 2001 -- eight months after the death of seven-time Winston Cup champion Dale Earnhardt. The team, Frye said, is coping by keeping busy. "Sometimes when you go though a difficult time, being busy's better," he said. "We've got to continue and that's the way Jerry would want it." The accident occurred a few hours before the Busch series race on the track Friday night. The event had a record 14 caution flags for 93 laps. "It's not the safest sport," said Kyle Petty, whose 19-year-old son Adam was killed in a crash while practicing for a Busch Series race at Loudon, N.H., in May 2000. "But we know that, and we accept that." NASCAR impounded the car and was transporting it to its research and development center in Concord, N.C., for further testing, Hunter said. Investigators already have ruled out early speculation that the accident was caused by a stuck throttle or a blown tire, he said. Nadeau was racing in the clear when he lost control of his car. Nadeau, a one-time winner in his sixth full season on NASCAR's top circuit, earned his only victory in the final race at Atlanta in 2000. His best season in Winston Cup was 2001, when he had four top-five and 10 top-10 finishes in 34 races as a Hendrick Motorsports teammate to four-time series champion Jeff Gordon. Nadeau finished 17th in points. After parting ways with Hendrick last season, he landed in a ride with Petty Enterprises in June and was on his way to an easy victory in Sonoma, Calif., when a gear broke in his car with two laps left. It was just another bad break in his Winston Cup career: He ran out of gas while leading on the final lap of the 2001 season finale in Atlanta. A few months earlier, he'd been dominant in the inaugural race at Chicago when he lost his motor

I know the way I look at it is, how many coaching changes have we had since the 2000 season? What are they doing for us now? The only one that seems to be working is pitching coach Don Cooper. We are still getting runners thrown out at home by a mile, we are not getting any kind of offense, the bullpen has been erratic at best. I think it is time to work up the ladder a little farther.

Oh and I almost forgot Bobby Hill

Isn't that really obvious. The guy has had the same mechanical flaws in his swing for two different hitting coaches spanning about 3 seasons. You don't think someone would have caught it and told him about it? The problem has got to be Frank. If it is obvious to a layman at home, the hitting coach saw it way before then. He just can't be listening.

Well you got the embarrassed part... too bad it didn't do any good.