StrangeSox

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:50 PM) What paranoid vision of the world do you have? All of a sudden you think a civilized country will "turn on its people"? How so? By going around killing civilians? What chance would you really have against an army if you owned a handgun. Balta said that a bunch of American citizens with semi-auto rifles couldn't stand up to the might of the US military. Try reading my quote of Balta in the post you quoted. QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:48 PM) But...and this is the key point...just saying that dictators do it doens't mean it's a bad thing! If a dictator cuts taxes, does that mean we should raise taxes in reply? True. I didn't really support my case very well there. And I have a logic and reasoning test in a few hours! They disarm the populace so that the populace cannot have any recourse once the dictator starts taking their rights away. No, they aren't. And there's no need for armed rebellion right now. There also wasn't much need for armed rebellion in 1750. I'm glad they had the option though, and I'd like it if we kept it around, too.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:42 PM) If the U.S. military were turned on the American people, they would be powerless in that sense. This would happen even if every single American were armed. But...the American people are by no means powerless. They in fact have a power as great or greater than any other power out there...the ballot box. If we have no means of recourse, they can take the ballot box away. And, if the US military were to turn on its own people, you have to believe that there would be a lot of defectors. The first step of just about every dictator is to disarm his populace.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:37 PM) Not sure what else to say, but I would just like to point out how interesting it is to compare owning a gun to addictive, illegal substances like drugs. I was comparing illicit, high-profit black market trades, not the nature of each item. An unarmed people is a powerless people.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:55 AM) I see no purpose for a civilized society to have guns. In my ideal world guns would be illegal to everyone except law enforcement and armed services. Gun manufacturing would exist only to provide for those outlets. Black market guns would be almost impossible to obtain in this scenario. There wouldn't be such an influx of guns out there for people to trade on the black market. Violent murders would undoubtedly decrease in this type of society. I know it would never disappear since there always will be crime and a small percentage of nut cases like this kid in Virginia Tech. Unfortunately, we live in reality and not idealism. You would never have a hope of eliminating black market guns, just as you have no hope of eliminating things like drugs. The profits are just too high. And I don't trust the government enough to be the only people with guns. We can all see how screwed up and corrupt they are. QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 10:55 AM) I remember this from my ballistics class. The instructor put 2 guns side by side. One was this pussy looking .22, and the other was a Glock 9mm. He then asked which one will you rather not get shot with. Everyone looked and said, the 9mm. More power. The instructor said he would rather get a round from a 9mm. Its a high velocity round, and a lot of times runs right through you. While the .22 is a soft round, and has a tendency to ricochet through the body creating a lot of secondary damage. This is the round where you see someone get shot in shoulder, and the bullet winds up in the liver. People think its a glorified BB gun, when it can and will kill you. Interesting. I never said it couldn't kill you or do some serious damage, but it still isn't a "very powerful weapon." The media just has no clue when it comes to guns.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 11:53 AM) wouldn't this be a bit rash at this point? I can see if this continues for the whole month, but less than 15 games into the season? yikes. Its not just this season, its his entire body of work and how he screws up everyone's swings in the quest for more power. He's like Tim Allen on Home Improvement. If it ain't broke, try to get more power until it is.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:23 AM) It's ridiculous how this shooting has turned into a anti-gun debate on the media. Nobody is more misinformed about guns than the media. They actually said something along the lines of "He used a .22, that's a very powerful gun." They also harp "semi-auto" over and over again. What handgun ISN'T semi-auto?

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:17 AM) Maybe the at-bat against Mariano Rivera last year and the fact that he's one of the hardest hitters in the AL to strike out caused me to think this. He doesn't strike out, he flys out on pitch 1 or 2.

I'd rather not link to his despicable site. He regularly protests at funerals for fallen soldiers, saying "they got what they deserved." Just look up "Fred Phelps."

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 02:25 AM) How did this kid get into College? He wrote like an eight year old. You'd be surprised at how many English majors can't write worth a damn. I'm an engineer who hasn't taken an English class in over 4 years and I still make less grammatical mistakes than some senior English majors.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 01:33 AM) April 9th and if you are able to locate that, I'd be interested in hearing it as well. I tried looking and I can't find s*** on that site. http://670thescore.com/pages/154262.php?co...;contentId=1810

QUOTE(shipps @ Apr 15, 2007 -> 10:30 PM) Have you ever took like a pound of cheese melted in the microwave and ate it alone?Oh how I love the bachelors life. I don't melt it but I do frequently consume entire blocks of extra sharp cheddar. Which reminds me, I've got one in the fridge. Mmmmm...cheese.....

I don't care how seriously they take it, look at their damned swings you moron. How does this man keep a job?

LOL. PFB is now denying that these hitters are going up to the plate with the "pull-and-lift" approach because "they're good hitters who get extra base hits" this is the first time I've listened to him all year, and it'll probably be the last.

This caller is ripping AJP's pitch calling right now

WTF is this play-doh analogy? What is he trying to say? They were never good to start with, so I don't understand it.

When has Ozzie ever made the "rational, fact-and-knowledge-based move" over the "gut move?"

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:15 PM) Ah, thanks, I was never good with science. that almost had me on the ground with laugher

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 10:14 PM) The scorching Arlington heat gets absorbed into their skin so when they play in cold weather it actually feels about 20 degrees warmer for them than a team that plays in predominately cold climates. PFB, is that you?!

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:59 PM) Kinsler is good. That is all. And Sosa? and the rest who got on base before?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:57 PM) The pink fuzzy bunny just blamed the weather. He can go away any day now. Did he bother explaining how the weather didn't effect the Rangers' bats?

Pitching didn't look too hot either. Or pitch calling. or defense.

Game.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:37 PM) Any chance Anderson gets a plate appearance? And yes, Gustavo Molina is one of the worst players to ever make the Sox MLB roster. I'd say no.

Is there anything that this team did right tonight? Anything?

QUOTE(Rex Kicka** @ Apr 17, 2007 -> 09:22 PM) Seven runs down, nobody on, bottom of the 8th. Let's swing for the solo shot! In all fairness, Thome knows damn well that the only way he crosses home plate is of his own doing.