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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:50 AM) Can you play in the world cup or is mainly premiere league seasons and is there any sort of franchise type mode? Well, there's no World Cup, but you can create your own tourney. And, yes, there is a "Manager Mode" which is like a Franchise Mode, and it's pretty sweet. I've gotten pretty into my team. Go Benfica! 6 straight Portuguese SuperLiga titles! QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:49 AM) Very intense games. Oh man, isn't that the truth? A bunch of my friends also own the game, so when we play, it's always rediculously intense. Especially when we play at my friend's house, who has an HD-projection screen TV (size of a wall) and an XBOX 360. It's, by far, the best gaming experience I've ever had.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:15 AM) I still remember playing Fifa 98, and I loved that game because it had an indoor soccer stadium, with walls so you could lob the balls off the walls and play all sort of crazy angles, plus each team only had 5 a side. Hands down, FIFA '98 on N64 was the best soccer game ever, mainly due to the indoor stadium mode. Why don't they do that anymore? It was so badass!

Woke up, got a haircut for first time in 3 months, got online, played soccer with some friends, played FIFA '06 with my new team, Liverpool, and dominated Man United. Pretty solid day since I didn't watch the Sox game...

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 03:59 AM) Are you sure those last two are the deadlines for UIC and Depaul? D'you know what Loyola's is, too? I absolutely know that I could raise my GPA by quite a bit if given until January, which I would have with those two deadlines. Awesome! Well, according to the UIC and DePaul websites, those were the dates this past year, and very, very rarely do schools ever change them. They like to keep things the same to make it easier on high school counselors, mainly, but also themselves. Change can cause lots of problems, admissions-wise. Though, for UIC, it depends on what school you'd be applying to. I just said Feb. 6 b/c that was the earliest, and I think that was for the College of Liberal Arts or something like that. I remember seeing another deadline for a different college (maybe college of engineering?) as being in March. But, for DePaul, the standard last deadline was Feb. 1. Haha, well, thank you. I just went through all of this stuff this past year, so it's still fresh in my mind. My counselor was always busy, doing this or that, and it was hard to see her at a time that fit both our schedules. So, I had to resort to spending a lot of time researching stuff myself. Although, I did have help from both my sister and brother who have already been to college.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 03:38 AM) I really like Loyola and UIC. Perhaps DePaul. I don't think I could get it above a 3.0 in time for the application process. I could surely be up by the end of the year, even by January, but applications go out in November/December. This whole things been gnawing at me, and I didn't catch any breaks leading into the June report card. I missed a C in my Math class by .5 percentage points, and the teacher refused to round it up to a C, and that infuriated me, because we were good friends, and, besides that, ".5" difference = ROUND UP. It's simple math, and preached often by math teachers! Besides that, I moved in late May, and on the weekend I moved, she collected a binder worth ten percent of my grade. My mother misplaced iti n a box, and the teacher refused to allow me to turn it in late for a late grade, even after my mom called her to explain the situation. The binder was worth ten percent, and it drastically brought me down. I was furious about it, because I thought it was unnecessarily b****y to take such a hard-line stance on a student who never misbehaved in her class despite the fact that it was a misbehavior class, as she's a soft teacher. Hell, I had a B in the first Semester. I felt she should've been a bit more lenient to me as I've been a consistently good student in her class, and let's not bullspiff ourselves: if a kid handles his work, takes care of business, does well on tests, and behaves, and he happens to be half a point between grades, you give him the better grade. But she didn't do it, and that's really eaten at me. I narrowly missed an A in her class the first time around, by .7 points. I wish she'd rounded up for me then, but I understood it then, and wasn't so upset. A wide variety of unfortunate events brought me down a bit in the second semester of school, and I missed a 3.0 by .1 percent. Bummer. Man, that sucks. In the situation you were in, the teacher should really have been more understanding, especially if you behave and work hard in that class. Normally, a teacher will reward you for good behavior and hard work by maybe rounding up that .5, or at least by letting you turn in that binder after what happened to it. Also, I totally didn't think about the application deadline thing. I had my Tennessee application done in August b/c I had a 3.97 at the time, so I wasn't worried about admission. However, my other applications (St. Louis U and U of Mississippi) were done by November. Though, if you're worried about your GPA affecting admission to a school, then I would wait until after your 1st semester to apply. UIC's deadline is Feb. 6 and DePaul's is Feb. 1, so you'd have time to wait to apply if you think you can bring up your grades, and believe me, even though it's your senior year, you can. That way, you could maybe bring up the GPA enough to help you in gaining admittance.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 03:22 AM) That's very nice of you to calculate that for me. I'm glad to see that it isn't a 2.0 GPA. A 28 ACT. A 2.9 GPA. I'm frustrated with this result, but I should be fine, College-wise. Yeah, you'll be fine college-wise. Plus, with a strong senior year, you could get that up to above a 3.0, and you'd be more than fine. What schools are you looking at?

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 02:23 AM) The best nickname I've heard for him is the Anorexic Matchstick. Hopefully he pulls out the robot a few times this season. I've heard about the robot after goals, but I can't wait to actually see it!

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 01:58 AM) I don't really have a team, maybe one of these days I'll pick one. I was following AC Milan in Serie A because they had a lot of players that I liked, but with the match-fixing scandal I might have to pick a new team. Yeah, I can't imagine what it must be like for their fans, as well as Juventus and the other teams, too. I mean, just think if the White Sox were found guilty of that, and got sent to the NL ( ) and had to sell off most of their good players to the Yankees, Red Sox, Angels, etc. Btw, what's up with you people not giving the Portuguese SuperLiga some love? Portugal is badass (my team in the WC after US got knocked out). I have no Portuguese blood in me or anything, but I just like them (except for that cry baby Cristiano Ronaldo). I mean, it's freakin smaller than the state of Indiana, yet they're still able to compete with the best of them. How awesome is that! Anyway, as I've said before, I'm new to soccer, so b/c Portugal is so small, is the SuperLiga a small league as well, or are there some pretty good teams/players there?

I think I'm going with Liverpool b/c I do think Crouch is funny. God, he looks so out of place...

I, for one, really don't want to give up BMac. I really think that he'll be as good as Willis once he's a starter, plus he's a homegrown, former 17th round pick, so that's always a feel-good story. On top of that, he was always one of my favorite minor leaguers, ever since he was drafted and teamed up with Haigwood and Ryan Rodriguez. I had high hopes for all 3, but at least one has made it to the bigs.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 07:05 AM) Maybe Newcastle would be the team for you. They wear the same type of colours as the White Sox (Black and White), and they almost beat Manchester United for the Title a few seasons back. I just don't know. What I do know is that I saw the clip of those two Newcastle teammates fighting in a game in '05, which was pretty funny. I can't believe the ref red-carded both of them. They were on the same team!

QUOTE(DePloderer @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 06:16 PM) Chumbawamba, ( phabulous Live ) Ah, memories of 4th grade. My friends and I were all obsessed with that song of theirs.

QUOTE(danman31 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 06:32 AM) Would that be a team that finally won a title after years of drought while not having a top tier payroll in doing? Doesn't exist. Correct, but you also have to add in that the payrole is high now after winning the championship. Doesn't exist, huh? Well, that sucks. I guess I'm gonna have to call my sister's boyfriend, who lived in England in grade school, and ask him who he likes because I know he's a huge soccer fan. I've just never talked to him about it b/c I've never really liked soccer 'till now.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 06:19 AM) Yeah there's a couple of guys doing well in rookie ball pitching wise like Cassell to definitely keep an eye on. Ramon Sanchez who's won 5 of his starts was another that caught me eye, but then I saw he's 23. Haha, don't you just hate that? I've done that before with a player. I'll be noticing that a guy is doing really well, and then I finally go see how old he is, and he's like way older than he should be for being in the league he is. QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 06:22 AM) Ya, I thought thats what I read in the interview but wasn't 100%. And its an awesome interview, really gets you into the mind of Lucas Harrell Well, thank you. You gave me the opportunity, so you get the credit. But, I hope others feel the same way on Monday. Btw, he refered to himself as "Luke" when I answered the phone, so I wonder if he would spell that "Luke" or "Luc"? I mean, his first name is "Lucas."

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 06:15 AM) When did Bull join Mobile? I know he had been pitching somewhere else. He get traded or released? Harrel seemed to calm down a bit after a rough first two innings in AA. He's one of the younger guys in the league and the youngest on the team (IIRC) so I'm not too concerned. This is a guy who has really impressive sinking movement and a pretty darn good arm. Yeah, he is the youngest player on the team, and well aware of it, lol. He's always been the youngest (or one of the youngest) on his on his team everywhere he's been, from Bristol to Kanny to Winston-Salem to Bham. Find out that sort of info and much, much more on Monday in our interview with the man, himself, Lucas Harrell.

QUOTE(FutureSox.com @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 04:42 AM) Columbus Clippers Columbus Clippers, ring your bells... Sorry, it's an old little tune I remember from my Columbus, Ohio days. For some unkown reason, even though Columbus is one of the biggest cities in America, cowbells are popular at the games, or at least they used to be. I'm talking about like 9 years ago, though, so they might have done away with this tradition.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 04:18 AM) I think he'll acknowlege that I get interviews in strange ways. Dan knows what I mean. I've heard stories of your mysterious ways...

I hope Tiger continues to do well; if he could win, it would be great for him. I just really want to see him back on track.

Is there any team that yall could just compare to the White Sox? That would make my decision a lot easier.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 03:34 AM) KMac and Cassel were on the freakin mark. 9 IP, 4 H, 12 K. Cassel really excites me. I think he's a big time sleeper in the organization. He's got some filthy stuff and great credentials dating back to high school. He's going to surprise a lot of people for being a 7th rounder. I also believe he'll be in a starters role next season.

I know everyone is really down on Widge, but I'd just rather let him finish out the season with us. He at least does have playoff experience and knows how to play down the stretch of a season. I'd love to see Stewart up here next year, though, as the backup.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 21, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) I'll be looking forward to seeing if he can be one of the rare late 2nd day picks to make an impact with the org (whether its by turning into a solid major leaguer or by turning himself into a solid enough prospect so that the team could deal him to another org) It's always good to see a high pick do well b/c those tend to be your superstars. However, I too am very interested in how later round picks perform b/c it's always great when one succeeds. I really like those players who aren't great at one thing, but can do everything well b/c they don't have holes in their game and tend to succeed more often. Good luck to Enuco!

Great job, Josh!

Woke up, went to work, got to leave work early, got online, found out about an interview I'm doing with Lucas Harrell tomorrow, practiced my interview delivery, and now I'm watching Sportscenter.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 03:41 AM) Fixed Thanks.