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QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Mar 20, 2005 -> 04:07 PM) I do quite often..... actually when talking baseball he is just fine. He gives positive input. But during this tournament he has been annoying as hell, seeming very immature. So I am a douchebag for pointing it out. Sorry if I sometimes have a low tolerance for stupidity, but that's the way it is. I didnt mean it to seem like im saying your a douchebag, I just meant the way you commented to him about it was..

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Mar 20, 2005 -> 03:50 PM) http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/2...k.ap/index.html I hate when they always try to hunt down the killer afterwards. How effective could that possibly be? This is why I havent been in the Ocean in over 9 years and even when I do go, I dont go in past my knees, I am deathly afraid of sharks

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Mar 20, 2005 -> 03:33 PM) I'm serious..... take a vailum, drink a beer or just grow up..... try something different! It's become pretty annoying. Why dont you just ignore him then?.. what does it matter that he was talking bout the refs or a coach being a dumbf***.. Ive seen Willie be positive many times, it doesnt mean he doesnt have a life.. that was a pretty douchebag thing to say, why dont you just ignore him? Its not that hard

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 20, 2005 -> 10:29 AM) GMAFB. Garland had a better 2004 (not by that much, and won 12 games compared to 13) yet Contreras had a far superior 2003. So how did you come up with the conclusion that Garland puts up better numbers than Contreras? Are you just basing it on 2004? As for the game you mention, I wouldn't say he outdueled him because he had some amazing defense behind from Valentin and Gload that day. Seriously, Santana struck out 12 and gave up only 3 hits in 8 IP. Some people will do anything to bash Jon Garland and take away all credit that he should get pathetic

Garland

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Mar 19, 2005 -> 08:21 PM) why? is he arb. eligable? the sox gave him a 1 yr, 3 1/5 mill contract.. i just think its dumb that he should get more cash every year even though his numbers remain the same. Why get rid of Garland? he puts up better numbers than contreras and is like 3X cheaper.. If anyone needs to be gone its him.. Garland is more valuable who could forget when he out dueled Santana at the Homer Dome... that game will live on with me forever

a lot of people are looking too much into stats as long as he keeps winnin 12 games with a decent ERA I am perfectly fine with that because I think all he can do is get better with experiance and he is very young plus he is my favorite player

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 19, 2005 -> 02:59 PM) That's hardly the same thing, it's a 30 lb. difference. I'm thin, you're big. I'd be happy at a lean, muscular 195 lbs. But hey, it beats being fat, especially when I look at other men my age. 23 BMI, life exp. 81.6. well i was talking about eating whatever without gaining weight.. my weight I was using for my BMI example

Koch's ERA with the Marlins was in the 3's Maybe pitching for another National League club would help him out? I hope that they sign him and he turns it around

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Mar 19, 2005 -> 03:18 PM) Just seems kind of odd that he would suddenly retire when he is guaranteed $1.9 mill. It also seems kind of odd that he was never much of a hitter(as in the highest he'd ever hit at any point in his career prior to 1999 was perhaps the .282/.358/.412 in 170 ABs in for AAA Richmond in 97, or the .285/.340/.382 in 117 games, 424 AB's in 1993 with Detroit's AA team. And now, as a soon to be 32 year old, guaranteed $1.9 mill, coming off a good year, he just retires? If it's not for steroids, I'm sorry for this...but this screams steroids to me. Even if he was on steroids why would he retire? Its not like he had hall of fame potential and he didnt wanna ruin his chances.. so I dont think it would have been that big of a deal to get suspended even if he failed a test I just dont see why he would retire because of steroids, all he would be risking was suspension and a fine.. I dont think steroids would make his turn down near 2 million dollars

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 02:54 PM) Blonde in the top left corner. She doesn't look great there, but you should see her body eesh.. none of those girls look that good I guess the blonde is the best, but they are not what I was expecting

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Mar 19, 2005 -> 07:01 PM) Milwaukee's win should bring warranted attention to the Horizon League. Although I hate Bruce Pearl, and more specifically their obnoxious fans, UWM has stood up against two quality teams. I dont know about that... Alabama and Boston College were both pretty bad going into the tourny.. they were playing bad basketball at the worst time.. I mean they are solid teams, but they were far from hot when Wisc-Mil played them Im not gonna take away from Wisc-Mil though they deserve credit for doing it two games in a row.. too bad the dream is over they are coming to Chicago, in a place where we rarely lose, and 3 upsets in a row seems like a longshot to me!!

QUOTE(Pauly8509CWS @ Mar 19, 2005 -> 09:39 AM) I had them Final Four worthy in one of my brackets and elite 8 in the other. Jim Boeheim what the hell happened?? My moms friend picked Vermont over Syracuse because she didnt like the name Syracuse.. she knows nothing about basketball but picked that upset because of a name haha

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 10:15 PM) Here's the box score. Guys like Calvin Murray, Cody Ransom, Ronny Cedeno, Angel Echevarria, and David Kelton were beating up on Garland today. I hope it was just a bad outing. I'm not as worried about El Duque because he has even said himself that he doesn't take Spring Training too seriously and is just out there to practice his pitches. So I guess you think Garland is out there trying to be like real game situation? Im pretty sure he was just working on the same things and again we won, so I dont see what it matters.. I dont care if he lets the bases get loaded and get out of it.. key phrase is he got out of it.. spring training doesnt matter, Garland is the man

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 08:01 PM) Because he was looking horrible against minor leaguers that won't even be on the Cubs opening day roster. Garland gave up 3 runs in the 6th inning and then gave up another run in the 9th before getting out of a jam that he himself created. It was a very poor outing considering he wasn't even facing major league talent. So you, in turn, think Garland is going to have a "huge year" based on that kind of outing? im just gonna use the excuse everyone else uses when one of their favorite pitchers struggles.. they dont care about getting hit around they are just working on throwing their pitches.. and anyways Garland is a lock for 12+ wins and an ERA in the 4's so im saying he breaks out this year and has a huge year.. I like him, you dont have to.. so why dont you just look past my post instead of trying to "convince" me otherwise

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) I just took this life expectancy test, and found out I had a BMI of 14.68 which was too thin (of course) , and that I would live to 71.7 years. http://www.agingresearch.org/calculator/quiz.cfm My life expectancy was 76.3 and this is what it told me about my BMI "Significantly overweight, meaning you are at significant risk for obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes and cancer."

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 12:32 PM) I'm not bragging here, cuz I'm just plain lucky genetically. I'm the guy everyone hates. Eat whatever I want, thin as a rail. 6'1", 180 lbs, 32 inch waist. In fact, I have to eat a LOT, drink protein shakes and work out just to build mass so that I don't wither away. I think if I didn't, in 2 months I'd be down to like 140 lbs. :puke Maybe I should juice.......... trying to get us back on track. Im like that too... im 6'1 210 and my waist is 34 but when I do a BMI test it says that I am obese because of the fact it doesnt take in account muscle or stuff like that, so its not the best tool

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 07:22 PM) I can tell you didn't see the game. Garland pitched horribly today, even though he got out the mess he created in the 9th. whats your point? He got out of it and we won.. hes gonna have a huge year

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 05:01 PM) GAME OVER ON A POP UP TO WIDGER! Garland gets out of the jam! SOX WIN, 11-9!!! man Garland is such a badass... Cant wait till he tears it up this year!!!!

Sac fly, 3 - 1

El Duques pitches look so slow

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:32 PM) To ease the tension for those Ilini fans....... So that Andrew Bogut's good isn't he. I hate that loser He almost cost me $200 because he cant shoot a FT to save his life, thank god that #5 saved me with 5.6 seconds left

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Mar 18, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) Check this out Beck, 2004: Bases Empty: 2.54 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, .239 BA Runners on: 9.98 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, .276 BA I can't recall seeing any other pitchers with stats like that. http://bigleaguers.yahoo.com/mlbpa/players/7043/situational (refering to your avatar) Ahhh hahahahahaha... it works on so many levels

QUOTE(Steff @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) Yea.. myself. I got a BMI analysis done reciently and from it, and it claims for my height and weight I should have a BMI in the 18 to 20 range....?? BMI also has to do with your build.. My BMI says im "obese" but it doesnt take in account muscle or anything like that, so it can be a little off

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Mar 17, 2005 -> 09:20 PM) I'm getting pulled into a never-ending discussion on the dangers of roid usage with someone who believes that their personal experience is the only source of knowledge they need on anything in life. :rolly It's time for me to exit this thread. I just wanted to say one more thing with respect to Fehr. He doesn't really represent the players but rather their agents. That's why the MLBPA is such a powerful union. All of the players today are represented by the very best minds the legal sports agent world has to offer. You have to sell the zero-tolerance policy to them. That's a very tough sale. I guess your right... real life experiance is trumped by google... my bad for being wrong I would love to stay and finish this up but I have to go to Jillians because damn Texas Tech is on down here and I want to watch Illinois.. goodnight soxtalk