OleMissCub

Sitting in Cafe Du Monde eating beignets listening to the trumpet player 20 feet away and talking with friends and realizing that your shirt is now ruined for the rest of the day because of the sugar powder you have spilt all over yourself. Getting a bowl of gumbo or jumbalaya and drinking a cold beer in a shady looking place off bourbon street and finding out that it is the best food you've ever had in your life Standing next to the river listening to jazz musicians compete with the booming of the calypso's from the Natchez. Watching streets gymnasts and mimes perform their craft Having your fortune told after dark in Jackson Square Wondering "could a place possibly be more muggy and humid than this damn place" but realizing it is ok because you are in the Big Easy and there is no place like it in the world. Watching the Saints lose and break your heart in the superdome. These are memories and experiences that have been passed down for several generations in my family and many other families in the deep south and elsewhere in America. I want to take my own children one day to New Orleans have them experience many of these same things. Sadly I know that no matter how well they rebuild it, it won't be totally the same. Hopefully though, they can keep some small semblance of this "vibe" or "aura" I get from the big easy so I can have my children experience it. Sorry to be nostalgic, but I know that is how so many people in the area feel about the city. The thought of completely abandoning the town is just offensive.

none of the above: HELP ME JEEBUS!!!

Yeah, it's definitely possible. But until he gets suspended and they announce it, I'm not going to believe these rumors. I've also considered the possibility that MLB would try to cover it up if Clemens was busted for roids. Getting Palmeiro is one thing, but Roger Clemens is in a completely different class. That would taint the game more than anything. But that's probably just because I always think there's a conspiracy going on in every situation. I don't think Clemens is a juicer. I just think he works his butt off and the reason he is so successful is that he has MUCHO experience with good shape.

There are different types of steroids and there are some that are en vogue with pitchers. They don't bulk your muscle mass up but make your ligaments tighter so that you can snap the ball quicker and easier in your delivery, etc. I learned about them in this mandatory "steroids suck" class that I had to take when I played ball in college.

uh oh. no way nomar

Did they poll Native Americans from across the nation or just from a certain region? as hard as I searched on the web I couldn't find the actual exact poll information for that poll. I too would like to know what the control was in the poll.

AHA! I hate to sound pompous but I knew i'd be right. I said earlier that I bet the majority of Native Americans aren't offended by the mascots. Well, in 2002 SI did a poll among 352 Native Americans and here is what they found: http://www.nationalreview.com/daily/nr030802.shtml Interesting how we all thought Redskins to be one of the most offensive items on the list. But apparently the tomahawk chop is less liked than the name "Redskins"[/url]

You should change that name to Bigots rather than segregationists. It's hard to understand if you haven't lived in the South but segregation is in many ways self imposed. Also resistance to integration was not unique to the South. People in northern cities like Boston for example protested quite vocally. Actually, there are people here that believe integration was a big masitake and many of them are black. The theory goes that the all black schools had a black principal and black teachers. As a result there was a more profound sense of community. Also, kids were surrounded by positive role models, especially male ones. I'm not sure if that outweighs the disadvantages that the black schools had to deal with (hand me down textbooks, lack of materials, etc.) but there are many people that thought they had taken a step down in quality when they had to leave their all black school. Just something to consider. It's kind of funny how things are almost still segregated and like you said, this is self imposed segregation. My high school was about half black or maybe a little more and we basically segregated ourselves, not because we were racists, but that's just human nature. When you would go to the Cafeteria there was black tables and white tables. I saw this same sort of thing at Ole Miss in the Cafeteria: black tables and white tables. This isn't to say that we didn't interact, but it's just interesting how societies will segregate themselves so they can be more comfortable.

hell, in 1919 Carl Mays a pitcher for the Yankees killed Ray Chapman of the Indians with a pitch to the head.

Carter may be a tad bit overrated thanks to the NY Media. Hidden ball tricks are great, I had my high school team do it successfully twice last year. Both times at first base.

So true, so true. So painfully sad.

Cherokee? You aren't Cherokee are you? Because if you are that is bad news for you. Being part Choctaw I would have to fight you to the death, you being a nautral enemy of the Choctaws and all. Sucks for you :-)

That kind of gives creedence to something I was saying earlier about how if you polled native americans you'd probably find that most of them really don't care and don't think stuff is offensive. It's similar to how the majority of black counties in Mississippi voted to keep the Confederate flag in the State Flag.

Dusty still won't let the kids play. Macias and Holly will get his total attention.

He played in AA in my hometown of Jackson, Miss. I got know him and some of the other guys a little bit when they'd go out on the town, etc. Jeff is a really humble and nice guy. I'm really glad he is doing so well. He sorta struggled down here for a while, but always had a powerful and nice swing plus he plays a really good outfield and runs well. He's a total 5 tool player. It looks like all the scouts and their comparisons to a young Dale Murphy could perhaps be true.

are you talking to me? cuz i point out that they are the ones that are most likely offensive A bit off topic, but according to the forum index, this is the 100,000 post in teh Social forum. :D HECK YA!

are you talking to me? cuz i point out that they are the ones that are most likely offensive

Injun's, Redskins, and Redmen

Indeed. Power hitters in the infield can make up for a lack of power in an OF spot. I see no problem.

could he be from the Island ComeonIwannalayya? ....had to give a Burgess Meredith shout out

I don't think many, if any of the college logos look bafoonish. You can look at my post one page one for pics of college logos. The mascots are a different story, it would be nice to see pictures of all the mascots to look at those as well. I'm sure many do look bafoonish. Maybe i'm just not as cynical as some of you, but I don't think these colleges made bafoonish indian mascots (if they have bafoonish indian mascots) out of some sort of racism ala "Hey, our nickname is an Indian name, let's make him look stupid as hell because we hate Indians" The main reason I'd think they might look bafoonish, is the same reason most all mascots look bafoonish in college, to try and be funny for the kids or whatever. However, the Indian mascots that I have seen from colleges don't look bafoonish they just look crappy. Usually some dude in a Sioux indian costume. Perhaps instead of banning them they should be made to analyze their mascots and make sure they are accurate and not harmfully stereotypical. That is what I would like to see him.

Renteria's season is a good example of why in fantasy baseball I always stay away from guys the year after they sign a contract. On the other hand, i'll be more likely to get a guy on my team who is in a contract year. They always seem to do well. Look at renteria, cabrera, beltran.

Delta State University back in the 50's used to be the Confederates but they were pressured to change it. So the University had a vote for the students to pick one of their appointed choices or to write in their own name. The Students all got together and 98 percent of them wrote in "Fighting Okra" as their mascot. So now, DSU is officially the "Statesmen" but unofficially the "Fighting Okra". Most folks around these parts refer to them as the Okra, not as the Statesmen.

Ughhhh, my girlfriend and I have tickets for the last series of the year against Houston at Houston. Freaking Cubs can't win crap.

You are right, this just seems more painful than other failed seasons.