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I feel like we have all been strung along by this process and manipulated. Maybe the teams should say we will make an offer Feb 1 and withdraw it by Feb 15. I don't take sides in the players v owners struggle but am starting to dislike the agents.

With all the media choices to be surfing at home and esp replays I get really restless when I attend games. Plus I don't like beer. I get really p.o.'d when they don't show replays at the park. It seems kind of insulting. Making the games longer and the tedious bullpen usage has not helped. The Sox are the only team I regularly follow.

Too many people online are focused on showing off. The Manny thread is but one example.

They Sox are not likely to let Gio go but if he struggles this year he is likely demoted to the pen to figure out it out with the other guys like Fulmer.

Agents wait to find your weakness then exploit it ruthlessly. You have to make it clear that you are not his victim but an earnest suitor. If your money is good the phone will be ringing.

Fair enough. You have to start out accepting that you cannot force someone to sign. Let the agent know when he is done trying to gin up the market you are ready to sit down and talk. Only leverage is to let it be known you have a Plan B.

Did you hurt your head? I am concerned.

It's a terrible unfair comment. You can't appease an irrational agent by throwing money at him. Your only control is self-control. Let me know when you are ready to sign while I sit back and watch the dog and pony.

Whaling Stories by Procol Harum is worth a You Tube visit. Prefer the studio version but also with the Edmonton Symphony live.

Beltin' Bill to my knowledge is the only Sox #14 who holds a HR title and he beat out Reggie Jackson with two homers in game 162 . Bill is a class guy. I will post his SI cover later.

When it gets down to THE moment there could be some crazy cross-country Doo hitting the fan. That is what the agents pray for.

After reading that Picasso was claimed to be a Sox fan I will feign surprise that Bob Dylan was also blowin' in the South Side wind. I think Pablo had acquired some Sox haberdashy when he was making his Chitown sculpture.

I might prefer Hawk to Benetti. Hawk has a passionate interest for Sox games that Benetti could never approach. Jason tries to lure Stone in on his curious tangents which always seem to crash in a baseball cul-de-sac.

It only works against your team if they are too anxious with bids. Use caution.

Not sure if anyone mentioned that BP has our boy Nick as the #15 MLB prospect.

He might want to remember Juan Gone. I negotiate small deals every day and would not be so reckless.

We might get down to April Fools and the only fools left for Manny is us. I believe this quandary is for one reason. Lozano expects teams to chase after him and they are not.

This just in no news.

Let the cheaters get in posthumously. Vote Shoeless Joe instead if it was allowed.

Engel is excessively one-dimensional. In most cases not a tolerable luxury among teams with 12 players but great for a September roster.

Among the Tribe of Twenty are six minor FA's with Matt Skole and the curious Donn Roach back from Japan.

I will pass on 5 6 and 7 geez. Hope not.

Based in Madison last I heard. You will have to get used to it but I was hoping for PBR Park.

There is no magic bullet for the Sox to close this deal. Sometimes you have to be patient. They must know what Lozano's number is and it is likely way over market. Lozano expects everyone to be chasing after him with money. That is not the case.

Palka is a lefty who earned another year to develop his hit tool. Matt pretty much bottomed out although he cut down on his K's. We don't have to pay much for Palka and he is ours.