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Lou Holth strikes again....

I thought Giles was the bargain of the last off-season.... Oops He wasn't the worst spent money of last of-season, but woah was he bad...

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Oct 24, 2007 -> 10:41 PM) impressive, by you and himWhy not disclose your donations for the forum?

QUOTE(mr_genius @ Oct 24, 2007 -> 05:17 PM) i call bs. 8% is very low for someone who claims to be a "premier poverty fighter". Walmart, yes the evil devil, donates a higher percentage of it's net earnings than Edwards. here's another stat http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m402..._24/ai_95309979 The guy donates a mere 4% more than people who can barely afford to give a contribution. Shall we get into a debate about percentages here? 4% more than 4% is 4.16%. If Edwards contributes at a rate of 8%, he contributes at a rate 100% greater.... 9%, as referenced earlier, 125% greater.

QUOTE(juddling @ Oct 23, 2007 -> 02:19 PM) i guess it's just me but i have seen Philly 4 or 5 times and i just don't think it's all that funny. Then again..i never saw HUGE comedic potential in Arrested Development either. Though i did like AD better. HOW CAN YOU NOT THINK ITS ALWAYS SUNNY ISN'T FUNNY? WE YELL REALLY LOUD THAT'S FUNNY, YOU SUCK!

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 21, 2007 -> 10:40 PM) Pedroia ALCS MVP Joel Skinner

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 21, 2007 -> 09:29 AM) More specifically, they say Nieves taught Jenks that hammer of a curveball. That's a huge pitch for Bobby. Well that's just crazy. Jenks has had a crazy curve since he was first scouted in Idaho.

Holy crap!

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) Now what is most interesting to me here, the 3 guys that we have signed, they all are Shortstops. I think KW has seen the lack of talent in the minors at this position, and with these signings, he's trying to do something about it. I'd say that is has more to do with athleticism and projectibility. You're not going to give big signing bonus to an immobile defender that's already relegated themselves to 1B at age 16. In fact, a majority of the international signings are SS or P. If you can play SS, you can be moved down the defensive spectrum. It's difficult, and extremely rare, to go the opposite direction.

QUOTE(bigruss22 @ Oct 20, 2007 -> 04:07 PM) I like it in the fact that he's helped alot of our young pitchers who may be with us next year, Wasserman, Jenks, Broadway, etc. I don't care who our bullpen coach is. It's not going to make a difference one way or the other... But I'm not going to attach his name to the successes(?) of a few minor league guys. Was he in B'ham in '05? Otherwise I don't know how he gets any credit for Jenks. As for Wasserman, he was coming off consecutive seasons of holding righties to a .500 OPS. He's been the same pitcher for the last three seasons, the Sox just had to overlook his stuff and start to look at his success against righties. Also, I don't know if you want to give him credit for helping Broadway become one of the walkingest (yes, that's a word) pitchers in the minors. Again, I have no problem with the promotion. I just think it's silly to attach his name to the skills of the minor leaguers he's been lucky enough to have under his tutelage. I don't think he's even the best pitching coach in the Sox minor leagues. Perdew is the name you hear from pitchers within the organization when prompted. In the last two years, I've heard Eggy, Russell, and Harrell all rave about Perdew. Not that praise from players necessarily indicates great coaching (see: Walker, Greg), but Perdew has seen the career arcs of these players rise dramatically under his guidance.

QUOTE(rockren @ Oct 19, 2007 -> 05:02 PM) Garland did it before with us and signed that 3yr/29 million dollar deal. Could he have gotten a longer more lucrative deal on the open market? Of course. We did just win the World Series, but I think Garland is a lot like MB in that regard. At that point in his career he had made under 7M including his signing bonus from the Cubs. He was due to make about that much at arbitration. With one year remaining before FA, he took the security of the money (guarding against injury)... He was also cognizant of the fact that he would still be below the average age of FA's three years after signing that contract, which would likely be when he really cashes in... He's not likely to avoid free agency again this off-season. The White Sox could probably re-sign him for 12-13M, but the time for that is before the season starts. He'll play out the season, and be worth anywhere from 12 (with a poor season) to 16M (maybe more with another year of inflation) on the open market.

I thought the last episode was great. Better than the three leading up to it.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 18, 2007 -> 03:47 PM) He's actually been bad for 3 years. He's really had only 1 good full season. So what you're saying is we should wait another three (crappy) years until we offer him a contract.

30 Rock:: Jack Donaghey "my brother Tim fixes NBA games"

the best international signings usally end up in rookie to low-A ball. Last year, Triunfel, Villalona, and Beltre to name a few were signed as 16 year olds from the dominican and all played in the states. Triunfel (M's) was pused to high-A, which is MO of the M's. They like to push their prospects. He was ranked 6th best prospect in both the Midwest and California leagues. Villalona was named the top prospect in the AZL league, and got a taste of full season ball to end the year. Beltre struggled in rookie ball, was traded for Eric Gagne, tore up a new rookie league of the same level (named #2 prospect in that league) and got a cup of coffee in full-season ball. For comparisons sake, Villalona signed for 2.1M, Triunfel 1.3M, and Beltre for 600K.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 17, 2007 -> 09:21 AM) It amazes me that some people still think that a team who won 99 games, was in first place the entire season and then went 11-1 through the post-season "caught lightning in a bottle". Seems our pitching coach thought '05 had a lot to do with luck

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 16, 2007 -> 04:51 PM) Could have had Randy Moss for much less than that at the draft. Could you imagine what Randy Moss would have had to say about the QB situation when he showed up?

Not a Sox prospect, but I thought Flash would appreciate this one from BA's prospect blog... http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=624 So when you find yourself thinking "where did they find this guy" when he's called up in June, now you know.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 16, 2007 -> 12:57 AM) Ehh -- the difference between either AL lineup and the D'Backs is so enormous it isn't even funny. You could obviously do this for every player in the order, but things are just a tad bit different when you're pitching to number three hitter Eric Byrnes vs number three hitter Travis Hafner or David Ortiz. I was thinking the pretty much the same thing during the pregame when they were talking about Byrnes being the heart and soul of the team an lineup... I was thinking he would probably hit 6th or 7th on a typical championship club.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Oct 15, 2007 -> 10:20 AM) $600,000 is a lot of money. Keep in mind our first round pick, who has pitched in college baseball got $1.2 million, and we have a lot more history to work with there, not to mention he is a lefty who throws 97 mph. That is a HUGE amount of money for a 16 year old kid, I just hope it works out. The bonus won't even crack the top 10 international signings this season. Edward Salcedo (represented by Boras) is reportedly asking for $3.5M, which would still be a better investment than spending the same amount of money on Darin Erstad.

QUOTE(Shadows @ Oct 15, 2007 -> 03:33 AM) Yeah you sure proved a point.. Iowa got a win, but I don't think they deserved it.. Truer words were never spoken. With 2:18 remaining, Iowa had run 70 plays to Illinois 50, outgained them by almost 100 yards, and held the ball for nearly 10 more minutes. Iowa was lucky they were even in the game.

I'm a white male... My odds are better than you think

And saying Paiml "could be a major league SS" is like saying I could be president. Sure, it could happen, but it aint bloody likely.

I'm say his "we finally have some good SS prospects" quote is misguided when none of the guys mentioned are close to the prospect Valido was 2 years ago... It sells the Sox system of a couple years ago short, while simultaneously overstating what kind of SS prospects we have now.

QUOTE(BigEdWalsh @ Oct 13, 2007 -> 12:02 PM) Between this kid, Miranda and Paiml (I know, I know...he's "old"), I think we have some pretty good SS prospects finally. You're right... If only we had a slick fielding, 20-year old SS, with plus speed putting up a .288/.320/.417 line in W-S a couple of years ago, we'd be in good shape now.