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It's easy to laugh now. Kenny thought Owens and Fields could play and Broadway could pitch, etc.

Why wouldn't we sign him? He's past the stages of getting an incredible deal.

Fair enough. I just thought 30/30 was asking for a lot from him. Maybe he needs to work on the mental approach this winter if he has all the physical tools. Even though he's rich and set for life financially, if he wants to be a special player in White Sox lore, he's going to have to improve ... and fast. I'm sure our pitchers will like the face he's out there chasing down deep drives. We all know he can field.

I don't know why you guys hate Cowley so much. Maybe it's his critical comments and jokes at the Sox expense on Twitter. But we're just as critical of the Sox on here as he is. Maybe moreso. I think he's good. I like reading him and he's informative.

I won't take the bait. I'll just say I consider Richard a good prospect and I'm sure the Padres consider him one as well. I am damn glad we have the stud Peavy. It's OK I guess we didn't "steal" him. I just liked everything about Richard, especially the way he was copying Buehrle. If he keeps pitching like this, and one or two of the others pan out, I'm sure the Pods will be happy with the trade since they wanted to dump Jake for money reasons.

I don't share that sentiment. I prefer Detroit or the Twins to beat the Yankees. Why would you root against our division? Just curious. I think it'd be funny to see the Yankees go down. Their owner would implode and all their fans. Go Twinks/Tigers.

Can people who want people like me to quit beating a dead horse and writing the same negative opinion of Rios over and over please please stop tempting people like me with posts like the above? Can we all just agree we hope Rios will turn it around next year? You all get the fact I've been down on Rios; I get the message that some of you really like him.

Little surprised in all the Peavy love he didn't mention Clayton Richard ihas a 1.88 ERA over his last four starts, held the Dodgers to one hit over seven innings in his last start and has allowed 15 hits in his last 24 innings. Richard is 5-2 with a 4.08 ERA and the Padres are 9-3 in his starts. That deal couldn't have been made w/out including Richard? Yes I love Peavy. Yes I'm a Richard fan. Yes I realize 10 posters are now going to shrug off Richard as a prospect because he put up these numbers "in the National League."

If Detroit does make it, I sure hope Verlander gets to start Game One and not the game on Sunday. That would really really make the playoff series interesting. You win Game One behind Verlander and steal Game Two a few hours later (assuming it's night game, then day game in games one and two) and before you know it ... upset city!!

Would like to see the Sox help out and beat Detroit. I'd feel pretty good if I was Leyland, though. That split vs. Minnesota wasn't bad at all for Detroit. Detroit averted disaster, though admittedly all of Motor City wishes the Tigers had wrapped it up at home today.

we also might have won without a horrible bullpen and bad hitting attack and bad baserunning. Let's face it, there were plenty of reasons we had the record we did.

He deserves a D for what he did in Chicago this year offensively. As far as next year? He deserves a clean slate to start next season. At least we've heard nothing about him having a bad attitude or being lazy so far. That's a good sign. Hopefully he'll have a good spring, impressing Oz and Kenny and not stagger into the season with no confidence. He's making a lot of money and will need to produce or he'll likely be the target of boo birds. Hopefully at the plate he won't resemble the guy we saw make out after out this year.

I feel for you guys who weren't around at Old Comiskey when parking and ticket prices were cheap. Steinbrenner ruined it for all fans. Used to be baseball was really affordable before he decided to try to sign all good players (and some mediocre ones) at whatever the cost.

Wonder if the Tigers will pound the Twins tomorrow to wrap it up at home.

Poor Twinks. Two years in a row close but no cigar. They didn't play quite as well at home the first half of this year.

The Twins must feel sick. Two years in a row to come so close. Hopefully Detroit will put them out of their misery tomorrow. Three back with four to go is so impossible. Might as well make the weekend games meaningless.

We need to win series after series against teams in our division next year or we're going to hang around the dreaded .500 mark again. Love when Mark pitches like that. Great win, Mark.

Anybody got a gut feeling? I really don't. I sort of feel like Detroit is going to split these next 2 with the Twinks.

I'm saying he still gets the chance to go for titles in Minnesota. The Twins have had good luck contending in the Central through the years. It's not like the Twins are the Royals. He's probably like the majority of the players and wants to go to the Big Apple. But some have given their teams hometown discounts realizing the grass isn't always greener.

All Detroit has to do is split the next 2 to be 2 up with 3 to go. Got to like Detroit's position to hang on for dear life. Minnesota splitting the next 2 doesn't do it much good. Twins got to win tomorrow then go for the kill to get it tied heading into the final series. It shows you ever moreso how important games are earlier in the season. Come this time you really needed all the wins you could get earlier.

That second game gives them breathing room back at 2 games. Amazing how different things woulda been if Detroit lost that game. It was a close game. Can't see the Twins taking the next two. They really have to, however, if they want to control their own destiny. Tigers so far avoiding total collapse.

I hope so. If all those starters are healthy going into the season, we certainly have a chance to have one of the best rotations around. Should be interesting to see what tinkering KW does.

Good post. You have good logical arguments and facts about players, so I'm a little more hopeful about Rios after reading that. I still don't think I'm normally that negative, with the exception of most of the month of September. I probably should have let those who still had hope following that road trip have their fun, but I wasn't the only person posting that we were finished. I'd have to go back and check, but I don't think I'd call Freddy a bum, because I usually am extremely loyal to those Sox who helped us win it all. Hopefully next year will be our year. If Liney and Pena do fix those things you suggested it certainly would help our bullpen.

How bout the rare big leaguers that actually enjoy a city and realize 120 mill is enough? Didn't Buehrle and Paulie give the Sox hometown discounts? Playing in the NY fishbowl over a team that is always in the hunt in cozy Minnesota would be a stupid choice, but if he wants to make it, go for it.

Tonight's game is so huge. If Minny wins and it's even, wow. I think many people simply think Detroit will win and be back comfortably up by two games. To get it back to even tonight would be big time big. Detroit has to win this game or Game Three might have the aura of Wrigley Field when the Cubs were choking vs. The Dodgers last postseason.