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Great post about Fields holding a Bible study no different than another player having a Strip Club night out. It amazes me the fact people turn on those players who have an interest in God. IMO that's one of the problems main problems with society today. The subject of God in MANY people's minds, if not MOST, is so taboo. Yet talk shows, etc., can joke about strippers, drugs, sex, all they want. I happen to think God is good, yet I also can go to a strip club and get drunk (especially in Vegas) once in a while. I can't change anybody's minds, so I'll stop trying. Sorry if I'm a cancer cause I like God. Kudos to Fields!

I'd like to play in a head to head league. I do a league at work every year but am not experienced. I usually do poorly. I would prefer being in a league where the league picks the players for me rather than a draft format. To summize. ... head to head matchup league. I am inexperienced and have a history of not doing well. not really interested in doing the draft, would rather the league pick my players then i make trades, etc. don't wanna be commish.

Uribe for Crisp would be great. But I agree. Give up no more than Juan.

A major problem? I disagree. I just wish people were as tolerant of guys like Fields and the Royals' Mike Sweeney who care about their faith, as much as big leaguers being tolerant of those who love to get drunk, cheat on their wives, etc. God is good; so is going out and getting hammered once in a while. People need to be tolerant of all types, even in locker rooms.

I like Pods for obvious reasons. He helped bring us a title. Good luck to him. It appears like many players, he hit a certain age, however and is done. -- I don't know why I thought of this, but remember when Rock Raines suddenly couldn't steal a base any more?

How do you know what makes the troops happy? You may not like them (the camos), but anything people here in their comfortable homes can do to honor the troops, who daily are sweating their asses off for us here is no empty gesture. Maybe you served in the armed services, maybe not. I for one applaud ANY gesture to honor those guys who are fighting this stupid ass war. I hope the Sox give all Chicagoans at war future season tickets for FREE at least for one season.

I'd say no, but you never know.

Best of luck to him, but glad he's gone. Now get rid of MacDougal and Sisco please.

One thing about Kansas basketball. Kansas fans are EVERYWHERE. May have the best road following of anywhere except maybe Ky.

I hope Oz has no tolerance for bases on balls from his pen this year. I'd prefer he jump dump MacD, but if he makes the team I'd yank him after ONE walk. Is Myers out of baseball? I am assuming we dumped that stiff.

Proves money doesn't matter. This guy is a huge health concern. But at least we have some new bullpen bodies. I wonder if he'll make it out of spring training health wise. Wouldn't that be something if the Sox have patched together a better bullpen?

I like your optimism, too, mainly because of Swisher. Hopefully he's a good grinder, not an Erstad. As far as pressure ... I don't think big league players feel that much pressure. We've got a lot of veterans and still have some guys from the WS title team. I don't think pressure matters.

This guy wasn't bad when he was healthy.

The thought of Crede playing third again is appealing to me. He's a good player. But I wonder if like Thome and Mike Sweeney of the Royals his back woes are just starting. I can't imagine a guy whose had back surgery not have recurring problems considering all baseball players do is use their backs for seven months counting March.

If he can't be back til after the AllStar break, forget it. Too much of the season will have happened by then.

That was a funny sentence. I laughed at fatass for some reason. I wouldn't mind getting fatty back. At least he has some experience.

Wouldn't you all agree the odds of us making the playoffs right now are about 30 percent? The odds are greater of us finishing last than first? It's going to take a year of every player being an overachiever as well as Oz Coop and Walker working some magic. Is this team capable of such bonding together or are the Sox going to be clones of the dreadfully mopey Bulls?

Pasqua did stink. Another guy would be Bobby Bonds. He sucked as a Sox.

I didn't mind the Dybber until he made that mistake in Game Four. We win that game, we win Game Five vs. the Orioles with LaMarr Hoyt and big things were ahead. Runs were impossible to come by that series and still we were in it. Terrible blunder by Dybber.

Really hope he can stay healthy. He swings so hard I can't imagine him being healthy all year at this stage of his career and his history of bad back.

It's usually been guys we acquire who really sucked right off the bat. Royce Clayton was my No. 1. Kenny Lofton. Really don't like the ex-Royals, Sisco and Mac. Didn't like Bevington (manger obviously not a player). Not a big fan of the Alomars when they played for the Sox.

Great great site. Thanx.

I think Kenny is OK but that long post proclaiming him this amazing GM is simply not true. He has whiffed badly at times. He got us a World Championship and I thank him. But he does not have this amazing master plan that will keep the Sox good forever. Can you say Chris Young? And yes I'm one of the 77 percent in favor of the trade.

Those fans are mad because prospects don't excite anybody. You lose a fan favorite for guys you never heard of ... you get mad.

Great post, Wolf. I think you hit it right on the head.