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Coco actually has sucked more than a year now, Aaron has been great for more than a year now and yet Coco gets the love? I think it's the fact again we always hate on our own ... the players we've seen day in and out. Rowand is way better option than Coco. That said ... Aaron is not a savior. If he was the Phils would sign him.

I didn't know the Marlins had fans.

Why would they release him? Pick him up and dump Hall. Bring back Olivo!

I just think he should serve as much time as his friend did, the one who refuses to talk.

Do any of you ever remember seeing Brian with a strong at bat? I don't mean where he got lucky and hit the ball, at bat(s) where he had a clue? You all see more games than me. Not a flame, just wondering. Whenever I saw him bat he looked like a pitcher at the plate, a bad hitting pitcher I mean. I just wondered if even in spring training when he got on that hot streak did he ever have at bats where you felt he truly had a clue? Fill me in.

I like DeJesus but he might be overrated. He hit a mere .260 last year with just seven homers and 58 RBIs and doesn't steal bases with just 10 and four CS. Maybe it was an off year but he did have a crummy year. If the Royals get Rowand I wonder if they'd trade us DeJesus for MacDougal and Sisko. I'd pass on Luis, but that's just me.

Good Chet Lemon reference. He's one of my favorite players of all time. That guy could make a spectacular catch, that is for sure.

Yes. If DiMaggio beat his wife then I now consider him a total total slimeball. I did not know he did that. If what you say is true, then he is scum. No man should hit a woman ... ever. If he did do that, I despise the memory of Joltin Joe. Where is proof of this? If he did that, he is even worse than Bonds in my opinion, if Barry has not hit women. As far as Bonds ... I am assuming he did knowingly use steroids. If he did, he lied to the grand jury (and should go to jail for this like his pal the personal trainer who had to serve time for being quiet), he lied to the public a zillon times about this and from the stories in SI, USA Today, and how he treated a friend of mine in the media, I definitely "hate" Bonds if that is the right word. Now he appears to be a good family man from what I saw on TV with him involving his family in the home run chase, so that is good. I shouldn't say I hate him, but I definitely do not like him and would root for us to lose every game if we stooped so low as to sign him, which we won't. Jerry is old school. He can't want Bonds. He and the commish surely have had many a cigar ripping Bonds in the war-rooms.

Barry Bonds? My god, if we sign him, I hope no fans go to the games. Barry Bonds ... the scum of big league baseball. Hated so much even the Giants had to let him go. They said they don't want him even though the Giant fan base actually likes the creep. If the White Sox sign Barry Bonds I sincerely hope they lose every game. Yes this is the same guy who late last season said I would never want my team to lose a game while trying to pick up a better draft pick. Barry Bonds needs to spend the year in jail rather than at the Cell. Barry Bonds can go f*** himself. Gawd I hate that piece of crap.

Nice summary ... but ... Ordonez was not finished like the Sox doctors suggested or KW suggested. He is fine now. The Lee trade saved money. I'll give you that. But Lee was a stud. Rowand brought Thome. The question is could anybody else have brought Thome? KW does not make trades that we clearly WIN.

Isn't AJ pretty s***ty against lefties as well? I got sick of watching him stink versus lefties. He should sit a lot vs. lefties.

This trade really really sucked and looks worse by the day. Package Garland in some blockbuster. Dumb trade.

How can you say he's not a difference maker? Put him in the lineup with Thome, Konerko, Josh, AJ, Dye and that's six pretty damn good hitters ... on paper. I think he is a difference maker in the big picture of our lineup.

Your name "threadkiller" says it all. He wasn't begging for Lofton. I don't want Lofton either, but it's worth a discussion. Ever hear of a discussion? A difference of opinion? Grow up please.

That sucks. I wish we could get Paul Byrd or somebody like that. A Maddux type. Danks, Floyd and Jose could do the job, but will they?

Chombi, I don't know where the Rowand/Royals thing was, but I read it somewhere. It said KC is offering an extra year; one of the Chicago papers. I don't understand why you don't want Rowand. We'd have the new guy in lf or Owens, Rowand in center and Dye in right. Josh at third, new guy at ss, Richar at 2B and Paulie at first. Thome at DH and AJ at catcher. Not a bad lineup. If Dye, Paulie and Thome aren't finished, they along with Fields and Rowand make a pretty good fivesome in the order with AJ (against righties). We could use a decent righthanded hitting backup catcher. But our lineup would be pretty potent on paper if we add Rowand.

Pretty encouraging post. Hole in CF can be erased with Rowand signing. Back end of rotation: How bout signing Kenny Rogers? If Linebrink is good, that can really help us. If Quentin is as good as a lot of you say, that's a big upgrade from last year's patheticness in lf. I hate to see Garland go, so KW is definitley going to have to improve the rotation or we are hosed this season. Linebrink might be the only relief addition, so some of those guys who were pathetic last year like Thornton, MacDougal, etc., are going to have to do the job. Add Rowand, another starter, pray Linebrink is good and we might be OK. Not contenders, however, unless CAREER YEAR is the name of the game with guys like Thome, Paulie, Dye, Mark, Javier, Contreras again, which I guess is possible. Sorry for the rambling, but I thought that was an encouraging post.

I didn't know that deal excited anybody. Is the guy a stud? Hope so.

That would be disappointing. But he is just what they need. Instead of hacks like Reggie Sanders and Dee Brown, Rowand would be progress in KC.

I don't understand why the Sox can't ever flat out win a trade or make a trade that excites everybody. Getting Willis and Cabrera for a batch of prospects would have excited everybody. But I guess our prospects aren't good enough in the eyes of opposing teams. They don't want our lousy prospects.

Our team is snakebit. If we trade Crede, Josh will turn out to be a sieve at third base. If we keep Crede and trade Josh, Josh will turn into a 40 homer guy every year. That said ... why not keep Crede? p.s. Rowand is going to help the Royals big time.

Why be mad at Dye? Be mad at KW for his inability to keep us contenders. Dye should be pissed if KW lied to him.

People talk about Fields taking grounders in the offseason. What about our tall relievers flying out to see Randy Johnson and learn how to throw strikes. Mac D needs to learn how to pitch like Thornton, Sisco et all.

I know. Rome had to be grinning when he was saying that stuff. It's about the money in free agency. Once in a while you get a hometown discount, but only from guys already on the team considering free agency. Otherwise it's always the highest bidder ... see Johnny Damon going from one rival to another.

I fear what Sir Caffey says is true. I hate to compare anything to the Scrubs, but weren't the Cubs horses*** completely until throwing some money at it last offseason? I realize they are in the s*** division, however, as well as the crappy NL. It would really suck if we are out of it by mid May. I love baseball season.