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Do we have any options besides Anderson? I hope he starts and is great I just wondered who is his backup. It begs the question. is this guy going to be great this year or will he have similar or worse numbers than Jeremy Reed had his first full season in Seattle? Reed didn't hit for average and didn't knock in runs, and never got on base, other than that, he was an all-star. My other question: Do you think Jenks will shine this year or could he be lousy?

Back in the day, Piersall was really funny as Harry's Sox sidekick. I haven't heard him in years since I moved from the greatest city in the world. Good for Jimmy to remain relevant until the age of 76.

I'd like to see some sort of tourney but use minor leaguers. It would be a great opportunity for minor league players and would allow for fans to follow minor leaguers. Great point. Put 'em in major league uniforms instead of some bad Team USA outfit and I bet people would watch. I'd love to see our Sox top prospects contribute to something like this more than the major leaguers who are expected to win anyway.

That's cool you guys are missing baseball so much. I'm OK with the layoff. We played so deep into the season and winning it all I'm determined to enjoy it until we have to start again. I'm enjoying the Bears run. I'm not convinced we (Bears) can't win at home this week and be in the frickin NFC championship game. It would be amazing if the Bears could at least make it that far. I'm glad Kenny made some significant changes to the team. I don't think we could have even won the division staying pat. Some change is good.

I'm glad Gammons thinks the Thome move was good. He must think he can come back from the injury.

He's smart. The Sox had to play another month. Well not "had" to play but that's a lot of extra work. As far as patriotism ... this isn't the olympics.

This may sound stupid as I know how well he pitched, but I don't think he's worth 11 or 12 mill a year. No way. Do you think he's told the truth about his age? That's a factor too. I'm a Jose fan obviously after what he did for us, s*** we wouldn't have made the playoffs probably without him, but I'd rather see him go than Jon for some reason.

Man, he's only 26? He's been so consistent. This is a good time to be a Sox fan that is for sure.

Awesome. I'd rather have Jon than Contreras only because of age. I didn't like the idea of trading Jon after the kind of year he had and the fact we robbed him from the Cubs. Great job again KW.

I love what Bobby did near the end but I don't trust he'll be the reliable closer all year, do you?

Sheets stuff is undeniably better than Garlands I think the stuff Garland had last season is undeniably better than Sheets' and almost every other pitcher in the A.L. The guy dominated last season. And he's still young. We robbed him from the Cubs and now we're not going to pay him and keep him a Cub embarrassment and Sox start for years to come. That sucks.

Why not Irish? He has had some amazing games to go with some totally horsecrap outings. What makes him different from a Viz? We had Viz all last year. Fogg arguably is better.

- Garland's agent (Craig Landis) has told the White Sox there will be no negotiations on a new contract. Doesn't matter if the White Sox say 8,9 10 million per year. No negotiations. Garland wants the leverage. - Ken Williams, therefore, is attempting to trade Garland for two bullpen arms, not prospects per se. Although one could be an "on the cusp" guy. (This is the most ridiculous reasoning I've ever heard. If Garland wants mega dollars in free agency he's going to have to pitch his ass off this year. A 3-15 implosing won't get him squat. That said, if he goes 20-2 for us in search of a big deal, more power to him and us. We have him this year. Keep him!!!!! - He also said that Crede will not sign a long term deal here, that it's Boras' job to get the player to free agency (duh). (I guess we'll lose Crede if Boras remains his agent. Again, keep him until that happens. If Joe hits .260 with 23 home runs and plays great defense, is anybody else going to offer him much more than the White Sox? I mean I love Joe but give me a break. Who is going to overpay much more than we will? Keep Joe). - Levine believes Garland could get as much as $9M in arbitration for 2006. Further he states the White Sox are, at present, several million over budget. (Screw the budget. Management needs to ride this into major crowds all season.Getting rid of Garland would be STUPID for business). No teams were mentioned as possible trading partners. Levine said KW's primary objective right now is moving Garland for bullpen help. --I don't understand how trading Garland will help us a bit. I love BMac's potential but he hasn't proven anything yet. He could turn into the early years Garland before he matures. We've already tinkered enough. Keep the rest of the team intact another season!!!!

f he wants more than 8 million a season, later California kid. We don't need you. Take your .500 career elsewhere if you want huge money. Says you. Not me. Pay him. How come we can keep signing Mark B to contracts and can't do the same with Jon. Jon Garland was a STAR last year. he should be part of our team for the next 5 years minimum. Just sign him.

I agree with the start of this thread. Sign these 3 guys up! Even if they suck in the future, which they won't, they will forever be thought of fondly for bringing us our first world series title in 1,000 years.

Before everyone gives Willie the boot outta town, just remember he started the White Sox 9th with a hit in game 4 of the WS and scored the winning run. Love him or hate him, he will ALWAYS be remembered for that... Exactly. I forever thank Willie for that. And Ozzie for going with him.

Home come Fogg is so inconsistent? He had a few good games and some where he was horrid. I wouldn't mind us picking him back up as you say to replace Viz.

Trading Garland after what he did for us last year would be asinine. We swept the World Series in 4 games; we lost one postseason game. And we want to get rid of one of the cogs???? Ridiculous. Pay the man some money.

I didn't realize Fred's fastball was dwindling. I just figured it'd be nice to keep him until he's as old as some of those crafty guys who pitch into their 40s. If Brandon is the real deal, fine, but I prefer the big 3 I mentioned the next 7 years.

I chose Willie because of that base hit he got in the Series.

If he keeps pitching the way he did late last season ... wow. He'll be a fan favorite for a long time. Remember for a while he was our only reliable starter when we were blowing the big lead to Cleveland. I love that guy.

Good points, I just think the idea of defense and pitching should be our mantra forever and Jon unless he gets broke appears to be one of those special talents (as long as he keeps listening to Buehrle and works fast). I think Mark B, Jon and Fred should be our big three for the next 7 years.

The Sox finally have a Brooks Robinson/Ventura type third baseman for the next 10 years. I hope they don't trade Joe.

I think Crede panned out. He could easily have been MVP of the Series. It's not like we've won a batch of world championships in the last 100 years. Crede's defense and offense was instrumental. So I personlly think he's panned out already.

I don't like trading 2 more members of our title team. Even for Tejada. Uribe was awesome in the Series. He ain't half bad and Jon was incredible.