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Moronotti item in his column: Another talked-about option, if the Orioles retain Tejada, is shipping Garland and Joe Crede to Texas for power-hitting third baseman Hank Blalock and center fielder Brad Wilkerson --No! This would be the one trade I balk at. This trade would and will suck! You don't dump Crede and Garland. Do that and we have traded TOO MANY of the players who brought us a frickign World Series for the first time in 500 years!

I don't think we'll miss Viz much. We have good starters, I have a hunch Bobby isn't going to be our closer all season. I bet it winds up being committee which is fine with me.

I don't want to trade Jon. I want to keep him. He was awesome last year and it's good to have some guys around who are starting to blossom after being in our own organization several years.

Unless the D'backs sign Kenny Lofton, Chris Young will have every opportunity to be their Opening Day CF. Yes, this year. We've come a long way since we had Kenny Lofton. I disliked that guy in a Sox uniform, big time. He reeked for us.

It's a White Sox town in terms of people who know baseball talking baseball. Our team won a gazillion games and completed the deal, winning it all. Our team is the one making all the notable offseason moves. It's a Cubs town in terms of the Cubs filling the park every day with vacationers and sight seers. Our team is the baseball team right now. We've dominated the news since May when it was obvious we were damn good, through the near collapse, through the postseason magic. GO SOX! The cubs however will always be the sideshow, out of state fans needing to go to Wrigley, etc.

Your uncle should not hate Bill Veeck IMO. Run this past him: Without Bill Veeck there are no Chicago White Sox. The team would have moved. That is not opinion, check the history books, it's fact. Thanks Bill for the 2005 World championship. Without you, it's the Seattle White Sox.

If he's this good a prospect, shouldn't we have gotten somebody better for him? That's all I'm asking. If he's this great why did we have to include 3 players in the deal?

Also chisoxfan makes good points about our bullpen. Marte was a lefty we could throw out there. Yes he sucked last year but not in the Series.

I'm glad he's making moves. I like the guys we've acquired. I'm just concerned about losing Young. If he's the stud everybody says I hate to lose the next Mickey Mantle. I liked Marte and Rowand, too, but I like what we've picked up. I'm glad he's made moves and not stood pat.

Fair enough W Harris, but I hope people don't ever forget what a stud Jon was last year. Man he was awesome.

I'm not thrilled with the trade but wasn't Jeremy Reed supposed to be awesome, too. He sucked last year. Ditto Olivo whom I loved as a Sox. Didn't hit for squat. Is this guy supposed to be better than Reed was? Just askin.

He's a future 30/30 and possibly 40/40 guy. Yikes. I'd rather have an everyday player than a pitcher in that case.

WHarris why are you so down on Garland? The guy was a freaking hero for us in a World Series season. Keep Jon Garland!

I hope we keep Jon. He had one great year. I don't think we should make too many changes one year after winning it all. I like the moves so far, though Rowand will be missed.

I used to hate Reinsdorf; can't anymore. He brought us the big prize. Ditto KW. It's hard to ever hate anybody involved in the Sox front office again.

Without reading the million posts or starting a new thread .. tell me bout Chris Young. How good is he? Is he a star in the making or just another guy? I like the pickup but I worry bout losing Young.

I once wrote a sports column for a few years and I always thought the most important thing was to have a true point of view. There's no shame in being wrong, but you really lose the reader's respect when you're just a flippy-floppy windsock like people like Mariotti or Downey. Good for you. That means you were true to yourself and not a sellout who changes his opinions just so he's got something to write. Unfortunately in this day and age of the talk shows the flip floppers are the successful guys. Cause they take a radical stand on the issue and inflame and most people don't recognize the flip flopping cause they time their columns perfectly so many forget.

One other thing. In the very first item: Want to know is how the Sox plan to win a World Series. Answer: They won't, as long as Reinsdorf and his people own the team. Please sell it. -- You were wrong Jay. Wrong about 40 times in that article.

I read it before but it again points out how easy a job he has. Flip flop his position 50 times during the season and none of his bosses care. He is a great writer, tho. But I can't respect his flip flopping. he has no perspective. He said the Sox were worst team than Cleveland and chokers. We won it all. So xxxx Jay Mariotti. What a dip.

Looks the Tigers are trying to get better with their various moves. I can't believe they don't sign Big Frank to go with Maggs.

Losing Marte is addition by subtraction. Im not concerned at all. I wouldn't go that far. You don't agree when he had it going he had amazing stuff? Also he did the job for us in that long Series game. I'm not against the trade though. Looks like we upgraded our utility spot even though Blum hit the shot heard round the world which I forever will applaud him for.

I think I could find it in my heart to boo Frank if he wore a Twins or Indians uniform. Easily. Yes...I do believe I could. Good riddance you say? Kind of cruel don't you think? anybody who boos Frank should be escorted from the stadium. He wants to stay with the Sox. Management doesn't want him. So boo him for that? He should not be booed at the Cell. Hope it never happens. I wonder why Detroit doesn't want him to go with Maggs and Leland?

It will really suck if he plays for Minn. and is healthy and we have to face him 80 at bats a season. Geez that will suck. Thanks for the memories Frank, including this past season. No question you sparked the club a lot when you were in there!

It looks like this will be Jon G's final season with the Champs. I call you on this. This does not mean it will be his final season with the champs. Too much can h appen either way with him. he could win 17-20 again; he could suck. I hope he's a Sox a long time.

please dont go to a team in our division unless it's the Royals Frank.