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I'm in favor of dumping Koch to anybody, even though there is the real possiblity he'll pull a Foulke and get good again. remember, we are hexed.

If he's gonna sign for bargain prices, why don't we sign him?? He's a decent player, a pretty good hitter. I mean why acquire him and let him go if he's not gonna command much money??

Jose is not that bad. he is no Clayton. Didn't Jose whack 29 homers? I like Jose V.

Hate to be a cynic but with most big leaguers nowadays it will be about the best offer, not playing with ol Ozzie. Maybe Ozz can talk Reinsdork into spending some cash.

I love the hire, but remember it's mostly about the players. Look at Trammell's disaster in Detroit. This could happen to Oz if we give him s*** to work with. Manuel at least had us in the .500 range. We need to stay there and with attitude and hunger finish 20 over .500 and win division somehow.

Ozzie's won me over. How can you not like and root for this guy??? Hope he's not another Trammell, but I love the Oz. Let's give him a team to work with, KW and JR.

That number comparison makes me feel better, but I am a Maggs loyalist.

I wouldn't mind Ozzie. I wonder if he can handle pitchers, though? Does anybody in the know know if Cito is a great great manager? Is he incredible, or just another body? I want some specifics on Cito. What does he bring to the table. I'd rather have whitey than Cito. Did you see that item Whitey wants to manage the Bosox?

Rossario said: "The only thing that trading Ordonez would mean to me is that we've become the Pirates of the AL. " Amen, Rossario. I agree. Great great line.

OK, i'm getting worried with all this Maggs talk. I haven't read the papers that closely. Is there real talk we may deal him? Any real articles, rumors from Gammons, etc? I joke when I call Maggs a god, I always use small g. But cmon seriously. My only point is if you cant keep a homegrown guy like Maggs why have a team at all? Somebody pls respond to that comment. I mean if you are Reinsdork why do you want to be in the business if you can't keep a Maggs?? I would love to ask him that. Anybody have Jerry's address to write?

DBAHO eloquently said: we just can't afford to pay one of our players 1/4 of da payroll." I agree sort of but we have to pay him whatever he needs. Otherwise why have a baseball team??? Maggs is a star; if we can't keep a lifelong Sox who has developed into a star, then why even have a team?? Let it move.

If the Sox trade Magglio Ordonez, the Sox should pack up and move the team. That move would signal everything that is wrong with baseball. The guy is a mother-fricking god. He is one of the best players in the game. He has been with the Sox from the start like Frank. I know all about the money, please don't tell me about how the money we give him would go to others, etc. I realize that. But if the Sox want to play in Chicago, Maggs should be part of the team. If the Sox are talking about trading Maggs, I'm sure the Yankees will rob us for him. Torre has wanted him a long time. Maggs is one of the five best players in the game.

Good posts. I'm glad you all agree Bell should not toll in our dugout.

It's Buddy Bell for the reasons the Daily Southtown writer gave. I don't want Buddy Bell. I sure hope he knows what he's doing. I don't like the hire.

You said: "It is pretty obvious they don't respect themselves and the team with their style of play if you can call it that. What makes you think they would respect Joe?" --Well I am assuming the White Sox like any team has players that wouldn't mind winning it all. Since Joe is a hero in NY to everybody but the Boss, I'd think our guys would respect Joe. How could they not? The guy is awesome, but I'd say our odds of getting him are 15 percent.

How can you folks say you'd rather have Colon than Maggs. That in my opinion is insane. How much more can we take maggs for granted?? The guy is a stud, one of the best players in the game. Pitchers arms can go at any time.

Basically I agree with Jim. We were a joke not winning this piss poor division this year. The Twinks by their standards had a crummy year. They just decided to take it at the end, then fold quickly vs. NY like we would have done. We still were not great defensively, had no team speed, but had some streaky bomber bats and pretty good pitching all around.

Our players would have to respect Torre. Bring on Joe.

I don't think JM was that bad. We could have done a lot worse, like Terry Bevington who was a disaster. If we are not careful we could hire somebody totally incompetent. The Royals went through several rubes before landing Pena.

Cellular One gave the Sox all that money, which the Sox are putting to good use. Thanks to Cell One obviously. My question is, why don't we revolutionize baseball and get another big-time company to donate 68 mill for salaries? Would any company fork over the dough? We could put the company's name on the back of our jerseys or on the outfield grass.

I want Jason Bere back. No 2 starter!!!! Just kidding. That guy sucks.

CWSox said "Yes he's horrible" when I asked "Is Valentin that bad?" I would call Clayton horrible; not Jose. Jose may be average but he ain't horrible. That's an exaggeration I think. 29 homers looked pretty good during that stretch when we were turning the season around.

Is Valentin that bad? The guy whacked 29 homers.

Graf won't be an every day player. I can almost guarantee it --I agree. Graf isn't an every day player. He's a great utility man. Look up utility player and dictionary and Graf's picture appears (cliche of the day)

I predict Cito if we aren't too cheap. If money is a factor Ozzie beats out Bell. He better. I don't want Bell. Please ... no Bell!!!!