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Great point. We do seem to flame against guys we've never seen before. The Sox have done this for a long,long time, tho. It's part of our hex.

Why both a new ss and 2b? I don't think that is necessarily wise.

Paulie sure did stink, except for that little stretch when he was red hot. I thought that stretch would continue and we'd slug our way to a division title. Go Twins. Get it out of your system and win it all.

i agree we need some more speed, but don't dispute the fact we need to score runs lest we flame out in the playoffs like in the past. I say keep one of the Big 3, Thomas, Konerko and Everett and let the other 2 go.

Thanx to Al and BMR for the props. YOu two rule also.

Roman, if you can't tip your cap to Esteban, then you are not a fan I respect at all. So answer the question: Do you praise E-Lo or bury him?? I give him an A on the season and great great job. He was incredible. Way to go, E-Lo. Hope you win the Cy. What a season for this guy!

I hate to say this but it's 0-2 again to begin next season. I know the Royals and they lose to Eastern teams in home openers, they beat our Sox in home openers.

I agree it was an exciting ride. We had some great great victories, but too little too late since we got off to another horses*** start. Worst moments of season: D'Angelo, Rios, Harris. Failure to hit in big games and failure to beat the Tigers like a wardrum. Best moments: Loaiza, Big Hurt.

I want Mark B; I don't want Tony. Let him stay in Looie. Bring on Ozzie.

Let's go for Guillen. We'll be the feel good story of next year. Maybe Ozzie would even pinchhit a few times like Minnie Minoso. I want Ozzie if I can't have fisk. We don't want LaRussa and we don't want Bell for gosh sakes. Cito might be OK.

I wonder why I never get in fights on here. My posts must be too dull. Go SOX!

I would love Frank Robinson now that you mention his name. Please no buddy bell. Geez, why do we want him? Santos would be fine. I'd love Fisk! But doesn't JR hate him?

Great, great post. Our team in a nutshell. Hit the hell outta it except when the heat is on in Minnie.

I like Alomar. Is Everett really that good in the clubhouse? I'm not arguing; I'm just wondering. I hadn't heard that about him. I think we shld let Everett go and keep Roberto. Isn't Reed the next Mantle?

I have a gut feeling the Daily Herald is right and it's Cito. I hope he has a clue. I don't want Buddy Bell.

You said we must "replace the whole makeup of the team." I disagree. Here should be our team next year (I realize we won't pay all these guys, but this SHOULD be our team with a new skipper). Starters: E-Lo, Colon, Garland, Mark B, with our fifth starter some free agent. Setup: Wright and all those guys we traded for this year. Closer: Flash and Marte. This is a good staff. Infield: Crede, Guzman, Robbie and free agent at first (trade Paulie for 3 prospects). Outfield: Lee, Reed/Rowand, Ordonez. Catcher: Olivo. DH: Thomas or let him go and acquire somebody. IF we replace the whole makeup of the team we could be sorry.

As bad as we feel, the Royals should feel just as awful, blowing a 7-game lead at the all-star break. We Sox fans would have been extremely pissed had we done that. The Twins are ending up with a darn good record. I hope they win it all this year and get it out of their system.

Hey Kip, I read it in the Daily Herald. They've learned that KW loves Cito and he might be the man.

Is Cito our next skipper? Anybody have any strong feelings about Cito either way? He seems like he might be OK to me. What ya think??

How could those guys say build a team around Crede? I say pay Maggs superstar money. How the hell can we expect to win anything significant without an ace or two as starters and no stars like Maggs?? If we want to win anything of significance we need some stars.

Kip said: Jerry is a good man but he's definitely not the guy to coach these boneheads. That might be the best post I've ever seen. Succinct, to the point, perfect. Good job, Kip. Well done.

I agree it's sad. He was OK, but couldn't inspire the troops in the KW era. KW is the real flaw in the organization along with Reinsdork. JM must go, but it is sad.

hey elcaballo, i cover kansas basketball and bill self is a great great man. He is one of the nicest coaches alive.

let's keep him.

I would not blow it up for the simple reason a lot of baseball people think we had the talent to win the division if not for JM. I agree we are way too slow. I'd say trade Paulie in the winter. Some team can claim he just had an off year and maybe we can get some prospects. Maybe not. He had such a horrific year. I say we hire a GREAT manager and sign Guzman at ss. Keep Frank. Let Alomar and Everett walk because of money reasons. 2B is a fill in type position. We can find somebody. Keep all our pitchers; Flash our closer. That's all we need to do. A new manager -- if he is a good one, not a Bevington type -- is all we need with a little tinkering. If we blow it up, we could be .400 for 10 or more years. At least now, we have some talent that if formed properly can contend.