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QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:24 PM) He doesn't love his wife. If he did, he'd seek treatment for the sex addiction he's claiming he has so he can stop harming his family. Actually he went to a psychiatrist. He had TWO appointments with a renowned psychiatrist (around these parts) then quit. I don't blame him. He said the first session was pretty good. Then he went back a few days for his second session and the psychiatrist kept asking him the same questions he asked at the first appointment! My friend said in an annoyed voice 3-4 times, "Like I said on Tuesday ...." It pissed him off the psychiatrist looked at his watch a couple times and also didn't take notes and didn't remember what was said on Tuesday!! QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) LOL Greg....thank you for being you. YW. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:34 PM) What if he gets another woman pregnant? What if he gets a disease and gives it to his wife? Sounds like your friend is a giant selfish asshole. If I were you i'd tell his wife he's still cheating. At least give her the facts so she can leave and take the kids with her. I feel bad because at the wedding the minister challenged the audience to help the two out and keep them on the straight and narrow. It was wild but it's like he knew my friend was a cheater type. What makes me feel bad is she used to talk to me on the phone when I'd call him or he'd call me to shoot the breeze. Now she gives me dirty looks and won't talk to me ostensibly because he sometimes tells her he's out with me to dinner when in reality he's seeing the mistress. Also she must think I'm a creep for never coming over to see the 2 kids when I'm going to dinner with her husband all the time (which I'm not doing). I'm part of the excuse list he has. She is a very nice woman. He said he's playing with fire cause he's still seeing a couple other women besides the wife. I did tell him, "You should just turn over a new leaf and starting today be a good husband and keep being a good father. You had a good run (in his way of thinking) and now spend the next 30 years of your life being devoted." He said he's addicted. Me telling the wife would be kind of a rotten thing to do IMO. They actually have a good relationship except for the straying. He's a good guy, a great dad and treats his wife well. Except for the straying of course.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 06:10 AM) I'll always think Scott Linebrink, deserved or not. I lump him in with the horrific relievers we've had the last five years or so. Can't believe it's already been 10 years since the world championship.

Laugh if you want but we should sign Gordon and I bet KC would take Melky back in a minor deal. Sox can pay 1/3 or 1/2 of Melky's salary in KC. Sox need defense and Gordon's excellence there might rub off on the franchise. Gordon, Trayce and Cespedes or Eaton (if we can't trade Avi) would not be a bad outfield. If we really can get Holt or Frazier that also would be nice. In that scenario we should sign Lexi back as we'd have a contender (maybe). My contender: Our current pitching staff minus Johnson (in the trade for Holt or Frazier). 1B - Abreu. 2B - Holt or Lawrie if we get Frazier. SS - Lexi 3B - Lawrie (hopefully Frazier with Laurie at second). LF - Gordon. CF - Trayce. RF - Eaton. C - The two hacks we acquired. DH - Cespedes/LaRoche plays DH once a week and 1B once a week. Pitching - It's playoff worthy already even minus Johnson. GO SOX!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 05:51 AM) If the Reds made that trade, their entire organization should be fired from the president down to the ball boy. Even the parking attendants should be let go for such a horrendous trade. Great post. Made me laugh out loud. I actually was thinking I wouldn't mind seeing Frazier in a Sox uniform. It's risky acquiring NL guys but would they take Eaton/Rodon and a Class A guy? We got Trayce to take over for Eaton.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 05:38 AM) Robins doing fine with Adam Eaton. I did not realize Eaton was a dick and/or uncoachable. I did not know that.

Not a bad topic for a thread in offseason. I'll list some of my least favorite players of all time/worst players in Sox history. First of all, putting Paulie is not even a good attempt as a joke. Who cares if he had a bad season or two? He was a great all-time Sox player. Dumb to list him. Same with Alan Bannister. He couldn't field but he could hit for the South Side Hit Men. He was part of that epic season of bat meeting ball. So many guys crushed the baseball. MY LIST OF WORST PLAYERS -- Royce Clayton. Steve Sax, Darrin Erstad. Claudell Washington. The Dybber (he should go down in infamy as badly in city baseball history as Bartman but he doesn't; his mistake cost the Chicago White Sox a World Series, folks and he was a s*** player besides). LaRoche. Dunn. Swisher. Bobby Bonds was so bad they had to cut him. A lot of the relief pitchers of the last 3-4 years have sucked beyond belief. Mike McDougal. Phil Bradley. George Foster. Orlando Cabrera. Hank Allen. Mark Teahen. Bee Bee Richard. Ellis Burks. I happened to despise Alex Rios. I'm sure there are many more.

He has potential still, but why don't the A's want him? Beane is a genius and he wants no part of him. I wonder if he'll be coachable or if as a No. 1 draft pick he'll be difficult for Robin. I'd feel better about this deal if he didn't have the reputation as a jerk and the fact Mr. Beane wanted to get rid of him so badly.

QUOTE (Saufley @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 11:13 PM) and when the Sox traded for Avi everyone had such high hopes. Who were the scouts that said he was a minny Migi? Who were they? Some hitters have talent but think they know it all. Avi's approach is awful, hence he is awful. We do need to move on from Avi and give him his final chance with another organization, like Lawrie.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 09:27 PM) Perhaps we aren't sufficiently addressing the real issue: Is it reasonable to expect LaRoche to have a bounce back season, or has his age already spelled the end of his effectiveness? You got it right. He's washed up cause of his age. He was bad from beginning to end of last season. He's just done.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:15 PM) This...does not sound wise. Gun rights groups to stage mock mass shooting at UT This has to be the worst idea ever. If somebody brings a real gun ... WOW.

Commenting on the title of the thread, as of today we are lightyears behind the Royals and probably Minnesota and Detroit too. If Cleveland truly is improved, we're last place. That could change if Hahn makes some significant deals this offseason.

I guess you could play him once or twice a week in April and if he remains the awful hitter he was last year, just release him. Eat the 13 million. He's that bad that it might spark the team if you cut him.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 08:28 PM) What makes you so sure? Do most players peak at 25? I just think he's another Beckham, that's all. People love him now cause they love the mystery of a new player. His stats reeked last year and with all those strikeouts he must be another uncoachable guy whiffing at that rate.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) I'll try and help you with that. Lawrie hit .260 and Avi .257. Lawrie had 16HR/60RBI and Avi had 13/59. Lawrie 28 walks and Avi 36. Avi 7 steals and Lawrie 5. Maybe it is me, but their stats are very comparable. So I say again, if you were happy w Avi as an offensive player in 2015, Lawrie put up very similiar numbers. Both also struggled defensively. So maybe we have another Avi at 3B. I like Avi so I assume I will like Lawrie. It's ok to root for your team, but I laugh whenever we make moves in the winter people assume they are GOOD moves. Lawrie is what he is (cliche). He's not going to emerge as a star.

This is pretty much Lawrie's last chance. He's been a huge bust for a No. 1 pick and obviously the A's think he's no good if they wanted to dump him. Hopefully he'll be humble in this, his last real chance, to make it big. His stats, in fact, were lousy with the A's. We shall see. I am a little surprised a lot of you are happy with the trade. At least he's used to AL pitching, but I see him as a fairly lousy hitter.

How bout getting semien back for a pitcher?

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 06:57 AM) Micah and Beck. Is this true? What has happened to our organization? How can Jerry allow this? When are the Sox gonna win some trades?? This is ridiculous ... for Lawrie??

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 07:09 AM) Frazier would cost too much in prospects. Matsuda is unknown and wants 4 years. Freese probably gets close to 3/30. We probably give up very little to get Lawrie. I'd rather have Frazier even though NL players tend to really really suck in the AL. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 07:11 AM) http://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/artic...twitter-premium Supposedly deal is almost done...finalizing names in terms of minor leaguers. Ugh. Please let it be two lousy minor leaguers. Lawrie is NOT WORTH any of our halfway decent prospects. He's just not.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 06:57 AM) and ofcourse the negative nancies come in the thread and make you want to join the crowd in jumping off the bridge. Good lord. Tell me why you like Lawrie and would OK giving up good prospects for him. Just curious. IMO the ONLY thing he has going for him is his age.

QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 06:57 AM) and ofcourse the negative nancies come in the thread and make you want to join the crowd in jumping off the bridge. Good lord. I may be a Neg Nancy but I studied his stats, coupled with his still very-young age and status as a No. 1 draft pick before posting. It's reasonable after such a study to conclude he's the A's version of Avi - a guy probably worth giving up on. I mean, yeah, it's possible he could emerge (former first-round pick Beckham never did) but it's also possible he blows. Yeah if we only have to give up a couple non prospects, but I'm thinking the A's will go for blood and steal some "good" sox players for this bust (so far).

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 06:51 AM) Get ready to get fleeced again by the As. Yes by all means trade young pitchers, considering their value, for this mediocrity. Or maybe a Trayce. Avi-don't care why they'd want him. That's the value. Anybody get the feeling the A's see the Sox as an easy mark to steal players? I wouldn't deal with the A's. I get the feeling they feel they own Kenny in trades. ... Brett is still a decent prospect I guess, but I'd rather acquire the bust on the Pirates at 3B over this bust. If the A's are trading him, that means Beane has given up on him as a prospect. I'd pass.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 10:30 PM) Because they have this mistaken belief that they are no longer allowed to say Merry Christmas. I'm questioning where that's coming from and why it would be any more harmful than any other greeting. Have your read your HR handbooks? People are told to NOT say Merry Christmas. You are not supposed to do it. It's Happy Holidays. If Donald Trump wins, at least it's a victory over the PC police. Also what about all the comments from people who have said their kids are in Winter Plays not Christmas plays. You will NOT see mangers and the story of the nativity in any public school I've been around the last 10 years. WE CANNOT OFFEND ANYBODY nowadays. That's why it's cool Trump is going after Muslims. Somebody has to acknowledge all these DEATHS. Of course not all are bad. Of course we shouldn't be beating up people because they are different from us. BUT WE MUST PROTECT THE USA. Trump is right about that.

Well, the whipping boy is gone. I'm not a Flowers hater by any means. I hope he does well in the NL. I still say he and Soto were light years better than our current combo at catcher will be.

If teams want Anderson ... we know he's a legit prospect at least. If he's a legit ss, we can't afford to be trading him. Sox need a young shortstop ready to take over (in a year). We're going to be hurting at ss this year with Lexi gone.

It is the offseason ... when these guys' names sound good to teams and ticket buyers ... ON PAPER. Maybe we can sell LaRoche to an NL team. Just say the AL was a bad fit. Man, if we could get rid of him, that would be awesome.