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Let's not get carried away here...

please

Sorry to break it to you, but your lineup isnt that great. My lineup would kill you: PG- Stevie Francis SG- Jason Richardson SF- Peja Stojakovic PF- Tyson Chandler C- Shaquille O'Neal I highly doubt that, especially after 5 seasons. In my game (2007-2008), Davis is a 96, Francis is in the low 90's. James is a 85, Richardson low 80's Anthony is a 83, Peja is low 80's. Chandler does beat out Bosh. And in the biggest slaughtering of all, Shaq is a 78 while Yao is a 91. I'd mop the floor with you.

Save them, then go to upload an attachment on the bottom of the thread. And please, do upload them. Paris Hilton is my fave....

If I were to pick out the female artist, I would say all roads lead back to Janis Joplin. There would be no Fiona Apple without Janis. laugh all you want, but Oasis opened a huge door for european artists back in '94-'95 And remember what the lead singer caused an uproar by saying? Oasis was going to be the next Beatles That may be one of the most ignorant quotes ever to come from the mouth of a human being... :fyou Oasis which part?? cos if you disagree with me, you obviously haven't heard bands like blur, the verve, radiohead, travis, f***ING COLDPLAY.... thanks for one-upping MY ignorant statement 4 life, wasn't referring to your statement. I was referring to the quote from oasis that they would be the next Beatles...

Schedule for a 11/20 release... Mario Kart for N64 had to be one of my favorite games ever, but I'm expecting this to be even better...

If I were to pick out the female artist, I would say all roads lead back to Janis Joplin. There would be no Fiona Apple without Janis. laugh all you want, but Oasis opened a huge door for european artists back in '94-'95 And remember what the lead singer caused an uproar by saying? Oasis was going to be the next Beatles That may be one of the most ignorant quotes ever to come from the mouth of a human being... :fyou Oasis

LOL, I have a girlfriend, go to school full-time and work 20 hrs a week. But does that mean I have no time for good ol SoxTalk? :begood, we need an explanation from ya. This is not the kinda behavior I would expect from SONS and Co.

Haven't seen him posting lately... Anyone know where he is? :begood SONS and CO.

Here's the best FA List I've found anywhere, better than any I've found posted so far on this board. So I thought I'd share: Remaining Free Agents PITCHERS Terry Adams (2003 team: Phillies) Antonio Alfonseca (2003 team: Cubs) Wilson Alvarez (2003 team: Dodgers) Brian Anderson (2003 team: Royals) Kevin Appier (2003 team: Royals) Andy Ashby (2003 team: Dodgers) Pedro Astacio (2003 team: Mets) Danys Baez (2003 team: Indians) – Team option Miguel Batista (2003 team: Diamondbacks) – Eligible Rod Beck (2003 team: Padres) Armando Benitez (2003 team: Mariners) Jason Bere (2003 team: Indians) – Eligible Dave Burba (2003 team: Brewers) John Burkett (2003 team: Red Sox) Chris Carpenter (2003 team: Cardinals) – Team option Hector Carrasco (2003 team: Orioles) Bartolo Colon (2003 team: White Sox) Rheal Cormier (2003 team: Phillies) Mike DeJean (2003 team: Cardinals) – Team option Cal Eldred (2003 team: Cardinals) Scott Erickson (2003 team: Orioles) Kelvim Escobar (2003 team: Blue Jays) Shawn Estes (2003 team: Cubs) Jeff Fassero (2003 team: Cardinals) – Team option Mike Fetters (2003 team: Twins) – Eligible Keith Foulke (2003 team: Athletics) Chad Fox (2003 team: Marlins) John Franco (2003 team: Mets) Tom Gordon (2003 team: White Sox) Jason Grimsley (2003 team: Royals) Eddie Guardado (2003 team: Twins) Mark Guthrie (2003 team: Cubs) Jimmy Haynes (2003 team: Reds) - Eligible Shigetoshi Hasegawa (2003 team: Mariners) LaTroy Hawkins (2003 team: Twins) Rick Helling (2003 team: Marlins) Pat Hentgen (2003 team: Orioles) Felix Heredia (2003 team: Yankees) – Mutual option Dustin Hermanson (2003 team: Giants) Roberto Hernandez (2003 team: Braves) Sterling Hitchcock (2003 team: Cardinals) – Team option Trevor Hoffman (2003 team: Padres) – Team option Darren Holmes (2003 team: Braves) Todd Jones (2003 team: Red Sox) Steve Kline (2003 team: Cardinals) Curtis Leskanic (2003 team: Royals) Al Levine (2003 team: Royals) Cory Lidle (2003 team: Blue Jays) Kerry Ligtenberg (2003 team: Orioles) – Team option Jose Lima (2003 team: Royals) Graeme Lloyd (2003 team: Royals) Esteban Loaiza (2003 team: White Sox) – Team option Derek Lowe (2003 team: Red Sox) – Team option Greg Maddux (2003 team: Braves) Tom Martin (2003 team: Dodgers) Jose Mercedes (2003 team: Expos) Kent Mercker (2003 team: Braves) Jose Mesa (2003 team: Phillies) Dan Miceli (2003 team: Astros) Kevin Millwood (2003 team: Phillies) Brian Moehler (2003 team: Astros) Terry Mulholland (2003 team: Indians) Mike Myers (2003 team: Diamondbacks) - Eligible Jeff Nelson (2003 team: Yankees) Robb Nen (2003 team: Giants) – Player option Darren Oliver (2003 team: Rockies) Jesse Orosco (2003 team: Twins) Antonio Osuna (2003 team: Yankees) – Team option Lance Painter (2003 team: Cardinals) Robert Person (2003 team: Red Sox) Andy Pettitte (2003 team: Yankees) – Eligible Dan Plesac (2003 team: Phillies) Sidney Ponson (2003 team: Giants) Paul Quantrill (2003 team: Dodgers) Rick Reed (2003 team: Twins) Steve Reed (2003 team: Rockies) Carlos Reyes (2003 team: Devil Rays) - Eligible Shane Reynolds (2003 team: Braves) Arthur Rhodes (2003 team: Mariners) Ricardo Rincon (2003 team: Athletics) Todd Ritchie (2003 team: Brewers) Felix Rodriguez (2003 team: Giants) Kenny Rogers (2003 team: Twins) Glendon Rusch (2003 team: Brewers) Steve Sparks (2003 team: Athletics) Russ Springer (2003 team: Cardinals) Garrett Stephenson (2003 team: Cardinals) Scott Sullivan (2003 team: White Sox) Jeff Suppan (2003 team: Red Sox) Julian Tavarez (2003 team: Pirates) - Eligible John Thomson (2003 team: Rangers) Mike Timlin (2003 team: Red Sox) Brett Tomko (2003 team: Cardinals) Ugueth Urbina (2003 team: Marlins) Ismael Valdes (2003 team: Rangers) Todd Van Poppel (2003 team: Reds) - Eligible Dave Veres (2003 team: Cubs) Ron Villone (2003 team: Astros) - Eligible David Wells (2003 team: Yankees) – Provisional filing pending team decision on option. Turk Wendell (2003 team: Phillies) Gabe White (2003 team: Yankees) – Team option Rick White (2003 team: Astros) Mike Williams (2003 team: Phillies) Mark Wohlers (2003 team: Indians) Tim Worrell (2003 team: Giants) Jamey Wright (2003 team: Royals) CATCHERS Sany Alomar, Jr. (2003 team: White Sox) Brad Ausmus (2003 team: Astros) Pat Borders (2003 team: Mariners) Alberto Castillo (2003 team: Giants) - Eligible Mike DiFelice (2003 team: Royals) John Flaherty (2003 team: Yankees) Joe Girardi (2003 team: Cardinals) Bill Haselman (2003 team: Red Sox) Javy Lopez (2003 team: Braves) Brent Mayne (2003 team: Royals) Keith Osik (2003 team: Brewers) Eddie Perez (2003 team: Brewers) Todd Pratt (2003 team: Phillies) Tom Prince (2003 team: Royals) Ivan Rodriguez (2003 team: Marlins) – Eligible Benito Santiago (2003 team: Giants) Kelly Stinnett (2003 team: Phillies) Chris Widger (2003 team: Cardinals) Greg Zaun (2003 team: Rockies) FIRST BASEMEN Tony Clark (2003 team: Mets) Ron Coomer (2003 team: Dodgers) – Eligible Wil Cordero (2003 team: Expos) Julio Franco (2003 team: Braves) Matt Franco (2003 team: Braves) – Eligible Andres Galarraga (2003 team: Giants) Eric Karros (2003 team: Cubs) - Eligible Travis Lee (2003 team: Devil Rays) Fred McGriff (2003 team: Dodgers) Rafael Palmeiro (2003 team: Rangers) J.T. Snow (2003 team: Giants) Scott Spiezio (2003 team: Angels) SECOND BASEMEN Roberto Alomar (2003 team: White Sox) Carlos Baerga (2003 team: Diamondbacks) Jay Bell (2003 team: Mets) – Eligible Miguel Cairo (2003 team: Cardinals) Luis Castillo (2003 team: Marlins) – Eligible Andy Fox (2003 team: Marlins) - Eligible Chris Gomez (2003 team: Twins) Mark Grudzielanek (2003 team: Cubs) Keith Lockhart (2003 team: Padres) - Eligible Pat Meares (2003 team: Pirates) – Eligible Jeff Reboulet (2003 team: Pirates) Poeky Reese (2003 team: Pirates) – Team option Fernando Vina (2003 team: Cardinals) – Team option Todd Walker (2003 team: Red Sox) Eric Young (2003 team: Giants) THIRD BASEMEN Tony Batista (2003 team: Orioles) Vinny Castilla (2003 team: Braves) Shane Halter (2003 team: Tigers) Lenny Harris (2003 team: Marlins) – Eligible Mike Mordecai (2003 team: Marlins) - Eligible Greg Norton (2003 team: Rockies) Joe Randa (2003 team: Royals) Chris Stynes (2003 team: Rockies) Robin Ventura (2003 team: Dodgers) SHORTSTOPS Rich Aurilia (2003 team: Giants) Mike Bordick (2003 team: Blue Jays) Royce Clayton (2003 team: Brewers) Deivi Cruz (2003 team: Orioles) – Team option Tony Graffanino (2003 team: White Sox) Jose Hernandez (2003 team: Pirates) - Eligible Denny Hocking (2003 team: Twins) Rey Sanchez (2003 team: Mariners) Terry Shumpert (2003 team: Devil Rays) Fernando Tatis (2003 team: Expos) Miguel Tejada (2003 team: Athletics) Jose Valentin (2003 team: White Sox) – Provisional filing pending team decision on option. Jose Vizcaino (2003 team: Astros) Tony Womack (2003 team: Cubs) Todd Zeile (2003 team: Expos) OUTFIELDERS Marvin Benard (2003 team: Giants) Darren Bragg (2003 team: Braves) – Eligible Jeromy Burnitz (2003 team: Dodgers) Mike Cameron (2003 team: Mariners) Jose Cruz, Jr. (2003 team: Giants) Carl Everett (2003 team: White Sox) Doug Glanville (2003 team: Cubs) Juan Gonzalez (2003 team: Rangers) Tom Goodwin (2003 team: Cubs) Ben Grieve (2003 team: Devil Rays) Vladimir Guerrero (2003 team: Expos) Jose Guillen (2003 team: Athletics) Jeffrey Hammonds (2003 team: Giants) Rickey Henderson (2003 team: Dodgers) Raul Ibanez (2003 team: Royals) Brian Jordan (2003 team: Dodgers) Felix Jose (2003 team: Diamondbacks) Kenny Lofton (2003 team: Cubs) John Mabry (2003 team: Mariners) Al Martin (2003 team: Devil Rays) Mark McLemore (2003 team: Mariners) Dave McCarty (2003 team: Red Sox) Orlando Merced (2003 team: Astros) Raul Mondesi (2003 team: Diamondbacks) Troy O’Leary (2003 team: Cubs) Eric Owens (2003 team: Angels) Orlando Palmeiro (2003 team: Cardinals) Eduardo Perez (2003 team: Cardinals) Reggie Sanders (2003 team: Pirates) Gary Sheffield (2003 team: Braves) Tsuyoshi Shinjo (2003 team: Mets) - Eligible Chris Singleton (2003 team: Athletics) Sammy Sosa (2003 team: Cubs) – Player option Matt Stairs (2003 team: Pirates) - Eligible Shannon Stewart (2003 team: Twins) B.J. Surhoff (2003 team: Orioles) Mark Sweeney (2003 team: Rockies) Michael Tucker (2003 team: Royals) John Vander Wal (2003 team: Brewers) Rondell White (2003 team: Royals) Gerald Williams (2003 team: Marlins) - Eligible DESIGNATED HITTERS Ellis Burks (2003 team: Indians) Edgar Martinez (2003 team: Mariners) - Eligible Dean Palmer (2003 team: Tigers) Ruben Sierra (2003 team: Yankees)

Here's my new lineup, now in my 5th dynasty season with a lot of simulating... PG - Baron Davis SG - Lebron James SF - Carmelo Anthony PF - Chris Bosh C- Yao Ming I'll blow you off the court Beastly...

They'll be back in the Final Four this year, you can count on that. Got to the Elite 8 last season and no one even expected them to get out of the second round. Davis is going to have a great year and I think Ager is going to develop into a star. Gotta love the depth at the guard position with Ager, Hill, Torbert and Brown. This team is going to be a lot of fun to watch. Izzo is great for college basketball, which is the main reason I've been a State fan since he took over there.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sox/cst-spt-sox31.html "There has never been a time where a player or a player's agent has called our office and not gotten a return phone call, if they couldn't get somebody directly -- never,'' Williams said. "And never will that happen in the future. For anybody to insinuate that is misguided and got their facts wrong.'' Valentin is one of eight Sox players who have filed for free agency. He said at the end of last season that he might return to the Sox for less than market value if the team keeps its veteran nucleus. Valentin was quoted this week as saying: "I'm not too happy with [the Sox] right now. They told us some things and now can't even return calls. I don't know what's going on. I don't know if I'm coming back or not.'' Said Williams: "I myself have been misquoted [in the past], and I can only hope he was misquoted or maybe he was misinformed by his representative. Whatever the fact is, that's not the way we operate. We are in contact with our guys.'' Williams said he had lunch this week with free agent Sandy Alomar Jr., who lives in Chicago during the offseason, and also spoke to free agents Roberto Alomar, Tom Gordon and Scott Sullivan by phone. Roberto Alomar officially filed for free agency Thursday. "I know that I'm an easy target because I like to do things quietly,'' Williams said, "but I resent the fact that somebody is going to throw that kind of misrepresentation out there.''

I don't know that he'd increase attendance, but he'd obviously be an exciting player with unlimited potential to watch. If you moved him to CF, that would open 2B for either Robbie, Miles or Harris. Then you give either Reed/Borchard/Rowand a shot in RF and leave Carlos in LF. Hopefully we can dump Jose at SS and pick up a guy like Eckstein. I'm all for the Soriano for Mags trade if we can pull it off. Eckstein blows. Sorry He's better than Valentin, that's for damn sure.

honestly, i'd be a little disapointed myself. ozzie's ties to the organization and his attitude make him my choice. not a knock on cito, i think he would be a fine manager, but my sox blinders hope for ozzie. Ozzie's chances at this point appear to be slim and none. Gaston's WS experience and overall experience as a proven manager in baseball give him the nod over all the other candidates. Not sure how much I like him as our manager given the long period in which it's been since he's been a manager, but experience wise, he's the best choice.

I guess depending on what kinda money he will command, he'd be worth a look. But if he's wanting Contreras type money or anything near it, forget about it.

I don't know that he'd increase attendance, but he'd obviously be an exciting player with unlimited potential to watch. If you moved him to CF, that would open 2B for either Robbie, Miles or Harris. Then you give either Reed/Borchard/Rowand a shot in RF and leave Carlos in LF. Hopefully we can dump Jose at SS and pick up a guy like Eckstein. I'm all for the Soriano for Mags trade if we can pull it off.

Magglio Ordonez: Ordonez didn't produce superstar numbers in 2003 (.317, 29, 99), but the Sox are reluctant to move him. One rumor had the Yankees, who need a right fielder, offering Alfonso Soriano. Said Williams: "I'm one of the biggest Magglio fans, so we're certainly not shopping him at this time. But it's a long off-season." If this is true about the Soriano deal, KW has to pull the trigger on that. I also found it interesting that we may opt to deal Lee rather than Mags... Guess KW thinks he may be able to lock Mags up long-term if he's going this route...

I've got no problem.... :fyou Jose Take your .230 average elsewhere.

I won't be interested in marriage until late 20's at the earliest... What is the rush?

BTW, how old is this girl? Just wondering cause you said two years til you get engaged...

James with 19 pts, 12 boards and 6 assists after 3 quarters tonight.

Yea, they have limited vocabulary. Fratello is more annoying on there. Says the same thing about Carmelo Anthony and Lebron over and over. But they're not too bad overall. I try to tune them out.

This is from yesterday, but I don't recall seeing it on the board, but maybe I overlooked it. http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/ds.../pro/291sd7.htm "I'm not too happy with (the Sox) right now," Valentin said from his home in Puerto Rico on Tuesday. "They told us some things and now can't even return calls. I don't know what's going on. I don't know if I'm coming back or not. They probably want to see what's up with (free-agent pitcher Bartolo) Colon, but I heard they took the offer for him off the table on Monday night and won't make another one. "I know they're trying to get something done with (pitcher Mark) Buehrle and (outfielder) Carlos Lee (both of whom are arbitration eligible). But I'm not going to wait. I'm going to grab an opportunity. I'm not going to wait too long and lose an opportunity with someone that wants me. "I need to know," Valentin said. "They either want me or they don't." "When we were talking, we weren't too far away (from a deal)," he said. "I agreed to take less money, but now I don't know what's going to happen. What if I would take a little less money now, but he doesn't get other players back and I'm stuck with a rebuilding team, on top of signing for less money? "And I'm not just talking about Bartolo. We can still go far without Bartolo. We might be able to get two decent pitchers with the money they were going to give Bartolo, and our offense can score runs."