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its not that we are civil with each other, its that we hate each other. :metal either way, welcome aboard and i am happy to say, for the most part we even like each other. but watch your back with hotchick.

I would take Kerry Wood...and I would also love to have Dempster. I think if KW could either swing a deal for Dempster or sign Paul Byrd (or even Omar Daal if it comes to him) we would we be fine. Don't get me wrong...I'd like to have Kerry Wood too....but I was just making a point...Jas said that maybe his arm has been affected by throwing too many innings as a youngster....and then I "coughed" Kerry Wood's name....because he blew out his arm after about 1 year in the majors. That's all I'm saying. there is no way that pedro is worth 11 mil and lee. no way. i want to see lee go, but bring in someone who will be around for a while, regardless of who is in the minors waiting to come up.

oz?

one more season is all they are talking about. i don't know what the future holds for them. is was way toooo slow for this season. i hated what they did with paulie. the fbi story is a joke. the nice twist and i like him as an actor is the aldermen or whatever he was. the furio guy story line was stupid. he was brought in as this tough mean killer/bodyguard, what a waste of potential stories for him.

so much for having him in a bears uni

palmer is my guy i would like to take. but having that marhall kid is hard to pass up.

might as well look at what it may cost to get colon.

there is something else attached to the ruling that keeps coming to my mind, but i can't remember. don't they lose his rights or something. a little help on the ruling.

better than what they would have to pay andrea or some other fa to play 1b.

that should make the draft as in drafting a qb. what is your take on that kid from marshall.

YES and i like the christmas story with one of the old british actors.

but if they don't and he becomes a fa. that is the way to go.

dealing lee is what i was saying and still am. however i was really had a feeling that borchard should make the roster. his performance this winter has change my mind. however, i can deal with jeff leifer if lee can bring us vaz.

the way joe borchard is playing in the pr this winter, i think he may not be ready to start in the majors.

i say any deal with rauch is way to steep, but a package of a #3 pit prospect and lee and throwin pit will do it. they need to free up some money. lee can play 1b and andrea is a fa who didn't do so hot last yr.

i would think very hard on the backup qb for stl, and think of what is needed.

bring him in as a 5th when may hits.

that would've started a war that mb could not win. unless he wanted to be traded

are you saying that the stuff byrd throws is better than vaz? you will in essence be picking up a pit who is as good as milton of the twins.

start him off in the middle relief and then bring him on as a starter later.

interesting reading on the report out of puerto rico. http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/teams/page/CHW

RHP Billy Koch, who was acquired on Dec. 3 in a six-player deal, could be signing a long-term deal with the White Sox before the start of spring training. Koch is arbitration eligible for the next three seasons, and GM Ken Williams said that the two sides would explore a multiyear deal. "I'd like to work something out, but if not, we'll go year to year," Williams said. "We have the makings of a special group of players here." --LHP Mark Buehrle is still seeking a multiyear contract offer from the Sox but could not comment on ongoing talks. The Sox have already avoided arbitration with 1B Paul Konerko and LHP Kelly Wunsch, and, although Buehrle is not arbitration eligible until after the 2003 season, the two sides have both said they would like to get a deal done. --LHP Damaso Marte and RHP Antonio Osuna will still be used to close games in 2003, but not to the extent of what they did last season. While RHP Billy Koch is expected to get the majority of the team's save opportunities, Manuel said Marte and Osuna will be called upon to close out some games, as they did last year when RHP Keith Foulke struggled and lost his closer's role. --CF Aaron Rowand began rehabbing from a Nov. 1 dirt bike accident and is on schedule for the start of spring training. Rowand had to have a screw placed in his left shoulder after going over a 25-foot drop. --C Miguel Olivo won't be handed the starting catchers job in spring training, but he enters camp as the leading contender. C Mark Johnson was also sent to Oakland in the Foulke-Koch deal, clearing the way for the talented but young Olivo. Williams said Josh Paul will also get a look, and a veteran catcher may be brought in just in case Olivo falls on his face.

your sage like wisdom this evening is amazing. another good point. except for byrd not being more than a fluke.

very good point.

Byrd is no vazquez and you are sadly mistaken to think otherwise. byrd=fluke.