KevHead0881

So the guy is a big Otis Wilson fan. Whats the big deal?

I hear Jeff Blauser is available.

For what its worth, Buster Olney had this to say in his blog on ESPN.com... I still think its a good deal for the Twins, but he makes some good points.

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QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Dec 2, 2005 -> 04:09 PM) They still have the most dominant pitcher in the game, and we hit him the way the Lovely Ladies hit against the American Dreams, not much Joe Mays?

Lets just say this: The Twins should be better next year with Castillo aboard. How much better remains to be seen. All I know for sure is that from a Sox fans perspective, I'd rather they didn't get Castillo. We're still going to kick their ass though.

With their top of the order set, and pretty good pitching from top to bottom, I think the Twins are a slugger away from making the Indians a 3rd place team in '06. Just a hunch.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Dec 2, 2005 -> 01:26 PM) If they sign a healthy Frank Thomas to DH, they might. A healthy Frank Thomas? Haven't seen one of those in a while.

While I don't completely disagree with some of the things he said in this column, I think Morrissey seriously underestimates the way Sox fans feel about Frank, and I also didn't see the point in rehashing some mistakes Frank made years ago. Its going to be tough for most Sox fans to see him go. I was 9 years old when he came into the league and he's been my favorite player ever since. While I think he hasn't always handled the media well, and has sometimes been a little oversensative to criticism, in the end, the fans never turned on him...and he always seemed to appreciate the fans. So, in Morrissey's perspective, I guess I can see why him and other members won't be shedding many tears over Frank's departure. There were times where Frank was treated unfairly by the media, and there were times where Frank brought it on himself. But for the Sox and their fans, he was and will continue to be a favorite and there is nothing but admiration. And he'll know that during his first at-bat at the Cell (unfortunately as an opposing player) in '06. (and Josh, I think your forgetting that the stuff written about Sosa after his departure weren't exactly rosey.)

Shocking news of the morning...an ESPN analyst who isn't stroking the Indians! From an ESPN.com chat with Rob Neyer: Just thought I'd share.

QUOTE(timotime @ Dec 1, 2005 -> 04:31 PM) why is this guy employed by the sun-times? Because the stuff he writes inspires reaction, which is the point of his column. Look through the SoxTalk archives and count the amount of threads dedicated to columns he has written...and you'll see exactly why he's still employed.

I definitely like Thome batting 3rd. In my mind, your best OBP guy should always bat 3rd (in terms of power hitters).

If Mueller has any concern about playing time, he obviously knows little about how Ozzie handles his bench. He'd basically be guaranteed to play on Sundays! If all else fails, there's always Brian Daubach.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 02:27 PM) Even Frank/Maggs was better. In 2000, yes. The other years they were together, not so much.

Way to go Kenny!!! By the way, Hawk is on the Score right now.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 11:53 AM) I think most people knew and believed right at the beginning of the offseason that Paul was either staying here or going to the Angels. He either wants to be on the west coast or stay with the sox, the money had nothing to do with him turning down Baltimore. Yah, I think him turning down the Baltimore offer had less to do with the dollar amount and more to do with not wanting to play for Baltimore. It has also been said that Pauly doesn't want to play for a team that isn't in Arizona for Spring Training. Not sure where I've heard this, so take it for what its worth.

QUOTE(whitesoxmanager @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 11:23 AM) Aaron Rowand is a World Series Champion center fielder. Jim Thome is a career stud that is proven yet unproven. Before we fall too much in love with KW, although we all do, lets consider what the PK & JG trade for Randy Johnson that didnt happen would have done for last years WS run. If Jerry Colangelo wouldnt have punted then KW would look very bad today....Thank Goodness! And Damaso Marte was a World Series Champion reliever, who actually got a World Series win in Game 3. Doesn't make him irreplaceable. As for the possible Randy Johnson trade, yes it would have made things alot different. Doesn't mean that it didn't make sense at the time. Remember, last offseason Jon Garland was considered nothing more than a mediocre pitcher and Konerko was entering the last year of his contract. And don't forget, during a good portion of this past season, there were a lot of people around here (including me) that wouldn't have minded seeing Konerko walk at the end of the year. Am I glad we didn't pull the trigger? Of course! But its hard to judge a GM by the moves he does not make, especially when we didn't know what the next season had in store for those who were going to be traded. The luxury of hindsight does not apply when it comes to these decisions.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 08:19 AM) Nice to see. We had an absolute blast in the Scout Seats last season. QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 30, 2005 -> 08:21 AM) So did we.. Glad we bought games for '06 before '05 ended. Snobs.

QUOTE(DABearSoX @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 04:45 PM) You know with the nice newbig contract paulie will get he will be able to buy alot of 6000 dollar suits COME ON....... and by the way they are taking it off the air....yea i know its BS He can also buy a s*** load of ding dongs. Hopefully he'll remember to take the foil wrappers off when he puts them in the microwave. Man, I'm gonna miss that show!

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) I'd say TT still is the most talented player out of that trade, but the problem is he's not a "Skiles" type of player. With the effort he's put out over the years, I'm surprised Thomas is anybody's type of player. The guy makes Derrick Coleman look like a hard worker. He should be out playing video games with Eddie Robinson somewhere.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 28, 2005 -> 12:53 AM) Leon Lett anyone? "Yah, it was Leon's." (Nate Newton sneeks out the back door)

Good call. And being that Ozzie is so hooked up on the matchups, I'm sure he'd use him against lefties. I guess it makes sense now. Should have looked into it a little further.

I'm all for shopping Marte around, but is Myers much better? His career statistics are less than inspiring... Mike Myers

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 03:36 PM) Only if you want to massively overpay for him. I was being sarcastic (hence the green), but no, I don't want Giles. I don't think I'd want him if we had to slightly overpay him

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 03:23 PM) The sad thing is that none of those moves would improve our lineup more than keeping a .900+ OPS, 40 HR, 100 RBI to bat next to Thome. The way I see it is that the production of a healthy Thome would make up for losing Konerko state wise. In order to improve our lineup over last year, we'd have to find a more productive replacement for Carl Everett. May I suggest Brian Giles?