KevHead0881

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Feb 7, 2005 -> 02:44 AM) The yahoo fry is up to $99,999,999,999,999 Definitely not hapening. 99 trillion Might as well just buy Yahoo!

Well, I'm glad Magglio found a team with a strong commitment to winning. So how many years until Detroit tries to unload his contract? I'm betting on 2.

QUOTE(WSFAN35 @ Feb 4, 2005 -> 07:05 PM) The Trib isn't the only one with a bias problem. We all are guilty. You have to be truly objective to compare the two teams, and there are very few of us who are capable of doing so. I'll do my best. 1B: Sox - PK > D.Lee - It's close, what D.Lee lacks in power compared to Konerko he makes up for with average, speed, and slightly better defense. 2B: Cubs - Walker > Iguchi - Although Walker isn't great, Iguchi is an unproven commodity. SS: Cubs - Nomar >> Uribe - I don't know how anyone could call Uribe equal to Nomar. They're equal defensively, and Uribe has a little bit more power, however Nomar's average, leadership qualities, and the ability to hit anywhere in the lineup puts him far above Uribe. 3B: Cubs - Ramirez >>> Crede - Ramirez is the best Cubs starter, Crede is the worst Sox starter. C: Equal - Pierz = Barrett - Pierz and Barrett are both offensive minded, defensively weaker catchers. Pierz has better RBI potential, while Barrett has higher average potential. LF: Sox - Pods > Hairston - Pods has a tool that very few baseball players have. Hairston is fast, but he doesn't have the stealing instincts. It depends on whether or not Pods can get his average back up, but since Hairston is probably going to have trouble staying healthy, Pods takes it away. CF: Sox - Rowand >> Patterson - Rowand has all the tools, Patterson has all the tools but hasn't put it all together. RF: Sox - Dye >> Burnitz - Burnitz is hack city, Dye has to stay healthy. Bench: Everett, Gload, Perez, Harris, Davis > Hollandsworth, Dubois, Blanco, Perez, Macias - Both benches are solid and deep, the Cubs have a little more versatility, but the Sox have guys on the bench that could play every day. Starting Pitching - Zambrano, Wood, Prior, Maddux, Rusch > Buerhle, Garcia, Hernandez, Contreras, Garland - Zambrano is really the only thing that makes the Cubs rotation better, Buerhle's great but Zambrano is a real number 1 guy. Wood and Prior are overrated, but you can't say that Garcia and Hernandez are better, I'd say they're pretty equal. Maddux beats out Contreras for number 4, and Garland topples Rusch for number 5. Relief Pitching - Takatsu, Marte, Hermanson, Vizcaino, Politte, Adkins > Dempster, Hawkins, Remlinger, Farnsworth, Leicester, Wellemeyer - The Cubs don't have a proven closer, and that alone makes the Sox better. If you look at it though, the rest of the bullpen is pretty close. Marte is far and above better than Remlinger, Hawkins is far and above better than Hermanson (unless he's closing). Vizcaino beats Farnsworth, Politte and Leicester are equal, and Wellemeyer and Adkins are equal. Skin me if you want for giving the Cubs some credit, but the bottom line is that they've got good players. However, good players don't win ballgames, make the playoffs, or win the world series. Good teams do. I feel that the Sox have the better team. I basically agree with you on all of these. The only exception is that I still give AJ the edge over Barrett. Until last year, Barrett was an average at best catcher, offensively and defensively. All I know is that if it came down to needing a big hit or a big play defensively, I'd take AJ over Barrett. To be honest, the Trib's actual selections didn't bother me so much, although I disagree with a few of them. But at least get the f***ing positions straight. For this guy to be one of the Trib's baseball experts and not know that SPod will be in left and Rowand will be in Center is rediculous. It just shows that he hasn't been paying attention.

per the Trib. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...-home-headlines

To tell you the truth, I have absolutely no problem with having a conservative network. They can have as many as they want. It's when they try and sell it as "fair and balanced" unbiased news coverage that makes it lose its credibility. Same goes for the liberals and whatever network they have (can't think of one at the moment). FoxNews, in and of itself, is good at doing their thing. But it simply doesn't live up to being the legit news source that it claims to be.

QUOTE(MurcieOne @ Feb 3, 2005 -> 05:37 AM) Fox news uses morons like Sharpton to make conservatives look better... i really dislike the tactics that they use..... I think "fair and balanced" is one of their slogans.... they should be ashamed. The perfect example of their tactics is HANNITY and Colmes. They take a giant conservative blow hole who argues with the best of them, and pair him with the biggest dope of a liberal they can find and call it a debate show. Then again, there nothing about Fox News that isn't joke. I watched the debate on CSPAN. No spinning there.

Can't argue with the Twins as the favs. Until we knock them off, there is no reason to think otherwise. The Indians on the other hand...

Although I wouldn't bet $200 on it, I think its a decent bet for us to win more games. For one, we play in a much easier division. Secondly, I believe that our hitting and pitching are more balanced than theirs. I'll give them the starters, but for an entire staff, top to bottom, I'll take ours. Same thing for offense, especially if their plan for replacing Sosa and Alou's offense is Jerry Hairston and Jeromy Burnitz. Of course, things can change before opening day. At the moment though, I like your chances at a profit here. Buy us a round at the end of the season?

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jan 30, 2005 -> 04:37 PM) There was a mention in one article I read where a scout ran into Sosa this off season and said he barely recognized him, that he must have lost at least 35 lbs. How accurate this is is anyone's guess, the rumors about Uribe being huge weren't accurate, but if it is true, and Angelos being a stickler on physicals, Sosa may not pass. They showed clips of his wedding ceremony a few weeks ago. He looked like his usual giant headed self.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 30, 2005 -> 01:12 AM) This is from a country who, until very recently, allowed Al Jazerra on its airwaves and banned Fox News. f*** them. Banned Fox News? If only the US would do the same thing.

QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Jan 28, 2005 -> 08:08 PM) See Barry Rozner's article today: http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/col_rozn...?intid=38380245 Telling Cub fans to be more optimistic? When have they ever needed to be told that?

Actually, I should have read the fine print. Those rankings weren't his expected standings for the season.

http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/8127614 Ouch. With the exception of the Davis signing, this guy does seem to like our offseason moves. But apparently he doesn't think it was nearly good enough.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 08:10 PM) well we are the favorites in this one so after a tough game against denver a couple days back les take it to Charlotte. Also Ben Gordon's chance to show Charlotte what they missed by drafting his former teamate instead of him. I'm sure Charlotte has little doubt on who'd they rather have. I really like Gordon, but he'd have to drop a 50 spot tonight to make Charlotte wonder if they took the right guy.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 08:41 PM) The only ones that I'll really argue with are Cincinnatti Reds and L.A./Anaheim/Whatever Angels. They've added some ok players, but I really don't see them improving much over last year. And I'll call myself out now before somebody else does...I do realize that this same statement could be made for the White Sox by critics like Stark.

QUOTE(Winning Ugly @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 08:33 PM) White Sox MIA What a crock of s***! I expected us to be AT LEAST in the bottom 5, but to not be listed AT ALL? :finger Stark The only ones that I'll really argue with are Cincinnatti Reds and L.A./Anaheim/Whatever Angels. They've added some ok players, but I really don't see them improving much over last year. And the Angels may have lost more than they've gained. And while I think the Sox have improved greatly, eight of the teams listed here have improved at least as much as we have. But time will tell, I guess.

Oops. Sorry for the double post there.

If he gets to .270, 15 hr, 45 rbi, 20 sb, I'll be pleased. Honestly though, all these predictions are a shot in the dark. I've liked what I've heard, but I have absolutely no clue what to expect from Iguchi. I basically love the move if only for the minimum risk involved.

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ Jan 21, 2005 -> 11:59 PM) If we get Iguchi, I believe that this team as is, will compete with the yanks for the Pennent. Well, I wouldn't put THAT much stock into signing a guy I've never seen, but I would definitely by happy and very satisfied with our offseason. I wouldn't mind a pennent though.

QUOTE(Cubs Suck23 @ Jan 21, 2005 -> 11:53 PM) I wish I knew how to read japanese Yah, I checked his website and got nowhere. Tried reading it upside down and that didn't help either.

QUOTE(Y2HH @ Jan 12, 2005 -> 11:00 PM) Winningisfunandfuniswinning. I think he's saying it's fun to win or something. I thought he was saying that "winning is fung and fung is winning."

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 11:30 PM) They did not trade alot to get him. They raped arizona in the sexson trade. Yes, they won that deal, but they gave up their best power hitter to get him. But that's besides the point really. The Brewers still have their 1st baseman.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 11:27 PM) Sorry for bringing back the past and harping on this again, but I still don't understand why Konerko couldn't be replaced in the trade instead of Lee... Brewers have their first baseman. His name is Lyle Overbay and they traded a lot to get him.

I don't know.