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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 10:30 AM) I tried to put on my favorite jeans the other day but they had a huge hole in them I put my foot right through the hole and BAM now they are a goner Mexi-Gage to save the day!!!!

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 10:01 AM) You did get older this Birthday right? Yep. The key is at some point in the year and for most of the year be in the best shape of my life at the ripe age of 25 and than continue that on for a long long time (I have plans of living an infinite life time cause I freaking love everyday of life).

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Apr 22, 2008 -> 10:01 AM) That really makes no sense from the Dodgers' perspective. I know Ned Colletti has a history of favoring vets over youth but James Loney might be a more productive player than Paul Konerko right now at the age of 24 and Matt Kemp should be untouchable (and likely is.) Loney is better than Paulie, but the Dodgers could slide Loney to the OF with Ethier and Jones and go with Konerko. Colletti has a preference for veterans and is still looking for the extra pop in the lineup that the Dodgers need. Plus, Kemp has had a bit of a falling out recently (he obviously had a falling out last year with some in the organization as well, although it was related to Kent who is pretty much thought of poorly (regarding clubhouse interactions) around most of baseball). Basically put, I completely agree with you that this might not be the fairest trade idea. Hell, if the Sox could sign Crede I would also contemplate moving Fields for Kemp (again, this would be a poor value deal for the Dodgers as Kemp is a better prospect but Fields fills a bigger need position). I think there are some match-ups between the two teams to make a deal that could help both teams in the short and long-term. The question is what other pieces go because I completely agree Kemp is more valuable than either Fields or Paulie straight up. That said there is something to be said for a player needing a change of scenario and it hasn't gotten near that bad with Kemp but there are at least a few in the org that have soured on him (not relating to performance of course).

Cough...Konerko for Kemp, Swisher moves to 1B, Kemp plays CF.

Slav...you inspired me on my next halloween costume. I'm going to dress up as a bottle of Jaegermeister...but instead go as.......Gagermeister!!!

I'd pass gas...it is a true talent of mine.

Thanks for the Bday wishes everyone. I'm going to have a sober night tonight (lousy 12 hour work day in front of me), but I will be absolutely ripped this weekend. Hopefully I'm not posting in the drunk thread though, well at least not until the next morning. It feels weird, but I'm now 25....goal for the year...buy my own house.

I would not be shocked if the Sox had Uribe/Crede/Koneko/Contreras all come off the books at the end of this season. Konerko is the only potential long shot. But I really believe if the Sox have a real strong season they consider resigning Joe, but would be comfortable going with Josh and than spending money to upgrade SS (or resign OC) and would hopefully have faith in Floyd/Danks to the point that they could opt with a different starting pitcher (whether via FA or in-house...ie Egbert/Broadway). They would obviously be taking a chance, but even without Paulie, if you upgrade at other places you could still have a tremendous offense while continuing to make the team younger and put yourself in a good position for an extended run. Again, I'm saying that could happen if things go well this year (ie, make the playoffs because Floyd/Danks pitch pretty strong and have Richar develop with Paulie/Crede having solid seasons but the Sox opting for draft picks with Crede and than swinging Paulie in a deal which enables the club to get younger and more balanced while also clearing up plenty of money to give Bobby Jenks an extension and sign someone like Furcal while also picking up a younger first baseman (thus at that point Buehrle/Vaz/MacDougall/Dotel/Linebrink/Thome/Dye are your only older players and honestly that isn't that bad as only Thome is really really old).

Thin Crust >>> Deep Dish....there I said it.

Wow...Jeff with 1000 posts. Congrats buddy...you are slowly becoming as big of a loser as me

QUOTE (Steff @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 02:07 PM) Kenny. Time and time and time again. Kenny just couldn't handle the fact that Frank got JR's undivided attention over him. I was going to guess Royce "The Choice" Clayton

Kingpin is way under-ranked, imo. What a total classic. And note to Knight, I know you didn't come up with the final rankings, just stating that in my mind it is a top 30 comedy.

Napoleon and Half Baked definitely would have made my list.

I'd rate it Superbad, Sara Marshall, 40 Year Old, Knocked Up. I enjoyed all of them, but Steve Carrel can piss me off at times and that is what pushed 40 year old down a bit. In fact there are times when I watch the office and if there is too much Carrel I get kind of pissed and want to change the channel or FF (he is funny in small doses, but in larger doses, annoying). I prefer Jim, Pam, Dwight, Andy.

QUOTE (heirdog @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 12:08 PM) So when is Owens coming up? We could use his speed on the base paths. I think the BA ship has sailed...great spring and now 14 ABs, with 2 hits and 6 Ks. Too bad Ryan Sweeney has that nice average in Oakland. When is Richar going to replace Uribe? Uribe is still a free swinger with a nice glove...Richar can do that. I think we trade Crede's glove for Fields' bat. Crede has 3 throwing errors this year...maybe the back affecting his throw causing a tail. Fields has a cannon. Boy, Lucy or Phillips in for Toby Hall sure would be a shot in the arm for this team. Oh wait, this thread was about Iguchi and what we should have done in July 2007. Who did we get for that guy any way, Michael Dubee? He hasn't been so bad in the minors, right? BA is in a tough spot becuase like Ramirez he needs AB's. It is hard for a young player to come off the bench with limited playing time. Hell it is hard for most veterans to do it. Anderson has a high maintenance swing which needs consistent PT and it means he will never be an effective bench player (unless of course it is for defensive purposes). I'd actually be happiest with Owens replacing Anderson as the backup (we aren't using BA as a defensive replacement anyway so why not have Owens speed on the bench (pinch run for Konerko in certain late game situations and than have Swish slide to 1B with Owens in CF and I know Owens isn't that great over in CF, but still). Bourgouis replaces the Cuban Missile. Ramirez/BA get lots of playing time and in the case anyone gets hurt they can come up (plus Ramirez can get practice at 2B and him and Richar can compete for who will eventually replace Uribe).

QUOTE (max power @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 12:06 PM) Obviously he better at hitting for average with men on, or else he wouldn't put up RBI totals. I wouldn't say he one of the better guys on the club. Also his clutch stats are terrible. He hits the best when up by 4 or more runs. I don't know where to find any stats on moving runners over or sac flys(no shocker to me that he is good at that the way he pops out all the time) but I'd love to see them. I saw it on a telecast a couple weeks back. I don't know if it was a Sox telecast or what, but it was showing the best players on the Sox and I was surprised to see Uribe way up there and he actually led the squad in certain categories.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 12:03 PM) Just based on what we saw in the spring, I'd honestly much rather give Alexei the chance to succeed or fail at that position for a year than sign someone for big money to play that spot. But of course, the only way I want that done is if we play this season with that in mind. In other words, he needs at bats somewhere. If Ramirez played SS for a full season we'd probably see him crush the major league record for errors in a season. He is that bad defensively over there. That isn't to say he doens't have the tools to be a league average defensive shortstop, but he isn't anywhere close to being ready for that position. Put it this way, a team that is so called built on pitching would be making a massive, massive mistake going with Ramirez as an everyday SS. I'm talking massive. If we thought it sucked watching Mack in CF, just wait till you have to see a full season worth of Ramirez at SS. I don't even think he could be a league average defensive 2nd baseman right now (and 2nd is not a difficult position). Kendry Morales is two to three times the player Ramirez was down in Cuba (and very talented) and he was supposed to be near ML ready and it still took him a good amount of time before he hit the majors (and in his case he's a bit stuck given the Angels depth). Morales also had a lot more people watching him and a lot more people going after him (not that it is the end all be all, but it is pretty rare for every exec out there to be wrong on a guy; Ramirez has talent, but he isn't near major league ready and I was pleasantly surprised by his spring but it is actually been a disservice to him because he'd be better suited playing full time in AA or AAA. Stick Ramirez down in AAA, give him a full season, and maybe, you can consider it, but the odds are really against it. I hate to be a realist here but the guy is very raw, despite his age and while the cuban league has some good players it really is s*** compared to the good college leagues and the higher levels of the minors (in fact, some stacked lower level minor league teams are better than the Cuban teams as the talent there has tapered off a bit).

Uribe has been one of the better guys on the club over the past couple of years when it comes to moving runners over and hitting sacrifice flies or bringing guys in with a runner on 3rd and less than 2 outs. It may be surprising to some, but last I looked at the stats, that was the case. He just gives up a whole lot of ab's. And no, I'm not saying he has a high average with runners in scoring position, but he isn't a bad hitter up with runners on as he tends to focus more and usually hits the ball hard and to the point where it gets the run in or the runner over.

Just want to point out that Furcal did have a bad year but he is an absolute stud and if he keeps going at the rate he's doing this year he'll be in line for a nice fat, longer term deal. On a sidenote, I would absolutely love to get the draft picks and than give one of those picks right back for signing Furcal (if the money was right). I say that because Furcal is a better long term move than OC. Again though, at the rate he's going any team in need of a SS will be willing to throw a good deal of cash his way.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 08:48 AM) I don't think they are trying to lock up Ocab for a long time. I think they were more interested in his possible Class A rankings as a free agent than anything else. If they are waiting for Richar then sure, wait the time. But I agree that we need to replace Uribe at some point. If Ramirez is slotted to be our SS then he should be in the minors getting bats every single day. Having Ramirez rot on the bench for a one day a week 3 ABs is a waste of his development. The thing is, the Sox have absolutely nothing at SS, unless they truly believe in Ramirez and right now while I see some tools I think it is far too early to pencil in Ramirez as a SS of the future. I'd consider him a role player of the future with the upside to turn into a starter (but why he can't end up being a 2B is beyond me, because I don't think he's even close to being ready to be a major league starting shortstop, defensively speaking). I think the Sox would be more than happy to give OC a 2-3 year deal, the problem is OC is probably looking more at a 4 year deal (which would be a risky deal since he's already getting older and the more steps he loses the less valuable he becomes since his best asset is his defense).

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 10:05 AM) Funny things is, if Ozzie would man up and tell everyone he's doing what's in the best interests of the team than OCab would move to 2nd and Uribe would go back to SS, where you can actually tolerate a sub .700 OPS from a guy with a laser beam and good range. Uribe's a bit better overall when he's on, but OC is far more consistent and still has the ability to make the great plays as well. Juan just has too many mental issues that tend to get in the way of his play. At this point I'm happy sticking with Juan at 2B, although I'm not opposed to playing Ramirez a bit more there. Than once Richar comes back and if he shows he's healthy it should be his job to lose (unless Juan or Ramirez have truly earned it). That will happen around May 15-May 31st (since I'm not expecting Richar back for a bit longer). Than come July, the Sox can evaluate the play of Richar and make a decision if he is the guy. If he isn't, they should consider upgrading since it is not typically expensive to find a good 2B or at least a league average one via the trading market. Ie, someone like Grudz on the Royals (if they have fallen out of contention why wouldn't they consider moving him for a couple guys that may not have spots in Chicago but could fit in nicely in KC). Now if the top of the order is struggling at that time, than you must consider a more high impact move like Roberts.

Cabrera makes the lineup much stroner and is a legitimate captain on the field. I love Jon, but the move was worth it, especially when you consider it is much more likely for Cabrera to garner type A compensation than Jon. Plus the reality is the Sox had a bigger hole at SS than they did in the rotation (although I'm still not ready to call our rotation amazing, but I've enjoyed what I've seen thus far, aside from Buehrle).

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 21, 2008 -> 09:35 AM) Right now, Garland is 2-2 with a 4.81 ERA. If Garland was still here, Danks would be in AAA because the Sox weren't going to release Floyd for nothing and because Contreras was still unmovable. Danks is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA. That deal still saved us what, about $3-4 million dollars, probably gets us an extra first round pick this year assuming Cabrera remains a type A FA, and replaced a guy with 1 year on his contract in the rotation with a younger guy we've got for years who is performing better. Even if Danks had been putting up numbers worse than Garland, I'd have said the extra draft pick and money alone made the deal worth it. I think had Garland stayed the Sox would have tried to move Jose (problem is they would have had to eat cash and not gotten anything of value in return, hence why they ended up moving Jon Garland).

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 20, 2008 -> 11:12 PM) I know nobody follows ASU...or gives a s***...but I just have to vent. They've absolutely stunk it up on the mound the past 2 weeks. They lost 2 out of 3 to Oregon St. this weekend (after losing 2 of 3 to Wash. St)...and have to score 15 runs to win. I know the Pac is tough...but damn. Losing Jason Jarvis really hurt this team and not having Ike Davis available on Friday cost them a W. I'm kind of used to this with Pac 10 baseball though...15-12, 14-10, 13-9 games...and it seems like it's the norm anymore. But my b**** kind of goes towards Pat Murphy. Just why in the hell do you have Brett Wallace batting leadoff!?!?!?!? I've NEVER liked the idea. ..nor have I understood it. I understood the need to move him from 1st to 3rd (which I still didn't like...but understood out of necessity)...but not keep him in the leadoff spot. I wish somebody could actually explain that move to me. Kipnis and Champagnie would work just fine for me at the top of the order. Brett 3rd. Ike Davis 4th. Paramore 5th. Roling 6th. Not hard to figure IMO. Murphy's such a stubborn ass..... BTW...who's the CS Fullerton fan on here?...Chisoxfn? ASU is at No. 22 Cal State Fullerton (23-13) for non-conference games Tuesday and Wednesday. That would be me. You should be in business because our rotation has been pretty piss-poor and the team has been all over the place (which to an extent can be expected given how young the Titans squad is). Fullerton did finally sweep a series they should have over the weekend (at Pacific). I got some long hours ahead of me but I'm going to try to get out to Wednesday's game.

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