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Good god, what the hell happened...f***ing Miami won.

f***ing CBS. They take the game away after they call a TO. I want to see if Stover made the kick or not.

Miami is winning. New England will win.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 10:43 PM) So you're ok with the GM coming up WAY short on his plan for the off-season? He knew they were lofty goals, yet he set them. He was the one who put together the 72-90 team, so he needed to have lofty goals. He is also the one that assembled the farm system, that just so happened to not have enough ammo to acquire Cabrera. Williams knows how to talk a huge game. He just doesn't know how to back it up. The worse parrt is that it seemed like that was the only way this team could compete (by coming through on what was very, almost ridiculous expectations of an off-season) and even than you can say the team would have serious concerns around the rotation. Bottom line, Kenny put himself in the position as soon as he signed Mark/Dye to extensions that he was going for it and it was going to take a miracle for it all to work out and barring some sort of major impact from the young players currently on the roster this team will finish in 4th place and Ken Williams should absolutely be fired if it happens. Kenny had an opportunity to begin planning for 09 and instead he tried to create a miracle and sometimes you have to know when you can't. When you are looking at the board and getting Cabrera/Hunter/Cabrera/RP is the only way you'd even come close to competing (plus resigning Mark/Dye) than you have to sit and say is that really realistic. And if you think it is and already get going towards that process (which they started at the deadline when they didn't move Mark/Dye) than you must and I mean must overpay to get those final pieces (because otherwise you are totally f'd and are just setting there to go nowhere).

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 15, 2007 -> 09:47 PM) Anyone hear anything about Jericho? It's my understanding they ordered 7 more episodes to be shown at sometime during this season. Any idea if any or all of them were shot and able to be shown? Btw, there is a Jericho marathon going on right now on Universal HD, for anyone that has that channel. Capn kind of knew the situation around the show. I have to think it is a good sign that they are showing it on Universal HD. The show is great and it would truly be dissapointing if it ends without any sort of resolution. I was thinking it was going to start in like February. But I have no idea how the writers strike has effected that. Update: Feb 12, 2008 the show will air its first new episode (according to cbs's jericho website). I also read something on there that this season will only be 7 episodes (apparently they completely f***ed up there marketing plan for it and considered it a complete disaster) and than they plan on having a 3rd season (although my guess is the success of those 7 episodes will have a major effect on whether they get another season or not.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Dec 15, 2007 -> 11:23 PM) Willie, please don't go to Iowa. We have enough dbags around here like Gage to talk s*** about them Haha, just imagine how much s*** talking I could do if they ever get there s*** together and get good

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Dec 15, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) Yeah, I'll live. I'm taking it better than I thought I would. Not that anyone really cares but, I already got in to Iowa and Indiana with small scholarships, still gotta get my Wisconsin app in(which is my 2nd choice). So I'm really banking on Wisconsin now. Iowa eh...Willie the Hawkeye fan...has a nice ring to it. Either way, no matter what, I'm sure things will work out great. I never expected to end up going to Fullerton and for me it worked out awesome (I had gotten into and was expecting to go to the University of Washington until something came up and I had to change decisions).

I'm real excited for some cool things that may be in store for Soxtalk and the other sites within the network. I'm talking cool ass possibilities surrounding content for all the membesr to read.

So does this make a deal for a major bat the next thing they do. Do they have enough prospects to get that bat? We know they have an extra pitcher to deal, but they'd need more than just that, imo.

Dude thats awesome....his stache in a Sox hat....I think its time for a new Soxtalk Banner!!!

Seems like a solid move for each team. Dbacks gave up two high ceiling guys (Gonzalez and Carter) and Carter's ceiling is limited because he's a first baseman (but he has massive power potential) and than a bunch of solid but not star studded prospects (aside from Anderson who is apparently pretty solid, but not as good of a prospect as Gio, imo). Haren/Webb is a real good 1/2.

Sweet...Congrats guys. For the sheer sake of every wall near him, I hope Willie got the news he wanted to get.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 02:23 PM) Are the word-linked ads on the front page new? They were a mistake by me. I was messing around with the ad I have on the bottom of the page and somehow accidentally added f***ing word-linked ads. They were probably up for like half an hour before I realized it. Sorry about that folks...I axed them as soon as I realized they were there. I hate that s*** and will never put that on this site, unless of course it made me enough to not have to work anymore

I wish Wing nothing but the best of success in Oaktown.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 10:11 AM) LOL. I gave Gage the whole story last night. I think she's the right kind of crazy. We'll see. My girl on the other hand....may fall out of equilibrium on the crazy/hot scale. She's ridiculously hot, but she's also ridiculously crazy and stupid.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 07:14 AM) You blow her up from the smallest opening, and what you put in the other openings is up to you.

QUOTE(AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Dec 14, 2007 -> 08:14 AM) mlbtraderumors has an article up that said the Sox were going to trade Carter for Otsuka, but KW nixed the deal after looking at his medical records. Thank god. After hearing that, I wouldn't be shocked if he took a flyer on Otsuka now that he didn't have to give up anything but a one year contract with an option.

Keith, please drop the attitude.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 03:16 PM) Yes, let's not forget the fact that we have a payroll over $100M. As for Stewart, if he could play CF, he wouldn't be the worst option. But I'd much rather Quentin in LF and Owens / FA in CF instead of Stewart in LF and Owens / FA in CF. And that's of course if we do decide to make an acquisition for CF to upgrade over Owens, because there's not a whole lot left out there. Quentin is a better bet to play CF than Stewart. I really don't even consider Stewart a viable defensive option in left (he makes Pods look good in the field).

Linnecum for Konerko. Sign me up.

Good lord...Kobe's wife.. EWWW Eva is sexy.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 13, 2007 -> 02:54 PM) I'm so happy Roberts was in this report. Have fun planning that trade now Cubbies. Realistically it could lower his trade value and allow the Cubs to get a pretty solid player for a lot less. The O's had a lot of players associated with steroids so I'm guessing they will try to do the PR thing and get rid of a chunk of them. I wouldn't have a problem picking up Roberts. Heck out of all the names on the list, the evidence against him wasn't near as incriminating as everyone else. It sounds like he tried it and that was it.

QUOTE(BlackBetsy @ Aug 20, 2005 -> 04:17 PM) <!--QuoteBegin-spataro51+Aug 20, 2005 -> 06:47 PM-->QUOTE(spataro51 @ Aug 20, 2005 -> 06:47 PM) <!--QuoteEBegin-->perfectly said rex! my god some people just jump on others for the littlest things like they are so much better then others. people need to learn to relax. Sorry, spataro, but what you did was repeat a rumor that two very prominent players would be suspended for steroid use, and you named names. That post you made was spread throughout the Internet (I've seen the links to Soxtalk) and may very well have been the source for further reports on radio, etc. Roger Clemens is one of the three greatest pitchers in the history of the Major Leagues. If you were a journalist making that report, you'd be subject to a libel claim - that's not the "littlest thing." I just want to point out where there is smoke their is fire. I never had any knowledge of the press conference but I certainly had some knowledge as to the rumblings that Clemens was a roider. I know others with inside info did as well. I guess now people finally get to see that there was no big smoke screen, rather it just took a lot longer than anyone anticipated to come out. One thing about Soxtalk is that there are some members with some pretty interesting connections and it is awesome that some of those people from time to time get information that isn't widely known and are willing to share it. It is our job to do our best to try and filter what is true and what isn't (we typically verify stuff to make sure as best we can the member has legitimate knowledge/connections and go about things that way) and as long as it fits our little sniff test than it is out there for people to read.

So was Damon officially on the list as well? I'm so writing a letter to SI for them to say....2 years later...they were RIGHT!!!!

First off, I want to say welcome aboard!!!! As far as Stewart goes I got to be honest, I wouldn't have though of him and I really don't prefer someone like him but there is no denying that when he is healthy he is a productive player. My main question is whether you can really expect him to stay healthy. Everyone knows he is a suspect left fielder (defensively speaking) and last season was his first truly healthy season in a couple years. I'd be all about him if he played CF, which is the Sox bigger need, but Carlos Quentin is the guy I expect to play LF and because of that I'd give a pass on Stewart (although for the money it isn't a bad idea, cause I'm sure he won't cost a ton and would take a 1 yr deal). Bottom line there are just better, younger fits out there (who hopefully play CF), but in a worse case scenario I think it is still an upgrade over Pods/Erstad.