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Okay...we are done I think. Everything was fixed, but the server company was working on something un-related and was in our database and blew it up last night so we had to go back and get it fixed (thanks to invision they were able to help us get everything straightened back up). We really really apologize for being down for so long but again, we've really got this thing buttoned up and it should be good to rock

QUOTE(IowaSoxFan @ Jul 18, 2007 -> 07:18 AM) Garland for Jackson and Quentin? Oh no. I don't consider either of these guys true upper echelon prospects and I'd want at least two upper echelon guys for Garland. The Dbacks can't offer that, imo.

Ya, we got to update that. I'll get around to it tomorrow. Thanks for pointing it out cause I had forgotten about that. I'm just so happy that when I get home tomorrow I can finally relax and play some NCAA (got it today but have yet to play it).

I want to point out the amazing buttons and skin are courtesy of Kalapse (Buttons) and Heads (Skin). They both did beautiful ass work!!!!! Now only thing left is for us to fix the smilie table. I also will be rebuilding the attachments but I'll do that late at nights when the site doesn't have many people on (and I can do it without shutting down things). So we should be set to rock and roll for a long while now

I have to say, even though I own this place and am completely biased, I was so lost without having this place. I felt so behind on Sox news. No other place even compares with this place when it comes to getting the inside dish on the Sox (especially when it comes to news about trades or potential deals). I was so bummed when the queries took so long (everything went smooth as can be too...no hiccups at all). The last query, which rebuilt all the posts, took 33 HOURS!!!!!.

Per the trib, the Sox plan on moving Russell to the pen in Birmingham. Russell struggled in his start tonight and hasn't had as good of a season as expected (he has suffered a bit of a dip in velocity from spring training) but I know some people have always projected him much more of a relief prospect than a starters one (I wasn't one of them, but that is mainly because he was so darn impressive in spring training). Plus with Masset hopefully getting starting duties down in AAA for the rest of the season (and I think Masset projects as potentially a better starter, plus starting should be better for Massets long term development, even if he does end up in the pen again) you are basically swapping guys (with one better suited for the rotation, the other for the pen). My guess is we will see the Sox release Buckvich at some point and call up Russell (once he gets a few outings under his belt). I also think you may see Egbert promoted to the pen at one point or another to finish up the season (although I personally hope the Sox plan on using him as a starter eventually because he's really growing on me as a prospect).

The interesting thing is that Adam Russel is going to be moved to the pen.

Quentin is twice the prospect Jackson is. Quentin has shown he can hit for power at the major league level, has good speed, and a very strong arm and would be the best player in the Sox outfield next year (if you factor in the loss of Jermaine Dye). Of course most anyone would be the best player in the outfield once Dye leaves. I'll take Quentin every day of the week over Jackson. Although I'd be willing to admit that Jackson is more of a sure thing to be a decent every day player.

It will be interesting to see what he can do.

I thought this was pretty interesting by Phil Rogers. I would definitely have interest in picking up any of the three young Dbacks.

I may have to borrow these books from people and actually read them all (thats if I remember how to read).

No word yet on who is coming up.

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This thread has also been pinned for your viewing pleasure (since people consistently use it throughout the year this will keep it on PG 1).

This thread has also been pinned for your viewing pleasure (since people consistently use it throughout the year this will keep it on PG 1).

You know the drill. I can't wait to be 100% done with all this site work so I can finally have a relaxing night.

Whether you have a question about a movie or if you just saw a movie and want to comment on it, this is the thread for you. I will start if off by saying I saw American Psycho last night and all I can say is what a strange strange movie. I also caught Harry Potter this week and must say that as a whole I was a bit disappointed. The movie wasn't near as good as its predecessors and it appeared to be much more of a set up for the next movie (in the sense that there really wasn't' much action while all the other movies had a lot of action packed/exciting moments).

Well it is the off-season in the NBA and NHL so I figured I'd create one of these catch all threads for those two sports (for news that doesn't quite need its own thread). IF you guys enjoy it great, if not, let me know and we'll dump the idea.

I'm starting a new one of these (those long long 70 thread posts aren't quite good on the server, so I'm gonna try and break down these threads a bit more often).

I want to point out that from now on, we will be treating this thread like we would treat Pale Hose Talk. If people come in here and want to flame wrestling, it will be no different than someone coming in and flaming the White Sox on PHT. This thread is for people to discuss wrestling with other members that enjoy the matches that go on in the "squared circle". So post away all you wrestle-maniacs

The Sox will look to redeem themselves from yet another blown game when they take on the Tribe @ 6 PM central time, but the real question is how many runs with the Sox pen give up tonight? Here's to everyone staying healthy and for the sox young players to do good and the guys that are on the block to do amazing so Ken Williams can get some A level prospects over to the southside (and by A I mean as a grade, not a ballers). Of course Ken Williams has said he will not blow up the team (we can only hope that is a cover....and I mean we can only hope cause if he sticks with this team I might just cry).

Bugs we need to fix: Fix the width of the smilie table Complete the new skin (the partial version is what you are possibly viewing right now).

We at Soxtalk.com have been working very very hard behind the scenes to complete a massive overhaul. The site is on a server with double the ram, double the cache, and more importantly a core duo processor (which gives us a lot more power). We have also completely upgraded the database as well as correct some past errors in our database. The site is now running the latest version of invision and with that you will notice some changes. You will also notice a brand new skin and what we believe is a much faster/efficient format. There is also a new profile system but for the most part the massive stuff was a behind the scenes all around improvement to the efficiency of our database. With that there is one con and that is that some of you may notice a few features behind hindered when you use Mozilla. We tried our best to prevent any issues and 99.9 of the time a mozilla user will notice no issues, however we, like most websites are still best viewed on Internet Explorer. With the upgrade out of the way we still have a few more behind the scenes issues left to tackle: 1. Scale Back the Database - Our database is massive and because it is so massive any major query puts additional pressure on the server. To relieve that we will be clearing all non baseball posts that are over 1 to 2 years old (we haven't yet decided on a date). This process will take limited time (like 10 minutes and will be done in the middle of the night and most of you won't even notice it). We will complete this overhaul in the off-season when we archive all baseball related posts 2 years back and move them to a seperate archived database (that will still be visible), however the breakup will make this site way more efficient. At that point, every year we will continue to archive and keep the database at a much more manageable level (this mean you will still be able to find old baseball posts on our archives...starting in the off-season, while still having your member totals and post counts). 2. Front Page - Now that this is done we can go back to completing our blog/news like front page that we have been working diligently on behind the scenes. Once done, we will be releasing what we think will be a simple, yet pretty, place to really make Soxtalk a one spot shop for all Sox news. We would like to thank you all for your patience and please post to us if you notice any errors.

They still have Aybar and could move Kendry Morales over to 2nd if they really wanted to as well. I'd love Aybar's speed (even though he's far from a sure thing and over-rated by many, including myself) and would be a fan of getting him but I'd be stunned if the Angels gave up much for a guy like Iguchi (or any team in general).