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QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 01:02 PM) That Dreifort signing still baffles me. Or when the Rockies gave him and Mike Hampton that huge contract? Like, during that press conference did the Rockies and Dodgers respectively think they were making smart financial moves? The Dodgers opted for Dreifort over Park. At the time both of those guys were high toolsy guys with franchise type arms. Dreifort always showed that arm and stuff, but got hurt and Park lost all his velocity due to back problems and other issues. Both signings turned into complete disasters, but at the time, while there was risk involved, Dreifort had all the stuff to be an absolute stud and had shown flashes of top notch success, IIRC. QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 01:07 PM) 1999 Rupert Murdoch gives Kevin Brown a 7 year $105M contract which for that market was even more insane than it would be today. He gave the Dodgers 3 very good healthy years and added another 2 severely injury plagued ones before being dealt to the Yankees in 2003 for Jeff Weaver and Yhency Brazoban where he finished his career off pretty pathetically. At the time both him and Johnson were on the market and it turned out Johnson's deal was the superior one. Mo Vaughn signed a mega money deal with the Angels (Angels could have went after the Unit but opted for Vauhgn in the end). Kevin Brown was coming off a world series run with the Padres and was one of the premiere pitchers in baseball (a total stud w/Pads) but too bad he ended up getting hurt. His sinker was downright disgusting.

QUOTE(bmags @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 12:40 PM) glad we had parallel thinking. I swear when julio ramirez went yard i almost ate my hat. But were you at the game, dressed in Sox gear with a half dozen of your best buddies (all of whom happen to be Angel fans). At one point (once we were down about 10 runs) I started rooting for the Angels just cause I thought it would be hillarious to see how badly we'd lose by (hey a loss is a loss, so in the end if we are gonna get whooped, why not get owned). QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 03:08 PM) Ya, right around there. Thats why I asked. I don't remember it at all, as I was just getting into Little League. Seems like most people were talking about events they actually recall. I remember the strike so vividly. I remember the Sox losing in the playoffs a year earlier (with Black Jack getting lit up by the Blue Jays). That is also probably my first real memory of the White Sox and cheering for them in front of the TV. Even though I know I was a fan of them for a year or two before that (according to my dad and my recollection, but I don't ever remember any games before that). Than after that year we were off to the races and the strike comes. I vividly remember getting the sports page (my dad would give me the sports page every morning since I was about 6) and on the front page was a little tracker showing how many days the strike had gone for and the estimate of the days that could pass before the season would be over. Each and every day the first thing I'd look at in the morning was that section of the paper to see if the strike had ended. I remember being real dissapointed without baseball (I lived & died with baseball...watching it & playing it daily). Finally the season was cancelled and I remember being very dissapointed. I also remember my dad coming home one night (later on in the year) telling me that we'd be going to the opening day angel game (its a tradition in our family) real soon as the strike had ended and baseball would start. I remember hearing people saying how they wouldn't follow baseball and as a kid I don't think I knew better, but I did know that all my favorite players and my favorite team was going to play and as a kid thats all that mattered to me. So I guess the strike was one of my saddest baseball memories, but at the same time the ending was one of my favorite baseball memories.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 11:25 AM) A Bad signing? A bad signing is what the Cubs gave Ted Lilly. Darren Dreifort made over 63 million dollars in his baseball career, and went 48-60 with a 4.36 ERA. That was a horrendous signing. Just thought I would clear that up. BTW, thanks for the Gange info. Technically speaking, I'd take a healthy Dreifort over Ted Lilly every day of the week (unfortunately there is no such thing as a healthy Dreifort).

Wow...thats one hell of a lot of posts....Psssh...Amateur.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 10:32 AM) I would have to think a few Boras clients have signed extensions with the old club at least a couple of times, but does anyone actually know? Gagne signed an extension with the Dodgers in the past. The Dodgers have often times negotiated with Boras (Darren Dreifort signed an extension to remain w/Dodgers, albeit it a bad signing).

Iowa - IU tonight and the game is going to be broadcasted in FULL HD. Lets go Hawkeyes!!!!!

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 09:43 AM) So, again, the Colts have no case, despite already winning in Foxboro? What the heck are you talking about. Most experts I've heard are all picking the Colts. In fact I'd be surprised if anyone picked the Pats (the only valid reason for picking them is based on past success of Brady/Belli in the playoffs and that is it because the Colts are the superior team).

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 11, 2007 -> 10:03 AM) New housing is RIDICULOUSLY expensive everywhere (probably a combination of product cost going up and UNIONS). My wife and I want to move back to her hometown in Iowa (near Iowa City) in a few years. New housing is WAY expensive even for our there. I can get a 60+ year old home in good condition for $110. New homes are a minimum of TWICE that. Or, smaller new homes are as expensive as larger older homes. Let me give you this example... 3 Bedroom, 1 bath, 1304 sq ft, built 1900: Cost: $124,900 (or, $95.78 per sq ft 2 Bed, 1 Bath, 884 Sq. Ft., built 2005. Cost: $112,900 (or, $127.71 per sq ft.) These two buildings are LITERALLY one block apart. Why would I buy the new one when I can get the old one with more square feet, a deck, AND a nice back yard? New electrical work, good plumbing/pipes, efficient windows (keeps energy costs down), non creaky floors. There are a lot of major perks to having a new house as opposed to one built in 1900.

Jill from home improvement.

QUOTE(vandy125 @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 09:50 AM) Are we sure that he is dead? I could never actually decide whether or not he had died. It looked like a shot to the shoulder. I thought when his head finally bowed that was it. At first I thought Jack maybe hit him somewhere where he knew he wouldn't die, but than I realized he has to be a goner.

You'd be surprised how many people drop that much on jeans/stuff. Out here in Cali I'd say 3 out of ever 4 girls in the OC own at least on pair of Seven (or similar) jeans and you'd be shocked at how many guys do too. I own a couple nicer pairs of jeans that would probably cost close to that, however, I have friends in the right place and paid like 30 bucks for them (which is about the most I'd personally pay for jeans). All that said I have never heard of that store in my life, but I tend to do all my shopping at places where I have friends that work cause I'm a cheapo like that, lol.

And I guess 09 is at the Cardinals new stadium???

WGN and my love of Chicago ever since I was a kid is probably why. I used to watch Sox and Cubs game on the television when I was young, developed into a Bulls fan and a Bears fan and well the rest was history. My love of the city came from visiting it a couple times as a wee lad (my mom is from the southside and we still have family in the burbs). I still say its the only big city I could ever even consider living in.

I'm glad Crede has signed quickly as the Sox now can focus on tearing that deal up and giving him a new one that sets himself up for the rest of his life. Remember, having Joe signed makes him even easier to move (especially at this figure in 07 with teams knowing they still have the rights to him in 08).

This show was absolutely amazing. Wow. I don't get how they can keep doing it, but they find a way. QUOTE(retro1983hat @ Jan 16, 2007 -> 05:54 AM) SPOILER alert!!!!!! Damn it! I loved Curtis. Boy, when you work on this show, you must be afraid reading your script knowing you're probably going to get whacked. I was stunned when he died.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 07:08 PM) WTF, is there a right or wrong answer? Hell, either way he's still an option to outplay Brewster in practices and camps which could create a tough call for the coach. 3 star vs. 2 star - who cares? Either way there are 2 *** and a couple ** to compete with Brewster. Green Jacket, Yellow Jacket...who gives a s***.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 05:54 PM) Perhaps I'm the only one like this but for football (unlike baseball) I can't be distracted by things like laptops and game threads and such, I tend to do a lot of gestating, punching and screaming, the game needs my full attention. Baseball on the other hand I can just sit back with my laptop and bulls*** in a game thread about how s***ty the Sox are playing. I'm weird like that. Ya, football games get my full attention (plus I'm usually at the bar, unless its nationally televised) and playoff games get me to go crazy. I must have lost a pound or two from yesterdays game just from all the running and jumping around I did (oh and my voice is toast today).

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 10:25 AM) mlbtraderumors.com basically covered it all... That was all Gammons said. I don't see this happening, with or without Uribe here. I could see the Sox interested, however, I don't expect anything to happen since Uribe will play. And no, I don't think it would be just Aybar for Crede.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 09:56 AM) Meh, I agree with you that Rex doesn't deserve that INT in his stats, but I simply don't see that being worth it. Numbers can matter in the NFL, but it's no where close to where they are in baseball. So I never see it being debated. Plus you have to factor the fact that QB's will throw balls that should be picked but get dropped so I think it all evens out in the end.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 14, 2007 -> 10:56 PM) How far fetched is a Saints fix? Trust me, while its a great story...the Bears being back in the Super Bowl would be better for ratings. Its going to be one heck of a game and I'd think the line would be pretty much even (just because the Bears are the home team) otherwise I think the Saints would be favored on a neutral field. I'd be more confident but I still have a lot of questionmarks about our defense and offensively we are going to have to have a real crisp and well executed game out of Grossman and the entire unit (since the Saints can flat out score).

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 12:32 AM) It's not. You're looking at the old CAAT. Somehow it was, but I unlocked it last night when I saw this post.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 07:21 AM) Brand New's latest album is great. Lot of good songs on there. Ya, I had been complaining about it, but turns out I had a demo version and the real version is top notch, very top notch.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 03:15 PM) I really liked the first season of "Men Behaving Badly". Then they changed almost the entire cast around Rob Schneider and it really sucked. That first season was gold. QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 08:22 PM) I really enjoyed the one season of Playmakers. Yet again, fantastic.

AWESOME

QUOTE(Gage Loves Me @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) Solid win by the Rangers this afternoon. 3-1 over the Bruins. Rangers vs. Blackhawks on Feb. 18 at the Garden. Can't wait for that game. First the Wings will feed off the Hawks, than the Rangers. Poker tonight apparently.