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QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 12:05 PM) Im really hoping we find a guy with filthy stuff this year instead of just going after the guys with great control. Even Lumsden has a low 90's fastball... be nice to have a guy who can throw mid-high 90's and have another good pitch to compliment it. Even if he doesnt have great control we can work on that. It would have to be a high schooler or a guy that really slid due to signability issues (Boras as his agent and we know we won't take him). In general you aren't going to find that type of guy at this spotunless he has AWFUL control or no secondary pitches or has outrageous demands. Kenny doesn't seem to be the type of guy that wants to spend big bucks on a prospect since thats money he could use on the major league roster (ie giving a guy like Hochevar huge money at 29 may not be worth it to him). However we do need to invest money into the farm system, but I've long felt your better off getting some guys that slid from the early rounds (and taking them in the 5th-10th rounds) and offering them 2nd or 3rd round money as opposed to taking one guy at 29 who just has ridiculous demands.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 12:05 PM) Maybe re-stock the farm with the loss of Gio and Hag? I am completely clueless with the draft this year... I'm hoping for a pitching heavy draft by our org. Pitchers are always valuable picks because not only are they an expensive position at the major league level (meaning that you can save a lot of money if you can develop cheap minor leaguers), but they also are a key reason to why teams win (strong pitching is important) and because of both of these factors, good pitching prospects always have more trade value than good hitting prospects. They think that this draft may see a record for collegiate pitchers taken. My hope is that Max Scherzer somehow slides big time. He's a hell of a pitcher (Mizzu) but has had some minor injuries this year. Mix that with him maybe fronting and asking for a lot of money (not ridiculous money) and who knows. But thats probably a total dream. One guy thats on my radar as a early round pick (not 1st rounder) is Wes Roemer. He is not an overpowering pitcher but he has a good arsenal of pitches and pin point control (He went over 40 innings this year without a walk and has like a 77 to 3 strikeout to walk ratio on the season). Roemer is the ace of Fullerton (however he may not even be eligible for the draft cause I think he's a sophmore and very few sophmores are draft eligible). UNC's starter (Miller, IIRC) is a lefty who is pretty much #1 on all draft boards right now. But you also have Ian Kennedy, Max Scherzer and quite a few other guys that are projected to go in the 1st round (Kennedy and Scherzer are both STUDS and Miller has a hell of an arm).

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) What's the early read on this draft? Deep? Weak? College hitting heavy? High school pitching heavy? Insanely heavy college pitching draft. There are a ton of stud collegiate pitchers out there this year.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 10:22 AM) What the heck is Cinci chili? Like Cincinnati? Are they known for chili or something? Ya, they have these places called Skyline chili. They put like cinnamon into the chili to make it a bit sweeter and serve it with pasta. Had it one time and it was pretty good. I'm sure I'll try it again when I'm in Cincy for the Sox series.

Mine is the default one.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 10:24 AM) The Prius has come down in price, from about a 10K differential to a comprable regular auto to 5K. MSRP may be that way, but from what I've gathered most dealers are still charging (and getting) markups on top of MSRP. People are paying as much as 28-30K for them and thats a joke. At that price you could almost get yourself a lot of cars that are much nicer.

I'm now thinking something. During the entire winter I'm going to post a thread of whats so great about CA (ie the weather)

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 10:34 AM) I'm going to be in Vegas in the end of May. Are there Sonic's in Vegas? My buddy has been raving about that chain, and it might be my only chance to try one. Look at me, going to Vegas and I'm looking for fast food chains. :rolly I don't think so. I'm going to be in Vegas right around than, although I think its the 1st of June when I'll be there for 2 nights.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 09:57 PM) What should i do, and where should i eat??? Nothing too expensive. I want to also know the best place to watch/bet on the sox and bulls? Is there free drinks when you sports bet? Used to be free drinks but a lot of the sports books are going away from that. Biggest things to do in Vegas would be eat, drink, gamble, and go to clubs. I guess you can also lounge at the pools if the other choices don't interest ya.

Girls that wear short skirts combined with the high fuzzy boots look really hot, yet really ridiculous. My opinions on baseball >>>> most people's opinions on baseball (what can I say, I'm an arrogant bastard).

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 04:43 AM) I know I am no match for the Soxtalk old timers, but I remember seeing 63 cents a gallon right before the first gulf war. My last year of high school (only 5 years ago), gas was still under a buck. By the way, whoever is filling up at that gas station is a moron. Its pretty expensive to fill up in my town, but gas is right at 3 or 3.05 and in cheaper parts 2.85-2.95

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 08:31 AM) Well, if you Texans take that beanless so called 'chilli' and put it in a tortilla, you get your standard ground beef taco. Seriously...Chili needs beans. More reasons why Texas is just WRONG.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 04:53 PM) I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvs me some beans in my chili. Of course, I'm not making any "authentic" chili, so I don't care. And I also like ketchup on hot dogs. Food Snobs be DAMNED!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 05:53 AM) GREAT point, I was actually going to put that last night. Phillips story is very similar to Lopez, and Felipe is a VERY good player now (won the silver slugger and had great numbers last year). Hot damn, if Phillips develops here, they would have quite a middle infield with 2 guys that they stole off the scrap heap basically and are still young. Lopez, Kearns, Dunn, Encarnacion (who's off to a very good start), now Phillips....that's 5 young cornerstones right there among everyday players (and Freel is solid too and still pretty young, 29 I think) as long as Kearns stays healthy. Now they need pitching and depth, and a minor league system. lol. Also, the Freel to CF and Griffey to 1B idea is very interesting. That would give the Reds a lineup of: Freel CF Lopez SS Griffey 1B Dunn LF Kearns RF Encarnacion 3B Phillips 2B LaRue C P That's a hell of a lineup, probably the best in the NL other than the Mets, and a pretty young one at that. There are still a few lineups in the NL I'd take over that (including the Cards) but it is a solid lineup. They still have an awful pitching staff and aren't exactly the strongest defensive squad (although they do have some guys with pretty good range).

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 08:22 AM) Yes, they did. And coming out of the draft I said he was the highest ceiling guy they left un-signed, which included Donald Veal, Greg Moviel, and a few other very talented guys... I'll see if I can find my post-draft report on him, because basically, 3 years ago, I called him a future first round pick. I remember you making that prediction. I think we were all dissapointed (can't say we were shocked) when Hodge didn't sign. He's a very very talented offensive prospect.

QUOTE(Randar68 @ Apr 21, 2006 -> 09:04 AM) I'd only move him if the following happens: 1) Sox sign Crede to a 3-year deal or longer 2) The Sox draft Wes Hodges this year. Otherwise, I'd keep him at 3rd. If Crede shows he's heatlhy I think we'll see him resigned. Fields is a pretty damn good hitter though so he's going to have value even if he can't play 3rd and he's a good enough athlete to move to the OF. I do agree on holding off on the move though. However, if Joe Crede went down, I'd be scared s***less at the idea of Fields coming up and being our everyday 3rd baseman. Not because of his bat, but becasue I think we'd see him make 3 errors a week and a team built on pitching can not suffer on defense. Crede is the best, if not one of the best in the league when it comes to defending 3rd and he's one of the better offensive 3rd baseman. He's became much more focused at the plate and that will give him a slight increase in avg this year. If Crede can ever turn into a .270-.280 hitter (something I believe he's capable of) he will become a perennial all star because of his power and defense to go with a solid average.

CC, it may have been posted, but it still makes me laugh. Great way to start off the day

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 02:16 PM) The Red Sox are best served to make sure blister gate doesn't happen again this year before tendering a long term deal to Beckett. And I don't think he's worth as much as Mark is as far as a contract goes, but Boston will most likely overpay to keep him. Your right in the sense that he's not worth as much and isn't as good of a pitcher, but people pay big bucks for guys with Beckett's arm and stuff. Beckett is twice the pitcher Burnett is (however Beckett has his blister issues) and someone will offer a very similar deal. I also would never pay Buehrle 15 or 17 mill a year which I saw some people say he's worth. Burnett money (well just above that) is a fair market value, especially in a market that has a few great starters and not just Burnett available.

Whaaa, no Chisoxfn chants? I expect it this year

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 03:00 PM) Didn't the Sox draft Wes Hodges out a high school a couple of years ago? They have a histoy of redrafting players like they did with Chris Getz and Ricky Brooks. Yep, at the time he had broke his hammate bone and became a switch hitter because of it. The guy is a total stud.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 01:03 PM) O's now up 9-4. You know, for all the talk about our bullpen woes, there's is just as suspect--if not moreso. I've said all along that I think they are incredibly over-rated.

Even Wirtz wouldn't be that stupid. All the games are sold out so he wouldn't do anything. However if things ever got bad, he could definately run that franchise into the ground.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 10:29 PM) I'm with that thinking. How old is Malone again? Seems like he's been in Bham for years now. I'm not knocking Corwin, but the odds are against him considering all the arm troubles he's had and the fact that he's been notoriously known for being a little lazy. Now I have no idea if his work ethic has changed over the years.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 10:17 PM) 2-3 walks a game? That's still pretty bad. Malone will never be a stud. Doesn't have the command for that. A viable lefty reliever who could turn into a pretty good one (if he can stay healthy and improve his command enough) is something I could buy.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 19, 2006 -> 09:24 PM) I think right now there are some people who would put Kendrick over Wood, largely based on the fact that Kendrick has perfomed at a higher minor league level than Wood and has shown very good numbers in batting average, which I think sometimes translates better than power numbers to the big leagues. I don't think there is a scout out there that will say that Kendrick has more power potential than Wood. Nor is there a scout out there that would rate Kendrick over Wood. All that said Kendrick is a damn good prospect himself. Would be #1 in our system.