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QUOTE(Heads22 @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 11:58 AM) If they run into each other it's going to be at the RCA Dome and there's not much of a shot for anyone there. Ya, than I'll be b****ing for my hatred of domes. I don't see a shot in hell for the Pats to do it, but somehow they are going to get into the playoffs this year and I will always root for the Pats as long as Brady is at the helm (my favorite non Bear). Plus they have done a good job keeping Peyton and the Colts down for a few years. Hopefully they can do it again (and we all know my extreme hatred for the Colts).

Go Pats Go I have a serious man crush on the way the Pats do things. I hope to hell they can get rolling and somehow shock Indy in the playoffs.

He'd be a nice fit (but I wonder if he'll demand too big of a contract; compared to what he's worth). I also think Reggie Wayne would look nice. The Bears definately need to find a FA WR and than go for a TE in the 1st round (if somehow Mercedes fell there well, wow).

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 11:07 AM) Yeah...because the thing that hurt Boston last year was that they had too much pitching and not enough offense out of their outfield. I could see this happening...if Boston was willing to include enough cash to cover Clement's deal. Plus Cleveland wanted Clement last yr, IIRC.

What do you guys think he signs. I'm thinking he inks up another 2 years (with a 3rd year option). Basically put, we'd have him next year and than 2 more for sure. The question is money, maybe he'll take a larger discount since he has finally found a home with the Sox.

I can't answer that question now. We have no idea what the final part of the roster looks like. I'd need to know who our 5 starters are and who we were carrying in the pen (and how many pitchers we were carrying). Plus we have no idea whether Timo or Willie or Gload will be back, so no point in even offering up a guess at this point.

My fear is that we've weakened the pen. Kenny finds one or two good arms to join us in the pen and I'll be feeling a lot better. And despite what some of you say, Viz and Marte aren't going to be super easy to replace. Solid relievers don't just grow on trees, if they did, they wouldn't be getting the ridiculous contracts they are (this year especially). I really hope Baj/Tracey can step up and they are both just awesome character guys (Tracey with a great arm and Baj with unbelievable sucess and poise). However, to expect either of them to even come close to doing what Viz did (plus you got to remember Hermy will be a major ?) well thats unrealistic, in fact they could be awful (sure they could be great, but I think the odds are that they'll be up and down in there first year).

Since when was Josh Stewart a top pitching prospect? I have nothing against the guy, but a lot of you saw something that no one else really saw. Could he have been a serviceable 5th starter, maybe, but he would never be anything more than that. He had lousy stuff and to top it off he didn't have pin-point control. Thats just not a good combination. Nothing wrong with his work ethic though and it stunk he had to take that ball off his chest. But man, where some of you guys got this idea that Stewart was going to be this great pitcher, well I'm miffed. Felix Diaz was a better prospect than Stewart (much better) and we know he'll never be a good 5th starter.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Dec 16, 2005 -> 04:43 PM) Hey guys, I've got a question. I've been working at Blockbuster part time (for the 5 movies a week.) and I'm cutting ties so I don't have the extra w2 for '06 tax year. My question: If I work Dec 26, but get paid on Jan 6th 2006, what tax year will I put that under? if it's 06, I'm not working. if it's '05, then we're good. 06. The only way it would be 05 is if the check was ready for you to pick up in 05, but you just let it sit there and didn't pick it up till 06.

Tom Brady rocks. God I wish the Bears had him. Best QB in the NFL.

Is the NFL going pay-per-view or something? I'd just continue to go to the bar every Sunday like I do anyway (well when the Bears aren't on national tv in my area). I spend 10 bucks, get to watch the Bears game with my buddies (and all the other games on other tv's in the bar) plus get a meal.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2005 @ Dec 17, 2005 -> 12:00 AM) The Bulls are just an inconsistent bunch right now. The defense has fallen off dramatically from a year ago. Its cause they have zero defensive presence in the low post.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 07:07 PM) Unless he cuts down his strikeouts, he will be another Mike Cameron. I know Jason has been a huge fan of Young for a while, with good reason, but to say at worst he'll be Mike Cameron is an overstatement IMO. Let's not forget that Mike Cameron is a pretty damn good MLB player. I saw a guy from Baseball Prospectus the other day on ESPN News talking about Young and he seemed to believe the same thing I do, Young is a high ceiling guy, but the strikeout numbers are disturbing. Young is an awesome combination of power and speed nontheless and was the major chip for us to acquire Vazquez. I think his defense would be slightly less than that of Cameron's. I tend to like him to on the downside (if he doesn't totally bust) to Mike Cameron and on the upside Andruw Jones (not as good defensively, but I think he can do similar things when it comes to power and steals). Jones is flat out the man defensively. Notice I say if he doesn't totally bust out. I say that because I either see Young totally stinking it up or becoming a pretty good player. I don't see him having a "mediocre" career. I'm not worried as much about his strikeouts because he hits the ball hard and he has a good eye. If he were to play in the majors right now, he wouldn't hit for much of an avg, but you'd still see a good number of xtra base hits and he'd contribute in other ways, imo.

Anne Heche couldn't be the killer, she came in too late. I agree though, she annoyed me, I was so happy last week when things went semi back to normal, only to set up the season finale which should be great. The worse part is, I thought I had gotten away from the show (I DVR it, but didn't watch the 1st 4 weeks when finally I was home and there was nothing else on so I checked it out and got sucked back in). Bobolit seems like the perfect person, not too obvious and a name that people that have watched the show would know. It will be cool to see the girl matt hit back in the episode. Who knows it could still be a total shocker and will be one of those smaller roles (in terms of how much time they spent on tv) but it was one of those people that was talked about often. Either way, they've done there job, they've created quite a few threads on here and I'm sure plenty of other sites.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 06:31 PM) If it makes you feel better, I think both of you are reaching a little bit. I'd say, realistically, he's a 20/30 guy. Based on his minor league statistics, Mike Cameron seems like a good comparison. Decent average, good power, very good speed, lots of strike outs. But who knows? This is just my opinion, of course, but to predict 30/30, 40/40, or him hitting 50 homers, when you haven't even seen him against major league pitching, sounds a little overboard if you ask me. There is a reason why he's ranked by some to be one of the 10 best prospects in baseball. The guy has some serious power and he shattered all kinds of records this year in Bham (a total pitchers park). The guy has one of those "live" bats.

I love coming home, knowing that I'm about to go out and drink to say yes, I'm done with finals.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 06:17 PM) If it's Sean, the show is over. I just think Merril Bobolit is just so perfect. If the Carver turns out to be someone off the wall and they have to stretch to tie all the evidence together (especially the condom found at the scene of the Rhea Reynolds murder) I'm gonna be pissed off. The killer has to have motive and be understandable, no cheap way out, I've invested way too much time into this show to have there be so many loose ends in the finale. I'm with you. I don't want for it to be Sean or Christian and I don't think it would. Bobolit makes perfect sense to me. One question, what happened to the transvestite (I forget her name). I remember when Matt and her finally ended it and her son committed suicide, but did she die. If she didn't (remember she's still a man in a sense), than thats the only other person I could see it being (if it was going to be someone who has played a big role in the show at one point in time).

QUOTE(Felix @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 06:13 PM) How come when I say he's a possible 40/40 guy, I get mocked, but when you say he'll hit 30-40 and possibly 50 HR's, nothing is said to you? I'd assume its because I'm pretty familiar with the farm system, plus I have a history of being pretty accurate when it comes to evaluating prospects (well I don't overhype them usually, Young may be the one exception cause I've been oozing and raving about him for a few years).

QUOTE(beck72 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 05:45 PM) Broxton struggled in his late MLB call up. Those struggles could make LA weary of keeping him. Yet one month isn't everything. His pro career seems impressive up to that point 13 innings, 13 hits and like 19 k's. He gave up some runs, but the Dodgers were raving about the kid. This guy is basically Jenks Jr. Doesn't have the other pitches Jenks has, but has upper 90's fastball and he hits 100 on ocassion. Isn't just a FB guy though, but still has to work on his command (as does Jenks). But he's 6-4 and like 260 pounds and is a converted starter.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 05:44 PM) I hear ya, and Broxton is another guy that I thought of. If Kenny is looking to trade Jon for young arms the Dodgers for sure make the most sense. Of course I find it highly unlikely that Kenny is going to do that. I could see him dealing for a good major leaguer and a grooming closer (in the minors) but I can't see him going the prospect route (although those prospects could either help him in a year or two or be used at the deadline).

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 05:39 PM) Billingsley and Miller was actually the package I was thinking of. Miller was pretty damn solid last year actually but he's not the elite prospect that he was though he's still pretty damn good. You get an elite pitching spect and another damn good one and that's not bad at all. Miller rehabed his arm and was really good last year (once he got rolling). If his stuff is back a package of the two of them would be nice, but I'd like to find a way to get an arm that we could immediately throw into the pen as well. Thats the reason I like Broxton.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 05:34 PM) If he's lucky, another Mike Cameron. Imo, aside from him totally busting, thats the worse he'll be.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) If he's this good a prospect, shouldn't we have gotten somebody better for him? That's all I'm asking. If he's this great why did we have to include 3 players in the deal? The Sox wanted to give up Duque because of money and for all I know that was the same reason Viz was part of it.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 15, 2005 -> 01:48 PM) Unless his dad is Sean or Bobolit, you are wrong. It'll be crazy if it turns out to be Sean.