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Ok, Shea just got fired...so for the first time this offseason I've been right. Now lets get Pyrz and Iguchi or Cora...most importantly Pyrz.

Holy s***, I'm so freaking happy. God damn this tells me the Bears won't settle and sit and wait hoping to get better. Tell me you heard this Chisoxfan? I just saw this posted on another board and was hoping it was true

QUOTE(Molto @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 10:43 AM) if there is a winner, this is it. LMAO Mario

I wish it were certain and I believe he should be fired. I just hope Lovie and JA do the right thing. Fassel is my #1 choice with Martz a 2nd. If the Raiders axe Norv Turner thats another guy I'd look at. I want the Bears to bring in a proven OC if at all possible. Dbaho, DT has another year on his deal with the actual salary being 950K (not counting his bonus) so I think he gets cut only if the Bears think he's detrimental to the club.

Bulls have zero low post game without Eddy Curry. One thing they'll have to find sometime this year or next year is another low post player, imo. And Harrington is such a big piece of turd. This was a terrible game. I could see it when they were winning early and it eventually turned that way. Bulls should of won and they played the worse game I've seen from them in a month or so.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 07:10 PM) I only see that happening if the sox are out of it honestly. Disagree, I think if Everett plays well with Frank gone then when Frank comes back and if he plays well, then the Sox have an affordable player in Everett who another team in it could want in a deal where the Sox could fill another need, potentially.

Badass job by Gordon, but the rest of the Bulls need to get involved. Deng had a good first quarter and not a great 2nd quarter. Harrington looked awful after making his first two shots.

Ugly looking game so far. I know they were up 8-0 at one point, but I don't like the way the offense is looking nor are the Bulls doing there job boxing out defensively.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 05:39 PM) Probably a good philosophy Jason. But they'll get another infielder no matter what, it just depends who it is. I wouldn't be shocked if they bring in two, and trade a guy they have. Well if they trade someone it would have to be Willie. I hope they don't just give him up cause I can't belive how many fans and even management seems to of written him off. The guy struggled at times, but at other times looked very good and can actually draw a walk, plus he plays gold glove defense, imo. There is no reason to think he can't become a good player. At this point I already consider him solid, especially for a 9 hole hitter. He's going to learn to steal better and once that happens some team is going to get really lucky (thats if the Sox give him up). It would be stupid for the Sox to deal him. I don't mind picking someone up, but I also think that Harris deserves a shot to get the job out of spring training. That could be the case with Cora or Iguchi to be honest. I like Cora's versatility to play both ss and 2nd. Plus he's a pretty smart ball player. In short, I just don't think infield is the hole that the catching spot is and that Pryz is a must get. But I don't expect the Sox to get him, lol, and I'm going to keep telling myself that.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 05:37 PM) Agree on Davis playing over Burke, for money and other reasons. They want to see what they've got in Davis. I think the only position Hankins can play that Jamie can't is 2B. I'm a Burke fan too, he's the perfect 25th guy IMO. I don't know how much experience Burke has in LF and RF but Hankins has played those positions as well, IIRC. Your right though, Burke is quite versatile too. Burke goes well with the ball and keeps a short swing. He'll move guys around and if he continues to improve defensively and get a better understanding of the Sox pitching staff (which I think he will) then it seems like a no brainer to keep him. I like Davis' potential, but I yack at his swing. Good god I think I have a shorter swing. He's definately got potential which is why I'm intrigued. Plus I don't think he's a bad guy. But off the bench I don't really like Davis; Doesn't really handle the bat well (by that I mean moving guys around) while Burke can. Plus I don't think he's a guy that will react well to a benching or playing every few days. Then again he was pretty quiet when he didn't play for like the first week following the deal.

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:49 PM) It will be pretty hard to contend in the west. Even if harden is a stud. Anaheim and Texas are both going to be good again this year. You gotta admit though, Texas has yet to fill there big hole from this past season, which was pitching. If I were a Ranger fan I'd be royally ticked off considering they got a very very good ballclub offensively. But I think the Angels are going to flat out run away with the division while the A's and Rangers stay around .500; On the other hand I think the Indians flounder.

For the sake of my heart, I'm going to continue to tell myself the Sox are done for the offseason. I dont' want to get my hopes up for Pyrz and Iguchi and then get my heart broken, lol. Cause I must admit, I'm not looking forward to having Davis/Burke behind the plate. I think thats a horribly crappy catching core. On the other hand, we all know me, I happen to like Willie Harris, although I'm more hesitant than I used to be due to reports on his attitude. But I think Willie is a solid ballplayer. Iguchi excites me more because of his marketing potential if he comes in and is a solid ballplayer. I don't think he's going to be a star by any means. But you never know I guess.

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 04:58 PM) that's what i took from watching him. He's mike vick w/o the arm....now I could be totally wrong, but that's what I've seen. So essentially he's a more talented Ronald Curry. He's going to get drafted, but he may need to pull a Randel El. I just know he impressed the hell out of me in the rose bowl. I'm also starting to like the idea of drafting Williams out of Texas (LB) cause it would give the Bears a good defensive line and linebacking core with a solid secondary. Either Williams or Rolle would look awful good, plus the step down from Rolle to Webster (the 2nd best corner) is a hole hell of a lot. I think Dub is probably gone and it looks like DT is back. I also think were going to hear that Shea was fired sometime in the next 10 days. I hope to hell they fire his piece of s*** ass. I've never hated a coach more then I hate Shea. That guy has completely f***ed Justin Gage's progress and singlehandedly help ruin the Bears season. Incompetent isn't just the only thing that comes to mind, asshole comes to mind too. Get that prick bag away from the Bears. His ego is so god damn big it wouldn't matter if the entire team was on IR he'd still call for this 7 step drop/slow developing plays.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 04:33 PM) Row, I thought about that and the numbers look awfully tough for 3 catchers, but it's a possibility. Assuming 11 pitchers, you've got 14 spots. 3B, SS, 2B, 1B, LF, CF, RF - that's 7 starters. Gload, Everett, Timo Perez, and a backup middle infielder. That's 11. Plus two catchers makes 13. One spot left ... Frank Thomas? If Thomas starts on the DL I can definitely see 3 catchers. If Thomas is healthy I can't see it. The big benefit is the fact that Burke can play multiple positions. Peronsally I give Burke the nod over Davis if you carry two, but with the money Davis is going to get that won't happen (i know 1 mill isn't that much but it still gives him the nod). If they were to carry three you'd almost give Hankins the nod over Burke due to his mega versatility. But I am a Burke fan. Calls a good game, has a solid arm/quick release, and has a very unselfish approach at the plate. I think he can hit .250 plus in the majors. But .300, not over a full season, imo.

I'm looking into it. Waiting to get a login info to the help forum so I can check out the bugs that are being reported. I messed all around the control panel and thought I got them but obviously didn't.

Nothing but itunes. I think all of the others are garbage, specifically real and windows media. Never really used winamp that much, for whatever reason I never liked the layout of it. Itunes = AWESOME I may just need to pony up the dough in a few months for an ipod.

You should Willie.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:33 PM) I only see a quote plus box and then reply. I am using netscape so i am confused. To the right of the quote plus box you should see one more that just says quote. At least thats what i see. Is everyone else seeing that and since your using netscape I don't think Browsers would have an effect cause Mozilla is essentially an open source version of netscape.

I remember this being posted a while ago and all of us having a pretty good size discussion about it. I think it was Mr. Eye who eventually brought up some pretty good evidence that this conspiracy theory is just that.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 12:56 PM) Kingpin! I haven't seen that movie in a long time. Ishmael: I am so sloshed! Bowling Alley Owner: That's ginger ale. Kingpin is great, god I love that movie. I finally saw it like a year ago and have watched it a few times since. Only gets funnier.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) Wow, I agree with every description you gave to each movie. I was VERY disipointed in DodgeBall, but loved Old School. All the American Pies are kinda classics to me now to, I love them. The 1st American Pie and American Wedding were both quite funny. 2nd one wasn't as good. First is a classic to me.

QUOTE(SoIL @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:26 PM) I'm not seeing a plain quote button. I'm using Opera for a browser. Would that have anything to do with it? Look on the bottom right. You should see a quote box and then a quote+ box that has a black outline around it. Click on the quote box. I think thats your issue. Hopefully there isn't a bug with opera. If there is I'll go look up for a fix on it. I use mozilla and everything seems to work great with it.

QUOTE(Man Of Steel @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 11:57 AM) and the journey continues....

Cool looking. I used the 3rd one at TEP. God I'm looking forward to getting back out there again this year. Its always my sign that baseball season is finally here

QUOTE(SoIL @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:15 PM) Can someone tell me why what I'm quoting are not showing up in the quote box? I have been hitting the quote button, but that ain't working. Hit the plane quote button, not the one with the quote plus. The quote plus is if you want to quote multiple posts.