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The Cubs got a Twin like schedule down the stretch, with the exception that they don't play any of the top flight divisional foes, like the Twins will have to (Thats right; Sox WILL HAVE TO PLAY GREAT BALL THE REST OF THE WAY). I'd call it a pretty good shot that the Cubs get there.

If the Sox don't get Jose's contract I got a feeling we'll see them make a serious push at someone. Everett won't be back (Not that we were paying him much) and Alomar will likely stay. If the Sox don't keep Alomar then they could add Tejada and go with a younger player at 2nd (I'd guess it would be Wee Willie). Right now I have great faith that the Sox will make hte playoffs. I am confident in this team and I'm confident that most of hte players will be back and the Sox will do even more this offseason to make the team better. I'd probably take the cheaper of Matsui/Tejada. Both would be very valuable depending on their price, considering the hole they'd fill.

Yep and it was on Matsui bobblehead day too. As far as the Sox and attendance I agree wholeheartedly with ya. By the way, I've only been to 5 Sox games (3 vs Angels; 2 vs Dodgers) this year plus two spring training games. If I could make more I would. And I plan on doing so if things go as I hope they will and the Sox play in October

Exactly. On a sidenote...gonna move this to the off topic board. And No Juggernaut shouldn't be banned. He's a good poster and he knows a ton about the Sox. He brings up a valid point and wanted to see other peoples thoughts.

Buehrle is my favorite. Right now I just like thinking that the Sox have 3 aces and one damn good pitcher (Garland). I hope they all stay healthy and all get better and better.

All I know is that the Big Blue will go down this weekend

Urlacher isn't perfect. Both Raw Lewis and Derrick Brooks are better then him, but he is very good at the linebacking slot and that is a more important position then the safety slot, imo. I do think that his biggest flaw is shedding blocks, but I see him improving at it and he will get good at it. He has the tools and work ethic which means it will happen. I'd say when this team gets a real coaching staff, Urlacher will be ready to make his assault on being the BEST linebacker in the NFL. He's now had one year where he really had to shed a lot of blocks, this will be the 2nd, after that he'll be ready.

Sssshhhh...and how the hell would they know, when I looked like this

Well I've officially gone right. Kazaa was deleted from my computer today. I may of had Kazaa but I did buy Cd's, now I'm gonna try and only buy those from the major record labels that are really kick butt. Hopefully the RIAA goes out and now markets online stuff and sets up a pay to download service and a really good affordable one at that.

I'm lost...since when was I ever in Colombus?

The entire inning he pitched in the game I was at he was at or around 95-97 and just had that closer mentality. The people that see him everyday said he has the closers mentality and that he flat deals. His big flaw, if you call it one, is he goes right at the people. MN, thanks for explaining that better on Lauman. I thought it was him in higher places and because he knew someone he got dropped. I knew that couldn't be so I figured the writer must of miswrote something or I zoned out while reading it. Shaffer is a quality guy and I love Fontaine. I'm assuming Lauman kind of runs the draft and Fontaine overviews it and zeroes in on things and states the specific goals of the draft along with KW (Kind of an overhead thing; otherwise GM isn't too involved in those things). I'd say Laumann has done a solid job and I'd say its pretty tick tack he got demoted because the other guy knew someone. I wonder what the other guy did.

Now Now...lets not knock badminton.

Wow...I was brutal during week one. This is one of my worse weeks in a long time. God my ass handed to me in my pickem contest with my buddies too. I'll be back though

I always have felt Quintero would be one of those guys that eventually makes it up because of his defense and learns to hit around .240 or so as a platoon catcher, somewhere. Ala a Robert Machado.

I gotta disagree with you on Majewski. The guy is only 23 and has a hell of an arm and has pitched really good in Charlotte since the first month. Considering it was his first time in AAA, I'd say he had a pretty good year. He routinely guns it in the mid 90's and when I saw him he looked like he had MAJOR LEAGUE stuff. In regards to Ginter, I'd say he'll make it somewhere and will be productive. Not all first rounders become stars, you like them too, but getting production out of them is nice too. I'm lost though, isn't Fontaine pretty involved in the drafts too? And why was Laumann canned. I haven't been around for the past couple days, had no access.

Here's one suggestion for the Sox. Put some nice food stands in the upperdeck (Never been up there; only been to the park twice) so maybe they are already there. If the game is going to be a sellout or a real big crowd then I think this is a good policy and one that should be enforced, but on 20,000 seat days I wouldn't give a damn if people are allowed to move down. Thats just me though, and I'm a resident Cheap Ass

Uggh...lets not begin with that crapass performance that I saw in person. Still the drive was worth it and I saw Pac Bell the day before...freaking awesome stadium. Nicest one I've been too. Going to sleep now, but I'll talk about the horribly pathetic Bears tomorrow

He's definately making big strides. I hope to see him only get better this season and better next season and so on.

Just that one where he pitched rather poorly. WAY TO GO BARONS

GO ANNA Sssshhh...don't tell me she's just an analyst.

Been watching it along with the football game.

My High is 4800 I used to really kick ass back when I played it during my class like everyday

http://www.gamescene.com/game.cgi?somethingfishy For those bored at work or bored at home, just play this game. It got me through my web design class my senior year of highscool

Because some of us don't have that new car smell anymore...so the smell of some nice inn and out does the car wonders