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I'd take Livan or Freddy Garcia. For Livan you wouldn't have to give up much, but the Sox would take on a huge salary next year and I don't think they can tie themselves up anymore. In Garcia, you'd have to think the Mariners, a team in competition, would want quality for him. So unless we could get him in a Koch for Garcia swap, I don't see it happenning.

Thats an intriguing idea, but I think it all comes down to whether Jose's option kicks in and that will depend on how Alomar/Crede are doing as well as how mnay lefties he faces. But I'd trade Konerko's salary in a swap to soley free up money to sign Tejada. The money spent on him would be much more valuable, imo. Especially with Thomas/Daubach around. I think if the Sox made that move, they probably could bring Daubach back. Did I miss something, where is Nunez going?

tony i feel your pain believe me i do.. but if it werent a pipe dream and someone was really tryin to put together something awesome here then we would just drop the whole ball and get guys like bonds et el... to play for us for one season to win it all....... patching up this s*** with a stitch here and some glue there isnt exactly throwing together a contending team........hell we wouldnt even be in any race right now if we were still considered the west division.........good thing our division sucks so badly its the only thing keepin us alive......just some food for thought...... And how is it KW's fault that he has f***ing 1/3 the payroll to work with than the Yankees? I am sure he would prefer not inserting bandaids everywhere to improve this team incremently, but given the payroll he has to work with, he cannot outright buy a winner Agreed, if he could just sign a bunch of guys and take on a ton of salary he wouldn't have to do this. I know you dislike KW, HSC, but the guy is making some good moves and I at least have a lot of respect for the guy. He's the first guy in my lifetime of watching the Sox that is willing to go out and try to win it all and isn't afraid. To me Kip Wells is the only guy proving it at the major league level that he dealt. To a lesser extent there is Bradford, but we have Olivo and there is also Josh Fogg. I can't speak of the ones dealt this year, cause they haven't had the time to prove themselves, but I will say Kenny's trades filled holes and have made this team much more competitive.

I agree with you. I never knew a AAAer that could produce was junk. I think to get Sullivan you had to give up value and the Sox did that. Ya, I hoped that they would give up crap, but it ain't gonna happen most of the time. The Sox likely blocked KC, who at the time of this deal had a better record, and then knew they had to reach an agreement and did just that. The big thing now is what happens with the infield, cause the Sox no longer have someone who could step up from the minors next year and play 2nd or 3rd, which means we could be players in the free agent market next year if the Sox aren't willing to reup with Jose or Alomar. By the sound of things, the Sox are gonna position themselves to win it all. If it doesn't happen, they'll get a crapload of picks, etc and then rebuild in a sense to once again try for it all. I'll give KW credit and I only have great respect for Hummel in the minors. The guy is a very solid player who has a good eye and doesn't strike out. What are the Reds going to do with him though? Is he going to play 2nd or ss with Jimenez at the other position?

Guys on the disabled list are often PTBNL. The reason they make them PTBNL is because of that. With the Sox still paying some of his salary, I'm guessing you'll see a backup of some sort get dealt. Maybe a Nik Lubisich at best.

Well, my school is nothing like those two movies, but I know UCSB is. I go up there every month or two to visit my buddy on the basketball team there and the parties are insane. I swear everywhere you look there are absolutely hot girls. It really is like a movie. As far as holidays, don't expect much but BREAKS KICK ASS. I get like 2 months off for XMAS and you get an extended Summer Break too. Depending on the school, you also get a full week off for Thanksgiving which is nice. With schools dances and stuff, I don't think you guys got a football team (This is me guessing) and thats about the only thing that has big social events. If your interested, join some clubs that seem to interest you or something like that. Gives you a way to meet other people with the same interest as you. Intermaurals are also pretty fun.

Well from the school aspect, I recommend going to classes. I think thats the big thing in having academic sucess in college. As far as a personal level, just chat with random people. Once you meet some people, then they'll introduce you to their friends, etc. I'm not in a frat or anything (I got this thing about paying for friends and somehow thats what I think of a frat as ). As far as parties, my school is pretty lame in that department, so I usually go to parties of friends I know. I try to stay away from frat parties: Tons of Guys, not enough females, plus they are pretty lame in my book. As long as your open with others, you'll make a lot of friends and have a ton of fun in college, plus you'll be helping yourself in the long run from a professional standpoint.

I'll be a junior at Cal State Fullerton.

Why don't I just eat Yogurt, or better yet, Jamba JUICE. YUMMM.

When is it? The previews have looked pretty cool.

Ice Cream, but how am I ever going to get cut eating that. Hell, I'm so sore from my gym routine today.

Wow, I could never be that laid back with my class... But then again, you could wear White Sox gear, and then all would be ok... On the subject of school, I was chatting with ElCaballo45 the other day, and he gave me a great idea to use when I finally become a math teacher in a year. Whenever I ask for a student to put a math problem on the board, I will tell him or her "You can put it on the boooooooooard, Yesssssssss!!!" And I'll go into that class one day and throw an eraser at ya.

Sullivan has a history of being durable. However, the fact that he just came off the DL does concern me. If he is not damaged goods, then great. But if he is, KW should flat out be fired for not doing his due diligence. It'll be a Billy Koch deal, all over again. De Ja-f***ing-vu. Well Sullivan has been very good since coming off the DL, which is a great sign. I agree, Chisoxfn. Still, I'm somewhat concerned about the possibilities. Also, Sox have an option on him for 3 mill next year. Don't know what the terms of the deal were, but I know the Reds sent cash over, which means were probably getting him for free this year. Unfortunately that means they get a bit better prospect. Still, I don't anticipate them giving up a STUD prospect. Another name that could go would be everyones favorite prospect, Jim Bullard. Just me throwing some names out though.

Well I'm hoping it won't hurt as bad since I'm older. I've heard that it mainly feels weird.

Sullivan has a history of being durable. However, the fact that he just came off the DL does concern me. If he is not damaged goods, then great. But if he is, KW should flat out be fired for not doing his due diligence. It'll be a Billy Koch deal, all over again. De Ja-f***ing-vu. Well Sullivan has been very good since coming off the DL, which is a great sign.

If your on the 40 man roster, you can't be a player to be named later from what I remember. Someone can check me on this. That probably also means Adkins/Ginter aren't going anywhere. Cerb was talking to me earlier and mentioned West or Wylie and those names definately make some sense for both sides.

With me, I got my college buds, but my best relationships are with my highschool buds. We are always doing something or another and have great trust, probably cause we've been friends for YEARS. Of course I still got a while in college, but I think the big thing is, in highschool you just hang out with your friends all day long, but in college you go, hang out with friends there, then work and do other things. But still, its not hard to make friends, just be yourself and you'll meet people.

I took PHysics, great class ever. My teacher got pregnant so we had this replacement. He's like if the final is gonna hurt your grades, then don't take it. All we ever did in that class was kick back and relax. Hell sometimes we could even drive to the local del taco, pick up some food and bring it back into class

I laugh everytime I see him.

Gawd...everytime I go to blockbuster its checked out.

I got to do that too. Need to set up a time for mine. I guess mine are all whacked so they need to have to put me to sleep to remove them.

Ya...go to a dentist

I dunno how those rules work, but I'm sure it will be leaked by the end of the week.

I guarantee Adkins goes down. Sullivan is exactly what the doctor ordered. I and a few others had mentioned his name near the deadline as a possibility if the Sox couldn't get Williamson. At that time he was just coming off the DL, but he's always been good with the Reds, DAMN good. The only worry with him is he always pitches so many games and innings that you never know what kind of an effect it will have on him. Still, from the quotes I've read from the Reds players...he was loved there and they know they are losing out a real quality pitcher.

It sounds great...I just hope were in sole possesion of it at the end of the season