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Schnurstein has been throwing and doing everything for about a week now. Last I had heard he was gonna be back August 1st at the latest, but it looks like he's making good progress. Things aren't good with Anderson though. Sprained wrist and he says he sprained it real bad. I'm guessing he'll be out a while.

I found this hillarious. Just buy her off Kobe.

If Arnold ran their is an excellent chance he'd win. Arnold was going to run this past election, but Davis has so much campaign money and he just bashes the heck out of anyone that even throws their name in the pot. I actually think Arnold being married to a liberal makes him an even better candidate. He obviously gets along with her, so I think he could do a good job of getting support from both parties and rallying to get things done that need to be done in California. The Democrats and Republicans are at war here. Democrats want to raise taxes and keep increasing the spending while the Republicans want to cut spending and raise taxes a minimal amount. Its ridiculous. The state has a ton of bills that are not only state funded but also federal laws. The problem is the federal laws require you to be a citizen and the state of California doesn't want that to be in effect. So the state made their own and you don't have to be a citizen to take advantage of it. Its obvious that its done so the democrats can get the minority vote, but I feel its a bunch of BS for taxpayers to provide money that gets taken by others. I don't go to some other country and welch off their tax payers. Basically in short, California is all screwed up.

Just Soda and Burgers for me. I'll eat burritos in the car, but not tacos. I got to ask, has anyone ate Fried Chicken while driving?

LFMAO

That was an amazing article. I'll never know how people could do those things and get away with it for so long.

I've noticed him. He has been amazing down there and your right he was once very highly touted. I think next year him and Olivo will be the catching tandem. I only hope Kendall is in left field.

Lets just compare Colon's numbers (paid 9 mill a year) with Ponsons (Paid 4.5 mill this year; could be resigned for the next 4 years at around 20 mill with incentives to push the deal around 25 mill). Bartolo Colon - 30 yrs old 7-9 with a 4.25 ERA. In his 21 starts he has pitched 146 innings giving up 142 hits. He has 105 strikeouts to 45 walks and has given up 16 homers. Opponents bat .259 off him with a .315 OBP. Sidney Ponson - 26 yrs Old 13-5 with a 3.67 ERA. In his 19 starts he has 4 complete games and has pitched 132.1 innings while striking out 92 and walking 37. He has given up 10 homers and 134 hits. Opponents bat .261 off of him with a .312 OBP. Career wise Colon has better numbers, but in 2002 Ponson had a 4.09 ERA (Not bad at all, especially for a 25 year old). Now what I'm saying is the Sox can get two young starters for Colon (plus a 3rd who you may just use to deal to get Ponson). Could you imagine getting Ponson, Williams, and Foppert or something like that for Bartolo Colon. Sox would probably have to add someone else, but I'm just saying the possibility is there. While Colon is more proven, Ponson has been awesome this season and has always had great stuff. He's only 26, would be cheaper, and the Sox could have him long term. They'd also get a 5 starter, which means the pen doesn't need to be used as much and can move the other man acquired into the long relief spot.

Plus, is a payroll of 60 or 65 million really that high, especially knowing JR is gonna make some money this year.

I'm implying losing Colon and adding Ponson, Kendall, and Giles. The Sox lose two guys from their major league roster (Colon and Lee) while adding Foppert and Williams (Ainsworth would be a PTBNL) with Williams stepping into the 5 slot in the rotation or Foppert doing it and the other becoming a long reliever. Rotation Loaiza Buehrle Ponson Garland Foppert/Williams Bullpen Wunsch (supposed to be back up on Friday) Marte Gordon Koch White Glover or Foppert/Williams/Wright/Porzio If anyone is telling me that that rotation would suffer, I think they are nuts. Ponson is pitching just as good as Colon this season and I actually think he is a similar pitcher to Colon. The Sox also no longer have Porzio in the 5th slot of the rotation. Jerome Williams is 5-1 with a sub 3.00 ERA in 10 or 11 starts for the Giants. Total Payroll added: Brian Giles - 9 mill a season over the next 3 years(27 mill total) Kendall - 5.5 mill a season over the next 4 years (22 mill; Pirates pay like 47% of his salary) Ponson - Free agent at the end of the year, but Sox could resign him for less then Colon would of cost. I'll just roughly say 6 mill; give or take some. Ponson turned down a 3 yr 15 mill deal, so I'm thinking we could get him. The deal had an option for another year. That is basically $20 million added onto the payroll. Total Payroll Lost: Bartolo Colon - 9 Mill Carlos Lee - 4.5 Mill (Arbitration Eligible Next Year; Will get at least that much) That equates to 13.5 mill. So the Sox would be adding 6.5 million over the long haul with those aquisitions. Now they will be able to resign Jose for less next year (Maybe save 2 mill there). They will also see Maggs contract jump so I figure in the offseason Koch or someone could get dealt for a younger player if they need to free up a little more money. Sox would not resign Everett (Hope to get picks) but the Sox would try to resign Alomar Jr. Yes, you'd be adding payroll over the long haul, but I think its not a ridiculous amount.

Ponson gets better every year and is a freaking workhorse.

Ya, I thougth that was hillarious, it just reaked of sarcasm

Welcome aboard Tizzle

Also if they take Webster they can only take one other guy. I'd really be happy if they took Malone and Webster or Yan. Rupe is gonna be a damn good prospect as he advances and I like Pacheco so much.

Lol...as long as I can figure out the coding, I'll get it done. Just remember, I can be really slow

Damn, I thought i was gonna be one of them

I'll never forgot some of the pitching staffs the Sox had and just how bad they were at fielding. Every grounder up the middle was a challenge.

I hope you told him "Yankees Suck and that he sucks" after the test was over.

Will look into it. I think thats a viable option.

Alomar JR is definatley worth bringing back.

2 yrs, man it seems as it was forever. Lol....I ended up being right with my fascination of Gagne. Some other guys I'm fascinated with are Klesko, Kotsay and Lawrence. I think all of them are very solid players.

Stewart wouldn't be horrible to have in the 5 hole for a short time if he had better control. I'd like to pick up those arms from the Giants, Ponson, and Giles/Kendall

Ponson is a very talented pitcher. Every year he has gotten better and he'd be a great pickup. I've been saying that for two years now I think

I've been a fan of Cooper since he was with the Angels, but I just don't see him being a 5th starter nor do I see Porzio being on for the Sox.