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Heads, is Wallace playing like crap or has the lack of talent from the entire rest of the team finally taken over? I mean watching ISU wallace was amazing, but you could see the talent around him sucked.

Yeaaa, Go Team. Well I'm one of those optimist here and I still think the Sox will have sucess this upcoming season.

Well they are expected to start the negotiations next Monday, right after the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Happy Birthday Apu.

Yep.

Beatles are awesome. I made myself a greatest hits cd of them and its two full cd's and like 58 songs and I still know I didn't get all their good stuff.

He got a big contract, but look at his numbers. If the guy wasn't hurt, he'd be a potential 20 game winner. Era was 2.79 or something. Also go out and look at the deal Mike Remlinger is likely going to sign. 3 yrs 9 mill. Thats really cheap considering the numbers he's put up. Trust me, this is a buyers market.

He's going to take over as first base coach of the New York Mets. Another former member of the Chicago Baseball scene Don Baylor will also be joining the Mets staff as bench coach.

Unless he can build it to a powerhouse where they can afford to pay and land a big name head coach. Heck, even getting a reject like Bob Davie would be a big move for a smaller school, imo.

Supposedly they are willing to offer Nick Johnson and one other prospect for Bartolo Colon. This makes me real happy because It makes me believe we can get him for much less then I originally suspsected. A Package of Lee and Malone may be all it takes to get this deal done. Yes, Malone is better then any pitching prospect the Yanks could offer up. Of course Lee must be involved imo. The Sox have plenty of other pitchers they could offer up as well like Diaz. I don't think Rauch or Honel will be a part of the deal. Heck, Lee and Wright for Colon would definately get it done, if the reports are true about the Yanks offer. Then again, those reports don't say the Expos would do the deal, lol. The question is whether they will be forced to move Colon. That decision isn't expected till the end of the week or the beginning of next week when MLB sets out their budget.

Thats for sure, the guy does get hurt. I still would pick him up for say 500k to a mill and then an option for a 2nd year. Throw in some performance incentives in their as well.

Its kind of like basketball where fundementals have all went to hell. Players come in the NBA looking for the highlight dunk and can't even make free throws anymore, nor can they pass the ball or do much of anything. Man, I remember what basketball was like. Remember the showtime Lakers, the Pistons and the Bulls all during the same time period. Man, that was basketball. Now watch that stuff and you see turnover after turnover and it isn't even a team game anymore. Of course I still enjoy basketball, its just a different style of play. Football is slowly changing into that too, the only thing is, it won't work, because fundemental tackling is key.

Great its our favorite buddy pumajama

Oh I know, I figure I got to enjoy these years as much as I can ,cause after college I'm gonna have to work 40 hours a week at least for another 40 yrs. At least right now I only work say 25 hours a week and it isn't like I need to do it to stay alive, like I'll have to do once I'm on my own. Still, I can't wait.

Well they've landed some top talent lately, but they just can't continuosly do it, or so it appears. I figured those wins and the high preseason ranking that year would lead them to land some big recruits. Everyone was raving about Erickson as well and he even turned down the USC job to stay at OSU. People were really raving about that program. They are still decent of course, but I truly think any team in the Pac 10 can compete because as long as your in it you will have a great shot at the pro's no matter what team your playing for.

He is just a situational lefty and like I say I don't think he has the best stuff, but I can't really deny the numbers he's put up. Last season after the sluggish start, which is due to his injury, he was brilliant, just like he was in 2000 when he was healthy, which was the entire season.

Its been a hard days night.... I could sing it if I had the song playing right now.

Yep, that was an ugly game. Oregon State was stocked that year, then the next season they came in with super high preseason Rankings with like Simenton as their running back and well, Fresno State upset them and they went way downhill.

I know one thing, I sure as hell needed this week off. Man oh man was I beat and sick of school. Now I only got 2 weeks left and then finals week and then two months off.

Lol, sorry Baggs, I mean 3 yr 15 mill.

I think since its in the contract they could technically still give him 250 k a year.

Baggs, Stanton aside, not many lefties can do what Wunsch does. I mean theirs Remlinger and Hammond on the Braves and then Arthur Rhodes, but thats about all I can think of. Billy Wagner is another that comes to mind.

JR has no intention of helping this team. KW tries, but he obviously has series limits on how much he can spend and that comes directly from the owner.

The one nice thing about Byrd is that he proved that he can pitch in the AL. This guy would be a great pick up at say 5 mill a year over 3 yrs.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone. Enjoy the time you spend with your family and friends