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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 10, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) Look, I been posting here since July of '03. I know my join date says February '04 but that's only because I forgot the password to my original name and had to create another one. I was just like Rowand44, Soxace and jphat before he went crazy. Just optimistic about EVERYTHING. I think you have me confused with WHarris1. I'm just optimistic about sox prospects who I like or have seen personally.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jan 5, 2011 -> 07:41 PM) The system definitely needs a player or five to breakout next season. I'm on the Blanke and Petricka train currently. I love me some Michael Blanke. Also a big fan of Ryan Buch's arm. Saladino is my boy too.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 08:24 AM) I'd put Bogut up as a tier 2 center, defensively one on one he was the best center in the league last season. And he's playing with that wrist injury which he's still recuperating from. Think he'll only get better as the season goes on. It just goes to show how underrated (STILL) he is with casual fans.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 9, 2011 -> 02:40 AM) Lee is one of the guys they traded. Archer is viewed highly by all the minor league-centric sites. Vitters stock has fallen considerably ala Tyler Flowers. Ya I just saw Lee was in the deal, though Castro has that SS spot locked up for the future, so the Cubs can part with him. Archer kind of came out of nowhere last season for them, so he was a classic sell high. (I didn't even follow him in their system which I sometimes do with other teams prospects from, whom I read about from high school or drafted or personally seen in college) I see him more as a reliever down the road anyways with the good offspeed pitches. It was a very good trade for Hendry and I do not say that often with him. Now with that said, I have no idea what his plan is. He's trying to compete again this year, but if he thinks his team can knock off the Cards or even the Brewers, well.. good luck. But it is baseball, so anything can happen. (injuries, poor performances, etc.. from any team)

Well I'll say this about Ohman. That guy is very animated. The reliever version of Peavy. He'll be as pissed off as you when he's giving up homers.

Good trade for the Cubs. Garza still has 3 years left on his deal before he's a FA, and is only 27. Cub fans tend to forget their prospects are what they are... prospects. Lee is probably one of (also Vitters) the only guys worth while in their system.

Rose with 19 FTA. That'll do refs, that'll do.

QUOTE (MuckFinnesota @ Jan 4, 2011 -> 01:24 AM) Sixth grade bullies, some kids that were assholes through middle school, some punk ass kids from high school, (some of all of these grades never did anything with their lives so screw 'em), my ex's male best friend, my ex's boyfriend, some of the kids who tried to force religion on me, or shared their views on abortion with me and tried to say I was wrong...Add a crap ton of republicans, news anchors, politicians, and athletes to that and you are set. Also want to kick an engineering student's ass too, along with steroid pumpin' kids I knew who were jerks in frats...glad I played dirty in intramurals! Oh and I forgot about the defensive coordinator from high school football my sophomore year. That guy had no dick. So I'm going to assume Andrew was part of the punk ass kids from high school Ross?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 2, 2011 -> 01:30 AM) I can't believe the intelligent people on here think we are a lock to win anything and if we don't Ozzie should be canned. First of all it was a miracle winning as many games as the Sox did last year. Secondly, I could easily see this team sucking. Just because Dunn has been added and Crain? That doesn't mean s*** except we are returning to the days we had another major league hitter (Dye before the second half collapse in his final season here; Thome before he was let loose n signed by the Twins) in the lineup instead of the abysmal Kotsay and mediocre Jones duo. We have no proven closer. Our starting pitchers were good at times last year, horses*** at times. Peavy is a major question mark. Our third base and second base are question marks (as much as I love Gordon's potential). Paulie could easily drop in production after that great great season of his. We still have a powderpuff hitter in left who arguably is not a good leadoff hitter and has no arm. Rios is no superstar. In fact, despite his nice season, he still has much to prove. After bouncing back last year, does he feel he has anything to prove? Will he regress? AJ had an average season last year. Some might say until the last six weeks or so he sucked. He's not getting any younger. And this team has shown no ability to beat Minnesota and even dominate the lowly teams in the division. Just because we added Dunn and Crain we are locks to win the division? We are locks to dominate KC, Cleveland and Detroit when we haven't dominated them the past two seasons at all, just because of Crain and Dunn? I dunno about that. This team isn't a lock to win s*** and if it doesn't it isn't necessarily Ozzie's fault. That said, if I were Ozzie and thought I had enough money in the bank/investments, I would ask for an extension now in an ultimatum ploy. If he doesn't get one, he should resign. He can be a bench coach next year somewhere in the NL, then get a managing job again, likely in Florida. He's a fool to go into the year with a one-year deal; a fool. Managers with a WS title under their belt have more leverage than one year deals. As much as people think the White Sox should win it all every year, the reality is the city of Chicago has one WS title in the last 10,000 years. That title was with Ozzie at the helm. Ozzie's contractual situation will be a major distraction all season. How can it not be? Ozzie doesn't stifle on matters like this. With Ozzie's mouth, the reporters will be able to bait him so easily. If the Sox are winning early, they'll be asking him about the extension and doesn't he deserve one NOW; if the Sox are losing, they'll be asking about him about likely not getting an extension. He'll say his old s*** of, 'If they don't like Ozzie, fire him now!' It will be a HUGE mess with him unsigned past next year. Should be crazy to watch it all explode. p.s. After reading Rogers' article, it's pretty obvious Ozzie will be Florida's manager after next season. This isn't going to work with him on a one-year deal. No way. Not with his ego. There will be sooo many fireworks. Might as well get it over now. I honestly couldn't believe you posted this. (which is actually a pretty good post) It's like someone else did it for you or something...

Ugh... sick again. Not a good way to start 2011.

qwerty... definitely qwerty.

Kicked

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 2, 2011 -> 06:21 PM) Nice. It'd be awesome to get a big group out. Chances I am the youngest one there at 23?? If I make it, I'm around your age at 24, though I'll be one of the shortest people there. (along with Mike)

Quennville had a poor coaching game overall. Stalberg-Dowell-Skille line was good the whole night and you take out Dowell in the 3rd? (though Stalberg and Skille are always good together when they are paired up) Damn.. Hawks are now 0-2 without Toews. (though you could say 0-3 cause Toews got injured when the Hawks were winning 1-0 in that game vs St. Louis before losing the game) Also nice to see Jordan Hendry on the ice as a defense-men. To me, he's better than Boynton and Cullimore, but is always in the dog house for whatever reason.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jan 2, 2011 -> 10:42 PM) So who would you rather play? Philly or New Orleans? Philly for sure. Vicks been incredible this season, but the Bears defense has actually had good success against athletic QBs this season. It's the pocket QBs that kill them for whatever reason. Plus, Sean Payton is just really good at his job.

To make sure 2011 is just as good as 2010 for me personally. Haven't had a good year like that since 2005, then went from average, to bad, to terrible, etc.. till I got to 2010. So judging by that pattern, I won't have another good year till 2015..

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 31, 2010 -> 12:48 PM) I'm with you. I love watching them play, and even more so, against each other. Ditto, though I must say there isn't any question now who the best player of the two is.

EPIC. Both shots were pretty crazy from Mayo and Evans.

How are A.J. and Castro gonna benefit Camp Cora? Or even Pierre and Rios for that matter? And if there's one OF I want going there, it's Quentin.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 30, 2010 -> 04:29 PM) I think that by the end of the season...the Bulls might well be able to compete with all of them. The Bulls started off with the roughest opening month and a half schedule in the NBA and fought through it hard. They're getting better, and they haven't been 100% healthy on their 5 starters except for 1-2 games. They haven't played with both Boozer and Noah against quite a few teams. There's no doubt in my mind they can match up with most teams (the Celtics, the Heat etc will give them trouble no doubt) I would like to see how they fare against Orlando now when guys like Lewis and Carter consistantly killed them in the past. (especially in the peremiter)

Shack, I think your doing your occasional "over-analyzing" a post there.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Dec 28, 2010 -> 06:32 PM) This is one I'm very interested to try. Let me know what you think, as someone who hasn't had it before... I just had one for the first time about two-three weeks ago. Not bad actually, not as hyped up as a buddy of mine was putting it, but it ain't as bad as I thought it was going to be.

.25 cent drafts at Corkers on Tuesday nights.. I'm all in.

Typical "ex White Sox player rips old employee/management" ordeal. I wonder how many of those we get every season someone leaves..

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 27, 2010 -> 06:57 PM) OJ Mayo is as 2 as a 2 can get. His problem is that he wants to handle the ball too much, which doesn't make him a one. It just makes him a selfish player. ... the f***?