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I know I know I'm a little behind but I've been busy. Is there a wallpaper for the June Schedule floating around?

It doesn't help that McCarthy and Politte suck too. Cotts, Jenks and Thorton are the only ones worth a crap.

Overbay stole a base? It's a sad sad day

This is just sad. It's like the Jays are using the big red wiffle bat. On another note: What the hell is Brian Anderson still in the majors?

Ozzie is a moron for taking out Vazquez. He can't leave anything alone. He always has to f*** with things to feel important. We better not blow another Vazquez win.

If Cliff Polite throws 1 pitch inside, JUST ONE!!!, there's no way Sweeney homers. Cliff was on the outside corner the whole time, Sweeney cheated and hit it out. I just hope Polite reads this message board!

I bet Hafner homers to show ozzie Lefty vs Lefty matchups are over rated

Why don't you think Guillen would call for the squeeze when cintron was batting?

Summary of todays game: Cleveland can hit 88mph fastballs

Freddy Garcia has nothing on his fastball. He's getting traded.

That's the problem with the bullpen, one bad pitch can make your whole outing look bad when in fact you pitched good. You don't have another 5-6 innings that day to redeem yourself. Look at Vizcaino last year. He had that 1 outing that he gave up like 6 runs in 3 innings and it made his ERA balloon. Overall he had a great year, but that one outing made him look bad. A bullpen pitcher has to have a totally different mindset.

I live in Chicago and I'm looking for Sox apparel for a 2T boy and a 3T girl. Know of any good places in town or online to shop? MLB.com and Chicagosports.com don't have much for kids.

It looks like Rick White

Who is pitching for the sox now?

Frank Thomas is a 6'5" 300lbs woman. "I mean, Robin (Ventura). Guys that could have been cornerstones forever in your organization. Alex Fernandez, Wilson Alvarez. It just continues. OK?" I loved these three guys and was dissapointed to see them leave. But I do recall that none of them amounted to s*** after they left. So the Sox ultimately made the right decision letting them leave. You can add McDowell to that list.

wow, one of the greatest players to never play the game....

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 11, 2006 -> 05:16 PM) Joe Crede is not in the last year of his contract this year any more than he was last year. He has several more years of arbitration eligibility before he can become a FA. I did not know this.

Hendry sucks. Huge budget, overated players, no results.

Historically when players are on the last year of their contracts they have phenominal years, then sign huge contracts and return to normal. I'm betting Contreras wins at least 17 games and Crede hits over .300 if he is healthy.

Last year was the first time since 2003 that Contreras has an ERA below 5!! And he thinks he deserves a raise?? He still has to earn that $8mil/year for those 3 s***ty years. Sox are going to let him walk after 2006. They have no need to resign him with Cotts and McCarthy waiting in the wings. Plus, how many players have we seen have AWESOME seasons the last year of their contract?? Use him then lose him.

1) When calculating a teams payroll, do you use the figure the player makes or the team pays them? For example: Thome. Do you use $16mil or $7.5mil? I've estimated the Sox payroll to be about $87.5mil (based on players salaries), not including arbitration eligible players. But it's only $75mil based on what the Sox pay (subtract $7.5mil year for thome, $2mil a year for Vazquez, $2mil a year for Contreras). So really the Sox are only paying $75mil for their team which is nothing. 2) When a team sends cash with a player in a trade (like the $4 mil we received from Arizona with Vazquez), do they give a lump sum right up front or allocate it over a period of time? My estimated salary figures: Player Position 2006 Salary Sox Pay Tadahito Iguchi 2B $2,400,000.00 $2,400,000.00 Paul Konerko 1B $12,000,000.00 $12,000,000.00 Juan Uribe SS $3,150,000.00 $3,150,000.00 Jermaine Dye RF $5,000,000.00 $5,000,000.00 Scott Posednik LF $1,900,000.00 $1,900,000.00 A.J. Pierzynski C $4,000,000.00 $4,000,000.00 Jim Thome DH $16,000,000.00 $7,500,000.00 Paublo Ozuna S-IF $500,000.00 $500,000.00 Chris Widger S-C $650,000.00 $650,000.00 Brian Anderson CF $500,000.00 $500,000.00 Javier Vazquez P $12,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00 Freddy Garcia P $9,000,000.00 $9,000,000.00 Mark Buehrle P $7,750,000.00 $7,750,000.00 Jose Contreras P $8,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 Brandon McCarthy $300,000.00 $300,000.00 Cliff Politte P $1,200,000.00 $1,200,000.00 Neal Cotts P $500,000.00 $500,000.00 Dustin Hermanson $3,000,000.00 $3,000,000.00 Total $87,850,000.00 $75,350,000.00

I doubt we trade BMac because he is good and inexpensive. I doubt we trade for a CF either. Why add payroll when we have minor league talent that can do the job. Adding Vazquez gets us locked in 3 more years with a good pitcher. KW will offer contracts to Garland and Contreras and whoever signs first won't be dealt. If neither sign both could possibly be dealt as long as we get pitching in return. Think about it. Your first 4 pitchers being Buehrle, Garcia, Vazquez and McCarthy is still really good. I like KW's proactiveness. He's thinking ahead and that will save money in the long run. If you wait til the next year to sign your players you will overspend. I don't like how he get's cocky "the time to get serious is now". It's not classy.

I don't think the Marlins dumping players is necessarily a bad thing. They did it once before and in the past 10 years, only the Yankees have won more World Series. In fact, I think dumping players is smart. They get what they need from their players, dump them for prospects, build up the prospects, rent players to win the World Series (see Ivan Rodriguez), dump again. They are getting prospects for nothing. They had a legitimate chance of winning last year so they signed Delgado. They didn't win, didn't want to spend, so they dump and get prospects and start the process over. Why waste money on salaries if you really don't think you have a legitimate chance of winning? They are smart with money unlike the Rangers, Mets and Phillies who all over spend and go no where. Whey give in to the overpaying of players.

QUOTE(That funky motion @ Dec 4, 2005 -> 04:34 PM) Pierre or Damon would fill both of these needs. I bet Lugo goest to the Braves. I bet Damon goes to the Cubs. If I were the Cubs, I'd rather have Damon then Pierre. Cost you a little more money but won't cost you prospects.