knightni

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 10:50 PM) No, I simply meant the SUPPOSED strain on the payroll of adding $20+ million nobody had foreseen over the last 3-4 months AND bringing back Konerko? Actually, if they add Putz at 5 mil and Konerko for about 9, they don't add a lot of money since AJ took less and Jenks is gone. -2.67 AJ -3 (est) Kong -7.5 Jenks -4 Manny -1.5 Kotsay -.5 Jones +2 Putz +14 Dunn + salary jumps for younger guys + cheap MR

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 10:36 PM) Never with a modern stadium though. Yeah. The LA Coliseum and Big A were not good NFL revenue stadiums.

AJ is top 3 or 4 in Sox jerseys seen at USCF at most games. This is a true PR move as well as a vet re-signing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:42 PM) Is there anywhere that has been a bigger disaster for expansion in sports than the state of Florida? Pretty much every single major sport has at least one team in Florida that failing to some extent or another. They waited too long to expand there. Most of Florida is Dolphins and Braves. Hockey and Basketball don't even register because they are winter season sports.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) Sure, they were Hall of Famers. And neither of them came back to the organization until after they had retired. KW and Oz can be harsh. There are a lot of guys who have left the Sox on bad terms.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:51 PM) Jon Rauch doesn't deserve to be mentioned in the same sentence as those two. Big difference in the careers and length of time on the south side. True. But both of those guys weren't top tier free agent relievers either.

Thomas and Fisk burned bridges too. They came back later.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:23 PM) No Flowers and No Castro please (unless it's a bench catcher). I rather have Olivo, whether our pitchers like him or not. And keep in mind, only Buehrle remains from that rotation who supposedly disliked him. Why? Do you have anything other than your opinion do back up your statement? What has he done or not done as a catcher to not deserve a chance to play more?

I'll miss the POD song the most. Hey, wait. I have YouTube!

Referencing bigruss's post referencing mine: QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 07:47 PM) A platoon with Flowers isn't the worst thing. Exactly.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:59 PM) I don't want to overpay AJ. But I sure as hell don't want Castro as our primary catcher. You should know how flawed a stat RBI can be. And AJ's defense wasn't a problem last year. Ramon Castro is not an everyday catcher. As a platoon #1 guy, he's as good of an option in a platoon as AJ at a fraction of the price. I'll stand by that statement through the '11 season if AJ leaves and Ozzie goes with that scenario. I can see .260 14 HR 45 RBI 30% thrown out in less than 350 AB - conservatively.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:51 PM) Give me a break, knight. Prorated to equal ABs? AJ > Castro What? The man equaled HRs and got almost half of the RBIs and had a higher runners thrown out % in 1/4 of the at bats last year.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:49 PM) Now post their actual numbers. You know, there's a reason why Castro never gets those ABs. Why doesn't he get those at-bats?

Are the Jaguars still rumored as well?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:45 PM) Castro sucked a lot more than A.J. in 08. He was hitting in the .270s before the Mets traded him to the Sox.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) Honestly, no. That is ridiculous. A.J. in 2008 - 504 AB .300 BA 13 HR 49 RBI .728 OPS 30 CS runners 23% R.C. in 2008 - 504 AB .219 BA 23 HR 81 RBI .699 OPS 33 CS runners 30 % (prorated to equal AB) A.J. in 2009 - 474 AB .270 BA 9 HR 56 RBI .688 OPS 27 CS runners 26% R.C. in 2009 - 474 AB .278 BA 33 HR 107 RBI .832 OPS 37 CS runners 28% (prorated to equal AB)

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 07:45 PM) AJ to the Blue Jays. Honestly, Castro was better than AJ the last few years. A platoon with Flowers isn't the worst thing. EDIT: Where are you seeing this?

Why does no one think that signing Rauch for the bullpen is a good idea?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 06:04 PM) If you're going "per game" then I'll say you are pretty close. I'm guessing that Hawk will call him "Dunny", but it will sound too much like "Dummy" so he'll just call him "Adam" until the fan base calls him "Donkey."

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 06:11 PM) Free Agent. Let's get him back!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 01:30 PM) Right now the Twins bullpen consists of Capps, Neshek, Mijares, and Nathan coming off of Tommy John surgery What happened to Rauch?

ND made the top 25 for the first time in a long time. Now, if they can only beat Kentucky next...

The major bottled water companies, Aquafina, Dasani, and Nestle just use the same filtered water that they make their pop with (Coke, Pepsi, Schwepps).

This game is a hot mess.