Jordan4life_2007

QUOTE (SockMe @ Feb 27, 2010 -> 10:30 AM) I can honestly say the only player I would trade Beckham for is Pujols. I'd trade him for Longoria.

I had nother dream about getting engulfed by a giant anaconda. i am now convinced that's how i'm going to die. so if i ever dissapear from the board know it's because of a god damn snake.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Feb 26, 2010 -> 01:06 PM) How can you be "one of the best pure hitters in the game" when multiple times you've struck out more times in a single season than almost every other person to have ever played the game? He said one of the best pure "power" hitters. There's no denying that.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 09:09 PM) It was their bullpen that really served them well in 08. The defense this past year was still very good with a full year of Crawford, Upton, and Gross/Kapler/Zobrist in the OF. Zobrist also played a great 2B. Bartlett had an off year and Longoria had a great year. Pena was below average though. So I think it's their bullpen that let them down last year. Balfour wasn't as good, Wheeler didn't repeat 08. Howell had a decent year though. I have to agree with this. They were second in baseball in overall UZR. Baseball Prospectus has them 8th in overall team defensive efficiency. I don't like relying so heavily on defensive metrics. But it's not like I watch a whole lot of Rays games. They were a lot like the '05 White Sox and '06 Tigers. Lots of guys having career years at the same time. And of course it doesn't help that they've got to deal with NY and Boston.

Happy b-day to an outstanding poster. Just no more long winded, 2 week debates with ranger.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 01:35 PM) Paul is so special you had to say his name twice huh? Hell when Nash/Kidd get too old, we got some new studs ready to step in comming up in the next couple years in the draft. (some still in high school) Gonna be a fun ride to watch. God damnit. Alcohol does indeed kill brain cells.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 08:53 AM) And Durant is a whopping 21 years old currently. I can never not be biased, as I grew up during the Jordan era, so that time will always stand out to me. But we've got some special, special players in the league today. Kobe, Lebron, Wade, Melo, Durant, Paul, Howard, Paul, Nash, Bosh, ect.

I just got the latest SI in the mail. Very good piece about the 'new' overall emphasis on defense, with the Mariners (rightfully so) as the centerpiece of the article. Now I knew Franklin Gutierrez was gifted defensively. I knew it before last year. But he might be the best defensive CF I've ever seen. I've been watching a lot of clips from Mariners.com, and this dude literally gets to EVERYTHING. In the SI piece, his nickname is supposedly "Death to all things flying." And that's no hyperbole. Say what you want about how unreliable defensive metrics are, but it's no coincidence that he's literally at the top, not just at his position, of every metric out there. Fangraphs, Hardball Times, Baseball Prospectus, Tom Tango, Bible Awards, ect. I will never give the Gold Glove award any credence ever again. How the hell does that happen? That he does not win one? Pathetic!!!!!

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Feb 25, 2010 -> 07:57 AM) Dwight Howard became the 1st player since Wilt Chamberlain to score more than 30 points, grab more than 15 rebounds and have a perfect shooting night (he was 11-11 from the floor). Also Kevin Durant had his 25PPG streak stopped at 29 games last night. I also think Durant deserves some MVP consideration considering how he and the Thunder have come on this season. He'd be my pick if not for Lebron. You look at the combination of individual numbers and overall value to his team, I don't think anybody outside of Lebron tops Durant. Hell of a player.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Feb 23, 2010 -> 01:07 AM) Can you remembe the 95-96 Bulls team, take the quiz here... http://statestreetsports.wordpress.com/201...o-bulls-trivia/ Missed Jordan and Pippen. But I did remember Jack Haley.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 05:50 PM) Oh no, we would have to DFA kotsay and Jones? We would have to bench Pierre? We'd have a good DH and amazing 1b? This is like my wet dream. QUOTE (gatnom @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 06:02 PM) Yeah really, if DFA'ing Jones is what stops them from acquiring Adrian Gonzalez, I want a new GM. I think both of you guys know that neither Kotsay, Jones or Pierre would play any role in if the White Sox did or did not land Gonzalez.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 03:14 PM) It's funny, I was watching the World Series DVD last night as I went to bed. I wasn't following baseball close enough back then, but, taking out August when the Sox went 12-16 and including the playoffs (it's cherry picking for sure, but I get to do this because I want to), the Sox played .671 baseball, going 98-48. I did take out a pretty substantial amount of games - 16% of them in fact - but .671 is pretty f***ing good. A .671 winning percentage in the regular season gets you somewhere around 108 or 109 wins. Fluky or not, the team put up an ERA+ of 124, which ties for the 3rd best ERA+ by any team of the decade (2002 Braves put up an ERA+ of 133, Dodgers of 2003 were at 128, and the 2005 Sox and 2001 Braves both put up 124). It's an interesting debate, but I think the 2005 White Sox beat the 1994 White Sox. The '94 team may have had more talent, but the '05 Sox were the better team. It's easy to come to that conclusion because we know how 2005 ended. It's always tricky comparing teams from different eras. Just too many different variables.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 02:59 PM) Given that I was only 7 years old at the time I knew very little about the 1994 team so I recently looked up the standings. The Sox were only a single game up in the division and 3.5 games up in the wild card and tied for the 3rd best record in baseball on August 10th, the 1995 World Series champion Yankees and their 6 hitters with an .800+ OPS had the best record in the AL. The way Sox fans talk about this team I just assumed they were way up in the division and held the best record in the AL. Regardless of how incredible people think that team was they were barely holding on to a playoff spot with the absolutely stacked (7 hitters with an .800+ OPS) Indians right on their ass and 2 months to go, I am now convinced that Sox fans are delusional. I said it was the best White Sox team I had seen. Never said they were the best team in baseball. There was so much competition that year. The Yankees were back. The Indians came outta nowhere. I think why most people hold that team in such high regard is because we will never know how the season would've ended. There's like a mystical aspect to it. I fully believe they would've at least made it to the playoffs. And given the rotation we had and the fact we had the best player, or hitter, in baseball at the time, I would've liked our chances. Edit: Did I mix up mythical and mystical? lol. Anyway, I'm sure you understand what I mean. Also, you know the Braves won the World Series in 1995. The Yankees lost to the Mariners.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 02:48 PM) not to be a downer but I think Montreal had a better team that year. Pedro martinez, John Wetteland, Larry Walker, Delino DeSheilds, Moises Alou It would have been a great World series. You ain't lyin'. That Montreal team was spectacular. Something supernatural was happening (and I don't mean steroids) in 1994. I can't even explain it. I remember Bill Clinton, who's a huge baseball fan, saying that particular year was shaping up to be the best he had witnessed in 40 years. That's obviously not an exact quote. But something like that.

QUOTE (dmbjeff @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 01:11 PM) That 94 team would have whipped the 05 teams ass by the way, they were unbelievable. QUOTE (dmbjeff @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 01:21 PM) Yeah probably the wrong place to bring up the topic, but after mentioning the 93 and 94 team it got me to thinking how damn good that team was. Back to the Damon shenanigans. Not even a contest. The '94 team was the best I've ever witnessed. The pitching was just about as good as '93 with a VASTLY improved offense. Frank was Frank. He was the best offensive player in the world at the time. But what Julio Franco brought to the lineup, well, words really can't describe. And now I feel like going to the zoo and killing every animal I see. '94 still hurts.

QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:30 AM) How many posts did the Adrian Gonzalez thread get? I think that one went over 1000. But that's Adrian Gonzalez. One of the 10 best players in baseball. Johnny Damon is just not that good.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:23 AM) Wow... the first thread that I ever started that reach 1000 posts. SWEET!!! It's embarrasing. I'm ashamed of all my soxtalk brothers and sisters (just for now). and yes, i'm buzzed at almost 8:30 in the morning.

QUOTE (since56 @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 07:51 AM) I wish he would sign some where just to stop hearing about him. Make a decison will ya! +100 The fact that this thread has damn near 1000 posts is mind-boggling. Imagine if we were rumored to land Pujols?

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Feb 14, 2010 -> 06:17 AM) Well I'm starting to sober up but this is the 2nd straight week I almost beat the s*** out of my roommate, the only reason I haven't is because he is my roommate. Anywho, I ain't got s*** to do tomorrow so I think it's time to start drinking again. Whose with me? It's V-day. I'm single after getting my life force sucked outta me about a month ago. There's no sports going on (the all-star game sucks). I might just get alcohol poisoning today. So I'm with ya!

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Feb 12, 2010 -> 04:35 PM) I've got way too much depth, so if anyone is interested in getting two solid players for a stud let me know. Definitely staying: Hanley, Utley Anyone else can go in the right deal. Highlights are: Teixeira, Upton, Reynolds, Votto, Werth, Haren, Peavy and Nathan. Were you in a league with retards or super retards? How did you get all those guys?

I'll commish as long as I don't have to recruit.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 13, 2010 -> 02:28 PM) I remember that game...it was so fail. Cameron and Boone kicked our ass. Didn't they both hit two home runs each in the 1st inning alone? I had never seen a massacre like that first inning.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Feb 12, 2010 -> 05:17 PM) Just don't incorporate it into the act. I like her too by the way. She's so not "hollywood" hot. But god damn! I was watching this movie "Train" with her in it. They should call it "Masturbate." Because that's all I wanted to do throughout the movie.

I'd do Thora Birch until I threw up.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 11, 2010 -> 03:03 PM) For the record, your gettin robbed this year for the best drunk poster. More of a reason why I'm not a fan of the awards. I did vote for you too J4L. 2009 was definitely your year. Oh, yes. The Soxtalk awards are like the Gold Glove awards in baseball.