Jordan4life_2007

QUOTE (KevinM @ Dec 19, 2008 -> 08:32 AM) I have no interest whatsoever in Jon Garland. With his shoulder issues, his season last year, and a continuing decline in his stirkeout ability, he deserves a one year deal around six million. Anything more than that, and we'd be crazy. It's obvious we don't have a great deal of money right now, and Garland at his price would be a detriment. You can't decline in something you've never excelled in.

This sounds straight. I wish there was a minor league baseball network.

That's sad considering what a physical specimen he was not too long ago. He needs to join our biggest losers club.

Pass. Jon will always have a special place in my little White Sox heart. But I'd rather give the young guys a chance. If we're going to upgrade the rotation, let it be a legitimate upgrade.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 01:37 PM) Was Bobby on his period when he did this interview? Can you blame him? He's the only closer in the game that's not allowed to simply get guys out. I really don't give two s***s why his velocity has gone down. He gets the job done.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 01:02 AM) Im talking about 2009, it looks like a crappy team, way too many holes. That's what many were saying before last season.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 18, 2008 -> 12:40 AM) 1) We have absolutely no insurance right now if one of our BIG 3 starters goes down to injury or non-performance. Other teams have more viable options...for instance, the Indians have Laffey, Sowers and Zach Jackson for one spot, the Tigers have Miner, Robertson and Willis, the Twins have Bonser, etc. This is a joke, right? You just gave a list of hot, steamy garbage.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Dec 17, 2008 -> 09:57 AM) The man card is being put aside for a minute. Anyone that watches the Biggest Loser or is wondering what losing weight can do for them, last night's finale (I DVR's and watched during breaks of the Hawks game BTW) was really cool. The chick that won actually has ended up being pretty good looking. The show actaully turned kind of soap operaish but the girl in the white hat won in the end and looked really good I actaully couldn't decide how hot she was. Anywho, as for myself I have been stagnate for a while J4L is going a bit to an extreme but I think it will help get the motivation going. I think coming out of the gate flying and getting instant results help in building a base for the grind. I am in the grind phase but I think I am going to go to an extreme here shortly....maybe a vegan thing for month.......oh god..... I can't begin to describe the impact that giving up red meats has had for me. I just stick with white meat/poultry. The difference has been mammoth. QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Dec 17, 2008 -> 11:48 PM) It happens. I am worrying about the scale less now (though it still pisses me off). I've only lost 13 pounds since late September when I went home to my cousins wedding, yet the jeans I bought (44 waist) to wear home are now too baggy. I just bought a couple of pair of khaki's that are 40 waist. They are a tad tight, but wearable. I am hitting the weights hard enough now that I am redistributing weight more so than losing it. I can still feel my clothes fitting differently despite not losing as many pounds as before. That said, I have not given up the cardio. I did 5 miles outside Saturday and ran 4.25 of them. I did 8.5 miles Tuesday and ran 4.5. I'm running another 5k Saturday and want to run it beginning to end. Only once have I run 3 consecutive miles and that was on a treadmill, so it's not a given. My next challenge at this point looks to be the Country Music 1/2 marathon in Nashville, April 26. Not 100% sure, but I am beginning to think I can do it. I'm going to start a training program after the new year and see how it goes. If I can stay consistent with the training, I am going to go for it! Keep up the good work and remember, if you are doing a lot of strength training, you may not see the drastic reduction in pounds. But you should feel the difference and feel your body changing. That is as important as the pounds on the scale. I'm not even thinking about strength training until February, at the earliest. Although I do plan on starting an Abdominal training program January 1st. I'm all about shedding pounds right now. Rex, may I ask what your goal weight is? As in the final number you plan on stopping at.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 17, 2008 -> 06:59 PM) and Thanks. I was confused there for a moment.

QUOTE (rangercal @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:05 PM) 2 years ago they were. remember the amare suspension? I remember. I still think they lose. The Spurs were clearly the better team that series. Just like they have been the better team pretty much every year the two teams have squared off. Change of subject: how freaking good are the Celtics? Championship hangover my ass. I love watching them play. The effort and intensity they put into the defensive side of the ball is a breath of fresh air. We all know about the big 3. But Rondo and Perkins are developing into pretty damn good players in their own right. I thought they would miss James Posey, and they still might. But they're clearly the class of the NBA and should be big favorites come playoff time.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 01:49 PM) I love this old Bill Simmons' article about how Phoenix has been one of the more mis-managed teams in the league thanks to their attempts to avoid the luxury tax at all costs and how it affected their roster since they came to prominence (though they did find a couple of goofy ways to add salary). They found a way to turn a roster with 4 All-Star caliber players into a merely competent team that wasn't/isn't a real title threat when all is said and done. The End of the "Critically Acclaimed" Suns They weren't a title threat when they had those 4 all-star caliber players, either. No matter how much Steve Nash continues to whine about the trades.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 12:27 PM) The Suns' frontcourt is nowhere near as bad as the Bulls' frontcourt, but it's not exactly taking them anywhere either. As Steve said, Amare is an elite scorer but a mediocre defender at best. He can be a major building block for a team, but adding an old, out of shape plodder next to him that sits out most back-to-backs isn't doing him any favors. Because of Shaq they basically have to play at a slower pace even though they're a subpar defensive team and still have the horses to push the pace. He's putting up numbers, but isn't helping them win games. Plus they really only go 3-deep with actual post players, so when Shaq does sit out they're forced to go small. That's a problem when he can't handle heavy minutes anymore (playing about 28 a game in Phoenix) and can go down at any minute with his lack of conditioning and injury history. Robin Lopez doesn't really have the experience or the talent to be counted on for heavy minutes, so they're probably better off playing Barnes as a PF, which is a scary thought. Dudley is a marginal player at best, and is really more of a SF. I still don't consider any frontcourt that features Amare and Shaq, even Shaq at this stage in his career, a mess. Flawed? I can roll with that. But hardly a mess. The pile of crap that we've called a frontcourt the last three years or so is what I call a mess. Robin Lopez has the size/athleticism to develop into a pretty solid backup, IMO. He's already shown brief flashes. Dudley was playing pretty well in a limited amount of time for the Bobcats. But, yeah, he is more of a SF (atleast from a size standpoint). So will see how they'll work him in. For all the flak Shaq gets now, the guy is averaging 15.5/8.5/1.5/60% in less than 28 MPG (that doesn't include the 23 and 12 he went for tonight). Heck, his FT% is even up. Isn't helping them win games? Last I checked, they weren't 5-18. They're 15-10 in an ultra competitive conference. And he's been a big reason for that. Killed their team? You mean the team that got their asses waxed by the Spurs every May? The team that couldn't even reach the finals one time? The Suns of 2005-first half of 2008 were very entertaining and fun to watch. But they couldn't win anything when it counted. They tried something different with Shaq last year and it didn't work. Oh, well. Shaq is still very much an impact player. He's just not what he was at his peak. And that's to be expected. Shaq or not, the Suns in a year or two were going to have to pretty much start over with Amare as the focal point anyway.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 05:44 PM) Why the hell do we want this guy???? Really? He's not that good. God I hope this report is wrong. He's basically the same age as JD without the same production....I cannot believe this It's been proven in this thread many times that Abreu, outside of power, is a better overall offensive player than JD. Until JD is actually traded, there's no sense in putting any stock into a single Abreu/WhiteSox rumor.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 05:40 PM) Everyone who wanted Javy outta here, now what??? ......basically the 5th starter situation 5 yrs ago except it's our 4 & 5 spot now Enjoy... I'm HOPING KW has something up his sleeve to fill these spots because I can guarantee we're not doing anything in 2009 in with the rotation as it stands right now (hoping to fill it with Poreda and Richard)...we should just look to 2010 if we're going to take long shots on Richard, Poreda, etc Guys, really, what am I missing here??? Unless Contreras is ready for a huge year in April, which I don't believe will be the case.... Say it with me: It's December 15th. It's December 15th. It's December 15th. Say it out loud 10 times real slow. Then chill.

I was a Richard hater during the season. I admit I was being kinda ignorant, as I didn't know a whole lot about him. But I've done my homework and I think the kid's got a future. Scenario, what do you think would be the most realistic, best-case scenario (no pun intended) for Richard in 2009?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 03:25 PM) Why no thanks to Garland? He was pretty damn good here and probably would love to be reunited with Cooper. We need an inning eater. The f***ing Red Sox keep Wakefield ever year to eat innings. We need one. I'm glad that article said KW may sign one or two veterans to throw in the mix. He was pretty damn good one season. I want no part of JG for 10 million or more a year.

No thanks@Garland. We're much better off giving Richard/Marquez an opportunity.

QUOTE (G&T @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:55 AM) Floyd didn't have that reputation at all. In fact, as I understand it, he listened to everyone and they were all giving different advice which lead to all sorts of problems. That's not the way I remember it. Part of the book on Floyd at the time was that he was severely lacking between the ears. That he didn't always take the advice of those that were trying to help him.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:49 AM) Kerry Wood's stuff was really dependent on his terrible mechanics though, which is why it was hard to change them. Yeah, you're right. That's why I mentioned that every pitcher is different. Only thing I'm worried about when it comes to Bailey (and that's only if we deal for him) is if the stuff is still there. That can't be fixed. But I have total confidence that Kenny and his people wouldn't even consider Homer if velocity/stuff was the problem.

QUOTE (G&T @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:42 AM) Bailey has a reputation for not listening (at least, according to what I've read on the Reds message boards). It's the main reason they want to get him out. Sounds like a guy we traded for a couple years ago (I know. That was a once in a lifetime happening. Will see another Michael Jordan in Chicago before we see another Gavin Floyd situation). That's not aimed at you by the way.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:32 AM) Well, yes, Amare is good, but I don't see much defense being played in that setup. Just because you play a SF in Barnes at PF doesn't make him a good PF. As far as talking about interior defense, none of those guys do that. That is the definition of a frontcourt mess. Amare needs a premiere defender next to him, and the Suns certainly don't have that. Diesel plays half the games, Robin Lopez sucks, Grant Hill is not a front court player, Jared Dudley is Jared f***ing Dudley. Amare puts up blocks, but he doesn't exactly play great defense either. Did I mention Robin Lopez sucks? No frontcourt with Amare/Shaq is a mess (Shaq has played in 19 of the teams 24 games by the way. And he missed one game due to a death in the family. So I wouldn't call that missing half their games). Our frontcourt can be deemed a mess. Lopez has been in the league, what, 6 weeks and he sucks? OK! Dudley is a capable backup.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:34 AM) Mechanics are not easily correctable. If they were, every pitcher would have flawless mechanics. Every pitcher is different. You've got some guys that are just stubborn. Kinda like Kerry Wood all those years. Maybe easily wasn't the right word. But a good pitching coach+a pitcher's willingness to change and mechanics more times than not are fixable.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 10:50 AM) I know the Dye/Bailey deal looks dead but found this about Bailey's mechanics http://www.drivelinemechanics.com/2008/12/...chanics-homer-b . In short his mechanics don't look so good. When you go 0-6 with an ERA close to 8 there's lots of things you can find that don't look good. Mechanics are easily correctable. As long as his stuff is still there he's a legitimate prospect.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 10:32 AM) He looks so awesome in that jersey. What a perfect pickup for the Suns, though their frontcourt is still a mess. Have I missed something? Shaq/Amare/Barnes/Hill/Lopez/Dudley is as good a frontcourt you'll find in the NBA.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 15, 2008 -> 11:02 AM) The point is, every team has to play through injuries and can certainly make excuses, but Ozzie doesn't. But to say we should have walked away with the AL Central last year is pretty preposterous. I agree with this. And it's just as ridiculous to come up with 10 different scenarios in which the Twins could have easily walked away with the division.