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So, I just looked up Pierre's career stats. After looking at them and pondering, scratching my head, and drinking some root beer, I can't really see why we would want Pods over him...especially for the money. A career .301 hitter (yeah, yeah, I know NL vs. AL), 450+ stolen bases, and decent fielding stats. I'll take him over Pods for sure.

I guess I'm surprised at the lack of enthusiasm over this move. To me it's not a blockbuster by any means, but I think it makes the OF better. With the acquisition (hopefully) of a DH, things will really be looking up.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 02:13 PM) Give me Rios in CF and a ? at DH over Matsui at DH and Wise in CF any day of the week. Absolutely.

Queentin? Teahan and Crumpets? Andrea Jones?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 9, 2009 -> 09:26 AM) I am not going to tell people to stop speculating and such, because thats what this board is for, but I see about as much sense in discussing this rumor right now as I do in discussing trying to acquire Pujols. Let's hope no one takes this the wrong way and starts a new thread about the Sox trying to acquire Pujols.

I'm sure it means nothing more than we already know, but Yahoo sports via the Tribune is saying the Sox are after Matsui while Coco Crisp wants to play for the Sox. I'd like to have Matsui as a DH but that still leaves a hole in the OF. And who knows how Crisp will be after missing so much time and having surgery.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Dec 8, 2009 -> 01:50 PM) Good post. That's what I was saying. There's nothing wrong with throwing out ideas in the middle of winter. None of us really know what Kenny is thinking about doing... he'll proabably pull off some deal that none of us have even thought of and will have all of us going WTF WAS THAT??? One thing is consistent about KW, he's consistently unpredictable. I agree that some deal will be made that will generate 500+ posts, and many of the posts will at least contain words to the effect of "Where the hell did that come from?"

Pull the trigger.

Holy cow, I've developed a headache reading this so far.

I too find The League to be hilarious. Many laugh out loud moments. I'm trying to catch up on Flash Forward. I think I have three more on DVR to watch. It seems to get better with each episode. It will be interesting to see how everything comes together...or will it?

If he wants it bad enough, he'll show up in shape and try to return to form. I'm not saying he'll actually get there and end up having a starting job (be it RF, CF, or DH), but maybe we will be surprised.

One has to wonder what will happen if Jones returns to form (or even close to what he used to be). I doubt they are counting on it, but if another OFer isn't signed or acquired, and we go into spring training with Rios, Quentin, and a AAA guy (Danks), that leaves quite the door open for Jones. Regardless, having that type of player available off the bench will make a good team better.

Do you think he'll wear the crazy socks?

Very low risk and a potential big reward especially since it's considered a bench signing. Sure it's another guy that KW wanted years ago, but like with Omar he adds a lot of depth. I like it.

I like the time from Thanksgiving to Christmas, but I think my favorite is Thanksgiving. It's the kickoff to the holiday season, and best of all it's time to do nothing but eat and watch football. Oh, and drink beer.

Wow, the 2010 Sox are already written off before Thanksgiving. Well, that will save me a lot of time over the summer. I can concentrate on doing stuff other than watching the Sox. I agree that there are some question marks in the lineup, but there are question marks every year. Now, if things look the same in late February, this thread might have a little more meaning. I'm not nervous at all. After the disappointment of 2009 I'm not expecting a repeat of 2005. Would I like to see a WS run? Absolutely, and I think with a few more additions/subtractions it could happen. OF/DH is the biggest hole right now for offense, and a bullpen arm or two will be needed. Not nervous now, but I might be come late February if the lineup looks the same.

So if the Sox do sign him, and the Vizquel thing goes as planned, is the only whole left the OF? Or do the Sox go with someone from within?

Deal with it, Chubs. You're an athelete...act like it.

Or you could go old school and say that a certain player is your favorite White Stocking.

The player that plays for the team located in Chicago, IL known as the Chicago White Sox.

White Sock?

Interesting. Does this mean the end of Jayson Nix as a Sox?

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 19, 2009 -> 07:04 AM) Old Fezziwig has been the only reason I've bought the holiday samplers for years. And friggin' Sam Adams knows that and it's why they don't sell it on its own. Jim Koch is really a jerk a lot of the time. 20+ years ago, you could actually get single large bottles of fezziwig (I think pints, but maybe they were bombers, I don't remember). That's when I fell in love with the stuff. I made the mistake of trying a barrel-aged vanilla holiday thing from AB two years ago and it was absolutely putrid — maybe the least unbalanced beer I've ever tried. My mom thought is was wonderful (she's nuts), so at least a bottle or two was spared from the drain. And unlike G&T, I will pour a totally crappy beer down the drain. I try my best to choke down almost everything on principle, but sometimes it's a losing battle. I agree. I was excited to find a new beer to try, even if it was an AB product. I was highly disappointed. Unbalanced for sure. Artificial vanilla flavor and cloying alcohol taste.

I remember years ago enjoying the Cranberry Lambic, but last year I couldn't drink it. To me there was a punch of something spoiled towards the end. Unless my taste had changed, I think it was a bad year for that brew. I'll try it again this year, as I always partake in the winter sampler (is there a mass market holiday beer better than Old Fezziwig?). I've always felt that fall and winter are the best times of the year for good beer. AB even puts out some decent brews in the Michelob sampler pack. And a few years ago, Miller put out the wonderful chocolate brew.

QUOTE (G&T @ Nov 18, 2009 -> 06:06 AM) Well it has to be better than mixing pilsner and coke. That's a German favorite apparently. There's a beer from Austria, Stiegl Gaudi-Radler Zitrone, that is half beer and half lemon soda. I wasn't impressed.