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Okay, I'll insult myself right now. I guess we're looking at if the season started now, and Ramirez hasn't officially joined the team. Answered my own question there.

I may have missed something recently and/or I'm just opening myself up for a barage of insults, but what about Ramirez? Doesn't he stand a legitimate chance of starting?

I didn't see the link between Prior and the White Sox. The Sox are not mentioned as potential suitors. However, I do think it would be a great signing. Low risk and a potential high return.

I for one was surprised and upset that the Sox did not land Hunter, but at $90 million, the Sox weren't going to get him. And would anyone have been happy if the Sox had traded a huge chuck of the farm system for Chubby Cabrera? Sure it looks like the Sox haven't done anything, but there's still time and there's still money.

Josh Fields has impressed me. I think I might take him at 3rd over the injury-prone Crede. I would hope that his defense would improve (it surely will), and he has already shown great offensive skill.

I watched a good part of last night's (8/10) game. I think that Hawk and Stone make a good team. I really have nothing against DJ, but the chemistry between Hawk and Stone is better than between Hawk and DJ. Listening to them, I really felt like either one of them could do the play-by-play. When DJ's on, he doesn't seem comfortable doing the play-by-play...almost as if Hawk is staring at him the whole time.

I grew up in Pittsburgh and was a die hard Pirates fan until '93/'94 when I lost interest in baseball. Aside from 1991 and 1992 when they were a hell of a team, I was used to disappointment. Now being a White Sox fan, I am appalled by the way this team is playing. So much talent is being wasted because of poor management and a lack of trying. I think I'm going to start following the Pirates again. At least they are supposed to suck.

I agree that trading Mark doesn't make a lot of sense. Lock him up and give hin the five years he wants and deserves. $15 million a year would not be a bad investment in this guy.

"Pitch. b****. Ditch."

I want to beleive that it is too soon to start talking about firing anybody or having a fire sale, but I don't have a lot of confidence in what I see out there. Ozzie seems to be losing it, or maybe it's always been gone and he's had better teams to work with in the past. Either way, Ozzie should go. We need a fresh start.

White Sox Bullpen - "Need a Lead Blown?"

White Sox Bullpen - "We Pitch It, You Hit It Into Our Bullpen!" White Sox Bullpen - "Batting Practice Part II"

Do we even need to look at this year to see that Crede is not better than A-Rod? A-Rod had a decent year last year, but since he was a Yankee he got booed for playing only above average and not superbly.

What about Tony Batista? You know, just so we can always see that screwed up batting stance?

I've never gotten Extra Innings or really been interested in it, but this deal really does stink. As many know there's a big campaign going on to break up cable monopolies to give consumers more choice. As a baseball fan who wants the Extra Innings, now you are forced to get DirectTV. And everyone knows that switching to cable or from cable or whatever is a pain in the ass. What about those who have signed a deal with Dish Network? Early cancellation will cost ya a couple hundred bucks. There's a lot a bad with this deal and very little good. Should the government get involved? I don't know. Should MLB be a little more in tune with its fans? Absolutely. If I was interested in Extra Innings, I don't know if I would make the move to DirectTV. I had the Dish for two years a eventually dropped it due to its inconsistency in bad weather and the fact that there might be a tree in the way. QUOTE(ExpatNYC @ Mar 5, 2007 -> 05:48 PM) Having had both cable and DTV, I can report that outages with DTV were much more frequent than with cable. Plus, as I said, they make you pay for HD, and my cable company doesn't. Add to that the fact that if you want HD and you want a DVR with DTV, you have to shell out several hundred dollars before your service even starts. DTV's HD DVRs are super-expensive. With cable, I pay $5 a month to rent my HD DVR. I agree. The biggest reason I dropped Dish Network was because of the price of HD. And I didn't switch to DTV because of their cost of HD and DVR. You have to buy the equipment with DTV and pay a monthly fee for the DVR. You only have to pay a monthly fee with Comcast. Yes, Comcast charges too much, but I still pay less for a DVR and three HD boxes than I would with DTV.

Assuming he will be in the #2 spot again, which I think he will... .281 17 hr 79 rbi 19 sb

Since I believe Uribe will not play... Pods Iguchi Thome Konerko Dye Crede AJ Cintron Anderson

Career year for Konerko. .301 42 homers 131 rbi

Since we finally have a true back-up, we could see Toby play quite a bit. Therefore... .278 10 homers 47 rbi

My first thought when I heard about the Garcia deal was that it had to be a lead in to something else. A-Rod? Maybe. Or maybe something we haven't considered...like Garland for Todd Ritchie and a PTBNL. All kidding aside, I'd love to see A-Rod here. I think he wants out of NY and would do well here. But will it happen? I'll believe it when I see it.

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:54 PM) are we watching a baseball game or a wrestling match? lol Somebody gets drilled, a wrestling match could break out

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:53 PM) Mega Powers: Hogan & Savage Mega Maniacs: Hogan & Beefcake Okay...that's right.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 08:51 PM) That was Hogan and Beefcake. Sure? I thought it was Savage.

Remember the Mega Maniacs? Hogan and Savage?

Damn!