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I'll be at the Saturday game, which I believe is the last Spring Training game of the year. I have great seats, pretty much right behind the plate. If I get there with enough time, I'll definitely enjoy a tailgate.

QUOTE(TLAK @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 09:24 PM) I wonder if KW had JR's defibrillator in his hand, waving it around the room 'Now Mr. Riensdorf, I could drop this or we could pay Iguchi ...'

That rocks.

When have we EVER gotten any respect from ESPN? Who cares what they think. We all know it's a Yankees/Red Sox/Cubs lovefest.

iguchi press release

http://www.suntimes.com/output/entertainme...t-ftr-u227.html $165 for tickets. Those are just for nosebleeds.

QUOTE(AstralSox @ Jan 27, 2005 -> 11:14 AM) LOL!!! Who's Ray King to talk about anyone...he's just mad he couldn't find any Double Whoppers in Japan

If he plays, it's going to remind of that scene in "Friday Night Lights" when Boobie Miles played while he was still injured. Then again, this is the Super Bowl. New England is going to win anyway.

Hurray for the small market teams. f*** the Mets. They signed enough free agents this winter, anyway. Let them have Sam-Me.

Hope he enjoyed the World Series. He won't see it for a long time. Unless it's on TV.

This is the kind of trade the Sox pull off at the trade deadline - after the Tigers are out of it.

The only sprirng training game I'm going to is in Milwaukee. That should be pretty sweet, too.

Why hasn't anyone said Joe Borchard? First of all, how many damn outfielders do we need? How long are they going to wait on him to actually find his stroke? Just let him pack his bags and take a hike.

KW gets an A. Ozzie will be graded in October, however.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 24, 2005 -> 05:39 PM) If I had to describe this off-season to an objective baseball fan, I'd start by saying Kenny stepped into the proverbial pile and came out smelling like a rose. Not too long ago, the off-season started with the inability to land Omar Vizquel. Many on the board, including yours truly, was very upset with Kenny's inability to get the job done. However, it was important to note that many gave him the benefit of the doubt and praised him for sticking to his guns and avoiding a bidding war over a 35+ year old middle infielder. Next, the Soxtalk cynics were out in force over the signing of Walker. "Sox first off-season move, a washed up pitcher named Walker." Yeah, remember that? Now, here comes the moves I think many of us have forgotten about: Hermanson and Dye. Kenny in an effort to bring some power and stability to the OF brought in injury-plauged OF Jermaine Dye. Sportingnews called this, "the best bargin signing in all of baseball." Kenny also signed a crucial piece to the bullpen of 2005 in Dustin Hermanson. These two moves quickly filled two of the most noticable holes in the White Sox roster. Well, if the Kenny doubters didn't stop then, you can only imagine the reaction to trading fan-favorite and Mr. Reliable Carlos Lee. Wow. Although many of us recognized this move as a salary dump of sorts in order to free up some dough to sign a fifth starter, many saw it was a pure salary dump. It is important to note, although Kenny was unloading a huge salary, he got two very important pieces of the puzzle in return, in Podsednik and Vizcaino. A lot of posters questioned Lee's trade value and thought Kenny could have gotten more in return for Carlos Lee, but what Kenny did was bring a leadoff hitter and a first-class reliever while leaving him with enough room to sign a fifth starter. Bring in, El Duque. Here is the fifth starter. Is duribility a question? Yes. Is his ability to pitch in the big games and bring it each and every start a question? No sir. Kenny brought in a very capable fifth starter, and a guy that is head and shoulders better than anything Kenny could have trotted to the mound from the current roster. Fifth starter questions are a thing of the past. Wow. Well, Kenny addressed nearly every hole in the roster and was ready to pack it up. Nope. Enter AJ f***ing Pierzynski. Kenny signed one of the most gritty and capable catchers in all of baseball. He instantly brought in more power and stability to the Sox lineup, while bringing in a bad ass attitude. Pierzynski, an unbelievable improvement from Gentle Ben Davis. That's it. Kenny doesn't have any more moves left in him right? Wrong. Kenny, after having negotiated and nearly severed ties with Iguchi, signs him to a great, great, great deal...answering EACH AND EVERY whole in the 2004 roster. Amazing. Kenny has arguably had the best off-season in all of baseball. Thoughts? Please post all things Kenny Williams here! Enjoy. Great post. I have nothing else to add. Other than you forgot about Jorge Toca.

Has to be Gooch. He was always a bully to Arnold.

per rotoworld.com

KW this is for you. Here's hoping he can hit MLB pitching. What an offseason

RIP Johnny. Much, much better than that tool who replaced you.

It's not on the poll, but I love it when he says, "Look at this!" when a hitter sprays a hit the opposite way.

How did she look?

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 21, 2005 -> 03:49 AM) This made my day. Don't suppose you remember anything about the video history, do you? (Title, year, anything like that.) It was called "White Sox: A Visual History" It only went up to about 1985, because the last thing they showed was Joe Cowley's no-hitter. It was pretty cool, though.

It's gotta be "C'mon Timo" Altough, wasn't last year the first time he said "Stretch, stretch!" ?