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QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jan 2, 2010 -> 04:30 PM) Guerrero would add to a list of 5 guys or so who..if they all decided to have a near career-year, we'd be the Yankees. You would figure if 2 out of 5 have near career years, we would still have enough pitching to win the central. .

Guerrero will sign here next week. Just a hunch. .

He won't be the Freddy of old, but he showed us he can still pitch and his ability to throw pure junk balls is pretty darn effective. I'll take him as a #5

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 06:41 AM) Agon anyone? I know enough already. Couldn´t resist. SD appears to be holding on to AGon. Well at least until the trade deadline this year. .

If Vlad's value continues to decrease, he would be a very interesting name to insert in our lineup. He definitley still has potential for 30 HRs. And we need a another big bat in the middle of the order... I would totally do a 1 year 3 mill deal with incentives. .

That 2000 team was so young and exciting! All those come from behind wins to go along with sweeping that 7 game 'brutal roadtrip' that pretty much sealed the deal that year. I remember Valentin being clutch that year! Guys like Lee, Maggs, PK, Big Frank- talk about a scary bashing lineup! 2005 takes the cake! Pitching was stellar all season, the defense was phenominal and it seemed like we won every 1 run game! Pods, Gooch, Crazy Carl, Big Frank, PK, AJ, Crede, Rowand, Uribe and Dye. What a lineup. . no MVPs, no superstars, just a true TEAM! What a unique mix of talent KW put together that year. . and damn did it work! The 2008 team was extremely fun because we saw the growth of guys like Floyd, Danks, Q and Alexei. Having Thome and Griffey in the same lineup was extremely neat! I was litteraly on the edge of my seat for each pitch for that blackout game! Brian Anderson, Jim Thome and Griffey all had their best White Sox moment in that epic game! After watching Danks compete- i was saying to myself "This kid is going to be an ACE one day" Hence my signature The biggest dissapointing seasons during the recent decade would have to be: 2001- Coming off a huge 2000 AL Central title I thought we would compete hard with Cleveland for the division and go running in the playoffs. Instead, Frank gets hurt and misses the season, Wells was a joke, many of the players underperformed and the pitching didn't live up to its potential. 2003- This team should have made the playoffs! Colon, Loaiza, Buerhle, Garland and even Wright was okay that year winning 12 games. I blame a lot of this season on Jerry Manual. He had the option of starting Buerhle in NY on 3 days rest in hope of sweeping them and come home on fire. Instead he starts Neil Cotts- who ends up getting shelled and we end up scuffling down the stretch. I remember aqcuirering Everett and Alomar on the same day during the trade deadline and being absolutely pumped! That team could have done a lot of damage in the playoffs! Flash Gordon was stellar that year while newly acuired Billy Koch never lived up to the hype as he blew many saves that year. 2006- This team was structured to be world beaters. And in the first of the season- they were! Coming off a World Series Title the Sox were 55-29 and were leading the wildcard in July 5th of that year. They led the wild card most of year but losing 15 of 24 in september killed all chances of a repeat. The pitching wasnt as dominant as the previous year and guys like Polite and Cotts began to really struggle- if the team had a better bullpen that year- there is no question that the Sox would have made it back to the playoffs. The offense that year was sick! Last year and Now: Honestly i wasn't that shocked we missed it last year. the 2009 year was the whole ' lets see what our young players can do season' Well we have one young player who will be a STAR on the southside for many years. Hello Beckham! KW also brought over Peavy, Rios, Teahen and Pierre to add veteran depth to the young squad- while guys like Quentin, Ramirez, Floyd and Danks gained another year of experience. Hopefully Alexei will improve his defense, while Q actually plays a full season. I love our bench filled with MLB experience and leadership, while I still think KW needs to complete the puzzle by adding that DH. I think i am just as pumped for 2010 as I was for 2005 when KW made all those additions back then. . its the same kind of excitement. .

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 08:51 PM) Last year we had Dewayne Wise, BA, Dye, hurt CQ in outfield to start the season.... this year we got Rios, Pierre, hopefully healthy CQ, A Jones, Kotsay.. Opening day starters 2009/2010 projected: C AJ/AJ 1B Konerko/Konerko 2B Getz/Beckham SS Ramirez/Ramirez 3B Fields/Teahen RF Dye/Quentin CF Wise/Rios LF Injured Quentin/Pierre DH Thome/??? BENCH Anderson/A. Jones Lillibridge/Nix Betemet/Vizquel Miller/??? (Flowers) None/Kotsay SP Buehrle/Buehrle Contreras/Peavy Danks/Danks Floyd/Floyd Colon/Freddy Jenks/Jenks Linebrink/Thorton Dotel/Putz Carrasco/Torres Richard/Linebrink Macdougal/Pena Please stop b****ing.... 2010 is far superior to 2009 so far and we can still acquire a bat for DH. Wow- the 2010 team is much improved! It will be interesting to see what bat KW brings in for DH?

I dont care what ranking we are. I just know KW has put together an awesome rotation and I love the fact Hudson is damn close from joining the fab 5! I'm guessing he will be in there sometime later this year or in 2011

QUOTE (WCSox @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 03:15 PM) If PK doesn't want to test the FA market (like he did after 2005), a two-year extension with a mutual option for a 3rd (similar to what JD got in '07) might be possible. It's difficult to gauge what will happen there. I could see that happening. If PK shows he can still play subpar defense and hit for average this year, hell why not sign him to an extension? The Sox really don't have a guy ready to come to play 1b from the minors. Unless they feel Viciedo is ready after another full season down in the minors. . Only time will tell.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 07:50 AM) I remember the first game I went to in 2006, looking at the new awesome World Series banner. Then looking over at the AL champions banner and realizing, wow, not did only did we not win a World Series for 88 years, but over like an 85 year period, we only made the World Series once! That is why the 2005 World Championship season was so special!

Just ignore the FA list- KW will make a DH splash via trade.

Pierre LF Beckham 2B DH signing (IT WILL HAPPEN!) Quentin RF Konerko 1B Pierzynski C Rios CF Ramirez SS Teahan 3B Bench: Kotsay 1B/OF, Jones 4th OF, Vizquel INF, Nix INF/Pinch Runner, Veteran Backup C signing, Rotation: Peavy, Buerhle, Floyd, Danks, Garcia Bullpen: Jenks CL, Thorton SU, Putz SU, Linebrink MR, Pena MR, Hudson LR

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Dec 16, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) There's no way KW would be willing to lose that many games in order to make a point to Ozzie. Not gonna happen. They'll bring in another bat before the start of the season. KW stressed at the beginning of the offseason about the need of a big OBP lefty bat for the middle of the lineup. All of a sudden- we don't need that? I'm pretty sure KW is not done regardless of what Ozzie says. Ozzie always plays his bench. If you look at it: Andruw Jones- will get pleanty of playing time as the 4th OF. Plus he is the Carlos Quentin insurance policy- we all know the dude gets hurt every year. Mark Kotsay- he will get his share of pinch hits as well as give PK his day off here and there. Omar Vizquel- Will likely end most games in the infield as well as pinch run. No worries there. Jason Nix- Most likely the odd man out. Backup catcher?? Ozzie always finds a way to plug in his bench. The rotating DH is unesseccary. This team lacks Left handed power and it needs to be addressed.

I wonder why people haven't talked about Flowers possibly being the DH? He could rotate with AJ behind the plate and get a decent amount of ABs in the DH hole. Sounds like a nice transition to me. Just go out and sign a DH next year. . .

QUOTE (Mattchoo @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 05:14 PM) Sounds like another deal may not happen.... http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...sp&c_id=cws Ozzie and KW talked today and Ozzie likes what we have and doesn't want a "DH". He really likes the platoon DH idea. I somewhat like the idea of a rotating DH, but I think we are one upgrade in our offense away still. Lets see: Pierre L Beckham R Quentin R Konerko R Pierzynski L Ramirez R Rios R Teahen L Only 3 left handed bats. . . KW loves that Left handed bat in the middle of the order. I'm going to go on a limb and say he's not finished yet.

QUOTE (spiderman @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 04:00 PM) Would Danks (or Floyd), Quentin and a couple of our best prospects get the job done for Gonzalez or at least put us in a competitive race for him? Can Boston decide if they want him or not - in other words, even after trading for Victor Martinez last season, do they still have enough to blow us, and other teams, away? Boston still has pleanty of depth in their farm even after the V-Mart trade last year. I wouldn't say they would blow us out of the water though. . We have a great amount of depth in the farm still. .

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 15, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) Yep, they can offer up the moon for Gonzalez. yea. . i can see Boston going after him hard now.

I really hope its A-Gon!!!

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 09:26 PM) Not surprising. It takes two to waltz. The Padres are under no kinda pressure to trade AGON (unlike with Peavy) for anything less than a mega-haul. KW obviously has no problem trading prospects. It could possibly be, and this seems to be a difficult concept for some, that we simply don't have the pieces the Padres want. They could easily rebuild their franchise around a package of Hudson, Flowers, and Viciedo. However, you maybe right- they could be looking for an even better package. . who knows.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) ranger said its unlikely lol Ranger Shmanger. Since when does KW let Cowley know whats going on? He was pissed Cowley leaked the Putz situation- im guessing his next big move will be even more closer to the vest.. Anything is possible Melissa!

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 09:07 PM) You're crazy. hey as long as KW is our GM:

Call me crazy but I have a feeling KW goes balls out and aqcuires Adrian Gonzales. If there is one guy to give up a huge chunk of your farm for- its for a cheap superstar such as A-Gon. It fits KW's mold perfectly. .

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) Ugh, just say no to Thome. I love me some J. Gomes, and would love to have him on the team. agreed. i'd rather see Flowers get his share of ABs as a part time DH / part time catcher over a Thome return.

I would much rather have Gardner!

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 11, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) From my understanding he should be ready to throw by spring training if not sooner. He better be. I dont want him coming into spring training looking like that guy on your avatar.