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Man that guy in the stands was the anti-Bartman.

Here comes Hernandez....Hopefully he'll be wild like he used to be.

Well that's one bright spot outta tonight...Cottsy with a fine job getting out of that jam.

Well he almost made me eat my words...too bad he didn't.

Btw, everyone KNOWS what Jose is looking to do here...this can't be good.

Keep the line moving boys...run by run.

Bring in Cotts...

Wow that was awful.

Or not. 4-2 Phils.

Phils dodge a HUGE bullet. Let's keep up the good work Jon.

Yoda I noticed in your sig that E-Lo was born in Tijuana... I wonder if he's seen a "donkey show"

Bump is right! We should get a league started!

Yea kinda like that with more of a mix of the two teams.

Can't wait to gets some revenge on you guys at home this year. Thanks for the sig da_sox!

I could use one if you wouldn't mind....I'm a big Notre Dame/White Sox fan so anything involving those two teams would be great! Thanks!

Easily the worst thing in fantasy baseball for me is when you see a team with a player of yours win 14-0 or something gaudy like that. Of course when you pull up the boxscore your player went 0-5 with 5 K's. I remember seeing this happen to Carlos Delgado last year and I flipped out.

Wow Jeckle, that was quite the informative post. [/sarcasm] Steve, if the trade involved Valentin then Uribe would be at SS...either way I'm assuming Wille and Uribe get to play just as much as they are now if the trade was made. Wite, if we do trade for Finley you've got to play him everyday. He's left-handed and he's hitting really well. Assuming the D'Backs want a good amount for him you can't really justify not playing him everdyay if you give up something signifcant for him. All Cubs bias aside (Jeckle, et al.) you have to admit that Patterson has just as much potential as anyone. As we've seen with Uribe a change of scenery can do wonders and with a high ceiling player such as Patterson why not take that chance? I don't know abou the rest of you but I attribute most of Patterson's shortcomings to the Cubs organization and the environment he was thrusted into.

The reason I brought it up is because I thought it would be an interesting discussion. Combine that with the fact that I'm sick of the Sox acquiring guys to be "stop-gaps". Alomar, Everett, etc. were all the type of acquisiton Finley would be. Finley is a quality player and I'd love to have him, don't get me wrong, I just would like to see the Sox acquire someone who isn't elgible for social security at the trade deadline for once. Patterson being a "cancer" just adds to his tradeability. Maybe it's the Cubs that cause him to be that way or the continuous attention the team receives? This seems like a can't stand the "yankee-esque" spotlight the media puts on the Cubs. I just think this is a rare opportunity to grab a player who was touted for greatness just a year or two ago. Shouldn't we at least look into it? EDIT: Btw Steve, this wouldn't bench Harris. It would move Harris back to 2nd most likely.

Surprisingly enough the record is owned by the Tigers and White Sox. I would know, I was at that game last year (I think it was last year.)

Btw, how can anyone say Patterson is a cancer? What evidence do you have of this other than "he swings for the fences." If he really caused that many problems in the clubhouse or effected chemistry THAT much you'd hear much more about it.

I didn't say Reed needed to bat .400. Heck I think Reed is going to be a good ballplayer, I'm just in the opinion that he could use a full year at AAA. I'm also not saying give up the farm for Patterson. The concept behind all of this is that if he can be had for a reasonable price right now, I say the Sox should jump on it. Granted his reasonable price may be *gasp* a good player or two, but you have to give something to get something. To me, this is all moot if Mags is re-signed. However, if that's not going to happen then Patterson seems like the perfect fit to me. Also, like I hinted at earlier acquiring Patterson also allows us to deal one of our "stud" OF prospects for a need (pitcher, bullpen arm, etc.) All in all, this is all "fun speculation" I don't mean to rile anyone up here.

He did pull a miracle that inning, he was able to turn one ball into twelve. ZING!

Yea, I figured as much (that the Cubs probably wouldn't trade him). But if there was anytime in which Patterson were "available" it would be now. I think Patterson is in the same boat as Sheets in which their team's think they have great potential yet wouldn't mind pulling the trigger if the right deal came along. However, where I think the Cubs differ from the Brewers is in what they would actually want. I don't think the Cubs would be looking for a HUGE prospects package because it's obvious they want to win now and so do their fans. To me, this could be reminiscent of a George Bell/Sammy Sosa swap or a Matt Karchner/Jon Garland swap, only it would be on a grander scale.

See that's what I don't get, I really don't understand the fascination with Reed right now. His numbers haven't been all that stellar and his wrists are still bothering him. Why should we risk dropping his trade value by bringing him up (assuming he struggles a bit)? Frankly, I'd rather see Borchard get called up (assuming he's 100%) because he's on a tear and he's older than Reed. This brings us back to the topic at hand though, by bringing in Patterson we can allow guys like Reed/Borchard to get more time in AAA. This gives us more flexibility is possible trades for pitchers and allows Reed/Borch to get to play everyday. If/when we lose Ordonez, then we've got a young, talented, and cheap OF.

I'm not just saying Jose, I was suggesting a package including Jose because of their current need at SS. Hell, I'd give up a quality prospect or two for this guy but I feared that could be considered blasphemy.