GoodAsGould

at least i doubt we can trade for robbie alomer since he be on a good team.

that really went downhill fast in the middle of that quarter :headshake ... hopefully harrington can eat some bench and Gordon pulls out a Bulls winner

when i heard eddie curry wasnt playing i really didnt have much faith in us winning anyhow... i mean hell it would of been hard enuf if he was playing....But i guess maybe Hinrich and Gordon can pull something out of their ass in the 2nd half if we get lucky

but were winning

Gammons i think said the A's could be better this year i wouldnt go that far but id say competetive still

they sure are having an exciting off-season i donno about a good one yet.

we would of been so set if we did take leftwich.. we really dont need haynes at all and wth the pick this year since we had a QB of Leftwhich quality take the LB from Texas because Leftwich is the type of QB who can work with junk WR's.

yeah hopefully if he does aquire pyryznski fans will give him respect and apreciate what he has done this off season... although i imagine some fans will want to rip him on that Clee trade....... Btw not saying you dont give him respect Steff

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 07:46 PM) I hope its not true and if it is I'm rather pissed that the Sox would of given him a contract knowing that. I'd of pulled a Paxson and pretty much demanded my players to come into camp in shape. I think there is no excuse for anything but coming into camp ready to play and in as good of shape as you can be in. this is his off-season and if he wants to eat i say let him eat but by spring training camp he better start busting his ass off....and unless its bartolo colon or sidney ponson type weight im not 2 worried

he had a little experiance with the yanks last year towards the end granted it wasnt much he looked like he could hold his own to me.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 07:16 PM) Granted we need a catcher upgrade..But am I the only one that doesn't want AJP in here? I just don't see him helping us at all, being more of a problem than a help esp in the clubhouse, and what about those rumors about him watching the twins games? lol let him watch the twins games he will know all their weaknesses.... he might like them but he isnt going to do purposely bad against them.

id tend to agree but as of now if we dont add an OL men what would it be as of now? LT: Qusim Mitchell/Columbo LG: Edwards C: Kreutz RG: Ruben Brown RT: Jonathon Tait if thats it i really wouldnt mind giving Columbo a chance to prove himself at LT.. i know he was bad today but id like to see him start a season healthy and see how it goes.... although i could pass on Edwards at LG... and i guess Brown is getting a bit up there in age.

i think its been reported that that 49ers are really interested in Rodgers... and for the Browns i think we are safe from them since they got northcutt, davis, and bryant already a solid core of WR's...

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:43 AM) I fail to see what is so awesome about V.Zambrano. Zambrano's career stats: W/L: 37 27 ERA: 4.45 G/GS: 138 64 Hits: 442 ER: 245 BB: 294 K: 386 BB/9: 5.34 K/BB: 1.27 They are pretty good but look at the BB/9. Last year it was in the 6's. His K/BB is nothing special. His record and ERA are pretty good but he spent more than half his career in the bullpen. His best year he was 12-10 with a 4.21 ERA. Big Deal. Ortiz stats: W/L :103-60 ERA: 4.00 G/GS: 222 212 Hits: 1223 ER: 596 BB: 682 K:1004 BB/9: 4.5 K/BB: 1.41 The stats prove it. Zambrano is not awesome and he is not better than Ortiz. ortiz has spent his whole career in the NL in a nice braves stadium with possibly the best pitching coach in the league.... book it this year zambrano in the NL in a pitchers park will have a better era than ortiz

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 02:14 AM) Pedro isn't amazing anymore. He's still very good but not even close to what he was. i dont get why people dont think pedro isnt amazing anymore last year was a down year for him and for many pitchers it would of been one of their best years... add in the fact he is going from a hitters park in the AL to a pitchers park in the NL i see an era in the high 2's to low 3's

yeah despite Oakland trading away 2 of the big 3 their rotation should still be solid especially if Zito returns to form... dont doubt Beane until he has a losing season.

victor zambrano is much better than russ ortiz he doesnt have best control but he is awesome... also glavine is still good and pedro is still amazing.... Benson is a very solid 4th and traschel a fine 5th....their rotation is old but dont really have any major hole in it...

id keep Boldin over Porter but you cant go wrong either way... and id say Palmer over Leftwich too

id keep Boldin over Porter but you cant go wrong either way... and id say Palmer over Leftwich too

i mean he is cheap in that they wont pay a top 5 draft pick... there was a huge article about it awhile ago and they talk about it on the radio all the time.

yeah trading for the chargers picks or cowboys picks i could see us doing... we dont take top 5 because our owner is cheap

well if maurice clarrett wont go 2nd how bout a draft of 1st Mike Williams... 2nd round Orton(Insurance if Grossman sucks or goes down).. and then 4th or 5th take Clarrett.. who can use 1 season to backup thomas jones and get back in NFL shape...and than be our starter the season after. Or this scenario could take place.. Draft DJ from Texas first round.. 2nd take an OL guy and then off of free agency a guy like porter, muhamed, burress... im pretty sure all those guys are FA's and then let hutchinson be the backup

our rotation still has 2 really big ? marks in it.... no one really knows how good contreras is going to be either really good or really s***ty... and no one knows how long el duque can stay healthy....I like our rotation but i think some of you going a bit overboard.... if the Tribe sign Millwood they could give our rotation a run for their money too assuming Cliff Lee is more first half like than 2nd half.

i think you can count on the browns taking anybody but a WR really.... and im not so sure the cardinals take a RB they do have marcel shipp and emmit said he wants to come back

i say we draft Mike Williams... and then in 2nd round get Maurice Clarrett..or mebe Kyle Orton he would be nice to have if grossman goes down.... knowing our GM we take Derick Johnson from Texas though... idont think they care about how bad our offense was