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On whitesox.com it says the game was cancelled It also says Colon will get the start tomorrow vs. the Angels Link

Porzio, which team are you? I'm looking to trade Vazquez for a good OF or closer. Wanna talk?

I mean the West usually dominates us

What is up with us and the west?

Joel, welcome aboard, yes I agree we could use another quality starter. Our offense is looking fine, but we could always use help in the rotation. Look for the A's to have good seasons without Tejada, they'll find a way, just like the Mariners do after giving up their superstars.

Hey, don't be sad...it might be God sparing us a season-long Colon injury

It starts as a little irritation, and they say the're fine, but pretty soon, it'll turn into a season-long injury. Better miss a couple of starts than being out for the season. Give Wright some more rest. If hes not ready to start in the reg season, go with Loaiza, then Rauch

Don't count on it

What game is this for? I know when I played ASB last year I'd win like every game. My staff at an era of about 1.50 and my offense had everyone hitting .400 or more. I didn't even try to do it either. WSB 2K2

Yea baseball video games have gone down drastically. The score of games i usually play in all-star mode are like 20-18. The pitching sucks, and if you score in the top of the inning, they're gonna get you back in the bottom of the inning no matter what you pitch. Hitting dominates the games, I just wish the scores would be like 3-2 or somedin close to that. My hitters are all hitting over 400, while all my pitchers have an ERA over 10. I've never been able to finish a full season, because I find it not exciting at all.

No way can we keep all our top players AND get Tejada, no way, unless you become the Sox owner, clujer.

Does he throw like Eckstein? And dont forget Eckstein was the back-to-back grand slam man

Yep I would love to see Burke in the bigs sometime this season. If Alomar gets injured, look for him to be called up.

SWEEEEEEEEET GAME

Well HSC you wanted Mark to start the season opener, and he is..so whats there to complain about? To start the season is quite an honor and shows that he IS our true ace.

Love your updates clujer. All you lucky people that can watch the sox on TV all season long while I have to watch that stupid MLB Gameday Well now guess I can just listen to your wonderful updates clujer. Lee and Graff back-to-back homers? And Lee a slam? Wow, things are looking good

imo we should trade Konerko for a good starter and maybe a backup catcher. Either Daubach replaces him at 1B, or we take the risk and put Thomas at 1st, Lee as DH, and Borchard in the OF. Starting pitching is what wins championships, so we should go after another good starter and have a VERY rotation all around.

Hmmm...no, I didnt enter any passwords or become a member or anything. I made it at www.flamingtext.com in Headings, I made another icon there and it works fine. And I appreciate your time Jas

Cut down this damn quote.... Anyways....Paulie makes $7 mill or so this year....and is guaranteed about $16 mill more after this year. He plays 1B(which is a very power friendly position), doesn't have much range, and is slower than molasses. He turns the 3-6-3 like no other, and will probably hit real well eventually. However...in the new CBA....that is too much money for teams to take on. He becomes less attractive just because of how much $$$ he makes. Lee makes about $3 mill less and isn't guaranteed the contract...so if the team wants, they can get rid of him at the end of the year. And then you consider that he is a 1Bman(and it is easy to find a power hitting 1B....hell, the Red Sox have like 2 or 3 of them)...and he is instantly unattractive. We could get much more for Lee than we could for Konerko...which is why I deal Konerko. And trust me...I wouldn't be sorry if he went on to be great....that would not only be good for the relationship between the Sox and the team we traded him to, but it would also get rid of the worst baserunner in the majors and a terrible defensive LF who is a better fit for DH. I won't miss his bat at all....Joey B's is fine with me and Daubach's and Rowand's are pretty good as well....good enough anyways. Problem is, if we trade Lee, we're cutting down our experience in the OF. I know Lee sucks as a defensive player, but at least he has experience and is improving. If Borchard comes up, our OF will be Borchard, Rowand, Maggs. That's a pretty unexperinced left and center. Borchard should replace Rowand if Aaron is unable to play. Good defensive 1B are alot easier to come by than a good LF. And how can we get someone better for Lee instead of Konerko? Konerko was an all-star last year, and capable of hitting 30+ homers, while Lee is not that valuable. Trust me, GMs are much more interested in Paulie. If we trade Paulie, we can easily replace him with Daubach and get a very nice starter for him. But the best decision right now imo is stick with what we got. Borchard stays in AAA until Rowand loses his job.

All I'm saying is... For us to get far, EVERYTHING has to go right for us. Buerhle and Colon will have to pitch like they did last season. Garland will have to pitch like we believe he can. Our 4th/5th starters have to be stable, unlike it is right now. JM has to stop the tinkering. Frank needs to get back into his 1990s form. Maggs and Konerko will have to put up similar numbers to last season. Lee will have to pick it up. Jimenez and Valentin have to do a darn good job leading off. And for everything to fall apart, all we need is a couple of key injuries, clubhouse commotion, or players just plain old sucking. Don't get me wrong, I believe this team can go far with their talent, but just don't get your hopes all high, we're not even a playoff team until proven.

Hmmm. So quick to say we're trading C-Lee at the trading deadline, yet the season hasn't started yet. Do we trade him if he's hitting .300 with 17 HR and 60 RBI at the deadline? I'd have to say no -- unless we were offered a decent starter, and not some prospect (what would be use in that?). I thought of another reason why Borchard should NOT start the season with the Sox. The first couple of months are going to be cold in Chicago, right? Thus, HR's are going to be harder to come by than they will be in the summer months. We should go with Rowand - a better OBP guy - and then if Borchard is doing good in AAA, consider bringing him up when the weather gets hot and the ball starts to carry. Until then, it's Aaron's job to lose. I'd rather see an OF of a productive Lee in left, a confident Borchard in center, and an MVP-contender Ordonez in right. That, IMO, beats your proposed OF of either Borchard/Daubach in left, Rowand in center, and Magglio in right. But, time will tell. To open up a spot for Borchard, we are going to have to trade someone....we can't trade Konerko....he's not cheap enough and he actually plays good defense(however, outside of Lee, he is the most logical to trade...we have Daubach who is LH and can play decent defense at 1B as well). Trading Daubach would be pointless....that'd be trading our lefty off the bench so we can make room for a lefty off the bench....sorry, that doesn't work. We can't trade Maggs...nuff said. And we can't trade Thomas either....he is making more than Carlos and has a contract that is weirder than hell....plus he is a DH and is 35....you'd be lucky to get a good pitching prospect for Frank even if he was putting up a .350 25 90 line at the deadline....you'd get less for him than you would from a Carlos Lee who has been on the DL and is hitting .250 10 35....Carlos has upside that Frank does not have anymore. Lee is the logical guy to trade....even if he is one of KW's boys. Also....doesn't Thomas have a no-trade clause...a 10-5 clause? 10 years in the majors, 5 with 1 team....I'm pretty sure that still holds true, even after his free agent market visit. He can turn down any trade to any team....and if he was having a good year and the Sox were in a close race...he would nix the deal. Tell me....if you are KW, and Borchard is basically needed for the team to compete in the postseason....who do you trade? I trade Lee....but that's just MHO. I'd say Paulie, we could get a real talented guy for him. Lee might surprise us all this year, and then we'll be real sorry.

You are basing that comment on what? Our offense that will probably lead the world in runs? Our rotation that has one of the best 1-2 punches in the game? Or our bullpen that very well could be lights out? Which exactly is it? Well let's not be overconfident. We've got potential to go far, but theres a much bigger chance of things going wrong than everything coming together. The last 2 seasons pretty much proved that.

I see us going a pretty long way. But division champ and at LEAST 1 playoff win won't be anything to complain about.

If Wright goes down... Buerhle Colon Garland Rauch Loaiza

Agreed. And so does Rauch, every 4 or 5 days.