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Looks like I'll be on the market for a new name soon. Any ideas are welcome. I think I would like to keep the ">" though.

Looks like I'll be on the market for a new name soon. Any ideas are welcome. I think I would like to keep the ">" though.

"Is that really that much of a net upgrade effectively sitting Duque for Beurhle?" You had to have made that one up.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 07:07 AM) You helped me out -- I didn't even have the sensor bar plugged in. But I imagine it takes some getting used to? You should get it just about right away. Wii Tennis does a good job at introducing things, though I'd play around with the menus first if you're just hooking yours right now. Also, I'd recomend getting the newest system update, although since you have a new Wii, you may already have it.

QUOTE(Omar Minaya @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 06:52 AM) it was quite a challenge getting through the registration process. I thought after slaying the dragon it would get easier, but jesus it just got harder and harder!! oh, nevermind, all I had to do was enter my e-mail address and a user name and a password. very difficult. i understand that you're not going to be very receptive to the idea of not being to get as much back for buerhle as you'd like, as that's all you have to look forward to this year. but don't worry, there's always next year, and you guys definitely have a young, solid nucleus to build around. oh... anyways, simmons says there's a 5 year grace period, so try and wait out the next 3. I love it when fans of other teams talk s*** when they haven't won a World Series in decades. EDIT: Before anyone asks, yes that was a play on us. However, as far as I'm concerned, our 2005 World Series does give us the right to talk s*** to anyone this side of St. Louis. **Kisses World Series ring**

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 06:43 AM) I'm having some Wii troubles. First off, I click 'A' to get past the first screen (the health screen), but after that, I don't know what to do. It seems like my controller isn't working. I'm sitting at most five feet away from the console and the controller is clearly on (the first blue light is lit), yet I can't get the cursor to move. I try pressing A and that doesn't do anything, either -- the only buttons that result in an 'action' on the screen is the home button, the plus/minus buttons and the power button. Am I doing something wrong? Did I not set up the system properly? Is your sensor bar in a place where it can receive the controller signal?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 06:36 AM) I love it when people go to all the effort of creating a name on an opposing board, so they can educate their fanbase on how we should be thrilled to get some of the C prospects and turds that their boards have been pushing. Somwhere between what our fans think, and what your fans think is the middle. And that is probably still wrong. When they make the announcement on the trade, we will find out what happened. Mets fans are all smarter than us. Didn't you know?

"John Cena overcame the odds once again," Right from WWE.com. It's almost like they think it's gone to far too.

QUOTE(GreenSox @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 02:19 AM) We rented Freddie Garcia for far more than 2 B prospects (sure we extended him - after we rented him). People were going ga-ga over the opportunity to rent AJ Burnett 2 years ago ( 2 of MCCarthy, Crede, Conteras and Sweeney etc.). It's funny how when we are looking to rent, the price isn't so cheap. The B level propects for rental player argument doesn't hold much water. I'd like to see evidence of it. Off the top of my head, the major in season trades(Buehrle-level) of the past 3 years: 2006- Bobby Abreu to the Yankees for 4 nobodies. Wasn't a rental player IIRC, which actually hurt what the Phils got in return. 2005- No major trades? 2004- Freddy Garcia traded for a ton of young talent. Carlos Beltran traded for a ton of young talent. Both were rentals. Now, like I said, this was all of the top of my head. Please correct me where I went wrong.

Also, feel free to PM me for certain dealings.

Nitro replacing Benoit.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 12:43 AM) Let me know when Terrero hit 26 hr's in about 350 major leauge at bats. The guy has always been stuck in outfields with too many guys and because of it hasn't started. I don't know if he'll ever hit for a great average, but jesus he has the tools and would be the perfect guy to get along with two highly ranked prospects (essentially you get two top prospects and than a high risk high reward guy who has already played a couple major league seasons). Luis has averaged 1 hr/13 at-bats here which is quite extraordinary. Now I'll stop being a nitpicker and agree with everything else. Two top level prospects with Will Mo thrown in would be my ideal trade, especially since we will have the patience to put him out everyday and judge where we could be with him next year. As I said earlier, the guy could be a perrenial all-star. And I want to agree with something you said earlier. We are getting top level prospects for Mark. There aren't going to be any untouchables with Kenny, or he will move on.

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 12:13 AM) two raido hosts on score said " I have feeling buerhle is not on that charter" Someone one WSI said something about his wife being pregnant. Not sure that is true or not and he did not say that was the reason. He was just throwing it out there.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 12:08 AM) We already have one of those, his name is Luis Terrero. Yeah, except Willy Mo doesn't post a good OBP number and a Bonds-esque hr/ab rate like Luis does.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 12:04 AM) Ya I would'nt be happy eigher particularly because I'm not a Willy Mo fan. IMO he's very overrated. He's not very rated at all. He's seen as a lazy POS who has the tools to be a perrenial all-star but will never be one. I'd still be willing to take him off their hands as a throw in though.

I would love any deal that included Willy Mo and a couple top prospects. QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 12:00 AM) ... and if you are going to use that line in your article tomorrow Mr. Mariotti, please site it to Greg the Bull Win.

QUOTE(Friend of Nordhagen @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 11:51 PM) Greg Walker has agreed to a 50-year extension. /self

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 11:47 PM) Is it safe to say the contract agreement rumor was bogus? Sorry for not wanting to read through 12 pages, but what contract agreement rumor?

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 11:04 PM) Because there was no reason to? What? Do you appreciate players who sit and watch their home runs at home plate for about 20 minutes? Or jump up and down after a good play like he just won the World Series? Maybe I haven't watched enough baseball, but usually these things aren't looked kindly on by opposing players. At the very least, it would have been better to put him on first.

After explaining why Kansas is teh greatest school evar just a week ago, Liggins now has a new leader: Kentucky.

WHY THE f*** DID WE NOT BEAM SORIANO IN THE HEAD? That was basically the only reason I went to the game today

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jun 22, 2007 -> 10:23 PM) I really don't get the Kansas love, the campus is pretty bad from what I hear. Self will butter up player no doubt, but that is recruiting. Still think Illinois is fine and I wasn't counting on Liggins anyway. I am very confident in Humphrey and Dunigan. And then you get one more of Shumpert or Suggs and its a top 15 class. Self obviously pays his players.

Will be there.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 05:39 PM) I still think Thome should be one of the main guys we're looking to trade. We're likely not going to be a contender during the rest of his contract, and we could get some very valuable players for him. Our options are limited to about 3 or 4 teams unless someone wants to take him on as a full time first baseman. Even if those 3 or 4 teams all happen to be interested, it's still a small bidding war.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 04:23 PM) Buehrle on the Red Sox would make me vomit. Pretty much.