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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 05:49 PM) I really haven't heard anything about teams being interested in Werth, have you guys? Just the usual: Angels, Red Sox, Tigers

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 05:47 PM) here is the lineup i think ozzie will run out there as of today Pierre Ramirez Rios Dunn Konerko Quentin Beckham Pierzynski Morel Flip flop Beckham and AJP, and you got it

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 05:46 PM) Oh come on fathom, if you put Dunn and Konerko together in the lineup, the DP is something you're going to have to deal with. The only difference between Quentin and Ramirez is which one of them would hit the ball on the ground more; the added speed might save you 1 DP a year. When you look at the GO/AO numbers, Alexei hits far more groundouts than Quentin (probably because he never strikes out). Alexei's GO/AO last year was 1.24, for Quentin it was 0.78, and Quentin consistently hits fewer GB's than Alexei. Even with Quentin's slowness, that's probably several fewer DP's with Quentin hitting behind them. I was saying Ramirez over Rios. No way Ozzie bats Rios below Quentin in the order. As a matter of fact, I'll be shocked if Rios isn't batting 3rd again next season with Beckham batting 8th.

Something to keep in mind is who hits behind Dunn and Konerko. I worry about it being Quentin or Rios due to the double play issue. I actually wouldn't mind it being Ramirez, with Rios batting 6th and Quentin 7th.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 04:19 PM) He's 4 years younger than Ramirez. I'd consider Quentin, Ramirez, and Viciedo for Rasmus. Consider ... Oh come on, Rasmus is so overrated. Good player with a lot of potential, but still a huge hole in his swing.

QUOTE (Real @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:28 PM) I believe we could've had him last year for Beckham, plus others. Just what I believe I'll take the Konerko/Dunn combo while keeping Beckham and have absolutely no regrets.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:30 PM) Albert Pujols' ball in the 2005 NLCS is still the hardest hit ball in the history of life. Just saying. Bonds vs KRod in the World Series

Greg, the biggest reason that Thornton and Putz ran out of gas and had to be overused was due to Jenks' ineffectiveness and inability to stay healthy during the 2nd half of the season. And btw, Fred Lewis' homer off of Jenks was hit just as hard as Roberts.

Why are people upset about this? Did you actually think that after acquiring Dunn, the Sox had a chance to get Gonzalez? Simply put, we were never going to be able to afford the huge extension he wanted, and had no prayer to compete with other team's prospects.

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:30 AM) Am I the only one who likes the Linebrink trade better than the Dunn deal I liked the Linebrink deal a lot more when it was $1.5 we gave up and not $3.5 million.

Van Gundy ripping on the Bulls shooting guard scenario. It really reminds me of the rotating DH debacle.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:14 AM) They're back in this game. Now they have to weather their inevitable third-quarter meltdown and get back into it in the 4th. Amazing, isn't it? Announcers ripping on the Bulls effort on defense.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 02:37 PM) The Sox supposedly offered Dayan. The Nats wanted Gordo. IIRC, Rizzo confirmed it was Viciedo they wanted, but KW said he wasn't available. This was on B&B the week after the deadline.

Andrew Miller got non-tendered. Talk about a guy that Cooper would love to try and fix. If we got him, Hawk won't shut up about his Nintendo stuff.

Honeycutt and D. Williams are studs on the west coast.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 03:29 AM) Flowers can now be traded for a bucket of chicken. Why trade him when his value is at its lowest?

Like Rowand said, this is a very nice deal. KHP, I'm happy for you!

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 11:05 PM) Cowley: Many expect PK to be done soon. Let's just sign Chester Taylor, and call it a day!!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 10:02 PM) Hey Cowley, you're welcome. Hey Rock, what's next?

Please Paulie, don't go to the dark side. I'd rather you go anywhere but there.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 10:52 PM) What did I miss? He said after the VMart rumor that Sox do have a huge offer out, but it wasn't VMart. Then, he kept talking about the Sox landing Dunn. If you know what his connection is to the Sox, you knew this was possible.

RockRaines, you're awesome.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 09:48 PM) FWIW, Heyman is now reporting Cubs may be after PK, but I don't see how the Sox could add payroll Yikes, but I can't see that happening. Carlos Pena makes a ton more sense.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Dec 2, 2010 -> 10:42 PM) Dunn is gonna sign for $4/56M. That's some great work by the Sox brass. And how do you know about the Konerko connection?

Didn't know Oney is considered a Sox player. Anyways, this has the makings of the White Sox version of the Bears first day of NFL Free Agency last year.