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QUOTE (LVSoxFan @ Oct 4, 2010 -> 12:51 AM) What are the odds that Konerko comes back, realistically? 25% would be my guess

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 3, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) I'm giving the Gold Glove award ONE LAST f***ING CHANCE! If 'Alexei doesn't win it I'm done. Not a chance he wins it, as his error total climbed too high. I believe he ended with 19.

Supposedly KW went on a rant about Jenks before the game today. If what I've heard he said is actually true, Jenks has played his last game in a Sox jersey.

Does Tyler Flowers ever swing the bat? He's going to shatter Pods strike out looking record if he ever plays half a season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 09:35 PM) Well...if you got the 2008 Quentin, you've done it. If you got the 2nd half of 2006 Teahen...ditto. The thing to note though...if we've got $10-$15 million to play with...the only positions we can't start the offseason thinking "I have a guy I can put there next year" is 2 bullpen spots; Putz and Closer. We could stick Flowers at Catcher and probably get similar production to what AJ gave us this year. Quentin to DH, Viciedo to 1b, Morel to 3b, Teahen to RF at least gives us a lineup. It would take a set of miracles for that lineup to win the Central...but it's a better starting point than I feared a few months back. That offense would be a joke and pretty much the beginning of the end of KW/Ozzie if they put that out on the field.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 10:18 PM) Teahen? You may laugh now. Anyway...if PK14 departs and Viciedo takes that role...we're going to both have a lot of money to spend and need some serious help producing runs. If you put Teahen in RF and Quentin at DH, then where will the actual offensive upgrades come from? Not a lot of spots in the lineup still open.

QUOTE (Real @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 09:20 PM) I have this weird feeling it'll be in St. Louis Seattle

Further proof Konerko is gone: Viciedo play first base again tonight, and Konerko isn't playing. If the Sox do intend on playing Viciedo at 1b next season, I really hope they move Quentin to DH and then go after a lefty hitter for RF.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 08:37 PM) I'm actually really looking forward to the next roast, because I could see them tearing into Greg Giraldo, and he would have loved that. Agreed, like his Gary Coleman joke from the Hoff roast.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 07:24 PM) There is no way Konerko goes to the Twins. They have a $15M all star 1B and already have a DH conundrum in Thome/Kubel. The Twins have like $72M commited to 10 players next year and have Pavano and Hudson hitting free agency. There is no way they can give Konerko $10M a year. Boston I could see if Beltre leaves, the Dodgers too if Loney is traded, I could see the Angels for sure needing a 1B/DH slugger. But all that being said who really wants to commited $20 or $30M guranteed to someone between the ages of 35-38. The Angels just did that with Abreu in the offseason giving him 2 years $18M and this year he hit like .245. I don't think he'll go to the Twins either, unless Morneau has to retire. I wasn't saying he'd go to the Twins, just that Konerko was unhappy with the personnel decisionis/clubhouse this season cause he lost his two closest friends from the previous season.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 08:12 PM) This is actually a pretty good example of PK's leadership. Without calling anyone out, I think PK is saying that he and the players have had enough of the Ozzie/Kenny public fued. They don't want to deal with it, and they probably think that it led to their demise this year. Eg. It's possible that the players see letting Thome go as an ego battle between Ozzie and Kenny, with the losers being the guys on the field. Good post, and it's so disappointing that after everything, Ozzie and KW will return while we're likely to see some attrition due to their actions. I guess there's a reason Ozzie always shows up on lists of managers you'd least like to play for.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 05:07 PM) Joe Morgan with the best reason yet why Felix should not win the Cy Young: sportsguy33 Joe Morgan is anti-Felix for Cy Young: "Felix had a fabulous year but his teammates didn't support him. And it's still a team game." What??? Wait, don't tell me Joe Morgan is going to favor the African-American (Sabathia) over another player! He would never do such a thing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 12:27 PM) And the Dogers? Spending $30 million? This offseason? Are you paying attention to what you wrote? Yep, if they trade Loney and Kemp, non-tender Theriot, like what's been discussed, they'd be on their way to clearing out payroll. The Dodgers mediation between the owners will be done by then as well, I believe.

There is no reason to be pitching Santos multiple innings right now. If anything, him and Sale should have been shut down.

QUOTE (WinorDie88 @ Oct 1, 2010 -> 02:47 AM) What makes you so sure he's not coming back with us? His quotes today make it extremely obvious.

Damn, I'm going to miss that man!

Heard a Konerko clip on the radio just now that makes me think even more that he's gone. He basically said that after 2005, he would have felt incomplete if he left and went elsewhere. Now, he won't feel that way as his legacy as a White Sox has been cemented. Thanks for everything PK!

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 10:37 PM) Yup, I get the feeling getting rid of Jim, didn't sit well with Paulie. We got rid of his two best friends in Thome and Dye, and we've already made it known that another of his close friends, Kotsay, likely won't be coming back. I can't really blame Konerko, as maybe he wants a new challenge? He'd be an absolute monster in Boston. As much as I love Konerko and would hate to see him gone, if the money they were going to use for him goes to fill a few holes, it might work better for the team.

Viciedo needs to be playing 1B every game the rest of the season, especially with Konerko all but saying he's leaving.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 09:55 PM) I want to know what the off the field adjustments are that Paulie is talking about? Kenny? Scouting? Certain players? Ozzie? Kenny/Ozzie disputes? Certain players I truly believe. I still thought it was telling when Konerko's wife said during a broadcast this year that Konerko and Thome still hang out whenever they can.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) Where would he play on those teams? I think he's done, too. He's a classy guy but the spats between ozzie and kw have to wear on a guy like that. Beltre leaves, Youk to 3rd. There's a lot of talk Dodgers might be interested in him, as Loney is likely going to be dealt.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 10:13 PM) Reds As I've been saying, a Reds/Rangers WS would be great. I really don't want to see any of the 3 other teams from the AL make it.

Konerko said Sox have to make improvements on and off the field to catch the Twins. BTW, another big reason that not bringing back Thome has hurt us is that if Thome was still here, I'm pretty sure Konerko would stay around also.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Sep 30, 2010 -> 10:13 PM) "It could be that I get more to come back here and I still decide to go somewhere else." PK. I've said it since Spring Training, but he's not coming back next year. I must have been the only person who saw the television clip from Arizona where he said it's time to move on after this season. He'll likely go to either Boston or the Dodgers/Angels.

Is Kotsay still hitless vs LHP this season? It's really incredible how scared Ozzie is to use Viciedo.