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QUOTE (scenario @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 08:00 PM) Dodgers if they lose the Manny sweepstakes. Who do they have of interest? And yes, Juan Pierre is still there. Billingsley is not an option, nor is Broxton.

QUOTE (thedoctor @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 06:47 PM) i don't think he should have to defend anything yet. we've seen many teams offer trade denials before only to see the deal eventually consummated. McCoy said it would be completed later in the week. I don't know why people are freaking out that nothing was announced on the first day of the Winter Meetings.

QUOTE (lord chas @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 07:16 PM) no santo thank god Amen!

One thing about Sportscenter...in order for them to report something, it must be confirmed by at least 2 sources.

Sportscenter reporting it like it's a fact.

QUOTE (ScottPodRulez22 @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 05:38 AM) He was not that bad. http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807013044979 Yawn....Royce Clayton had a walkoff hit once

QUOTE (tommy @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 04:59 AM) Care to explain? CQ = God

THANK QUENTIN!

QUOTE (BearSox @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:51 AM) I think Lillibridge and Getz are both pretty decent options at 2B, not to mention Betemit could play 2B in a sinch if need be. Nothing about Lillibridge's performance in 2008 makes him a viable option to start at 2B with the White Sox in 2009.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:50 AM) I'm kind of a Moremax man, myself. Coming up next: "Co-Ed Confidential" We now return to your nightly Jermaine Dye rumor. The greatest show in TV history!

That Reds denial is weaker than denying to your wife that you were watching Cinemax.

The rumor said it would be announced later in the week. Of course the teams are going to deny it right now!

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 04:25 AM) I doubt we'll hear before the morning, no matter which way it goes. I bet we hear by 10 PM CST.

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:23 AM) I'm hoping that this goes through. Maybe, just speculation here but we could bring up David Cook in ST and give him a shot at one of the corner OF spots although I'd be nervous going with him if we didn't have a backup plan. I'd be beyond stunned if he's in any of the Sox major league plans for 2009.

90 minutes until OC is potentially the biggest heel in Sox history.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 02:58 AM) "Hey I heard you got Bailey, wanna talk about him?" Hey, go call the trib and deny that story. As well as give more leverage in any possible negotiation with a corner outfielder.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:55 AM) I dont agree. I think it confirms that the Sox are getting one more player besides Bailey and that the Sox are picking up some of Dye's contract. Yep, what do people expect to actually read in an article like this. KW might have quickly responded to this due to his negotiations with other parties.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 02:48 AM) Well, if the Sox get stuck paying OC this year, wouldn't that make it even more likely that this trade (Dye for a cheap young pitcher) goes through? I guess it would make it a little less likely KW tries to fill the OF or LOH slots with an expensive FA though. Exactly, I think some of us are excited by the possibilities this opens up. I don't think anyone is excited about the 10 million dollar addition being OC.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:44 AM) while we are talking about third base (maybe this should go in a different thread), but what do we reasonably expect out of Josh Fields this year if he plays everyday? I guess I'd say .250 with .310 obp and 20 HR I think he'd hit 30 homers if he played the whole year.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 02:35 AM) Edwin was once a pretty top notch prospect. Although I see little need for him considering the Sox have two other toolsy 3rd baseman (Mr. Cuban & Fields). Maybe Fields would be in a package to trade for a leadoff hitter? I heard McLouth's name again today, but I don't think it's anything.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:33 AM) dude on WSI says rumor says that encarnacion is in on the deal but we may have to pay half JDs salary...take that FWIW...which is probably very little I doubt that's true at all. If it is, that's a hell of a trade by KW.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:32 AM) Dude, it's only December 7 This is a first....someone implying that jphat is being pessimistic.

QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 02:28 AM) Let's just hope the Angels don't steal away our free agent this year like last season. With the talk of Furcal having a mystery suitor for 2 weeks now, and KW trying to have every move he makes be secretive, I'm convinced all this talk about moving Alexei to SS is a cover for the Sox's pursuit of Furcal.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 02:28 AM) Plus I could still see Abreu eventually signing a relatively short-term deal (no it's not what he wants, but he might just end up getting it). I'd love to have Bobby on a 2 year deal and I think he'd be a tremendous fit in the offense. He's still an above average player and can get by in left field defensively. Can we schedule the Braves so Abreu can face Javy?

My totally inaccurate and spur-of-the-moment Sox starting lineup for 2009 is: 1- Furcal SS 2- Ramirez 2B 3- Quentin LF 4- Thome DH 5- Konerko 1B 6- Abreu RF 7- Fields 3B 8- AJP C 9- Taveras CF