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QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:46 PM) I am a major Nady fan. I'd love him on the squad but I don't know which left-handed batter the club would be platooning him with. Jerry Owens, and if you sign a CF, you can have Ozuna platoon with Richar.

QUOTE(BlackBetsy @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:45 PM) ...since the last Red Sox prospect Gammons has overhyped to push the market value up for his team. Ya, that Hanley Ramirez jabroni is bad.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:38 PM) Xaiver Nady is a good platoon player, but we don't have anyone to platoon him with. Unless of course we choose to platoon him with Jerry Owens, in which case if Jerry Owens is getting 400 AB's in a season, we would suck regardless of who we put out there vs. lefties... unless we have a dominate pitching staff and a much improved middle of the order (such as Miggy or Bay), which are both very doubtful. Times like these make me wonder why the f*** aren't re rebuilding? KW has all but admitted Owens will be starting at either LF or CF.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) Or we could get him for free: If Boras is his agent, he could demand more guaranteed money over a longer period of time. Plus you also have to compete with 28 other teams for his service. Exactly my point santo....get him before he's on the market.

USC's defense is phenomenal. If they continue to improve, they can definitely be a national title contender.

QUOTE(29andPoplar @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 07:24 PM) Boras client for what it's worth. Ugh, sometimes I feel like we're a college team that can't recruit Juco's or partial qualifiers.

Ellsbury might be the most overrated prospect/player in the history of baseball.

QUOTE(hotlanta13 @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 06:49 PM) I think everybody is going a little overboard on how bad the White Sox really are. I have a couple of suggestions for some easy fixes: Sign Fukudome. Fills the leadoff and LF spot. Trade Crede for a 7th inning man. Put Fields at 3B. Trade Uribe for a bag of balls. Cut payroll. Contreras is our #3. If he comes back and performs, Awesome. If not, he have to put him out there just to see if we can trade him without picking up too much of his salary. Let Danks, Floyd, Gio and everybody else battle for the #4, #5 slots. I liked Danks last year. Hopefully another year of seasoning will be just what he needs. We're not talking about the Brian Anderson experiment here. Danks actually showed promise. Put Richar at 2B. Put Owens at CF. 1. Fukudome 2. Cabrera 3. Thome 4. Konerko 5. Dye 6. Fields 7. AJ 8. Richar 9. Owens I think that's a great looking line-up. I'm not saying we're amazing, but I'm predicting Division Champs. There's still that whole starting pitching issue, in which we might have the worst rotation in the division (along with KC).

If you put KW's comments together, Jerry Owens seems like a lock to be starting in LF next season. With that in mind, Xavier Nady would be a great acquisition to fill in against LHP. The Pirates are desperate to get rid of him, and you could probably get him for someone like Adam Russell and Heath Phillips. Nady could really help against LHP, and then just let OC lead off against.

Mitchell Report to come out in a week, supposedly. I honestly find it interesting how certain players are getting less attention than others. I wonder if these owners, like Moreno, know more than they're supposed to right now.

An outfield of Cabrera, Cuddyer, and Young might be the best throwing outfield in history.

Indians might be the leaders to get Bay.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 04:51 AM) This will be without a doubt the weakest national champion since the BCS started. The sad thing is that the best team in the nation was Oregon when Dixon was healthy.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 04:41 AM) Hilarious. Osu isn't even the most corrupt program in the big ten. We didn't give back title. Don't worry, we are only bringing back 20 starters and the number 2 class in the country. It's just two programs that are very hard to root for unless you're actually a fan of that team. Don't worry Rock, UGa is my least favorite team in the world outside of the Cubs and Illini basketball.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 2, 2007 -> 04:38 AM) Speaking of corrupt, how about the Pitt game? Talk about the fix being in. My ESPN was out due to the weather, but my brother, who was rooting for WVU, couldn't believe how shady things were. Who's the Heisman after tonight, McFadden?

Georgia vs Ohio St. in the battle of the corrupt athletic departments!

SIU tried to get physical on Gordon on that one drive, and all it did was fire the Hoosiers up.

This is terrible news for the Sox, as this increases the chances of Crisp to the White Sox by about 100 pct.

My fear in trading for Bay is that the Pirates would probably want Fields and Gio. Personally, give it two years, but Fields will be a much bigger power threat than Bay.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 07:08 PM) Wow, how the mighty have fallen. Somehow the Cards look like they are in a worse position than the Sox. Wilson or Uribe would have been good fits for that team.

Cardinals sign Izturis....this moves hurts both the Sox and the Cards.

I love when athletes try to come up with reasons they signed other than just saying "X team offered me significantly more money than anyone else".

Rowand wants 5 year deal, but Sox are only going to give him 4 years. Bay is someone who I thought KW might be interested in, but the Pirates are supposedly asking for the moon for him. The Fukodome stuff is interesting, as earlier today there were rumblings that the Sox weren't interested in him. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7506740

QUOTE(BearSox @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 04:47 AM) If we could do the above mentioned trade, and then sign Fukodome... 1. Fukodome, CF 2. Cabrera, SS 3. Cabrera, LF 4. Thome, DH 5. Konerko, 1B 6. Dye, RF 7. Pierzynski, C 8. Crede, 3B 9. Richar, 2B Buehrle, Vazquez, Contreras, Floyd/Egbert/Broadway NICE! Even though that rotation sucks, that's a hell of a lineup. Sox aren't pursuing Fukodome. Teams have basically given up on the idea of him playing in CF.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 04:00 AM) This Gumbel is the most boring announcer I've ever heard. I don't want a cheerleader announcing the game but gosh damn. Plus he tries to add color commentary and that makes things worse. He's awful. Reminds me of James Brown during the NCAA Tournament. It sounds like they're on a cell phone. Why can't Gus Johnson just announce every game.