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Things are going to get so ugly at the park if Buehrle is traded. Being there all day today, the fans have so much hatred for this organization right now.

QUOTE(toasty @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 04:51 AM) it is quite possibe that burls will demand a no-trade from whatever team he signs with in the off-season, if the sox do not lock him up. he seems the type to want to have his family settled and not be moving around... so no amount of maneuvering on the sox side will help. i just cant see KW giving in on this, unfortunately. Yep, and the more time passes, the more the Sox fans will have a hard time accepting it if he's traded after being willing to give up so much money to remain with the team. KW should have kept these negotiations quiet....as it's his job that's likely going to be at stake in the long run.

Chicagosports article saying that Boston is involved in the Buehrle talks again.

Until Theo has more World Series rings than KW, it's really hard to make one out to be so much better than the other. If KW had an unlimited payroll, he'd be a pretty damn good GM then. QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 11:52 PM) So there you have it. The supposed white sox fan, in all his glory. I give him credit....he doesn't even pretend to like the White Sox anymore.

Wily Mo is the type of stupid, bad fundamental, terrible defensive player we need to get away from. If he was the main person we receive in return for Buehrle, then KW might as well quit.

And Bill Hall leaves today's game with a leg injury. The Brewers are fading heading into the ASB.

I just hope he throws strikes tomorrow. I'll be at the game, and don't want to see him nibble the whole time.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 06:32 PM) Ozzie said he doesn't want to call someone up for a start and then send them right back down. He doesn't think it would be fair to Floyd. Maybe today or tomorrow is the day the trigger is going to be pulled on some other moves. Yep, Masset was available to start tomorrow, but they're going with Floyd instead. I'd say there's about a 75 pct chance now that one of our starting pitchers is traded in the next 5 days.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 02:22 AM) Monday? I believe the 'turning point' -- or the moment the majority of Soxtalk knew 2007 wasn't our year -- was the final game of the Cubs series. Our pitiful stretch of games against the supposedly weak National League concluded with a sweep. And while it was over far before that in my mind, that was the turning point for many more on the fence. You should know me better than to think I was being serious. I can't believe the amount of optimism people had because we won two series against Tampa and KC.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 02:15 AM) Let it happen, already. The turning point of this season was blowing that game on Monday.

One of the favorite moments in my life involved Bako, and it was ending Game 7 of the NLCS in 2003.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 02:07 AM) It's not enought that Dye's value has sunk offensively, why not leave him out and expose his defensive woes as well? I gave up all hope of our manager doing the right thing in showcasing potential guys to trade after last Friday's game in KC.

Good to see Dye still in the game down 6 and having just batted.

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 01:45 AM) Is it just me, or does this game feel like the longest of the season? It looks like these guys would rather be anywhere else but here. It's fine, after hearing just glowing reports about Pedro Alvarez at the Team USA game today, I have no problem with the Sox losing.

QUOTE(logic101 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 01:41 AM) Logan. Thornton. Neither is someone you'd rebuild a team around. Either (or both) would bring great value in return. Actually, those are the two guys in the pen we should keep.

Rickie Weeks has been pathetic since he returned from the DL.

I feel bad for Aardsma...it's got to be difficult pitching in the majors with a 93 mph straight fastball and a terrible offspeed pitch. He's a terrible pitcher, and has no business pitching in the majors.

DJ was trying to tell us how good Iguchi is with 2 outs this year. On the season, he's now hitting .150 with RISP and 2 outs.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:54 AM) Does anyone thinkthat JC would at least have a little more success in the NL. I am praying some team takes a chance on him and trades for him. I want to get rid of this contract!! There's no way you get another team to take on his whole contract right now, and there's no way you'll get anything useful in return. We might have to take on a bad contract if we really feel like he's never going to help us again.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:53 AM) Contreras for some used batting practice balls and a warm bucket of spit. DO IT KW! Yep, just please get rid of that 20 million.

Iguchi's batting average against LHP is now around .160. There's not a chance in hell he should be brought back next year.

QUOTE(29thandPoplar @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 05:52 PM) Rosenthal was adding his opinion on the Garcia thing too. After all, he went with it and printed it. If he didn't believe that particular viewpoint he would have stated otherwise. Nope, Rosenthal was quoting other baseball executives about the Garcia thing. The thing is, everyone in baseball knows that 4/56 is too good of a deal for the Sox to pass up. However, that doesn't mean it will happen.

Impressive 86 mph fastballs from Contreras. It's just painful to watch him pitch these days. It's really the first albatross contract that KW has caused us to have. Haha....this is a pathetic showing by Contreras. He's done! I wonder if we'll ever see him as a pitcher with an ERA under 5 in his career again? Also, Aardsma warming up means no Floyd on Friday.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:28 AM) Bases loaded, no runs. Too bad Terrero is latino. Too bad you don't stick to your word. QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:30 AM) When did he say that? He said that prior to Buehrle's start on Monday during his interview he gave. QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:29 AM) If Paulie were a horse he'd be in the glue factory by now--along with Thome and Dye. 2 outs, softly hit single to right field, and the right fielder is playing deep....my grandma could score in that situation.

KW said that he won't make any other moves until the Buehrle situation is resolved. Like I keep saying, the worst case scenario is trading Buehrle for a less-than-spectacular package, and then keeping Contreras around for the next two years.