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QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 06:55 PM) Your math is off, he had 17 points and was 8-18 from the field. While that's not a great shooting night it's not awful either. He's shooting .496% from the field on the year, which is pretty good. Most of the POY hype so far comes from his big performance against Pitt, that'll vary a bit as the season goes on as more guys get major opportunities. I would probably lean more towards Davis or Hansbrough for POY, or maybe Mario Boggan if Oklahoma State keeps doing well, but I wouldn't really have a problem with Tucker if Wisconsin does well. He must have had 2 late points then, because you're forgetting that he missed 5 free throws also. Great call on Boggan, as he's been great this season. As much as I hate to say it, Durant's probably been the best overall player in college basketball so far. Hansbrough definitely doesn't deserve it either, as his numbers haven't been anything special so far. With all the talent around him this year, he doesn't get as many touches/playing time.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 09:44 AM) Wasn't she on 24 as well? Yep

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 10, 2007 -> 05:37 AM) great game tonight. taylor and tucker played really well. as much as i'm not a huge wisconsin basketball fan i have to say that after a few years tucker has grown into one of my favorite all-time hoops players. he just gets it done. i'm not sure how his game translates to the pro's, but time and time again he gets it done. i'm also becoming more and more convinced that ohio state has a final four team on its hands. i'm not sure they're going to win it all, but i truly believe they'll be right there when it's all said and done. Tucker missed just as many shots as he had points. He's a good player, but he's severely overrated right now. I can't believe some people are claiming he's the Player of the Year in college basketball this year. Other players who are massively overrated are Dominic James and Brandon Rush. The most underrated players in the country are Mustafa Shakur and Richard Hendrix.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jan 9, 2007 -> 09:40 PM) Connie Britton...I don't know what it is, but wowee-wow-wow. She looks great on FNL. Did she have some work done?

QUOTE(IowaSoxFan @ Jan 9, 2007 -> 10:18 PM) Next season we will have the best rotation in the Central and at least a top five staff in the majors. Couple that with all of our offense returning we are in great shape. Our bullpen is a lot deeper and has a chance to be very good. We traded a middle relieved and a starter for 4 potential starters so in my estimation we have had a really good offseason I'd take the Tigers starting rotation over the Sox, and I'd put our rotation on par with that of the Indians.

This guy has been making the rounds on the radio this morning, and he's coming across as a massive tool. I'm not sure if this has been mentioned, but he also refuses to vote for people on their first try. It was comical to hear him say he can't remember if he ever voted for Gaylord Perry, who was notorious for doctoring the ball. When Cal Ripken Jr. makes the Hall of Fame, can Kevin Costner give the induction speech?

QUOTE(T R U @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 08:18 PM) K fed is the man He's one of the most natural heels I've seen in a long time. The sad thing is he has better mic skills than 90 pct of the wrestlers.

I can't believe that the Red Sox are possibly relying on Joel Pineiro to close out games for them. For such a talented team with a huge payroll, that statement is pretty insane. Of course, to be fair, I can't believe that we're relying on either Floyd or Haeger to be the 5th starter.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jan 7, 2007 -> 04:10 AM) I think he can be around 5, but I agree with you that he will not get 30 starts. At least this time around, we have 3-5 more options we can go to. I have my doubts about him being around 5 when guys like Buehrle and Garcia struggle to stay below that point. I'll be the first to make a Cooper Congratulatory Thread if Floyd has an ERA below 5.50.

QUOTE(spiderman @ Jan 7, 2007 -> 03:51 AM) What kind of year do you see Floyd having, should the White Sox give him 30 starts ? I'll make the pessimistic (shocking, I know) prediction that he'd never last 30 starts. From everything I've seen and heard, I'd be stunned if he had an ERA less than 5.50 starting in the AL.

QUOTE(spiderman @ Jan 7, 2007 -> 03:35 AM) I'm assuming you feel that this is a bad thing, correct ? Oh yes QUOTE(SEALgep @ Jan 7, 2007 -> 03:34 AM) He's a young Garland, and I have no problems with him in the rotation. Give him a chance with Coop. The only thing he has in common with Garland is that they're were drafted out of high school and got traded. His numbers don't even compare to those of Garland in the minors.

I can't believe that after all the talk of how pitching wins championships, and KW's acquisition of Vazquez last year, that we're looking at going into the season with Gavin Floyd as our 5th starter.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 08:43 PM) Michelle Bonner, ESPN anchor, formerly of CNN and FSN

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 08:54 PM) Bruce, your seat continues to warm. You better get somebody in recruiting, because today's exposition of your Valley level recruits on your own floor was a joke. This isn't surprising. When the Illini were trailing in the middle of the 2nd half against powerhouses like Idaho St. and Florida A&M, you could tell something was wrong. Bruce Weber is the worst recruiter among the BCS basketball programs, and it's catching up to him.

Yep, I'm sure Uribe is going to sit out the entire year, losing about 4 million dollars in the process and the chance to strike it big in the FA market next year.

QUOTE(shipps @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 07:30 PM) I have a feeling the more we get through spring training, and the closer we get to the season we will all feel alot more comfortable with this Whitesox team.Especially when one of these young guys step up and look like they will be a viable 5th man.But until then its gonna be an uneasy situation. Spring Training might become a mess if the contract issues with all of our 2007 Free Agents becomes a big story. Hopefully Ozzie and KW will just shut their mouth and put the best team on the field.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 04:32 PM) Did anyone actually ask about Buehrle's future here? KW implied that his salary demands are going to be huge, and they tried to sign him during last season when he struggled. When they were talking about this subject, there definitely wasn't any optimism.

QUOTE(G&T @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) Agreed, but would have moved both if he could have. At the least, KW seems very comfortable with what he has. I really thought he's comfortable with the future of our pitching, but he was very disappointed in how the market exploded this offseason, and how that impacted his plans to upgrade the outfield.

QUOTE(spiderman @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 02:43 PM) I'd disagree about Podsednik - he did say that he's coming a down year, but who hasn't ? He also mentioned that Pods can deal with the Chicago landscape. As far as CF, Yes, he did say that, but I got the impression any names that could be had would be nothing more than scapegoats. He definitely didn't give a glowing review of Pods and Anderson. When you start saying things like "we know they can handle playing in Chicago"....that's like saying "she has a nice personality".

Two quick thoughts: - KW mentioned that they're still looking at some guys for CF. - KW seems anything but confident in Anderson and Podsednik.

QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Dec 30, 2006 -> 02:20 PM) Yeah, she is going to get a nice chunk of change here.... There's been rumors recently that Jordan is in some financial trouble. Wouldn't surprise me with him...I miss the days of Boers and Bernstein talking about the M-Jeff Ass Licking Society.

QUOTE(iamshack @ Dec 30, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) Nothing groundbreaking here, but Levine was just on Carmen and Silvy and said this is absolutely Mark Buehrle's last year with the White Sox, IF he makes it THAT far. Apparently the White Sox made an offer in July, to which Mark declined, and there has been no further negotiations since. He seemed quite certain that no further attempts to extend him would be made, especially in light of Zito's contract. I would love to see the Sox get Lastings and Humber for Buehrle.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Dec 30, 2006 -> 12:00 AM) Pelfrey and Milledge would be the minimum I'd ask for with one of our starters. No offense, but we don't have anyone that could get that package. We've seen what we've gotten for our pitchers this offseason, and that package isn't even on the same planet as what we've gotten.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 11:26 PM) I thought the same thing. How does Pelfrey rank vs Danks? Bob Pelfrey is thought of as being better. My sources at BA tell me that they think highly of Danks, but they think the Rangers did a magnificient job of trading Masset at his peak value. They don't think he's going to have a good MLB career.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 10:16 PM) I just don't buy what Omar is selling. I'm really not sure what the opinion of Minaya is, but I think he has turned into a very solid GM, and put together a nice club over in Flushing. He has however seemed to ignore the rotation, and it's coming back to haunt him. We all know about windows, and the time a club has, and the Mets seem to be right in the middle of their window, and Omar knows it. I really can't imagine he is going to let a core of Wright-Reyes-Beltran-Delgado go to waste just because he doesnt want to part with some of the farm. Kenny needs to be on the phone, now. Like we agreed upon yesterday, this Mets scenario just infuriates me right now. KW should have waited to make any McCarthy deal until he saw where Zito was going.