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Haha....AJP is a groundout to the right side machine.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:22 AM) Any doubts that he signs a three year deal this off-season? Yes, he might be asking for a lot more than we want to offer.

Why not ph Ozuna or Anderson here? Might as well take advantage of the deep bench.

Dye just missed that. How about AJP tries to drop a bunt down here?

BTW, Garland is arb eligible.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:18 AM) Yeah, I have to say that this gamethread = the best. Lots of fun tonight, hopefully they can cap it off with a WSW. We've even agreed on some things!

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:17 AM) Payroll will be at least 85 million next year, so that gives the Sox roughly 20 million to play with to fill DH/3rd/lefty reliever and add a bench player or two. Plus if they want to give anyone else raises they can do that as well. Worst case scenario: Do you still think we'll raise payroll that much if Sox don't make the playoffs?

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:16 AM) Btw, this game thread has been great tonight with all the ''off-season'' talk. To tell you the truth i cannot wait for this s***ty off-season to begin... love the off-season. Considering we had a great offseason last year, where most of the guys we wanted, we ended up getting (AJP and Iguchi, especially). I remember logging on every 2 hours or so hoping to see an update on a signing.

Another amazing offensive game by our anchor. Not only that, but because he's been slumping, Ozzie had to make the right move and try to move PK up in the order.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:14 AM) Can we just stick with Bobby Jenks, rather then going to The Closer ™ just 'cause it's a save situation? What do you think?

QUOTE(knightni @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:13 AM) Whew. THAT'S a reliever. KC had no chance of getting around on his fastball. Jenks reminds me of a heavier Jim Parque.

Good job by Jenks overcoming his Chad Hutchinson moment.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:12 AM) Pierre= cheaper than furcal ( who i highly doubt we get but others think we have a great shot at)... so that sounds great to me. I have a feeling we are gonna get disgusted with the furcal talk this year, just like last season it was renteria and orlando GOD cabrera. I have absolutely no hope we'll win the bidding war for Furcal. If the Braves don't resign him, the Cubs will be ALL over him.

Not to get too analytical, but it's about time we shaded E. Brown up the middle. He has a handful of hits against us this season on grounders just like the one he made an out on.

QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:09 AM) Did I just hear a golf clap for that Podsednik catch? I think you heard the sound of Sox fans breathing again after Pods got another stellar read on a flyball.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:08 AM) Best curveball of the year, by any White Sox pitcher. Like I said, didn't see it. I'll still take Garland's offspeed pitch against Tejada in the 8th earlier this year.

Whew.....Pods didn't exactly get a good jump on that flyball.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:06 AM) I tend to think Hermanson's season this year was a helluva lot of luck. But maybe that's just me. With every hanging slider he gets away with, I completely agree.

Good grief....that was pathetic. Here we go again!

I missed it....so Jenks threw a good hook to Vlad?

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:03 AM) Teams can make an absolute killing off of dealing 'closers' in the off-season. Deal him for a regular reliever who had a decent season, yet not big in the 'flashy' relievers stats like saves. Get a prospect, too. I'd look to trade Politte before I would Hermanson. I actually think there's going to be a lot of changes this offseason. Something I was thinking about was this: would Ozzie and KW take a chance with putting Rowand in RF, Dye at 1b, and try to sign Juan Pierre? You know Ozzie loves Pierre.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:03 AM) Yankees always want him. Weren't there rumors they were looking to trade for him arounf the dead line? Supposedly, until we asked for Flash Gordon in return. I can't see the Yanks putting more injury prone pitchers into their rotation next year. I think they've learned their lesson this season.

Ok, lets put PK back in the 4 spot and not mess with him.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:01 AM) Well you knew if the Sox scored 6 runs, it had to be across two days

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Sep 14, 2005 -> 05:00 AM) El Duque will not be a member of the White Sox by spring training next year. You can take that to the bank. I just want to know who will trade for him?