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QUOTE(iamshack @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 11:18 AM) Outside of maybe Ollie Perez, and I believe he becomes a FA next season... The guy to get was Guerra, and he's a Twin now... It would be nice to get something from the Yankees though....maybe Ian Kennedy and Austin Jackson... Not only is Perez a free agent at the end of the season, he's also represented by Scott Boras Corp.

Aside from Johan and probably John Maine the Mets have nothing in the "quality starting pitching" department that would interest the Sox in any Konerko trade and somehow I doubt either of those 2 is available.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 11:01 AM) hey, i'm happy they used "crap." they could have said, "[feces]-talking" [poo]-talking [fecal matter]-talking [bowel movement]-talking I really can't decide which of the 5 is the funniest.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Mar 6, 2008 -> 08:38 AM) There are a few million reasons why Hall will make the team. Cole's real first name is Melville BTW. He was a minor league rule 5 pick-up. I like Mel Armstrong. Somehow I doubt the Sox will have a problem eating the $1.9M remaining on Hall's deal if they have a hunch that labrum is going to be a problem again this season. If he were making $6M you might have a point but

Nick Swisher is leading off and playing CF. Swisher, CF .467 Ramirez, SS .429 Thome, DH .231 Dye, RF .214 Pierzynski, C .273 Fields, 3B .182 Liefer, 1B .417 Anderson, LF .375 Richar, 2B .000

Stone and I seem to differ in opinion (not that he or anyone else should give a s*** what I think) but his knowledge and insight are second to none. It'll be nice to have an alternative to turn to when I'm forced to mute Hawk.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 04:55 PM) MLB Power Pros if you like playing games with your friends. It's not a game you should buy if you're a big "dynasty" or "franchise" person, but the controls are relatively easy to learn. It has the best baseball game-play -- IMO -- of any game since MVP 2005. It looks like a little kids' game -- and it may very well be -- but it's a fun game if you know you'll have some friends to battle with. Super Smash Brothers will obviously be a 'must-buy' once that comes out. I enjoyed the Tiger Woods game too, although I didn't buy the latest one. And the Mario game is a must-buy as well, although I myself haven't purchased it. Buehrle>Wood is usually the go-to guy when it comes to the Wii, so when he sees this I'm sure you'll get a much better and more info from him. QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 07:06 PM) Multiplayer musts Super Smash Bros Brawl(Actually, should have a notch single player too. It's Out Sunday, going to be teh best game evar. I'm going to the midnight launch because I'm a huge tool). Super Mario Strikers Charged(Online is ridiculously fun, as is playing with a friend or 3) Guitar Hero 3(If you have either a PS3 or 360, I would suggest that version, as it has downloadable content, which the Wii version does not feature) Single Player musts Zelda: Twilight Princess Super Mario Galaxy(Currently the 2nd best reviewed game ever) Resdient Evil 4(Should be on the cheap, >25$) Some other solid games you might want to look at: MLB Power Pros, Madden(If you don't have another system), Rayman Raving Rabbids(another fun multiplayer game). Thank you. I'm going to pick up a couple games tomorrow, probably Super Mario Galaxy and MLB Power Pros. That should hold me over for a while. QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 07:28 PM) What type of games do you like? Over the last 3 years or so I haven't really been into video games, hell I wouldn't be all that interested in Wii if I hadn't gotten it for free. Since my 17th birthday I've really only played 3 games frequently; SOCOM I/II (bordered on addiction for a while there), GTA San Andreas and MVP '05 so I don't have much of a preference. I can find entertainment in any well made game, it really doesn't matter what genre.

So on Saturday night I won a Nintendo Wii during a rather heated game of poker. For all you guys my age who have Wii's what games do you recommend?

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 03:53 PM) Lowry walked 9 batters in 1+ inning? IP: 1.0 H: 0 R: 4 ER: 4 BB: 9 SO: 0 HR: 0 ERA: 23.14 At least he didn't give up any hits. Like I said before, some time soon Lowry is going to have another MRI and they're going to see structural damage in that elbow then he's going to sit on the bench for a year and a half.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 11:14 PM) OT: Doesn't MacDougal have an option left? No, KC used up 2 of his options in '02 and '04 and the Sox used his final option last year.

QUOTE(The Beast @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 12:39 PM) How many options does Brian Anderson and Jerry Owens have? http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/5642/wh...tsheet32ql8.jpg

QUOTE(knightni @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 07:12 PM) Hmmm. Maybe Quentin's not as healthy as they are reporting. Then he wouldn't be playing.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 06:43 PM) Ah yes pick out the smaller sample size while completely ignoring the more relevant MLB service time. You completely misinterpreted my comment. I just find it silly to say Jerry Owens has outplayed Brian Anderson in their 27 combined ABs this spring. The small sample size makes it impossible to compare the two. As for comparing their major league numbers, they've both been god awful offensive players in the majors but you're probably right Jerry Owens has been the taller midget by a good half inch.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 05:22 PM) ellis is an exceptional defensive player and i believe he hit like 12 HR in the second half last year....i wouldnt mind picking him up, but i would wonder what it would cost us...especially since we dont have too much to give just to clear it up the person who posted it on scout.com posted that it was from baseball prosectus...so its not made up...it was on bp Was there a link to BP? Is it up on their site? And for anyone curious about his contract status, Ellis will be 31 years old in June, is due $5M in 2008 and will be eligible for free agency following this season.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 05:27 PM) Your probably right. Especially with Boras as his agent. Is Lowry really the key to the Sox success? I dont think so, he would be a decent #5 in the AL central. The Sox NEED a legitimate #3 starter and I think you can get that by trading Fields as a centerpiece of a package. What happens if they do go that route and Crede decides to leave after 2008 also. So we spend one season with a one year veteran 3rd basemen and then go throw all your marbles at Miguel Cabrera via free agency after 2009. The Tigers havent signed him long term yet... kind of makes you wonder. Ozzie wants him on the Sox badly... Cabrera and the Tigers are working on a long term deal and I doubt Dombrowski and the Tigers want to give up Miller and Mayban for a renta-player so I wouldn't put any eggs in the Miggy basket. As for trading Fields for a legit #3 starter, I've seen a few people mention this scenario on here before. But what team can you think of right now that would be willing to part with a top of the rotation starter in order to land Josh Fields? It's easy to just say that a team would be willing to make such a deal but can you actually come up with a plausible trade partner.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 05:09 PM) With all of this Crede being traded talk... i was thinking what if Kenny shocks us all and trades Fields? Crede keeps talking about how he wants to play the rest of his career here. What if hell freezes over and KW and Crede agree to an extension before the end of spring training? Obviously if he traded Fields, Crede would have to sign first.. But lets face it, we can get a lot more back by trading Fields than trading Crede at this point. Im just thinking waaaay outside the box... i know this probably most likely NOT happen. But hey if Briggs can re-sign with the Bears after all that leaving talk.. anything is possible. Briggs tested free agency, something Crede and his agent are also set on doing.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 04:52 PM) How about Owens has proven a better hitter in the MLB and this spring training. I dont know how much more clearer it can get. 27 combined AB

The Hawks are absolutely dominating play halfway through this one. The new Ladd-Toews-Kane line has produced two scores (1st by Ladd, 2nd by Kane.) Very entertaining game thus far.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 2, 2008 -> 09:21 AM) http://www.baseball-reference.com/z/zitoba01.shtml i dunno, last season looked about par for him except for the wins and losses. When you factor in the league in which he pitched and the enormous ballpark in which he called home he was a below average pitcher last season. A 4.34 ERA in 15 starts in San Francisco for a pitcher who is supposed to be an ace is just terrible. Hell he didn't even make it to 200 IP. Looking at his monthly splits, without his great August (2.50 ERA - by then his team was already sunk and it was largely his fault) his ERA would have been over 5.

He has a career .299/.357/.465/822 line in Spring Training. He's a decent player, decent players almost always produce in March. Spring Training is pretty much glorified batting practice, if you're not putting up good numbers then there's probably something wrong with you.

QUOTE(Reddy @ Feb 29, 2008 -> 01:15 PM) i really don't want lowry - the guy has terrible peripherals. Plus he's still recovering from a strained elbow (and poorly I might add) that he suffered last September. He was incredibly wild in his outing against the Cubs yesterday, he couldn't locate the strikezone with any regularity and hit the backstop twice. It just feels like he's one step away from Tommy John surgery to me.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 29, 2008 -> 11:53 AM) What if we trade crede and fields sucks? Live with it.

Um yeah, Morrow may have won that one.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Feb 28, 2008 -> 03:42 PM) Who in the hell is Tom Kelly? Tommie Harris' new best friend.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Feb 28, 2008 -> 04:06 PM) Ramirez = instant impact ?? I know too early to get overly excited. 4 AB. Seriously, 4 spring ABs against some god awful pitchers. Don't do yourself the disservice of getting overly excited about spring production especially when they're only 2 games in.