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QUOTE(Soxy @ Mar 10, 2007 -> 09:52 AM) How in the heck has the actor who plays Dr. Cox not won an emmy yet? Seriously. John C. McGinley gets NO love and I really don't get it. The man is an incredibly versatile actor who's pulled off some the of the most amazing moments in sitcom history. The wide range of emotions that he goes through within episodes is just amazing.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Mar 10, 2007 -> 09:10 AM) Danks as the #5 and Josh Fields starts the year in the majors. Anderson is not hitting again and Fields can play LF, I am confident of that, but that means Erstad would be in center field, which would make our outfield D horrible. It will be interesting. The OF in your scenario is actually worse than you're letting on. If Fields makes the team in Anderson's spot then who is the 4th OF? Who's going to fill in for Erstad when his first minor injury (out a week or less) pops up?

QUOTE(103 mph screwball @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 11:59 PM) KW will pay more than he seems to be worth when looking at his numbers. But then again, Arow is worth more than his numbers (clubhouse presence, fan favorite). I don't think KW will go overboard and give in to an outrageous Philly demand like Thorton or Mac. The Phillies probably overvalued ARow during the Garcia trade talks. I would speculate that Philly now knows that KW does not have a completely irrational attachment to ARow, but does have genuine interest which probably exceeds what other clubs would offer. Philly also would also like to get an arm or two and reallocate some salary while still having a capable CF replacement. I don't know what KW will do. If a trade happens, it will surprise us all as usual. I would be willing to move Tracey because he doesn't seem to have a future with the Sox. There are just too many pitchers ahead of him. I'd also be willing to move Logan. Logan seems very talented, but that old saying that you can't teach a 95 mph fastball...well, you can't teach BALLS either. Even though most seemed to disagree with me, I'm on record as losing respect for a man that talks to the press about the big boys picking on him. I can't argue that Arow is not mediocre. Something was missing last year besides the pitching. Let's get the three stooges back together and maybe some 2005 magic. Agreed that Anderson is better defensively, but I don't feel that Anderson is that much better of a defensive player, and I'd be willing to bet that ARow would have better offensive numbers than Anderson. Also, consider the fact that Ozzie is going to play Erstad in place of Anderson a ton when Pods comes back. Ozzie seemed to mishandle Anderson last year for some reason. I have no reason to believe he would not do it again. Bottom line is that I think the Sox have a better chance of winning another World Series in 2007 with ARow instead of Anderson. I don't have "man love" for ARow. I want the Sox to win and I think he gives them the best shot. I'll admit, I did not read your entire post because well frankly I think it's all bulls***. The only thing that was missing last season was a capable pitching staff, not some below average CF who hustles. You talk about Boone Logan lacking balls but then say a team full of highly paid professionals were unable to perform last season because one of their co-workers left during the offseason. If Rowand's presence so heavily effected that team's performance then there is something seriously wrong with the lot of 'em. I don't mean to be hostile in any way I just don't know any other way to put it. I don't even think Logan and Tracey would be enough to convince Pat Gillick to pull the trigger on a deal. It's tough enough to get that man to make a trade, offering him a couple unproven meh arms isn't exactly going whip him into a frenzy. Gillick's asking price for Rowand just a month ago was Scott Linebrink, the equivalent to that on the Sox is probably Mike MacDougal. So are you willing to move MacDougal for Rowand? In any case you're likely going to have to include 1 legit arm in any deal with the Phillies, I don't see how trading away a bullpen arm for a below average offensive OF is going to help this team one bit.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 11:27 PM) Apparently, Brian will never be the equal in the outfield or grinderness until he impales himself on something to one up Rowand. I'm sick and f***ing tired of the Rowand worship because he didn't know where the wall was. I'm not saying Anderson is the answer, but for the love of God, people, Row is gone. The funny thing is last year, after Rowand ran face first into a wall Phillies fans admired Row for his tenacity, grit and willingness to lay his body on the line for the good of the team but after his 3rd week or so on the DL it seemed the fans turned on him a bit. They figured a more cautious or hell just a slightly less reckless Rowand is more beneficial to the team because even though it may give the opponent an extra baserunner or two atleast he'd be able to play. It's fun to be a 'grinder' and aggressive in the outfield but the insane wrecklessness that Rowand displays on a daily basis could actually hurt the team in the long run. Kind of like Row running into the wall in a blowout game during the ALDS last season, the game was in hand but Aaron was still crashing into fences instead maybe showing a little restraint for the good of the team. If he ends up with a concussion after running into a wall while chasing after a meaningless flyball during the FIRST GAME OF THE PLAYOFFS we likely would have had to with OMIT in CF for the rest of the '05 postseason because Aaron is a grinder.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 11:08 PM) Stumbled upon the saddest Scrubs ending ever. Probably the best episode they've ever done as well. That and "My Lunch" (Cox kills 3 patients) are 2 of the most emotionally charged episodes you're ever going to see from a sitcom.

QUOTE(103 mph screwball @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 10:43 PM) Logic may support Anderson as do many very bright Soxtalk members. What I've seen, my gut feeling, and probably Reinsdorf support Rowand. And what is this price you're willing to pay for mediocrity? And for a positive in Anderson's favor that was not listed, Brian is the better defensive player with both of them having equally inaccurate arm's. QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 10:45 PM) When discussing Rowand's post-ASB numbers, we should point out that he was dealing with injuries and their after-effects. Then can we substitute Rowand's s***ty post '06 AS break numbers for his nearly identically s***ty post '05 AS break numbers?

QUOTE(CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 06:59 PM) What was that ...humility ?? On this board ? Acknowledging the Sox network of coaches scouts etc. might have more knowledge then fans, statheads, armchair gm's and fantasy geeks is forbidden on this board ! I agree armchair GM'ing has no place on the internet, blind faith in coaches and scouts is what it's all about, discussion should really be limited to how awesome everyone inside the Sox organization is and how they never ever make any mistakes personnel wise. I mean if they know so much more than all of the idiots on the board then what the hell is the point of second guessing any of the decisions they make or having a differing opinion? Oh yeah and stats are evil.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 03:10 PM) http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...esox-navigation Game 1: lost 8-1 http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...esox-navigation Game 2: lost 10-4 http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...esox-navigation Game 3: won 12-6 That was an ugly series for the Sox I remember that series all too well. John Danks on in relief of Garland.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) The last time we played Arizona in the regular season, didn't we absolutely murder them in 1 game? Like it was the 2nd game in a row where Arizona had allowed 11 runs or something like that, back in 05? Russ Ortiz met Frank Thomas and Juan Uribe. The D-Backs won that series however after Contreras got destroyed in the 1st game of the series (I was there) and Vazquez got the win over El Duque (who got roughed up) in game 2.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Mar 9, 2007 -> 02:46 PM) Ceaser Crispo makes it 2-1 I just turned the f***ing game on to. No more changes ups. It was Alberto Callaspo.

Game tied 1-1 after a leadoff homerun from the D-Backs. *cough*chrisyoung*cough*.

Brian Anderson just homered. Awesome. Sadly Ozzie Guillen was looking away at the time and does not acknowledge this accomplishment.

No score in the top of the 3rd. The game is on WSCR and Gameday Audio. The Sox have yet to pick up a hit.

http://teapotdomescandal.blogspot.com/2007...s-worth-of.html

And when you compare Eduardo Perez' .863 to Podsednik's .674, Terrero's .676 and Erstad's .722 I'd say 'destroy' is a fair verb, perhaps a little exaggerated but true none the less.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 10:33 PM) Does not mean he destroys them... plain and simple. Like how you said nothing about fisk... It was supposed to say "wouldn't" not "would" seeing as how Pablo Ozuna, an infielder and Scott Podsednik, a DH have been playing LF for the past 2 seasons. That's why I didn't address your Fisk statement, I didn't know what the hell you were talking about.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 09:55 PM) Perez has a .863 ops ops verse lefties in his career. You and i both know that is not detstroying s***. Carlton fisk? In comparison to the other options currently on the team.

QUOTE(TheOcho @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 05:06 PM) That was amazing aswell. Willie Harris right? I rate Iguchi's HR off David Wells in game 2 of the ALDS higher than Blum's.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 04:20 PM) My TV has a PC input on the back of it so I just picked up a VGA cable for the cheap and plugged it into the back of the tv and leave it plugged in and than I just plug the other end into my laptop when needed. The demo was in 700K though right? The spring game I saw looked pretty solid (it was the first Sox/Rockies game...I watched a few minutes just to see how it looked). Yeah the 700K demo is legit but any Spring Training games you watch are going to be of lesser quality than anything you see during the regular season. Just saying.

Spring Training games are broadcast in 350K by the way and yes you can watch in fullscreen.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 03:13 PM) Forgive my ignorance, but, which Perez are you referring to? Neither of the Perez' I see getting time in ST are outfielders. Or is that intentional? Eduardo Perez may be a firstbaseman but there has been talk of him playing a little LF this year against lefties, since he destroys them historically. It wouldn't be the first time the Sox put a non-OF in LF.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 03:34 PM) unbiased Kal. Gooch kinda sucks in ST Yeah, I'm not entirely sure what the f*** I was doing there.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 03:19 PM) LOL. You just refuse to give Pods any kind of credit. It has nothing to do with who hit the walkoff. Believe it or not I am capable of being unbiased no matter how much I might dislike a player or team. I'd say I'm one of the more unbiased people you're going to find, especially on this site.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 03:25 PM) From my pov, I thought the Konerko situation was so much more dramatic. The Pods homer was more surprising, but the PK homer was surreal. Hell, I was still pissed at Pods noodle arm for letting Burke score on that single in the 9th. Thank you. I needn't say a thing.

QUOTE(fathom @ Mar 8, 2007 -> 03:02 PM) He's going to end up 2nd in career Sox homers by a ton. Considering his heroics in the World Series, I'd think there's a great chance that he gets his jersey retired. Biggest HR in team history.