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So he said if it came down to the Cardianals and Sox offering the same contract he'd pick this Sox? Talk about spin, I never expected the guy to sign with the Cardinals anyway, I expect him to sign with the highest bidder on the open market which in all likely hood would not be the Sox or Cards. If he came on and said he'd be willing to accept a contract similar to what the other starters on the team got then yeah this might be news but nothing has changed between yesterday and today. KW has already tried to re-sign him and failed, no one has to be the bad guy in a situation like this but both sides will be making statements trying to push the blame on the other guy. I'm willing to accept the fact that Mark is looking to cash in big time for his 'prime years' contract and that the asking price is just too much for the Sox. I don't see a need to blame either side.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 02:59 AM) And here's another possible option, Luis Gonzalez; I actually thought it was better than it was, but the numbers don't lie. Still I mean in my mind .285/.310/.392 looks better than .235/.257/.441. And I think both are certainly capable of raising their OBP's, Cintron's best is a .359 in 03 for the D-Backs, while Uribe's is .327 in 04 for the White Sox. Ok if we're going to look at things this way. Cintron's .359 OBP came in a season which he hit .317 meaning his high OBP was directly related to his near .320 BA which is something he's never even come close to duplicating as a matter of fact the highest he ever hit in the minors was .322 as a 23 year old in AAA he never came close to that at any other point in his big league career. Anyway, when debating between Cintron and Uribe I find it pretty ridiculous to bring plate discipline or OBP into the argument seeing as they both suck at drawing walks and are free swingers by nature. I don't think anyone really knows who Juan Uribe is, whether he's the .833 OPS player he was in '04 or the .698 he put up last season is the true Juan but 2 things are for certain he's still one of the best defensive players in the game at an incredibly crucial defensive position and he's shown good power on a consistent basis. Alex on the other hand is a good bat, he seems to be a pretty good contact guy with limited power and limited speed. He doesn't have the defensive skills you're looking for out of your SS but he is a decent baserunner. In other words he's a very good bat to have off the bench but from what he's shown at the major league level I'd much rather have him at around 300 ABs per season kicking ass for me in a pinch hitting role than picking up 600 ABs as my starting SS.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 02:50 AM) The only thing Cintron has over Uribe in my mind is defense. I'd take Cintron's ability to hit for a better average and get on base at a better rate than for Uribe's ability to hit about 20HR's, when he's only going to get on base at a sub .300 rate. If Alex was given the chance to play everyday, I think he could put up numbers to what he did in his best season for the D-Backs. Since when is getting on base one of Alex Cintron's strong points?

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 01:24 AM) No I didn't. I just think we need to dump Juan. He looks fat and he's apparently in trouble with the authorities. Who needs him? Alex had a pretty good year last year I thought. I would suspect we'll be reading something in the Trib soon about how Uribe will be allowed to play for us this year. That item seems kind of weird. Well I have watched quite a bit of Alex Cintron over the years and I can say with great certainty that the only things Cintron does better than Uribe are base running, contact (not by much) and cardio. Uribe kicks the s*** out of Alex in power and defensive prowess especially, 2 of the most important characteristics of a shortstop. Cintron just doesn't have the tools you look for in a starting shortstop IMO.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 01:43 AM) You must be thinking of her sports list days, but my infatuation began when she was on Figure It Out on Nickelodeon. I watched that damn kids show religiously as a high-schooler and even when out of my way to look for her at the Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando. Sadly, they weren't taping when I went. Or is that a borderline obsession and criminal stalking? I love Figure it Out, they run episodes of it on Noggin, I try to catch it as often as possible. Believe me when thinking of Summer Sanders it's all about her Nickelodeon days, hair back and a tight orange T-shirt on that slammin' body of hers. I'd say there's quite a few late teen/early 20 year olds that are right there with you and I on the Summer Sanders infatuation. QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 6, 2007 -> 01:42 AM) Larisa Oleynik has kinda fallen off the radar over the past 5 or so years. Alex Mack is another one of those Nickelodeon faves from back in the day. She was and still is insanely cute, once again nothing strange about liking her.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 04:49 PM) Simpsons is more watchable IMO. I honestly wouldn't know, I haven't seen an episode in 3 years.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 04:44 PM) Agreed. The little side stories or w/e you want to call them (this is like the time I fought snakes with Samuel L. Jackson on that plane) have taken over that show, and killed what was good about it. They've completely given up on having any kind of quality plots, it's all about the flashbacks now and it has made the show unwatchable. It's just sad to see 2 of the greatest cartooon/sitcoms off all time, Family guy and the Simpson, become as bad as they have.

This past season of Family Guy has been pretty brutal, IMO. I really wouldn't have missed it had it not been picked up.

QUOTE(jasonxctf @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 03:44 PM) Uribe's career fielding percentage is .975 Cintron's career fielding percentage is .974 in 2006, Cintron's (SS) fielding % was .973 in 2006, Uribe's (SS) fielding % was .977 in 2005, Cintron's (SS) fielding % was .966 in 2005, Uribe's (SS) fielding % was .977 in 2004, Cintron's (SS) fielding % was .972 in 2004, Uribe's (SS) fielding % was .983 in 2003, Cintron's (SS) fielding % was .979 in 2003, Uribe's (SS) fielding % was .972 so for every 600 fielding chances (approx Juan's amount last year) Alex would have made approximately 2 more errors all season. while at the same time, Alex would have had 23 more hits all season and would have been on base 26 more times than Juan all season. Well it's official Alex Cintron is better defensively than Juan Uribe, I can't believe no one thought to look at his fielding% numbers. Bill James is a f***tard.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 02:51 PM) Summer Sanders How is that strange? Summer is gorgeous and has always had a tight body from her swimming days. Damn it kid go out on a limb.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 03:00 PM) Cut bait with Juan. We don't need him. Welcome to the lineup, Cintron. I'm just wondering if you ever saw Alex Cintron play when he was with the Diamondbacks?

How many times have people posted the 'contract year' argument involving Uribe? (even though it's not REALLY a contract year.) Yeah, seems like he's incredibly worried about his 2008 contract status.

QUOTE(shipps @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 05:04 AM) Have you ever seen him in "The Machinist".Very good movie and he doesnt even look like himself in that movie which shows me how dedicated he is to acting.He must have weighed about 85 pounds. I've seen the machinist about 20 times, it's such a great acting job on his part. He had to go from his regular weight around 195 and toned to 110 and nearly dead for The Machinist and then up over 200 pounds and crazy ripped for Batman Begins. He's so unbelievably dedicated to his work, it's a shame he hasn't done more.

Suzy Kolber

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 05:15 PM) Tonight, I'll be watching Batman Begins for the 2nd time...god, I love that movie. I've seen Batman Begins about 30 times I absolutely love it, every time it's on a movie channel I just have to stop and watch it no matter what part of the movie it is. Christian Bale is by far my favorite actor.

JD riding on top of the Mercedes then running back was hillarious, you don't often see the entire scene uncut like that with him riding away then jumping off and running all the way back on one shot, no cut scenes. Outstanding.

There's nobody in the city better than B&B they're outstanding. I can't bare to listen to North/Murphy/MJH, talk about hacks. Silvy and Carmen was great when they were on 9-12 during the week but I have yet to catch them at night, it's just a brutal time slot. QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 07:07 PM) I have been listening to B and B for over 5 years now, and i love em. They are hilarious, and they do know their stuff, especially Bernstein. Agree completely.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 07:42 PM) About 99% sure #1 was hit off of Jon Rauch EDIT: wite = winnar http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B05020CHA2002.htm 2 in the first inning off Parque and another off him in the third. The 4th came in the fifth inning off Rauch. Damn you editing your post.

QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Jan 4, 2007 -> 07:14 PM) beaten to the butter response I think all they do is look around newspapers, maybe some radio stations or ESPN, and just report things already reported by someone else. No that's rotoworld/prosportsdaily. The guy at mlbtraderumors.com is constantly claiming 'inside information' along with other s*** he gets from the mainstream media.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 07:51 PM) Right now I got a gripload of stuff I have yet to get to, but luckily there haven't been any new recordings as of late. I only record new episodes. I have the entire seasons of Nip/Tuck, Rescue Me and House just waiting for me on my Tivo. I have yet to watch a single episode (except for a few episodes of Nip/Tuck.)

QUOTE(AirScott @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 08:42 PM) I think Steve Stone said last week the reason the market is so overblown this year is because the free agent market is so thin, which is why it will level off next year. makes sense. the second tier guys this year were Ted Lilly and Gil Meche, and we know the deals they got. Zito was alone in the first tier of starters; next year it will be Zambrano, Smoltz and Carpenter and the dropoff comes at Jason Jennings and Freddy Garcia. Carpenter signed an extension already, he won't be hitting free agency for awhile and the Cubs will likely lock up Zambrano some time during the '07 season.

Checking my Season Pass Manager right now this is what I have (some of these shows are now off the air but I'm far too lazy to delete them now): 1.) Arrested Development 2.) Scrubs 3.) Committed* 4.) The Office 5.) Rescue Me 6.) It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 7.) House 8.) Aqua Teen Hunger Force 9.) Nip/Tuck 10.) Starved* 11.) 30 Rock

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 12:21 PM) JD is really country. I remember during his Cribs episode, he was really proud of his Garth Brooks memorabilia. And his Chevelle which was just beautiful.

QUOTE(DrunkBomber @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 02:45 PM) The only other starter I would want to dump at this point would be Vasquez. MB is all but gone after this year but Id rather get a solid season out of him while preparing these young guys in the minors then trade him for less then hes worth. It could be different at the trade deadline though. So you'd want to go into 2008 with 2 vets and 3 rookies/2nd year players in the rotation? Yeah that sounds fun.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 12:01 AM) No doubt Not going to lie, it would be fun as hell to see both of them hire Boras. I would put money on them getting $500 mill combined. Seeing as how the Sox will likely not even make an offer to either player, I'd love to see them hire Boras. Scott loves to promote his clients, imagine the portfolio he could put together for Santana.