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Tomorrow appears to be (atleast on paper) the best day for football all year long. I'm sure I'll get stuck with the s***tiest games possible.

Rowand was dealt the week of Thanksgiving last year, KW likes to get these things started early.

QUOTE(TLAK @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 08:36 PM) He's 1-7 (.143) so far with the Tiburones. A small sample, but not inconsistant with the larger sample we saw last summer. I really think the team should bring in a legit CF, maybe along the lines of a David DeJesus. Then if Brian wants to play, all he has to do is play better than him. I think it would help both Brian and the team. Why the hell would the Royals trade DeJesus? He's one of the few bright spots they have on offense and defense as well. They're not going to hurt their team just to help the Sox.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 07:35 PM) linky not working, could someone tell me what the article said? That's just it, it's not an article it's a blog entry. I'm not so sure why everyone is so up in arms over this when 1.) This wasn't Mark talking to the media telling them he wants to play in St. Louis 2.) It's his wife supposedly saying these things to a friend 3.) It's likely that none of this even happened.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 01:07 PM) Strikes out too much...and we already have a DH. But not a bad idea. He also walked more times last year (112) than any Sox player did (Thome 107).

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Oct 25, 2006 -> 12:48 PM) I would be concerned about chemistry. A-Rod's a selfish player and I don't think he's a good fit for the current Sox roster. This has been stated several times by assbags in the media and such but I just don't get it. How in the hell can one be a "selfish player" in baseball? It's not like he's Jamal Crawford and jacking the ball up the second he gets his mits on it or anything. The only thing Alex Rodriguez ever did that was remotely "selfish" was accepting a 10 year $252M contract and who here could say with a straight face that they would not accept such a contract if one were offered to them? If ARod is so damn selfish why did he move to 3B and allow Jeter to keep his spot at SS even though Rodriguez is the superior defensive player at short?

QUOTE(hi8is @ Oct 25, 2006 -> 12:27 PM) sorry... but... HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH.... edit: i just read what he said again.... and couldnt help myself from laughing more.... BAWHWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAWHWAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA What's so untouchable about .252/.303/.454/.756, 22 HR, 62 RBI, 54 R in 438 AB? That's actually pretty mediocre especially the OBP which is atrocious. The 22 HR would be tough for him to reach but I don't see a .252 batting average and 62 RBIs as being something unatainable for Josh Fields' rookie year.

I'm not going to fault Mack for being horribly missused by his manager. Rob is not a CF, he should never have been put in such a position.

1 of the 2 fans on my laptop actually stopped working a few months back, this forced the 1 non-broke ass fan to work twice as hard making it twice as loud. It was annoying sure but I still loved the damn thing for what it was. On the 12th of October said laptop stopped working forcing me to order a part off the intrawebnet on October 13th, the part should arrive by the end of this week. Its been almost 2 weeks since I last used my laptop, I never realized just how much I /relied on that contraption until it was gone.

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Oct 24, 2006 -> 10:46 PM) My thinking is put ARod at 3rd, Crede at SS and deal Uribe. Crede at 3B = Elite defensively ARod at SS = Above average defensively Crede at SS = ??? ARod at 3B = Brutal defensively Which combination makes the most sense?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 24, 2006 -> 04:58 PM) Here's the question I have for folks here: how comfortable are we with a quasi-rookie leadoff hitter/LF next year? (Stick Milledge next to Anderson and suddenly we have a great defensive outfield, with potentially a ton of speed and good power in LF) Only if there's a significant offensive upgrade elsewhere on the team such as SS. An Anderson-Milledge-Uribe combination has a good chance of being pretty horrible.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Oct 24, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) And we can't trade Buehrle yet...nothing to do with resigning or money, but because he's a lefty. If the Sox trade MB and insert Brandon, that's 5 RHSP. We can't do that. Now, if the Sox trade 2 pitchers and they sign a Ted Lilly, then, maybe. Once the Cardinals finish off the Tigers in the World Series, St. Louis will have won the series without the benefit of a left handed starter. They were however hampered by a lefty starter earlier in the year (Mulder) but have been a much better team without him. So it is possible to win a World Series title without a lefty in your rotation.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Oct 24, 2006 -> 02:17 AM) We desperately need somebody like Kenny Rogers/Jamie Moyer. What do you guys have against signing Redman to a cheap deal and see what he can do as a veteran? Sometimes it's about more than numbers. He didn't pitch that bad this past year with woeful (except against the Sox) KC. Actually it is about numbers, Mark Redman is a horrible starting pitcher and should be nowhere near any AL team next season especially the White Sox.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Oct 23, 2006 -> 10:28 PM) These grades made you want to puke? I don't know why some people thought these guys were so good. C is average; does anybody back me that all 5 of these guys were average? What's so mean about that? These guys did not have stellar seasons. OK I could go B- but what's wrong with a C? The Sox had possibly the best bench in baseball last season (with the exception of the backup catcher), when grading Cintron, Mack, Ozuna and Gload you have to take into consideration what they are asked to do and all 4 of them did their jobs just about as well as anyone in baseball. These are not everyday players we're talking about here, so you can't grade them as if they are. Mack - .290/.365/.414/.746, 5 HR, 23 RBI, 31 R, 5 SB in 255 AB. Pinch hitting: .350/.458/.500/.958 What more do you want from Mack? This is a great offensive season from any bench player, when looking at his numbers you could make a case that he was a top 3 bench player in all of baseball last season. Cintron - .285/.310/.392/.703, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 35 R, 10 SB in 288 AB. Ozuna - .328/.365/.444/.809, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 75 R, 6 SB in 189 AB. w/ RISP: .424/.486/.545/1.032, 15 RBI in 33 AB Gload - .327/.354/.462/.815, 3 HR, 18 RBI, 22 R, 6 SB in 156 AB. I challenge you to find me a better foursome on any bench in all of baseball, ain't gonna happen.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 22, 2006 -> 12:16 PM) Smallball=Pitching out your ass Well that's a given, I was talking more in regards to offseason moves that would improve the team's smallballiness.

Small ball does not mean trading away your best offensive weapon from a year ago, small ball is picking up a new LF and/or leadoff man who can actually get on base and bunt.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 21, 2006 -> 03:46 PM) With the amount of money teams seem to have available and the desire for a guy with speed and power, he's going to get paid a lot more than Beltre. Most definitely. Beltre got about 5 years $13M per, Soriano has a much more proven offensive track record, of course he's nowhere near the defensive player that Beltre is but defense doesn't bring in the big bucks like offense does. Another contract to keep in mind is Carlos Beltran's 7 year $17M per contract he picked up from the Mets, Beltran is a speed/power type player like Soriano but is a far superior defensive player. So if I had to take a guess as to what kind of contract Soriano will be looking at this offseason I'd say somewhere in the 5-6 year, $15M-$16M per range.

This just solidifies it Freddy Garcia must be traded this offseason and Buehrle needs to either be signed to a new long term deal or dealt elsewhere, the White Sox can not afford to let these guys walk and receive nothing in return for them.

QUOTE(CWSOX45 @ Oct 20, 2006 -> 10:13 AM) I'm sorry, but how could any of you guys be against acquiring Ichiro? The guy could make this team extremely dangerous. If it means giving up McCarthy so be it. It's not just going to cost you McCarthy, you'll have to include more in the package. Adding Ichiro's very large salary and subtracting Brandon's non-existent salary could put the Sox in a position where they won't have any flexibility financially this offseason which is something they're going to need if they want to upgrade the team elsewhere. Plus you would be sacrificing a whole lot of youth (23 year old McCarthy) and making this team a whole lot older for a possible one year rental in Ichiro seeing how his contract is up at the end of next season. (if McCarthy is moved then the same starting 5 from last year would likely be brought back, making the Sox future incredibly old and expensive.)

QUOTE(shakes @ Oct 20, 2006 -> 11:46 AM) Two horrible months, back to back at that, is a third of the season. You can't just discount that. Well when Buehlre has a month with an ERA over 11 another one over 6 and one more in the 4's, Garcia has 3 months with an ERA +5 and another in the high 4's and Contreras has a month with a +7 another +6 and one +4 I think you can be a little more forgiving to Javy for his 2 horrible months.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 12:38 AM) http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?S...mp;LayoutType=1 Hillarious. What a great find, you rock.

Juan Uribe: "They're trying to extort me."

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 06:03 PM) People around here actually considered Pods an MVP candidate in 2005. And those people are baseball retarded. Pierre's OBP the past 3 seasons: 2004: .374 2005: .326 2006: .330 His inability to get on base is not exaggerated, it is a legitamite concern and way too many people overlook the fact that he can't take a pitch to save his life because he gets 200 hits a season. What is the real job of a leadoff man? 1.) Take pitches 2.) Get on base 3.) Score runs. Pierre doesn't do any of these things particularly well but he especially sucks at the first 2. Mix this with his lack of ability in the outfield, the fact that he's going to make decent money this offseason and him switching over the the superior American League and 2007-2010 could spell disaster in the leadoff spot for the Sox if Pierre is brought in here.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 04:54 PM) How about a guy who had a BA/OBP of .327/.354 in 2006, can play LF as well as Pods did (not saying much), would cost about 500k and is already on the roster? Is an upgrade defensively in LF really too much to ask? Why should we accept a guy like Gload in LF because he can play equal defense to the worst defensive LF in baseball? Just for once can't we have a guy in left who's capable of throwing the ball 30 feet in the air and perhaps catch a ball that's hit to him as opposed to letting it bounce off his face?

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 12:11 AM) I saw that, but I think we are the best prepared to get it done. We got what they want. Actually, of the teams that have rumored to be interested in ARod the Angels have the best chance at landing him because of Santana, Figgins, Kendrick, Wood and the rest of their loaded farmsystem. As for the Sox, if KW isn't willing to part with McCarthy then I don't think the Sox have much of a chance.