Kalapse

QUOTE(Soxnbears01 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 06:20 PM) i thought they gave him like a 10 day contract, nba-style There's no such thing as a 10 day contract in MLB. They have him under contract for the rest of the year unless they choose to trade him, designate him for assignment or give him his outright release. They gave him 10 games to prove that he was worthy of a starting spot on the team.

QUOTE(rangercal @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 06:08 PM) Something tells me Gammons does not want to see Burnett on the Sox. :finger Yes he does. The RED Sox.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:58 PM) robinventura23 reported that levine threw out numbers on a deal the sox were working on for burnett 3yr/30 mil. at abotu 5:15. i flipped on the radio since he posted it and ive heard nothing. seriously guys if you are just posting s*** to get a rise out of everyone on this board, id kick you in the nuts harder than that chick in southsideirish71s avatar Bobby Jenks?

George Lopez is one of the most unfunny stand-ups I have ever seen. He is NOT funny.

QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:52 PM) I don't get that Jayson Stark quote. If they don't want to take the Sox package because they'd need a starter, then why in the hell are they trading a starter away? I know that there's been some issues with Burnett down in FL, but are they really bad enough to move him prior to a run at the division crown? What do the Marlins know that we don't know about AJ? From what I've heard from Marlins fans who live in Florida and follow the Marlins as closely as I follow the Sox this is the rap on AJ: *He loves his teammates, especially Pavano (who is now gone). But he's always had a good repour with the players on the team, he's the clubhouse prankster. *He doesn't get along with the current coaching staff especially Jack McKeon. *He doesn't get along with the current front office. *He and the fans do not have a great relationship. Sort of how Cubs fans should be acting toward Kerry Wood.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:43 PM) Has it been mentioned that Burnett is more of a groundball pitcher than Jose over their careers? Also Burnett is getting groundballs at a great rate this year. You have MLB.tv go back and watch his start yesterday vs. the Giants everything he throws is low in the zone. As long as he keeps the ball down he's going to induce groundballs, which is exactly what you need to do at the cell.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:40 PM) Brown, Tillman, Urlacher, AND Zoom, AND Ogun. Yes, the Prince is back and healthy. The line should be downright filthy this year. We should finally get to see what Big O can do.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:36 PM) i know it is, but IAN SCOTT!!?????? WITH 2 MONTHS TIL A MEANINGFUL GAME??? wait, i forgot its the bears, they dont play any meaningful games............................... on a side not i am a die hard bears fan and by know way does my belittling of them have anything to do with me not being a true fan You don't sound like a Bears fan. Bears fans are usually optimistic during training camp and don't start getting down on the team until 6 games into the season when they're 1-5. You should be getting pumped right now for some Bears football, that defense is gonna be pretty damn good this year. We go P-Nut and Mike Brown comming back healthy along with a Brian Urlacher, though he does have other things on his mind. 16-0 baby.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 05:32 PM) In 4 words: It's a Bears town. Which it should be.

We have officially run out of things to say.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) hahaha Shhh.

QUOTE(Tadahito15 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:06 PM) Speculation or did I miss something in one of the 40 some pages??? Pure speculation.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) we may hit for a high average, but we don't score for some reason. I agree with you though, however, I think Lowell would look good as a backup DH against lefties, bc i dont think frank will be back. We're 11th in baseball with 132 runs scored against lefties. and We're 7th in baseball with 33 HRs vs. lefties. However we are 28th in baseball with only 1 triple vs. left handed pitching.

QUOTE(SoxFanForever @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 04:01 PM) I don't think Houston thinks they are out of it. That's because they're not out of it. They're 3rd in the NL wild card race only 3.5 games out. And are hot as hell right now. They're NOT trading Pettitte.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 03:50 PM) Hot prospect who has been nothing short of Garbage at the major league level. He is not ready to contribute yet, and we still dont know if he ever will. He hasnt proven anything and contributes nothing to the team at this point. Marte is the worst arm out of the pen at this moment, and can be replaced by the starter who will be displaced with AJB. AJB has more quality starts that JC and EL DUQUE and is showing improvement in his first full season back. He has the power arm that is coveted in the post season and can dominate. Lowell will spell relief for Crede as well as be an effective hitter against LH pitching, which we have lacked. The Sox have the 4th best Avg. against lefties in MLB. We're currently hitting .291 vs. left handed pitching. I would say that is our strong suit on offense, definatly not where we're lacking.

QUOTE(Bonkeymutt @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 03:40 PM) so if we get lowell, who will be sent down? Willie Timo Gload Pick one.

QUOTE(Bonkeymutt @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 03:37 PM) I see absolutely no advantage in acquiring Burnett. Why give up a hot prospect (McCarthy) and a decent lefty (Marte) for an over-rated arm we don't really need. Marte hasn't been as good this year, but I really don't think we need a trade right now. Have you guys forgotten that we're 31 games over .500 right now? Why in the world would we want to change anything? We may be 31 games over .500 but we can always get better. And the only thing we'd really be changing is losing an expendable inconsistent arm out of the pen and gaining a more reliable starting pitcher and possible adding a little more infield depth with Lowell which is never a bad thing. I wouldn't call that a total makeover of the 25 man roster.

This Burnett is much better.

QUOTE(He_Gawn @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 03:20 PM) Anyone know any marlin boards? http://www.marlinbaseball.com/forums/

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:59 PM) Put him at 1st. As long as he is faster than PK and doesnt pop up every AB. Jermaine Dye has played more games at 1B in his pro career than Mike Lowell has.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:48 PM) Where's Jabroni when you need him? Luckily We'll never have to read his Ozuna loving posts on this site again.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) I'm sorry. The SoxTalk auto-size compression made Lowell look really goofy so I edited it and compressed with MS Office Picture Manager...... Glad you like it. So, where'd you get that Burnett one from?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:35 PM) Kalapse, your sig and avatar are sweet. -Rock Thank you, I appreciate the kind remarks.

QUOTE(Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 25, 2005 -> 02:25 PM) lol at the Marlins board liking Marte. I hope they like walks to left-handed batters. They really think they're getting Contreras in a deal for Burnett. McCarthy, Marte and Contreras for Burnett, which is not happoning. They seriously have to watch a Sox game. McCarthy has the ability to become a very good #2 type pitcher in the majors. They're not getting Contreras in the deal they think so that's not an issue. And Marte can be dominate at times but most of the time he'd rather walk the first 2 batters of the inning and infuriate the manager. He was filthy in '03 and at times in '04 just not so much in '05.

On the Marlin's message boards they love the McCarthy and Marte (maybe Contreras) for Burnettl trade. They like McCarthy but I dont' think they've seen Marte pitch recently, they're thinking of the '03 Marte not the current one. If they think Marte can go multiple innings they are going to be sourly disappointed.