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I'm just absolutely fishing giddy about Buehrle's performance so far.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 07:46 PM) Honestly, absolutely F***ing not. I agree, no fishing way.

QUOTE(G&T @ Aug 1, 2006 -> 02:04 PM) I believe the Royals ability to hit will be the deciding factor. The umpires generally call a fair game for Mark, but even so he doesn't walk a lot of guys. Usually he gets hit. I really hope Mark pulls through, but even f he has a good game, in the end it will have been against the Royals. Nevertheless, it might be a first step. The Royals aren't a bad offensive team, they just always have terrible pitching. Anyone can put on a Royals uniform and all of the sudden become Arnie Munoz/Felix Diaz/Danny Wright. (you get the idea)

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 11:05 PM) Come back Mark! We miss you! Oh, and Mack better not F***ing start in CF tomorrow. Tomorrow, or any day.

Is there any freeware out there like ImageReady?

I'll jump on this bandwagon.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 09:23 PM) And for us to somehow win the division, they would have to pull a White Sox, and be absolutely terrible for at least one month. I'm not too sure that would even work either because we're bound to have another really bad month since we do it on a yearly basis. I think if we get hot, and take 6-8 head-to-head games, we have a good shot to win the division.

Why isn't Thome playing again tonight? Just sitting home out against a bad team? Or is there something wrong?

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 05:01 PM) Oh, don't worry, this WILL be on Comedy Central....soon....spoken by 4 animated grade-schoolers....

Why does the most knowledgeable person here seem to be Steff?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 02:01 PM) I like the annimation at the end. Yeah I'm pretty sure that second one is animated.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:40 PM) The Cubs would love to get rid of his 3 year deal in order to free up money and playing time for a big name acquisition this offseason. That's possible, but hearing what they are asking for for Maddux makes me shudder to think what they'd want for Jacque. QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:39 PM) He would be a nice high average backup. I would only acquire him as a starter.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) I thought we just acquired Jacque Jones to play left field (that was my thought) and honestly it wouldn't be horrid. He could play defense throughout the outfield. But I realize most everyone hates Jacque Jones, although I've long been a big fan. Jacque would be an improvement over Podsednik, but not a huge one. Not to mention the price we would probably have to pay to get him.

QUOTE(BobDylan @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:34 PM) Brian Anderson is close to on par with Andrew Jones if you are talking defense only. If you throw McCarthy into the trade, they'd better get a reliever back somewhere because that bullpen would look awful thin again. Reliever? How about Smoltz?

gosh darn moving BA to left, Jones is vastly overrated in CF. He was so great at one point in time, but his defense is declining. He can replace Pods anyday though.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:28 PM) Then why are we looking for bullpen help and why did we go out and get bullpen help if we have several arms in the system that can replace a great arm like BMac's in the pen? How does that make sense? We want to get Vazquez and his high paycheck out of Chicago. Not to mention BMac hasn't been showing a "great arm" out of the pen this year. He's probably our second to worst reliever.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:26 PM) No way. Mack is not an everday player on a good team, and leading off only makes it worse. I actually wouldn't even mind seeing Sweeney get a chance to start in left. He can lead off, even though he isn't a leadoff hitter. Hell, even BA can lead off if needed. So let's beat the spiff out of Pods, put him on the DL, and see if Sweeney can beat the hell out of major league pitching just like ST. Even though this is the '07 thread, I wouldn't mind trying this right now. It seems like a no-brainer if Pods really did get hurt.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 01:23 PM) No it really isn't and you are making no sense at all. In fact I think it is an idiotic statement to make for the reasons I already mentioned. Who replaces BMAC in the rotation. I don't believe you are thinking this all the way through. There are several guys in our system capable of emulating BMacs performance from the bullpen. (Tracey)

I've got one to top them all. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...p;#entry1235861

They may as well have Ross Gload.

QUOTE(traydragen @ Jul 29, 2006 -> 10:08 PM) I am, and they are about to BLOOOW UP. I have yet to find a bad song by them.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 31, 2006 -> 12:13 PM) out of curiousity, does Haeger fit into our 2007 rotation plans at all? If so, dumping Vazquez and Freddy might be a reality. I think SOMEONE can be effective from our system, along with McCarthy, be it Haeger, Phillips, or even Broadway (a longshot)

Yes, we need to make a deal to bring Timo back.

I would give McCarthy, Fields, Sweeney, whoever they'd like for Oswalt. And then give him a 100 year deal.