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Poor guy does get ripped alot. I hate the Erstad signing though. I rather see Sweeney given a chance. Instead we'll see Erstad and Mackowiak getting more PT than Thome and Konerko.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jan 23, 2007 -> 02:20 AM) yeah I heard that metal gear solid rumor of going to 360, but i havent been able to find any real solid information about them going to 360. In the end im fairly positive it will be a ps3 only game and looking at the like 10 minute trailer I have of it... will be amazing. I agree. Like someone said earlier, MGS4 is filling up the entire Blu-ray disc which means they would have to cut significant parts or make the graphics look really really cheap to port it over to 360.

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 11:55 PM) The guy you are probably trying to think of is Wade Phillips. I don't think he is the one for the job. Rest assured Bears fans Lovie Smith isn't on the list that I saw on a San Antonio TV station as possible replacements for Parcells. They had Norv Turner on top of the list, he was a good offensive coordinator but never thought much of him as a head coach. It would be very doubtful if Lovie Smith went to the Cowboys, not going to happen. Nope, Wade is the frontrunner. They want someone to run the 3-4 since they built that team for that the past couple of years. I'm pretty sure Wade will get the job though.

QUOTE(pierard @ Jan 22, 2007 -> 07:52 PM) I own a PS3 and a 360 so I honestly do not have any long term preference over either, but saying that Halo 3 and Gears of War are the only 360 exclusives worth anything is crazy. Here is a list of games exclusive to the 360 that look/are pretty damn good (note some will be out on PC -- but my PC sucks): Alan Wake Fable 2 Mass Effect Halo Wars Lost Odyssey (From Final Fantasy composer and producer) Blue Dragon (from Chrono Trigger team) Dead Rising G.R.A.W Kane and Lynch Crackdown Shadowrun Too Human Splinter Cell 5 Halo 3 Gears of War Project Gotham 4 Forza Motorsport 2 Conan: Hyborian Adventures Viva Pinata (seriously, it's fun) Banjo 3 Circle of Doom Sony has lots of great games coming out also, they just need to come out soon because I'm getting bored of playing the same game over and over. I'd say Halo and Gears are still the only ones worth anything. I have both systems, bought them a day apart from each other. I haven't heard anything about the Xbox 360 getting a DVR, but I know the PS3 is supposedly getting that capability. http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3155888 BTW, HDMI cables only costs like 20 bucks at the most on monoprice.com Also, MLB2k7 sounds awesome for the PS3 and looks awesome. The old MVP Baseball developer is the lead developer on this one. http://ps3.ign.com/articles/757/757057p1.html If you dont feel like waiting for the PS3 to release the Tivo like features on its own, http://www.ps3-hacks.com/ is a place which will show you how to do it on your own. Also you could already copy games and Blu Ray movies to the HD of the PS3.

Let's not jump ahead of ourselves. The reason why the Cowboys gave Parcells all the time in the world is because their backup plan, first choice for coach, was someone no one was looking at. It wasn't Lovie Smith. Now will Jerry Jones inquire about Lovie? Probably. He is a coach with deep Texas roots whose been successful so far as a head coach. The guy I heard a couple of weeks ago, the Cowboys would be looking at is Wade Phillips. Not Lovie. All this Lovie stuff is speculation by others. Other guys the Cowboys supposedly will look into are Jeff Fisher, Bob Stoops and Norv Turner. Pete Carroll might get a call, but I doubt it. Wade Phillips is the early frontrunner though.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Jan 15, 2007 -> 12:27 AM) Im just f'in around too, you know i like to mess with the illini fans....Rebuilding is not all that bad. Except when you aren't getting the players you need in return. They were even mentioning it on ESPN(may have been Doug Gotleib) how the Illini are no longer the elite program they've been for the past 6 years or so. They've gone backwards big time with no sunshine in sight.

I'd give 24 mil a year to Santana. He's just that studly. I do think however, that the Sox won't sign him. Kenny will inquire and hell, the Sox might be one of the last three teams bidding on him, but then they'll get outbid by a ton.

I agree with Inge. Watching him last year made me think the Tigers stole Joe Crede. The way they move defensively is even the same.

.293 BA 31 HR's 98 RBI's(simply because he's not in a position to knock in tons of runs) .334 OBP GG calibur defense

Bonds on Bonds and Reunion. Reunion should've at least went on DVD so we could've seen who the killer was. I bet it was his daughter.

And Iowa State has Kansas reeling. BUCKEYES WIN IT IN A THRILLER!!! Wow, what a finish.

QUOTE(gosox41 @ Jan 13, 2007 -> 09:49 AM) This mentality is what caused the Sox to be disappointments in 2000-2005. For example, for getting about contracts and years before FA, I would rather have Johan Santana then JD. If Minnesota offered you that trade would you take it or reject? Now back to reality and the Buehrle and Dye scenario. I would rather keep Dye over Buehrle, buit not because Dye plays every day. I'd do it because Buehrle is not a dominant pitcher and Dye is an MVP caliber player. Not to be too nit picky on this whole topic of paying a guy who plays everyday or paying for a guy who's out there every 5th day. But last weeks Trib had some idiot Cub fan use the same logic to justify paying Soriano and not using it to pay for a pitcher. Bob Johan is more of an exception rather than the rule. The guy might be the greatest pitcher ever before it's all said and done.

He'll have the same year Royce Clayton had his last year here with a bit more HR's.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 12, 2007 -> 09:29 PM) Jermaine Dye is not worth that much money if the White Sox are spending $60 million a year on their starting 5 pitchers and have a $100 million salary. Jermaine Dye may very well be worth that much if the White Sox are spending $25-30 million a year on their starting pitching and would without Dye have a $85 million salary if they resign Crede. It's a matter of filling holes. If you have a big hole that an expensive player could fill, and you have salary freed up somewhere else, then that expensive player becomes more affordable. The White Sox could not afford dye in 08 with a Garcia, Buehrle, Contereas, Garland, Vazquez rotation. The White Sox may very well be able to afford Dye in 08 with a Danks, Contreras, Garland, Vazquez, Floyd/Haeger/Broadway rotation (especially if one of Garland and Vazquez is moved to clear more rookie room before they hit FA). If some of guys like Danks, Gio, Broadway, Haeger, Floyd, Phillips, and McCullough start to pan out, along with the ungodly cheap bullpen, the White Sox will be able to afford to spend money on 30-35 home run bats if they so choose. I think the White Sox believe they can keep 2 out of the 3 that is Crede, Buehrle, and Dye. Dye will be the most affordable of the three without a doubt. They have seen what type of money pitching has demanded the past couple of years and they see Buehrle is more than likely not going to be affordable. The way they probably see it is, 15 mil a year at least for Buehrle or Crede, which would you rather have? An everyday position player than fields his position more than adequately, or a good pitcher who pitches every 5 days? I'll go with the position player unless the pitcher was named Johan Santana. They might not resign Crede, but if I were a betting man, I'd bet that at least one of those three will be reupped, with great potential for two of them to be resigned. If nothing else, the White Sox are setting themselves up for a great run at future FA pitcher, Johan Santana if they wanted to go after him.

This is a good move for MLS, but I think to raise the overall level, we have to sign a few up and coming players, and probably overpay for them. It'll take a hit in the pockets in the short run, but if you do it and the plan works, MLS would be a huge attraction.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 5, 2007 -> 10:58 AM) I think the White Sox got more talent in return for Garcia than the Yankees did for Johnson. That said, to me, Johnson has significantly less value to start with than Garcia did. He's more than 10 years older, has 100% less cartiledge in his knees, is coming off major back surgery, actually had a worse season than Garcia last year, and did not show signs of improving like Freddy did at the end of last year. And on top of that, Garcia is signed to an affordable deal, while Johnson's is ridiculous for a guy who put up a 5.00 ERA last year. If I were the D-Backs, I wouldn't have made that deal talent wise just because of all of the negatives along with Johnson and his status, or at least I would have held out a little for more money, but if it helps them put more fans in their stadium it may balance out for them. I think it's been shown that RJ had a worse ERA, but had better stats overall than FG. Also Freddy lost velocity big time on his fastball. RJ has lost some velocity, but not as quick or as much as FG.

I wish the Sox would get him but that wouldn't be realistic at all

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 08:03 PM) It'll never happen, this is basically the only thing I'm certain of as a Sox fan anymore. Care to explain. Not that I'm trying to sound like a smartass, I'm just bored so I got the time to read a well thought out post.

QUOTE(Steff @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 07:36 PM) Tejada almost DID play for the Sox before going to Baltimore. Never say never. With that, I'm on the record saying this dude is bored. Me or Tejada? I'm pretty sure I'm more bored since Tejada has about 11 mil to spend on finding something entertaining to do.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 07:32 PM) I cannot see trading Fields unless Crede is extended. I also don't know about Tejada leading off. And somebody will tell you real soon that Tejada will NEVER play for the Sox. Well the leading off part was his thoughts on a potential trade with them. Tejada more likely would bat #3 or 4.

http://realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=606422 Now take it with a grain of salt, but Graden actually has been a reliable poster in the past. I know it probably won't happen, but there's nothing else to discuss today so meh.

He's worth trading. That's all.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Dec 26, 2006 -> 12:06 PM) Speaking of fallacies, I'll do my best to debunk this one. While some players will undoubtedly improve their performance over 2006, others have a good chance to decline. Jermaine Dye has never had a year anywhere near as good as 2006. And he's not exactly at the age where one can conclude that he's still improving. We should expect a significant drop off for Dye. Conteras is over 40 years old. Pitchers of that age are usually deteroriating. There is more reason to believe he'll be worse in 2007 than better. Guys like Garland and Vazquez pitched at about their career averages in 2006. I think that's about as good as they are. Many expect them to improve in 2007, but I don't think there's any good reason to expect that. I won't even get into why we shouldn't expect improvement from truly and persistently awful hitters like Pods and Uribe. Show me a birth certificate showing Contreras is over 40. He might be older than what he has said he is, but until you could show evidence, then do not make assumptions. I do agree with the basis of the argument about falloffs, but I don't like Contreras as an example.

QUOTE(Craig Grebeck @ Dec 25, 2006 -> 09:53 PM) He said it involved three big names, and it was "close". Anyone have any ideas? Link?

Nope, but here's his myspace so you could ask him: http://www.myspace.com/bmac55