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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 11:37 PM) Someone better find a way to get Aaron in Chicago on day 2 of the regular season next year. I'll get the van ready. We'll do it like the Italian Job.

QUOTE(bulokis @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 10:56 PM) That's what I thought about when I saw the press conference. Probably hard saying goodbye to the other stooges and the rest of the team. Poor Rowand, he really loves it here. Ah screw it. Let's trade for him back. Let's give up the farm.

Neither. I'll just stick my hands in my pockets if they're too cold.

QUOTE(WinninUgly @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 08:22 PM) Was this them: http://www.pcgamingtech.net/images/lee.jpg I know it is rude to bother celebs, but I would have said something along the lines of "Look there is Scott Podsednik" and pointed over his shoulder to see his reaction. Put me in the Jim Thome fanclub.

This is the one ESPN uses, and usually they all use the same pic:

Jauron isn't a bad coach. He just won't turn an unbalanced team into a great one. As far as the Lions go, I think Bill Billichek would be hard pressed to turn them into any type of contender. That's how bad Millen is.

I wouldn't mind picking up Patterson as a backup OF. He'd come cheap. It's been something I've thought about for a year. I think the Cubs did just mess him up with wanting him to go up and down in the order so much and never letting him get comfortable in one spot. Crede's old/new swing is short which is why he's a good hitter when he uses it. Before Sept, he used some modified swing that he picked up after his first year of getting to the majors. BTW, I don't know why people keep saying Pierre is a bad player. He's a pretty good player and is above average. Let's get some things straight: 1)He's not bad defensively. I don't know where this myth comes from. Is he as good as Anderson or Rowand? No, but in no way does he suck at defense. He's middle of the pack when it comes to the whole league. 2)He's a pretty good offensive player who had a bad year. I'd look at his trends, his age and what he can do. That shows me he would be a very good top of the order for years to go and that 2005 was an exception rather than the rule.

Wow he looks so weird in that garbe.

Blame the Cubs for overpaying. They're the ones who set the market. Goddamn though. That's way overpaying for Ryan. He makes as much as Rivera, does he not? BTW, a suggestion: Change the thread title to "B.J. Ryan Has a New Home, Car, Plane, Boat, Cousin..." or "That's One Expensive B.J."

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 03:00 PM) Wow, I havent been to that place in ages. Yeah, it's a yearly tradition for me and a couple of friends from high school. Oh well, I never liked that place anyway for trying to make me serve other peoples' drinks and not get paid for it. Then again, it would be the ideal place for me to work at. I could be mean to people and have them do my job and get paid for it.

QUOTE(KevHead0881 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 04:45 PM) Well, the trade is official! Trib: Thome trade a done deal Although, on an interesting note, nowhere in the article does it mention Gio as being part of the deal. It just says a player to be named later. Is it still expected to be Gio? Am I missing something here? I heard it's because Gio isn't on the 40 man roster that they have to put him in as PTBNL. Take it for whatever it's worth.

Crap, I didn't know it was going to be displayed this week. Ugh, I really wanted to get a pic with it. Oh well. Thanks for sharing Rangercal, beautiful pics.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) I have the #$%#$^ flu... so I've been pretty much doing nothing but sleeping. This sucks. Did you at least get to eat Thanksgiving dinner? I didn't. I have strep throat. I can't swallow anything unless it's tea. I have to garggle salt water. It sucks big time. So much food, but I can't eat any of it. I also can't go to Ed Debevich's tonight.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:49 PM) Would that be University of Texas-Austin or Texas A&M? University of Texas-Austin.

QUOTE(maki @ Nov 24, 2005 -> 12:48 PM) man, i'm good, aren't i? Can you do Chavez or bust and Pujols or bust?

QUOTE(kapkomet @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:42 PM) You don't know everything, nite, give this one up. No one does.

Texas will win.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) Rowand44 and I agreed that this is the exact reason the White Sox traded Rowand to Philly. He requires too many CDs to come up to the plate. Lol, I just noticed that. He loves Linkin Park.

Pierre's decent in CF. He's not the worse. He's just middle of the pack defensively. Would he be a downgrade defensively from Rowand or Anderson? Yes.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:39 PM) Not in center. What your saying is dead wrong. CF still has swirling winds. Hell, send Hawk an email, maybe than you'd listen. As you said, "Does Hawk play CF?

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:36 PM) Nah nah, there is no wind in Chicago The wind blows straight out.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:29 PM) Just end it...Beltre >>> Crede All being equal, salary and everything else and its not close. Beltre had a down year last year and sure he had a career year. Thats not to say it wasn't the best year ever by a 3rd baseman. I'm not some homer and I don't just have this strong opinions unless I have a damn good reason behind em. In this case I know I'm right, most of the time I think things are debatable but the things your talking about aren't. Ask anyone in baseball in regards to any of the things were debated and they'll give you the answers I've been giving you (and no I'm not some baseball expert of front office exec, I'm far from it). That said I'm not gonna sit and just look at foolish post after foolish post where people slam Aaron's defense or say Crede is god. Beltre>>>Crede, now that's a joke. Beltre has a career year. That's nice. Again, it came in a contract year and in my opinion he was juicing. His homeruns were down much more than A-row's was. I know he plays at Safeco, but he still should've had 30HR's if 2004 wasn't a fluke. He had one great year. Every other year, he's been just like Crede. You can't tell me Beltre >>> Crede. The most you could say is Beltre>Crede or Crede Look at every year other than 2004 in Beltre's career and try to tell me he's significantly better than Crede. He's not. Both have had the same type of career. Plus Beltre has played for 2 more years. I'm going to wait to see what Crede does this year and then you could compare his production with Beltre's 6th year production.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:30 PM) Jim Edmonds isn't even close to Aaron defensively. I'd say he is. They're both the same type of guys. Don't rely on speed, but rather on great jumps they get.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:19 PM) Size doesn't have anything to do with getting a read. Playing nooks and crannies of your park, that deals with knowing the field and how the balls bounce. Getting a read is getting a read, big part or small. Now when your having to factor swirling winds into the park, that effects how well you can get reads. You know a park is huge, you still get your read and have to go get the ball. Whether its going to stay in the park or not, you have your read. Are you positioned different in a huge cavernous outfield...sure, but that doesn't effect your read. The wind at the Cell doesn't swirl anymore. It hasn't for two years. It goes straight out which is why the park has become a HR hitters ballpark.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 25, 2005 -> 02:20 PM) More range too. But I'm a big time Beltre backer (as am I a Crede backer). Beltre is a pure stud when healthy. Two years ago, he put up the best season ever by a 3rd baseman (as far as I'm concerned). Beltre had one great season in a contract year. Last year Beltre hit .255 with 19 HR and 87 RBI's. I would venture to say Crede would match the RBI's if he hit in a 3-4-5 hole.