nitetrain8601

Welcome. I can honestly say, you'll like it more here than at WSI. Not so strict or anal about everything.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 7, 2005 -> 11:43 AM) Let's also remember that even if it was Yankee-haters who coalesced around Podsednik and put him over the top...he never would have become the "anyone but Jeter" candidate if there hadn't been a huge initial push of people voting for Pods on the first day and getting him within a hair of Jeter then. If Pods wasn't so close...he wouldn't have been a viable alternative candidate, and that alone means we did our job. Damn right and I thank the rest of Soxtalk for that. I love it. Hopefully he gets in the game and steals 2nd, 3rd and home for the heck of it.

I think it would've been better not said at all personally. Just like when he said that Royce Clayton was the best SS he's ever played with. Some people shouldn't be talking to the media.

Got this from WSI. Apparently, this is what PK had to say about Pods getting on the AS team: "I think there's a lot of Yankee fans and also a lot of people who hate the Yankees. It could be not there's a lot of Podsednik fans, but there are a lot of people who hate Derek Jeter and the Yankees in general." I'll admit that it has truth to it, but why the heck does he have to open his mouth?? I wouldn't be so mad about it if this was the first time, but he's said stupid s*** when s*** didn't need to be said this year already. I hope we get someone else at 1B than this jack. BTW, sorry if it has been posted already.

Dye has been the guy I've been asking for at 1B for some time. I remember being shot down by a lot of people too. Like when I proposed us trading PK for Griffey and sticking Dye at 1B. Eh well. Hopefully he could give Paul a few days off when he needs it. And if the White Sox could resign Everett for what he's getting paid now or slightly higher, I think I would keep him for at least a year and have Anderson be mentored with the big club and have him be the 4th OF.

Wasn't he a starter at one point too?? Anyway, I remember watching a special on him that when Anaheim signed him to a minor league deal, the game they scouted him in he hit 99, 101, 99, 100. As for Guardado, Peter Gammons said we and the Nationals have been making hard pushes for him.

Hell Yeah for Scott Podsednik. Hopefully Francona actually uses him and he steals a couple of bases and see if the haters keep talking. No matter what though, he's an all-star and the only team that needs to know that is the White Sox.

Wow. Normally I would say with his average, it's bad, but it's basically a HR every 2 games he plays.

Great Job SS

It's funny how Yanks fans are pissed, but a Cubs fan is defending Pods(pretty good might I add) and one Yanks fan is calling out others for not showing that much passion before the voting ended. It's true. If they think Jeter deserved it, they should've voted more. NY has a bigger community than Chicago.

QUOTE(ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) explain...? Somebody from soxtalk.com emailed Hawk & Dj and told them we voted for Pods a ton. Honestly, I don't think Pods wins without this board.

QUOTE(Rohan @ Jul 6, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) over like 5,000 Anyone just catch that on the game???? "Soxtalk.com... YES!" Yeah, I heard that part.

A lot. And I mean alot.

Lisa Dergan is at the game. She's friggin' hot.

F YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PODSY!!!!!!!!!! I wonder what the final numbers were.

HE F"N DID IT. F YEAH!!!!!!!! EAT SHYT DEREK JETER!!!! BBTN COULD KISS OUR ASS!!!!

PODS MADE IT

Um, Jugger my browser already does that. I'm using my SBC Yahoo! DSL Browser and the only thing I have to put in again is my selections and the veri code. It doesn't ask for my email or zip code or if i want mail again. It's automatically in there.

I'll stick to what I originally thought and will say Contreras was a good pickup for us. He's been above average for the most part. Most people expected a 5 ERA again anyway.

I voted from work. Just finished a good 2 hours plus a 20 minute speed round.

Milwaukee. He'll be the man, possibly have Flip Saunders and have a big man to go along with him. It's more certain than Cleveland in which Bron might even leave after his contract is up.

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 03:38 PM) I understand what you are saying, but players can put it together. Whether it's an arm angle adjustment, a batting stance adjustment or a headspace adjustment, sometimes things click. Jenks could be that guy. Baj could be that guy. Or not on any of them. You still have to decide who is worth keeping and who is worth trading to get what you need. But to say that everyone is available and we should trade them because we don't know what they will do...that will just decrease their value. Might as well not have a farm system at all then. Yeah, I hear where you're coming from, but Frankie had it when you saw him pitch. I think Jenks can be that guy in the bullpen, but as far as starting, no one can come in. BMac has proven he can't be that type of guy. El Duque has been oft injured. Clemens is a game changer just like Pods, cept a lot better.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 10:23 AM) It's funny because it seems like most of those in support of trading for Schmidt are against trading for Clemens. Lol I agree. Clemens is one of those super health freaks. I guarentee anyone he's in better shape than 90% of ballplayers out there. Can't believe people would actually reject the Rocket. Realistically I don't see him coming here, but it's worth an inquiry. He could be the guy that makes this team sexy. Andy Pettite would be a guy I look at. He wouldn't cost as much as the other guys(Burnett & Shcmidt). He has a decent ERA as well.

QUOTE(BigNDfan80 @ Jul 5, 2005 -> 11:44 AM) Looks like they only have upper deck left for the Saturday game. Looks like quite a few lower level seats left for Sunday though. Tickets are going to be harder to come by as we get into the 2nd half of the season. Yep, for the Boston series all of the lower deck is basically sold out.

That's crazy stuff. I didn't realize he had an ERA of below 1 for the month.