Rowand44

Zags down 3 at halftime.

I remember that play well. I loved to watch Seneca play in his ISU days.

Got my vote.

I would love if St Mary's could some how pull this off. I highly doubt it but the two other 33 game home win streaks went down with in this last week so who knows.

Where's Mike Porzio when you need him?

Happy bday addy.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 04:18 PM) I've read a lot of stuff on Tracey. And the one thing everybody seems to agree with is that he would be money in the bullpen. He's a guy with a good hard fastball, he'd be hell on hitters who could only see him for an inning. The one thing he has to master is his control obviously, if he can do that we're looking at a guy who can be a damn good reliever imo.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) Tracey, Baj and Borch That would give us 25 Those are the 3 I want as well. Tracey needs to be on the team imo as I think he can be one hell of a reliever, Borch shortened his swing a ton last season and atleast would offer us some power off the bench which we don't have a lot of right now and baj would be perfect as the 12th pitcher.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 04:06 PM) I'm goin Borchard, Grieve, Munoz and Tracey. I would go with Gload. But Mack makes him kinda obsolete. I can't wait for spring training. That would give us 26 players.

Grandstand does the best job imo.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 02:36 PM) AJ Pierzynski hates you. But I mean, is it seriously mere coincidence that all the Sox playoff starters*, and almost the entire bullpen had the best years of their career the first year AJP was here? I'm not sure it is. Garland went from being Jon to Judy, Contreras is no longer labeled a headcase and is now labeled as an ace in some parts, Hermanson looked secksi and pitched well too for a change...I find it hard that those are all coincidental. If anything...AJP is a top 3 handler, if you will, in the game. In Minnesota, San Francisco, and Chicago...but moreso in Minnesota and Chicago...he helped pitchers have great years. If it's happened pretty much his entire career, coincidence halts and it becomes more rule than coincidence. should edit this...FG didn't, but he pitched pretty well all-around, and he pitched much better than he did after the Sox acquired him in 04. I absolutely love aj and I said nobody does it better then Bengie, didn't say there wasn't catchers who did it just as good. AJ is right up there with Bengie as 2 of the best in baseball, no doubt.

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 02:33 PM) Northern Iowa?? Sure theyve had a great season, as has the rest of their league with SIU and Witchita St, but they lost. Not deserving. Iowa and Georgetown are underrated in both polls. Meh, don't get to worked up in the polls, it's cool to see your team in there but it's not like they mean anything.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 02:09 PM) Wow Well that class turned out well.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 02:10 PM) There's a reason why they didn't resign Bengie until Mathis is ready. That is because they believe Jose could get it done. Everyone in the organization feels he's better than Bengie, so that's why they're going with him. And imo this is one of the reasons the Angels are going to fall back big time this year.

Not happening. Ozzie and Kenny do not want him back. Kenny even made mention to him being a team cancer at soxfest without actually mentioning his name.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 01:17 PM) I disagree. I mean, I think it's a good move, but everyone tells me that his defense has gone down big time since their WS season. Just about every Angels fan will tell you that they think his brother (their new starting catcher of the Angels) is flat out better in all categories. Jose might have a better arm but that is it imo. The most important thing a catcher can do is handle a pitching staff and nobody does that better then Bengie. His offense is just an added bonus and it's a huge bonus at that. The guy can play, he's still a very solid catcher.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 01:08 PM) Near as I can tell Fraser is out of years. He played at least 24 games in 3 previous seasons and has already played 19 this year. Kind of a sad turn of events, that guy used to be a budding star. Now apparently he's had so many injuries that he can't even dunk at 6'9". His vertical must be like 2 inches right now. I feel bad for the guy cause like you said he had a ton of talent but like I said in my last post, an athletic big guy will just eat him alive now.

The Sumpter situation is definitely interesting. I don't think they can win it all without him cause they really don't have any inside scoring presence. Frasor will just get eaten alive against an athletic big man cause the guy has no knees left. If Curtis could come back at lets say 80 percent and provide some inside scoring they do have a legit shot to win it all. Really tough decision, I'm happy I don't have to make it.

Fantastic move imo. Bengie is the best defensive catcher in the al, is fantastic at handling a pitching staff, and is a terrific clutch hitter. I'm a huge fan of Molina and think this move could payoff big time for the jays.

Speaking of nova, I'll throw out an interesting topic: Curtis Sumpter. What do you guys think he's going to do and what do you think he should do?

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 12:48 PM) Gonzaga doesn't deserve a 1, I agree Rowand. But they aren't going to lose in that weak ass league, and with the weak landscape overall this year, I like their chances to get a 1. And also, Gonzaga is really turning into Duke west with their fans and the refs in their league, I used to think they were cute but now it's annoying. And at least Duke plays tough teams in their league. Here's how I see it playing out: I think Duke and Uconn are pretty much locks to get 1's, then at most I see Texas and Memphis losing 1 game in conference. While I agree that the zags are going to go undefeated in conf, if texas and memphis each lose only 1 game then I believe those two will get the 1's. Also, Nova will have a shot to jump in there depending on how they do in the tourny, plus the home and home they still have left with Uconn. I really just can't see the zags getting a 1, I think they'll end up as a 2.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 12:44 PM) Plus Shelden Williams can't defend without fouling, which goes back to my refs comment. Plus, Duke's guards are all slow and white. I really could go on all day here, but Duke and Gonzaga are both going to get #1 seeds and neither will go very far. I highly doubt the zags get a 1 but I do agree that neither is going to get very far. Duke can lose in the 2nd round depending on their matchup and I'd be shocked if the Zags did get past the 2nd round.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 12:41 PM) I want to be in whaever bracket Puke is the #1 seed in, they aren't going anywhere without the Cameron/ACC refs. Man, the creative nicknames for teams/players on here is just fantastic.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 12:24 PM) LSU should move into the polls, but instead Colorado holds the 25th spot. LSU is no doubt better then Colorado in my mind but because they lost to bama this week it was going to be hard for them to get in the top 25.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Feb 6, 2006 -> 02:42 AM) I want no part of Crawford though. I think every Bulls fan here would tell you that you're exactly right there. You want no part of jamal.