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QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 11:26 PM) Edit: was it OldSox? I'm starting to doubt my memory. That sounds right.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 10:28 PM) Im sick when people say we didnt win with Clee, Maggz, Thomas......thats because our pitching sucked back than... our closer was Koch blowing everything and we never had a 5th starter and Garland was mediocre at best. You throw in the pitching staff for the 2004, 2003, 2002 teams they make the playoffs and possibly win the WS too. 2003 we had the pitching staff to win it all even with the 5th starter void. The offense minus Carl Everett choked it up big time.

QUOTE(OilCan @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 10:22 PM) WTF!?!?!?!? From the article: Is this just plain Baltimore BS?!?!!?? No. This has been known for a while.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:44 PM) Not even if they call up Felix Diaz to take over Buehrle's spot in the rotation? Blah, you win this round.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:41 PM) I see #2 http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=75&p=9&cfg=bb&c=4&yr=2007 The thing you're looking at is top by position.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:38 PM) And thats all there is to it. I don't care if you want to call me a blind fan, or a homer fan, or whatever. After last off-season, and the work Kenny, Rick, Jerry, EVERYONE did to acquire the right pieces to win the World Series, WHATEVER moves the organization makes, I will support, because I have put my trust into them. They are going to do everything they think is right to make this team a Champion again. Everything. This is 100 percent how I feel. I will not complain about 1 thing the sox do this offseason, Kenny and the organization have earned that right for atleast this offseason.

QUOTE(farmteam @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:33 PM) So how good is this Eric Duncan (or something like that) or whatever the commentators mentioned? I though the Illini were pretty dry in the recruiting department this year. I'm never on the up and up when it comes to recruiting (well, occasinally, I just haven't read anything in awhile). Got the yankees on your mind?

QUOTE(JimH @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:29 PM) Garciaparra could fit too. The whole point is, if Konerko bolts, they will fill in with other very good pieces to compensate. They won a World Series, they want to win another, and there are opportunities on the marketplace if they get creative. There are always opportunities and these guys are always thinking ahead. I really hope the whole PK situation sorts itself out before Monday. That way if he bolts Kenny has the whole winter meetings to find us a replacement.

QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 09:04 PM) So what now? What if he's right and PK is gone? What's a backup plan? Only Kenny knows. Nomar is a possibility, Troy Glaus maybe, Sammy Sosa, who knows but KW has a backup plan in case he does bolt and I have full confidence in him to find a very good replacement.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 08:20 PM) Yeah I think the Atlanta pitching decline will be something over a decade, if at all, not something you see right away. Farns in NY is a joke. I can't wait to see him with the bases loaded in Fenway with Big Papi up. He's mentally weak Not physically though.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 08:04 PM) But podsednik had an injury that hampered his running abilities. :rolly ..and Damaso has a neck injury that hampered his pitching abilities. :rolly

QUOTE(iWiN4PreP @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 08:06 PM) pierre is a downgrade of iguchi I dont see why people want him so badly, especially in the 2-spot. Yeah moving iguchi down to 5/6th spot would allow him to hit, but do we really need that? look what happened this year, iguchi did an Amazing job in the 2-role, and that is a HUGE reason we were where we where. If iguchi homers more often, and doesnt do his job, in the 2 role, then where do we go? We won alot of games, becuase we led alot of them early, and often. the 36-game or so, record we had going explains it. Once again, a lot of this is being speculated because the Sox want to move Iguchi down, they want to be able to make use of his power some more. Pierre is a great bunter and a better contact hitter then Tad so those early manufactured runs would still be able to happen quite a bit.

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:56 PM) Wow. If we keep going, we could have Podsednikses 1-9, and then we'd be unstoppable! And unpronounceable. Iguchi was great in the 2-spot. Pierre would almost certainly be a step down from that. Oh, please, Cubbies, trade for him already... *sigh* nevermind, my whole point was missed. Carry on....

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:49 PM) He gets hit with a right-hook but it turns his body counter-clockwise. How is that possible? It's not.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:46 PM) We have been one of the top teams in the league when it comes to our runs being off of homeruns. We are a slugging team ten times more than we are a small ball team... no matter what ozzie... kenny... brooks... or anyone else wants the fans to think. That's my point you whore. We had one guy who was the type of player ozzie wants, add another to the top of the order and the offense can score in more then one way.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:39 PM) If the Sox sign Myers, who will have an avatar like this with a Sox hat on it? lol, I was wondering who would be the first to throw that picture in this thread.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:39 PM) Why do we need another leadoff hitter? Why not have another speedy leadoff type who can help you manufacture runs when your sluggers get shut down. Scott was the only one who could literally manufacture a run by himself last year, wouldn't it be nice to have another guy who could do that in a close game? Remember the team went absolutely down the tubes last year when scotty went out and I know it wasn't all because of him but a big part of it was because of him. Add Pierre and all the sudden this team can manufacture and slug away with the best of them. That would be a pretty damn versatile offense.

QUOTE(Greg The Bull Luzinski @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) That is an average of $15 mil per year. Try again.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:25 PM) I never said it did but what would be wrong with a .355 OBP and great speed from the two-hole? Nothing is wrong with it, it would be something very nice to have.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 07:00 PM) Why do people even want Pierre.... We are going to have a total of 3 HR's from our 1-2 hitters..... Sure hurt the marlins in 03...

QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 06:23 PM) If I didn't know better, I would think that someone recently told Offman that PK is coming back. He thought a decision would be made before Friday. He also said that Thome talked to him on the phone. Offman said that he thought a decision would be made before Friday? Anyways, at this point I don't think anyone knows what the hell is going on, to be honest.

Farns was actually real good last year. That is a lot of money though and I dont think NY is the place for him.

QUOTE(Fingish @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 05:49 PM) Only replace Marte if you are getting something pretty damn good in return, when he is healthy and on, he is a huge asset. Ok, so when he's on he's a great pitcher...that's fantastic. One problem, he's not on that much anymore. He started to pitch pretty poorly at the end of 04 and it carried on through last year. The guy isn't the same anymore, I wish we could get the 03 Damaso back but it's just not happening.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 29, 2005 -> 05:10 PM) Well, if nothing else, last year he had games where he was just as dominant as he was in 2003. All he was doing different was following through on his pitches nad throwing strikes. That's a big difference. There is something wrong upstairs with him, he's a headcase right now. Even that solid game he pitched for us in game 3 he was walking the world. He started to decline in 04 and continued that in 05. There is no doubt that the guy was absolutely fantastic and lights out in 02 and 03 but he's not the same guy anymore.

I'm getting Jenks and Bmac authentic jersey's. Besides that, a lot more Sox memorabilia. I'm usually very excited for the holidays but this year even moreso cause there is so much I want.