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QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 12:01 PM) EDITED to add that if I had to choose anyone in a Pro Wrestling Steroids Dead Pool, my choice would be Scott Steiner. Scott Steiner just became gross looking, I have no idea why anyone would do that to themselves. Anyways, is he still wrestling?

QUOTE(indyman @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 02:58 PM) The CW is Iguchi would be a much better hitter if he wasn't batting second. By batting second he is distracted, and has to give him self up all the time. What do the facts say? Batting Average with man on 1st: .326 (slugging .511) Batting Average with none on/none out: .205 It doesn't appear batting second hurts Iguchi. He actually maybe getting better pitches to hit. When nobody is out there was a good chance he was either bunting or hitting behind pods to get him to 3rd when he was on 2nd with no outs. Also, ya when scott is on first base it would help him because pitchers only half focus on him. The point everyone makes and I agree is that as good of a number 2 hitter as Tad was and he as great, if you move him down in the order he can be a run producer. EDIT: My bad, I think I misread the stat a little bit. Like Kalapse said though it's kind of ridiculous to take one stat and analyze it.

Good. Congrats Albert.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 06:37 AM) Plenty of teams are willing to give Eyre 3-years, $9 million. With the big teams involved, he might get $4-5 million per year. I doubt we get him and I agree Myers would be a solid alternative, but I would rather have Damaso than Myers. I'd much rather have Myers at this point. You know exactly what you're getting from him and he'd be such a perfect fit here. I really want Myers here in 06.

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QUOTE(Beastly @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 10:31 PM) No big loss, he wasn't THAT good anyway. I really, really liked Dolgin. He had big shoes to fill and did damn good imo.

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 09:52 PM) i know i'm going to get dragged to see that movie by the mrs.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 08:06 PM) whatever turmoil is between us is from the Bill Mueller thread I created where I argued that range factor and zone rating didn't do Mueller justice defensively and you and the rest of my bashers were pretty cynical. just saying. Huh? I've been a fan of Mueller, I think I might have actually asked you in that thread how good he was defensively, I'm pretty sure I've never argued that Mueller was a bad 3rd baseman.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 07:59 PM) I hope to hell Andruw gets the NL award. No you dont.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) If Ortiz had played the field odds are he would have finished right around the same in range factor and zone rating as Rodriguez did compared to opposing American League regular first baseman. Ortiz got shafted, period, but I don't really care. Arod is a pretty darn good 3rd baseman and range factor and zone rating won't convince me otherwise.

I was there last year, had a terrific time. I'll definitely be going again this year.

QUOTE(Brian @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 07:32 PM) A lead off guy who doesn't walk all that much and a career OPS of .730. I get a kick out of how they are trying to steal the Sox formula for success. THEY STILL NEED A BULLPEN!!! Pierre can hit, he had a down year last year but he's been a pretty damn good leadoff man for most of his career.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 07:42 PM) The Yankees overpaying another guy who's approaching the backside of his career? Yay. Boo, cause I was hoping somehow someway he'd reach free agency.

QUOTE(sayitaintso @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 07:26 PM) Hideki Matsui - OF - Yankees The Yankees and outfielder Hideki Matsui are nearing an agreement on a four-year deal worth about $50 million, The Associated Press reports. That'd be quite a raise for a player who was little better than expected while fulfilling the $21 million contract he received three years ago, and considering that he's now 31, he's a worse bet for the future than he was back then. Of course, since he brings in revenue just by being on the team, he doesn't need to be a $12 million-per-year player to be worth the money. Nov. 14 - 7:47 pm et Source: The Associated Press Boo.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 04:45 PM) I got nothing but respect for Arod. I'm not the type of person that will hate a player for signing a contract that owners gave them. This I completey agree with and that's why I wanted everyone to know that I didn't hate Maggs for the contract he signed last offseason but for the other crap he pulled.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 12:20 PM) Bobby Abreu is a right fielder. I think he meant that row and Vernon play the same position.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) TNA could possibly be on the way to being that legit contender. They concentrate more on the actual matches and feuds and they're not trying to be a soap opera/sitcom. They have some decent up-and-comers like AJ Styles, Monty Brown and Team Canada. They've been picking up the right people when they leave/get released from WWE, such as Rhino, Christian, Gail Kim and Team 3D ( The Dudley Boyz ). With a good push from Spike TV and a little luck ( and a LOT fewer title reigns for Triple J aka Jeff Jarrett ), TNA could be what wCw was always too stupid, hokey and dollar-foolish to be. A friend of mine told me I had to see this match between AJ Styles, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels, I watched it and my god it was amazing. Haven't watched WWF in years and havent watched wrestling at all probably since WCW started to suck but that match was unreal.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 11:56 AM) A little birdy told me that season ticket holders are up to just under 17K... Dayum, that's impressive. I'll ask the Bones question again: Anyone have an idea when the ozzie plan comes out?

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 10:33 AM) Everyone needs to chill out and remember last year. The whitesox were linked to just about every FA out there. Its the KW smoke screen, the flying under the radar. Remember at Soxfest, Kenny was acting like he didnt know this Iguchi fella. We will know when the move is made, but the White Sox will be linked with every single FA until the move is made. No one is freaking out, it's just a good discussion on Piazza's worth.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 12:59 AM) Nomar is definatley a better option than Piazza. He's still a good athlete and showed late last season that he can still handle the bat. Once again your going after an injury proned guy and thats something I'd like to see the Sox stay away from. I definitely take my chances on Nomar over Piazza, that's not even tough imo. Like you said though, I'd prefer not to go after any of these guys.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 09:13 AM) And YOU guys assume that they would be interested in a player who has no GG's is coming off of a year in which he was a pedestrian hitter just because they happen to play the same position? Is that about right? One person.

Thanksgiving is always interesting for me as my parents are divorced and usually I'll switch off years on who's family I spend the holiday with. The problem is neither I or my parents usually remember who I was with last year. So to answer the question I have no clue what I'm doing this year.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 08:20 AM) You ever feel really awake in the morning after a night of no sleep? I felt more chipper than I do with 8 hours. Of course, it's gonna hit me around midday. Yup, I'm fine right now but after my first class I'll probably just want to pass out somewhere.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 08:17 AM) I concur. Just over four and a half hours last night. Went to bed at 11:40, fell asleep around 2:20. Got up at 6:40. I fell asleep at about 4:30 this morning and woke up at 5:30 for no reason, then just squirmed in my bed for about an hour and a half before I decided to get up and get something to eat.

Happy bday queen.