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Congrats Ozzie, you deserve it.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 10:10 AM) does anyone else feel that 4/52 is shockingly (almost insultingly) low in terms of years/total money

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 11:58 PM) I'd be pretty happy with Matsui and Overbay. They combined for 42 homers this year with a better combined average this year than Konerko and Everett. I'm sure their power numbers would increase by playing here, but I guess that's still a pretty big drop off in power numbers. But more rbi's. I know Matsui played in a loaded yanks lineup but the guy is a rbi machine, great situational hitter. EDIT: Looked it up, combined overbay and hideki had one more rbi then paul and carl. I'm just a huge fan of Matsui would love to get him, still think it's a pipe dream.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 11:24 PM) Had Francouer played the entire year in the majors, he would have won it quite easily. Full season his numbers project to around .300, 30 HR and 105 RBI or so. IMO he'll be a much better player than Ryan Howard. I disagree as well, Howard is going to be a flat out stud.

Sports are my life so that doesn't count as an addiction right now since it's always an addiction. Anyways, I've been pretty addicted to cooler ranch doritos and cinnamon poptarts for a while now.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 10:14 PM) Oh, so Magglio is evil too? Okay, let me add that to my list... Valentin... Lee... Ordonez. I have great respect for both Jose and Carlos, Maggs I no longer have any respect for off the field. That being said Maggs is a better player then Paul, not even that close imo.

QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 01:22 PM) I would have to go with an all Big 12 flavor. I think Oklahoma are the biggest pretenders, and Kansas who is unranked some places will end up with a solid, possibly sweet 16 team, they are loaded with freshmen and sophomore talent. Completely agree on Oklahoma.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 03:50 PM) Kenny's is more impressive right now but these votings took place before the first round of the playoffs even ended. I didn't notice this at first. Taking that into account I can see how it was a toss-up between the two. Putting together a 90+ win team with $40 million is comparable to making the sheer number of moves that Kenny did to build a division winner with his budget in my opinion. The thing is it's executive of the year, it's not who put the best team together overall, Shapiro made a great move with Millwood but what after that?? Kenny got Scott, Tad, Jermaine, Aj, Duke, Hermy, Viz, plus 75 percent of group four.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 03:21 PM) Reporter: "What have you ever done for TO besides getting him kicked off the Eagles?" Rosenhaus: "Next question." (T.O. is cracking up in the background). There is NO DOUBT that is my new favorite moment in a press conference ever, and it's not even close. Whoever had the balls to ask that question should get some sort of award.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 12:50 AM) 50 sTaTeS iN 50 dAyS Life is an open road

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 12:02 AM) I think they'll end up doing all the teams. It's pretty easy to cringe at watching him do the teams I despise; it's going to be even worse when we have to see him f*** up his impression of KW. I think they're doing only 5 teams: Sawx, yanks, cubs, dodgers, stros. I think, not sure about that.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 8, 2005 -> 12:08 AM) Okay, I can't justify this at all. I can justify us not winning an MVP, ROY, Cy, or GG, but this is ridiculous. KW, call the cops, you got robbed. Agreed here. Kenny did maybe the best job of all time reconstructing a team in one offseason, he's the man and the exec of the year, I don't care what sporting news says.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:55 PM) Via Reifert: http://whitesoxpride.mlblogs.com/ while MLB's season highlight video for the Sox should make its appearances on store shelves in early December. Both will make great stocking stuffers. There ya go.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:53 PM) This statement just reminds me of the whole world and the White Sox. I maintain that you're spoiled.

I just think it's to hard to run the table, so I'm going to say they lose to either the steelers or sd, I think they'll get by cinci. I've been wrong about them all year though, they're definitely impressive.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:24 PM) I still don't think the Colts will go undefeated this whole season. If I'm wrong, I'll be eating something bigger than a crow, probably a vulture or something. I don't think they'll do it either but they're a great team and they keep proving me wrong, so we'll see....

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:21 PM) '72 Dolphins should start to get nervous IMO....the Colts only have 1 REALLY tough road game left (at Cincy in 2 weeks) and if they win that one......look out for the dreaded undefeated season. (Although I think even if they got to, say 13-0, and clinched the home field, they would start resting people and might lose a game because of it, but you never know, it's fun to talk about). They got san diego week 16 I believe, that's going to be a very tough test.

I voted for the pats.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 10:15 PM) From a football standpoint, he is 2nd best receiver in the game behind Moss. His football skills on the field are great, no doubt. But when you factor in all the negative bulls*** off the field, it causes a problem. Perhaps a change of scenery would do him well. You never know for a fact unless your try. Look at AJ Pierzynski and Carl Everett. Oh, and by the way, Drew Rosenhaus is probably a bigger asswhole than TO. The change of scenery sure helped from getting out of SF, I mean playing on the eagles is where he wanted to be. TO is a cancer, period, no matter where he is.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 03:40 PM) They already lost a game. I highly doubt it. This board seems to overate the spurs to no end and think this is the greatest team in the history of the nba. I still think three teams from the east can beat them in the finals. Pacers, pistons, and heat... in that order. I put them in that order because you need to beat the spurs at their own game. I view think the pacers and pistons defense will be very similar except i give the nod to the pacers on defense. I still don't know what to think about the heat, it is far too early to tell for me. After the spurs bounce back loss they might beat the s*** out of us. On the other hand we play up to our opponents pretty well... as well as playing down to an opponents level. I think you underrated the spurs to no end. They aren't going to come close to 70 wins but I just don't think anyone can beat them.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) Rowand for Linebrink? Check out last year's splits against lefties...a tad bit better than Marte I would say. Problem is he's a righty and wouldn't be used here against left handers.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) The thing is who are we giving up to get him? There is no way we can afford Matsui, Pauly, and given raisies to Garland, AJ, Crede, pods... I think Matsui is a pipe dream, I do agree with someone in here that said that kind of wait and see for 06, we are going to overpay for Matsui.. Unless he give us a discount as Pauly needs to. Hideki is a pipe dream, I was just saying I would definitely love to have him.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:53 AM) As much as the board going to raz me.. I would love to have that as the 3-4 combo, As much as I love Thomas, he really is only a DH, Matsui can sub for an OF gicing someone a day off allows to take either another P or INF, just allows more flexiable for ozzie. I'd love that 3-4 also. Hideki is a great situational hitter and a rbi machine, he would look great hitting behind Scott and Tad.

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:48 AM) ok where does Pods play then? Only way I see this working is we have to trade Rowand as well to move Pods back to CF, Matsui to LF.. granted we get an upgrade in offense.. But a huge downgrade in def.. and I don't see Ozzie wanting that. Ya, there is a 0 percent chance pods plays cf this year. I'd love to get Matsui also and ya that would be saying goodbye to Thomas, it'd be a sad day but having Hideki and Paul is a legit 3-4 and upgrades the offense significantly.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Nov 6, 2005 -> 10:05 PM) There is no doubt that Kenny will look to shop Pods this year. If there is a solid offer on the table he will pull the trigger because Pods is a little over-rated and with Anderson ready, he might be better than Pods. And then who leads off?? Kenny and Oz love pods he's not going anywhere this year and unless they think Owens can take over and play everyday I don't think Scott's going anywhere for a few years, meaning I think the sox will lock him up maybe even this year.