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QUOTE(CubKilla @ Sep 2, 2005 -> 10:02 AM) MLB sets the on sale dates and price for Playoff tickets. He's full of it. He might have an in with the Sox ticket staff, but he don't have his hands on any tix right now. No one does..... not even the brokers. And I know a broker and prices will be starting at around $300 for the worst seats for the ALDS, $500 for the worst seats for the ALCS, and $1000 for the worst seats if the Sox make the WS. He said $5000-$8000 per tic might not be out of the question for WS Premium Lower Box. I talked to Tony already so he already knows. I'm not full of it killa so nice try. I have the ozzie plan and because of that I can get alds tickets already. I don't have the tickets yet but I ordered them and I could care less whether you believe me or not.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 11:18 PM) How the f*** do you screw that up? Hell, I'd say 90% of this board knew it was Ruben Rivera, how does Michael Kay, a man so close to the Yankees, confuse the two? Ya, that's pretty bad.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 10:28 PM) Don't forget Minny and Cleveland are going to really good in the next 5 years, think 90+ games they should be winning. Add Detroit with an owner that is willing to spend heaps to win now, the Sox need to remain competitive over that time, and having good young players that will give you payroll flexibility is an excellent way to go about it. The A.L. central will be the best division in baseball next year, I'm pretty confident in saying so.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 11:11 PM) What teams out there will offer a starting spot to Gload, who's a hitter the wrong side of 30, and doesn't hit for power at a position where it's a premium FWIW? I assume this is directed towards me so I'll answer: I didn't say I believe he'd get a shot somewhere but I do believe he has enough to be a starter in this league, I truely believe that.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 11:05 PM) How will our prospects be nothing more than roster filler? Do you think Brandon McCarthy is just going to be a 5th starter for the rest of his career? Is Brian Anderson only going to be a 4th OF? Prospects have come through our system and had success. Neal Cotts and Bobby Jenks are the 2 recent ones to come to mind, and there are many more on the way. I am all for trading prospects. I said during the deadline the last spect I wanted to trade was bmac but if you could get an impact player ala Jr or Huff then I'd be all for it. The problem is if we wanted to get a minor player we would have had to give a player or two of the Mccarthy calibur(young, anderson, sweeney, etc). The same people that are complaining now about Kenny not trading away these spects would be the same people complaining a year or two down the road when those guys are having huge impacts and the minor player we traded for just wasn't worth it.

The angels end up winning the final two games of the series and it's all tied up now in the West. Good stuff....

He's got a right to be frusterated but this wasn't the right time to bring this up. That being said he was probably asked a question and answered it truthfully. I think Ross is a good solid major league player who definitely deserves a roster spot on almost all major league teams and who could be a starter some where.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 10:13 PM) Can I ask how? I have my ways.

Ya, I'm stuck at school right now. I did however purchase playoff tickets so I'll be at all those games, school is just going to have to take a back seat.

QUOTE(BurlyMan56 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 06:13 PM) wow..just thinking we almost had this guy 2 years ago.. :headshake And to think a lot of us(including myself) really wanted the guy on the team. :puke

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 09:39 PM) We also added "the light" in center field. BOOO, Two thumbs down for that joke.

When Juan goes to right field like that is when he starts going insane at the plate, hopefully hopefully hopefully hopefully we'll get a hot Juan Uribe for the rest of the season and into the playofs.

Beautiful game. The 4 games Pods has played in since he has come back the sox have scored: 5, 6, 8, and 12 runs.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 08:41 PM) If we did, that's classless. Describes Maggs perfectly. That being said, it wasn't intentional.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 02:19 PM) Frank's 60-day DL trip makes Gload/Anderson eligible for the post season roster though. (K-Rod loophole) Bingo.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) , (Tad, Jenks, BMAC AHEM, you forgot someone that single handedly won us a game.

QUOTE(AirScott @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 03:17 PM) correct me if I'm wrong, but since rosters expand to 40, it doesn't matter how many pitchers we carry if we want Gload up here. You're absolutely correct, sorry...I was talking about playoff rosters and what we've had since the trade deadline, my apologies on not making that clear.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 03:08 PM) Graffanino and Lawton would look a lot better than Blum and Harris, or whoever the 25th man will be. Ozuna, Widger, Timo, Blum, Willie........this bench is disgusting. Replace Blum and Willie with Lawton and Graffnaino and lose 4 minor league pitchers (nopt named McCarthy) and I'd be happy. This makes my stomach turn to think how bad we are if we miss another regular. I can not believe there was nothing to be had. KW was fixated on a big move and instead made no moves. Very bad decision. How about this...Timo and Ozuna were going to be on the team no matter what because ozzie loves them, Widger has to be on the roster cause he's our backup catcher, kenny made a bid for Graff but didn't get him. Basically there are 3 guys on the bench that were going to be there no matter what, that leaves one spot open if we carry 12 pitchers which we have been doing lately. Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully for the playoffs we carry 11 pitchers and Ross Gload is the extra bat off the bench cause Ross can hit.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 03:03 PM) Ozzie busting out the real lineup. Pods, LF ... Iguchi, 2B ... Everett, DH ... PK, 1B ... Rowand, CF ... Dye, RF ... AJ, C ... Uribe, SS ... Ozuna, 3B ... Contreras, RHP. Offensively, with this group, this is the best lineup ozzie's made all year imo.

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 01:44 PM) From the :headshake files: http://www.detnews.com/2005/lions/0509/01/D05-300258.htm The word "duh" comes to mind.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 02:02 PM) Whining about the nature of this market needs to end. What Williams did last offseason should not blind any of you to the problems which exist. I don't know how to put it any clearer than this: the position we're at with this team--our record and position in the standings, was not a justification for merely acquiring Blum. And neither is indicating the lack of moves other American League teams made is a positive for us. Sox fans shouldn't be kindergarden teachers responsible for handing out stickers to young children (this instance Williams) who TWWIIIEEED, but couldn't succeed. He failed to upgrade the offense, and now because of it, it's ALL coming on him for anything less than a pitching collapse (which he couldn't have predicted) or a ALCS birth. Ask yourselves if future success is guaranteed with this club? With the resurgence of the Indians/Tigers, can anyone even guess whether or not we'll be in a position of a commanding lead for another 5 years? We can promote 6 contributing prospects with McCarthy leading the rotation and still find ourselves contending for 3rd place. 2005 could be our year--our window to take advantage of a stellar pitching staff and ride it through October. Now, I anticipate someone asking "you can't predict whether or not this team is guaranteed to win if a bat is acquired either!!!" Yes, but at this point, with our 4 automatic outs per evening, what we have doesn't convince me change (even at the slightest) wasn't absolutely necessary. I've read complaints relating to the prospects we may have had to give up. McCarthy, at this juncture, was the only untouchable. For an organization unable to produce pitching talent we need to hold onto those whch succeed. The remaining prospects can all be shipped for Raul Ibanez himself for all I care. Is Chris Young guaranteed to mimmick the outstanding production he's put together? Are Sweeney, Anderson, Owens and Young going to substitute for each other in the remaining OF position (RF)? If Young/Sweeney/Gonzalez were traded for f***ing Raul Ibanez I'd still consider it a justifiable move because the goal of baseball is to win championships. Neither of the aforementioned players have done anything to put our club in the position to strengthen itself this season. I understand the need to develop minor leaguers in order to keep a stream of cheap talent flowing. However, we're in need of help. Since no one can provide a Jeff Francouer boast we'll need help outside the organization. Even if top prospects were traded for Ibanez, and all made out to be quality major leaguers, it was worthwhile. Just think back to 2000--would any of you have overpaid for pitching if it meant trading our supposed talent? Probably not. We'd be having the same discussion. SS2k5 asked me in another thread whether or not I'd be willing to give up several starting pitchers/outfielders for slight upgrades. No, because I doubt those were the true asking prices near the deadline. I don't recall San Diego or Boston giving up an arm and a leg for Randa or Graffanino. Or Braves/New York handing over the farm for Hollandsworth/Lawton. Ultimately, our pitiful offense was in dire need of an upgrade. This was known prior to the passing of both trading deadlines. While Reds management blocked the KGJ prior to July 31, it was Williams duty to offer whatever possible to acquire Griffey. If Reds were unwilling to budge, it would have been within his best interests to move on. I intend to believe the Southtown article posted yesterday which claims money, not talent, was the true negotiating factor between the two clubs. Reinsdorf probably wouldn't budge on a set standard of contract he'd take on. No one can convince me of all the teams in this league, there was not ONE bat which could be acquired to help this club. Defend Williams now and hope this offense can win games, because if we're choking down the stretch or embarrassing ourselves in the playoffs you'll all have to repeat your Williams defense several hundred times to justify it. Brandon Mccarthy for Ron Villone is all that needs to be said here.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 12:22 PM) Didn't they make that announcement around April 2nd? I should say mathematically eliminated. Better?

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 12:05 PM) I don't see Mariotti as being a bandwagon jumper right now. I see him now as reporting the truth about what is happening to this team. He may be wrong about moves to have been made, but you can't deny a slide that has been happening since the All-Star break. Heck, right before the break we got our asses kicked. Ok, we were 17 and 10 after the allstar break before the 7 game losing streak. It's been 2 bad weeks, not months like people seem to believe for whatever reason....

QUOTE(wsox08 @ Sep 1, 2005 -> 11:48 AM) haha inflate a magic number... that would be funny.. What's the magic # on KC?? hah They've officially been eliminated from playoff contention(including the wildcard).