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Auburn-Oregon it is. I'm disappointed that TCU doesn't get there chance but this should certainly be an exciting NC game.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) Which top tier Big 10 team did Illinois beat? I dont see OSU, MSU or Wisconsin. I doubt even Illinois fans would argue that Illinois is a National Championship contender, or deserves a shot at a National title. Wasnt that the argument? Who deserves a chance to play to be the best team? Fresno State has been one of the best WAC teams for a long time, and I believe they have the most wins against BCS teams of any non-BCS school. They definitely are one of the best non-BCS teams every year The argument was that the big 10 was so much better than the WAC that it skews stats and apparently everything else in the College Football world. And what the hell does Fresno State's past have to do with last nights game?

QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) I'm cheering for either South Carolina or Oregon St. Don't care which one gets it done, just hope that one does. Would love to see TCU get a chance at the title. This.

QUOTE (since56 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 06:43 PM) Konerko has a better bat. It's actually very close, Lee has a higher career ops though.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 12:40 PM) The fact that Illinois (a lower tier Big 10 team) was able to compete with an upper tier MWC team actually proves the point most in this thread have been making. Fresno is considered one of the harder games a team like Boise or Nevada plays. Those teams should not be losing to Illinois at home, Illinois only won 1 true road game in the Big 10 at Penn state. It just shows an average to below average Big 10 team is about as good as an above average MWC team. Fresno finished 5-3 in the WAC where as Illinois finished 4-4 in the Big 10, so what your saying here just really isn't true.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 4, 2010 -> 12:02 AM) People have the right to their own opinions (no matter how ridiculous), and there ARE flaws in Dunn's game, as there are with almost every player. He expressed his, but it got destroyed because he didn't back it up with any factual information. If he backs it up with solid, sound reasoning, it might make sense. --- People say opinions can't be wrong but his is wrong, period.

The way the computer is set up at my dads, I can't see the TV but I just turned it on so I can listen to Gus in the background, awesome.

Albert Pujols' ball in the 2005 NLCS is still the hardest hit ball in the history of life. Just saying.

So to add to the fun cop stories that people have been sharing, last night I was the DD and I get pulled over on the way home. The cop smells the booze on my friends, makes me step out of the car and take the field sobriety test which I obviously pass. He runs my license and what not and when he comes back to my car he asks me "You're probably wondering why I pulled you over now" I told him I was and he goes "It's because when you passed me on Lake Cook, you gave me The Look," I literally had to hold in my laughter when he told me that. Fantastic.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 02:56 PM) I think he's hated mostly by a generation who never saw him play but only know him as the "homer" announcer that he was on the radio. Sure, as a Sox fan I "hated" him as a Cub and later I took delight whenever I heard him groan "Ooooooh Noooooo" during a broadcast but I'm truly saddened by his death. Not even that he was a homer, he was just a god awful announcer. That being said, he was always entertaining and it certainly sounds like he was a great human and that's what matters most. RIP Ron.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 02:46 PM) Dont you want to go RLR in the middle of the lineup? Quentin at 6? ICK! (Sorry, I'm very anti-CQ) And I can see the Alexei / Gordo switch, makes sense. Either way you're going to have back to back righties somewhere 3-6 and PK has pretty much never batted 3rd for us and I see no reason for that to change. And yes, CQ can be frustrating at times(a lot of the time) but at this point he's still our best hitter outside the 3-5 if we're assuming Konerko is back. EDIT: Thinking about it a little more, Q is actually a better hitter than Rios as well

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 02:38 PM) C- Pierzynski 1B - TBD (Konerko? / Viciedo) 2B - Beckham SS - Ramirez 3B - Morel / Viciedo LF - Pierre CF - Rios RF - Quentin (please no!) DH - Dunn Oh think of this.... 1- Pierre 2- Beckham 3 - Konerko 4 - Dunn 5 - Rios 6 - Ramirez 7 - Pierzynski 8 - Quentin 9 - Morel / Viciedo Pauly wont bat 3rd and Quentin would be your 6 hitter in that lineup. I'd also think that Alexei would start in the 2 hole with Gordo down in the order.

I have to wait until a first basemen is actually signed to begin to compare. I wont believe the Pauly speculation until it's a done deal.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 02:24 PM) Putz is going to come back, too. Ever heard of a "bromance?" Because that's him and Thornton. In fact, this Linebrink move might be the move Kenny needed to make to bring JJ back. Imagine Kenny at his press conference today announcing AJ coming back, Dunn signing, the Linebrink trade, and an agreement with Putz. Kenny's like superman. You're starting to assume way too much, man.

And there ya go, that's AJ's 4 mill for this season. Unreal!

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:51 PM) Sorry, i'm elated at the direction of this team to the point where a lot of this stuff is flying past me. Haha, it's not a problem, just funny. You've been on both sides of it now!

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 12:47 PM) I assume you mean Viciedo. Teahen for Bell has about as real a chance as me making my major league debut this year. People's sarcasm detectors need to be fixed today.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:36 PM) Jon Morosi jonmorosi Jon Morosi #Braves receive cash in the Linebrink trade. Not sure how much yet. 1 minute ago Ya, no shock there.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:35 PM) Yeah major brain fart on Santos. I intentionally excluded Sale. Ya, I figured both. It certainly appears that KW is going for it all this season and if he is, that's most likely going to include Chris in the pen.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:34 PM) I'll be curious as to what our bullpen situation looks like this year. Right now, we have: Closer - Thornton Set-Up - ?? MR - ?? MR - ?? MR- ?? LR - ?? D.J. Carrasco was non-tendered yesterday. Bring him back? Santos for sure and I'd say there's about a 95 percent shot that Sale is going to be in there as well.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Dec 3, 2010 -> 01:31 PM) Marquez had an impact? No and that's his point.

Ya, there's just no way that ATL is taking on that whole contract, right? I just can't see that. Still, it should free up some money and bye bye Liney! KW on a roll!

Besides the fact that D.Lee is one whole year older, everything else is in his favor. He's got a higher career ops, much better defender, better athlete and will make much less money on this upcoming contract and once again, this is a real easy decision imo. The fact that Derrek had a bad first half of last season while battling some injuries doesn't change that fact.

Yeesh. JR is either raising payroll a lot or Kenny is about to get "creative."

Sorry to call you out jphat but your posts at the beginning of this thread now look quite comical given what has happened today. Anyways, thanks for everything Bobby but bye!