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QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 01:12 PM) Perhaps he was told to say that by his lawyer. These guys were probably thinking that Congress was "railroading" them. Making them look bad in the court of public opinion, so they played it straight and refused to "narc" on each other. Until a positive test shows up, like in Bonds' or Palmeiro's case, I see no direct reason to deny McGwire. If he didn't roid there would be absolutely no reason for him to plead the 5th, none.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 04:19 PM) Umpire spitting incident won't delay Robbie's entrance? It shouldn't. He should be in on the first ballot imo.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 05:46 PM) They would have because the Fiesta Bowl wanted to take a BCS eligible Big 12 team. They would have taken them over Boise, not Iowa or Penn State. Good. Boise belongs in a bcs bowl.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 05:38 PM) We gave them a good game, last year they would of been blasted after UNLV made that run to take the lead. Fay and Dillard had off games, Booker injured his hip and Freeman hurt himself as well, they stood tough on a tough road game. They need to take UIC tonite. Ya, the health is a concern right now, everyone is banged up it seems and J.Freeman and Book didn't practice much this week. I'm hoping we just run UIC out of the gym tonight.

UNLV takes down Louisville. Makes me feel a tad better about losing to them, but damn that would have been a nice win.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 12:48 PM) Needs more West Virginia/Wake Forest. Needs more Pittsnogle. That game was fantastic but it's hard to argue any of those 10 on the list.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 12:22 PM) I usually see most PPVs I want to see, either MMA or boxing, because luckily I have a group of friends who are in for it, and if you split the PPV and drinks and food it usually ends up being equal to or less than going out Yeup.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 28, 2009 -> 01:02 PM) That's still opinion and hearsay. There is no concrete proof. Him pleading the 5th is concrete proof, I don't care what anyone says.

If I could be assured that his bat speed is still good enough, this would be one of the best signings ever. Not going to happen but I do love the idea if we could somehow convince him to do a little try out to see if his physical skills are still there.

Wow. f***in kickers

Used to be Christmas by a mile. New Years Eve is starting to get there for me though.

Lets go Aggies!

QUOTE (BFirebird @ Nov 25, 2009 -> 04:11 PM) I'm late to the party....but wouldn't the outfield be LF Crisp, CF Rios, RF Quentin be almost a certainty if Crisp is signed? It is the most logical. You're forgetting who our manager is.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 06:49 PM) But, then we are assuming someone else is going to improve? It's all the roll of the dice in many cases They're both huge ? offensively but you know you're getting better defense, better baserunning and a much lower price tag with Crisp.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) You think Garcia will be a good starter? He hasn't pitched a full season in quite some time. Well our top 4 are already better than pretty much everyone in baseball at this point and we also have 2 pretty damn good candidates for the 5th starter, which not a lot of teams can say either.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 03:19 PM) Crisp is an OK solution, for cheap, and likely to spring back. However, I'd feel a lot better about it if we end up acquiring a big bat for DH/1B., or maybe two if we trade Konerko. If we don't, I'm not so sure. Well ya, we'd definitely still need to acquire a big bat to put in the middle of the lineup. I'm fine with taking on Crisp because I'd love the defensive upgrade but him leading off would still scare me a bit.

QUOTE (Hawkfan @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 03:21 PM) I know I am late but... Omar Vizquel.. What the f*** is this f***n s***? Back up IF who plays very good defense at positions where our defense is a big ?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 03:00 PM) I am not sure any stats that are used in these comparisons are all that valid. I find it interesting thought that you are willing to dismiss one set of fielding stats and accept another. Fielding percentage for an of is completely useless unless you have Soriano out there.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 02:47 PM) <!--quoteo(post=2048467:date=Nov 24, 2009 -> 11:23 AM:name=witesoxfan)-->QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 11:23 AM) <!--quotec-->Frank Thomas was the second best hitter in the 1990s and the best right handed hitter of the 1990s. The fact that he testified in Congress during the steroid discussion and was the only active player who was never accused nor caught using steroids to help in coming up with the Mitchell Report. As funny as this will sound, Frank Thomas's character, along with his on the field accomplishments of course, is what is going to get him into the Hall of Fame, and it should be on the first ballot. Frank's ranks amongst all players with 4000+ PA between '90 and '99: H: 11th (1564) 2B: 11th (317) HR: 9th (301) the list ahead of him is just sad: Canseco, Palmeiro, Sosa, J. Gonzalez, Belle, Bonds, Griffey, McGwire RBI: 6th (1040) Only 59 behind the leader: Albert Belle BB: 2nd (1076) #1: Bonds IBB: 3rd (133) Griffey and Bonds ahead of him AVG: 4th (.320) #3 Edgar Martinez, #2 Mike Piazza and #1 Tony Gwynn OBP: 1st (.440) #2 Bonds at .432 OPS: 3rd (1.013) #2 McGwire, #1 Bonds. Frank finished 23 points back up Bonds but 47 points ahead of #4 Mike Piazza RC: 2nd (1292) #1 Bonds in runs created Wow, just awesome.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) He basically had the award locked up by mid-June. Prime Ken Griffey Jr. is the best player I've ever seen. Pujols is a close second. Keep in mind I'm leaving out proven/suspected steroid users. Otherwise my top two would be Bonds/Rodriguez. Jr. also had the whole best defensive player at a prime defensive position going for him in his prime. He was just insane back in the day.

QUOTE (smalls2598 @ Nov 24, 2009 -> 01:26 PM) Pujols unanimously wins the NL MVP; 2nd MVP in a row for him, and 3rd overall. He's good.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 03:22 PM) With three very small moves, Williams has upgraded both the White Sox infield offense and the defense off of the bench too, and it seems to me that they are looking much better all-around already. Teahen is an improvement over Getz/Nix offensively and if he can put up anything similar to either his 2009 or 2007 season, Sox fans should be happy. Now you bring in a player in Vizquel who is fundamentally fantastic, plays fantastic defense, and isn't going to embarrass himself as a hitter so long as it's off of the bench, and Kotsay is just fine off of the bench as a 1B/OF type, so long as he remains in the corner outfield spots and doesn't start too much. He can also pinch run for Konerko or whoever else late in games, and that may buy the Sox an extra couple runs throughout the entirety of a season. I have absolutely no problems with what Williams has done at all this offseason. Yeup, slowly but surely upgrading this team. Obviously he's still got a lot of work to do but he's off to a good start.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 02:58 PM) Now we should leave Beckham at third, Omar at ss, Lexi at second and Teahen our do everything reserve. Omar plays for us one year then the following year we get another vet ss. It makes perfect sense. Teahen is not the answer at 3B, but he is a great great utility guy. Cmon Sox, do the right thing. Lexi should be our second baseman for the next 10 years. Gordon is great at third. Uh... no on everything.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 01:54 PM) Well, the Gold Gloves are voted on by the Managers and Coaches and not the BBWAA like the MVP and CY so they don't really go hand in hand IMO. Touche. Didn't even think about it that way.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 23, 2009 -> 02:54 PM) Rowand getting traded was what shocked me. I just didn't even see it as a possibility that KW would deal him. Obviously, I've learned over time that KW would sell out his own family if it meant making the team better. lol, fair enough.