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QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 26, 2007 -> 03:53 PM) A few years ago the same stuff used to be said about Dave Wills. Wills was about a billion times better than Mr. Rongey. If anything it's nice to have a die hard Sox fan doing the show.

Well that was a successful series.

Definitely worth a shot, this should have happened a long time ago, imo.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 26, 2007 -> 02:48 PM) Good post. I actually do like Richar, and I think he might be pretty good, but your points are all very good. Of course, the same sort of thing can be said of the weirdness of this board about Owens. He's had all of two months experience, and is already doing far better than Anderson was in his year... yet the majority of the board has already decided he sucks. He might. He might not. But I think people come to judgement on some of these young players far too quickly, for better or worse. And once they've staked their opinion, there is no changing it. It's the talent factor. I don't see any possible way that Owens can become a big league hitter. I'll admit that he's a better defender than I expected but I just don't see any real chance of this guy sticking. With Anderson even when he sucked ass at the dish he always had tremendous defense to rely on, not to mention he at least had some power potential.

QUOTE(Brian @ Aug 26, 2007 -> 02:48 PM) Hopefully this will help keep the Yankees out of the playoffs. Poop that. I'd much rather them make the playoffs over Boston.

Red Sox fans are the worst fans in sports. The end.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 25, 2007 -> 05:01 PM) i suppose this is why you dont make assumptions, but i guess i assumed he had attitude problems after he got into the fight with his high school coach about his brothers playing time....i know that is what caused him to slip to the supplemental....but sounds like that was probably an isolated incident and he sounds like a good kid That was his mom, not him.

Alright, who let the old people into this thread.

Thanks everyone.

Hey maybe the Cubs will finish like 3 games above .500 now.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 23, 2007 -> 12:56 AM) What? They made it to game 6 of the nlcs.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 11:42 AM) I'd like a case of beer when you get a chance to head to the store (if you have a license). I knew 82087 was going to be relevant at some point I'll do that when you get married.

QUOTE(SnB @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 03:03 AM) HAPPY MEANINGLESS BIRTHDAY At least he still has a cool bday left, you're just old.

Finna happy bday, Tony.

QUOTE(michelangelosmonkey @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 06:43 PM) HE's 26, 12-16 lifetime with an ERA of 4.6. Not much of a return on your $5 million from seven years before. Adam Wainwright 13-10. And that's if you get to hand pick your pick from the best pitchers of that draft. I'm not saying drafting is pointless. I'm saying: Jake Peavy 15th round Roy Oswald 23rd round Mark Buehrle 38th round Santana, Zambrano--not in draft Brandon Webb--8th round Brad Penny--5th round. I'm not saying 1st round is worthless...I'm saying it's hardly a guarantee that these guys will be any good. Go look at what they said about those guys in 2007. Same what they are saying about Porcella...nobody knows...so we shouldn't be slamming the Sox because they were SMART not to pay $5 million for this crap shoot. A 4.6 era will get you more than 5 mill a year on the fa market right now.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 05:59 PM) Now that, my friend, is one hell of an answer. I thought you'd like that. We're using the figure that out when it comes way. I'm sure someone will just offer to buy it, maybe we'll sell it, maybe I'll have you buy it for me , who knows. I'm not too worried about it right now. BTW, my step brother bought the exact same tv as you.

Jon needs to go.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 03:50 PM) A lot of it was about Vick basically being innocent, and all of this is really being done to make an example out of him. It was pretty ridiculous, and he had some crazy lines about feeling bad for Vick because he has to go from eating filet mignon everyday to bologna sandwiches. I like bologna sandwiches.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 03:46 PM) This Ray Buchanan interview is insane. I heard the very end of it. What did he say?

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 03:04 PM) How do you split a TV when you are done with it? It's like the Stanley Cup.

The third longest yard.

My gut reaction was "not a chance in hell," it's really not that much of a long shot though. I still don't think he will but he's definitely got a chance if he stays here after this contract is up.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 01:51 PM) Maybe he will get better, but paycheck aside, if Uribe's performance is "garbage", the same can be said about Fields. I don't think either have been garbage, but I do think while he's not the greatest, Uribe is way undervalued around here, and Fields at this point is overrated because he's hit some homers. I would have no problem with Uribe being replaced if it were someone who actually was better. Greene is not better. Furcal may be, but is he $8 million better? Tejada is better, but Eckstein? Fields is putting up a .755 ops as a rookie, that's pretty damn impressive. And yes, those 14 homers in 245 ab's is pretty freakin good as well. Uribe on the other hand has an ops about 100 points lower than Fields and while Fields should and will definitely improve, Uribe seems to be declining. Those two really don't compare offensively.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 19, 2007 -> 03:39 PM) Cubs are going to win the division by more than 5 games. I'm of the opinion that I want to see them playing the Mets in the first round. That's a great offensive team if Alou/Beltran are healthy. I highly doubt the Cubs win the division, yet alone by 5 games.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 20, 2007 -> 10:02 AM) Overwork? Half the pitches he throws are changeups. And it isn't about the record, it is about getting the complete game, finishing what you've started. This is almost as bad as the time as Torre took out Wang in the ninth when he had bid for a complete game. It's not like changeups don't take toll on your body. I have absolutely no problem with what Gardenhire did when you have Joe Nathan there to close out games. It's not like he brought in David Aardsma or something.