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QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 16, 2007 -> 08:46 AM) I think Moccia has something up his sleeve, and hopefully Lowery chooses his Alumni over alot more money. Hopefully you're right, I just don't have a good feeling about it.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Mar 16, 2007 -> 07:32 AM) http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...cs-home-utility OMGOMGOMG, SIU MIGHT LOSE THEIR COACH AGAIN, OMG!!! Moccia better pony up. The rumor is a deal worth 500K base plus incentives, time for the alumni to sweeten this pot. Minnesota is not a better situation than what he has going, despite facilities. Lowery would have to rebuild that team from the bottom up. Donate some damn money. Seriously though, we gotta keep Chris around, unfortunately, if he goes we're losing a lot more than just him. If we can keep him around, this program is going to continue to get better as the prospects he's landing us are just outstanding. If he goes, well there's a possibility we lose Fay, Roundtree and Booker, and all of the sudden we're in a s*** load of trouble. I pretty much think we're going to lose him, I better be wrong.

IU will be in that game through out, but in the end UCLA's guards will just be too much imo and they'll pull it out.

QUOTE(ScottyDo @ Mar 15, 2007 -> 10:20 AM) In addition, Iguchi has the most amazing defensive play on record. That should get him at least 4 million. I'm sure you're being sarcastic, but it'd be a great deal to make money because you tripped. I should try that sometime.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Mar 15, 2007 -> 12:09 AM) Everyone I talk to from Texas hated the deal big time, so I guess it just matters who you talk to. My best baseball friend is a Rangers fan and everything and he hated the deal with a passion. They were really high on Danks there and both Masset/Rasner have good arms. Exactly, it depends who you talk to.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 10:28 PM) FWIW, the majority of Rangers fans think that we hosed them big time in that deal when you consider Danks is lefty, at least as good in terms of MLB prospects as B-Mac, plus we got Masset. That's how the trade was seen for the most part in Dallas, and I tend to agree with them. You live in Dallas or something? Cause I've definitely talked to people who live in Texas who loved the deal from their end.

No homer picks from me.

Anyone else wanna jump into the players pool? We need one more.

QUOTE(Brian @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 05:56 PM) Jong Lee is the main scorer. Can not leave him open. Stineman is a junior who has come on strong and really played well. Stevenson is a very good defensive squad. Held one of Warrens leading scorers to only 2 pts and they were free throws. Did I mention I hate Stevenson? Ya, I honestly completely forgot about Stineman. I've seen him play quite a bit when he was pretty young, he's pretty ridiculous. Never heard of that Lee kid but I talked to someone today who said he is quite the player as well.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 01:27 PM) Why does every bad-but-young Sox player have to be compared to the best players in the game? Justin Morneau! Roy Halladay! Because some of our fans give up on players so damn early and it's just a reminder of that fact that some players do indeed take time to develop.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 01:06 PM) Very good post. Also: I didn't know that Brian Anderson was the next Justin Morneau. No one said he was, but that's a simple example of what could happen if you give up on a talented player too early.

I honestly couldn't care less who wins the 5th spot, I just want it to be the best guy. Who that is? I haven't a clue at the moment.

QUOTE(HeGone33 @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 12:42 PM) That was my point in summing it up. Im not going to repeat all the things on here that keep repeated over and over about him. Say all you want about Brian this and Brian that, but last year he sucked and looked nervous, scared and clueless at the plate! Well I haven't read through every thread in PHT about Brian lately so I haven't seen your points, whatever. Nobody has to think Brian is going to be a star and not many do, but that's not the point anyone is trying to make here. The fact of the matter is, Brian is the best option we have in Center by far and away. You can say that the reason Ozzie doesn't like Brian is because he sucks, well explain to me why in the 2nd half of the season when Brian and Mack were virtual equals at the plate that Mack still got so many damn ab's when he's about a million times inferior defensively. Something is wrong with that picture. Ozzie cost us a good amount of games last year because he has something against Brian, and that's just unacceptable, period.

QUOTE(HeGone33 @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 12:35 PM) Like calling people out on a message board for stating their opinion. Well actually back up your opinion instead of just saying "he sucks and can't handle pressure." Why does he suck? Because he wasn't a fantastic hitter after 400 ab's? When has he proven that he can't handle pressure? Lets hear some facts instead of a baseless opinion.

Let me clarify my point: If Ozzie doesn't like you, you basically don't have a fair shake, I hate to say it but it's the truth. A lot of these players that Ozzie seemingly doesn't like are young players as he obviously has 0 patience. Brian and Brandon rubbed Ozzie the wrong way and one is in Texas while the other has basically been given up on after what...400 ab's? Ridiculous.

Randal's doing a daily diary for the tournament, so here's his first entry: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sports/st...0E?OpenDocument

Brandon's going to be a top of the rotation starter, hopefully Danks can be as well and Masset can blow 'em way in the pen. Like Kap said, we'll revisit this deal in a few years and hopefully Kenny made the right move.

I don't think we're ever going to develop young players again with Ozzie around.

QUOTE(Brian @ Mar 14, 2007 -> 09:27 AM) Warren played sooooo bad. They expected to walk in and win without trying. I hate Stevenson, always have and always will. Blah blah blah. Anyone on the team that stands out? I'm trying to think of some people that I could see being decent but I'm really drawing a blank besides one kid.

Stevenson? Down state? Interesting. I kind of find that hard to believe but I've basically lost track of the athletes at that school after the 06 kids graduated(year after me). Well, Go Patriots!

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 02:49 PM) Well the people on the eastern seaboard can't pronounce anything that ends in an 'r' so whatever. I like my turn-a-ment damn it. I agree. Turnament is the way to go.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Mar 13, 2007 -> 12:02 PM) What is funny about all this to me is if the Gordon family didn't f*** over Weber, the "Weber can't recruit" talks would have been put to rest. I had this same conversation with Steve on Friday.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Mar 12, 2007 -> 07:14 PM) Boy it sure would be nice to be able to get back on to ValleyTalk.net. But until an admin desides to actually help get me back in, I am looking in from the outside. This is pretty frustrating. Rowand, I sent them a message on Sunday through their admin form and have not heard back from anyone. I even gave them an alternate email address, but that didn't help either. Ya, I'm not sure what the problem is there. I sent an admin a PM as well a good while ago now about your situation and still haven't received a response

QUOTE(tigerfan @ Mar 12, 2007 -> 09:19 PM) Florida vs. Southern Illnois in one semi, and Georgetown/Ohio State in the other. Florida and Georgetown in the finals, with Georgetown emerging as champ. I like you.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Mar 12, 2007 -> 03:48 PM) I haven't finished yet but first thought goes... Florida vs. UCLA UNC vs. Texas A&M Florida vs. Texas A&M Stupid championship.