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QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Nov 20, 2006 -> 01:01 AM) Someone brought up the Kip Wells trade, and I think that is one trade that really did hurt the Sox. Although Wells may have been mediocre (and he actually was pretty good in 2003), having his mediocrity in the #5 starter slot in 2002 through 2004 might have brought the Sox a division title. The Koch trade is similar, in that having Foulke in 2003 could have meant a division title (or more). But there may have been payroll issues with that trade that KW couldn't control. Wells would have been much worse than mediocre if he was pitching in the American League those seasons. As for the Koch trade, if we don't have Neal in 05, who the hell knows what happens.

The Bulls will be fine.

SD offense is redunkulous.

ODU upsets G-Town. Also, A&M is absolutely destroying SLU, I actually thought that would be a decent game, shows how much I know.

QUOTE(Brian @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 03:45 PM) SIU up 17 over Murray State with about 5 mins left. Looking good heading to Orlando to face Arkansas on Thursday. Here's my mini review of the game that I posted on Salukitalk: Right now it seems like we have two offenses: With Tony Young and without Tony Young. He's really the only one that isn't afraid of a zone defense it seems. We NEED to find a way to get the ball to Randal when our opponents are using a zone, we just can't do that at the moment. Oh and Mullins needs to stop be being so darn unselfish when he gets into the lane. There were 3 or 4 times today when he got right into the lane, had a path to the hoop where he could have at least drew a foul and he just kicked it out to someone on the perimeter. That all being said there was a decent amount a time in the first half where Falker, Young, Tatum and Shaw were all out of the game at the same time and in the 2nd half there was a time when Falker, Young and JT were all out of the game at the same time. This game was never really in doubt and was never close so we had some interesting lineups out there and because of that we had some droughts, especially when our top 3/4 scorers were all sitting out of the game at the same time. Also, once again Mr. Boyle and even Foster were able to play some quality minutes, Boyle really is a whole new player and that is going to be huge for us this season. As for the defense, this team is going to be better defensively than last season(hard to believe but it's true). The added depth is going to make these guys even more aggressive on D and allow for some fresh bodies down the stretch. The Racers literally had about 10 decent looks all game, the D was just unbelievable. We still have a lot to work out offensively but I'm actually pretty confident going into Thursday.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 03:12 AM) Shut up. You always disagree with me. WELL STOP HAVING DIFFERENT OPINIONS THAN ME, YEESH. Agree to disagree.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Nov 19, 2006 -> 01:59 AM) I have to agree with Rex. Hart was a beast. He chewed up OSU's defense quite easily. He clearly outplayed Pittman. Yeah, I know, Pittman had like 120 yards. But other than that one 50+ yard run, he looked average to me. As far as the game goes, it was one of the better college football games I've ever seen. I was very impressed by both teams. I won't have any problems with a rematch in the title game. These are clearly, IMO, the two best teams in the country. Eh, I really disagree with this. I was against a rematch before and now I'm really against it. Both teams played very dumb and Michigan threw away a game that OSU was trying to hand to them. It really wasn't that well played of a game. Lots of dumb penalties and dumb plays by each team. Both teams were completely blowing coverages on defense as well. Michigan doesn't deserve a rematch after this game imo. And I'll say it right now: OSU is beatable, depending on who they play in the championship game, I would not be surprised to see them go down.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Nov 18, 2006 -> 09:07 AM) This is one of the first things in a long time that's been hyped to death, and I'm still excited about it. ^^^ Definitely deserves all the hype it's getting. I'm personally cheering for tOSU as I sort of, kind of like 'em. They're my 2nd favorite team in the big 10, if that counts for anything.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Nov 17, 2006 -> 10:08 PM) Oh snap! And, may I say to all of you college students out there: learn how to write a paper. Seriously, it is not my job to teach your lazy butts how to structure an expository paper. If you can't do that you do not deserve to be in college. Seriously. And don't complain about your grade after you turn in a paper that most high school students would be ashamed to turn in. I consider it very generous of me not to fail you. So, either write the paper well or stfu and accept your crappy, crappy, grade (which was probably inflated to curb whining a little bit). That is all. Stop yelling .

QUOTE(greg775 @ Nov 18, 2006 -> 01:38 AM) I cant believe so many want to deal Freddie. Vas is the guy who sucked. It's easy to think Santana and Brandon are the answer. The unknown is also prettier than the known. You do know that Santana was better than Garcia last season, no?

Boo, Evansville hung tough but Miami is going to win.

St Johns giving Texas fits. And Rex's Purple Aces up 5 on Miami at the beginning of the 2nd half.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 01:26 AM) Row, Could you give me ratings on some Boston College players? Mainly the returning players: Jared Dudley, Sean Marshall, Sean Williams, Tyrese Rice, Marquez Haynes, John Oates, Akida McClain. Sorry it took me so long but here ya go: Dudley is an 87, Marshall is an 80, Williams is a 73, Rice is a 76, Haynes is a 66, Oates is a 63 and McClain is a 71. QUOTE(Be Good @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 10:41 PM) I quickly regiserted, but don't have Microsoft Excel, so I can't view it. May you please give me Georgetown's rankings? Jeff Green is an 82, Hibbert is an 87(one of the best rated players in the game), Macklin is a 75, Ewing is a 71 and Summer is a 69. If you want anyone else just ask.

I already got a 1600 dollar offer for one of mine, we're going to see if we can get more though(ya I'm greedy).

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Nov 17, 2006 -> 04:11 PM) Exactly which day were the Sox dead for the playoffs? For me it was the series in Oakland, you know, the series right AFTER Freddy almost threw a perfect game. Garland vs. Garcia IP: 211.1 vs. 216.1 W: 18 vs. 17 L: 7 vs. 8 ERA: 4.51 vs. 4.53 WHIP: 1.36 vs. 1.28 K/BB: 2.73 vs. 2.81 OBA: .328 vs. .308 SLGA: .460 vs..444 ERA+: 103 vs. 103 (For CWSguy, Cheat and qwerty ) Garland wasn't good last year either, in fact he was about as inconsistant as anyone but Freddy was worse. Freddy has also lost some stuff, is older and is under contract for less years. Garland is a better pitcher to keep around than Freddy, though if we can't trade Freddy, Jon is my next choice to go.

QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 03:56 PM) MLB execs have a short memory, and they saw how great Hill pitched in the 2nd half last season. Also, he has the great K/9 inning ratio going which is one of those golden stats that always raises a prospect's prestige. His k/9 has been better than Brandon's but Brandon's K/bb ratio has been better so far in the majors and was significantly better in the minors iirc(though Hill struck out a ton). Not to mention Brandon is more than 3 years younger which is huge when talking about pitchers of this ilk. Like I said, there is absolutely no chance that Hill has more trade value than Brandon, my friend.

Seriously? Santana for Freddy? Where the hell do I sign? I would throw in a Fields as well to get Figgins if necessary, if we could somehow get Santana and Figgins for Freddy and prospect, just wow. Not to mention because Santana has actually proven himself to be a solid starter, we could go ahead and trade another one of our starters for a nice package of young pitching prospects, all of the sudden we have some pretty nice young pitching with Santana, Brandon and whatever package we could land for a Vaz/Contreras/Buehrle. This scenario just got me all giddy

Yuck. I'll keep Juan thank you very much.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Garland shouldnt be going anywhere as we is one of the most consistently good pitcher in the AL the last 2 years. Levine is speculating, as usual. He was good in 05. Last season he was as inconsistant as they come. I've let my position be well known here, if we can't trade Freddy the next starter I'd like to trade is JG. He's really had one above average year in his whole career and he's probably our starter with the most value. We do match up pretty well with Texas and this just might be the team we get something done with.

Twas a long day but should be a very profitable one as well.

Haven't had a chance to read through this thread but if the deal is right I have absolutely 0 problem with trading Garland.

QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 11:43 AM) Most MLB executives would take Rich Hill over McCarthy in a heartbeat. lol, there's no way.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 16, 2006 -> 01:26 AM) Row, Could you give me ratings on some Boston College players? Mainly the returning players: Jared Dudley, Sean Marshall, Sean Williams, Tyrese Rice, Marquez Haynes, John Oates, Akida McClain. I'm sitting at the computer lab right now and I have a long day ahead of me(yay ps3's) but when I get back I'll post 'em.

I wouldn't be surprised if this was another case where Coop thought there was something with David that he could fix and let Kenny know, ala Thornton. This is definitely a wait and see deal but I trust Kenny's judgement even though initially I'm not a huge fan of this deal.

If anyone thinks Neal can start, they're severely mistaken.