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QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Oct 29, 2006 -> 10:20 AM) stop gaps are solutions that medoicre teams sign. Pods is ajust as good as Roberts and he isn't much if any improveemnt over Pods. You Could sign him for maybe a year with an option and see if Ryan is ready next season. I see that as a very smart move made by a good team to help let your younger talent develop. As far as Dave vs. Scott, Roberts can actually play the "Ozzieball" game better. He can still steal bases at a good rate, he can actually bunt and he can at least catch the ball in left field. He's an upgrade over Pods especially with our manager and it shouldn't cost that much money.

I love Mark and out of any other Sox player of all time, it'd be the hardest for me to see him in another uni. That being said, it's getting real annoying having to deal with this saga every damn year.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Oct 29, 2006 -> 09:42 AM) http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines IMO, he is better than Pierre. Comes cheaper and is a better overall player. I'm a big fan of signing Roberts as a stop gap. .344 career obp which isn't fantastic but he can run and has a real good steal rate, so he'd be in scoring position a decent amount. Ozzie also gets his speed at the top of the order and he's a pretty nice upgrade over Pods. He also shouldn't be that expensive so I think it'd be a nice value sign. I'm all for it.

USC down 2 going for 2 with 7 seconds left. INCOMPLETE Oregon State wins

I expect Juan Pierre or Dave Roberts to be signed rather soon.

QUOTE(CardsJimEdmonds15 @ Oct 28, 2006 -> 03:25 PM) Thanks.. I know I am.. I couldnt get to sleep til 7 this morning It's fun aint it?

He will be missed. Good luck Man Soo.

I think that hoody is pretty cool looking.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:55 PM) Hater So what didn't you like about it? There were just certain parts of the movie to me that seemed slow and a bit boring. Like I said though, for the most part it kept me entertained, I just liked the first two much better.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:47 PM) Link them to the linescores from this past summer when we raped them. I just asked the kid if he wanted to compare last years Sox team to this year Cards team. Then I just owned him with that information. The Sox accomplishments from last year make life easy.

Saw 3 was very meh to me. Kept me entertained but I liked the first two much better.

Well I'm getting s*** from Cards fans already...

Why not?

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:40 PM) The White Sox f***ed themselves. You can say we could've beat anyone in the playoffs all you want, but it didn't happen and we didn't get there. That's no one's fault but the Sox. Correct and that's one of the reasons this sucks so much. And it does sting more for me to watch all this celebration, I miss that from last year, a lot.

Congrats to the Cards and there fans but I'm with Boz in the fact that there are definitely things about this champ that bugs me. It really does bother me that an 83 win team won it all but what are you going to do. Baseball as a whole was very mediocre and we have one of the worse champions there's been. But that's the way it is so congrats to St. Louis.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:32 PM) I think I'm just mad cause the team that won got mauled by us and deep down I know the Sox were better than both of these teams. It just eats at me inside. As I told Illinikrush last night, with the way everyone has played this postseason, our team on talent alone could have ran through the playoffs. Unfortunately, we decided to suck it up the 2nd half and we get to watch this team win it all. It honestly bugs me more this year than passed years to see the World Series champion just celebrate because I know what it feels like and I miss that feeling already.

Eh? W00T THE OFFSEASON STARTS NOW

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) Inge is no Joe Crede. He's got more range than Joe, that I will say. Inge has the most range of any third baseman I've seen in a while. For my money he's the best in the league, even with all the errors.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) Honestly, I don't think it does. It'd be a big bonus to them if it happened, but I think they can get by without it. I think their performance will wind up hanging on Garza & Bonser, & Silva to some extent if he's still there. Garza & Bonser are the 2 question marks though...we know what Santana will give them, we know what their bullpen will give them, we know their offense is just going to keep getting better as long as Mauer and Morneau stay healthy and they don't start the season with Tony Batista...the question is going to be those middle-of-the-rotation starters. If those guys put up average numbers, then the Twins can be really good. If they struggle in their 2nd years, then the Twins basically have Santana. I don't think highly of Garza at all and I think Boof is basically going to be a league average starter. As for their offense, it's going to regress. Nick Punto, Jason Bartlett and Jason Tyner are not going to have seasons like they did this year, not even close.

I'm going to see Saw soon, I'm very excited.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 05:34 PM) Will Mark be with the Sox on opening day? I wouldn't bet the house on it, but I think there is a very good chance Mark will be on the mound April 2nd vs. Detroit. Cleveland.

QUOTE(bmags @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 04:01 PM) minnesota scares the bejesus outta me next year. Especially with hunter presumably healthy the whole year, and mauer/morneaux...yikes. Barring some big moves their season is going to hinge on Liriano being healthy, and that's not going to happen.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:23 AM) Oh you didn't know? You're ass better call somebody! Libertyville vs. Notre Dame of Niles will be broadcasted online at WKRS.com a little before 7pm tonight. You will be able to hear the golden pipes of ME!!!!

QUOTE(watchtower41 @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 09:53 AM) Ohio State has a chance to be really good, hell they may win it all, but do they deserve #4 coming in?? Were they even ranked at the end of last year?? 1 player shoudl not make that kind of immediate impact. They should earn that respect. Well they were a 2 seed in last years tourny and made it further than KU in the tournament. Their team is almost entirely different(they do have Lewis and Butler back) but they have one of if not the most talented team in the nation. I see no reason why they shouldn't be ranked that high. Besides Florida every team has to prove themselves. QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 11:42 AM) Lots of buzz as a sleeper...returning 98% of the offense from last year including 4 double-digit scorers...2nd year for a well-respected coach who's creating good vibes...a potentially huge break-out year for sophmore Chandler along with a solid senior year from Mejia...top-notch schedule...and probably most importantly, we're in the best conference in the nation... That's how. I know plenty of people who believe Depaul could be a top 25 team(myself included). No surprise at all that they got some votes, I'm surprised they didn't get more to be honest. QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 10:00 AM) And Wichita State not being ranked in a travesty! Gonna be hard for the 3rd or 4th best team in the Valley to get ranked. The other Mid Major who should be ranked to start the season is Hofstra, they're going to be great this year(Stokes and Agudio are absolute studs). And I assume they will be ranked after they win in 'Cuse. Winthrop is going to be pretty damn good this year as well.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Oct 27, 2006 -> 11:23 AM) The Tigers choked with untimely errors against us all season long. I am not suprised at all seeing them doing it again on the biggest stage in baseball. They are chokers and cheaters. What does that make us?