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QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 08:57 AM) And welcome to Thursday for me (well just about anyways). What's the future like?

I actually enjoy flying so maybe I'm not the best to give advice but the first things to pop into my head were just put on some headphones and close your eyes.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 07:04 AM) Well I mean you could always sign Pierre to play LF (gulp) and you don't have to move Contreras to the Rangers, so you have 5 starters that way. Instead you could try to move Fields to say pick up a very good reliever and a good young arm or 2. e.g Fields for Carillo and Scott Cassidy Well I will say one thing, I really hope we trade Fields this offseason. I don't think his value is going to be much higher and I want Joe around, I don't want Fields taking his spot as I just think it's going to take Josh a long time to adjust to major league pitching and I just don't see him being a great hitter either. The one thing you said in this thread that really sticks out to me is trading one of our starters to Texas. Whether it's for a John Danks or maybe a Michael Young. The Rangers are definitely an interesting team that I can see us matching up with pretty well. As far as the bullpen, I'd like us to trade for another right hander that could pitch late in a game(Linebrink or one of the Astros trio for example) and then, yes I'm joining this bandwagon, sign Kerry Wood to an incentive ladin deal if at all possible. I'd love to have Wood in our bullpen, the only thing that would scare me here is if Ozzie got some crazy ideas and wanted him to start eventually. Now obviously everything changes if we could actually trade for Alex, there's a lot of different options for our team because we got something that almost no one else has and that's 6 starting pitchers with at least some amount of trade value. Once again, it's going to be a fun offseason.

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The problem with your scenario dbaho, is we just can't go into the season without a 5th starter. Also, out of the 3 sluggers Kong is the one I'd least like to move because of the fact imo he's more of a sure thing than Dye and Thome and he's signed at a very reasonable price over the next 4 years. Absolutely no reason to trade Konerko imo.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Oct 18, 2006 -> 03:57 AM) Two for the price of one. Ever tried Fat Tire amber ale? Whatcha think? Do you use the word a-hole to mean stupid or a jerk? Nope Jerk

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QUOTE(BobDylan @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 10:48 PM) ^^^^^ SoxTalk hype on Podsednik's defense. lol, ok.

Ross Gload would be better than Pods out there in left field. Not a question in my mind.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 05:25 PM) My worse case scenario is that we get Pierre in CF and Pods is back in LF due to Ozzie loving the slappy speedsters at the top. Oh boy that OF wont throw anyone out. Ok, that's not even funny.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 04:51 PM) I just wish that somehow our team could actually focus on finding a leadoff hitter who actually fits with the makeup of the rest of the team. We have a murderous 3-4-5 with a ton of power. We hit a sh*t load of home runs. Stealing bases in front of those type of guys does not have nearly as high of an impact on run production as simply being on base. It's not a bad thing if you're not thrown out a lot, but it's not going to be the end-all-be-all. If you could find me a LF/SS with an OBP somewhere above .350 or .360, I'd be very happy...and spend the rest of my money on pitching. Well that's the thing, what pitching exactly are we going to spend the money on? Fixing the bullpen shouldn't cost that much money and there really isn't that much out there to improve the starters.

IF he's playing left field and never sniffs center and it's to a reasonable deal then I could deal with it. If he's coming in to take Brian's spot, then I'll be pissed.

QUOTE(MichiganBorn @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 07:58 AM) I have been reading all this and I haven't posted anything because I didn't want to be "that guy" who brags in the good times and keeps his mouth shut when things are going bad for his team. But I'm enjoying this time because it may not come again for another 20 years. You should enjoy it, enjoy it as much as possible. I get a kick out of their being an argument over the 07 Tigers in here as well. We have absolutely no clue what that team is going to look like at the moment. It would probably be wise to wait and see before discussing if the 07 Tigers will turn into the 06 White Sox.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 07:49 AM) SoaB. I bought that damn Fergie CS cause my niece likes that dumb London Bridge song.... and I liked it. Isn't that like a bannable offense now a days?

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 07:34 AM) It was said earlier as well. Something about hell freezing over.. No one listens to you, steff.

I really believe this is the best move the Cubs could have made. Obviously they aren't going to win with this group, but Lou will get the most out of what ever talent they have.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 06:58 AM) LOL! I see SI calling it the "greatest choke job in NFL history"! Teaches me! Shocking and histarical was what it was for me. I'm not a Bears fan and I'm sitting at the Buffalo Wild Wings here in Carbondale with a ton of Bears fans. Anyways, when everything is going down people are running around that damn place cheering and going nuts, I just sat at my table laughing and shaking my head. It was just ridiculous.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 06:50 AM) LOL!!! I went to bed with 8 minutes to go! LOL!!! I'm guessing I missed something??? Just a little bit.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 12:30 AM) You really think Ozzie would take Dye out of the 3 hole? He excelled there at the end. What would that do to Konerko? 6th? Konerko is not a 6th hitter. Neither is Alex. Dye didn't excel out of the 3 spot and neither did the offense. The offense basically started to sputter when Jermaine was moved to the 3 hole. Now I doubt there is a direct correlation there but it certainly wasn't something that was going to make our lineup a whole lot better like some people thought.

QUOTE(Leonard Zelig @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 12:27 AM) Was that a quote from him or speculation? Probably there are more moves coming(leadoff), but why couldn't he bat 2nd? Someone's source, so like I said who knows if it's true. I take anything from the media with a grain of salt, you just never know.

I really doubt Dusty would get the A's job. He doesn't really subscribe to the moneyball theory if that makes sense. I don't think he'd be a good fit there.

A-Rod would bat 3rd here. Anyways, I'm not sure if this has been mentioned but at SI.com it was said that Alex wouldn't waive his no trade to come here because of Ozzie. Who knows if that's true but it's interesting with out a doubt.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Oct 17, 2006 -> 12:13 AM) He's way too old for Sabean to trade. Honestly though, I'd love to have Vizquel on this team(obviously if we can't get Alex). The guy can still play, he doesn't have as much range as he used to but he's still sure handed at short and still a pretty solid hitter. I have no clue what it'd take but Omar is definitely someone I'd look into, if indeed Juan is gone(I think he's done here now, even without all the details of this).

We're going to have a new shortstop next season.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Oct 16, 2006 -> 11:56 PM) I think it's borderline, Green screwed up because he didn't really include any memorable lines in the tirade like "PLAYOFFS!?!?" or "You play to win the game." but you just know that this press conference will have some excellent staying power. That's exactly what I was thinking. He didn't have the one liner but the incredible anger definitely will have this thing being shown over and over again.