Rowand44

So I went to like this haunted village thingy last night(ya, I'm a loser) and walking through, they put you through this trailor and a bunch of the scream characters are just sitting there. So anyways, cause that part was kind of ridiculous I go to one of the guys in the scream masks "hey, you're those scream guys, you kill people right?" The guy goes "HELL YA," that was probably the best part of the whole night.

I'm really not a fan of Moose. The guy is pushing 40 and has only had one good year in the last three. I got a feeling if we signed him, it'd backfire completely. I'd rather stick with what we have than sign Mike, jmo.

If it takes Brandon then forget about it. BTW, it's obviously real early so I can definitely see why NY would try to get Brandon included right now. That doesn't automatically mean a month or two from now that they won't rethink the stance on taking the other 3 pitchers.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 14, 2006 -> 01:27 PM) Hey, what about *cough* Evansville *cough*? Honestly Rex, I think they'll be pretty solid. If I were to guess, I'd say 6th or 7th in the valley, while not great is an improvement, they've brought back a lot of talent from last season, the problem is the valley's top teams are extremely good once again.

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Oct 14, 2006 -> 09:36 AM) The Valley is looking pretty good this year with Wichita State, Creighton, Northern Iowa, and SIU. Looking like we will see 4-5 teams in the tourney again. Its going to be a tough year for SIU to win the conference but I think we can do it again! Go Dawgs! Missouri State should be better than UNI this year and it wouldn't surprise me at all if they finish higher than the Shocks either. Now if Hinson can actually get the Bears to the NCAA's this year, who knows but that team should be pretty darn good. If I had to guess right now though, I'd say: Creighton, SIU, Missouri State and Wichita State all get into the tournament this year.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Oct 14, 2006 -> 07:55 AM) While that may or may not be true, it seems to be a bit of an overreaction to me. It's a huge overreaction. Like you said there are ways to survive without unbelievable, ridiculous talent. I'll guarantee you one thing, and that's that Bruce will get the most out of the talent he has.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Oct 13, 2006 -> 05:45 PM) I'm finally going to see jackass tonight. I'm pretty excited. Absolutely awesome movie.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Oct 14, 2006 -> 12:52 AM) Well if Gordon has really been on the fence the last several months, Bruce shoulda had a backup plan, which he obviously didn't. It's funny cause you were the one who basically said Gordon was 100 percent locked into U of I not more than a few days ago. I despise Illinois and I couldn't care less either way about IU but what Gordon did here is just wrong here imo. Like Krush said, Weber really can't do more recruiting for Gordon's spot when he thinks he's locked in for the Illini. What's he supposed to tell a top recruit "Well there is a shot that Gordon might leave so remember us just in case." Gordon really left UI in a rough spot here.

I'm finally going to see jackass tonight. I'm pretty excited.

Good to know that you can still count on D'angelo Jimenez to F things up.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Oct 13, 2006 -> 11:27 AM) College Basketball is my fav(besides the sox)...im so glad i can get the college bball package on directv. QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Oct 13, 2006 -> 01:08 PM) ^^^ Thirded.

Yikes. I hate the Illini but I'd be pretty pissed if I was an U of I fan right now.

QUOTE(SoxPride56 @ Oct 13, 2006 -> 07:51 AM) I know I might get killed for saying this, but what about Mussina if we can get him to sign a 2 year deal. That way after the contract is up, Broadway and Heager will be ready, if there not ready before then. Is Carlos Zambrano available, I know he is a FA after 07, so maybe we can get him? But would the Cubs want to trade a young, all-star to the White Sox, and what would the Sox have to give up in return? Would you trade Fields for Zambrano striaght up if we can sign Zambrano and Crede to long term deals? Maybe that isnt realistic? Is there any way to get Lackey from the Angels? Would Garcia, Vazquez and Cotts be enough to land Lackey and Shields?... Peavy? Hudson? The way I look at it, is we have 6 starts, atleast one has to be traded, would that really improve the rotation that much? I don't think it will. Right now, I think you can pencil in Buehrle, Garland, and McCarthy into the rotation, but who will fill the other holes? Not even close to being realistic. Zambrano is one of the leagues elite starters, you're not getting him for an above average but not great prospect. I'd kill for Carlos Zambrano by the way.

KW or Hawk/DJ's job. I know everyone here would be thrilled if I took over Kenny's job.

20 days 'till the Dawgs tipoff against Quincy(yes, that's a real college...i guess). After playing a few cupcakes we have Murray State and then onto the Thanksgiving tournament where we'll face Arkansas in the first round and could potentially face 3 'bcs' teams. Then there is that December 17th date which should be fun.

Zito and Matsuzaka are Boras clients. Jason Schmidt is 33, going to receive probably much more money than he is worth and I'm not sure if he's better than what we already have. And that pretty much does it for the free agent market. On the trade market? Maybe Dontrelle(not a fan) and who else? Besides the obvious trading of one starter to make room for Brandon is there really anything else Kenny can do to improve the staff? Thoughts? Ideas?

Anyone tired of hearing this Tigers team compared to the 05 Sox every damn day?

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Oct 13, 2006 -> 12:31 AM) Wayne Krivsky is an idiot. lol

Carpenter is going game 2.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Oct 12, 2006 -> 06:56 PM) I figure you watched this on PTI as well. I have to imagine the starting pitcher the Yankees would be asking for is Brandon McCarthy. On that note, no deal. Realistically, we'd have to include him to beat the Angels offer. Not worth it. I agree no deal if they insist on Brandon but like I've said before, I think there are ways to trade for Alex with out having to give up Brandon.

For those who watched espn today, it seems that if the media has picked up on the ARod for Crede and a sp rumors.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ Oct 12, 2006 -> 05:23 PM) 5) We play the NL Central again. Hosting Houston & Florida and going to Philly & Pittsburgh. (so much for variety every year.) thoughts? That's two teams from the NL Central(not including the two Cubs series) and 2 from the NL East, so there actually is some variety this year. And to be honest, the schedule isn't something I concern myself with that much. If the Sox are good enough to get in, then they'll get in no matter what the schedule looks like. I know that sounds cliche, but it's the truth.

7:30 game, eh? I think I will tune in.

I think the high today in Carbondale was in the high 50's or around 60. I was freezing when I walked outside.

QUOTE(Brian @ Oct 12, 2006 -> 04:08 PM) Speaking of Stevenson, the annual Warren vs. Stevenson rivalry game is tomorrow night in Lincolnshire. Shameless plug, I will be broadcasting the game on 1220 AM in Lake County OR you can hear the game at www.wkrs.com as we are streaming online. Kick off around 7:30pm. Stevenson is easily the better team this year and Warren needs 1 win to get into the playoffs. If they don't do it this week they got Libertyville next week. Warren remembers last year as well.