RockRaines

Ok, if you are going to b****, at least do it as an informed person. Kw had him slated for cf, fuk wanted to play rf, he didn't want to displace dye, so it was another factor of why he didn't come here. At no time was he going to be a left fielder. So please put that to rest. Secondly, we should take a run at murton. Quentin mashes rhp for whatever reason and murton mashes lhp. They could be a somewhat platoon and could possibly put out almost all star levels of obp production.

Well. We could always sign bonds to play lf if we are worried about our offense.

So let me get this straight. You people who are b****ing thought that we were going to sign rowand, and he was going to be the difference between 4th place and a contending team? When did the intelligence level of this board drop off so suddenly?

QUOTE(WHITESOXRANDY @ Dec 12, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) If KW would get Bedard and Roberts from Balt. for Gio, Danks, Sweeney, Anderson, Richar, Masset and Aardsma and then sign Rowand - I would feel wonderful about the Sox. I was just about to post the same thing. If "win it now" kenny wants to salvage what's left of his job, here is the prime opportunity for him to give his team the best chance to win right now. 1.Roberts 2b 2. Ocab ss 3. Thome dh 4. Kong 1b 5. Dye rf 6. Rowand cf 7. Crede 3b 8. Ajp c 9. Quentin lf 1 buehrle 2 vaz 3 bedard 4 count 5 floyd

Sooooo. Kw offers the exact same amount of money as the cubs, wants to put him in cf like all of you do, and fukudome decides he'd rather play for the cubs because he wants to be in rf, and be the first japanese player for the franchise, and your reaction is of disgust and anger towards kw? At least be a little rational in your thoughts. There appears to be either a lot of sexual frustration going on, or a lot of misinformed angry little kids lashing out.

The cubs will regret that contract in 1-2 years. Mark my words.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:20 PM) You know what I mean....it's just another person to cross off the list, and gets us one step closer to Pierre/Owens. I just pray that KW doesn't make any decisions in the next 24 hours. We dont need him frankly. Nothing is going to make us a contender short of a miracle. The cubs rack up yet another albatross of a contract.

QUOTE(fathom @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 09:17 PM) No, not happy at all. Cubs get better, and Sox lose out on another target. The reason that I knew he was signing with the Cubs is that the Cubs hired a handful of Japanese workers in the last few weeks to help with the transition. The Fuku/Cubs thing has been a lock for quite a while. Ha. When its 5/65, we dont exactly "lose"

Word is that Pryor will decide and commit within the next 2 weeks..

Seriously, Mussina.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Dec 11, 2007 -> 11:14 AM) It's better conjecture than thinking any amount of moves at this point will make the team a contender. I'd rather just hang on to all youth and save it for the future, because the team in 2008 is going nowhere without a slight alignment of the planets. Exactly. There is no reason for us to mortgage all our players quite yet. The only way I trade them is if there is another young mlb ready player coming back in return (Quentin). I see these contracts being given out this offseason and I would really like to keep our noses out of it. There is talk of Fuk U Dome getting 5/65 and up, and it makes me want to puke.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 9, 2007 -> 10:40 PM) you have something to add? No chance. End.

I'd rather throw a nothing spec at the Yanks and pull in Mussina for a year or two.

QUOTE(ptatc @ Dec 9, 2007 -> 08:18 PM) Watch "the sky is falling" and KW bashing when Fukudome picks the Cubs because they are more well known internationally. Well known to treat their players like s***. The cubs, phillies, and pick your poison in NYC are by far the worst fans to their players. The cubs loonies can unravel a player by March.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Dec 10, 2007 -> 05:22 PM) I'm higher on Gio than most, but his value may never be higher, because he's definitely a top 50 prospect now. I just wonder if the Sox brass would be willing to trade him again for a 2nd time, after they acquired him? Would have to be a very good deal for them to do so IMHO. He's firmly planted in the top 50 and is considered one of the best LHP out there. He led the minors in K's. Its much more to our advantage to keep him at this point as there isnt another team who is going to trade spect for spect that would make us a winner, nor do we need to trade for vet talent.

Any other team has two top picks anchoring the bottom of their rotation and this board applauds them for not only acquiring such talent, but also having the foresight to make sure parts of their rotation are in tact for low cost. They are on the White Sox, and our GM is a liar, a fraud, and should be out of a job.

Did we just compare sisco aardsma and masset with danks and floyd? They don't have even close to the pedigree of those two.

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Dec 9, 2007 -> 07:58 PM) Korean. thats not the same?

Is the topic of a big ten team in the final four still being thrown around?

QUOTE(jenks45monster @ Dec 9, 2007 -> 01:03 PM) Wouldn't the fact that (from as long as I can remember) the Cubs haven't played host to a Japanese player have some part in who signs Fuku? I mean the Sox had Shingo and Iguchi in recent years. Hee Sop Choi

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Dec 8, 2007 -> 06:56 PM) Supposed to be an announcement from Dana tonight. Rumor is either a deal to air a show on network tv (CBS), or that Forrest and Rampage will be the coaches on the next Ultimate Fighther. Any one hear what it was? My tivo cut off.

QUOTE(max power @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 05:16 PM) That team would be 4th place in the central. Why not just get mackowiak to play center again, he would probably play better D. We wouldn't be able to hit lefties and our division is full of them. I should just kill myself now. Tell me why that would be 4th place and why is Mack a better defender than a player who played CF in his native country.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 10:24 PM) My only real wants are an iHome clock radio/charger for the iPod and a Wolves jersey. Anything else is a plus. I have two of those Ihome's they rock. Just make sure you put the proper IPOD holder in the cradle or it may break the connection. All I want is Brian Roberts and Fukudome and a Buckeye national title

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 04:55 PM) Do you really see Broadway anything more than a 5th SP or swing man though? He going to have to overachieve greatly to be anything better, IMO. Truth. He could be a surpriser, but who knows. I just dont think very much of Gallagher. Lance actually looked extremely good in his call up this year though. That could be an outlier, or his stuff could translate well to the majors. We will know more after this season IMO.

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Dec 7, 2007 -> 04:52 PM) 1. Curtis Granderson 2. Carlos Guillen 3. Miguel Cabrera 4. Magglio Ordonez 5. Gary Sheffield 6. Edgar Renteria 7. Placido Polanco 8. Ivan Rodriguez 9. Jacque Jones I'd swap Guillen and Renteria, but yeah, thats nasty. I'd like ours to look like this: 1. Roberts 2B 2. Cab SS 3. Thome DH 4. Kong 1B 5. Dye RF 6. Fuk CF 7. Fields 3B 8. AJP C 9. Quentin LF