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Its funny how you dont hear too much about the Red Sawks failing to make the playoffs.

QUOTE(Steff @ Sep 21, 2006 -> 09:50 AM) Apparently.. The reactions on here are hilarious. Did anyone actually think after watching this team perform the last several months that we would do anything in the playoffs even if we made it? This team is dead tired, and they look it. Lets rest, and make another run at it next year.

We need some time to rest our guys. We will make another run at it in 07

Wow, bad day?

I say we do something drastic to try and win this game. Gload in LF, BA in CF, Fields at 3B and Crede at SS.

JG showing he knows how to pitch

QUOTE(shipps @ Sep 17, 2006 -> 09:55 AM) But how could you ever really tell if someone truly has A.D.D.?It seems like its something a player can easliy fake. You cant. Its basically one of the most overperscibed drugs in the world. We just give them away to bad children in hopes its ADD.

Gload has a pretty good OBP too.

Why is it that everyone gets the lead off man on against us?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 06:46 PM) At least Mack is not in CF...but Ryan shouldn't be there either. Mack sucks againt Bondo.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) But not if Crede were in the deal? No way Jose. Would you trade Crede for BMAC?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 04:52 PM) But all I'm saying is...if Crede went back to hitting .250, and he was doing it for another team...we'd have acquired whatever we could get for the .300/30/100 Crede. If we get something worth the $$. that is the classic selling high theory. Of course some of the people who sold off Google stock too early would tell you that you are crazy. Basically you have one of the elite players at a position playing for under what he is worth. That is a bargain, and we have other trading chips that make more sense to move.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 04:41 PM) I think BMac needs a chance to start for a few months next year before we know what he will be. I see him maybe pulling a Garland, sucking for a month or two, then figuring it out. I don't think we can read a lot into his adventures in middle relief. Agreed. Unless we can get wowed by a deal, BMAC has to stay, because cheap pitching is extremely valuable in today's MLB. Although the more that it is mentioned, the more I would pull the trigger for Crawford.

QUOTE(GaelicSoxFan @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 04:00 PM) I've tried those in the store and I've had trouble getting the volume tap pads to respond. I'm thinking maybe these: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Z-3-Wood-Gr...e=UTF8&s=pc The tap pads work just fine for me. Maybe the store demo ones were broken.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 04:15 PM) Here's my take. Brandon McCarthy will be decent... like 4.20 ERA decent. He will not be God. He will not be dogturds. He will be decent. If BMAC steps in and produces a 4-4.20 ERA he is worth more than FG and others because of his price.

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 03:26 PM) I have upper deck tickets, but I want to stand on the concourse and watch the game. In order to stand on the concourse, I will need to get access to the lower bowl. I am going to try to do this by showing the workers at the gate to the 100 level an old ticket from August that is in section 141. there are like 6 different ticket pictures, and they rotate in order. You would have to figure out which one is today.

ha-larious

QUOTE(whitesoxin @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 03:16 PM) Do all the season ticket holders have the same picture on their ticket for the same games? I'm hoping that I can show my ticket from a game in August with a picture of the parade and just cover up the date to get into the lowe deck tonight. Will I get caught or do the pictures on the ticket depend on the ticket not the date? they scan tickets dude.

I think 9 would do it

Is that just the Jelly, or does that include the warming lotion and the spray?

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) Who says Crede is gonna hit .300/30/100 next year? For all we know he could go back to hitting .250 again. If Crede brings us pitching, i'm all for dealing him. if he went back to hitting .250 he would still be better than Fields, thats all im saying.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 12:23 PM) Yes, I am fully aware of that. Which is why I am only in favor of dealing Crede if the offer is the correct one...such that the drop-off between Crede and Fields is more than made made up for by the addition of whoever we get from Crede and the money saved by switching from Crede to Fields. I still do not think you understand. No matter how much money we save, there will be a sizeable hole defensively at 3B. All of those easy plays and hard plays that Crede makes with regularity will not be so with a rookie. Also he could very well put up Brian Anderson type numbers for much of the season. Thats alot to think about.

I hope everyone who is in favor of dealing Crede is aware of the significant drop off in defensive and offensive ability that Fields would bring to this team.

Keeping BMAC allows us the financial stabliity to take on another contract and aquire some pieces for the future. He is basically one of our only home grown SP prospects who could make the rotation.

QUOTE(Princess Dye @ Sep 20, 2006 -> 11:55 AM) too much money tied up in the rotation, as is, for a team that has other needs. and while i know pitching was a problem this year, i think McCarthy absolutely has to be in there for one of these bigger money guys. we need to free up some money to add position players. and if that seems cheap, remember that before 05 we cut ties with big payday guys in order to fill multiple needs. Garcia, Contreras, Vaz, those are your 3 trading chips. I personally think that Jose would be a good trading chip because of his age. He can still dominate for a few years, but really will go downhill sooner than later. You get rid of him, you get rid of Uribe, and Pods, we now have some cash to spend.