YASNY

QUOTE(ISF @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 09:03 AM) I didn't want Maggs back because he is not a 14 mil player, healthy or not. Certainly not on our budget anyway. Dye at 5 mil is a very nice signing if he can put up 20+ HR, 80+ RBI and an avg around .280. As for the Lee trade, you can't just lump AJP and Duque into that. They were nice signings, but the Lee trade itself is a minus in my book right now. If the groin has a year similar to 2 years ago and Vizcaino can be effective consistently, I may change my opinion of it. I also don't see Davis as a minus. Davis gives us very good depth at C, something very few teams have. Too early to call Ozuna a plus. Right now, our offseason overall looks very good. Let's hope it keeps looking that way. You can lump them into that deal. Without the trade, those signings don't happen.

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 08:28 AM) I would like to respond to this, but I have no idea what this statement is supposed to be saying. It's saying that the hatred you are spouting about Texas is as narrow minded as the hatred spouted by these politicians.

QUOTE(Steff @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 08:33 AM) Cause you are a smart, responsible parent.. The point was ... as careful as I was, they still got ahold of the gun. How the hell they got it out of that closet I never did figure out.

Let me tell you a little story. When my boys were 3 and 4 years old, I had a shotgun. It was laying flat on the back of the upper shelf of my bedroom closet, in a gun case and with a trigger lock attached. Those little s***s had somehow gotten that gun out of the closet and pulled it out of the gun case. The gun wasn't loaded, of course but still they got to the damn thing. I immediately took the gun to my father's.

QUOTE(Wong & Owens @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 08:21 AM) Read this, and it's obvious this law was passed out of pure hatred and/or ignorance. http://www.window.state.tx.us/forgottenchi...gress/summ.html If the Mexicans ever try and take back Texas, I say let them have it. Sorry Texsox. Somebody spitting out hatred from a group of people because of a label is kind of small minded. Example Label: Texans

The was an article on the Trib's website about this yesterday. Walker thinks it has a lot to do with these "FNG's" wanting to do too much, make a good first impression, etc. You also have some of our holdovers that have started slowly and are trying to hit their way out of their funk. In other words, he thinks it's a temporary problem that will eventually sort itself out.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 07:47 AM) How about playing Dye in RF, Perez in LF, and Podsednick in CF. Give Rowand the day off. How bout this: Podsednick CF (L) Harris 2B (L) Everett DH (L) Konerko 1B ® Dye RF ® Perez LF (L) Pierzynski C (L) Crede 3B ® Uribe SS ® Thats 5 lefties, it can give Bonderman fits! Rowand's been scuffling. Bonderman's a tough righty. Not a bad idea.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 05:20 AM) Thanks for proving my point. If the Sox have to eat most of Davis' salary just to trade him, that means that he doesn't have any trade value. I'll venture to guess that before the trade deadline, someone calls the Sox to inquire about Davis' availability. I don't know how we'd find out about it happening, but I believe it will.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 01:55 PM) The funny thing is, in those situations, you BOTH know your bulls***ting her, it's so twisted, lol. But women want men that are totally honest. :rolly

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 01:48 AM) That might have made my day. I wish more of these people that have too much time on their hands would get seriously punished for the dumb stuff they try to pull. But this harsh prison sentence violates this man's freedom of expression. Call the ACLU!

QUOTE(winodj @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 02:20 AM) I'm sorry, but they're both asshats. It is never acceptable to spit in a 70 year old woman's face. There are times when a woman does something so incomprehensible that all the "gender" rules go out the window. I wouldn't blame a Viet Nam veteran for knocking her damn teeth down her throat.

No replacement players then? I'm not buying that. A franchise is not worth much if they aren't playing games.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 05:01 PM) They are doing nothing but b****ing on their site about how we suck, and its too early, and when Frank gets back we are done etc. I have never seen so much b****ing when their team blew alot of opportunities. Do you read many Sox game threads?

QUOTE(3E8 @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 12:02 AM) You predicted this? Several people predicted the Tribe would struggle offensively. The thought process was that too many of them had career years last year. Personally, I think they'll pull out of it and put up some respectable numbers by the time it's all over.

It's going to be very interesting to see how this all plays out.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 02:02 PM) I've been saying this for 2 weeks now. Sorry. I hadn't noticed. You get the credit.

This is the only valid point Sully makes. The two Cubs have come close to Buehrle. That's all. Just close. And I mean the two of them together.

QUOTE(whitesox91403 @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 02:50 AM) I was at Tuesday Night's game. (I have no problem if Pinhad fans want to come and watch the real Chicago team play) But, what I did have a problem with was the Sox bashing by these idiots. Two pinhead fans walked out in their pinhead gear and were trying to rip The Sox, they got booed out of the damn place and it was great. Another thing I couldn't figure out was kid in A sox hat rooting for the Twins. Oh well, throwing the ball back is North Side s***, keep that garbage up there. Seriously, anyone who does that should be arrested. I'd settle for escorted from the park, though.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 03:02 PM) Of course YASNY says the acronym thing is popular on message boards. Afterall, his name IS an acronym. So, what's your point wsf?

QUOTE(ISF @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 02:09 PM) Let's compare stats on the groin and Lee at the end of the year. My money's on Lee. Comparing those two doesn't make any sense. At least as far as stats are concerned. They each bring something different to their respective teams. Now, if you want to compare the impact each player had on his teams success when the season is finished, then that would a worthy discussion. I can see Pods winning that particular comparison. I'm not saying he will, because Carlos is a damn good hitter, but he is capable.

QUOTE(quickman @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 05:08 PM) Wasn't this in another thread? I think Tru was the one who said he always throws the ball back, and he doesn't care about giving it to kids and doesn't care what anyone thinks. It was. But since he's in Houston, it doesn't matter.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 02:34 AM) No, he really doesn't. Any team could have had Davis for the cost of a waiver claim. Unless he lights it up at Charlotte and a team loses their catcher to injury, Davis has zero trade value. I disagree, but whatever.

I hate season ticket holders and people that go to 50 or 60 games a year. Will you people please stay home and watch on TV like the rest of us real Sox fans? How's that for an out of towner b****ing about attendance?

QUOTE(RegionSox @ Apr 20, 2005 -> 09:25 PM) Why do people keep assuming that we can trade Ben Davis for something? The only way to get rid of him would be to pay most of his salary so we might as well keep in the minors Don't kid yourself, Davis has trade value. He's not going to get us a first rate prospect, but he does have some value. I like the fact he's still with us in case AJ or Widger goes down.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 21, 2005 -> 01:59 AM) Exactly...kid is 25 years old and people looked for any reason to try and get rid of him in the past. Give him time, not every guy in the majors can come in and "get it" right away. Garland looks like the pitcher alot of us thought he could be so far, lets hope it continues. There will still be days when "Judy" makes an appearance. I believe those days will be fewer and farther between than they have been.