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QUOTE(nitetrain8601 @ Dec 3, 2005 -> 10:25 PM) Um, why in the world would Billy Beane trade for a guy who's going to leave next year? They might as well keep Zito who is the better pitcher if they're going to keep guys on 1 year deals. Garland's not going anywhere unless Boston offers us Ortiz, Ramirez, and there 2 best pitching prospects. So Zito is better than Garland, but Garland's value is Ortiz, Ramirez, and Boston's 2 best pitching prospects (??? and Papelbon)? So is Zito's value Ortiz, Ramirez, Varitek, and their 3 best pitching prospects?

Is the press conference televised? If so, where, and is there online coverage?

You forgot Skip Bayless, Mike Patrick, and Paul Maguire. All deserve death strikes as well.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 28, 2005 -> 11:31 PM) I've heard good things about this Manning guy. Who is that? I've never heard of him. I guess I'll have to watch the next game more closely, but I hope you're right about this Manning. QUOTE(Palehosefan @ Nov 28, 2005 -> 11:45 PM) Kind of hard to win when the Colts have a better head coach, QB, RB, WR's, OL, DL, LB's, CB's, Punter, Kicker, and Special teams in general. This is the life of a Steelers fan with Cowher at the helm, decent success in the regular season and choke after choke in the big games. Fun stuff. I think someone is being a little bit hard on their team after a tough loss.

QUOTE(knightni @ Nov 28, 2005 -> 03:59 PM) Would the Texans trade down and offer another team Reggie Bush? They don't really need a RB. The Texans (if they wind up with the #1 overall pick) will get a very good return on a trade down. I would guess that some team in the 3-5 range might give up their 1st this year, their 1st next year, and their 3rd this year to get that #1 pick (which should and likely will be Reggie Bush). QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 28, 2005 -> 04:07 PM) If they pass on Reggie Bush because they have Dominick Davis, they will regret it forever. Bush will be a superstar in the league for years to come where as Davis ain't looking to hot when he's on the field and not hurt. The Texans aren't exactly set at RB IMO and should take Bush if they end up with the first pick. Why? So he can average 2.8 YPC behind their horrible line and end up injured? The Texans DESPERATELY need OL help. If they don't trade out of the #1 spot and draft D'Brickashaw Ferguson, they are fools.

No video link for the press conference?

Big game on MNF this week...

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 24, 2005 -> 01:57 AM) SUPER BEARS! SUPER BOWL! That's fine with me, as long as it's followed shortly thereafter by SUPER LOSS!

Who voted Ichiro? Seattle isn't moving him.

Iowa can't be that bad, can it?

I don't know if this has already been said here or not, but the minor leaguers the Sox are giving up are Gio Gonzalez and Dan Haigwood. Here is the article I obtained this info from.

QUOTE(DukeNukeEm @ Nov 19, 2005 -> 05:50 PM) If the Bears dont draft Alan Zemiatis this April I'm going to kill them Be prepared to kill them then, because they may draft Zemaitis, but they won't be drafting Zemiatis.

C'mon CJ, guarantee a win this week. Freeney already did.

What's with the Indians getting love from the sportswriters? I mean Shapiro over Kenny for exec of the year, Lee 4th in Cy voting, Buehrle & Garland 5th & 6th respectively, and now Hafner 5th, Konerko 6th in AL MVP voting. Well, at least we beat them when and where it counted, and the one place where idiotic opinions don't matter.

QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 08:30 PM) Holy f***ing s***. The Packers and the Vikings both beat playoff teams today. All four teams in our sorry-ass division won. Attribute this to the "Blind Squirrel-Acorn" theory.

Dear lord, please give Kenny Williams the wisdom to let Mike Piazza sign with Anaheim.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 04:11 AM) How do you know Rowand had a down year. Other people can just look at it and say 2004 was a fluke year and 2005 was the real Rowand. Disagree with it if you want, that part is just opinion. It's not even close to being the most important part of what I was saying, and what should be being discussed here.

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 02:02 AM) The Cell was more of a homerun haven than Citizens Bank Park was this past season and yet Rowand hit only 13 homers. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/stats/parkfa...tor&season=2005 Rowand had a down year. I'm not saying Wells isn't a better power hitter than Rowand, but the discrepancy isn't all that great. That's where adding Marte in the deal comes in. That would more than cover the discrepancy trade value wise, and would likely send some $ to cover Abreu's contract to the Sox.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 02:38 AM) If he lands us Joe Nathan, Fransico Lirano, and Boof Bonser, then yes. But we don't have Joe Mauer waiting in the wings...

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 01:27 AM) Wells has only a slight advantage over Rowand in power? Rowand has not shown that he can hit 25-30 homers every season like Wells has. Rowand has the ability to hit 20-25, especially in the Phillies' Park, and besides, I put Marte in the deal as well.

Here's my opinion on this: Rowand and Wells are pretty close to equal in value, with Wells having a slight advantage in power. The Jays turned down a Wells for Abreu swap, which would suggest that the Phillies offered that or something similar to it. Therefore, I would think that a Rowand and Marte for Abreu and cash swap would be a viable option for the White Sox, regardless of the Konerko situation. That trade would set up the following situations: Brian Anderson would inherit CF, Abreu would likely be the everyday RF while doing some DH duties, and Dye would be the primary DH. That would make for a minimal downgrade (if at all) in defense with a sizeable offensive upgrade. That's definitely something to consider IMHO.

Teh Colts are teh r0X0RZ!!!1!111!!1!1!1!11!!!!! No fukin way they lose d00d! Seriously though, I'd really rather not think about it as a Colts fan.

So no chance Konerko comes back as the 1B with Matsui as the 4th OF/DH?

Is there any chance the Sox are able to keep Konerko and sign Hideki Matsui? That would be a good scenario for the Sox IMO.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Nov 2, 2005 -> 01:35 AM) Denver CAN win in Indy. They did it with the Q Griffin game at the end of 03 where they had the ball for about 41 minutes. I think they are constructed to be more competitive against them now as the Indy passing game has taken a step backwards. Whether they beat Indy or not, they are as good as anybody in the AFC and could go to2toe with Pittsburgh. The Giants are probably the team I am now pickign to win the NFC because they just have so many weapons on offense. Their D is obviously not the team that played Washington OR the D that gave up 45 to SD. Denver ran for about 190 on them so there are certainly defensive concerns. If they can hold teams to 20 or so points, they are in every game. I just don't know that they are a team built to win in January right now. It took a herculean effort from the Broncos against a far weaker Colts defense for the Broncos to win that game. The Colts went on to prove how much of a fluke that game was just 2 weeks later. Now, the Colts have a better defense that combines with an offense that is just as good as the 2004 version if not better due to their improved patience. You say that the passing game has regressed for the Colts? Name one other team that has faced constant 2 deep 8 man zones, and has still had the same type of success the Colts have had in 2005 in their passing game. You'd be hard pressed to find one, if you could at all. The fact that while teams are trying to take away the Colts' biggest strength, they are still in the top 3 league wide in scoring offense tells me that this offense is as good, if not better, than any offense they've fielded recently. Add to that a much improved defense led by MVP candidate (that's right, I said MVP candidate) Dwight Freeney, and you have a recipe for disaster for any opposing team.