Princess Dye

video of this hot button issue http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/...egoryId=2459788

my apologies to the masses

just showed him on ESPN rehabbing his ACL with a sox hat on he's from montana, weird.

Wow, kinda hilarious that he calls himself a potential jackass. i thought them days wuz over for him

QUOTE(RudyLawRules @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 03:44 PM) They sure like to celebrate HRs. even more hilarious, according to the announcing...that HR is of a game-tying dinger in the FIRST inning. i think it's a postseason game, but still. that is quite the celeb. If the game ends 12-14, there's going to be about 700 total high fives.

I saw that agent description too and thought it was the most pathetic thing i've ever heard someone say about their client.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 3, 2007 -> 12:45 PM) More likely, KW is again working under the radar, and it will be something no one expected. He does excel at that. I wouldnt say he excels at it, but it's more like... he LIKES to do it, and pulls the trigger impulsively to make sure he always does it that way.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Nov 23, 2007 -> 03:45 PM) Quit trying to make this seem like not the worst signing ever. It's a valid point though. Look at the 06 numbers, where Cordero's pretty much Linebrink - and then last year he was not tons better than Linebrink either

post about hunter or dont, i dont want to have to scroll back to find the last thing directly about him in this thread

and then said fan drops his beer can,full

despite my postcount, believe i am depressed all day now would we be better with 1B Thome, DH Big Frank. OK - kill me . . . .

pretty great, fields

i wish the swear filter existed in real life

QUOTE(Shadows @ Jun 4, 2007 -> 10:36 AM) Seconded. harsh restatements of my original post, all of you. this is gonna be life changing i can sense it !!!!1!!!!

harsh

the trade's coming, and my gimmick will be useless soon

Cotts isn't from Bloomington-Normal. His hometown Lebanon, IL is really far south, near East St. Louis, hence him and Buehrle driving together.

he sweated one whole heck of a lot.

I think if KW was going to do anything about CF, we wouldve seen it by now. If he couldnt turn Garcia and/or McCarthy into some kind of CF answer, then he must not have liked anything much out there that would be available in trade. unless he wants to find an unproven guy somewhere, he'll go with his own unprovens, BA, Owens, Sweeney.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 08:51 PM) I think that those who spin every move KW makes into something positive for the Sox for the present, future and all times will take whatever happens in 2007 and torture their "logic" into arguing that everything KW did was just right. understood that some people do this "spin"... but it is very possible to like this deal and not be a Kenny apologist. some people just dont think McCarthy was all that great, some people are not convinced he was going to be anything more than a 4.00 ERA starter. no one here has closely followed the careers of Danks and Masset from game to game, but we can still like this trade and appreciate having some life breathed back into the farm system.

i may be on the other side of the argument -- but you cant blame anyone for discounting inside information given on a message board. for all anyone knows, everyone is making stuff up 24-7 on these boards. that mystery aspect also leads to good things... a sort of democracy in a way...which makes boarding worthwhile. i mean if i wanted to knowingly talk to Mr. Levine all the time, i'd wait for him outside his house and try to start talking to him. which i do . . .

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 24, 2006 -> 09:50 AM) And let's remember - in 2005, our 5th starter slot was a near-6 ERA hole most of the year with El Duque. So the fears expressed about white flagging it are pretty ridiculous. This organization has gotten a lot stronger in the young pitching department in the last month, and we still look good for 2007. this is a good point. how many teams out there are unsure about the #5 spot in the rotation? this is not an uncommon state for a team to be in. the problem in 2004 was we didnt have worthwhile candidates. right now we have a lot to choose from. which is the bigger problem: having no 2007 #5, or having a weak farm system? solve the latter, and you can increase your leverage for trading at the deadline for the former (or better than #5 starter) or one of the young ones steps up quickly, like Brandon did, but maybe better.

umm... hm.

anyone who says 'dont count on Floyd for anything' should also realize to him/herself that you cant count on Brandon for anything more than a #4 starter. count on. the only thing Kenny is counting on to come out of this: that someone in the organization can be a decent #5 starter. everyone's right to say that spot is unfilled right now; but if you can add very good prospects - and make that your only hole.... isnt it worth it? part of Kenny's job is to compete for future seasons as well as 2007. the question is -- are we totally morgaging 2007 with what we've done this offseason. the answer is no: we lost Garcia (arm falling off) and McCarthy (nearing 25 years of age, at peak trade value). to me those actually arent that shocking...that you would move them and still keep your chances of being 90+ wins. you cant say we tore up this team, as much as it feels like it right now.

i think a big part of the backlash on this is the emotional response to trading a young pitcher who has shown something. it's not necessarily about losing what McCarthy gave us the last two years. people here cant point to past McCarthy accomplishments and say what we lost. just 7 games in 2005. KW does not follow the rules about "you dont trade a 23 yr old pitcher". he has no problem losing Brandon and working to get someone in the 5th role that will put up decent numbers, just as Brandon would have. meanwhile, he takes a risk on potential worldbeaters - and if they dont work out, the 2007 5th starter role will probably be "decent" somehow anyway. this is the thought process of making a trade like this.