Princess Dye

anyone ignoring the wild card possibilities is in denial Minnesota is having a great season too... finishing second in the division is a very real possibility. stop pretending we're up by 15 games on Minn. whoever started this thread brings up something worth thinking about... i hadnt considered what our lead might be in wild card standings, and i'm glad to know it now.

lets not get carried away with articles like this.... i'm sure Cotts sucked for a VARIETY of reasons in past years. he never went after hitters like he did now, and i doubt you can attribute all of that to a lack control

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jun 9, 2005 -> 09:19 AM) El Duque will be huge when the Sox reach the post season. maybe... but the way things are going... maybe he will be huge in middle relief edit: not saying he's awful, but he's starter #5 of 5 stuff-wise

Mariotti calling a lawyer? what a dope. hey, i know who the first witness would be at court: Scott Skiles. then we'll see how much truth was in that sham of an article.

Sox handled last two batters just right.... pitch to Helton but stay out of the zone..... and get the matchup you want

Score just noted how good of a porno name "Lance Broadway" is

i already think he is a bust and also i think that he is a future HOFer in the making.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 12:31 PM) nobody wants to pick up his 12 million dollar trade option, he isnt going anywhere. boy Frank sure got himself a sweet contract way back when. pretty much a no-trade clause, with the exception of tons of money if he does get dealt makes me think he should be the one representing Skiles to go against Reinsdorf

QUOTE(JoshPR @ Jun 7, 2005 -> 12:37 PM) BYE CARL and....see my above post - he's not going anywhere either.

everyone is treating this like it's almost a sure thing one of them has to be traded. again, Frank simply wont be. and Carl wont go unless we get something really helpful for him. KW keeps bringing Carl back, so i wouldnt expect him to be traded for anything less than an above average prospect. i dont see that happening, unless some team has some huge injury at DH or something. Angels want to be more RHed, not less so. and no, we cant get a starting quality, major league ready 3b for Carl. nothing better than Crede at least.

people here seem to be pretending that we all know exactly what we have with Frank i personally havent seen a healthy Frank hit ML pitching for an extended period of time, and until then, i'm not going to assume he is playing like a HoFer... or a benchwarmer.

i vote no trading Carl (and trading Frank is impossible, no one will take on the automatic extension) here's why no Carl trade: first of all, you just wont get a lot for him. would you take what the Sox gave up to get him? Jon Rauch? Carl's only gotten a little older since that point. he wont be in a lot of demand. he's a DH, not too mobile a OF. Angels are very left-handed already, so I dont see them ponying up much to get him. the article says teams are calling, but i'm sure they're just trying to get him for ultra-cheap at this point. secondly... we need BOTH. this team has no longball PH threat. why not have one that is a switch-hitter? whats more, if Frank gets injured again, like he does EVERY year... then lo and behold we need a DH. the article's concerns about team chemistry are on target too.... Carl is always seen joking around in the dugout and what not. i dont think he will become a nuisance over the demotion (like Frank would)

QUOTE(fathom @ May 30, 2005 -> 05:10 PM) (by no means am I Willie lover either). well that would be quite the loaded accusation...

DJ just said man love.

wow didnt realize Soriano was such a penis. tipping the cap?

i'm starting to see why the ESPN 'haters' kept saying we cant hit... because we cant.

i dont remember him being any faster than 93-94 back then, right

even old Damaso used to get taken 400 feet now and again results havent been the same this year..... but really he's still the same pitcher in a way -- throws hard, and he's either in the zone or lasering it low and away (to lefties).... high and inside (to righties).

and his proof: "have you seen the guy's calves?"

well Blackjack i'm sure will keep it interesting . didnt he accuse Prior of being roids??

NY fans demanded and demanded Eli Manning over Warner. i laughed as they got what they want: someone who sucked.

it's usually the case though that fans fall in love with that backup IF (see Graffanino) simply because they can do no wrong. how many games did Graffanino ever cost us? nearly zero, so we're used to wondering "why doesnt he play more" of course Jose Valentin cost us tons, and we were all sick of him: but he was still far and away the better player of the two. NFL is even more hilarious: the young untested QB pretty much becomes "God With Clipboard"

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 25, 2005 -> 10:53 PM) No, I'm not debating whether or not the game was well announced. Until the bottom of the 9th inning, I had been listening to ESPN 1000 returning from work. I was merely asking Hideaway to explain why DJ and Don had "reached a new low." For anyone not watching the broadcast, as was my situation, they would have had no idea. ah, apologies.

QUOTE(The Bones @ May 25, 2005 -> 10:49 PM) I thought there were a few hilarious moments. Specifically, DJ's "might as well Jump, Jump" and when he said "that just sucks" referring to the Sox being 14-38 in their last 52 games in Anaheim. i sort of find DJ's wackiness endearing alongside Hawk. thats not to say i might not prefer a solid announcer..... but yea comments like that end up being more brutally honest than most other announcers out there so i appreciate that.... assuredly northside fans know the way an honest announcer gets 'rewarded' these days

well there has been considerable turnover in the Vatican lately, so it's understandable.