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QUOTE (yoyozuna @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 03:54 PM) I can't believe I have to get involved in this look-a-like conversation. Any Simpsons fans out there think Bartolo looks like the Springfield Goofball? Dude, it's the Capital City Goofball.

QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 03:55 PM) Remember the commercials where he uses one hand? No. Ok, it's something I'd get if I were 2000 miles closer to the cell. Got it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) Poor AJ. Does AJ have problems catching lefties? I don't get this.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 01:34 PM) So keeping the youth talking going. How long until we see Danks 2.0? Hopefully at least a few months. I still don't think he's nearly as ready to come up as Becksy was.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 12:24 PM) Oh yeah, Fields talked himself out of a spot. Getz isnt playing and Beckham is at 3rd? Buhbye Based on Dontrelle's splits the last time he was up as a starter for an extended time, loading up on righties is the right move. From 2006-2008, lefties put up a .508 OPS against him, Righties .844. In 2007 it was even worse; lefties put up a Dewayne Wise like .355 OPS against him, Righties, .913. The only problem is...it's reversed so far this year. 5 outings...lefties, 1.114 OPS, righties....688.

QUOTE (bighurt574 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 10:56 AM) Why would the Sox release Colon? Because they want to use the roster spot for someone younger that could benefit from big league experience, and because someone would probably claim him off of waivers.

Mark...Jose raised the bar last night. Let's see you top it.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:39 AM) This is the best quote from you ever. Don't know why that's so funny. The only real long-term budgetary hole is Medicare. Medicare's budgetary hole is entirely due to the fact that health care costs in 10 years will be like 30% of the economy. Failing to control health care costs in the next 10 years destroys this economy and bankrupts the country. Forcing down health care costs is the only way to avoid that.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:45 AM) I actually think economywise we might be ok. We already have a lighter payroll than we did in 2008 I believe, and attendance is pretty similar to last season if I recall correctly as well. Plus, we have some money coming off the books after this year in Dye, Dotel, perhaps Thome, and so on. The two issues to me are the realistic position of the team and the Birmingham team. Even though this team is close in the standings, it stinks and I think most fair minded people would admit that. The other thing is the Birmingham team (although really the minor league system in general is a better description). Our minor league system is in better shape than it has been in a very long time, and there are quite a few guys that are going to be ready to contribute in the relatively near future in my opinion (with more guys ready to contribute in the distant future also out there on the class A clubs). I think Kenny MIGHT be willing to wait for them, trade off some of our expensive veterans, and make another serious run within the next couple of years. The economy can be looked at like a bad thing and a good thing. Yes, we have money coming off the books and we've cut payroll already...but you saw the FA market last offseason as much as I did. There's no reason to think that there's going to be a skyrocketing of veteran prices this offseason. If you have $5 million-$10 million more to play with because you move some salary mid-season instead of waiting until the end of the season, last offseason that could have translated to Bobby Abreu or Adam Dunn. This offseason, that could translate to a Duchsherer, or a Millwood, or a Figgins, or even something crazy like a run at Bay or Guerrero.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:42 AM) Let's try to get more than Jon Adkins and Michael Dubee. Depends on who you're moving. If you can get Michael Dubee x2 for Contreras but get another team to pick up most of his remaining salary...wouldn't you jump at that?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:29 AM) This team still looks more like the 2008 team than the 2007 one, IMO, but with its best hitter injured. The 2008 team had its struggles early as well. And summer is late this year. I think we see KW make a move or two early, but they are tweaks or moves that help now AND later. Then come July, if we're abysmal, that's a different story. I think the next month or so will tell the fortunes of this team. There's 2 different forces that could be at work this season that weren't there last year and could have a big impact in the other direction. 1; the Economy. We don't know what JR is telling KW in terms of the budget (although the Peavy trade gives us some idea)...he could have extra motivation to cut costs now to both save JR some money and to free up money to play in the FA market this offseason, and 2. The team at Birmingham, which wasn't there last year and which looks like it's going to be moving a number of players in sooner rather than later.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 05:49 AM) Its not everyone. Its Favre, and only Favre. And the teams that want him enable this behavior every damn time If teams are still willing to go after a guy who shot himself at a club with the gun he had stuffed in to his sweat pants, then they're still going to go after a Prima Donna like Favre if he can play better than what they currently have.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:23 AM) Show me the last time KW realized we weren't a contender? Hell, he didn't even sell in that awful 2007 season. He dumped Iguchi to save a bit of salary mid-season, and IIRC there was at least one other move I can't recall.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 06:24 AM) I don't know the solution, but I think part of it has to be a re-entry of consumerism into that markeplace. In the current situation, with the insurance companies between and their billing structures effectively negasting any level of consumer choice or control, the whole system is out of whack. This is why the "Public Option" as proposed by the President is such a brilliant move. If the Republicans are right and the public insurance option is a government run debacle...then what happens is we've altered the tax structure enough to find a way to push the uninsured in to the ranks of the insured,and hopefully cut costs because we won't have 50 million people using the vastly more expensive emergency care systems and getting appropriate preventative care. If, on the other hand, I'm right and the public system will be vastly more efficient than the private debacles we currently have...then either the private system will have to lower its costs to stay competitive or it will go extinct. There really is no downside for anyone other than a current insurance company executive. If the Republicans are right, then the public option barely costs anything, if the Democrats are right, then the public option keeps this country out of bankruptcy.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 07:34 AM) Yeah, I feel awful for the guy. He really is a great kid, he deserves better. We still owe him big time for that game against Santana.

QUOTE (WSoxMatt @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:14 AM) My point being we rarely have success starting a guy out of the bullpen top prospect or not How many guys have we had success with dumping them straight in to the rotation?

QUOTE (scenario @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:12 AM) Teams don't go into fire-sale mode when they're 4.5 games out in June. But I don't want to take the fun out of the thread, so I'll just shut up. 3.5 out in July though...

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:11 AM) ...but I'd rather just play BA if we're not going to contend. I think the only way that happens is if Ozzie resigns.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) PK to the Angels!1!!!11!! Kendry Morales is cheap, has 8 home runs, and an .800 OPS. Konerko is expensive, has 8 home runs, and an .830 OPS. The Angels just don't have a place for him.

QUOTE (maki @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 09:08 AM) i don't see the braves being able/wanting to pull something off for a 2nd of in less than a month that would net us anything of value. I could totally see the Braves doing that...they always have stuff at their lower levels and they're always willing to move anything except their top 2-3 guys. I just don't see them giving up Schaffer, but I'll bet there's plenty of other guys in their system who could be the next Elvis Andrus.

I predict that in 2 weeks, Freddie Garcia will be our starting 3b.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 08:50 AM) Exactly. No one is going to want to take on the huge contracts the Sox would like to rid themselves of, and if you are packing it in, it really makes no sense to trade guys like Getz who probably have little value. You might as well see if he can make something of himself. These contracts aren't "Huge" any more. They're slighly large but ending soon.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 08:45 AM) If we're going to run off a firesale then I'd expect to be hearing about Thome, JD, PK, Linebrink, maybe Jenks, Dotel, but who can take on those contracts? With the exception of Konerko, there's a lot of teams that could go after those contracts. Linebrink's somewhat expensive...but he's also a very reliable RHP setup man. Dotel's expensive but only for this year and will be a type A guy if you're willing to risk offering him arbitration. JD's expensive but he's only for this year; if you're really in the race he's darn useful. Thome's expensive but he's only for this year, although he does have a full no trade clause. Konerko...I don't see him moving.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Jun 9, 2009 -> 08:42 AM) still love how we give colon and garcia a chance but not jim edmonds Despite the bad blood with him in the past...it's also worth noting that no other team in MLB wanted anything to do with Edmonds either.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 8, 2009 -> 08:53 PM) I wonder if/when we decide to shop some players, Atlanta would likely be very interested in Dye. If we could get Schafer in return for Dye, that's a deal you gotta do, IMO. Schafer could play either CF or LF, and an OF of Schafer-Danks-Quentin in 2010 looks pretty good, at least for the future. Schafer could be the answer at leadoff hitter long term as well. I have trouble believing that Atlanta would move Schafer for a 0.6 year rental that they're not going to get arbitration-picks for. Maybe if they get on a real run now and in 2 weeks are 1-2 games out rather than 5.5.