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Now personally...it's still this next group of people that I've been waiting to see. Damon, Arod, Ortiz, Ramirez if anyone gets on. This is one hell of a scary lineup.

Warming up in the bullpen, from the Chicago White Sox, starting pitcher Mark Buehrle!

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 05:25 PM) I dare you to find a more powerful man than Pujols. That man hits homeruns that would be weak fly balls on the back of the infield by any other man. Presumably we're excluding chemically altered people.

Murderer's Row right here.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 05:24 PM) David Ecstein starting the ASG LOL. Hate to say it, but the guy's earned it. Only a couple guys have numbers as good as him.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 05:22 PM) I love Abert Pujols. I dare you to find me a better swing in baseball.

Scary...Sheff and Rivera got a reaction almost as bad as Rogers.

Here comes Rogers...

Man did Sheffield and Rivera get a lot of boos.

I Like the AL Music selection a lot more than the NL music selection. From the Chicago White Sox First baseman Paul Konerko Pitcher Jon Garland And Outfielder Scott Podsednik...

Hmm, is that Brennaman doing the introductions? Sounds like him. Never mind, Joe Buck (only have the voice here)

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 09:05 AM) Well, I think you're a dope for believing they can't be juicing. I will stop believing they have all stopped juicing when MLB comes up with a way to test for HGH, and when the penalties are stiffer than 10 days.

Latest update:

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 03:45 PM) I don't believe that. Trading an ace when your in the race is a white flag move. It doesn't matter who you get it's not going to be enough to keep you in the race. Texas does not have that kind of owner & is not likely to do that. The best thing to cure a PR hit for the Rangers is to win. Prove they can win while Rogers is serving time & the media will think even more of them. Wow, I actually agree with Juggernaut. White Flag trades are particularly bad for the simple reason of attendance. A white flag trade, like dumping your #1 starter and all-star pitcher for pitching prospects, tells your fans that you don't care about this season and you're going to wait until next year. And therefore, unless you're the Cubs, your fans will probably also wait until next year to come out to the ballpark. Hence, you'll lose a ton of cash just because of the trade. Texas will be looking to add, not subtract. They're close enough that they can dangle the wild card in front of their fans and use it to fill seats.

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 02:45 PM) How you relate to the fans or the media and how you are in the clubhouse are two completely different things. Now, would I want the Gambler? Yes, but only as a rental. I think he retires after this year anyway. Rogers won't retire. As others have said, this is his contract year. According to his own words today, one of the things that's been gnawing at him is that Texas wouldn't give him a new contract that he was happy with.

I knew from the moment that he gave that $100 to Borchard that I was gonna like this kid. I think that A.J. probably realized that if he didn't get along with people, it would cost him a lot of money. A lot. If nothing else, that's probably some motivation...assuming the knee story is true. I can understand him not getting along with Tomko, but the knee story is a bit over the top.

Frank Thomas. Just to shake his hand. Of course...he's probably strong enough to fracture my fingers with the handshake, but it'd be worth it.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 01:28 PM) Consider his suspension is coming up...and he is a pain in the ass...what do we think this guy will cost? Texas is in desperate need of quality starting pitching. They have plenty of young hitting. I have trouble believing they'd actually shop Rogers for exactly that reason, but if by some chance they actually did, I'd guess 2 starting pitchers. They'd certainly try to grab BMac, but if we remained firm in saying he was untouchable, when the trade deadline rolled around they might be more flexible and take 2 starting pitcher prospects not named McCarthy for him.

QUOTE(Controlled Chaos @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 01:22 PM) Hawk reading email: Hawk you usually say sit back relax and strap it down. Ditka used to tell his players to strap it up. I'm confused and not sure which way I'm suppose to strap it?? DJ: You can strap it up or down, but whatever you do, don't strap it on. Hawk: We got another email here....... The Hawk's a genius, I tells ya. (I assume you saw my sig)

QUOTE(quickman @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 01:12 PM) Thank you me too, and really do we miss Jeremy Reed? Who would you rather have with this team Reed or Garcia. I think the point is made. It really is about right now, it can take years to build a unit to go to the World series. Cleveland started over, one day we may need to do that but not now. We need veteran good ball players who have playoff experience. With the Reed/Olivo trade, there was an added benefit that we were 90% sure when we traded him that we could get him signed to a 3 year extension almost immediately because we had Ozzie as our manager. If we hadn't been able to sign Garcia, we'd be without any of them now. Think about that for a moment...when we acquired Garcia last year, we were still in the race, Thomas wasn't yet hurt, and we though Ordonez would be returning. Then both bats went down. If we hadn't resigned Garcia, he'd have been out of our price range in the offseason, and we'd have traded away Olivo and Reed for basically a pitcher who couldn't help us salvage the season when a couple unrelated things went wrong. If we didnt' think we could sign Garcia at a reasonable price, I'd have called that trade a mistake, and I'd have been right.

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 12:47 PM) He was..??? Giambi's arms, legs, and stomach were rock hard and his face turned into a pumpkin shape. Bobby is fat. In ST he was even a bit jiggly. The guy, IMO, from seeing him up close is just a monster, much like Frank. Frank when he didn't work out got "jiggly" but didn't "shrink" like Sosa and Mark have.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Cleveland is about to reach an agreement with their other all-star. This obviously makes re-signing Curry harder, as it leaves the Hawks with fewer options as a big man.

I think my whole perspective on this trade discussion can be summed up by these words from Gammons.

QUOTE(ScottPodRulez22 @ Jul 12, 2005 -> 12:27 PM) This year it actually counts seeing that we have a chance to make it to the world series. When did we add this smiley I think they added it today...the London bombings motivated them.