Greg Hibbard

Nice job working the numbers, but I don't think Paulie gets anything less than 5 years/65 million (13 million per) with back to back 40 hr season and an ALCS MVP on his resume I also think they give Frank a 1 million offer to see if he can make one last comeback.

This was a Sox town from 1991-1994, that's for sure. I'm not saying I would want an explosion. It would suck to have to worry about tickets for the game and whatnot.

I was just thinking last night about how the Angels really overshadow the Dodgers in the LA area these days because of the Angels recent success and the Dodgers piss-poor general managing and underacheving on the field. Do you get the sense that the White Sox could enjoy a similar type of swing in terms of popularity? It seems as though the Angels were relatively the lesser team in the LA area for years and years, and all of a sudden they are the more popular franchise for the past few seasons with more of a rabid fanbase. Could Chicago experience a similar effect?

Anyone have an idea of how much extra revenue the White Sox will generate with this Postseason windfall, in terms of ticket sales, concessions, and especially merch sales? I read a ballpark figure in the trib last week that said that they stand to make an additional 15-20 million if they make the World Series, but I think there's SO MUCH MERCH being bought right now that the figure MUST be higher. How high could the payroll be next year? Is the 100 million mark a possibility, or is it something more along the lines of 80-90 million?

Not to be a downer...but the thing is...other than Frank Thomas we really avoided any kind of major injuries this season, and that's not guaranteed to happen next year or any year down the road. Also, doesn't Contreras' contract come up after 2006? Doesn't Mark's and A-Row's come up after 2007? Even if we resign Konerko I hesitate to say we'll be set for "4-5 more years".

I swear to god this guy is smack in the middle of every celebration photo I have ever seen since the 2000 division title He always looks like he's partying his ass off in those photos

QUOTE(chisox72 @ Oct 17, 2005 -> 08:10 AM) Too many Miller Lites... Is this Dave Wills? hopefully you didn't drive your new South Oaks Dodge Minivan home afterwards...

You know what? I think he's pissed because our fans aren't stroking his cock because he's throwing them a national coverage bone. Our fans have let this guy have it for trying to hop on the bandwagon now and I think he's seething about what people were yelling to him at the park on tuesday.

he backs up Eddings. Patrick is obviously furious

QUOTE(THEWOOD @ Oct 12, 2005 -> 01:23 PM) anyone else looking on craiglist? there are some real assholes posting tickets, some of the posts you just have to laugh at though that one long-winded one is obviously a ruse to get people to believe that they can't sell their tickets for too much above face

I have tickets to both game 6 and 7, so I'm kind of hoping for a long series.

I may just go down before the game and see if I can score some

you guys are acting like the Angels scoring a couple of runs off of Garland early would be insurmountable. Our offense has been really clicking in the last 8 games. Have some faith that we can give our pitcher a cushion and he can get into the groove. He did win 18 games this year. I know he was 0-2 against Anaheim, but I believe he can pitch well enough to get the job done. Again, Garland or Contreras is going to pitch game 1 and game 2, in some order. Why does the order even matter?

I'm with whoever said Garland/Contreras and Contreras/Garland makes no difference. We have 4 aces on this team, and we have to keep that mentality. Garland is our fourth ace, and he gets the ball next. We have to keep his confidence sky-high. If we DON'T start him on game 1, that sends a no confidence message to him, something Garland has never responded to very well. In this case, Guillen knows he needs to ride the horse that got him there, and that's JG. 18 victories. Yes, Game 1 is a tone-setter in 5 game series. A 1-0 lead in a seven gamer doesn't mean nearly as much in my opinion. Game 1 in a seven game series can ultimately make a difference, but I like our chances against anyone as long as Count and Mark are both starting two games each and Freddy is on the road.

this is the best day of my life as a white sox fan

I don't mind keeping Marte on to face exactly ONE left hander with the bases empty. If he does the job, great, if he doesn't, yank him. The fatal flaw Ozzie has is leaving him in to face a "stretch" of lefties...even when it includes a righty. To be totally fair, the ump WAS squeezing Marte a bit. Don't get me wrong...I'd love to see him out of here but I honestly think this is what will probably happen

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Oct 6, 2005 -> 01:18 PM) hey, dont tell anyone about my secret ticket place Wait, let me get this straight...I can buy two "fan forwards" which aren't even TICKETS for $1100? That's what they're offering me?

this is virtually hopeless at this point why can't we camp out? diehards should get these

Right Sox

I have two browser windows open, one for each game, both have not moved off of 15 minutes since I got in the queue at 12:04.

it asked me to put FOUR f***ING words in 15 minutes or more f*** you, ticketmaster

GUYS, CALL TICKETMASTER NOW YOU CAN GET IN THE QUEUE, BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF DIALING

this is the weakest red sox team since 1998.

hey guys, does anyone know if I get through both on the phone and on the internet, can I buy tix with two separate credit cards and will call eight, or will they shut me down at the box office when I try to pick up that many?

Hey guys, does anyone have any tips in terms of what browser to use, if having more than one window open at once is better than not, if you can call at 11:45am and keep an agent on the phone for 15 minutes until tickets go on sale....etc.