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WHERES THE $%#$%@$%@#$%$% POST GAME SHOW

told all of you

MARK RESIGNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

somebody has got to figure out what the email address naming scheme is used inside the white sox. email the heck out of them something

there's got to be more than what berry is letting on, or KW is stupid there must be something else that goes with that 5th year option they suggested. either that or kw is affraid that the 17 mil option would be a roadblock to a trade later down the road. QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Jul 7, 2007 -> 11:32 PM) Somebody please update me on what is going on?! What happened? reports are that mark's camp removed their full NTC demand, and offered a clause that would kick in a 5th year to the contract if he is traded.... sox theoretically woudldnt be on the hook for the 5th year, or the money, unless they had to pay some of that 5th year to trade him. reports from espn say that the sox rejected the offer, mark said something about the deal being off the table then on back on the table again, or something. kw said he didnt know anything about taking an offer off the table, the sox 'only added to' the offer. i swear this is like 2 weeks straight of april fools days......

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 04:50 PM) that man is in a deep dark funk at the plate right now. What a shame he couldn't make contact. i'd have rather sent gonzalez up than aj... he's just not with it now. QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 05:37 PM) I would. At least that would add a little excitement and suspense to the game. excitement & suspense = 50 mph meatball pitches???

QUOTE(WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 05:28 PM) Why the hell is Nick Massett still on this team? you'd rather have charlie haeger?

obviously mark is going to put a quirky spin on it to fool the media, but it is what it is, i dont think mark is going to budge-- i didnt see anyplace that said it was an intentional joke.... not that it would happen, but it would set some things in place, i think, if mark actually addressed the NTC. not likely, but would be nice

i really wish JR would lay the smack down and give kw the what-for and grant the NTC, but it doesnt look likely

it is quite possibe that burls will demand a no-trade from whatever team he signs with in the off-season, if the sox do not lock him up. he seems the type to want to have his family settled and not be moving around... so no amount of maneuvering on the sox side will help. i just cant see KW giving in on this, unfortunately.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 06:20 PM) I know this won't be said, but both sides are playing some hardcore staredown games here. If this deal really doesn't happen, its pretty sad because of how close they really are. That being said, with it this close, I'll bet someone blinks. eh... at this point, if the sox blink, it will be a blink like the jeanie, sending burls somewhere else, from the looks of it

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 11:09 PM) What do you make of Philly scouts at the game? Who do you think they are looking at? Aaron Rowand, end of story

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jun 29, 2007 -> 04:01 PM) I don't see why Ichiro would want to sign with a declining Sox team. I'm assuming that part of Ichiro's decision to sign with Seattle was the city's large Japanese/Asian population. He won't find that in Chicago, so I don't see what incentive he has to go there unless JR and KW break the bank for him (unlikely). it was just a hypothetical.... dont go all crazy on an ichiro debate here, that's been hammered on elsewhere in the forum......

if mark doesnt sign the contract, i dont think that neccessarily means that kenny trades him. if contreras gets a better package, i'd look for contreras to go, and keep mark for the year. weather or not they revisit extension at the end of the year would be doubtful. kenny said he wanted to get the ball rolling on his retooling, not that he wanted to sign or trade..... but it could go either way

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 29, 2007 -> 11:42 AM) If there's a deal, it won't be announced until Monday. Between the Bulls draft and the big Cubs series, Monday would be the perfect time to announce it prior to Buehrle taking the mound at the Cell. i dont think they could stand to wait over the weekend if the deal has been reached... too much speculation.

it's likely that hahn would be submitting the paperwork to MLB after returning to chicago.....

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jun 28, 2007 -> 03:10 PM) Allow me then! This just popped up on Yahoo! Sports rumors... http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/mlb_exper...h?urn=mlb,37817 Just for fun, what statement does the author make that's an immediate red flag as to his knowledge of the situation? that's not a rumor, that's crap

QUOTE(joesaiditstrue @ Jun 28, 2007 -> 12:41 AM) did anyone listen to the pre-game on the score? farmer stated that Buehrle mentioned to him prior to the game that he really wanted 15/y, however he didnt state how many years so 4/60 instead of 4/50 probably keeps mark on the SS durring the game, farmer said mark told him he wanted 13....

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) Both FoxSports and SI claim they have their own sources. If it were coming from Cowley, they would just say, "The Chi ST reports..." or something like that. So now it's Cowley, 670, Rosenthal, and SI vs the Trib and AM 1000. And even the Trib is reporting about Hahn making a trip to Tampa. Whatever's going on, I can't believe it's as simple as the quotes from Buehrle's agent made it sound. the si.com report does mention cowley's article... but not directly saying that is what their sole source was

QUOTE(chiguy79 @ Jun 27, 2007 -> 04:57 PM) Breaking News... Mark Buerhle reportedly has signed a 7-year / $140mm extension with the White Sox. Buerhle immediately stated that he would have accepted the original 4yr/$50mm extension originally discussed but he made the White Sox up their offer so he could donate the additional $90mm to the Save the Prairie Dog organization. "I just think they are so cute" said Buerhle. Buerhle also required that a Prairie Dog habitat be maintained in the Sox Bullpen and that 25% of the "SoxSplit" raffle go towards the organization. stoppit

according to another blurb on the chicagosports.com, the $$ doesnt seem too far off.... ....quote from Milwaukee's Bob Melvin...

ROWAND

QUOTE(whitesox1976 @ Apr 30, 2007 -> 10:24 AM) With Thome out, we're going to have to get someone. Frank Thomas

QUOTE(PlunketChris @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 10:44 PM) My comcast says that that's the cubs game the cubs game starts at like 1:30 or 2 am, the sox game is not on the guide info

i'd take an OF of rowand/anderson/dye 4th of pods/erstad anderson day off, rowand takes center, the 4th of gets left