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QUOTE(Steff @ Jun 25, 2007 -> 10:20 AM) Refusing to financially support the team and telling them to "go to hell" are two very different things. Explain, because telling them to go to hell seems to be about the same thing to me. Just a fan expressing anger that their team is awful. Go play in traffic. kthnx

QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Jun 24, 2007 -> 09:09 PM) I think I say this on behalf on most of the people here when I say... If you tell your team to "Go To Hell" you can jump on the next bandwagon passing by because 2005 was wasted on the likes of you. Lame. That's the same crap Cub fans have spewed for years and there isn't an ounce of truth to it. Part of the damn reason why the Cubs always have and always will suck is that their management and ownership know that the lemmings will pack Wrigley and watch on WGN come hell or high water, so they have no incentive to put a quality product on the field. Hence, the true blue fans are part of the problem. They're enablers. For me, there is no logical or rational reason to continue supporting this team. To do so is insanity. EDIT: treed by ten minutes lol

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2007 -> 10:04 AM) If the market deflates, it will be for the Gil Meche's and Ted Lilly's of the world. The Buehrle's and Zambrano's will get their money. Buehrle looked a lot more like Meche than Zambrano last year.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Feb 5, 2007 -> 04:14 PM) If Pods is out for an extended period of time or hurt on and off all year. Who is gonna be our lead off hitter? I guess Erstad or Gooch. Neither one is a true leadoff hitter, but they're the best options of a raggedy group of candidates.

Not sure if this is truly Sox related, but some here might be interested to know. CNN headline: Authorities say former San Francisco Giants shortstop Jose Uribe was killed early today in a car crash in his native Dominican Republic, The Associated Press reports.

I think Vazquez might make some sense out in the bullpen. He's usually lights out for the first 4-5 innings.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Nov 28, 2006 -> 10:39 AM) And yet people on here think that Freddy and his 86mph fastball, and one more year on his contract are worth more than Santana and Figgins by himself. Freddy is 6-2 3.11 career in the postseason. 116-71 in the regular season isnt anything to sneeze at either, not to mention that he's a guaranteed innings eater.

Having Tommy John surgery Monday in California. As per ESPN News.

QUOTE(Sox1422 @ Nov 1, 2006 -> 01:50 PM) You got anything to back up your opinion? Pitching > hitting [/thread]

QUOTE(Texsox @ Oct 24, 2006 -> 09:50 AM) That would be an interesting move. As always, it would depend on how much NY is willing to spend on A-Rod's contract. Texas is already picking up a big chunk of it.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 19, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) So, Sweeney, Broadway, Tracey and Vazquez would work better? Seattle doesn't need a 3b with Beltre's huge contract. Nothing would work. The Seattle Mariners would sooner close their doors and shut down than trade Ichiro. The guy is Asian, the team's ownership is Asian, and he sells a ton of tickets.

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Sep 22, 2006 -> 10:04 AM) this is going to be a loooong offseason on soxtalk... i nominate a new forum "non-justified trade speculation"... so i can ignore it and posts like this. He's asking a question, not speculating.

Who was the last propsect Kenny Williams traded that ended up being really good in the pros?

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 10:33 PM) Since this thread has started, BA has only gone 1-8 since. Coincidence? Damn

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Aug 2, 2006 -> 01:45 PM) yes, too "cubbie" but I did love watching Dunston play. What an arm. werd

We should start doing one of these for Brian Anderson. Batting average by month March/April: .161 May: .167 June: .196 July: .313 Anderson-o-meter? Brian-o-meter?

QUOTE(kane0730 @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 10:37 AM) ATL is very much alive in the WC chase. They're adding (Wickman). NO way they move Jones. I've heard that argument, but I dont buy it really. Even if they are technically only 5 games out in the WC, they're 4 games under .500 in the NL. That's an awful team, any way you cut it.

QUOTE(bighurt574 @ Jul 25, 2006 -> 09:53 AM) Anyone else find it strange that the Sox are reportedly "extremely close" to getting Soriano, but there doesn't even seem to be an agreement as to the key pieces to the deal? McCarthy? Broadway? Pods? Smokescreen for us going after Andruw Jones? *crosses fingers*

What channel is the game on tonight? Whitesox.com lists it as Comcast Sports Net Plus, but I have RCN and I'm retarded and can't find it.

QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 09:01 PM) I guess the no-trade clause is through 2007 then, because right now, Count's old salary is still what he's making in 2006. Typically when players sign a contract extension the old deal is ripped up and the remaining years of the old deal are incorporated into the new deal. So for now he's making old contract money, but it has new contract years and stipulations (no trade clause).

QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 03:48 PM) Yes, he does. And the first year of the deal is 2007. Negative. McCarthy, in his first full big-league season, is the odd-man out this year, and Williams said he didn't expect to trade any of his starters. In fact, he can't trade Contreras and Jon Garland until next winter because their new contracts include a full season with a no-trade clause. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...1,7354987.story

QUOTE(Felix @ Apr 8, 2006 -> 11:17 AM) Well, I've also wanted Count to be traded if Garland wasn't I think its a downright crime to keep McCarthy out of the rotation right now. Count has a no trade clause in the first year of his deal, IIRC.

A.J. Pierzynski Predicts He Will Lead League In Offensiveness March 30, 2006 | Issue 42•13 CHICAGO—Although he has already built a reputation as one of the most offensive players in the game, White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski said Monday that he will put on his extremely smug game-face on Opening Day and leave it on for the rest of the season. "I think my antics in the postseason proved to my critics that I'm more than just a one-dimensional jackass," said Pierzynski, who trailed only Barry Bonds and Milton Bradley in all offensiveness categories in 2005. "Whether it means 'accidentally' tripping an opposing player right before he crosses home plate or sliding cleats-up into first base on a routine groundout, I am going to focus especially hard on the 'irritating' and 'aggravating' aspects of my game this year. By the end of the season, I'll finally have lost the respect of my coaches, teammates, and fellow major-leaguers." Pierzynski's comments drew the ire of Yankee offensive force Gary Sheffield, who vehemently argued that he is not only the most offensive player in the game, but that his reactionary style of play will earn him a spot on The Sporting News' 2006 All-Defensive Team. From The Onion

QUOTE(Felix @ Mar 28, 2006 -> 10:51 PM) TSN also said that we had the 3rd best bullpen in the league, so take their predictions with a grain of salt. That was before Jenks decided to start sucking and Hermanson was DOA though. We had a great bullpen last year.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Mar 5, 2006 -> 05:48 PM) I hope Peter Gammons picks a different team, he's a jinx in my opinion. Last year he said the Cubs and Twins were going to the World Series. Watch out for Ryne Sandburg's pick. He was one of the only experts to pick the Sox to at least make the playoffs last year.