SoxFanInDallas

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Feb 4, 2010 -> 06:51 PM) I respect what he says but someone needs to talk some sense into him. Granted he's already made a boatload of money but just another 3 years could net him an additional $27M dollars or more....that's just ludicrous and an opportunity that not many people on this earth get. When you have a chance to build generational wealth so quickly, for playing a game, you'd be a fool to walk away when you've still got a good 7-10 years of pitching left in your arm. It's not like he's a lineman on a football team who will face years of pain and suffering for extending his career, he's a baseball player. My wife would kick my ass if I were him and retired. What? $84 million is not generational wealth? Happiness is more important than money. He already has the money, and he will NEVER be able to get back the time when his children are the ages he is leaving town to play baseball. I hate the time I am at work from 7-4 each day away from my 2 year old son. I could not imagine leaving for weeks at a time away from him. What do you hear most from the HOF'ers that had families during their careers: "And I want to thank my wife for doing such a great job raising our children, because I was on the road...." Just maybe, he wants to be part of that. Maybe he wants to see his kid ride his bike for the first time without training wheels instead of his wife telling him about it, or maybe be there to console him/her when they break their arm. Just maybe he would rather his kids and family think of him as a Hall of Fame father rather than have strangers think of him as a Hall of Fame ballplayer.

QUOTE (1977 sox fan @ Dec 20, 2009 -> 04:15 AM) the reason i feel they might trade him is because he had a down year also he was hurt and he is a risk . also if you look the Rangers have a lot of OFS even in there system there deep especially left handed hitters . but i admit it would cost us something but he would still be cheaper then UPTON and much more cheaper then AGON . i admit i don't know his true value and if say Hudson and another prospect could do it or is Hudson to much to trade but i do think we can get him for a package of prospects . The Rangers will NOT trade Hamilton. First off, most of his injuries are related to playing ALL OUT as a center fielder. So, to hopefully help prevent those injuries, they are moving him to Left or Right, I forget which one exactly. Secondly, he is cheap. They are not going to get that much potential at the plate and in the field for such a small salary elsewhere. Finally, even though he slipped up last year, he is still a feel-good story here. Texas is part of the bible-belt, and Texans like stories like his where he is turning his life around and preaching the word. So, that helps at the box office, which, given the teams finances, they need. GO SOX!

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 3, 2009 -> 11:05 PM) 1: Cut a hole in a box 2: Put your junk in that box 3: Make them open the box And that's the way you do it Way to go...telling a MINOR to put his junk in a box.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 18, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) Linebrink f***ing blows. Lee would not have hit that HR if Getz doesn't get an error.

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jun 18, 2009 -> 02:46 PM) Nice DP to get out of the inning. Pinch hit for Gavin? Not yet.....let's keep our starter against their pen. Maybe if it was the 8th or down a run.

I like the pitch count after 3 innings....Floyd-31, Zambrano - 51

Lets get a quick inning so that we can get Danks to the 8th.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 21, 2009 -> 01:25 PM) Well, this one was over quickly Well, at least I do not have to spend 3 hours following the game on the internet.

QUOTE (Nokona @ May 12, 2009 -> 02:46 PM) $750. Seven Hundred Fifty. per Bruce Levine. That's just the TIP at Gibson's.

Tribune Company to buy White Sox with proceeds from Cubs sale.

QUOTE (G&T @ May 12, 2009 -> 11:45 AM) As I understand it, if you clone something, the cells and DNA is as old as the cloned specimen. So while they might look 3 years old, the clone will have 32 years of DNA damage. They better be in the bigs leagues when they are 3, because they'll be retired by age 11 or 12. Did you not see the movie The Island with Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor? The clones were 'born' in adult form. So, I agree, I would take 9 Pujols and throw in two Scarlett Johansson's to be the ball girls.

The Rangers have 5 legit outfielders on their roster. Hamilton Cruz Byrd Murphy Jones My guess, is that you could take away Byrd or Murphy, and a maybe Jones. I like Marlon Byrd for CF. I would really like Jones as I think last year was a fluke, but he wanted to go to the Rangers to work with their Rudy Jaramillo and it seems to be helping. More than likely, the Rangers would want Pitching as they ALWAYS need pitching. But, we have to shore up that CF spot and there seems to be an excess in Texas.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) I didnt see this anywhere else, however from Cowley's Twitter: "cst_sox: Being reported that Orlando Cabrera signed a one-year, $4 million contract with Oakland. Sox get two picks as compensation" I saw it on ESPN.com as well as cbssports.com

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Mar 2, 2009 -> 05:12 AM) KW should be fired it he did something like that. Wells is probably the one player I think is move overrated than Michael Young and his contract is actually worse. Isn't Wells out a month right now anyways? 2009: $10 million, 2010: $21 million, 2011: $23 million (can opt out after season), 2012: $21 million, 2013: $21 million, 2014: $21 million, 2015: Free Agent For a career line of .283/.332/.496/.812 with questionable health. This would be worse than signing Hunter or equvialent to the Cubs' signing of Alfonso Soriano. Funny you make that comparison because Wells and Young are very good friends. That is all I ever hear on the news when Toronto comes to town to play the Rangers.

QUOTE (wilmot825 @ Feb 18, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) After watching the highlights on mlb.com, I got chills down my spine and it brought a smile to my face. So after that I thought about my All-Time White Sox moments. And in the Top 5, this has to rank in there. What do you rank Game 163 in your moments? My Sox Moments 1) World Series Game 4 to win the Championship 2) Mark Buehrle's No Hitter 3) Game 2 ALCS A.J. "strike out" (just because of how odd it was) 4) Game 163 vs. Minn. 5) Carlos Lee tattoos a grand slam in the 11th to beat the Cubs in 2000 My Sox Moments. Most of mine were when I was there, so those weigh more than not being there. My exception is my #2 1) Being at World Series Game 4 2) Game 1 of World Series.....Hey, it was the FIRST WS World Series game in my lifetime....didn't think it would get better than that(at that moment) 3) Any moment when I was a kid and when I got home from school, my Dad would say, "Get your glove, where going to the Sox game tonight." My Dad would just feel like going and we would go. 4) Taking my Son last year to see the Sox play the Rangers in Texas, where I live now. 5) Seeing my first No Hitter in person, although it was AGAINST the White Sox. Jack Morris in 1984. 5a) This will replace #4 in July This will be in July, but taking my Son to see the Sox play in Chicago.