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Sounds like a DeLay tactic.

QUOTE(wsgdf_2 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 03:02 PM) What was great was Chris Rongii (sp?) saying that someone called in from his car but he couldn't say on the air who it was, but the guy was furious at the jackass Cub fan. He made it pretty clear that it was Buehrle who had just been on the show like ten minutes earlier. Pretty funny. Good for Mark. That Cubs fan is a bonehead - typical though.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 03:05 PM) LOL....I just don't think we need another speedy lefty who can't hit for power and has a noodley arm. We've already got the all-star version. Yeah but you compared him to Timo not Pods. If he did make the roster I could see him giving Pods or Anderson a break, he could bat leadoff and could pinch run. He would be more valuable on the bench than Timo was.

Ozzie and Lovie. I wonder if two coaches from the same city won the award in the same year before? Just like this was the first year the Sox and Bears won their Divisions in the same year.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 03:01 PM) Im involved with both. Most of my savings are parked in mutual funds but I keep a percentage in a brokerage account and trade individual stocks as well. I dont advise doing the latter unless you really do your homework and that involves watching a lot of CNBC and reading papers like WSJ and Investors Business Daily. I actually have 4 different MFs and 12 different stock holdings. I signed up for a Scottrade account last year and it has been great. I usually make a couple of trades a month and I have been doing pretty good. My portfolio got a boost by Apple and I almost bought Google for $188 but was too scared - and I have been kicking myself in the ass ever since. I just picked up a few new stocks last month that I have a feeling will take off this year.

133 to go.

Just curious if there were any people here that are active in the stock market with stocks or mutual funds? Just wanted to get some opinions and have a general discussion about some stocks.

Gotta love video searches.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) If Clinton were President, the Cubans would still be banned. It's continual US policy to ban Cuba and be friends with China. (two-faced that it is) You are correct. It doesn't matter who is in office. The US has had a long running policy against Cuba. China is a different story and you cannot compare that relationship with Cuba's. Each country has a unique relationship with the US. This is not about baseball, it is about sanctions against a communist country that is right on our border. The fact that MLB came out and said oh we didn't know we couldn't do that is crazy. I wouldn't doubt if this was a jab back at the government for their intervention in the whole steroid thing. All decisions are not made all the way at the top. They are normally just advised of what decision is being made.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) We had a backup leftfielder in Timo last year.....we don't need Owens in the same role. He is on the 40 man roster for a reason - to compete. Otherwise why bring him to ST?

Uribe might get a shot at #2. He played some Winter ball and is looking better. In this game on Jan 5th, he batted #2, went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI, and 1 run in the win: http://www.escogido.com/boxscores/2005-06/0105_quisqueya.pdf

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:25 PM) Anywho, I want Owens to have a full year at AAA before we bring him up unless someone gets hurt, so I won't be too mad at anything which helps that. If Owens has a great ST, he might slip into the opening day roster. It is definitely a possibility.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:24 PM) Some Jackass cub fan just called into the score and how Mark Buerhle doesnt have pride in his country. That even though Prior and Wood are hurt they would pitch for their country. GMAFB. Maybe they should go back to worrying about if Wood is going to make more than 10 starts. Or if Prior will have elbow issues this year. Or maybe they should just worry about 1908. What a Rainbow warrior! Mark pitched more innings than Prior and Wood combined in the regular season alone. Politte and McCarthy each pitched more than Wood in 2005. I thought someone mentioned how Cubs fans worry about the Cubs, and that Sox fans worry about the Cubs. It looks like some Cubs fans are now worrying about the Sox.

QUOTE(knightni @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:23 PM) I would. - If he's still battng 2nd behind Pods. I could see .270 18HR 75RBI if he bats second all year. I still think he hits better 2nd this year, maybe not as high as I projected, but that first projection was him batting somewhere other than 2nd.

Frank is a future HOFer, but he wants to cement that with the 500 HRs. All retired players HOF eligible with 500 are HOFers. The active or just retired list with over 500 include: Bonds, McGwire, Sosa, Palmiero, Griffey. A lot of roids in that sentence. The list that fell short is: McGriff, Canseco, Bagwell, Sheffield, and Thomas. Some more roids there too. 52 Homers is a lot for Frank to hit. Even in limited time, it would probably take 2-3 decent seasons for him to get that. I just don't see him being a full time DH, and it is a waste of a roster spot to have someone platoon at DH.

QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 12:38 PM) I think this is the real issue. With the work those two put in last season, I find it hard to believe that he'd be this upset if they'd explained the situation to him and asked for a dismissal from winter ball. Sounds like Cora felt that there was a lack of respect there. Yep, but if he is not on their Major League team as a coach, there really is no issue. It happens all the time. I assume they judge made judgment errors when they found out they made the 40 man roster. Cora might have even told them, then they both assumed that they had a free pass to leave. Never assume.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) That's probably why KW is seriously considering keeping Count and having B-mac as the 6th starter in the bullpen. If there is one guy I worry about with the innings, it is Freddy. Even though, he is a horse and has a big frame, he has shown to get tired towards the end of the season and really has poor performences. We really do need some insurance for him. The Major League season should not be impacted in anyway by this BS tournament. I am glad the Sox are preparing for all scenarios, but we are not even worrying about innings if there is no WBC.

If they want to advertise baseball around the world, just schedule a couple of games in other countries. You could easily play games in Mexico or any of Central America without having killer flight times. For Asia, just schedule a series of West Coast teams like Seattle in Japan for a 3 game series. You don't need an entire tournament to do this. Unfortunately it is going to take an injury to a key player to expose this as a bad idea. I just hope it is not on the Sox.

Congrats Lovie!

If Garcia gets burnt out, I will be pissed. That is a lot of innings for a pitcher.

QUOTE(103 mph screwball @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 12:51 PM) Mark Buehrle was on AM 670 this morning. He said the he will not be pitching in the world baseball classic. He told the manager 2 weeks ago. He is still on the roster in case he changes his mind. He's pretty sure he will not change his mind. He wants to rest his arm after pitching so much and winning the WORLD SERIES. Sorry if this has already been reported. It is ok, there is another post a couple down from here. Regardless, it is good to see. I hope Freddy follows suit.

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Jan 7, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) Everyone is starting to realize that the WBC was a joke to begin with. I understand there's pride involved for some for playing for one's country. But for others, they're slowly starting to realize what's more important to them -helping their team get ready for the season. So who's left for the Sox? Garcia & Vazquez? The official rosters show Mark, Freddy, Gooch, and Vazquez. So it is still Freddy and Vazquez.

If we are talking about who is the best GM right now, it is KW hands down. Beane has done a great job of creating above average teams that burn out. I repeat, they have never even seen the ALCS since he has been the GM. Until then he is not a Top 3 GM. Schuerholz has been great over a longer period than any other current GM, but the Braves have not won a thing since 1999 when they lost the WS, so he is 2nd. Then you take Shapiro, and he used a $40 million payroll to field a 90+ win team. He is #3 right now.

Yeah this whole WBC thing is a waste of time. They should have used Minor Leaguers only. It is too risky to use Major League players for this. That is great that Iguchi is concentrating on getting better this year. I think he is going to have a breakout year. I wouldn't be surprised to see: 25 HR, 85 RBI, .285 BAA, .350 OBP, .450 SLG