Steff

I just read about that... That's so awesome of her to do that.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:33 AM) The Brewers are just going to give us Overbay? Awesome! Ben Sheets, too.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:28 AM) Really if they were anyone else, this would have happened years ago... They wouldn't have been able to add ARod, and Sheffield and Mussina and Johnson and Matsui... you get my point. Most teams if they make a big mistake or two are screwed for years. Heck look at the Orioles and Tigers too. They strapped themselves in with some bad deals and took years to recover, basically until those contracts came off the books. In reality, if Juan Gonzalez had half a brain, the Tigers would still be screwed. That is why I don't want to see the Sox adding a bunch of 35 year olds with big contracts in exchange for prospects who could big filling postions for 300K a year, and allow us to get the players we really want signed up. Agree completely.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:23 AM) Here I am ... trying to be a peacemake before this gets ugly ... because I've seen you two hook up before ... and both of you keep insisting on getting the last word. Will you both please just stop? Thank you. Sure.. I'll handle it privately.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:22 AM) Not the Yankees, they have the money to cover up their mistakes... Think more like the Mets. But Mike.. they don't have any room to make changes. They are stuck with crap contracts that even if they got rid of.. they couldn't replace with farm help.

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:18 AM) For right now, I've said what I've wanted to say without personally attacking her. I just don't want her strutting around and picking on me without me getting a chance to fire back. Picking on you..? GMAFB. I don't agree with your comment.. don't like it.. to effing bad. Don't like what I post.. put me on ignore. And yea.. you did attack me.. you have something to say to or about me.. go right ahead and PM me... don't be surprised when I return the favor to your daddy.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:15 AM) Let it go, Steff. It's not worth it. Sorry to everyone.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:14 AM) I think we all agree then. I think beastly in an abrupt way meant the same thing. Trade anyone in the minors to get you better players for the majors. We have two players on the DL now and they are key players. They most likely will be hurt longer than 15 days. I am not a doctor but marte has probably been hurt for a month now.IMO hernandez doesn't come back next week. Uh oh.. watch out.. he's gonna "ruin" you too.. I agree about Marte.. IMO something's been amiss since around the Rangers series in mid may.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:14 AM) Steff and Beastly need to stop exchanging barbs before this gets ugly. Yes YAS.. because clearly someone can't handle someone disagreeing with their opinion.. :rolly

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:12 AM) Again, you love to bring up anything I say, just to get me to come back and look like an idiot. If the shoe fits, kid.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 11:11 AM) yeah i am sure Mercker would love to make his return trip to Chicago. Maybe him and stoney can get together and sing kumbayah. LMAO!! That would be hysterical

Jim.. Appreciate the insight.. but I don't care about the minor leaguers. If the deal is right and it betters us, then trade whomever. "Deal them all, I don't want them here..." stupid comment, IMO.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:57 AM) Oh god, I completely agree. Thankfully contrary to what some people believe we do have a ton of depth down in the minors now and if we do make a trade this year we got prospects to do it with and prospects to back those guys up. I have no idea what we have.. I don't pay attention to the minor leaguers until they get called up. But I'm not stupid enough to ship them all out for a 50/50 chance that we even make it to the playoffs.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:51 AM) I'm not counting them out but they have put themselves in a terrible position. I don't think they're going anywhere this year but they are the yanks and I won't ever count them out of anything. I don't think they are going anywhere positive for a couple years. They've screwed themselves bad.. which is a position I don't want to see the Sox in. Getting someone for our prospects doesn't guarantee anything. It sure would suck for us to get pinned down to something.. pee ourselves in October and not have any backup for 2 or 3 years.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:48 AM) I knew it, sore biceps my ass. He's been swinging his arm around at the shoulder joint in his last few starts. I bet it's not even his trap. Get an MRI done and if he's done, then he's done. Walker blows. I'm quite sure Walker doesn't control what's let out to the media, and says what he's told to say.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:50 AM) Jim we are clearly getting away from the point. My original point is and remains, trade prospects to get players to make you better this year. We are making a run for it. Its our best oppty in years. Trade whoever you need to trade. That is my point. I don't care if Baj is great in the minors or if he posts here. I don't care if people know the players personally. Win the damn thing. that is all that matters. LMAO!!!

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:45 AM) The Yankees are in a worse position than in any years recently, comparatively speaking. However, I wouldn't count them out, especially on the last day of June. Agree.. yet I wasn't doing that.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:44 AM) Ok, you brought up the yanks, they have been pretty consistant over the years at trading away the farm to go and get players, which I like. No tap dance, just the thought that people don't look at the minors the same as you. I brought up the yanks as an example and how they traded away their farm system and are now screwed.. in direct response to Ross stating "deal them all, I don't want them here". And I don't know how you think I look at the minors.. but the truth is, I barely do.

QUOTE(quickman @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) You mean with all those championships? I will take that anytime, although I am sure there is more to your answer than what you said. What the Yanks past has to do with us trading away the farm now, like they did over the past 2 years, I fail to see. No more to my comments. I see no need to play the 2 year old tap dance game.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:38 AM) Adkins? Take a look at what AAA hitters are hitting vs. him. It's well over .300, he has been getting knocked around consistently. Honestly, people have a tendancy to say things knee-jerk without having a general idea of what's going on. That's an understatement..

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:37 AM) You know, I saw you lurking this thread, and I knew you were going to give me some bulls***. Way to go Steff, way to f***ing go... :finger

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:35 AM) And for the old timers, they want to win. They don't give a flying f*** about guys at AAA...wouldn't you rather win a series and deal some prospects to get the pieces that are essential to put yourself over the top. And end up in the position the Yanks are in.. :rolly It's a good thing the "old timers" don't run the show.

QUOTE(Beastly @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:28 AM) Deal them all, I don't want them here... Great insight.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 10:20 AM) Does this mean they are talking about a deal, or is it just speculation? Sounds like an opinion to me.. hopefully a wrong one.

http://www.thewmurchannel.com/news/4662061/detail.html Man Pulled From Women's Outhouse Tank Teenager Reports Seeing Man's Face In Toilet POSTED: 4:56 pm EDT June 28, 2005 UPDATED: 6:05 pm EDT June 28, 2005 ALBANY, N.H. -- A man is facing charges after police said they pulled him from a tank under a women's toilet that was filled with human waste. Man Apparently Entered Tank Through Toilet Police said that Gary Moody, 45, was under a log cabin outhouse off the Kancamagas Highway in Albany. "You can draw your own conclusions as to the conditions we encountered," said Capt. John Hebert, of the Carroll County Sheriff's Department. Police said that they got a call from the parents of a teenage girl who said that when she went to use the facilities, she saw Moody's face staring back at her from the hole. Moody was hosed off before police cuffed him. "It's a very filthy environment, and before we put anybody in contact with him, we had to decontaminate him," Hebert said. "We treated him as if he were hazardous material." Hikers using the outhouse on Tuesday said that the story was enough to make their stomachs turn. "He just must be sick to put yourself in that muck. Disgusting," said Harriett Voysey, of New Jersey. Police said they don't know how long Moody was in the tank, but they said the door to it was locked, which means he must have gone in through the toilet. They said they don't know why he was there. "I started this business in 1980, and I have never in my career encountered anybody in this type of situation," Hebert said. Police charged Moody with criminal trespass, and they said he could face more charges. He is out on bail and due back in court next month.