Steff

Well.. I'm LDRS Steff there I'll be sure to watch for ya. BJC from there posts on here but I can never remember his name on here...

What's your name on there..? Obviously.. I'm Steff . Bobby and his multiple names are a riot! The trolls are to a minimum there, no? I TOS them pretty fast, I think..

I'm the mod on the WS board there. You read often..? You should post.

You post on the AOL boards...?

Yikes.. some of you know me so well.

Mine is in Naperville.. it's a bit of a hike for you, but well worth it if you want to give him a try. Email me if you want his name & number. I also have a good one in Hickory Hills I can refer you to. She was my dentist until I graduated HS.

Well.. if your damn heads weren't so hard I wouldn't have to repeat myself so much!! Thanks for the compliments Vince.

I absolutely love my dentist. Fan it definitely depends on the dentist. Talk to them, tell them your fears. Sounds stupid.. but it will help a lot in the long run.

Oooooo... I'm tellin!!!

And with that.. I say it's time for this thread to be retired. Excellent post Kap!

Yes, talking about Sidney. And I agree with your concerns.

Sidney is a FA.. can't trade for him.

LOL.. He's taller than 6' (Jim is 6' and he's at least 2 inches taller) and listed at 249 lbs. That's pretty ideal, and definitely not 30 lbs overweight. Even if he was 260 it would not be "overweight". Why don't you guys wait until you see him again before you bash him anymore. He's been on a pretty intense program since November 1st.

I'll see if I can find the mother load later tonight. I know they are all in one place.. it just takes forever to find them.

It wasn't easy.. You have to do a search of a specific MLB rule.. then follow a bunch of links to get to the complete General Transaction Rules. I only had that one because some jerk called me a liar when I said the Sox could not talk to Carl since he signed somewhere else.

From General Transaction Rules Free Agency and Compensation A player that has accrued 6 complete years or more of service time at the end of a season and does not have a contract is eligible for filing for free agency, after which the player can sign with any team he wants. To receive compensation for a player that signs with another team, the team must offer the player salary arbitration. The team must offer salary arbitration to the player by December 7 or will not be allowed to negotiate with or sign the player until the following May 1. After arbitration is offered, the player has until December 19 to either accept or refuse salary arbitration. If it is refused, the player can only negotiate with the club until January 7th, after which no more negotiation can take place until May 1. The compensation formula is based off a negotiated formula, heavy on triple crown stats, for the previous 2 seasons. Type A players are those that rank in the top 30% of his position. Type B players are those that rank below top 30% but still in the top 50%. Type C players are those that rank in the top 60% but not the top 50%. A type players fetch the 1st-round draft pick of teams in the top half of W-L record or a 2nd-round draft pick of teams in the bottom half of W-L record and an additional pick between the 1st and 2nd rounds. B types don't get the sandwich pick and C type players fetch a sandwich between the 2nd and 3rd rounds. The higher the player's ranking in the compensation formula, the higher priority the old team gets in acquiring draft picks. Something that's never mentioned is that there are still limits to the type of free agents that teams may sign. If there are 14 or less type A and B players available, no team may sign more than 1 type A or B player. If there are 15-38 available A and B players, no team may sign more than 2. From 39-62 this becomes 3. The club quota increases accordingly for higher totals of available free agents. There is no maximum allowed for type C free agents. Lastly, a team can sign up to as many type A and B free agents as they've lost, regardless of the above quota. Major League free agents come with an automatic no-trade clause until after the next June 15.

Sorry, but you are incorrect, and a liar. I never said anything about your job. Did that education get you a job making enough to pay attention..?

Oh Mike... people lie. Unfortunately it's human nature. My mistake if I misunderstood.. sounded like Murcie was blaming Rose because he'll profit from the book. He's not holding a gun to anyone's head to buy it.

I am always impressed when someone points out over and over and over again how educated they are.. then resort to 2 year old fighting tactics.

Can you pass along the winning lotto numbers, please..

He's a tool cause people are going to buy his book...? It's HIS fault people will spend their money on it..? It's HIS fault he'll make a profit from people buying it..??

Agree Murcie, and the offseason has a long way to go. But it's very frustrating watching the days pass with not a word. I said some very unkind things about the Sox this past week. They "suck" is tame compared to my words...

Nice looking kid.

Ahhh.. what a warm and loving response.

Jim just fired ours up.. he's like a kid in a candy store out there now with the dog running after him. We didn't get too much snow though. Maybe 3 inches.