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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 6, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) I thought they caught him after killing 2 other people in Malaysia or something? They got him in South America. Note that the post you are responding to is from 2008.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 6, 2011 -> 12:13 PM) Bulls - this injured Boozer > Bulls + this injured Boozer The Bulls are a WAY better team with a healthy Carlos Boozer. That isn't even a question.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 6, 2011 -> 12:03 PM) Agreed. We can win this series without Boozer, but no way can we beat the Heat without him (and yes, I am assuming the Heat will win, not far fetched) being closer to full strength. The Hawks don't play enough defense to require an offensive player like Boozer to be effective. Plus the Bulls still own enough of an advantage when they are on defense to be all right.

http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/06/gam...le-team-in-mlb/

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 6, 2011 -> 11:15 AM) KW loves the status quo, because If one of those guys go then the heat moves to him Mr.Smugass never makes a mistake ask him! JR is ball-less and when they get 8,000 on a summer day I hope he enjoys it because it is what he deserves for being loyal to the extreme! Name calling? That is interesting.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 6, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) My point is that he is the worst catcher in baseball. There were clearly options better than him in free agency or trade. What about AJ's game is there to like? My point is you are trying to turn today into the free agent market 6 months ago. Unless you are a big Miguel Olivo or Tyler Flowers fan, there really weren't better options out there.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 6, 2011 -> 11:07 AM) Yeah his .573 OPS is quite indicative of being the best on the market. Then you make a trade for someone. He had a .688 OPS last year, there were definitely better options out there. AJ plain blows. And I should add that he is 3/20 in catching base stealers. There is no part of AJ's game now that is even average. He sucks as a hitter (he is on pace for 15 f***ING WALKS!!), sucks on defense and sadly is durable so he plays all the f***ing time. So his performance to this point is indicative of how good the free agent market was over the winter? Uh, ok.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:35 AM) We could trade him for Edwin Jackson's twin brother. If I got the chance to trade Phil Humber for Edwin Jackson, there would be exactly zero hesitation on my side.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:26 AM) Buehrle is just not good anymore. I'll take the guy with pretty darn good stuff who is pitching like a stud now over the guy who can't throw above 87 MPH. Buehrle is done being a solid pitcher, at most now, he is average. He is due for a typical Buehrle outing when he gives up 8 runs and his ERA balloons to over 5. Humber has exactly 7 starts in his major league career, 5 of which have happened in April. I'm not ready to anoint him better than Buehrle quite yet. He has zero track record to go off of, other than potential.

We kept AJ because the options at Catcher weren't any better. That wasn't loyalty.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:12 AM) The next series we manage to avoid a team's ace will be the first. Same with Humber.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ May 6, 2011 -> 10:06 AM) If Esteban Loaiza could do it, a more talented Humber can too. I don't think I agree with the premise of your point.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ May 6, 2011 -> 09:54 AM) Could also have been due to the shooting at Jackson and Wabash These guys were in the VanBuren Metra station with the dogs. I don't think it was related.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 6, 2011 -> 09:59 AM) When the season started, one of the biggest concerns was the 5th starter spot with Humber & Peavy's injury. If you would have known that Humber would have a 3.06 ERA and the Sox would be 3-4 in his starts, you would have been estatic about the team's chances. I really didn't think Humber would be this good, but at the same time, I have no illusion about him finishing the season with anywhere close to those kind of numbers either.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writ...ml?eref=writers

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ May 6, 2011 -> 09:21 AM) Humber > Buehrle. I feel very confident saying that. I liked Humber's chances this year more than just about anyone else here, but I won't even go that far.

Another follow up... I hadn't heard about the conviction or sentencing until the other day... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41529499/ns/us...ime_and_courts/

Big day for Crude today. It keeps trying to test $100. It would be a big step forward if it closes under $100 for the weekend.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 6, 2011 -> 08:48 AM) Yeah, they are saying there is evidence of planning for a train plot - derailing by putting obstacles in the way - to be done around the 10th anniversary of 9/11. There was a lot more security present this morning in the city.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 6, 2011 -> 09:15 AM) What's up with the congressmen, especially Chambliss, that are releasing information from these supposedly "classified" meetings? the Vice President...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 6, 2011 -> 08:40 AM) I'm sure he was. But Adam Dunn conveniently played 2 seasons and hit 76 HR with a .910 OPS in Nationals Park as well. That kinda negates anyone sayign that he only hits well in hitters ballparks. And also ignores that he is playing in one of the top 5 hitters parks in baseball right now.

BTW, lots of fun stories this morning, including the possibility Chicago already was a target of the train attacks, that were found in El Casa De Bin Laden, back in 2007 when an eerily similar event happened with about a dozen spikes being pulled out right in front of the bridge of a metra/south shore route over I94 on the south side/ Plus the story about the chopper potentially being a new stealth helicopter that no one knew was being built, and of course Joe Biden accidentally confirming, when no one else in the administration would, that it was indeed the Navy Seals that carried out this raid.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 6, 2011 -> 08:25 AM) Humber has the lowest ERA of the entire Sox rotation Please don't tell me you think Humber really is better than any of our other starters...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 6, 2011 -> 08:12 AM) Nationals Park was an average offensive park for the last 2 years also, the Cell is a much better hitters park than Nationals Park. He was talking about Cincy I thought.