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Pitt better remember how to close out a three point shooter or they will be bounced quickly against Butler.

So that was the Bulls first lost this season in their division right? That is a pretty impressive feat.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 02:16 PM) That's a good point. I like Michigan so I'm a bit of a homer, but I'm going to give the Wolverines a fighter's chance. Duke will probably win, but I could see it being very close. Michigan plays the wrong type of game to stay on the floor with Duke. I bet they get beat by at least 15.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 12:07 PM) Definitely. Rollie Fingers one is my favorite. They could have chosen a better one for the sox, but no complaints. At least we have a shirt. An Oscar Gamble one would have been awesome.

QUOTE (SouthsideDon48 @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 11:20 AM) That really makes the Brandon Allen trade look a lot worse. The Diamondbacks had him play a few games at left field if I'm not mistaken. The D-backs don't believe in him enough to give him the 1B job. That pretty much sums up the expectations for Allen.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 05:48 PM) Ozzie named Matt Thornton closer after today's game. I knew Rozner had it wrong. Now...could Sale get sent down between now and 3/31? The only way that could happen is if he loses his confidence.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 12:15 PM) Obviously, the hope is that he's the next DJ Carrasco. If he can eat up garbage innings and save the rest of the pitchers, and show a little something, he's worth it. That is a huge role out of the pen. Really the beginning of the end for the staff last year is when certian guys ran up too many innings out of the pen to compensate for others.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 05:30 PM) Sure looks that way. If he's throwing 80+ pitches with decent velocity and no discomfort, then we gain nothing by leaving him behind. The only way he isn't in our rotation is injury.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 11:33 AM) I believe Viciedo swapped agents to the destroyer of worlds payrolls a year or two ago. The point being if it is the guy who we worked with before, that might help in signing a player from Cuba.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) I agree that pitching is going to have to be a major focus. Maybe we'll take a riskier sign with that first pick since we won't have to give out so much money early. Maybe we don't want to spend that money. Who knows. But we need more pitching talent. I'm guessing that the signing budget is going to be sacrificed if attendance isn't good early this year. Even without a top pick, I bet we stay further away from top dollar than usual in exchange for signable picks.

Yellow Submarine is my favorite karaoke song to sing.

Brings a whole new meaning to irradiated food, huh?

Congrats!

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 19, 2011 -> 09:56 AM) If Howard leaves the Magic, my guess is he'll join the Nets in Brooklyn. Everyone keeps linking him to the Lakers, but the last thing he wants to do, is to be compared to Shaq (in terms of bolting Orlando for Los Angeles). If he leaves Orlando now, after having this team melted down, he will have that yolk to bear anyway.

Does he have the same agent as Alexei and Dayan?

Rozner announced the 10 teams today on the Score. The Sox were one of them. I don't remember who the 10th team was.

Since no one ever talks about things like this, apparently the Sox are NOT on Felix Hernandez's no trade list, according Barry Rozner.

Michigan was the first team in NCAA history to win a tourney game without hitting a single FT>

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 05:15 PM) help me out -- in the last 10 years, who's been in our starting rotation that was drafted by the team and came up thru the farm system? And I'm talking legit starters, not those who spot started but those who contributed serious innings pitched. Baldwin, Sirotka, Parque, Biddle, Buehrle, Garland and Richard...am I forgetting someone? That doesn't seem like too many, and certainly not recently. Sox seem to do a decent job with trades for starting pitching, developing other people's talent. Why the fear of imminent disaster? Tsunami fatigue? Garland was drafted by the Cubs and traded to us pretty young.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 17, 2011 -> 04:25 PM) I figured most fraternities were filled with douches like this... not news. hell it doesn't sound much different than any hot chick thread that has been on here.

Tex is a lazy poster in this thread.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 04:25 PM) Problem is, they already looked into that scenario in the offseason and we're not pleased with the potential outcome of going that route. Now if that situation does become true you have an even older AJ and Paulie, and FAs to be in Beuhrle and EJax, and an expensive Peavy. The pieces that still would have a ton of value is Danks and Thorton, besides that almost every player with a large contract wouldn't bring in that much, and what is brought in probably wouldn't be enough together with what we currently have in terms of young players to build a winner. It would take a few years of draft/development/trades to get the team back to contention. They didn't really look that hard at it. Buehrle and Jackson will be easy to dump as free agents to be. Unless he completely falls apart, teams will line up to have a couple months of Buehrle at only $5-7 million for the rest of the year headed into the stretch run. Jackson is the same way. You'll be able to get some nice parts for both of those guys. Danks and Thornton would be worth huge hauls if you wanted to go that route.

Quite high.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 11:01 AM) That whole story on him hurting his shoulder from a box falling on it while moving just reeked of cover up. Was he hanging out with Cabrera? (semi-serious question)

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Mar 18, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) Sad thing is he is completely right, if the fans don't support the team, especially because they falter and don't make the playoffs, they will have a huge amount of money tied up in few players next year, all after a disappointing season that most likely lost the owners money. After that the team would have to reevaluate their position, and unless JR wants to spend even more they may not be able to make any upgrades. This is because the system is so weak, and if Sale can't turn into a SP next year (which is a big IF, even if he wasn't going to be in the bullpen this year) than the Sox will have to trade pieces, MLB or Minor League, or sign expensive FAs. And although we have Morel and Viciedo ready to contribute, the system lacks players that will be ready to start next year, unless Flowers (who is my comeback player), Mitchell, etc show in big ways that they have overcome their flaws and are ready, which is pretty unlikely considering their setbacks and the overall % of failure of prospects. If this team flops at the start of this year, there will be a fire sale to move everything with a contract. They can't afford to carry a bad team this year. They were in the early stages of it last year (shopping players around) when the team caught fire last year. With something like 20 to 25 million more in total payroll, it will be much quicker. We won't wait around to let a long crappy season happen. Guys will be dealt, and the next generation will be acquired quickly.