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QUOTE (mcgrad70 @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 06:17 PM) The decisions are obvious to us, but you have to hold your breath with this management Who was the last obvious option player the Sox declined an option on?

Oscar the grouch isn't related to Oscar Gamble either, though at one time they used the same stylist.

He is going to be Juan Uribe with more power and a lot less defense.

Ming Dynasty and Ming the Merciless are two different families entirely.

Kelvin measurements are just as irrelevant to this discussion.

It would make a good campaign commercial though. Those don't have to be true at all.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 04:41 PM) I'm pretty sure Ozzie didn't write that, the grammar is way too perfect. And no f bombs.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 12:26 PM) Who is Cardinals top pitching prosepect and how can we arrange a trade that sends Carlos, and Buehrle to the Cards for Rasmus and studs? If Buehrle is in a deal to St Louis, we sure as heck aren't getting Rasmus back, let alone more prospects. They need to cut payroll to make room for a Pujols massive extention. Think ARod money and how to make room for it.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 12:03 PM) Cowley tweeter earlier how the story about the potential trade Ozzie/Stanton was just another example of why the Sun Times was a superior sports section. Of course, the Marlins never considered it, if it were even brought up to them, but why let facts get in the way of a good story. I seemed to recall Cowley ripping a Soxtalk report on a potential 3 way trade last year involving Paulie and Adrian Gonzalez. Now he's reporting a potential Quentin/Rasmus trade? I am one who feels Quentin has a lot more value than most, but as the big piece for Rasmus? Never. Ever since their readership went into the toilet the Sun Times is a step above a tabloid. Writers like Cowley are just a part of that.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 02:30 PM) Asking for compensation for a manager with time still left on his contract really isn't unique. The Sun Times made it seem like Stanton was on the table for Ozzie, which apparently wasn't true. The Marlins according to Ozzie, were given permission to speak with him but never did. A lot of people think the Ozzie/KW feud will still end badly and one thing I read was the Marlins may be one of the parties. There's no question Ozzie would appeal to certain teams from a PR standpoint and with the Latin community in Miami, Ozzie probably could sell a lot of tickets. The bottom line is if the Sox were offered Stanton for Ozzie and they didn't put Ozzie on JR's jet to Miami, they are not too bright. It just was never available. Meh, if Hanley can't sell tickets down there, I doubt Ozzie will.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 02:34 PM) Clearly my point sailed right over your head. I didn't say someone else wanting him was embarrassing (to think that shows you're thinking in a very biased way), I said that it's kind of embarrassing we're apparently looking to trade our manager after a clusterf*** season of poor managing, poor pr/office relations and insane family outbursts/issues. So much has gone on between Ozzie/Ozzie's family and KW this year that I almost have to relate this to that in some small way at least. And I think it would be foolish not to consider that as a possibility. We didn't look to trade him. Florida asked for permission to talk to him, and didn't. They also supposedly had an offer on the table to give us Stanton for Guillen. Again, we didn't. We didn't look to trade Ozzie. The Marlins came to us. Your whole premise is wrong. The point sailed over everyone's head because it was not based in "fact".

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 02:30 PM) Like somebody said, I'd look and see if we can simply improve our team via free agency, if not make one blockbuster. Trade Mark Buehrle, Juan Pierre and either Teahen/Linebrink to the Cardinals or Yankees. We have to find a way to dump Pierre and Teahen/Linebrink and packaging them with Mark may be the only way to dump those buzzkill players. Juan would be OK I guess only if Oz bats him ninth. Make a team with money take some of our buzzkill with a name player like Mark. Trading for Buehrle in the offseason would be a major headline grabber for the Cardinals/Yankees/Mets/Bosox. I love Mark and wouldn't mind keeping him, but we can probably afford to trade a starter. If not Mark, then Jackson. If they take all of Marks contract, no one is about to give us anything of value for him.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 11:08 AM) Atlas will have difficulty holding up the planet if it's mass keeps increasing. Fat ass earthlings.

QUOTE (TheBigHurt @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 01:25 AM) Whether it's remotely true or not, what does this even being rumored tell you about the pitiful reputation of our manager? Really, in both managing AND PR/Office/family publicity, Ozzie has been a train wreck this season. A team comes not only asking about him, but supposedly offering a huge top prospect and you think that reflects BADLY on him? No disrespect, but you got things really backwards here.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Oct 30, 2010 -> 03:19 AM) Per Sportsline....and props to them for making fun of Cowley http://dave-andriesen.blogs.cbssports.com/...297882/25554357 Too bad there weren't any references to his mom's basement or Jay Mariotti's schtick.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 29, 2010 -> 12:38 PM) They announced today they exercised Kubel's $5.5 mil option and declined Punto's option for $5 mil. They could still trade him FWIW...

Zorro would have pwned both of them.

xerxes was one hell of a monarch.

Very right, I am sure.

That is a strange thing to study if you ask me.

Possibly, but not probably.

Not quite, but it would encouraging the purchase of another kind of insurance.

Lasting changes lets say...

Just as soon as I become President, things will change around here... oh they will change all right muhahahahahahaha...

Ha Ha is what I would say if I were Nelson, but I am not, so I will say LMAO>