southsider2k5

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 01:45 PM) But they haven't been spending $140 million annually. That's just for 2010. Since their run started, they've spent $89 million, $98 million and $113 million. The more they win, the more the payroll rises. But it's not like they've just gone out whoring the FA market like the Yankees. They have some of the premier players in the game, players that either came up through the system or were acquired via the system. You have to have some patience, but replicating their model is within reason if you have the right people in place. Which for the record means they started out spending 20% more than we did before we won our world series.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 01:56 PM) This post is spot on. I think it's time for a salary cap as well - even though the Sox are one of the medium to big spenders. Just think... if the Sox went out and got Dunn, Werth, Crawford, and Lee and increased the payroll to 200M, they'd sell out every game too. And the tv ratings would be through the roof. I couldn't imagine being a Pirates or a Royals fan. Small market teams shouldn't be at such a disadvantage. We won a World Series and nothing like that ever happened. Those sort of fan expectations are incredibly unrealistic.

Outrageous.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 11:48 AM) Problem is anything less than Beckham+Sale would make the Indians die of chronic laughter. I was talking about Pujols and his impending free agency after 2011.

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...ws&c_id=cws

Losers quit posting in cool threads...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 09:55 AM) I'm more or less already tired of people throwing out trade ideas and players that absolutely no team in their right mind would give up. Asking if Shin Soo Choo or Mike Stanton is available is like asking the Cardinals if Albert Pujols is available. The thing is with his contract situation, he might be available.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 12, 2010 -> 08:38 AM) Marian Hossa is on a God damn mission. He legitimately looks like a top 5 player in the game right now after actually having an offseason without rehab. That Hjalmarsson game misconduct was bulls***. In the end, Crawford looks like a serviceable backup, and that was a nice win to take us to 1-1-1. It is amazing that with both Toews and Kane on the roster, Hossa is probably the best player on that team.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 09:14 PM) A drunk who killed a woman and a former head of the kkk. Nice. And they say the witch in Delaware or where ever it is isn't smart enough to be in the Senate. Well that, and they are both dead...

According to Harry Reid, the greatest living Americans are Ted Kennedy and Robert Byrd.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 06:08 PM) I know that. You asked about Morneau, right? That's whom I was referring to. Oh yeah, duh

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 05:22 PM) He's making $15 million a year through 2013. That's not what the article said...

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 04:04 PM) Interesting read. http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/104682954.html I see Mauer gets his bump next year, any idea when Morneau gets his?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 02:52 AM) http://espn.go.com/new-york/columns/story?...&id=5656406 Since Ron Gardenhire took over as manager in 2002, the Twins are 16-45 (.262) against the Yankees during the regular season, which Elias says is the worst record any team has against an opponent during that span. The record is even worse when you include Minnesota's 2-10 postseason mark against the Yankees: 18-55 (.246). That's a worse winning percentage than the 1962 Mets had. The Twins so resemble the Washington Generals to the Yankees' Harlem Globetrotters that I keep expecting to see Derek Jeter pull down Joe Mauer's pants and toss a bucket of confetti into the Minnesota dugout. Wow. We think we have it bad.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 11:23 AM) There are a lot of BCS disaster scenarios in play right now. TCU/BSU are obvious threats to get in the NC game. Yes there is still hope for BSU even with other undefeateds. They can add a potential 11-1 Nevada team to their SOS. Or else you can go for just the two undefeateds from the Big Ten. It would be fun to see the BCS/voters scramble that mess. Or the complete disaster: Oregon 12-0 Okla/Nebraska 13-0 Ohio State 12-0 Michigan State 12-0 TCU 12-0 BSU 12-0 LSU/Auburn 13-0 We can only hope. It seems like every year this is possible, and then there is one big weekend of craziness that kills it all.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 02:08 PM) This is karma all the way for Pearl. It's sad though, that he has to cheat to win the Horizon League. It's the damn Horizon League for god's sake and you didn't even believe in yourself to get the job there? Its the same reason athletes cheat. They want the big money, and they don't want to put the same time and effort into earning it. Coaches who cheat aren't any different.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 11, 2010 -> 02:22 PM) I wonder if filtering "Daniel Hudson" and having it come out "God Himself", would help at all... The irony is that an argument like this is always going on at Soxtalk. One year his name is Kip Wells, another it is Chris Young, and another it is Brandon Allen. As time goes by, it always seems to come up Kenny.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 12, 2008 -> 09:12 PM) The goal for completion is 2010, correct? I can't wait. The best skyline in the world gets that much better. Aren't there other building in the process of construction right now? And what's up with the Trump Tower? Has that been completed? Well I guess you could say it is "completed" for now. And for the record, this project was killed by lack of lending.

Hopefully that hotspot has a happy hour, or Flaxx will be a sad homosapien.

I am going with the Steelers

These are the remaining contestants! QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 09:52 AM) Colts QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 10:52 AM) Ravens. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 7, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) Falcons QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Oct 10, 2010 -> 09:26 AM) Indy (colts)

I do a mean Yellow Submarine...

So in otherwords it is pretty universal that fan bases think they have the worst manager in their game.

Another person who is jealous they didn't start cheating first.