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QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 02:54 PM) ESPN. HA! Who is the last big name free agent to sign in Cleveland? Hell who is the last big pending FA that Cleveland had who stuck around?

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 06:51 PM) Not a surprise. Wonder if Mark was balking at the money or just the possibility of staying here. Knowing the Sox probably a little bit of the money, and a lot of the lack of years.

If we really want to get the most out of Sisco, we send him to Charlotte and rebuild him as a starter. We have the technology....

Happy New Year everyone, hopefully 07 is better than 06

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 07:05 PM) Anyone ever seen Billy Joel? He's coming to Birmingham in February and I am thinking about going. The tickets are pretty pricey, but I think it may be worth it. Billy Joel is worth the money. I saw him and Elton John a few years back, and was really disappointed in Elton, but really surprised at how awesome Billy Joel was. It was the exact opposite of what I expected.

Good luck to those babies and to all of the families

QUOTE(NUKE @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 01:13 AM) http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/02/...tion/index.html Back on topic......... Why would the U.S. seek to delay the execution? The longer that man was allowed to live, the longer he was a thorn in our side and an impediment to Iraq's rebirth. Better to get rid of the bastard now and let whatever reaction, positive or negative, work itself out so people can move on. Of course that will never get any play outside of the US, because no one would believe it anyways.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jan 1, 2007 -> 02:29 PM) For as much as Brian did wrong last year, it seems like a lot of teams would still like to get their hands on him. It's almost like they think he won't continue to suck..... Great post. Too bad it hasn't been quoted more often in this thread.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 04:29 PM) TIFWIW, but Apple's internal investigation says nothing bad happened. Big shocker there. Even the Andersen "independent" auditors never found fraud at Enron....

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 01:41 PM) and Brandon McCarthy is untouchable. Like I said, Weaver is a tool. I wouldn't be jumping for joy to see him in a Sox uniform but if memory serves me correctly KW had some serious interest in him a few years ago when he was still with the Tigers. And he wouldn't be the 5th starter, Javy would. If his playoff performance wasn't a fluke, he's better by far. Also, I'd be surprised if the Sox didn't sign a more significant free agent than Toby Hall this off season. Didn't the Freddy trade free up some salary? There is history between the Sox and Jeff Weaver, even beyond the fact he is a complete A-hole. Go back and read up on when the Sox drafted him, and Weaver starting the brawl in 2000 against the Sox. Hell, Weaver has had his own teammates try and kick his ass for being such a prick. I'll say it again, and I would put money on it. Jeff.Weaver.Will.NEVER.Pitch.For.The.Chicago.White.Sox. Ever.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 01:29 PM) Billy Beane trades away Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder for prospects, builds a team that contends or wins that division every year, and gets books written about how he's a genius for playing Beane Ball.. Kenny Williams trades away a couple of guys for prospects before they hit free agency 2 years after winning the world series, wins 90 games 2 years in a row, and gets insulted for playing "Jerry Ball (wasn't he an offensive lineman somewhere?) Good catch there B. For all of the people who used to laugh at KW for being Beane's b****, guess who is the ultimate moneyball GM? Kenny Williams has been the ultimate "buy low" GM for years now. Look at the players he has brought to Chicago, and how he got them here. AJ-steal. Dye-steal. Iguchi-steal. Loiaza-steal, and then he turned him into Contreras. He stuck by Crede when he was low, as he did with Rowand and Garland. He stole Jenks from Anaheim for nothing. After all that time of hordeing starting pitching when it was undervalued, he is now spinning it off for young people went it got expensive, while other GMs pay outrageous prices for loads of crap. etc, etc. Moneyball was all about getting the best value in a marketplace, and KW has done exactly that.

QUOTE(Brian @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 01:14 PM) What are the chances that more hell breaks loose after this? About 100% or so...

QUOTE(mreye @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 12:17 PM) Or wanting to watch her die... I think everyone was thinking it, but you were the first to say it For me, I have seen Paul McCartney and Weird Al in concert, what's left?

QUOTE(Hangar18 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 11:11 AM) All this stuff ............ Phil Rogers predicted a couple weeks ago. He was called a heretic by some I recall also ....... Well until it actually happens, people do have a point...

I can't wait for the full musical episode. That ought to be an instant classic.

So if we send Anderson, Floyd or Danks, and another arm, does that change people's opinions of either the Garcia or McCarthy deals depending on which guy gets dealt?

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 09:07 AM) My grandfather almost played the grandfather on Charles in Charge. ok, well put this in your head.... "She's a Maniac...She's a Maniac...on the dance floor!...and she's dancin' like she's never danced before!" Also a song done by Ted's Group... It's better than "Its raining men" when Tara Reid was teaching the male strippers how to dance... and other things.

I saw one of the reruns with the barbershop quartet guys, and now I can't get the "Charles in Charge" theme song out of my head!

It had to be TO, call Tony and tell him to get me the damned ball!!!

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 08:15 AM) That's amazing. In the same post, you say "Amazing how the owners can't control themselves", then "Pay up Jerry, or sell the team." Everyone else is so stupid... Why can't we be stupid too?

NASDAQ has already announced it will be closed on Tuesday, while the NYSE is trying to decide if they are going to open or not. The Federal Reserve Board is pushing back their meeting and annoucment a day as well.

Let me put this simply... Jeff.Weaver.Will.NEVER.Pitch.For.The.Chicago.White.Sox. Ever.

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 07:29 AM) By the sounds of it, seems Minaya is looking more towards Buehrle. "He is looking for someone with a more established pedigree." I would think Buehrle would qualify as that. He is a proven winner. Any chance he'd be willing to part with Pelfrey and Milledge or maybe even Hielmen instead of Milledge? With the immenent departure of Jermaine Dye after this year, I would like to see a deal done with Pelfry and Milledge, or no deal at all.

QUOTE(Soxy @ Dec 29, 2006 -> 01:16 AM) Quiz question: How many of the Gospels name Bethlehem as the birthplace of Christ? Mathew IIRC... Anyways, back to that post, that site is god awful. That thing is about the most racist, anti-semetic (and I don't use that term often, on purpose) site I have ever seen. I don't know whether to believe the story or not, just because the rest of the site is such extremeist propaganda, it throws everything on there in doubt, at least IMO.

I blame Brokeback Mountian