southsider2k5

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6842657/

Lemme think about it. Talent-wise it is a great offer, but I am trying to improve percentages, and one guy would kill that. Plus I'd have to cut someone.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/19/...olls/index.html

You interested in dealing Bobby Simmons?

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 09:41 AM) I read this on the NYC version of the CTA Tattler. Wino are you in New York City???? Frantic hipster: Please tell me you have The Golden Girls on DVD! Employee: Nope, we are all sold out. Frantic hipster: Dammit! It's sold out everywhere! What am I going to do? --Barnes & Noble, Chelsea

I'll bet it was a commentary of exactly how well the Pistons have been playing lately...

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 09:21 AM) Hmmm actually I think Turkoglu is a wash with Jackson long - term, even though he'll be coming off the bench. Jermaine O'Neal has been taking up so much of the offense lately. Anybody up for some trades as well possibly? I'm definately interested. I offered Rowand 44 a deal for Tyson Chandler but I never heard back.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 08:58 AM) Member numbers?? Nuke is the 6th person listed having joined on soxtalk.com day 2. Yet he is member number 124? How?? IIRC, there was something that happened when they switched from one board to another. They had something like 128 members at the time and the order of members reversed. So #1 was now #128, #2 was #127... #128 was #1.

Also over 600,000 still estimated homeless in Indonesia

I jumped in and signed Stephen Jackson from the Pacers. I believe he comes back soon... Anyone think it was worth the risk?

Interesting, but I can't see it happening. With the pen the Sox already have, it would be kind of a waste of money. If they had that kind of cash, they could go after a Polanco or Iguchi at a position they could really use someone else, IMHO

QUOTE(sircaffey @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 08:49 AM) You think the Sox will go with a 6 or 7 man bullpen? 6 man: Shingo Marte Vizcaino Hermanson Politte Cotts 7 man: Shingo Marte Vizcaino Hermanson Politte Cotts Diaz, Munoz, or Grilli? With the addition of El Duque and the fact that the Sox pen already pitched the least innings of any ML club last year, I gotta say a 6 man pen is a pretty safe bet IMO.

A recent update. After talking to Jim a little bit, he is looking at going back to starting, and hoping to start the year at AAA Charlotte. But if it takes relieving to get to the Knights, he is more than willing to do it. Especially age and experience-wise a trip to Charlotte is next on the natural progession of things. The problem is with all of the ML signings the White Sox made this off season, there are a lot less open spots to be had. It looks like Jon Adkins, Felix Diaz, Jason Grilli, Arnie Munoz, and Jeff Baj will all open the season at Charlotte barring injuries. Plus the Sox signed Kevin Walker in the offseason who will undoubtedly take another spot as a lefty out of the pen at AAA. The interesting thing for Jim will be if the Sox decide to use Adkins and Munoz out of the pen or as starters in AAA. Grilli and Diaz almost certianly will be full time starters. Munoz and Adkins are a little more up in the air.

I find it interesting that this guy was our Secretary of the Treasury for a couple of years, and I haven't seen that mentioned in any articles about this incident.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Jan 19, 2005 -> 08:02 AM) The thing that still makes me shake my head is that the Cubs paid Ryan Dempster to rehab an arm surgery, they're now paying Williamson to do the same, yet when Jon Lieber - who had a 20-win season for them already - got injured, they just said "OK, thanks, bye now, best o' luck to ya". I'm telling ya, it baffles me.... And some people think our front office has their heads up their ass and are disloyal...

Heck I could have told them that

QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 10:49 PM) #@$@#%&~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They got Williamson for a song. He is just tremendous when he's right. Hell, even wrong this year, he was better than ever. Damnit, I was really hoping the Sox would get him. Worst f***ing outcome. Who would we drop from the 40 man roster to sign a pitcher who won't throw until at least August, if ever? You can't sign a guy and place him on the 60 day DL so he has to have a roster spot with a ML contract, at least until spring training.

Good luck to Esteban! I do have to say I am relieved to see no one gave him a multi year deal.

Baseball as America was an awesome experience. I spent over 3 hours going through it in the Field Mueseum. Everyone should see it if at all possible.

QUOTE(Man Of Steel @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 11:29 PM) Hey SS2K5 how does PayPal work?? Because if I can do it it would prolly be easier than mail, just wondering Its basically a clearing company. You pay them, and then they send your payment to the other person. That way only paypal has to see your personal info. I love it personally. It makes for instant payments instead of worrying about sending stuff in the mail.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 07:35 PM) Why not in the War Room? You're welcome

http://www.thecrimson.com/today/article505349.html

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:49 PM) That's why I was saying it's hard to compare all the SP's from different eras. Its impossible to do numbers comparisions based on different generations. I look more at how a pitcher stands out of his own group. That's why Greg Maddux is on my list. His numbers are so much better than just about anyone of this generation.

QUOTE(Athomeboy_2000 @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 05:19 PM) I read this on MSNBC.com and cringed: "She emphasized that spreading democracy through the Middle East remained a top Bush administration priority and that 'the stakes could not be higher.'" Now on face value, that sounds like a great thing for the world, but let's delve deeper into it. That part of the world is run by dictators and tyrannical oppressors. The only way to spread democracy in these countries the leaders will need to be removed. And to remove these leaders, one must invade the country and remove them by force. That force is the US Military. So, El Presidente plan is to continue invading countries until every country in the middle east is free. So, here’s to years of war and pointless deaths ahead of us. That is an awful big stretch there... that's like saying if you aren't for democractic middle eastern governments you are for dictators and murders.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jan 18, 2005 -> 06:45 PM) That's very debatable. Clemens=more wins, K's RJ=better ERA It is debatable. Johnson has pitched on a lot of bad teams, something that Rocket never really has done. But that list is just MHO really.