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They are much better. MVP has a better game engine all around. Better gameplay. But no MLB license anymore...

This video shows the White Sox lineup and Derrek Lee hitting a homerun to dead center field off of Garland at the Urinal.

According to Gamestop.com, the release date for the Xbox and PS2 versions is 3/6/2006. The release date for the Xbox 360 version is 4/10/06. http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?sortby=...y=0&find=Search

Unfortunately, Derek Jeter is the coverboy. :puke Here are some videos from the Xbox version: Video #1 Video #2 Video #3 More videos Uribe is in one of the videos with high socks on making a play. Konerko is in another one of the videos striking out against C.C. Fatbathia and throwing his helmet afterwards. They didn't give him a bald spot though. The Cell looks pretty awesome from the very short shot of it that they do show. I loved EA's MVP Baseball series but I can't really enjoy a baseball game without the MLB license and players. It's coming out on March 6th. Anyone else buying this game?

Great stuff. MLBtraderumors.com didn't start this rumor. They just jumped on it when there was already sources out there.

Maybe, but it's not like MLBtraderumors.com was the first to report these rumors (not that I buy that they have any credible "sources" anyways). The first rumor regarding a Contreras for Abreu swap was back on January 22nd in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Nobody knows if this trade is ever going to happen but it's not like MLBtraderumors is the only source of these rumors.

Estes still won 7 games on the road that season... with a 5.53 ERA. Just last season, Rodrigo Lopez of the Orioles won 15 games with a 4.90 ERA.

Johan Santana is not a good comparison. He's the best pitcher in the A.L., he's young (26), and he's locked up for three years earning less than he's worth ($9 MM in 2006, $12 MM in 2007, and $13.12 MM in 2008). Contreras is 34 years old, coming off of a career year, is only under contract for one more season, and the Sox receive no compensation if he leaves to free agency. Once again, Santana is not a good comparison to the Contreras situation at all. And I don't recall KW saying that he wants "a really great pitcher that is ready to dominate in a rotation right now." McCarthy would replace Contreras in the rotation anyways. And no team would give up that type of pitcher for a 34 year old Contreras. I thought that KW wanted young, talented pitching that could help the White Sox now and in the future. If a team has "a really great pitcher that is ready to dominate in a rotation right now" they would just keep that guy in their own rotation instead of trading him for one year of Contreras.

Maybe, but it's interesting nonetheless. I don't know if Contreras will be dealt or not but there's no way to know for sure right now.

Sox deny Abreu trade Dye, Contreras part of rumored deal http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...ack=1&cset=true It's interesting that KW denied the trade rumors but he does say that he talked to the Phillies eight or nine days ago. If Contreras IS traded, I doubt it would be until Spring Training. Why trade him now when you could just wait until ST and see if all of your pitchers stay healthy, especially with Garcia and Vazquez pitching in the WBC?

That lineup doesn't really make much sense. It doesn't break up the righties and lefties and Dye is not a #3 hitter. How many teams bat a guy with a career .334 OBP third? I seem to remember reading some Tribune articles in which Ozzie even said that he would probably go with a 3-4-5 of Thome, Konerko, and Dye. And in a recent SoxFest Tribune article, Konerko was telling Ozzie that he thinks it would be a good idea for him to bat behind Thome. Podsednik Uribe Thome Konerko Dye Iguchi Pierzynski Crede Anderson

For the price of one dollar.

Everytime I see people argue that wins can be used as an indicator of a pitcher's talent, I think of Shawn Estes's 2004 season... 15-8 record 5.84 ERA

Agreed, Anderson will probably stuggle in his rookie season but Rowand only had a .736 OPS last season. That's not really a tall mountain to climb. And Everett had a .745 OPS last season. I would bet my left nut that Thome blows that away.

I would hope so but I don't expect it. This goes back to what I was saying about Dye as well. Crede's OPS will probably increase a bit if he keeps hitting more homeruns but it won't increase a lot until he learns how to take a walk. 2003: 536 AB | 32 BB | .261 AVG | .308 OBP | .433 SLG | .741 OPS 2004: 490 AB | 34 BB | .239 AVG | .299 OBP | .418 SLG | .717 OPS 2005: 432 AB | 25 BB | .252 AVG | .303 OBP | .454 SLG | .756 OPS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Career: 1722 AB | 102 BB | .255 AVG | .303 OBP | .439 SLG | .743 OPS Other than his second full season sophomore slump in 2004, his numbers look pretty consistent with his career so far. Unless Crede learns some plate patience and starts drawing walks, the only way he will see an .800+ OPS is if he puts up a ~.500 SLG. Right now, Crede IS a mediocre hitter. Teams would want him at 3rd base more for his glove than his bat. But Crede IS entering his prime years so if it's going to happen at all it would probably have to happen next season or 2007.

Every year people say that about Crede and every year it never happens. It doesn't happen because they aren't great hitters, only mediocre to good. A good but not great hitter like Dye and a mediocre hitter like Crede will probably always be inconsistent in that way. They swing at too many bad pitches to have a consistent stream of quality at bats from month to month, hence their low walk totals and stretches of horrible OPS's. Look at Dye's AVG (.274) and OBP (.333) from last season. They ended up being right around his career totals (.272 AVG, .334 OBP). But Dye's SLG (.512) from last season blew away his career SLG (.469), most likely due to the Cell factor. Dye won't be able to put up a much higher OPS than last year's unless he raises his OBP by drawing walks. But at this point in his career, he's just not going to become that type of hitter. I'm not going to get my hopes up that they will be solid for every month of next season. Dye and Crede will continue to have horrid offensive months. It's just the type of hitters they are. I'd rather have a guy who hits 24 homers with a .405 OBP than a guy who hits 31 homers with a .333 OBP. I think the guy with the higher OBP will help score more runs than the guy with 7 more homers and a much lower OBP. The Sox are obviously spending a lot of money now. I can understand how people are worried about this but it's not my money so I hope they keep spending it.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-angels...ack=1&cset=true "Hey Angels, you can have 33 year old Manny but you have to give us Figgins, Santana, and two of your best prospects... oh, and you have to eat Manny's entire contract. Deal?" *click* "Hello... hello?"

I don't need Craig Carton to know whether or not Ryan Seacrest is gay. Not that I care either...

I thought they sucked anyways. If I want to hear a whiny b****'s voice, I'll listen to Michael Jackson. Okay, maybe I won't...

Post it anyways. Cubs fan lemmings probably don't even know the look of their own ballpark.

I was just noticing that. I've been to a Sox @ Cubs game and I don't remember the bathrooms looking like that. Also, it doesn't look like any of the idiots in the video are wearing Cubs gear.

http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/NASApp/ml...d=bal&ym=200407 July 21: BAL @ BOS • Newhan's inside-the-park HR: 56K | 350K

It's bad enough that one retard would do such a thing but what about all the brainless morons who stand right around him as he does it. Did they not think it was a possibility that they could get sprayed with piss?

Even after drinking an entire 30-pack of PBR and being near alcohol poisoning, I would never do that. :puke

OH.MY.GOD... http://www.youtube.com/w/Piss-diver-at-Wri...Wrigley%20field :puke