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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 04:20 PM) Crede saved the Sox ass with that diving stab of the liner the other day. And BA looks like he has potential. Anybody else think he looks like Mickey Mantle in the face? Mantle leans more towards Toby Hall IMO. EDIT: This is the only time Toby Hall and Mickey Mantle shall ever be referenced together.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) Why does every person keep talking about dumping Hughes but keeping Ben Gordon. Hughes is a taller Gordon, with handles, that actually plays good defense. I would want him over Gordon on this team every day of the week, especially with a rookie starting next to him in the backcourt. Hughes has a hideous contract, shoots at a hideous rate, and takes way more shots than he should in the first place. Gordon, on the other hand, is our best scorer, hands down, and is a phenomenal 3 point shooter. I agree that Hughes is better defensively though. Handles won't mean much for Hughes with Rose on the squad now. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't really like Ben Gordon.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 04:08 PM) Yup. And a healthy Paul Konerko coming back to this team is a better hitter than anything out there in the trade market. A healthy Konerko in the lineup improves this offense immensely. I'll take my chances on PK producing more than I will a platoon of Wise/Anderson.

I would totally be down with re-signing Cabrera, letting him play SS for a few years, and keeping Alexei at 2nd.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 11:37 AM) Anyone see the Tribune sunday? Shows about a fight that happened in the stands. http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....owdown-o-1.html Interesting. A guy picks up money that falls from a woman's purse, gets called out on it, refuses to give it back, and gets pummeled by both team's fans.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 09:08 AM) Speaking of the D-backs, am I the only one that's been very underwhelmed by Chris Young's development so far? Still no batting average and no OBP whatsoever to speak of. That's blasphemy on SoxTalk. Chris Young is the greatest player the White Sox have ever traded!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 03:05 AM) uh, it's annoying. Hammer-ons and pull-offs don't work as easily as they did in GH3 and unless you like Aerosmith and similar music, it kinda sucks I'm gonna keep playing it, but I think they should have chosen a different artist first...like Metallica... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar_Hero:_Metallica

There are WAY too many erectile dysfunction commercials, especially during sporting events.

QUOTE (Maxwell @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 02:50 AM) I didn't say you said that. I would like to see what your reasons are though, if I'm wrong. What are you talking about? I wouldn't do that deal in the first place. I'm just pondering what the offense would like like + Figgins and - Thome, EDIT: As far as Crede's defense, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, he's a stud, but he is having a terrible year this season. But that's just my opinion. Then again, I'm not too bright.

QUOTE (Maxwell @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 02:45 AM) So you'd bench a hot hitting thome, who is probably the 3rd best hitter on the sox, and statistically the 4th best, for chone, who'd you give up a s***load to acquire. That makes little sense to me. Thome had a bad start so lets trade him at his lowest value, that's what smart GMs do right? Who cares if he has been good for a month now. Crede DH? Are you on f***ing crack? The guy is awesome defensively. Calm your tits. When did I say any of that? I'm simply going off what that guy said in his scenario. And f*** no I wouldn't deal Thome and Fields for Figgins. And Crede's awesome defense is good for last in the league in fielding percentage and most errors among third basemen.

QUOTE (Maxwell @ Jun 30, 2008 -> 02:24 AM) Who would you bench then? No reason you can't put Chone in CF. CF Figgins SS Cabrera LF Quentin RF Dye DH Konerko C Pierzynski 1B Swisher 3B Crede 2B Ramirez Or, you put Swish in CF, Konerko at 1B, Figgins at 3rd, and let Crede DH to rest his back. 3B Figgins SS Cabrera LF Quentin RF Dye 1B Konerko C Pierzynski CF Swisher DH Crede 2B Ramirez

Seinfeld, a well-deserved #1.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 11:38 PM) Actually, he is. They didn't ask CP3 to play last year because he hadn't really produced last season. Hinrich was on the team because they needed another PG and he almost went to Duke so he and Coach K are friends. Now that they have CP3, Williams, and Kidd, Hinrich wasn't even asked to go. He committs dumb fouls, he shoots too much, when he shoots it doesn't go in, and his defense is solid at best. Haha, ok, his defense is solid at best. Whatever you say chief. If Kirk was a "bad player", then teams around the league wouldn't be calling trying to acquire him. Also, let me just say this, Brand would be an invaluable asset to this team provided we keep Gordon. And also, Brand over Tyrus is an absolute no-brainer to me. Tyrus will NEVER consistently produce 20-10 like Brand. I can damn near guarantee that. He has no semblance of an offensive game. Him at SF would be even worse with his terribly inconsistent jumper. Put it this way, Rose-Gordon-Deng-Brand-Noah is the best offensive 5 the Bulls can put on the court this year, and I'll tell you why. The scenarios for open jump shots are absolutely plentiful. 1.) Rose drives to the lane. Options: Go up strong, get a dunk/lay up/shot attempt OR dump it to an open big man down low because a help defender came over to block Rose OR dish it back out to an open Gordon or Deng for a jumper. 2.) Brand has the ball in the post. Options: Beat the defender 1 on 1 OR draw the double team and dish to the open man. You've got a playmaking PG and a low post PF you can run your offense through. It's TOO perfect.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 11:20 PM) Deng would be fine guaring 2's. Sure, he is kind of slow but with his height and long arms, I think he is a better defender then what he gets credit for. Also, Camby averaged 9 points this year so that isn't ALL defense. Plus, Noah averaged 5-5 in 20 minutes this year. Give him 35 minutes and he'll average 10-10. That's pretty good for a "wasted 9th overall pick in the draft clown". However, I agree on Rose and Thomas. The Clippers will want more then that for Brand and they will get that much for Brand, whether it's from us or another team. Seriously, if you were the Clippers' GM, would you take Craptain Kirk, a bad player, and TT, a long athletic bum, for an automatic 20-10 guy? Come on. First off, Deng CANNOT guard SG's, plain and simple. He just doesn't have the lateral quickness. Second, even with extremely gracious predictions, that lineup blows. Rose - 15 ppg (gracious) Deng - 17 ppg Tyrus - 10 ppg (very gracious) Camby - 9 ppg Noah - 10 ppg (won't happen) That's still only 61 points. Oh, and "Craptain" Kirk is not a bad player whatsoever. Bad players don't get picked to play for their country internationally.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 10:38 PM) I can't really blame him. QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 11:11 PM) QFT. I could only blame him if he wasn't. I totally agree with you guys, but I just thought it was kinda funny and awkward for him.

QUOTE (Felix @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 11:05 PM) You see similar posts around here when the Cubs beat the Sox. Such is the life of a fan base. Have you seen similar racially-charged comments here? I mean, thats coming from the fan base who uses "Horry Cow" but come on, Marshall is from nowhere WV, Wood is from Texas, it's kind of uncalled for.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 10:37 PM) Rose, Deng, TT, Camby, Noah. That lineup is disgustingly bad. Like, in all facets of the word. Rose is a rookie, Deng is not good enough defensively to guard 2's, Tyrus sucks on both ends of the court, Camby is all defense, and Noah is all defense as well. If we want to score 60 points a game with out starting lineup, than that is a great option. QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 10:49 PM) Possibly. I heard he'd only accept a trade to Miami, or else he wants to stay in LA. We'd probably have to offer them TT, Gordon, and Hinrich- plus, maybe a first rounder in the future. That is SEVERELY overpaying for Brand, especially coming off an injury. Hinrich/Gooden or Hinrich/Thomas could possibly be enough for him. With that said, I am TOTALLY in favor of bringing in Brand. He makes our team incredibly dangerous, especially if you keep Gordon. PG Rose SG Thabo (with BG off the bench) SF Deng PF Brand C Noah That's a team in the playoffs no doubt, and pending Rose's development, that team could be DAMN good.

I think Chuck Garfein was flirting with Kerry Sayers.

Wow, the quality of posts in that NSBB forum after tonights loss is pretty damn low. I love that everyone is pulling out drug/job jokes. You just got swept and are in a 4 game losing streak. STFU. EDIT: Buehrle is a "hick from Missouri", wow. Talk about class.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 09:52 PM) who's the green jacket guy theyre referencing Probably the guy sitting 1st row behind home plate.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 09:39 PM) Reading Northsidebaseball is priceless right now. We need links and quotes.

ATTENTION NL CENTRAL: Throw INSIDE to the Cubs. ATTENTION AL CENTRAL: Don't f*** with us at home.

How sweep it is. Buehrle with another tremendous outing. Very promising if he can regain that form he did the 1st half of last year.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 05:31 PM) Yeah, but if not for the wind, that's an out. Man, the wind helped us out big time yesterday. All 3 homers were homers because of it. How were all 3 wind-aided? I'd agree on Quentins, but Dye's was smashed and Alexei's was similar to the 2B he hit. And if they were, why didn't Crede's go out? Or Alexei's 2B? Or both of Lee's 2B's?

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Jun 29, 2008 -> 05:05 PM) OC, SS; AJ, C; Q, LF; Dye, RF; Thome, DH; Crede, 3B; Swisher, 1B; ARam, 2B; Anderson, CF. Buehrle pitching. This should be our everyday lineup until Paulie returns.