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*sniff* whats that i smell?? *sniff* is that cubs sympathy? thanks for the update on the cubs lineup (WHO CARES)

makes sense

good for nomar. i always felt bad for him with that freak injury (despite him being a cub), and its good to see he has another chance to shine and the only way he can hurt us if in the world series- if the dodgers make it there (cause i count on us being there in 07)

stupid trade for cleveland. crisp is a good outfeilder, and has potential. my opinion may be biased, but i think arroyo blows, and clement is sub-par (mainly i draw these two conclusions from how much they both blew during the playoffs, but i thought they sucked anyway). unless something else is thrown in the mix for cleveland to get, they are getting shafted by shipping crisp out.

i think the royals have a chance at beating detroit for being the not worst team in our division in 06 now

dont count a your gift horses in the mouth...or something

interesting, but i think i remember figgins signing to a sizable deal recently. i could be wrong about figgins contract, but anaheim would be foolish to let him go. it would be great to have him with the sox, and id gladly trade garland for figgins, but i dont think it will happen. PIPE DREAM!!

garland for oswalt or no deal...yeah thats right, go hard or go home

a great polack in white sox history! DAN PASQUA

dont forget urbina's status in venezuala. he is a god down there. i have looked into the cases facts. it's basically a he-said she-said (urbina and his friends accused say one thing, and the people who claim they were tortured say something else). my money says that urbina walks. theres also the chance that hugo chavez, venezuala's president, will simply pardon urbina since urbina is so famous in venezuala. and dont forget how corrupt chavez is (along with the venezualan justice system). bottom line, urbina is rich enough to buy himself out of this- if he is guilty.

mariotti is a snake. he spits on his finger and holds it up in the wind to see which point of view to take. i still hate that bastard.

well at this point we would be essentially cleaning house after a world series championship. you want to do that?

see the playoffs this last season. lest we forget.

ralph malph?? look, just because some schmo says something doesnt mean it's true. but watch espn report it anyway.

im not sold either. obviously vasquez has great potential. those stats above are impressive, but i find them to be a little too optimistic. cant ignore what VA fan is saying with the longball. i trust ozzie and coop to make it work though. vasquez certainly has the potential. and before you say anything, VAfan, yes, it is too late to trade for or sign brian giles.

yeah nobody likes a communist who half-asses

yeah thats like if your last name is "Mehoff" and you name your kid "Jack"

who? what team does he play for again?

i agree completely. it's the same as any other business- you have to spend $ to make more $. does anyone know what our payroll is going to look like if a reasonable tejada deal goes down? i cant even speculate because i dont know how much tejada is paid, can anyone else?

For the love of GOD, NO!

i sure hope the yankee-to-white sox effect happens (in which a player is mediocre in NY and shines in Chitown), cause i dont like this deal at all. if vasquez turns out to be just another average player with a much too large salary, then we have wasted chris young. viz doesnt matter that much to me, and el duce is past his zenith (lets face it). in kenny we trust. until he actually screws up, i wont believe that he has yet.

intelligent design might explain that one away

and what if garland becomes buhrle-esque this season? he could continue the brilliance from last season (or he could fail), and no one can predict what will happen. you want to trade him now, when he still has another year on his contract, after an incredible year, when we arent paying out of the ass to have him? and on top of that, you want to trade him for vasquez (who is, at best, another average-skilled overpaid yankee player)? while we are at it, let's trade mark buhrle for randy johnson.

we have another year to sign him for big $$$. everyone is waiting for him to prove that last year was not a fluke. everyone needs to stop jumping the damn gun. and vasquez sucks, i dont care what anyone says. thank you, dick allan, for that comparison to danny wright.

you are right except that vasquez is overrated and just plain blows in comparison to garland. just because the yankees pay him million upon millions doesnt actually make him good. see raul mondessy- check that, see all except about 5 or 6 yankee starting players in the last five years. and see their entire pitching staff (including all bullpen) currently.