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They way the Tigers and Twins are playing lately both teams could be bumped off right away.

Good to see the Sox continue to spoil the Twins division title hopes.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 30, 2006 -> 11:04 AM) trade Javy, not freddy. Let him have a good half with someone else. We need someone to have a good year. Freddy was never right coming off the WBC. Let him go home and harvest his crops, kick it, and come back strong. My thoughts exactly. Trade Vazquez we were crazy to trade for him in the first place.

Looks like we're in for a interesting offseason.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 29, 2006 -> 01:36 AM) El Duque is starting game one of the playoffs. Should we just fricking have stood pat after last year? I think it was a mistake trading El Duque. He has a World Series ring with the Sox, now he has the chance for one with the Mets

Yes the Twins are in but we can play the spoiler by stopping them from getting the division title.

I say play the spoiler. My dad is a big Tigers fan and he hopes that the Sox still have enough life in them to sweep the Twins. I want the Sox to sweep the Twins so we can end the season on a positive note.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Sep 28, 2006 -> 04:29 PM) Okay everyone has been saying we need a new leadoff hitter, a better bullpen, more grinders, more balance, better starters, etc.... With all of these posts going on latley, i decided a new topic to see what each of you guys would do to make the 2007 a championship caliber team again. Put together your 25 man roster. Be realistic, what should KW do?!? My 25 man roster: Starting Lineup: Rollins SS (for Garcia and Uribe) Crawford LF (for McCarthy and Sweeney) Dye RF Thome DH Konerko 1B Iguchi 2B Pierzynski C Crede 3B Anderson CF Bench Gload 1B, Cintron INF, Ozuna Inf/OF, Stewart C, Mackowiack OF/3B Starting Rotation: Contreras Garland Buerhle Vazquez Mussina/Pettite (sign via free agency) Bullpen: Jenks, Thorton, Macdougle, Cotts(innings eater),Chad Bradford (via free agency), Roberto Hernandez (via free agency) I think if KW can do something along those lines we'll be okay!! Bmac isn't going anyplace except to the starting rotation for the White Sox. Would like to see Roberto Hernandez but I sort of doubt that.

I will be rooting for the Tigers. I would rather see them win it then I would the Twins.

You can't base it on only one start.

I will be pulling for the Tigers in the playoffs. If they get bumped off then I will be for Oakland because of Frank Thomas.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Sep 28, 2006 -> 10:37 AM) Does Buehrle have a lot of trade value after this awful season for him? Buehrle has alot of trade value left. I would try and resign Buehrle first if not then try and swing a good trade.

I have to agree with Flash. May as well call the game as it don't mean anything.

That's was a pretty good pitching job by Brandon for 5 1/3 innings. Get him in the starting rotation next season. Come on Sox, let's end the season on a winning note. We can play the spoiler for the Twins. I would rather see the Tigers win the division then the Twins.

I don't think Cotts would be a good starter. Let's pick another reliefer to choose from.

White Sox fans still love ya, Frank.

I would probably hold a burning ceremony as it would be to depressing for me to look at them. Here hoping that next season is more like 2005 was.

Give the young players a chance for playing time. The veterans who will be around next season play them briefly. Buehrle will have a long off season to work on things with Cooper.

We can help spoiler. If we can take care of the Twins that could keep them out of the division title. I would rather see Detroit win the division than Minnesota.

I respect the Tigers and don't care much for the Twins at all. So I hope the Tigers win the division. It will be painful to watch the playoffs. I know it is hard to repeat, I didn't think 2006 would have been this bad.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 25, 2006 -> 03:51 PM) My bench remark looks stupid right now. I should probably read the whole thread before I make such comments. I'll take that back. I still will not buy the tired excuse. Sure they're tired...but they aren't going to convince me that 29 other teams aren't mentally and physically exhausted either. Your 100% correct. All the teams play the same number of games, it boils down to intensity and this team didn't have the intensity to win like the 2005 team did.

I would also have to say Iguchi's grand slam against the Astros. It was something like 3 straight games in which the Sox hit a grand slam.

I doubt very much that KW would trade Jim Thome. However they do need to rest him more. Getting rid of Jim Thome would be crazy.

If a team from the AL central gets to the World Series I would rather it be the Tigers than the Twins

I understand your point bearsox on trying to keep a positive look on things. I felt the same way, till I finally accepted the fact that we're not going to make it. We would have to go on a long winning streak and the Twins would have to have a total collapse but the Twins aren't going to fall apart.