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QUOTE(klaus kinski @ Nov 9, 2007 -> 07:59 AM) Brian Anderson. I wish he had the audition Owens & Richar got. I think he got a pretty good opportunity in 2006, didn't he? Or are you saying you wish he had a chance to come up and find his way as a rookie without all of the added pressures of replacing an icon one year removed from a WS title?

QUOTE(Vance Law @ Nov 8, 2007 -> 03:41 PM) Less intelligent, reasoned posts like this. More "I need this on the team right now and if Kenny does this I'm gonna show him by not watching any games next season" posts, please. I love those posts. Can you direct me to a few threads where I could find such posts?

Ron Santo has made a broadcast career of overrating himself.

The Onion could not have thought up something more genius. Great story.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Nov 1, 2007 -> 12:23 PM) As for shortstop, I don't like Uribe too much, but I'd rather have him over Uribe easily. No doubt, Uribe sucks. Now that other guy, Uribe, he's not bad.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ Oct 19, 2007 -> 08:44 AM) The one thing that I don't find makes any sense is how he came up with ARod's signing for $300 million for 10 years would get the Sox back that money 5 fold. My guess is Boras was his source for this "fact".

If I recall correctly, there was a balanced schedule back then so it really did not matter from a scheduling standpoint.

DA BEARS!

QUOTE(G&T @ Oct 1, 2007 -> 09:47 AM) Ours was across the street from the Daley Center. It wasn't that great. Block 37 or by the Miro "fork"?

QUOTE(The Critic @ Sep 26, 2007 -> 07:27 PM) My favorite is still when Mike Tyson said he was going to fade into Bolivian. Honorable mention has to go to Shaq, not so much for butchering English but for high level ignorance. Several years back he was in Athens, Greece, for an international competition. A reporter quizzed Shaquille O'Neal about his trip, asking if he had visited the Parthenon. Shaq replied, "I don't know. I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 26, 2007 -> 03:05 PM) I'll miss his iconic look. Someone get him tickets down the third base line I would say WS appearance, but there are too many Cubs fans who believe if not for Bartman, the Cubs would have won the whole thing in 2003. If Bartman won't go to games anymore, maybe a whole contingent of Sox fans could buy that section and show up with our headphones and eyeglasses.

QUOTE(Wanne @ Sep 24, 2007 -> 05:43 PM) Bag on Bradley if you want...but it's also's Winters job to keep his mouth shut too. Interesting to see who started talking crap down there...and what was said. If it was Winters...I'd like to see him suspended for a good month. MLB umps are just a little too big for their britches for my tastes. Be interesting to see what comes out of this. I agree that there are plenty of arrogant umpires in the game. However, how stupid is Bradley? The home plate umpire talked to him about throwing his bat and Bradley said that it wasn't true. How difficult is it to just leave it at that? He took his base and decides to start interrogating the first base ump to find out who is starting rumors. When the ump starts acting like a jerk, instead of ignoring him, he gets into it with him. His team is fighting for a playoff spot and is already down one starting outfielder (I believe they also were losing the game). His total loss of self control to the point of physically going after an umpire cost has cost him an entire season and very well could result in his team missing the playoffs. To me, that is the far bigger problem here rather than who started what argument.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Sep 23, 2007 -> 08:44 AM) Just watched the HBO documentary. Pretty good stuff. The 2001 World Series is definitely one of the best of all-time. Had a debate over on another baseball site I'm on about the greatest recently. I still think it was 1991, but 2001 is pretty good. Lots of people swear by it. 1991 was it for me. Morris pitching into the 10th in game 7 of the WS is the stuff of legend. The 1992 NLCS that ended with a play at the plate was as exciting a series I can recall as well.

I like how he thinks the umpire should have to be accountable for his injury. Complete and utter ass he is.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2007 @ Sep 22, 2007 -> 04:05 PM) Jerry is not about to fool my ass into thinking he's a legitimate everyday player. They're better be another plan in place. My memory may be off, but Owens's skills and progress as a player remind me quite a bit of a young Chris Singleton. I sort of recall Chris having a decent home run stroke, a little less speed, a stronger arm, and more refined skills on defense, but overall a similar type of player that the fans never really took to. However, he just gradually got better with the White Sox and seemed to be a student of the game. Never was going to be a superstar, but had enough natural athletic talent that it carried him for several major league seasons.

How is it Wrigley Field was not at least nominated as the face of the Cubs? I agree Zambrano is a legitimate selection, but most Cubs fans are really fans of the park, not so much the players on the field. That has been true for the better part of 25 years now.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 16, 2007 -> 05:27 PM) I can't imagine any other team in baseball being willing to give him a 1 year, $4-5 million deal next year, can you? In this day and age? Most definitely. I think he could be offered multiple years, too. If A-Rod leaves the Yankees, I could see them taking a flier on Crede easily.

QUOTE(Wanne @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 12:35 PM) did Hawk actually say "Duck Fart" last night? You're daggum right. I heard it for the first time a couple weeks back when the Sox were playing the Tigers at home.

QUOTE(Steff @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:32 AM) 95. And both are full of s***. By how many ticks, do you think?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:20 AM) One way or another, Jose will be a starter on this team come April. His contract leaves us no choice but to keep giving him chances. The only question is...aside from Mark and John...who are the other 2? Are you assuming both Jon and Javy are traded this offseason? Javy would have to bring back a lot in return based on his effectiveness, innings, and salary.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 11:00 AM) Stone keeps hawk in line for the most part. He pulls him away from some stories and relates it to the game at hand. I wonder what prepared Stoney to do such a good job keeping a crazy old coot with a short attention span in line. After years next to Harry, shepherding Hawk through the broadcast must be a cakewalk.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 9, 2007 -> 10:44 AM) Stone appears to have done more homework on this team and its players than DJ Watching last night, I think the great chemistry was heavily influenced by Stone's preparedness. I never really watch the Cubs or NL so Stone's insight in those games past was somewhat lost on me. However, his knowledge of the White Sox and the AL was impressive and made for an enjoyable viewing AND listening experience. I really have grown tired of Hawk over recent years, in particular when he takes his frequent trips down memory lane. However, when he has a guy next to him with knowledge in the here and now, the dialogue is downright enjoyable and enlightening. I sometimes suspect those trips down memory lane helps fill the void of knowledge and preparedness that a color man should provide, but DJ lacks. I could take Hawk and Stone for years to come.

QUOTE(VAfan @ Aug 7, 2007 -> 04:54 PM) Maybe we ought to reacquire El Duque in the offseason? Everyone says we have to dump Jose. But he's undumpable unless he can find his pitching form again. Yet, if he finds his pitching form, then he could be a bargain at $10 million/year. And he would likely help us more in that case than any player(s) we might get in return, since no other team is going to trust him enough to give us anything back. They only have to look at what happened to Freddie Garcia this year to discount our once-good starters as damaged goods. I suppose the answer if Jose reemerges as quickly as he disintegrated is to keep him and trade Garland, then hope we can develop a replacement for Jose when his contract runs out. But, is there ANY chance Jose can find his form again? Anyone rate that higher than 10%? Has there been any player whose performance has coincided so closely with the Sox' prospects over the last few years? He turns into a horse the second half of 2005 and tops the rotation that leads us to World Series victory. He starts where he left off the first half of 2006, keeping the Sox on pace with the Tigers. Then he goes in the crapper the second half of 2006, sinking any chance of repeating. He begins 2007 just as bad, keeping us well under .500 and ballooning our staff ERA. He's resurrected himself before. I wonder if he can't do it again. I think the chances of Jose being traded are far greater than those of the Sox bringing back El Duque to babysit him and resurrect his stellar form from late 2005. However, I was watching the Cubs and Mets wondering how the loss of El Duque may have impacted Jose mentally. I also noticed some nice young talent on the Mets and thought about a trade that might be possible with the right minor leaguers included. Say the White Sox are forced to keep Jose next year and it is obvious that his problem is neither his age nor health but rather between the ears. They need to get him back on track, right? Do you think the Mets would be willing to part with El Duque and Jose Reyes is the Sox offered Garland, Uribe, and Gio Gonzalez? Garland would be an excellent younger upgrade over El Duque for the Mets. Uribe would be a downgrade for the Mets but could still step right into the starting SS role and probably fit well into the bottom of their lineup. Gonzalez would offer some insurance to the Mets with the possible departure of Garland after the season. Meanwhile, the Sox reunite Jose with his long lost friend and hopefully help him turn it around in his melon and upgrade at shortstop and increase team speed. This is all contingent on two big "if's". The first of course is whether the Mets would double over laughing at anyone thinking they could pry Reyes away. The second is the development of Gavin Floyd. If Floyd shows he can compete effectively even remotely like he did the other day, it seems to make sense for the Sox. Unless Garland offers a hometown discount, the Sox will be hard pressed to extend him past next season. Further, a rotation with three lefties may be a little much. They are already committed to Buehrle so it is obvious they will have to choose between Danks and Gio before long. Gio's prospect stock is soaring right now and you never know how these guys will turn out in the show. Danks seems to have the makeup to be a major leaguer already. With all that said, I would much rather trade Jose and extend JG with the money saved. Reyes would like nice at short, though.

QUOTE(Felix @ Aug 5, 2007 -> 03:14 PM) *Great* news. I don't care if it doesn't change anything for the rest of the year, it feels damn good to see a sweep against a team that claims to be one of the best in the majors. Maybe I haven't seen a "healthy" Tiger team yet, but they have not been too impressive in the games I have seen this year. Nice job by the White Sox this weekend. I love to see them make the teams ahead of them earn the division. Let's go get those Injuns!

QUOTE(frankie5angels @ Aug 1, 2007 -> 03:35 PM) I really don't know what this Org. is gonna do. I have a feeling Dye will be back and I can see us making a run at Rowand. Hunter is gonna be out of our price range as is Jones. I can see us bringing back Pods if Owens goes into the tank the rest of the season. I'm not sold on Owens at all, but I also want no part of Pods anymore. KW has his work cut out for him this offseason. Depending on how Richar does the rest of the year, he may have to get a 2nd baseman and SS. I want Uribe outta here. Slightly off topic but, I luuuuuuv your signature. I have one for the old-schoolers..."Wimpy, you're awesome". Thanks for the laugh.