Gregory Pratt

I'd love to send Buehrle to the Braves and watch the Braves win it all. I wish! Good prospects, too. Don't know why they'd give up a hot prospect, considering their financial situation leading into the future, but if we can get one of their guys, I'd love it.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 04:56 PM) Hell, if that's your reasoning, then lets have a World ThumbWars Cup. The turnout will be great! But unfortunately, Lichtenstein's #1 thumb wrestler is out due to injury. You're being ridiculous. World ThumbWars Cup. We should make you referee it just for bringing up such a stupid idea. But on another note, I was out with a friend and she started to thumbwrestle me recently. Where the hell is thumbwrestling coming from? And also: What #1 American declined to participate? There were some damn talented players on the USA roster. Let's call Alex Rodriguez the #1 American. He participated. And while we're asking questions, I want to know who let the dogs out

It's possessed!

I was watching that a couple of nights ago.

And it would've been great for baseball. What part don't you get? The added attention, the passion of the fans -- great for baseball. How the hell do you gauge success for the WBC? By whether or not Barry Bonds and Mark Buehrle play for Team USA? Give me a break.

No it isn't. Plenty of people participated for their countries except for American players, but we STILL had one hell of a turnout.q

I didn't care for our lineup in the WBC. Too star oriented.

QUOTE(Craig Grebeck @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 01:21 PM) Ozzie is not a "special manager." A special manager would have some idea on how to handle his players and not give up on them. Oh, you got Ozzie real good there.

The one he makes on every flyball?

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 01:18 PM) I don't think you understand my stance. The premise is great, but knowing that so many players would decline and not play is what killed the whole thing. In soccer, players would kill to play for their national team. In the NBA and MLB, players are offered a spot and decline citing injuries, prior engagements, etc. The WBC will never be a great tournament because for the most part, Americans would rather represent the Boston Red Sox or LA Angels than their own country. It was never set for success. In Japan and the other secondary baseball countries, yes, it was huge, because their players actually showed up and wanted to represent their country and win. The fans liked it because, like you said, it was the 1st time they could see their own country in international play in baseball. But I know that if my country is in a tournament and all the top players decline, I wouldn't be nearly as excited. Would I still root? Of course. Would I care as much? Hell no. Who cares about you? Who cares about me? The WBC has nothing to do with us, and we don't determine if it was good for baseball. The rest of the world does. The ratings do. The turnout by fans does.

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 01:00 PM) Wrong. Every country, especially the US, had players sissy out and worry about injuries and not play. It was a bad idea and it was not good for baseball. It wasn't about the star power, though. You tell the people who packed the stadiums and the millions who watched all over the world as their countries got to play for the first time in a massive international display and tell them it was "bad" for baseball.

I really doubt that Pedro's going to come back this year and light up the world. I hope so, but I have serious doubts about it.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 12:51 PM) You have got to love the fact that the 2 main suitors for Buehrle are the Mets and Braves and for Dye it's the Dodgers, Padres and D-Backs. Pitting rivals against each other is always fun. Yeah, but I think we've already screwed the pooch on Dye. We've still got a shot with Buehrle but I doubt the Mets give us s***.

I don't think Minaya's going to give us what we'd want for Buehrle and so it won't be worth it.

It wouldn't be the first time a Chicago team lost their rock to the Braves.

I think it would be funny -- in a horrible sort of way -- if we dealt Buehrle to the Braves and they signed him to a long-term deal.

I think the World Baseball Classic is fantastic and I'd think so if every pitcher who was involved in it had their arms fall off. Oh, and you can't really blame the WBC for Garcia or Vazquez. First of all, Vazquez' velocity was fine last year. Second: that excuse for Garcia is too convenient. He's thrown a lot of innings, and that was his problem. Maybe it added to it a little, but I doubt it added much significantly. The WBC was great for baseball all over the world. Oh, I didn't really like the pitch count rules, but it was great all the same. Just kind of wish America had won.

I heard Tommy was all about headlocks Bad mic skills, too. The Blue Ranger was my favorite. Billy? Billy, I think.

I think it's kind of a crazy thing to make a post about.

GRAND SLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QUOTE(elrockinMT @ Jun 20, 2007 -> 06:07 PM) Pods and Erstad will help this team because they can get on base and steal the next one. Anything they do will help this offense plus they were the original parts of the team and with your origianl team back together again it can only help. Podsednik is not an effective base stealer anymore.

You know, I feel like an ass because I've PMed you twice about Murphy to ask who it was and then I forget your name? But hey, I was pretty sure it was BobDylan. I love your new avatar, Bob. It's sexier than the other one. The other one's great, though, and I hope to see it back SOMEDAY. Just not yet!

I think Juddling and the dude with the Brittany Murphy on the horse avatar are good.

Well, I don't know what hte SoxTalk rules are with regard to SEXY but I've got an avatar that's sexy and funny and might compete with these dudes' but I want someone to tell me if it's all right. No nudity. I see it as no different than any of the others, really, but I'm putting it out there for anyone to use if they want, and for anyone to object to, I guess. (I spoke to HEads about it and he said, "I've got no problem with it. Someone else might, though." So there we go. I'm seeking second opinions.)

Bloomberg was never a Republican for real. He only joined the party because it allowed him an empty primary.