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Jerry Manuel must hang out at ACE Hardware ALOT, cause I swear to God he is the biggest f***ing TOOL I've ever seen!!! I'll come help ya clean your office out, Tool!!!

Halladay with the CG, 6 hitter. 7 K's, no BBs. 21-6, 3.18 ERA. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2003 American League Cy Young winner.

This team is folding up tight like Reinsdorfs wallet. I haven't seen such a pisspoor effort in a meaningful game in quite some time. Garland could pitch a 1 hitter, and still lose this game I'm afraid.

These f***ers have no idea how to play the runners from the outfield...f*** o' mighty!!! You DO NOT throw to THIRD in that situation...Holy s***...pay me 14 million, i know where to f***ing throw the goddamn baseball.

We are getting owned by Kenny f***ing Rogers!!!!

Call this one in, boys....I'd love to be proven wrong, but I've seen how this team hits whilst behind by 3 or more...I'm calling it game over.

Don't think thats not what Sox hitters #2,3,6 and 8 are thinking.

Hmmm, maybe you should check his stats for his previous 6 starts.....it'd prove your argument to be wrong.

THERE IS NO ONE ELSE TO PLAY SHORT PEOPLE!!!! He has to play today. Nice to see him at least not K, thats an improvement there.

Come on HSC, jumping on Jonny boy a wee bit early, aren't we? Jonny will walk 3 people tonight, but hopefully he'll roll the other 2 up also.

damn!!! Stuck with Bert Blyleven and the other Twins announcing clown on mlb.tv

Nice to see the patented Frank Thomas right field popup....Jesus, I'm so tired of that.

That 14 mill that Maggs is gonna make is definately sticking out in JR's mind, I'm sure. Yeah, Frank is almost a given to take that 6 mil option, unless some team really goes after him, not sure who would. The situation is, we need to 1)keep Jose from the PA vesting, 2)do everything we can to see Konerko moved elsewhere, 3)go after Kazuo Matsui. Everett is not a necessity, just a nice option to have. But he will want more than JR is gonna offer up I believe.

Heres the question, Molto....will JR spend 3.1 mill on a middle relief/setup guy in Sullivan? Priority-wise, I want 1)same 4 starters back, 2)a damn good SS, either Matsui(want more) or Tejada, 2b)Robbie back at 2B, 3)Everett back. If we can let Thomas walk after this year, thats something that you really have to think about. Thats a nice chunk of money. If we could move Konerko...then we will have to keep Thomas....which one would you rather have for now? I'll take the 6 mill Thomas over the 8+ mill Konerko. Will someone take him? Thats the question. Between Jose, Everett, and Konerko/Thomas, we can pare off at LEAST 20 mill!!! Thats going by what they made in 2003. If you can do that, thats enough $$$ to take care of Colon, Robbie, a damn fine SS, pay raises where earned, and arbitration.

If reed tears up spring training, then I'd start him. Neither Borchard or Rowand have put up good numbers to earn the start. Now if they also have huge springs its another story. Reed should be in AAA regardless. You can play Borchard in right with Reed in AAA. Either way Rowand/Borchard will likely be in Chicago next year. Jason, when was AaRow given a fair shake at CF, whilst being healthy? He can't justifiably lose his position without even having a shot to actually play it.

Don't think you are gonna get Everett back at even 5 mill per. With his power display this year, we are more or less showcasing him for some other team. Sullivan at 3.1 mil option for 2004 won't happen. Foulke I can imagine will commany 7 mill per, plus with he and KW not seeing eye to eye, he won't ever wear the silver and black again, IMO. Thats leaves our pen with Marte, Gordon (hopefully we will resign both), Koch, Wright, Stewart maybe?. And Schoeneweis will be either the #5 starter, or the same role he has this year.

Yeah, you would think that they could let Everett and Jose walk away, along with Daubeach, Rios and Wunsch. Thats 15.625 million off the books, so to speak. That is enough to pay Buehrle, bump Colon up a bit, and still find a reasonably good shortstop, a la Kazuo Matsui. I don't see how Matsui is a losing proposition to a guy like JR. The merchandising and interest overseas alone would be enough reason to seriously consider Kazuo. I'd rather have this guy than Tejada right now, IMO.

Its funny, cause I wear my copy of The White Album Disc 1 out, but not so much the 2nd disc. Of course, my list could change in 2 months, if I get on a Revolver/Rubber Soul kick. Its just that Let it Be, Abbey Road and The White Album are what I've been listening to alot lately.

I am ready for AaRow to finally get a REAL shot at CF. If he comes out of ST healthy, and doesnt have another motorcycle wreck in the off-season, there is no reason he shouldn't be given first dibs on that job.

Well, its the Reinsdorf way....why change it now? Let Jose have the last 4 games off, and we save $5 mill off the payoll right there, which will pay for Maggs' salary increase.

Careful...the voice of reason doesn't always go over so well here!!!

Huh?? Garland has had 6 quality starts in a row, more than anyone else in this rotation...I have no problems with him being on the bump tomorrow.

Juggernaut, its not 575 ABs supposedly, its 575 plate appearances, and unfortunately he will make that i believe. He's at 531 plate appearances, right now total. And theres what, 13 games left. We are stuck with JosE6 next year I'm afraid.

Hey....at least we can still make a few bucks off of baseball...thank you Cubs and Mets, for playing such a low scoring affair!!!

You got it....like i've said all year, once this team gets behind by 3 or more runs, it turns into a Home Run Derby contest for everyone in the lineup. Very irritating for us fans, knowing that everyone is going up there and popping everything up, trying to hit a ball 400 feet.