Dick Allen

Too bad he didn't sit in the dugout with a immobilizer on his foot to act as a decoy in a game the Sox won. Oh, and few hours after KW was on radio saying he would be out a few days.

Now they are saying its the Messiah's elbow.

I'm no fan of anything Cubs, but they have to be in shock. Everyone is getting hurt. Prior has had pain in the achilles since last season. It took him 3 months to pitch in 5 or 6 games, you have to think he is probably done this season. Like I posted earlier, you could tell it was bothering him when he pitched against the Sox. Surgery could wipe out a bunch of next season as well.

The prerequisite to acquiring Randy Johnson is you must pick up his entire contract. Boston wanted the Cubs to pick up Nomar's contract, which isn't as large as Johnson's, and the Cubs couldn't swing it. Also, Johnson might not like the Cub's chances without Prior. A positive note though, if the Cubs did get Johnson, the biggest White Sox fan's nightmare of Magglio signing with the Cubs, wouldn't happen.

More importantly, KC2 Min0 bot2

Prior left the game in the 2nd inning, looks like he reagravated the achilles. I am not surprised. He seemed to be walking around very gingerly a couple of weeks ago at USCF

Barry Bonds got drafted right after the Sox took Kurt Brown. What could have been.

You're right. They'd love to have Sweeney. Not as a centerpiece, but to sweeten the deal. The Sox still would be required to give them 2 or 3 guys that could help them almost immediately. The other question is Will JR be willing to take on that contract?

Arizona is NOT interested in prospects that are 2 or 3 years away. They want guys who will help them win next season. That's the main reason the Boston/Arizona/Cubs 3 way trade fell through. The Cubs best prospects are a 2-3 years away from contributing on the major league level.

Never count out the Yankees, and the Dodgers may do something, and Texas.

Anaheim's owner stated yesterday that they would not make an offer. They didn't want to give up the prospects necessary, and pay Johnson's salary.

Someone on a Boston site who lives in Chicago was listening to Marriotti today, and said Levineline was on . Bruce said Johnson would not go to Boston, for 2 reasons. Schilling, and Fenway is not kind to LHP.

While they claimed its all been patched up, don't think for a minute Colangelo wouldn't want to stick it to Steinbrenner over David Wells. If the offers are even the Yankees are going to be the last choice.

What if the Sox really did get R.Johnson? How long would it take for the "Steinbrenner targets KW to be Yankees GM" stories to surface?

The Cubs do have great prospects, but they are at lower levels, and won't be able to contribute much for a couple of years. Arizona is looking for players that can help them win next year.

With the Angels taking a pass, the White Sox would seem to have as good a chance as any team to land Johnson. The 2 big questions are: Would Johnson agree to come here? and is JR willing to pick up the contract? I would think that if the Sox did get him, they could trade him in the off season if things didn't pan out. If the Sox won the World Series the payroll would skyrocket and JR would gleefully pay it. If the team fizzled, then they could trade him to the Yankees, and get back a couple of prospects, and maybe a guy like Contreras.

Maybe when Corg saw what was being posted at whitesox.com he dropped his laptop, and it fell on JR's head.

Anaheim was the logical choice, they don't want to pony up the cash. Arizona is looking for major league ready prospects. They think they can contend next year, so they are looking for guys that will help them win next year. So think about players that could help Arizona win next year, as players they are looking to acquire. Chances are, he will remain where he is. I heard yesterday, the 3 way involving Boston, Arizona, and the Cubs, (was erroneously reported as the Sox) wouldn't happen, because the Cubs top prospects aren't and won't be quite ready to help them next year.

It is not happening. The 3 way rumor was reported to include the Sox, but it was the Cubs. It probably won't happen with the Cubs either. The Sox haven't been involved in talks for Nomar recently.

that proposed trade which got on some financial website, mixed up the Sox and Cubs. It would be the Cubs involved, but supposedly they don't have any prospects in AAA who are ready, most of their hot prospects are in the lower leagues, and Arizona thinks it could contend next season, making that deal unlikely.

cw, just so you know, colsat posted his full name at whitesox.com, and told JimH (base ball) to give him a call, saying he was in the phone book. The name he gave is slightly different than the one you posted.

Is it the same name he posted yesterday? I just find it hard to believe a guy would actually post his name, and post where he lives and then post threat upon threat. All it would take to post as him is his email address and password. He hadn't posted there in months, due to an alleged heart attack. Don't you think its a coincidence he started posting again just as a guy he has never met was exposed as a fake? Its almost as hard to believe as the thought that Corg could have possiby had the position he had. Corg definitely has a keen interest in the military. Fauxie tried to post an archive of Corg, who admitted using another name, praising himself with the other name. The thread has been deleted.

The people who tried to drag soxtalk in the mud over there, aren't the type of people most would want anything to do with, whether it be personally or on a message board. There was only 2 or 3 people who had anything derrogatory to say about this site. Corg was behind a couple of those characters, there may have been one that he wasn't behind, that being Colsat46, but I find it hard to believe a guy like Colsat would be threatening physical violence, so Corg might have had his email address and password, and was doing the posting. The only other one was HSC who showed what she lacks as a person in one post. I applaud JimH and quickman for this public service.

If it got the Sox to a World Series, as Geddy Lee says, pay the price, don't count the cost. If they got him, they would instantly be at or near sellout levels to all the rest of their home games. They would almost be a lock for the playoffs. In the playoffs, Johnson, Garcia, and Buerhle would be very difficult to beat, even for the Yankees. If Johnson is agreeable to coming here, and KW has what the D-Backs want, and that cost doesn't just decimate the major league roster........It also would be fun to watch hitters try to adjust to Shingo's frisbee after watching the Big Unit's gas for 3 at bats.

You're probably right. Its nice to dream though.