Harry Chappas

Next to melodious sounds of Stonehenge to take me through the summer the next best Sox news Count dealing and Thor appearing healthy. A nice showing by Obama and this could be a very good day.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 01:16 PM) We don't have any true replacements for Thome. Swisher to LF, Quintin to RF and Anderson to CF and Dye to DH while Quintin/Owens/ or Anderson play more. You see I beleive Anderson should be the starting CF because he makes the defense better. An outfield of Quintin/Anderson/Swisher is really really good and will hel pthe young pitching. Thome's bat will be missed by the defense makes up for it. As for losing Jenks that hurts but if Dotel is healthy they still have an option. Now if both are hurt.....well at some time (like last year) injuries will do you in. I just think they can survive better this year.

I'd rather have our radio colorman pitching than Marquis.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 11:05 AM) And at this news, I'm rapidly renewing Gameday audio. XM on the computer is worth it even more.

Based on early reviews this team is in much better position to sustain an injury than last season. I really hope I never have to watch a talentless player like Andy Gonzalez again. Outside of Buerhle, Vazquez and possibly AJ we could replace any player on this team and in some cases be a more rounded ball club becasue of it.

As the season wears on a team will get desperate and give a legitimate prospect for Roberts if he could be the missing piece. One legitimate prospect is better than anything the cubs are offering.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 4, 2008 -> 08:36 AM) Wow. Any story about the details? Was Singleton fired, or did he quit? He is one of the nicest guys in baseball. I hope he lands on his feet. On the other hand, we are getting one of the best broadcasters in baseball. Hopefully he will make Ed Farmer listenable again. Merge with the Lopez thread......says Singleton going ot Baseball Tonight. Great move for him.

Wow that is awesome. This season is looking good already.

Sounds like Richar is having a bad day.......Fields also appears to be stuggling. It appears this spring that the guys the Sox are counitng on are geting the job done and those players that you never heard of are costing hte team runs.....oh them and Mike McDougal

To make this point valid you need to look at the bonus paid historically to these players as well as to draft picks. Borchard was given a huge bonus remember. Who got the larger bonus Magglio Ordonez or Joe Borchard?

QUOTE(Soxbadger @ Mar 3, 2008 -> 09:55 AM) The county does more things than people give it credit for. If you go to "City Hall", 50% of it is county. Places like the Cook County Recorder, Cook County Hospital, etc are all paid with County money. The Cook County court system (not just the jails but the entire system) is paid by Cook County. And I really dont think people who live in Kenilworth, Wilmette, consider themselves to be part of Chicago, and I really doubt that they will be moving to Indiana in the near future. You talk about Old Orchard, but look at Northbrook Court. Its built on Lake Cook Road, but on the Cook side therefore meaning that it has higher sales tax. The nicer car dealerships are on the Cook County side (Cadillac, Bentley) when they could easily move 2 blocks north and have their customers play Lake County sales tax... People pay a premium to live in Cook County, they are free to move if they dont like it. Can somebody list the property taxes of cook county v. the corresponding border counties. I think the best way to do it is live in Cook but shop outside. I also think Todd is going to get wiped out in the next election. Although county employees make a pretty good chunck of change and are happy.

With the young inexperienced pitchers he should start and play centerfield everyday. We need the best possible defense out there everyday and Anderson is head and shoulders above anyone we have. His offense is more assured than Owens and Quintin/Owens and Swisher in left and center really bring down our defense. This organization takes winter ball more seriously than the regular season (I am only half joking).

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Feb 29, 2008 -> 04:04 PM) Thank you. At least someone here sees that ST isn't designed to do stupid things. The ONLY thing that can come of having guys like Thome or AJ steal a base is a pulled hamstring or worse. They were probably botched hit-and-runs not straight steals.

My $.02 was that the episode is not really time travel, at least I hope not, bit more along the lines of Desmond kind of..........oh to hell, I have no clue what is going on but it was done pretty good. Jack is starting to annoy me.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Feb 28, 2008 -> 04:11 PM) 4 AB. Seriously, 4 spring ABs against some god awful pitchers. Don't do yourself the disservice of getting overly excited about spring production especially when they're only 2 games in. I bet the lead story on Comcast Sportsnight is Fukodome's day at the park.

For the right price the cubs will play at US Cellular. If the ISA owns both parks they'd make it worth it (ie all cubs v. Sox games are revenued as Sox home games not the Sox being the home team as far as batting last but they get all of the revenue). I also beleive they would not let the cubs or the NL opppnent use their clubhouse (ie temporary clubhouse). The important thing is that the Iowa folks and vangabond traveler's may like what they see at US Cellular. Cub tix will be averaging over $70/each by the time all is said and done.

QUOTE(SoxAce @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 11:06 PM) Fields doesn't sign Contract sheet Boras clients signed it Berry clients didn't. Sounds like a pointless stand to me.

Sexy Lexi with a walk. There is your starting 2B. Who the hell are these guys.

6-3 Rox 2 possible errors on a ground ball to 3rd Oh wait no 7-3, Sisco getting hit but they are throwing the ball around. Sounds pretty ugly. Men Left on Base is really sad. Farmio saying the guys on the field right now can not play.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 02:56 PM) this is a must win game for the sox. Time to strap it down. Dag gum right it is.

QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Feb 27, 2008 -> 12:57 PM) So...2CMT is 1 Chicago time...right? I only ask because that friggin' idiot Murphy is still rambling on about something. How the hell did that idiot ever get a job? Ah, nevermind, I read the title poorly. I see 2 CENTRAL time. I still have an hour. Good, I'll shut the idiot off. Is there pre-game? Screw the water table. Wanna torture people.....make them listen non-stop to that dolt. 29 minutes to Farmio the smile on face face continues to grow.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Feb 26, 2008 -> 10:25 PM) http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writ...mpton.comeback/ Hope he gets his want. Because I'm rooting for the Braves and because he's really working unlike, say, a Carl Pavano. If he is healthy the NL is really going to be tough as the Mets, D'Backs, Dodgers, and Reds are all vastly improved.

It is on WSCR as well. Ed makes me warm all over.

It is not the Internet it message boards. In 1999 I believed the Sox had a chance to win because I wanted to. Now Soxtalk and PECOTA has told me my team sucks and may win 50 wins so there is no hope.

QUOTE(JFields27 @ Feb 26, 2008 -> 03:14 PM) can we actually see a line of Ladd-Toews-Kane .. in the future ... that be nuts I mean Ladd is a former top 5 pick and a true LWinger. I dig that trade more and more ... theres like 45 minutes left in the deadline ... it would be nice to see another trade With the way Savard changes lines it is almost guaranteed he will play with Toew and Kane at some point. Will they play consistently together......maybe for a game or two.