Harry Chappas

Thome is flyball hitter and therefore should bat behind Konerko thus reducing the DP opportunities.

When does he get the 'C' on the jersey??????

How has age not come up in this thing? Boras does not put a gun to anyone's head, owners pay the money he wants. Brian Anderson is worth more to everyone except the Yankees. Juan Pierre is not that good. Gammons is an idiot on all things except the Red Sox and music you have never heard of.

My only worry is how this stupid baseball championship may work. It could take away a few guys that would be worth seeing. Went three years ago, it is awesome, still pondering it.

The thing about Rooney was if I can be outside and listen on the radio it was a treat. Now I may not listen if they are playing bad or if the game is not going good. I would listen to Rooney because he is good. I'll compare it to if they get someone of Santo's quality, unless it is a big game I may not tune in because the broadcast is bad. The same thing with the pre and post if they are good which they were last year I will listen if you have some idiot doing the games, I will not tune in. Rooney made the game interesting and different to listen to, the SCORE continues to screw up which they always will. That station is a trainwreck with the amount of commercials and completly horrendous personalities. Doung Buffone should talk about nothing but football. Mike Murphy is the same way speak of teh cub or nothing. They try to go as cheap as possible yet Mike North keeps going on. Boers and Bernstein are way to full of themselves.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Nov 13, 2005 -> 09:50 PM) Agree with both Sosa, even though like every sign points to steroid use, has never been proven to be a user. Some team will take a shot on him, and maybe he'll get a decent sized contract because of his name...but coming off the season he came off of, I doubt that. Palmeiro has no chance. Not only is the steroids controversy clouding his reputation as an MLBer, but the fact of the matter is he's a washed up old veteran. He might get a ST invite, but I doubt anything more than that. If the brown paper bag of money left in the Dominican hotel is not enough evidence what is? How this was never questioned is beyond me.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Nov 11, 2005 -> 03:39 AM) I don't believe Rowand as ever part of the RJ package. I thought the original request was Garland and Rowand in the summer of 2004.

QUOTE(easyw @ Nov 11, 2005 -> 07:55 AM) There was one guy at Adams and Wacker selling stuff last night. His swag carried the MLB symbol of quality that appears to be so important, but he wanted $10 a shirt and the design was ugly. I'll check out the Food-4-Less in Bolingbrook today... Thanks! Where the Buffalo Roam on Michigan between Monroe and Madsion has a ton of t-shirts 25% off. Actually just about everythign is 25% off. The offical stuff from earlier in the playoffs is $9.99. I got the division Champs (What they got in Detroit) for $9.99. It is the authentic stuff. They have tons of stuff.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 11, 2005 -> 10:26 AM) A real estate group. I always thought the group that ran the team ran the parking, thus parking could be purchased through the team. I would venture to guess that as the parking revenue goes up, so does the cut the White Sox get.

Who has higher trade value Anderson or Rowand???? Who is cheaper???? Who has the higher ceiling????? Teams on budgets may give up more for Anderson than Rowand. I am not exactly sure you will be guaranteed a greater return on Rowand. The Yankees will because they can waste money but a team like Florida will want the cheaper option with the higher ceiling which I think is Anderson. There is risk on the Florida side on this. A risk the Yankees would not take. Now the Phillies are in the middle of the two as far as money goes.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 11, 2005 -> 08:48 AM) They don't get 100% of that revenue as the Sox don't run the parking. They don't even own the lots. Who owns the lots?

I can't get enough WS emblazzened stuff. Christ I spent $10 for the Division Champs shirt yesterday and an ALCS promo shirt. I feel like a girl with the shopping I am doing.

This guy is on the money with everything he writes. He actually understands sports and fans. He is one of very few.

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Nov 10, 2005 -> 06:08 AM) I actually think if the Dodgers are desperate enough, and you don't know what McCourt's feeling right now, they could offer him 5 years with a no trade clause. They really worry me now when it comes to Paulie. I still think he's gonna end up with around a 65/5 deal from somewhere though. Matsui's contract is probably set the market for him, and he'll definitely want more salary wise. I think 5 years will scare NL clubs away as the DH option makes sense in Paul's case ina couple of years as well as to get him days off.

That would be Furcal. Although I think they may want to move Iguchi from second as he is an injury waiting to happen on the doubleplay. He could be a good DH option.

QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 10:10 AM) does anyone else feel that 4/52 is shockingly (almost insultingly) low in terms of years/total money $13M/yr is probably right what he deserves. I would rather scatter these funds to lock up Garland, Creded and AJ long term but they need to keep a big bat in the middle of the lineup. I think this is as high as they go. He is a one tool player, power that is it. I just hope this does not linger.

She'll get 15 months and be out and have custody of the two children she didn't try to kill. Why is adoption not an issue for so many people?

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 7, 2005 -> 11:07 AM) To add.. my sisters mother in law has had pits all her life. My brother in law grew up with at least a dozen of them. Never an issue. Luck of the draw. Any dog will attack, IMO. Hell.. my daughter in law has a beagle that's attacked her twice!! Can't wait till she brings home the new baby in a month. :headshake I had a beagle that bite me twice when he cornered a possum and I tried to drag him away. He also snapped at kids, He Gone. My aunt took him, bit her three times. I got him from a shelter and was probably abused. He was an ok dog overall (he did pull the turkey off the table, we were done with it). He was retired a few months back, old age got him. I have a 110lb Choclate Lab now greatest dog ever. We got him from a rescue place and is about 10 years old. He simply mauls (in a good way) people. I find it kind of funny, he is old, let him do his thing. He did go after the neighbor's black lab and decked him. Good protector on noise and appearence demeanor, over-all though, my 2 year takes him out witout a problem. Any dog can have an issue the thing with 'Pits' that has been brought up is that they have the instinct to maul. The instinct of my dog would be to grab hold and not let go which would suck but you would still be ok. Pits have the ability to do serious damage which makes them an issue.

Contrearas is a FA after next season. I think he is the guy they gamble on letting walk. I would build this team around Garcia, Buerhle, and Garland. I think Garland has the most upside. I would think 4yr $36M is what he will ask for with money coming in the year Freddy is off the books $7M, 9, 9, 11. In arbitration I think he gets Clement money. Jon, AJ and Crede need to be locked up long-term.

QUOTE(The Critic @ Nov 3, 2005 -> 07:56 AM) Between the Sun-Times pullout sections and the World Series program, I don't feel like I need any other magazines. Tomorrow's 46 page Sun-Times pullout should just about complete the collection for me. Thanks for the heeads up on the Times pull-out. I have all of the Trib stuff, their Sunday Commerative addition was ok. There is a Street & Smith book that I have along with SI and the Trib. Look this week for the weekly publications.

My long term thoughts for the White Sox would be to build a parking structure and develop land currently used for parking. The land they own around the park is a friggin goldmine especially if they can gobble up the land to the southeast of the park along Wentworth. This stop will eliminate some parking, ME FOR SURE, but I park in Canaryville so it does not matter. This was announced a couple of months back in a promo flyer sent out by Jesse Jackson Jr.

The Angels entire team will be Latin players in no time. Sciosia (sp?) will resign if this happens as there is no chance to play good fundamental baseball with Manny on this team.

Don't Frank, Carl and Konerko need to be signed before something like December 10th or they can not resign until May 1st. I know arbitration (neither Frank or Carl will be offered this, Konerko will) plays a role in this as well but I think Frank's situation would have to be settled well before Paul's would have to be.

Larry Walker retired.

Watch Field of Dreams. As to not sound like the biggest girl (sorry girls) alive if you like baseball and are a fan of the White Sox, this movie just bacame a whole lot better. There is a satisfaction in watching this and knowing your team is the best and did it in as grand a style as possible.