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He'll be up here as soon as we find a suitor for Fields.

People are sleeping on Thome. I would not be surprised to see Dye gone next year, and Thome being brought back at around 5 million for a year.

QUOTE (OilCan @ May 28, 2009 -> 11:42 AM) Guys, and gals... I've said this player before as a possible guy the Sox could use... 1B Brandon Belt - Texas Currently leading the team with a .342 BA, 8 HRs and 37 RBIs. He was a good LHP coming out of high school but made the switch to the infield when his velocity dipped. Very sweet swing from the left side, closed stance. Here's a writeup about him from today's Austin American-Statesman: http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sp...528texbase.html If someone will allow I can write a draft profile on him, I would be happy to do so and any other Longhorn player... Yeah, do all the player profiles you want. The more we get, the better. You got any video of Belt? I'd like to see his swing.

Disappointed to see Ramirez try and pull everything again yesterday. He's gotta learn he isn't a big power hitter and can't try and pull everything. Some of those pitches he rolled over on, all he had to do was poke them into RF.

Gordon who?

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ May 27, 2009 -> 11:10 PM) You are doing a damn good job, Bear Sox. When you're not focused on Ryan Sweeney's pec's, you do great work. Looking at Ryan's pecs is what gets me focused...

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 28, 2009 -> 01:54 AM) Accept he's not ready. That's pretty much the point. And I'm not overreacting to anything. Have you not been keeping up? http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,0,554515.story And just coincidentally he gets promoted to play, um, 3rd base? It's quite obvious what's going on here. We won't see if he's ready until we see him up here. We've only seen him face some-what major league pitching at ST, and he almost made the team.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2009 -> 10:14 AM) If the Sox had this in their plans in March, why did it take them until the end of May to do something about it? I don't buy it for a second. If they really thought Beckham would help them at third, they would have put him at 3B in AA, and Viciedo at AAA, or vice versa. I think they probably would have done it sooner, but Beckham got sidelined for about week with that injury, which threw off their timetable.

Looks really nice. But, you gotta add a section for the MLB Draft!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 27, 2009 -> 08:41 PM) Clearly, quoting Norman Thomas means she's a full-blown Socialist and supports his aims and objectives and not just the general idea of the quote. If my toilet paper had a quote by Norman Thomas on every sheet, I wouldn't use it. But then again, I'm a little crazy and support capitalism.

Do Leann Tweedan and Jenn Sterger count? If they do, they automatically go to the top of the list.

I would do it in a heart beat. Doubt the A's would, unless they are really desperate for a 3B.

I'm sorry if I don't find an "empathic", racist, and socialist, judge who had to "struggle" to where she is now as qualified. This is nice, she quoted a socialist in her college yearbook: http://blog.beliefnet.com/stevenwaldman/20...t-yearbook.html "I am not a champion of lost causes, but of causes not yet won." Yeah, do you know the cause Norman Thomas was fighting for? Yeah, it was for America to be be socialist! I highly recommend reading this article I am posting. You can't really say it any better than this: http://townhall.com/columnists/ThomasSowel...pathy_in_action

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ May 27, 2009 -> 04:49 PM) Oh yeah, hadn't thought of that - Fields to LF if it looks like he's putting it together. Not a bad idea. So here is a question... would you rather have Fields or Kroeger in LF to hold CQ's spot? Also, I'm guessing this is the first domino in front of some other minor league moves. Podsednik in LF and leading off with BA in CF while Quentin is on the DL.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 27, 2009 -> 04:46 PM) Wow, I didn't think he'd ever play for Charlotte. I just assumed he'd jump right to the pros when his time came. Perhaps we plan on just holding him there for a week or so until we find out what to do with Fields.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 27, 2009 -> 04:42 PM) Charlotte is working on a new park. Usually the Sox don't send top prospects to Charlotte to stay long so my guess is they have an exact plan in mind and Gbeck won't be there for too long. I assume they want him to see a bit more breaking balls before they ultimately promote him. He's gotten some action at 3B so Fields has to be on notice because I think Beckham will be playing 3B in Chicago shortly. Josh Fields is a key piece in the trade for Dan Haren!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!#(&$*(*

Marty is getting a lot of s*** on here, but he isn't that off. He is 31 and 10 months old. As Steve said, his ERA has been rising every year over the past 3 years. And while he dominated the 2nd half of last year, he has gotten hit hard this year. While I think he could be a solid pitcher for the next couple of years, that's a lot of money and some good prospects we have to give up for a pitcher leaving his prime.

The question is... where will he play at Charlotte? Will he play 3B there, or SS?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ May 27, 2009 -> 04:28 PM) He seemed in a hurry to leave. The game was almost over, but he was taken out anyway. I think they wanted to get him up to Ohio so he can play in tonight's Knights game. Okay, thanks a lot for the update.

So pure speculation by you or did you find out for sure by someone? Interesting, none the less. If so, it takes away some of the awesomeness of Birmingham. However, it does increase the time table of when we will see some of that awesomeness in Chicago.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:58 PM) You have to remember that it just isn't the Sox's mo. However, if the Dbacks send a few million, you could make a case that it wouldn't be any more of a financial committment than what the Sox would have had to do with Peavy so maybe it makes sense. Also, bringing in Byrnes would practically ensure BA being part of the deal. Poreda, Allen, Richard, and Anderson for Haren, Byrnes, and 4-5 million dollars. I think you would have to do that deal. And it is something that could be intriguing to the DBacks. They clear a lot of payroll, bring in 2 quality lefty starters, get someone who could be their 1B of the future, and at least a 4th OF similar to Byrnes but a whole lot cheaper. But again, it just goes back to what the DBacks are planning on doing. I doubt trading Haren would cripple their franchise like Dick is making it sound like, but if they feel they can compete soon, they probably wouldn't want to trade Haren. Or if they want to revamp their team and go into a rebuilding or even re-tooling process, they'd definitely be interested in freeing up a LOT of salary room and gaining some quality prospects in return.

I'd gladly eat the rest of Byrnes terrible contract if it helped us get Haren. Byrnes only has 1 year left on his contract, and while 11 million is a lot for a 4th OF who was likely a juicer, getting Haren in the process would be worth it.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ May 27, 2009 -> 02:02 PM) Poor white males. Always getting s*** on. I'll probably get blasted for this, but white males are the biggest group affected by racism right now, IMO. All these politicians want a world where race doesn't factor into anything, but in reality, they are doing the opposite. It is extremely tough to advance in the work place now for White Males. You are hoping for that promotion to vice president of blah blah blah or hoping to become a partner? If you are white and a male, good luck. Hell, we saw with that case of the firefighters which Sotomayor was on. Those firefighters got screwed out of a promotion. We even saw it with the Sotomayor nomination for the Supreme Court. A white male was never even in consideration. All this PC, affirmative action, hate crimes crap that is aimed at getting rid of racism and biases is complete BS, as they are racist themselves. Sorry for the hijack.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:13 PM) Great outing for Dex. The guy is long, lanky, and a good prospect with a shot of being a great prospect. I would be shocked if he ever made the elite prospect range, but still, awesome to see. I'm wondering if we'll see Dex join his friend in W-S after the draft. I'm predicting us to be drafting a lot of college talent this year, so Kanny could be bringing in some really good players in July.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 27, 2009 -> 03:04 PM) Oswalt is 32 and not a top of the rotation starter. He has seen his better days. Why in the world would the Sox want to pay him for the next three years? That's the one thing right there, he's practically 32 and is leaving his prime. Peavy, Haren, and Cain are all pitchers either just entering their prime or in Cain's case, still a couple years away from his prime. However, Oswalt would likely be the easiest to acquire and even when he gets up there, he should still be at least a decent no. 3.