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LOL! Yes, but none are from the US That's how they make cap room.

Shingo for Rookie of the Year

Shingo for Rookie of the Year If he finishes the season as closer and continues on this pace.

Yeah, but a real classy act would be to buy a round

LMAO At some point I felt like a white player in the NBA

Are those pipe cleaners sticking out of his head?

It is so hard to maintain a streak like that. One reason that Frank was never close is all the walks he gets. I wonder what Franks record is for reaching base in consecutive games?

Anyone care to Give Kenny any credit? If we give KW credit, there may not be enough crow to go around.

The Dallas Cowboys have their cheerleaders, we have Southpaw

As most Franbk watchers have probably noticed, he's hitting more home runs without trying than he did last season when he was trying. When he is on, it is so effortless, so smooth.

Don't worry if they want a refund

From Means in the 6/13/04 Atlanta Game Thread Ain't that pretty

Being voted a starter is greatly over rated, having your own manager select you is greatly over rated,

LOL. What a feast Nuke is laying out. Something for the Buerhle bashers, something for the Thomas bashers, a little something for the Ozzie bashers (maybe too early) I'm eating the whole thing. I kept predicting a 6th place finish, in a 5 team division. Nothing like low expectations The biggest signal Frank sent was when he volunteered to move to #4, something he had never agreed to before. His attitude seems to be productive, and he's smiling more.

I wouldn't rush Maggs back.

Old time reflection The players use to be the mascots. For basically traveling fees, the Cubs starting SS and future WS player, Don Kessinger spoke at my youth baseball banquet. Try that today. Mascots can be fun. Anything that the kids will enjoy is ok by me. But as someone pointed out for every few kids that will love Southpaw, some will be frightened. To a 4 year old Mickey Mouse can be a 6 foot f***ing rat Now remember kids DO NOT talk to strangers, hey kids, go give that green freakish looking mutant a hug

touche but still what are you doing with your share of the money we saved?

Hockey suffers because it is not as TV friendly as the other sports. Hockey is 1000 times better in person. Some of the things that detract it as a tv sports also make it great in person and just a great sport Bad for tv: Too fast, hard for cameras to follow puck No natural breaks to sell beer a.k.a. commercials fights action away from the puck is lost on tv not enough scoring

what an idiot. I'm glad the teams did the right thing. If it was my kid. . .

I think it was a four or five way. I lost track

Or Magglio, right? Wouldn't that seem more likely, given his salary, production, and the fact that it's his walkaway year? Unfortunately, I have to agree. I don't see any other way for the Sox to compete without increasing payroll drastically. The story from the MLB site on Frank's return doesn't sound good as far as the 2004 payroll. Williams flatly states that the $51 million level from 2003 is not expected to increase significantly for this year. Apparently the $12 million or so we offered Colon is going back into Reinsdorf's pockets and not being used to bring in some more talent. I assume the hopeful projection of $60-65 million by many of us was based on our collective assumption that money not spent on Colon would still be spent on improving the team. PK or Magglio will have to go obviously. Those two, Frank, Carlos, Loaiza, Buehrle, and Koch alread account for like $45 million. That's before resigning Sandy or Robbie, or Jose or whever we hope might replace him, or any new pitching. I'm really depressed now What did the payroll settle at?

He's making $9 mil per year guaranteed. I doubt he'll sign elsewhere for much less. At at 30 or 31 yrs of age, I doubt JR would make an aggressive offer. He would look nice in a Sox uniform.

I just realized I was in a bigger argument in Pale Hose forum than the ones here? That is so wrong Anyone want to start a middle east thread

Did MJ or the Barrons buy the bus?

The players will play for the highest bidders, whether it's the NHL, WHL, IHL, wherever. I don't think the owners can really withstand a work stoppage. I also do not think they can survive each other. In a choice between two evils, most people choose the evil they know. I'm guessing they drop the puck a week late.