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Ugh, thats gross. Not only the unsanitary reasons, but those girls were not hot at all... Another thing, I laughed at how many obese people were found at the restaurant, that should be the news story.

QUOTE (MO2005 @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 09:33 PM) This team definitely needs one or two starters! I was o.k. with trading Vazquez, but I have to admit it throws off our whole rotation. But if you look at out division, the only rotation that scares me a little is Cleveland. They still got Carmona, Westbrook back after injury, of course Lee, and now add Wood to their bullpen. Well, were talking rotations here, and Wood is bullpen, like you said, so I dont see why that improves their rotation. The Twins will almost always scare me, their young guys always seem to produce.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 11, 2008 -> 12:27 PM) what happened to Jose Martinez? I believe he was injured.

Valido taken by the O's Im late

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 03:54 PM) It's only wrong if you are rude and don't provide photographic documentation. I'm about to launch my new website that is sure to make me a millionaire. It's called "freeTwenties.com" and it's fairly self-explanatory. Visitors to the site register and I'll send them each a $20 bill. It probably sounds like that will require a lot of capital, but I'll have the retailer's secret going for me. . . volume, volume, VOLUME! So. . . any thoughts on my business model? How about a porno? I thought thats what you meant when you said "free twenties"

QUOTE (Texsox @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 09:56 AM) Be thankful it's football and not the Golden Girls. On MANswers last night the showed that drinking beer will make her boobs grow bigger, it's the hops. So the beer drinking is great, encourage that. I'd say she's a keeper and schedule that wedding as soon as possible, in fact, surprise all your friends and elope today so you will be back for Sunday's lineup. (Posting from my Blackberry) There is a suspicious package on the bus seat next to me. What should I do? Wrap it in holiday giftwrap and give it to your mother-in-law (or just your most hated relative).

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 05:56 AM) tell him to make you a sandwich New question: I have a girlfriend, but her voice is deeper than mine, she's growing a full beard, she sits around and drinks beer all day watching the football game, and never has time to be with me. What should I tell her? Tell her to give you back your job, or you'll fester her with unpredictable emotions.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Dec 10, 2008 -> 02:24 AM) Let's take a look at what we currently have compared to what we had last season... C 08 Pierzynski - C 09 Pierzynski = WASH 1B 08 Konerko - 1B 09 Konerko = WASH, though hopefully he has a much better 09 2B 08 Ramirez - 2B 09 Getz/Lil/Nix/Betemit = 08 SS 08 Cabrera - SS 09 Ramirez = 09 3B 08 Crede/Uribe - 3B 09 Fields/Betemit = ?, while he'll probably have better offensive output, we're taking a big dip on D. LF 08 Quentin - LF 09 Quentin = WASH CF 08 Swish/JR - CF 09 Owens/Lil/Anderson = Wash, pretty much all suck RF 08 Dye - RF 09 Dye = WASH So what I'm seeing is a probably rebound from PK as he finished the season pretty strong, and probably regression from CQ and JD. Fields will outproduce the Crede/Uribe duo, but his defense isn't even close, though Crede sucked last year. We're losing a bit of power in CF, but gaining better defense. 2B and CF are probably the biggest toss ups offensively. As far as SP goes, we've lost the Vazquez and will go most of the season (probably) without Contreras, so substitute in 2 of Richard/Poreda/Marquez/Egbert/Broadway. There is no doubt we're going to feel more hurt in the rotation than we do with the offense. I have some faith in Richard though. He pitched very well in the playoffs and had some promising starts. Endurance will surely be an issue with the 4/5 spots, which leads me to believe Carrasco will be used a lot in the long relief role and the 3rd place finisher of the competition might get a spot as a long man in the bullpen also. The bullpen is essentially the same right now. The way I see it, if we go into 2009 with this team, it's going to be a long, rough season. Offensively, we can probably live with 2 of 2B/3B/CF being internal options, but to have all 3 as question marks going into the season isn't a great idea (barring any breakout surprises). As far as the pitching staff goes, again, barring any surprises (and expecting slight regression from Danks/Floyd), we won't be able to succeed with only 3 "sure things" in the rotation, but in any sport, nothing is a sure thing. If I'm KW, my main targets right now are a lead off man who can play one of SS/2B/CF and a SP (#4 guy at worst) who can eat a lot of innings. I'd be content with the team if those 2 things were added right now. Thats why, if I'm KW, I sign Furcal and do my damndest to find a SP in FA (Johnson, Lowe, Wolf, Garland, Penny, Perez) or via the trade market. The only way I trade Dye is if I'm going to be adding 2 reasonably big salaries to the payroll, in which case 2 of Abreu/Dunn/Lowe/Furcal/Sheets/Rivera/Hudson. Agreed at so many levels. Dye should not be traded unless we get a stud CF/leadoff guy or a #3/4 pitcher now. THen you have to sign Dunn, or Abreu, but Dunn replaces Thome after next year while giving an extra lefty batter threat now. Therefore we dont lose a bunch of power and RBI production, while we add a leadoff guy or a starter, sounds good to me. Bonus: we get younger.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 11:47 PM) Royals interested in Cabrera... C'mon Dodgers! I know you can afford him! Hell you just gave 17mill to Blake!!!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 10:21 PM) What other option is there at that position? I have a terrible feeling we'll end up seeing Juan Pierre out there. The Dodgers would have to eat atleast half his contract.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 11:14 PM) If we are in full payroll slash mode...it wouldn't surprise me to hear the Paulie to the Halos rumor pop up again if Teixiera bolts for the Nats or wherever. Depending on what we get back with that (if)...maybe we'd see JD at 1B...or even see a 1B mitt in Fields bag. If were in full white flag, then everybody goes, keeping one of PK/Thome/Beurhle wont save the attendance. If were trading PK, Dye will be gone too. Thome may be saved just because he has that no trade clause and is a bit more adamant about staying here (though if he knows were not going to be competitive I can see him okaying a deal). PK also has 10-5 rights, Dye and I believe Beurhle have limited no trades, so your sell off would be tough to pull off.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 11:05 PM) me too, but I thought cutting payroll like 10 mill not like 40. What were we at last year with Griffey? 120-130mill? I think the top were going to be at now is just above 105mill, and probably lower due to the inflated payroll of last year. If the plan is to go young, Ill gladly take an extra couple mill off the payroll and put that into the draft. (I am not implying that the Sox are taking off all this for the draft )

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 10:58 PM) Truthfully, I thought some posters on here were crazy when they were saying "trust me, this is the team we will put out at spring training", but now it seems that money sent packing really was sent packing. Let's hope we have the right young talent or this could be a long season. Honestly, I think this team is cutting payroll, but for now KW wants to not look desperate, so he's holding onto his cards. Maybe at the end of the meetings when everybody else has forgotten that we are trying to cut payroll or in a couple weeks, then KW makes his move once again underneath the spotlight. He is kinda just testing the market now, if he could get what he wanted he wouldve made the trade.

QUOTE (kane0730 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 10:46 PM) Let's all hope he's has the greatest GM Poker Face of All-Time. I could see KW in a position somewhat like that of the Padres, where JR really wants to cut payroll. Luckily, KW has more money to still stay with (or atleast he should). He is being forced to deal alot of vets to shed salary, luckily Javy and Swisher were already guys that were going to get traded so it didnt really look like salary cutting, but if he trades Dye for a young starter WITHOUT big time free agent moves than the KW really is being pressed. The biggest difference is that KW is able to control the situation more than Towers

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 09:32 PM) IMO, the best in house leadoff option currently is Chris Getz. Agreed, I see a very possible .290/.350/.400 that seems very solid.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 02:29 PM) They shot 49% from the floor and got a ton of easy looks. They struggled for the first 5 minutes and last 5 minutes and routinely torched Hawaii's D besides that. Right now you can basically tell how Tisdale will play within the first few possessions. If he makes a shot or does something positive he plays a good game. If he makes a mistake, misses a couple of shots he loses his confidence and has a terrible game. He has tremendous potential because he can be an outstanding offensive player but he is definitely a year away from having consistency. He obviously still needs to get much stronger in his base. I think his playing time is going to be very inconsistent this year, as you will have games like Kent St. and Georgia where he is terrific on offense and will get a ton of minutes and then other games like last night and Clemson where Semrau and Keller are going to get his minutes. And Keller is getting very close to really breaking out. His offensive game seems to be there now but he is just as bad as Tisdale on the defensive boards right now and is actually even worse with his post defense. With him it isn't about strength or athleticism obviously but I feel he still thinks he can overwhelm people with his athleticism like I'm sure he did in JUCO rather than getting in proper position on D and on the glass. Well, from what I saw it seemed that the offense struggled to get openings, I could be wrong but thats my judgement. Yes they created some easy shots, but the offense struggled mightily at times to do anything. Maybe Im just remembering those parts more. Keller looked very good. He was a surprise to me offensively.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 02:20 PM) Obviously those are futuristic, artificial metallic spaceman legs. very nice!

QUOTE (thedoctor @ Dec 9, 2008 -> 12:29 PM) the rebounding thing will likely persist all year, as will the almost total lack of interior defense. the horses just aren't there. that said, i really hope they do not consider taking the redshirt off of simpson. he could probably help in both regards, but i don't like the idea of burning a year. as an aside, it's nice to see semrau showing some ability out there. i know folks where talking about running him off after he was a non-factor the past two years, but he's shown me a bit this year. frankly i'd rather have him out there than tisdale at this point. I went to the game last night, first one as an official Illini! Anywho, the rebounding was awful, but can easily be improved. So many times we had a big guy like Davis or Tisdale have a rebound, but another Illini would also be going for it, knocking the ball out of the original rebounder's hands and usually right into a Hawaii player. They just need to communicate better. Tisdale looked awful, no confidence and poor moves. Meachum, I cant wait for Legion to take your place. Semrau is a good defender/rebounder when you need him. Frazier was hot last night. McCamey is really streaky. Davis is unbelievable, he needs to get more looks. His shot within 10 feet of the hoop is amazing. Basically, I think the Illini need a playmaker, one who can open the offense up a bit more. We struggled early and often to get good shots, so we were stuck with alot of bad ones leading to a very poor shooting percentage. But the defense looked very good.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 07:01 PM) That was one hilarious video. I love the Lonely Island gang, when Ardy Samberg signed with SNL I knew he was going to revive that show, hes done a tremendous job with it so far and with Akiva and Jorma now on the show its only going to get better.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 08:58 PM) Yeah, Lions fans would come to the games if their team wasn't so pathetic. They want to like football, but the team won't meet them halfway. I give them a lot of s*** in life, but Detroit fans really are pretty good. I mean, look at what theyve ahd to put up with, especially lately: The early 2000s Tigers, of course the Lions, the economy.... They are really good fans if the team is somewhat respectable, the Red Wings of course have been great, and they lvoe them to death. The Pistons are an NBA team followed very closely by many there, which to me is rare. When the Tigers showed life, especially in 2006, the fans just flocked to the stadium. Hell, Ford Field had still been getting pretty good attendance before this year (atleast thats what I remember, I dont know the actual numbers). They are active fans to, if anybody remembers they planned many protests like dressing in orange and black at Ford Field when the Bengals came to play once, to prove that they wouldnt cheer for the Lions until they started winning again or got rid of Millen.

QUOTE (G&T @ Dec 8, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) And they have plenty of young pitching, correct? Oh man Im hoping for Kershaw , except he is a lefty...Im sure they have other guys too, they always seem to be loaded now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 7, 2008 -> 01:16 AM) According to Dan Graziano of the Newark Star-Ledger, the Cubs offered Jason Marquis and salary relief to the Mets for reliever Aaron Heilman. The Mets declined. It's been suggested the Cubs are willing to eat as much as $4MM of Marquis' $9.875MM. Graziano seems to believe the Mets are targeting a Marquis-like free agent starter, Jon Garland. Garland is much better, but also will be alot more money.

SBs arent necessarily meaningless, but the results of the ones that Cabrera had were not useful to the team. Whether it be the rest of the team not picking him up and scoring him, or his just stockpiling SBs in situations where it doesnt help (as in down a bunch or up a bunch).

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 4, 2008 -> 07:10 PM) 2 1/2 Im pumped for the supposed movie to be, hopefully they do it and do it right. SOA: I could see Opie going after Clay and Tig if he finds out, creating major turmoil in the club. Opie is f***ing badass to, in those scenes verse the niners he was straight up crazy, I dont think he ducked or flinched at all. I wouldnt be surprised if he went on a rampage, and I could see Tig falling apart real soon, he seems to be getting very weak mentally.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Dec 4, 2008 -> 10:54 AM) HOORAY!! I needn't scratch the sig! I miss the Arrested Development chicken scene....