Soxplosion

I still miss Ray. He will always be one of my favorites. I wish him luck wherever he goes...

Id be cool with that. He would be an upgrade over Glover. Glover is a horrible starter, RM would definitely be better. Keep GG in the pen...

Dont worry about it Vince. Ive got all I need right here. Forgot mlb...

This may sound like a dumb question but I seriously think all the ones I send never go anywhere. I hit "send U2U" and type whatever but then it says nothing but "column count doesnt match value count at row 1". Then I check my outbox and theres nothing. Can someone tell me whats wrong?

I came in and before logging on read a new post on a thread on which I had posted, and my post was gone. They were all gone. I dont know who banned me or why. I had ragged on alterity a few days ago but that surely wouldnt have done it. I posted a thread on the A's board about what I thought of the Koch trade. I titled it "You guys got screwed". Maybe it wasnt the best way to put it, but its what I thought. Even with the rude title, I posted a very good post on what I thought of the trade. That wouldnt have done it. I really dont know... Oh yes, Vince, Im also very sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he makes it thru OK. I just read about it on mlb...

Paul Byrd- This is a guy we really should consider. The Royals are having problems hooking him up financially but he wont cost much. KC offered him 2 years at about 4 million. I say we sign him for 4 years, 18 million. Thats 4.5 a year. Thats a great bargain for someone like Byrd. Last year, he was 17-11 (on the Royals who lost 100 games) with a 3.90 ERA. He would be great right behind Buehrle. Rick Helling- So now weve signed the star, so we should just get someone cheap. Helling would be perfect. With the D-Backs last year he was 10-12 with a 4.51 ERA. Yet the D-Backs declined his option, putting him up for grabs. I say we can get him for a year at 3 million. I also think that Todd Ritchie could come back strong, last year was surely a fluke. But I say we put him on a close watch this year. If he falters AT ALL, we get Rauch in there. Rauch is ready, he showed it when we played Minnesota towards the end of last season. So, this being said, heres my imagined rotation for next year: Buehrle, Byrd, Helling, Garland, Ritchie/Rauch/Wright Actually, change that, well have those three duel it out for the fifth spot in ST. If KW does this (God help us) we will have plenty of depth for 2003...

Got banned from mlb, that is. I didnt even do anything. Whatta joke that board is, I am truly finished this time. That board stinks... psycho2003, trusoxfan, seligrules, frankmania, cameronfrye, patl35, jreinsdorf, daoldroman and BAM, IM FINISHED! Sorry to everyone who still likes to see me there, but Ive had enough...

OK, thanks man, I was just wondering...

Not to sound rude or pushy but are you almost finished with my avatar and sig? Id kinda like to have it back. Thanks...

Maybe Almonte? What are you talking about? Almonte is light years ahead of anyone else we got in the pen in the minors. Majewski isnt even close to Edwin. EA will be here next year, I promise. That guy is awesome. Heck, he shoulda been here this year!

Yep Jas, heres the comiskey park url. http://www.mlbroadtrip.com/images/photos/j...omiskyfront.jpg Is there a way to stretch it so it takes up the entire bottom sig section of each of my posts? Then we can put "theoldroman" across the front? That would be awesome!

Also, my pic in my sig is one of Comiskey Park and its that URL at the end of my sig but thats it. How do I show it in picture form? Jas, you can take it from there if you want and try to transform it to correct form. Thanks for all your help man...

OK, I love this picture and im sure Im not alone but can I make it any smaller?

How do I post pictures in my sig or avatars on this side of my posts? Like HSC has Maggs on the side of every post, Jason has that south park thing... How do I get one of those? And then Heather and HSc both have animations in their sigs. How do I do that? Please help!

Osuna wasnt that great but he wasnt that bad either, yet he did almost give me a few heart attacks... Heres what I think our bullpen should be next year. Koch, Marte, Glover (keep him in the pen!), Almonte (why didnt he get a chance this year?), Biddle (long relief/spot starts) and Wunsch

Marte is awesome! Everytime I saw him come in I knew things were looking up for us. After the first few weeks (in which he stunk), he was just unstoppable and I think the only game he blew was that one against KC. Imagine. Buehrle for 7, and then Marte and Koch to finish up. Our opponents are gonna have quite a few tough days...

Oh, well, ok, thats simple enough. I dont blame ya, ya never know whos stalking us over at mlb...

Neal Cotts is one. He is at A. Go to the As MLB board and read the thread "You guys got screwed" by me to see his stats.

I dont see how so many people can dislike this trade. Ill bet many haters of this trade will convert, I know cwsox and wsf are starting to like this trade and Im sure many others will come. I dont like losing Valentine but we have plenty of guys to replace him.

Oops, I didnt see the question til after I voted. I thought you were asking which is sexiest. Can I change my vote?

I read some more things that Koch said and he seems like a great guy. He said something along the lines of I cant wait to meet the guys. And I also heard he is a real fan favorite. Im starting to like this guy already, hopefully he wont be TR in relief... lol... And yes he does look like a mean son of a b**** on the mound. But thats a good thing. Its intimidating. Who would you rather face, some guy whos out there singing and laughing or some guy who looks like hes gonna kill ya? Id rather face the former...

I think this was a seriously good trade. First off, Foulke is shaky and he just didnt have it last year and I think thats why we were out of the race so quick. Too many games blown late. MJ was a piece of s*** and Im glad well never have to see him in a Sox uniform again. I cant stand his pathetic bat and weak arm. Now Miguel shall get his chance. Then theres Valentine. This is the only possible downside to this trade, IMO. He had a great year but he truly stunk it up in the AFL and he was hurt. We also have plenty of minor league relief depth. We got Almonte, Munoz, Ulacia, Ring and many others. So, in the long run, I doubt hes much of a loss. And as for Koch, this guy is amazing. He can just blow people away with that great heater. As long as he doesnt return to his 2001 form (4.80 ERA) weve got the best of Mr Beane. And with the two ptbnls they dont really matter. They are simply sweeteners. If they turn out well, great, if they dont, no big deal. So KW, you deserve a pat on the back, very good job on this trade...

Your boyfriend has a great job. You live on the southside right near the team you love. But then again you could have a great job in Ohio. Id stay in Chicago, Kate. First off Id kill to get to live right near Comiskey (even when I lived in Chicago I lived in Gurnee) and then your boyfriend has a great job, as you put it. If my girlfriend moved me and put me in search of a job Id be pissed. But then again Im one of the most hot-tempered people youll ever meet. So Kate, just stay. theres no reason to move. Besides, whats your current occupation? And whats the Ohio job? If youre happy, stick with it.

Even tho I hate Ohio state I have a hard time thinking that any team could beat them, even Miami. Which bowl game is Penn State going to? Theyre my team...

I just hope these next five days go by quick and Frank stays. I think he will, hes really running out of time to negotiate. I feel good thatll be with us next year. I wont leave if he does go tho. Altho I will always root for him and I would laugh at KW if he returned to old form and tortured opposing pitchers. Teach that son of a b**** KW a lesson. BTW, go check out my post to you in the offtopic board...