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I read in a Chicago paper recently that Robbie said he would play for "less than half his 2003 salary." Less than half of $6 million would be around 2.5 million, 2.75 million, etc. Would that be acceptable for him, or is that still too much money?

I give credit when it is due. He did a pretty good job last year. But now we're looking for starting pitching, and Kip Wells and Josh Fogg are pitching in Eastern Pennsylvania. Sure, neither has been Cy Young caliber thus far, but they would look really good in Sox uniforms right now. Plus, we could spend the free-agent money on hitters since our rotation would be solid. Maybe I'm still irrritated because I liked Kip a lot. If Todd Ritchie was still in the rotation and doing halfway-decent, it would be one thing. But he's long gone. Let's see what Mr. Williams does in the offseason. If he puts together a solid team, then he will get his kudos and praise. But if the team is a disaster waiting to happen, then he will get his just criticism. Criticism not only from me, or you, or a few people. But an entire nation of Sox fans.

Jerry vs. Kenny in any argument. How can we sum that up. Hmmmm. Oh yeah, it's a movie called "Dumb and Dumber."

To who or whomever moved this, I love you forever. Let's let this thread die. Please.

Dude, tune in and find out. The lineup of songs changes every hour. I'm a fan too, but what are you looking for? Not enough White Stripes for you or what? They've changed their format anyways. They are now "playing the best of old and new alternative." Whoopee. So it's just another station that wears out the tired old s*** by Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, etc. Blah.

Oh, to be young again.

Okay. What??

"The Wall" live in Berlin had 150,000 fans, why isn't that mentioned?

Los Angeles - the City of Cereal - chock full of fruits, flakes and nuts. I'm so glad I don't live there. And so are you, I'm sure!!

I had a kid earlier last night that wore a suit, had a Sox cap on, and came to my door saying, "Duh. Duh. Free agent. Duh. Duh. I'm a puppet. Duh. Duh." I didn't know what he was dressing up as, so I asked him. He said, "I'm dressing as Kenny Williams."

A super-sized Bona Beef italian beef sandwich with peppers. A Chicago-style Vienna polish sausage with onions, peppers, and a hint of relish. A Vienna hot dog Chicago-style with chili, mustard, tomatoes, and onions. Geno's East extra large pizza with sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, pepperoni, and parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. A 24-ounce porterhouse at The Chop House, smothered with onions and mushrooms, and served with side orders of a Caesar salad, jumbo baked potato swimming in butter and sour cream, asparagus tips, and breaded calamari as the appetizer. A real great night at the Four Seasons - it will cost you! Sit down, order the giant scallops appetizer and the portabella mushroom appetizer - it won't fill you up completely - you'll have room for dinner. Also, order the lobster bisque (or alligator gumbo) as your soup. Then order the teriyaki sirloin and lobster special with a side order of baked potato and Maine mussels steamed in butter. To top it off, have the chocolate mousse. Like I said, it will cost you, but you wil truly feel like you just fell from Heaven's kitchen.

I wish those were his worst years. You and me both, brother. I think Frank will have a good year. Maybe not as great as last year (.267 average not withstanding), but he'll have a really solid year. I hate predictions, unless they involve predicting that the sun will rise in the east and set in the west, but Frank could put up a .280 - 35 HR - 102 year next season. Let's hope!

Somehow the Sox will give him more then he's worth, just because they seem to have one of the dumbest salary analysts when it comes to valuing a players market value.

Whoever wrote that is very good at Public Relations. They said and expressed everything the right way. However, there should another sentence in that letter (in VERY small print): We wish we could spend more money, but we can't. We said we would be aggressive, and we will be. We will offer lowball contracts to every decent free agent we can. They won't sign, but hey, at least we made the effort. That shows aggressiveness! We gave it a shot this year, but fell short as Kenny Williams continued to trade away our minor league talent. Yes, Mr. Jim Hendry on the North Side of town managed to acquire 3 very important players from Pittsburgh by trading garbage, weeds, and a half-eaten apple for those players, but we don't have that luxury, or that much brainpower in our decision-making management. We have Kenny Williams. The overmatched aggressive General Manager who traded two young starting pitchers to that same Pittsburgh team in exchange for a broken-down ragarm starter who was 10 games under .500 in his career, and led the league in losses after his acquisition. He also may never pitch again. Yes, we could sure use those youngsters in our rotation now, but what's done is done. We will have no choice but to fill our rotation with has-beens, never-will-bes, and drunken winos if need be. We can't afford anything else. (They have to put that in small print, because they have a moral obligation to speak the truth.)

http://wc1.worldcrossing.com/[email protected]@.eee06b6 That's where I post.

A book full of quotes, photos, and highlights of a team that CHOKED. A team that FAILED. A team that had the World Series in their hands, but pissed it away. I'm sure that book is already a bestseller. If the Tribune Co. told Cub fans that eating s*** would help their eyesight and hearing, they would be taking their dumps in a cereal bowl. Only the Cubs. :fthecubs

This year, Soriano stole 6 less bases, hit 10 points lower in BA, and drove in 11 less runs than last year. He's declining. He sucks. :lolhitting

Wow. Let's just put the white sheet over this topic and send it to the morgue.

He'll win anywhere from 15-20 next year, IMO. Same with Buehrle. Where the other wins from starters will come from, I don't know.

LMAO!! He would certainly be within our "budget." Pfffffft.

Alex Gonzalez? :puke :puke

If he takes a paycut that is payroll-friendly, then yes, I would take him back. But he's not worth $5 million - not as a .230 hitter with declining skills. We're already paying $8 million to one .230-hitting oaf (GIDPaul Slownerko), I don't want to spend $5 million on another one of those kind of players.

Their numbers are somewhat similar, and Manny is a much better hitter at this point, but there's a underlying characteristic to remember (especially in the clubhouse) : Frank Thomas may be a grumpy crabass, but Manny Ramirez is a selfish dickhead. We at least have the worst of two evils.

We all know that would never happen with us .. Therein lies the problem. Being a Sox fan is the equivalent of walking into 30 jewelry stores, seeing all the wonderful rare and expensive gems in perfect settings, gushing over them, wanting them terribly until you salivate, but then finally accepting your fate and plopping down your last $30 on a pair of cubic zirconia earrings that look like s***.

I'm surprised to see a glaring omission on that list - Jerry Reinsdorf's proctologist. Give the doctor some credit for doing what he has to do with Jerry's head constantly up his ass.