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I hate to sound like an idiot, but what exactly are these players looking to gain immunity from? Is this implying that charges are going to be filed and punishments handed down? For what? As much as I really would love to hear some of these cheaters admit to their past indiscretions, I really don't agree with my tax money paying for an investigation. I don't understand the goal here.

QUOTE(quickman @ Mar 15, 2005 -> 02:27 PM) This is the players union speaking. I have no doubt Frank wants to go, but the players union wants all the players to be unified. That's what unions do, one voice speaks for the players. if Frank jumps at the chance to go while the others are trying to decline Frank looks like he is not supporting the players. i am sure he will speak. Schilling is testifying without any complaints and he's obviously in the union. If Frank is worried about his ankle then his lawyers need to announce that that's his issue and he'll participate via conference call. The excuse given sounds like a horrible cop out IMO. Looks like Frank getting bad advice again.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 13, 2005 -> 04:22 PM) I have my big nightmare story with NWA as well. I will never ever fly them again. same here

I thought it was a fair analysis. Rosenthal talked about how deep and strong our pitching staff is, touched on AJ pointing out that Contreras has the best stuff on the staff, just a matter of harnessing that stuff. Spoke on the loss of power, though didn't necessarily knock it. MB also touched on the loss of power, made the comment about him being here for 4 years and only going to the playoffs once with power, time for a change. I wouldn't say it was nearly as negative of coverage as some are making it out to be.

What % had Iguchi been stealing at in Japan?

QUOTE(DBAH0 @ Mar 9, 2005 -> 01:02 PM) It looks like the Sox may carry 12 pitchers now. Walker, Cotts and Adkins are probably fighting for those 2 open spots in the pen. I know it's been mentioned on here by several other folks, but I REALLY hope that those two spots go to Walker and Adkins with Cottsy working as a SP in Charlotte.

QUOTE(winodj @ Mar 4, 2005 -> 06:50 PM) She was sent to jail for a questionable stock deal that made her 45,000 dollars. She was convicted on lesser charges related to a larger charge that didn't stick. It seems odd to me that someone could or should be convicted for charges directly related to charges that she has been cleared for. She was made an example of. I thought it was ridiculous when she went to jail and I still feel it's ridiculous now. We need to see the REAL corporate criminals in jail.

I thought the place was literally falling apart, why the hell are they adding seats?

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Mar 1, 2005 -> 03:05 AM) You graduate from OHS? Yeah, class of '94...my brother graduated in '98 and my sis would have graduated in '99; Eric, Tim, and Sarah Carlson. Are you an OHS alumn?

http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html see how your salary translates from one location to another. I live in Tulsa these days but would need to make nearly 50% more per year to live the same lifestyle in my hometown of Oswego. Obviously jobs tend to pay more to compensate for the differences, so when a Chicagoan says he makes $90K/yr it may sound like a s***load but it's really not all it's cracked up to be. I really don't like the job I'm currently in but I'm living comfortably and have learned to just realize that work is work, not life, it's nothing more than a means to pay for my real life which most definitely takes place outside of work. Companies/employers only hired you for their own gains, you've got to keep it even and only agree to work for your personal gains, don't allow yourself to get attached to a f***ing job.

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Feb 14, 2005 -> 05:38 PM) He asked for Roy Halladay money and he nearly got it. After winning the Cy Young, Halladay signed to a four year, $42M deal. Santan signs for four years, $40M. Its not a good deal. Its not a bad deal. Its a fair deal and the Twins paid market value. Santana has been dominant since 2002, it's not like he just suddenly broke out last season. It's debatable that he should have been a regular starter beginning that season. The market is paying guys with career mediocrity around $9M/yr, there's no way Santana got fair market value. I'd bet NY, BOS, ANA or any other team with $ would have paid him 3/40 this season, which means if he'd held on for FA he could have gotten more. From watching him pitch, which we have had to endure too much as white sox fans, there's no question the guy is an absolute stud and I didn't see anything that will make that change in the next couple of years. Nice to see a bit of loyalty to a small market team.

That's an excellent price for the Twinks considering this market. I have that much more respect for Santana.

QUOTE(upnorthsox @ Feb 8, 2005 -> 04:54 PM) Sox OBP and Runs by position 2004: C - .316 - 74 1B - .368 - 89 2B - .324 - 102 3B - .296 - 77 SS - .303 - 98 LF - .358 - 104 CF - .345 - 111 RF - .315 - 84 DH - .367 - 93 Total runs 832 Projected 2005 starters and their 2004 OBP and Runs C- AJ - .319 - 45 / Davis - .256 - 22 1B - Konerko - .359 - 84 2B - Iguchi - ? - ? 3B - Crede - .299 - 67 SS - Uribe - .327 - 82 LF - SPod - .313 - 85 CF - ARow - .361 - 94 RF - Dye - .329 - 87 DH - Carl - .319 - 29 / Frank - .434 - 53 Total runs 648 Given 3-5 runs for guys on off days minus C and DH which are already over AB's for a full season that's another 21-35 runs or 669 -683 runs. So for the Sox to equal last yrs runs Iguchi would need to score 149 -163 runs. I will eat my shoe if Pods doesn't score atleast 100 runs this season.

I enjoyed the Bud Light parachute and the Ameriquest convenience store commercials. I hate those cellphone headsets, that's happened to me a couple of times where some fool will be talking on his headset, which i don't see, and i'd start to respond to something they say before I realize what was really happening.

it's pretty much my favorite animal, bred for its skills in magic http://www.tigers-animal-actors.com/about/liger/liger.html

Has there really been any local pub concerning a weak Sox offseason? Everything negative, or indifferent, article that I've read has been from a national source. If there's one thing I've learned from reading much of that crap is that they are far from specific. Many team details are lost being they don't eat and breath chicago baseball. I'm no statistician like some of the guys on this board and certainly can't claim myself as being an expert, but I think our team has improved tremendously. Sure we've got a couple question marks (Pods, Iguchi, Frank's health, Crede, Uribe) but there aren't many teams that don't.

"The venue, The Forum in Los Angeles, is owned by The Faithful Central Bible Church who decided to impose a ruling to BAN LAMB OF GOD from performing at their venue." ummmm, I hate religious fanatics as much as the next guy but they own the place. I hate when the whole free speech argument gets thrown around like a dirty whore, they own the motherf***er, they can tell whoever the f*** they want that they're not welcome in their arena.

I'm really bothered by the fact that many people are against a salary cap due to an increase in owner profits. That's got to be the most absurd thing I've ever heard. These men are business men, capitalist hawks who saw the possibility of profits in baseball. They should be rewarded for their ventures, regardless of the amount. MLB, as much as I love it, WILL die without a salary cap in the next 15-20 years. Just as the pirates owner pointed out, owners of smaller market teams will no longer have any motivation to keep their franchises if they can't afford players and therefore can't keep attendance, thereby LOSING money. If and when a hard cap is put in place there will immediately be a media/public outlash concerning ticket and vendor prices. Those prices WILL drop once the owners aren't stretching themselves to make payroll. If they don't drop, I believe that baseball will struggle severely with attendance and the sport will die. There's a balance that will keep the game alive, and if I can figure that out, and I'm far from a businessman, I'm sure that these multi-millionaire owners can figure it out. An unruly players' union is ruining the game, I get frustrated when the blame gets pushed on the owners.

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 06:12 PM) Cheat already mentioned them in another thread but gathright, baldelli, crawford, lugo, cruz, alomar/huff. What numbers do you want? Those six are faster than the six you mentioned. Also dye and everett you are overating speed wise. Dye has slowed down significantly and everett is eh. Just waiting for some stat you can twist to make your point. Is the 2nd fastest team in MLB really that much worse? Hell, I'd take 4th fastest and be ecstatic about it.

QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 12:17 AM) The more I think about this he is tailor made for the Cub. He would be best buddies I imagine with Patterson. So are there any Cub players worth giving up Harris for? I've always like Farnsworth because he could throw 100 mph. We don't have any one like that right now. A lot of mid-90 guys but not the real heat. He could help Iguchi adjust to the high heat of MLB. He's a head case but I think Oz & Cooper can help him. In a heartbeat...

QUOTE(chi-guy2 @ Jan 24, 2005 -> 11:40 PM) can iguchi play some short then? Apparently he used to but can't anymore due to a bum shoulder.

Is there a place you can get stats on what a guy did as a PH? From what I remember, Willie was absolutely BRUTAL coming off the bench last year. As a matter of fact, it seems that the most common excuse for Willie's struggles last season was the fact that he didn't get consistent playing time. He can run but can't steal. He can bunt into foul territory pretty well. He offers little to no upgrade defensively at either position he can play. He's got a bad attitude, the Leon of the White Sox. The fact that some of you believe he has upside still is a perfect reason to trade him now, before he's 30 yrs old and still a flop. If Willie could play effectively at SS, which he can't because of his arm strength, I could see keeping him on the roster. Otherwise, with the current makeup of this team, he serves no purpose whatsoever.

QUOTE(JimH @ Jan 24, 2005 -> 11:17 PM) So Bruce Levine thinks Harris will be traded, eh? What a shock. It's one thing to have depth, it's quite another to have depth in the form of guys who can play well off the bench. And, depth that can play multiple positions per the team needs. In this case those needs are middle infield and also 3B. That ain't Harris. Agreed. Harris is not a guy you want coming in to PH and is not much, if any, of a defensive upgrade late in games at 2B or CF. You could only bring him in to face RHP, and we can't count on him to bunt. If he does manage to get on base, you can't even count on him to steal. If you pinch run him, you still can't count on him to steal. I really don't see how we could justify using a roster spot on him. If Iguchi fails then we move Uribe to 2B and play whoever our utility man is at SS, who will hopefully be someone who can bunt and has good speed. I absolutely love the idea of trading Willie, Garland, and a medium to high prospect for a decent starter and a MIF guy. We know just from looking at the current roster that KW can't be done unless he is content with Valdez as the UTIL man, which I don't believe he is.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jan 24, 2005 -> 09:24 PM) This is the Kool-aid I was talkin about 28 HR????? The only reason I went that high is due to what I've read about the park he played in in Japan. I don't think 28 is too far off the mark, depending on what kind of playing time he gets. Would you have predicted last winter that Juan Uribe, who never really had too much power in the past, would throw up 23 dingers last season?

.282/.343 with 28HR 84RBI and 27SB