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I think this is a great idea and if I was in town I would love to be part of it. I grew up following soccer in Europe and almost every team has their "ULTRAS" fans who are responsible for creating and are in charge of chants, banners, flags etc. They can make any boring soccer game into a great show. Best of luck to you guys. Any chance (if there was a big enough group) to get your own section, I think logistics could be problem as it will be extremely hard to get seats next to each other.

If the New York Mets general manager job opens up, White Sox assistant general manager Rick Hahn will be asked to interview, according to numerous major league sources. The sources say the Mets are ready to buy out the $2.2 million remaining on current general manager Omar Minaya’s contract that runs through 2012. EDIT: soruce espn.com

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 07:48 AM) For once I actually agree with Ozzie that he's genuinely not ready yet. I don't think he's 2 years away though. His learning curve has been much steeper this year than I expected. From the article we can find out organization see's him as a 1B/DH type, give him a full year in AAA.

I'm gonna go ahead and say this thread is cursed and is a reason we just got swept two series in a row, please close. TIA.

Read rest here.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 06:17 PM) Point 1...Dayan Viciedo at DH is not an upgrade? Point 2. We've gotten great production from 3b this year with the bat? Point 3. We've gotten great defense the whole year from 3b? Basically, Viciedo would need to outproduce the .725ish OPS from Kotsay and Jones, and Morel would have to match the .723 OPS we've gotten from 3b this year and improve upon the .937 fielding percentage we have at 3b for that to be a substantial upgrade (We have the 2nd worst fielding percentage at 3b in the AL thanks to all Teahen's errors). Of course Viciedo is an upgrade over Kotsay/Jones, but as of right now we have Manny as the DH. Manny > Dayan, no questions here. We need a big LH bat there next season, I'm talking Dunn type of bat. Not sure if Dayan can bring enough for this team to win 100 games which might be needed to win the division again. (pending an offseason failure by the twins) I don't think Omar can pull another season like 2010, while I have to admit he was outstanding this year and I hated the thought of him being a fulltime player here - gladly admitting my mistake, thank you Omar. I think Morel will be fine, we bring Omar back as a IF backup and if Morel pulls a Teahen, Omar can save the day.. again. Last there is the RF situation (I assume Pierre/Rios aren't going anywhere). We either take our chances with Q (possibly platoon?) or find someone more consistent and less of a defensive liability.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 06:10 PM) Oh come on Fathom He has a point, we need those upgrades, at RF/C/DH if we're gonna stick with Morel at 3B.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 05:26 PM) It's not like Duncan is bad. If anything, it might help some of our pitchers develop better sinkers. Would you really want LaRussa over Guillen ?

First HR Sale gave up in the majors, correct? he was due.

Agreed, you don't move Beckham.

I agree on Morel, but please, please bring back Paulie, I don't know if Viciedo can contribute enough over a full season as a 1B!

Happy Birthday LilliSTUD!

32 years 4918 2628 2287 .535 2.8 5 Pennants and 2 World Series Titles 7 years 1120 591 529 .528 2.3 1 Pennant and 1 World Series Title So what exactly am I missing here Sqwert?

Pierre 7, ARam 6, Rios 8, PK 3, Manny DH, AJ 2, Morel 5, Teahen 9, Lillibridge 4, Harrell pitching. - pitching BAD

Is LaRussa really that much better than Ozzie Guillen?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 06:47 AM) Yes, because 3 starts is a legitimate body of work to judge a guy by. And for the 4375274734274844 time, Jackson was pitching under the same conditions and flat sucked. And it looks as if he's reverting back to his hit or miss self with us. Just a putrid trade by a GM that's been absolutely brutal the last 2+ years. Earlier you said that pitching 'while in pennant race' is as garbage as 'he is doing it in the NL', how about Javy Vazquez, isn't he a perfect example of both? Some can't handle the pressure, while I'm not saying it is the case with Hudson it very well could be, we'll never know.

Couldn't watch the game last night, but after watching today few things.. Ozzie left Jackson to die, I LOVE ME some Brent Morel, and good to see Manny finally crush one. PS. Does anyone wanna take the game thread off my hands? I mean I have to be cursed or something, 4 game losing streak. Muchos Gracias

QUOTE (Cali @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 05:33 PM) Is it wrong that I honestly hope Ozzie goes off on some homophobic, racist, antisemitic rant to end all rants, so JR's hand is basically forced to fire him? Cause I'm pretty sure that's the only way he's gonna go.... It is wrong that you actually think Ozzie would do such a thing, he is smarter than many think he is.

Pierre LF Ramirez SS Manny DH Jones CF Teahen RF Castro C Kotsay 1B Morel 3B Lillibridge 2B Jackson P This ought to be a fun game tonight folks!

QUOTE (VAfan @ Sep 17, 2010 -> 05:05 PM) Okay, this was not one of my best prediction threads. KISS OF DEATH

I've been in the group that was hard on Paulie and Thome last year.. Paul Konerko is just amazing, he needs to stay. EDIT: Much respect to Mark Buehrle for retaliation (not sure who's call it was) and going back to the posts from the game thread where some said Mark should have gotten an out before throwing at them or pick Young.. while Young deserved to be beaned, you retaliate first chance you get and Mark did just that, THANK YOU.

Have we hit back to back this year?

Damn Young just kills us.

5th inning, its about time it gets ugly.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 08:37 PM) Is it just me, or does Brent Morel look like Joe Crede at the plate? In his looks, stance, and even swing to some extent. I see some similarities.