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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Dec 29, 2009 -> 10:17 AM) The Cell Block Good name if we didn't play play on the South Side of Chicago. That name hits a little too close to home.

Absolutely not. We know what Quentin can do when he is healthy in the majors. We have no idea what Carter can do in the majors yet.

Andruw Jones!

Sometimes I feel it's justice that my family can survive perfectly on about $110K income a year, and yet these athletes can not make it on even $2M a year.

These are awesome.

QUOTE (chwhtsox @ Dec 23, 2009 -> 08:09 PM) its FB, I'm fb friends with morel, D1, D2, casey and brian urlacher...not one of them (except casey) would recognize me if I smacked them. I was assuming he meant that they searched for him and request him to be their friend, which is why i was surprised. If they merely accepted his request, then no big deal.

This is when I became a fan of the sox. I hated baseball (and was a cubs fan) up until 2000 when I realized how cool baseball was and said screw the Cubs. Joe Crede was my idol because he had my fav number (24), and his initial, JC, were the name with my nickname of Joe Cool.

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 05:07 AM) I am a Soxtalk admin, and an officer of the Facebook Soxtalk group. Plus, we have friends in common with the guys who did their interviews and members of the Chicago media.

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 10:59 PM) He and D2 just Facebook friended me. They both look like the kind of guys that you just want to hang out with because they are cool dudes, not just because they're potential mlb players. They added you? Who the hell are you?!!?! lol.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 08:00 PM) He was actually pretty good last year. He's just old. Yeah, and the year before that too.

Just got done talking to Brent, for whatever it's worth, he thinks he will spend the whole 2010 in AA. He, unlike me, is not too worried about the Teahen trade/signing. Seems like a real cool guy. Said he has heard that Dayan will be moved over to 1B at some point, hopefully making room for him at AAA if he continues to mash like he did in the AFL.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 20, 2009 -> 09:09 PM) If the money's there for a DH and Oliver...sure. If I have to pick between them, give me a DH. I am actually really looking forward to Andruw Jones dh'ing. The guy dropped 17 bombs and 18 doubles in only 82 games last year. That's Jim Thome type power numbers, and Thome did not exactly hit for average either. I just have a feeling Jones will have a real good year with us and hit 25-30 dingers while hitting around .240 and an OBP about .340. There are better options out there, but I would be content with Jones as our DH.

QUOTE (daggins @ Dec 20, 2009 -> 08:50 PM) Nah, we don't need a second lefty bad enough to pay for Oliver. It'll probably be Randy Williams. edit - maybe Beimel if they can get him for like, 1mil, but even then i'd think twice. I have been pulling for Beimel for a couple years now. Maybe it was because of this video...

Think we should try for Oliver with a 1 year deal? I know he is pretty old, but he is a lefty coming off 2 great years with the Angels. I see the Rangers are pushing for him right now, should Kenny pursue? If we can get Oliver, then that really puts Jenks on the outs as we would have Putz close, Thornton for the 8th, and Oliver for the 7th, but it would also give us a rather expensive bullpen assuming Oliver would get around 2-3 M/year. http://thebaseballcube.com/players/O/Darren-Oliver.shtml

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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 18, 2009 -> 06:58 PM) I read an interesting quote from Contreras who I read was throwing 95 when he went to Colorado. He said wherever he went, he wanted to take the Colo. pitching coach with him. I'm not blaming Coop for Contreras, but this notiion that he fixes everyone is silly. The Colorado thin air is obviously the reason for that velocity increase.....duh!

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Dec 14, 2009 -> 03:43 PM) that would make my day, but I dont see it happening. Oh god, it would make my offseason! Haha. We would have to shed some major salary to do that, like dump Paulie on some team, and get rid of Jenks to start.

Matt Holliday. Done.

Jenks to Yankees for Gardner +? How long until Rivera retires?

In Kenny Williams talk that means "How about you media shut the f*** up so I can deal this chump already".

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 04:26 PM) That was never the argument. You offered up a proposed trade of Alexei + Flowers/Danks for Uggla and since acquisitions are not made in a vacuum, Uggla's incredible price tag is coming along with him. I am saying I too would not make that trade. But I am responding to the person who said they would not trade Alexei straight up for Uggla, and I think that's a stretch. I was not throwing out those trade proposals as something I would offer, but rather what I think they would want or ask for, and who you guys think we should offer instead. The only thing I was proposing was to say Kenny might want to see if he can try and get Uggla, players involved not withstanding.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 04:12 PM) So you truly believe Dan Uggla is $18M better than Alexei Ramirez (and his 2 arb eligible seasons in '12-'13)? I would not do the deal either because Alexei happens to be one of my fav players and Uggla costs more money, but in talent alone, I think Uggla is the better player.

I'll agree to disagree (about Alexei>>Uggla).

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Dec 4, 2009 -> 09:37 AM) has alexei fallen so out of favor on this board that people would consider giving up danks/floyd and the missle for the likes of Dan Uggla???? That was not an AND, it was Alexei + Jordan Danks/Flowers or Floyd/John Danks straight up. And I cant believe people here think Alexei is better than Uggla. I can see Alexei plus Danks/Flowers being too much, but Uggla is a better player than just Alexei.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 3, 2009 -> 05:14 PM) No, but the fact that he fits nowhere on this team and isnt an improvement over our current middle infielders is totally relevant. I just meant irrelevant in a sense that I doubt Kenny would turn down a trade solely based on "he is not a very good #2 hitter".