Paint it Black

The fit makes some sense, a left handed DH type I guess. Not really thrilled if it happens, but whatever.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 03:56 PM) He brings it up in threads that have nothing to do with Walker, then will complain about others talking about Walker too much. I apologize, I do not post here as often as I should, and therefore, did not know any back story. I assumed it was some Walker vs anti-Walker feud going on.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:43 AM) Peak of his career huh? Entering his second season playing SS in the major leagues and he's already peaked? I guess I didnt know that you couldnt learn anything about playing defense once you hit 28 years old. I'm speaking in general terms of course, most players hit their peak between 27-32. Oh, and that is if you believe he ACTUALLY IS 28. What is Vizquel going to teach Alexei an infield coach can't? There are not any huge secretes.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:30 AM) You offer no real reason as to why you wouldn't like the deal. Okay hes 43 and bad. There are better replacement level shortstops out there than Vizquel. The "teach Alexei things" is just an idiotic argument because you assume that Alexei has room to improve. He's 28 (I said 27 earlier I misspoke) entering the peak of his career. It's pretty silly to say he can improve on defense at that age when really, defense is the first set of skills to deteriorate.

This is just an awful signing if it happens. The "teaching our guys" argument is just another way to say "there is no use for him." Seriously people, Alexei is 27, just about at any defensive "peak" he has. Awful signing, you can't convince me otherwise.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 09:17 AM) Dick, it is a long offseason. Please leave your personal hangups at the door as much as possible, your constant repitition of this petty argument is just childish at this point. No, actually he is making a valid point, that I think needs to be stressed. Players are bad because they are bad, not because of some inane coaching argument. I'm already not looking forward to the "Alex Rios sucks I blame Walker" threads that are headed our way in 2010.

QUOTE (Kenny Hates Prospects @ Nov 20, 2009 -> 11:06 AM) I absolutely love this move. Bye bye, Nix. The irony that your soxtalk handle is "Kenny Hates Prospects" yet the fact that you like Vizquel coming to the Sox just made my head explode.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 31, 2009 -> 12:08 PM) I'll echo my sentiments in the KW poll thread. I voted for Ozzie being on the hot seat next year. He's put together a few good seasons as a manager, but let's face the fact that his teams have vastly underachieved since 2005. So, if next year ends up being another bust, then it's time to cut him loose. Underachieved in 2005, really? I mean they won 90 games in 2006 and missed the playoffs because Detroit was just better. 2007 was a bad year, mainly because they were a bad team. The fact that in 2008 Ozzie got that pile of garbage into the playoffs is very respectable, IMO.

Just burn it as a file to a blank disk. Then insert blank disk into PS3 and it should read the file. There are a few files that are not compatible, but for the most part this way works.

QUOTE (T R U @ Aug 30, 2009 -> 06:49 PM) Is it Ozzies fault we trade Rowand for Thome and then had nothing but Brian Anderson for years holding out hope he would one day turn the light on? We had a CF problem for years, has nothing to do with Ozzie. AARON ROWAND IS BAD AT BASEBALL. Seriously people stop this.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 30, 2009 -> 05:37 PM) Kenny Williams set the tone by trading Nick Swisher and Javy Vazquez for zero contributors to the 2009 big league team. I just faced palmed myself for this awful post. Like veterans need the "fire" for more "contributors" to this team. Seriously? Remember how Swishers act got really old? Remember how Vazquez was called out BY HIS OWN MANAGER let alone people on this board for not being "big game" enough? I blame Kenny Williams for the team not being good enough. How does that sound?

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Aug 30, 2009 -> 09:04 PM) should be a fire Kenny Williams poll. He got garbage (marquez and Betemit) for Nick Swisher. He got mostly garbage (maybe Flowers comes through) for Vazquez, who is having an excellent season. He got garbage for Brandon Allen. He added Rios, who has quickly shown us why Toronto wanted him gone for nothing in return. He added an injured starting pitcher (Peavy) while leaving the 09 staff badly short-handed, triggering this slide. He had a dream that either Colon or Jose could help. He's had a very, very, very bad year at GM. Swisher? The same guy who was written off and really didn't have a position on this team? Oh yeah it didn't help he was benched by THIS TEAM which killed any value he had. Meh I don't miss him still. He really had no value. Vazquez. Another guy written off. How do you get value from this guy? We should be lucky we got Flowers in the deal. Allen. Why do people have this odd infatuation with this guy? Like 1st basemen with power are some rare breed. Also, from what I have read, many scouts don't think Allen will be an everyday player. Rios. Yeah, cause Dye has shown that giving him a deal is worth the years and money. Oh and because Pods/Wise/other bad CF's are better. Please. Peavy. Deal was more of a long term deal. Richard= 5th starter. Meh. Poreda= solid pen arm. Yeah so? I do think Peavy's numbers will regress in the AL but he is definitely worth the two average arms given up in the deal. The Colon or Contreras "dream" is tough because really, who is supposed to pitch? And don't say Richard please, way to inconsistent with no out pitch. Most teams are always looking for a 5th starter so I don't really buy that argument. I will say it is KW's fault this team plays NO DEFENSE outside of a few players.

Oh hey look, this thread again. Seriously people, the White Sox are just not that good of a team. This really should be not be a shock, since they were about a .500 team before this roadtrip IN A BAD DIVISION. It's not Ozzies fault this team is god awful with the glove. It's not Ozzies fault the bullpen has been bad lately. I'm not really sure what he's supposed to do, ya know?

See I have yet to see any evidence that Richard was really all that good. Not saying he is Contreras bad, but Richard was way too inconsistant.

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 29, 2009 -> 12:50 PM) There better be a seat for Pods. Not watching on TV so I can't say weather Pods should have caught that ball (although it sounded like it). But I'v been ready to launch Pods for months, I don't give a damn about his fluke season.

QUOTE (G&T @ Aug 29, 2009 -> 12:48 PM) Wow. Kay is ripping Jeter for the bunt. I'm listening to the sox radio boradcast and DJ liked it. I didn't understand why you would give up outs to a guy who has shown he can't get anybody out.

Jose Contreras, your plane is boarding.

Man this thread is dead just like this team.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 11:01 PM) I took a night off of punishing myself by watching this team, and went to a movie. It was nice. I am going to thoroughly enjoy getting rid of even more players from the 2005 team this offseason. The more we distance ourselves from those aging, ever-deteriorating players, the better it will be for this team. We can be assured that Contreras, Garcia, and (hopefully) Dye are all history very soon. We need to stop keeping these scrubs around because of something they did years ago. The sole purpose of the team is to win, and replacing some of these guys will help towards meeting that goal. Did the movie thing tonight as well. Feels good man. Y'know 2 weeks ago I would have said bring back Dye as a DH. Now I'd rather have Thome if the contract is 2 years or under.

Also to a greater point, nobody should be surprised as to how these last two games have gone. They're an awful team only in contention because of the awful division in which they play.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 10:18 PM) If you want to say that he's been pitching badly, fine. If you want to criticize Ozzie for pitching him, fine. But we don't want threads here titled, "X player SUCKS!!!!". Nah man I totally understand. I mean I get tired of those types of threads as much as you. But my greater point was that I think it's time that a "Linebrink Sucks" title is accurate and deserved.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 25, 2009 -> 10:03 PM) Title changed. If you want to complain about a player, please do not include "sucks" in the title. I'm not trying to pick a fight, but lets be honest, Linebrink has been downright AWFUL over his career in the second half, let alone being bad this whole year. Moreover, I know Linebrink has been very sensitive towards the media when asked about this second half performances. I have a lot of respect for guys when they stand in front of their locker and tell the media "I sucked tonight." Conversely, I have no respect for someone like Linebrink who won't own up to his faults. In short, Linebrink does suck. The real point of this thread should be why is he still being trotted out there in ANY meaningful game? His fastball is straight as an arrow and he almost never throws the splitter anymore. It sounds like he's done.

I think the Red Sox have been pretty underwhelming this weekend...from what I have seen. However, I will agree that I want to throw up on myself when I hear "Contreras will start game one followed by Garcia starting game 2." I'll be scared if Peavy comes back and hes ineffective. I'd like to see a four man rotation when he comes back, although I know most people hate the four man rotation for reasons that make no sense.

back in this motherf****r!

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 5, 2009 -> 08:45 PM) Agreed. I like them and St. Louis the best. Cardinals radio with Rooney and Shannon rules. Really? Mike Shannon is like Hawk x10000000000 with the umpires. He's also Cardinals Ron Santo. No thanks.