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QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 09:17 PM) Anyon have the Soxtalk PSN list on them? We should get some Black Ops going. I wouldn't mind having this list. I needz more PSN friends.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 08:37 PM) I think it's "LOOGY" with 2 O's. And doesn't Ozzie was 12 pitchers, not 11? I would think Anthony Carter may be added to your pen as well. LR - Pena MR - Infante MR - Carter LOOGY - Ohman SU - Crain SU- Santos CL - Thornton Harrell could get the job to be the long man so Pena can slot to middle relief again.

As much as I dislike the notion of intangibles, the Bulls are clearly missing Joakim Noah's. Joakim seemed to energize the team's play. Bulls have looked tired and lazy the past two games. In fact, they've looked similar since Joakim's injury, but they've usually gotten away with it since the teams they played were so bad and also played bad. New Jersey and Philly played pretty well these past couple of days and the result is two losses.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 08:19 PM) Ugh Will Ohman is ok I guess, he owns a career 40% GB%, which is the most important stat for pitchers in our park. The GB% is used to anticipate Fielder Independent Pitching in the Saber community. He Ohman posts that 40% number than his xFIP suggest a 4.24 ERA. Eh OK not great, fine, whatever. Ohman has had 3 season in which he had a Gb% over his career norm, and 3 seasons where he had a Gb% under his career norm. So he is the definition of hit or miss. My question is this. Knowing all this about Ohman, why not just bring back Erik Threets, they are virtually the same pitcher. I know its a small sample size but Threets pitched really well for the sox last year, 55.6 GB %, FIP of 2.84, and xFIP of 3.83. You can have Threets for the league minimum, you probably have to pay Ohman $2M for his services. I dont get it. Who knows? Threets isn't a sure thing. Neither is Ohman, but Ohman's at least done it for longer.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/01/07/...gn=MLB11_010711 CES video of The Show.

Looks like the Bulls are in a funk.

I just wish those guys would call in when Bernstein's on so he can tell them how stupid they are and hang up on them. That's horrible of a host to do, but it serves some people right.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 07:30 PM) How many times does it have to be f***ing proven that signing mediocre relievers to multi-year deals rarely turns out well? Kalapse has done an excellent job of backing this up with solid data. Sure, it's not YOUR money so it's easy to say whatever. But a franchise that's efficient and run properly should be able to produce a competent loogy from within. I agree that you can't give somebody like Ohman more than one year, but as long as we're not giving him the Scott Linebrink treatment, it's not a huge deal.

God I can't stand the Score sometimes. All these stupid Cubs fans are calling in and they're all over the place. One guy calls in and says prospects are there to trade for bigger pieces. For whatever reason, the term cost-controlled player must have never crossed his mind. Another says the Cubs just gave up B prospects. Way to downplay your stupid GM's overpayment. The last one I heard b****es about the Cubs giving up Sam freakin' Fuld. Really?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) Compare John Danks and Matt Garza's numbers they're eerily similar. Not really. Danks has posted higher WARs for the past 3 years and it's really not that close. The only year where Garza might have outperformed Danks was 2009. Danks has actually showed he can be one of the best left handed pitchers in baseball. Garza just screams slightly above average to me.

QUOTE (Springfield SoxFan @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 06:44 PM) This would not bring the wow factor, but it is much more realistic than Soriano. We don't need Soriano, he's a huge luxury. I'd rather spend whatever we have left on a lesser lefty reliever like Ohman, a back-end starter, or Andruw Jones.

If we sign Ohman, I think this would be an unnecessary deal. I would like Gorzelanny more, but I can't complain.

I wouldn't give Ohman more than one year. 3.98 FIP last year, 3.16 against lefties. I think this might mean Sale will start the season in the rotation.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) .289/67/192 Wouldn't it suck if those numbers were Dunn's OBP, RBI, and Ks? Scary thought...

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 03:16 PM) Will Ohman has narrowed it down to 3 AL teams. He is a real good strikeout pitcher, who had a good 2010, he just needs to fix that walk issue he has. I'd like Will Ohman. He can allow the team to put Sale in the rotation if necessary.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:44 PM) Is anyone in professional sports? If you think about it that way, then no. But I'm not talking about it that way.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) How about Freddie Garcia again? He's gonna get a decent amount of money. He's certainly not worth whatever he might get paid.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:20 PM) What'd Gorzellany making in 2011? $1M+? Meh. He's cheap, but I'd rather get a bullpen arm. I'd love for the Sox to get Jeff Samardzija with the Cubs kicking most of the money, and use Samardzija in the pen as a long reliever/spot starter with Sale in AAA starting. But most of this has to do with me being a huge Notre Dame fan and being friends with the Samardzija family. Gorzelanny made 800K last year. He won't make more than $2 million, I think.

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/01/whit...el-soriano.html Looks like we'll be waiting for a real good bargain.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) I've seen him play more than that game. I don't know his UZR or Range Factor, but I know if he was on the Sox this board would hate his defense. I've seen him play against the Sox and I've never seen anything to make me think the advanced metrics are wrong. He's a very athletic player. I even remember him robbing someone of a home run at the Cell back in 09.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:00 PM) Adrian Beltre just got $96 million. I've figured it all out. Guys like Beltre and Holliday sacrificed their balls in order to get high UZRs. It's so simple!

QUOTE (DOWNTOWN PANTHER @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 01:59 PM) I have never posted any opinion of mine on Dusty, but I will say that I was very pleased with him this season. Reds fans are fast to second guess and pound on the manager for his ability to manage a pitching staff and lineup. This season was no exception. I think that Dusty did a tremendous job of managing the staff and pen. I look simply at wins and losses, and this year he had a big impact. For this team he is a perfect candidate IMO. Right now the Reds have a very solid fusion of young talent and veteran leadership which Dusty blended very nicely. In 2011 I think the Reds are the team to beat in the Central. I think Dusty can make a run this year at October baseball, and the staff has a very high ceiling. He definately is a risk taker. Thats not a bad thing though. You won't be saying any of this when Johnny Cueto, Edinson Volquez, and Aroldis Chapman are regular DL members in a couple of years because of how much Dusty will overuse them. Just ask Cubs fans.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) I love the Reds. Post more, my friend. Anyway, could we get Chapman for Juan Pierre? I promise you he's really good. He hits a lot of sexy singles and steals a lot of bases. He would be an upgrade in LF. I promise. Cross my heart and hope to die. He's also a very good teammate. Lots of chemistry!

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 01:43 PM) I don't know about the Cardinals, their offense should be better, but man that OF defense is going to be bad with Berkman & Holliday. Colby is gonna be busy. Holliday's not a bad fielder. I hate how that one ball he took off the crotch in the NLDS gives people the impression he's bad at fielding.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 7, 2011 -> 01:44 PM) I'd much rather have Sale in the 5th starter's spot than Gorzelanny until Peavy returns, both as a better starter and for his future development. Then you lose one of your best bullpen arms for a month or two.