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QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 09:09 PM) Quentin Richar Danks or Floyd LF and 2B are really not major concerns now, IMO. Its CF, 4th or 5th starter and maybe the bench that need attention. does that seem like a World Series Championship team??? A .215 hitting LF, a .230 hitting 2B and a 3rd/4th/5th starter with ERA's of 5.57, 5.50 and 5.27.

QUOTE(striker62704 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 08:21 PM) Our minor league system is bare but even if we had a hot prospect, the only position we have to fill is CF. Who is the starting LF? Who is the starting 2B? Who is the 5th Starter?

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 07:44 PM) Erstad + Podsednik = Quentin in your eyes? The long-term potential is certainly there for Quentin, but is he the 2008 starting OF we needed for an upgrade over Podsednik or Erstad? Maybe 2009-10 but not 2008. Heck, Jerry Owens has showed more at the big league level than the 2007 .214 hitting Carlos Quentin.

QUOTE(striker62704 @ Dec 6, 2007 -> 07:15 PM) I don't know why everyone is freaking out so much. The only thing you can win in the offseason is the "on-paper world series". On-paper right now the Sox don't look so great because everyone had a bad season last year. On-paper right now the Tigers look completely awesome. On-paper in 2005 the Whitesox looked like crap. Hermanson was our closer! Dustin Fing Hermanson! Dye was coming off a decent season. Garland was coming off a 12 win season with a 4.89 era. We said goodbye to Lee and Ordonez, two of baseballs best. But we won it all. And we beat Boston and LAA to get there. On-paper in 2006 we looked even better. We added Jim Thome who tore it up. But we finished third. So everyone just stop whining so much. All Kenny Williams can do is field a good team. The players have to win. There is no need to rebuild now. We can wait til after this season and try and dump Kornerko, Thome, Dye, etc. to rebuild. its actually quite simple, in 2005 KW improved upon 2004 weaknesses to field a better team. Team needed speed. Team needed singles/doubles hitters. Team needed a solid 5th starter (El-Duque), etc. For 2008 he hasn't.....yet. He upgraded at SS but downgraded at SP. He added a bullpen arm but took on an extra $4.5 million of unnecessary salary. So all-in-all we've treaded water. At the same time, our inter-division rivals have either (a) started building for the future or (B) stacked up talent for a 2008 WS run. The Sox on the other hand are sitting in neutral.

is it just me or does it seem like the Sox would rather "go on the cheap and fall short" than "overpay and be in the race." obviously its quite easy to spend someone elses money, but if the Sox were to say pay an extra $3 mil per year (more than what they are willing to spend) on 3 quality players who would allow the Sox to compete into September, that $9 million is worth more to the Sox than actually competiting. And if the Sox did overpay the $9 million, wouldn't the increased interest in Sox baseball lead to revenue receipts of $9 million or more?

does anyone know the contract status of Jared Price, the AAA catcher for the Royals?

trying to come up with that illusive, perfect holiday gift for some business clients of mine. In the past I've used... * Harry & David * Popcorn Factory * Hershey's This year I'm trying to stick in the $25-50 range. Anyone have success or enjoy using other companies/products???

anyone know how many people have been found guilty of this crime? anyone here (or in the media) actually care before it was a european who broke the law?

while we may not agree with the punishment, isnt it the individuals personal responsibility to understand and obey the laws of the land in which they are in? it's ok to sell marijuana in amsterdam. so is it fair for someone to come to the US, sell it, and then complain about the punishment they receive? as american's (or in this case Europeans) you do not have a golden ticket to travel the world and dis-obey other countries laws and regulations.

i must be the only one here, but I don't like it. plus I wonder how nice it will look with 13,000 people in it?

because Brian Anderson hit .255 in AAA last year and is coming off an injury that killed his season on 4th of July?

i said it before and I'll say it again. The Sox needed to decide late last year whether or not they wanted to contend in 2008 or blow it up and not contend until 2010-11, etc. Anything in between or 1/2assed would be a failure. KW obviously picked the contend route by resigning Dye, Buehrle and AJ. However if he cheaps out on CF, LF, 2B and middle relief, it will be all for not and this ballclub won't contend for at least 5-6 years. in addition, if the Sox are playing .500 ball in June, and Danks or Floyd is struggling, he better be willing to deal for an arm before the break.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Nov 30, 2007 -> 12:45 AM) Anderson @ $600,000

this is actually a really good website. i used this to predict the house/senate races last year and hit with about 95% accuracy. its uses a running table and averages out the polls. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/20...linton-227.html

General Election: Giuliani vs. Clinton Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Giuliani ® 44, Clinton (D) 49, Und 3 Clinton (D) +5.0 General Election: McCain vs. Clinton Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 McCain ® 44, Clinton (D) 50, Und 2 Clinton (D) +6.0 General Election: Thompson vs. Clinton Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Thompson ® 40, Clinton (D) 53, Und 3 Clinton (D) +13.0 General Election: Romney vs. Clinton Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Romney ® 38, Clinton (D) 54, Und 3 Clinton (D) +16.0 General Election: Giuliani vs. Obama Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Giuliani ® 45, Obama (D) 45, Und 4 Tie General Election: McCain vs. Obama Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 McCain ® 44, Obama (D) 47, Und 4 Obama (D) +3.0 General Election: Thompson vs. Obama Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Thompson ® 38, Obama (D) 51, Und 5 Obama (D) +13.0 General Election: Romney vs. Obama Gallup 11/11 - 11/14 Romney ® 35, Obama (D) 52, Und 6 Obama (D) +17.0 California: Giuliani vs. Clinton SurveyUSA 11/09 - 11/11 Giuliani ® 42, Clinton (D) 51, Und 7 Clinton (D) +9.0

The thought is that either Romney or Guilianni will be the nominee on the right. If its Rudy, I'm guessing that the whole east coast bias still plays... with the exception of Rudy pulling out of Iowa with Hillary still competing. Romney though could be a whole different story.

so other than Evan Bayh who do you guys think fits this moderate model??? I feel that it has to be a male, a female/female ticket might just be too much for some. Thinking of southern govenors/senators...... I do wonder about Wesley Clark. The Clinton camp was the one pushing him to run in '04. He choose not to in '08, once Hillary made her intentions clear.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Nov 26, 2007 -> 09:36 PM) Mike Piazza does not have a defensive position, he has negative defensive value anywhere you put him, especially behind the plate where he struggles to even catch the ball let alone throw anyone out or make a tough stop in the dirt. So you would have 2 guys on your roster who can not play anywhere on the field and a third who can only play 1B. i haven't seen him play in a while.. is he worse than the 2007 version of Toby Hall?

couldnt he get 50-60 games as a backup to AJ and a sub for Thome versus LHP?

was talking about going to Japan if he can't get a ML guaranteed deal. thoughts on the DH sub for Thome versus LHP? Last year he hit .292 versus LHP with .344 OBP. Career wise, Mike is a .323 hitter vs LHP with a .405 OBP. Anyone want Toby Hall these days???

interesting... i didn't know about the iraq trip thing. i wonder how much pressure she'll get from the establishment to take Obama or another candidate. (similar to Kerry with Edwards)

quick, ask the onion who's going to win the world series in 2014. i need to make a bet.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 26, 2007 -> 06:55 PM) 1. She's not a lock to win everything Kerry won. She will struggle in MI, PA, MD possibly MN. Any one of those going red could cause her issues. 2. Richardson won't be her running mate - I'd bet money its Evan Bayh. 3. EVERYONE has campaigned in Iowa, and a lot. Well, except Gravel and Thompson, who haven't really campaigned at all. 4. She is not see as an Arkansian. She grew up in suburban Chicago, and is now a Senator from NY. I think its unlikely she takes Arkansas or any other state in the mid-South. I'll give you PA and MN, not MI and MD. Those states haven't elected a ® candidate since 1988. (last 4 elections have gone D) Why do you think she'll take Bayh? There's no way he could deliver any state (including Indiana). My guess was either Wesley Clark or Bill Richardson so she could either (a) lock up Arkansas or New Mexico or may a run at southwest states (AZ, NV, CO, etc) As for Arkansas, check this out... http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_con...ential_election Arkansas 2008 Presidential Election Friday, August 17, 2007 New York Senator Hillary Clinton was First Lady of Arkansas before she was First Lady of the United States. That background puts her in a good position to capture the six Electoral College votes Arkansas will cast in Election 2008. Clinton leads all Republican challengers in Arkansas by huge double digit margins. The closest GOP hopeful is Rudy Giuliani, but he trails Clinton by eighteen percentage points, 55% to 37%. Clinton leads Fred Thompson by nineteen points (55% to 36%), John McCain by 23 points (56% to 33%), and Mitt Romney by 32 points (60% to 32%). For question wording and responses click here. Among women voters in Arkansas, none of the Republican candidates tops 34% support and none come within 20 points of Clinton. Clinton also leads all the Republicans among male voters in her former home state, although by somewhat smaller margins. The potential for any Democrat to win any Southern state is significant. For Clinton, it is especially so given that she is a candidate with very high negatives. Nationally, more than 40% of voters say they will definitely vote against her in 2008. Recent polling found that 51% of voters in Oregon have an unfavorable opinion of Clinton and, as a result, Republican candidates might be competitive there. That’s a Blue State that has voted for the Democrat in every Presidential Election since 1988. On the other hand, Clinton currently polls well in Michigan and reasonably well in Florida. Other recent general election polls have been conducted in New Hampshire, Colorado, and Ohio. Overall, 65% of Arkansas voters have a favorable opinion of Clinton while 33% say the opposite. None of the Republicans come close. Giuliani is viewed favorably by 48%, Thompson by 42%, McCain by 38%, and Romney by 32%. In Arkansas, 33% say that President Bush is doing a good or excellent job while 47% say poor.

www.270towin.com its funny. amongst all of the head to head matchups, questions that people ask about candidates. I ask this question about Hillary. Using the Electoral College, I don't see a way in which she loses for 4 reasons. 1) She'll win every state that Kerry won in 2004. 2) She'll win Arkansas (may be close if Huckabee is the top ticket, but he won't be) 3) She'll win Iowa (unless Romney is the nominee, which he wont be) because she actually campaigned there. unlike Guilianni, McCain and really Thompson. 4) She'll win New Mexico with Richardson as a running mate. Thus she can still lose battleground states in Virgina, Florida, Ohio, Arizona, Colorado and Nevada. That puts her exactly at 270.