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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 09:46 AM) It only gets "better"... Then I hear it's already in the 80's back down in my neck of the woods. It's probably the 1 main reason I wouldn't want to work in this area of North America really, the weather come the winter.

QUOTE (TLAK @ Oct 28, 2008 -> 08:02 AM) I thought this thread was going to be about Javier Vazquez. One month ago it would have been.

I doubt Ladd will be on the Hawks by the end of the season if things keep going the way they have for him. I was hoping he'd be getting top 6 minutes, but he isn't, so they obviously don't think that highly of him. Sopel needs to get it going. Was argubly our 2nd our 3rd best defender last season, this season, he's probably been our worst. And not a good game for Huet to have a bad one.

Coldest day in New York today since I've been here. Really can't say I'm looking forward to the next 6 months weather wise.

Loved the Jamie - Lynn Sigler storyline though, with Drama running his mouth to everyone.

I got Mario Kart Wii, so if anyone wants to have a game on-line, let me know.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Oct 24, 2008 -> 10:53 AM) $22,800 for two weeks of makeup and $150,000 in clothing. And she likes to point out elitists. I think there was an entire thread by the conservatives on our site regarding Edwards' $400 haircut. I saw a Republican Political Blogger in the AM New York today say that $150,000 would have been spent on 10 of Obama's Custom Made Suits. Ummmm yeah..............

And you have to wonder what would Vaz get if he was a FA also. He should still have some value around the league no doubt. Still unless it was for the "right deal / player" I'd probably hang onto him. You can never have enough pitching.

I still think Snakes are worse than Spiders though. I'm Indiana Jones bad when it comes to Snakes.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Oct 24, 2008 -> 09:09 AM) Javy is a pretty good fit for them actually. Yeah I think it is also, depending on if Melvin wants to take on that salary I guess. But I could certainly see a Weeks or Hardy deal for Vazquez taking place, if the Sox decided to go after Garcia in the off-season or another FA SP.

Hardy would be nice, but if we move Alexei to SS also, it'd probably be easier and cheaper to get a 2B, depending on who's out there and available etc.

QUOTE (sircaffey @ Oct 24, 2008 -> 10:04 AM) Understatement. Weeks is the worst defensive 2B in the league. Hence I wouldn't play him there. Only in CF (e.g B.J Upton) although I can't remember how strong his arm is.

Still Tucson I think. They're hoping to be in Glendale for 2010 IIRC.

A lot depends on what they do with Alexei, and if they move him to SS or not. Weeks is a guy who I think could blossom at CF with his plate discipline, although as disco said in another thread, the Sox need to go after guys who have good OBP skills, but also have a good BA e.g (no more Swisher's). The problem is, those guys aren't exactly available out there (except for Furcal and Hudson in FA, and they'll be expensive).

The WWE really misses Edge right now. He's carried that company on his back for the last year and a half, and it shows right now how much they miss him. But yes, Wrestling has gone downhill big time, and it shows.

I see nothing's changed with Larry in terms of still being injury prone.

QUOTE (shipps @ Oct 23, 2008 -> 10:28 AM) Havent the Hawks in recent history been pretty good against the Wings? Yeah they had a winning record against them last season IIRC. Also ATM, Gaborik from Minny is being mentioned in trade rumors. The asking price seems to be a really good prospect and a good young D-Man. Would you give up say Beach (thnik that was our 1st rounder) and say Seabrook for him? He wants something like a 10 year $80M deal though. I think Montreal or the Kings are the favorites to get him however.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 23, 2008 -> 09:16 AM) Florida has been my NL since they began so i follow them fairly closely. Rumor is that they are probably going to trade Scott Olsen. They already have Miller, Nolasco, Sanchez, Volstad, Johnson and Vanden Hurk fighting for spots next year and Olsen is the one who will be making the most money. Also, as for Hermida, they will probably trade one of him or Josh Willingham. Neither of whom would help us unless we got rid of JD for whatever reason. I dont even know what this would take, but if we could swing a deal for Scott Olsen as a back of the rotation guy along with one of Jorge Cantu/Dallas McPherson to play 3B and a reliever like Taylor Tankersley as a second lefty in the pen that could help this team without adding too much to the payroll, allowing us to pursue a high price MI. I'd be offering Dye or Konerko to the Giants to try and get one of their good young pitchers not named Lincecum, and then offer Fields and maybe something else for Hermida. KW's done a good job in recent years at bringing in guys who are young and have had success at the major league level for us, he needs to keep that going.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Oct 20, 2008 -> 04:41 PM) That's thinking outside the box. I don't know how Week would be in CF. But I could see something like getting a bat for Javy if the sox sign a Freddy Garcia, or get a 5th Starter type via trade elsewhere. Here are Weeks' numbers over the past 3 seasons FWIW; 06 - .279/.363/.404 07 - .235/.374/.433 08 - .234/.342/.398 I think if he was available, the Sox should definitely have a look at him at least. I wouldn't play him at 2B though.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 03:34 PM) So, the long wait for Kim Ng continues. Assuming that Amaro Jr gets the Phillies job after Gillick leaves (as most expect him to do so) I’m guessing the next GM opening will be in Washington. And my guess is Mike Rizzo ends up with that job. How Bowden still has a job there, I don't know. Hasn't exactly been the greatest "people" person there by all reports either.

I wonder if Kim Ng is ever going to get a GM job FWIW. But Milwaukee have been pretty good since Melvin took over. I think Seattle would have LOVED to get Pat Gillick back though.

QUOTE (The Critic @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 10:52 AM) Freddy Got Fingered Oh dear. Quite appropriate though.

Went to the Knicks vs. Celtics last night. New York's roster is just horrible. Hilarious seeing Malik Rose and Zach Randolph jack up 3 pointers in D'Antoni's offensive system. I went with a group of buddies, and we went down from the mezzanine to the floor level for the 2nd quarter. They caught us out though, but we played the whole "We're from overseas haven't been here bf" card, and they didn't kick us out. Oh and KG is even more of an ass than I imagined.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 22, 2008 -> 11:45 AM) You were 6 when Free Willy came out? Now I'm crying. 1993. So I was 7 or 8. And now I'm crying.