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Close enough all da Pats LB's r da same.

Whoeva wanted Mike Knuble I just made u a trade proposal, but I don't think u'll be too happy.

Mr Burns: You can hav the washer and dryer or u can trade it all in for what's in da box. Health Guy: The Box, The Box!

Did any1 else see when Vrabel scored the INT in the 4th, all the Pats supporters chucked up snowballs all around the stadium. Absolutely hilarious.

Oh that'd be great if u could do that Steve. I think my buddy wants to go, he's just deciding whether he should go next year or not. It'd be cool if he did, cos I'm prob gonna go to America in a few years as well and work ova there, and it'd be nice to know sum1 from here as well. Sounds like a good uni though.

Andrew Dunn 5 ' 7 125 lbs I'll be a CB, Safety or a FB. A Big Hitter with good awareness.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Rafael Palmeiro was refused salary arbitration Sunday by the Texas Rangers, which almost certainly means he will play elsewhere next year. While Palmeiro last season became just the 19th player with 500 career homers, the 39-year-old first baseman didn't fit into the plans of a team committed to young players and reducing payroll. He made $9 million last season. Texas did offer arbitration to John Thomson in hopes of being able to work out a deal with the right-hander. Thomson was 13-14 with a 4.85 ERA in 35 starts, including 9-5 with a 3.89 ERA the last 18. Texas also didn't offer arbitration to two-time AL MVP Juan Gonzalez or right-hander Ismael Valdes, but team officials had made it clear before the season ended they wouldn't return. The Rangers attempted to trade Gonzalez, who didn't play after July 20 because of a right calf injury. Valdes made his last start Sept. 2, and didn't pitch after being moved to the bullpen. Palmeiro turned down a trade in July to the Chicago Cubs, the team he started his career with. Free agents not offered arbitration by Sunday can't re-sign with their former teams until May 1.

That's what I've been told, hav to wait for NFL Primetime on ESPN to find out.

The Indians have been looking at a trade for Spivey. Then, when and if Brandon Phillips is ready, he can play shortstop. Speaking of Spivey, the consensus is that Doug Melvin made a terrific deal for Richie Sexson, who would be gone at the end of the 2004 season. "Doug got a prime left-handed pitching prospect in Jorge DeLaRosa, a fourth starter in Chis Capuano, a good young everyday second baseman, a catcher [Chad Moeller] and a first baseman [Lyle Overbay] who may turn out to be pretty good," noted one baseball person. This is the beginning of the overhaul, with shortstop J.J. Hardy, the first of a very good group of young players coming up in the Brewer system, taking over this season. ... Dozens of current and former teammates came from all around the country to Fresno Friday for the funeral of Lori Gardner, Mark's wife who battled a rare form of liver cancer for more than six years before finally passing away. She lived longer with the disease than anyone, ever, a testament to an extraordinary person. ... The Twins are trying to re-sign Shannon Stewart, but appear to have a long way to go. ... The Pads are trying to get Rod Beck signed this weekend to go with Japanese reliever Akinori Otsuka, trade for another lefty in the pen, then go to work on starting pitching. The Pads would like to free some cash by trading Terrence Long and Kevin Jarvis to the Mets for Roger Cedeno, and have been talking to Kenny Lofton, although if the Yankees want Lofton -- and they're talking -- they'll get him. San Diego and Greg Maddux? Only if the market never develops, and the Hall of Famer wants to be home. ESPN Article

Good choices there, especially with those two teams D. If u watch the Dolphins vs Pats game today supposedly a Dolphins playa helmet splits in 2. Personally I go with da Falcons cos of Vick, and rushing da QB with da 3-4 defense.

I'll put my money on Britney Spears. That nervous breakdown is gonna hit her pretty hard.

What team do u usually use in Madden Jason?

In a last-ditch effort to retain Scott Spiezio, the Angels have offered their first baseman a contract and could sign him today. The Angels offered Spiezio a two-year contract, agent Barry Meister said Saturday night. After Spiezio rejected the offer, Meister said he presented General Manager Bill Stoneman with a series of counterproposals ranging from one to three years in length. "We're trying to be flexible," Meister said. Meister declined to discuss the value of the Angels' offer or the counterproposals but said Spiezio is eager to return to the Angels and has instructed him to "do everything we can" to make that happen. Spiezio has said he expects to take a pay cut from the $4.25 million he earned last season. Stoneman has said he does not expect to offer salary arbitration to Spiezio, who would probably receive a raise in a potential arbitration hearing. If the Angels do not sign Spiezio or offer him arbitration today, they would forfeit until May 1 the right to negotiate with him.

I actually trhink Washburn should be one of the guys we should target to fill our rotation in 2004. He was damn good in 2002. The Angels and Boston Red Sox have discussed a trade that would send pitcher Jarrod Washburn to Boston for shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, sources familiar with the talks said Saturday. The trade, which sources said could be expanded to include third baseman Troy Glaus, is contingent on the Red Sox and Texas Rangers agreeing to financial considerations that would trigger a move of shortstop Alex Rodriguez to Boston for outfielder Manny Ramirez. That agreement could come sometime next week, or not at all. If deals materialize, the Angels could acquire Garciaparra and pitchers Bartolo Colon and Kelvim Escobar within a three-week span. The Angels signed Escobar to a three-year, $18.75-million contract and are believed to have offered Colon a four-year, $48-million contract. The Angels have put Washburn and Ramon Ortiz on the trading block, one National League executive said Saturday. "If they're willing to move one of their pitchers, I think they're going to get Colon," the executive said. Angel General Manager Bill Stoneman declined to discuss specific deals but said Saturday he was ready to move. "We've got nothing ready to announce," Stoneman said. "Hopefully, things can happen quickly." Commissioner Bud Selig has granted Boston owner John Henry permission to talk with Rodriguez, the American League most valuable player. The Rangers want the Red Sox to pay some of the $100 million left on Ramirez's contract and all of the $180 million left on Rodriguez's contract, and the Red Sox hope to persuade Rodriguez to restructure his deal. The ability to trade a pitcher does not mean the Angels can acquire Kansas City center fielder Carlos Beltran, a player they have long coveted. Royal General Manager Allard Baird said Saturday he expects to retain Beltran, who can file for free agency after next season, and in any case has not had recent trade talks with the Angels. "I think that's a dead issue," Baird said. In search of offensive help, the Angels appear focused on Garciaparra, a two-time AL batting champion and five-time All-Star with a 2004 salary of $11.5 million. Of their free-agent shortstop targets, Kazuo Matsui appears close to signing with the New York Mets, and the Tacoma News Tribune reported Saturday that Miguel Tejada is seeking a contract of up to 10 years in length. The Dodgers have offered pitcher Odalis Perez for Garciaparra, a trade the Red Sox have not ruled out. Washburn, however, has played in the American League, started postseason games and won 18 games in 2002. He won 10 last year, lost 15 and gave up a league-high 34 home runs, but he still pitched a career-high 207 innings despite shoulder, hip, back and ankle injuries. Washburn is expected to make about $6 million next season and cannot become a free agent until after the 2005 season. In July, however, he said he would not initiate discussions for a long-term contract and would not grant the Angels a hometown discount in accepting one, a stance he acknowledged could lead the team to trade him. "I understand that," he said then. "I know that's the business of the game." Glaus will make $9.55 million next year and, like Garciaparra, can file for free agency after the season. If the Angels include Glaus in the trade without receiving another player in return, they would save about $4 million in salaries next year but would need to obtain a stopgap third baseman. Stoneman said star third-base prospect Dallas McPherson, who started last season at Class A, is not ready for the major leagues. "He's going to be a major league player," Stoneman said, "but he's got a little ways to go."

Gload prob deserves a chance in the majors, not startin, but he deserves a chance. There's some in the White Sox organisation who think very highly of him as well.

Sum of u guys mite remember this guy, he used to play for Milwaukee in the late 90's, since u can't root for America at the Olympics in Baseball, u mite as well root for the Aussies instead, lol. BASEBALL star Dave Nilsson will return from semi-retirement to captain the Australian Olympic team next year in Athens. Nilsson, 34 on Sunday, was devastated after Australia was knocked out in qualifiers at the 2000 Sydney Olympics when it was expected the team would be a strong medal chance. Nilsson became an established star in the US, playing with the Milwaukee Brewers through the 1990s. Earlier this year, the catcher/designated hitter turned down a $675,000 offer from the Boston Red Sox to return to the Major Leagues. Nilsson is training six days a week under the supervision of respected Australian team physio Bruce Rawson. Doing the hard yards in training is easy for Nilsson, who views Athens as an opportunity to banish the ghosts and unfulfilled goals of the horror tournament in Sydney. "I'm waking my body," Nilsson said. "I'm working hard to get back in shape, with my main aim the Claxton Shield and then the Olympics. "We have a lot to make up for Sydney -- it was a shocking experience for all involved. We were expected to win a medal and, on review, we should have won one, but to not even make the finals was embarrassing and has taken a long time to recover from. "When you go through something like that you learn a lot. We're already so far ahead of where we were at the last Olympics. It would be great to turn the ship around, and I'm confident we can go on and win a medal in Athens." Nilsson capped a brilliant association with the Brewers when, in 1999 his final year in the big league, he became the first Australian selected for the All Star game. At that stage he was second, behind Greg Norman, on the list of Australia's highest sporting money earners, commanding around $8.5 million a season with Milwaukee.

This one piece in this article worries the hell outta me, "(Fontaine's) main focus, and almost his sole focus, will be on the draft," Bavasi said. Fontaine, who has been in professional baseball for 31 years, spent the last four years as the White Sox's director of player development, overseeing the minor league department and development staff. But scouting is his favorite. "I have been in scouting for most of my career and this is what I love to do," he said. "There are not many jobs that allow you to look into a crystal ball." The last thing we need is to stuff up our drafts.

We can only hope. Please oh please let Jose go to LA.

A clubhouse cancer is the term most assoicated with Royce Clayton.

I hav a friend down here who's a sprinter (he can run 10.3 sec for the 100m) and he's mullin an offer by the University of Indiana of an atheletics scholarship to join the uni next year. However, he's got sum doubts whether or not he wants to go ova there cos he don't know much bout the Uni. Does any1 here know much about it and is it actually any good?

I heard the Padres were really, really interested in Wells and offered him a 6 mill deal. He'll go there or stay with da Yanks with prob ain't gonna happen. We don't need his injured ass at that price anyways.

And those who don't want Sully resigned look at the fact he was the Reds leader in appearnces in the 80's 3 years in a row bf he got traded to Chicago. We need a guy like that in da pen desperately.

Yeah and his Clayton's agent said even though that the Rockies have payroll problems, they'll make it financially viable for Royce to play there. Well at least his agent ain't Scott Boras.

I would rather this team be turned into a bunch of speedy scrappers who can get on base and play their butts off every nite, then the underachievin lets hit a homer every AB White Sox team we saw this year. And I think that's exactly what Ozzie's gonna try to mold this team into, Willie Harris and Juan Uribe in the infield prove that theory.

Personally I'd still go with Colon just because of the fact he can throw 98 to 100 MPH fastablls which he should just throw all da time, and he can lead da league in complete games. I wouldn't say Millwood had da best season in Philly, not like the season he won 19 games with Atlanta. Health wise sure Millwood's got the edge, but I don't think neither one of these guys deserves more than a 3 year deal at the most. Chan Ho Park is the perfect example of that, I think he's crippling da Rangers not A-Rod.