February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:23 AM) Wow... the first thread that I ever started that reached 1000 posts. SWEET!!! That might be a Soxtalk first? Having the 1st post and the 1000th post?
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:05 AM) +100 The fact that this thread has damn near 1000 posts is mind-boggling. Imagine if we were rumored to land Pujols? How many posts did the Adrian Gonzalez thread get?
February 18, 201016 yr Author QUOTE (hogan873 @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:27 AM) That might be a Soxtalk first? Having the 1st post and the 1000th post? Eh... I doubt it. There are people on here with 26,000 posts. Go Steelmen.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (PlunketChris @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:30 AM) How many posts did the Adrian Gonzalez thread get? I think that one went over 1000. But that's Adrian Gonzalez. One of the 10 best players in baseball. Johnny Damon is just not that good.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 08:32 AM) Eh... I doubt it. There are people on here with 26,000 posts. Go Steelmen. Tigers again in two years...I think
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (joeynach @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 02:54 AM) Bruce Levine never has any breaking or inside information He doesn't know, so he always rides the fence. Not close, but a deal could get done. So, he's right either way. If it doesn't happen he'll say that he reported the sides weren't close. If it happens he'll say, "As I reported, a deal got done."
February 18, 201016 yr Mr. Damon, You're hot then you're cold you're yes then you're no you're in then you're out youre up and you're down choose, BEN
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 06:51 AM) Mr. Damon, You're hot then you're cold you're yes then you're no you're in then you're out youre up and you're down choose, BEN Farve wanna be!
February 18, 201016 yr I truly have to believe that if money wasn't number 1 to Damon and he just wanted to play where he would be happiest then he would be a Yankee right now. I think, now, in order to save face they have to go with the best offer - which will be Detroit's. I think the only way that he ends up in Chicago is if Detroit gets pissed at Boras's shopping their offer around and they pull it. Maybe, that's what the Sox are hoping for.
February 18, 201016 yr Why are we going after Damon? Where would he fit? His defense sucks...Pierre is basically playing the position he'd play....I like Pierre, Rios, Quentin and Jones all better than Damon. What's the end game if we get Damon?
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Why are we going after Damon? Where would he fit? His defense sucks...Pierre is basically playing the position he'd play....I like Pierre, Rios, Quentin and Jones all better than Damon. What's the end game if we get Damon? He is our DH.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Why are we going after Damon? Where would he fit? His defense sucks...Pierre is basically playing the position he'd play....I like Pierre, Rios, Quentin and Jones all better than Damon. What's the end game if we get Damon? We need a DH...badly.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Why are we going after Damon? Where would he fit? His defense sucks...Pierre is basically playing the position he'd play....I like Pierre, Rios, Quentin and Jones all better than Damon. What's the end game if we get Damon? If the Sox sign Damon, that gives them a full roster of proven major league starting talent in the starting 9 and in turn, makes the bench better. Considering the improvements in starting pitching and bullpen, the team is quite the upgrade over last year's opening day cluster-cuss of question marks including Getz, Lillibridge, Wise, Anderson, Fields, Contreras, Colon, and bullpen guys like Mike MacDougal. Pierre(LF), Rios(CF), Quentin(RF), Konerko(1B), Beckham(2B), Ramirez(SS), Teahen(3B), Pierzynski©, and Damon(DH/OF) are the core starting 9 Kotsay(DH/corner OF, 1b), Vizquel(IF/pinchrun?), Jones(OF/DH), Castro©, maybe Nix (IF) are the bench... these guys are all very better used as bench players or playing the hot hand if someone slumps or gets injured (I'm looking at Konerko, Rios, Pierre, and Quentin) than rotating into the starting 9 on an every day basis. Buehrle, Peavy, Floyd, Danks, and Garcia are the starting 5 Jenks(closer), Thornton(7th/8th inning/LH situational), Putz(7th/8th inning/RH situational), Linebrink(middle relief), Hudson/Torres/Marquez (long reliever of some sort), and Williams (LOOGY if they don't carry Nix) are the bullpen. There's still some things to shake out regarding the placement of bullpen pitchers, but signing Johnny Damon makes our starting 9 and bench exponentially better with less question marks about how the team is going to produce.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:15 AM) Why are we going after Damon? Where would he fit? His defense sucks...Pierre is basically playing the position he'd play....I like Pierre, Rios, Quentin and Jones all better than Damon. What's the end game if we get Damon? You think Pierre and Jones are better than Damon. Better at what, because baseball is not one of the things they are better at.
February 18, 201016 yr well i havent heard that damon is in the best shape of his life, thats for sure!
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:42 AM) well i havent heard that damon is in the best shape of his life, thats for sure! his wife is, though. And that counts for something
February 18, 201016 yr Having Kotsay and Damon's wives both in the stands makes me wish we held on to Scotty Pods so atleast we could win the hot-baseball-wives competition.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 09:34 AM) You think Pierre and Jones are better than Damon. Better at what, because baseball is not one of the things they are better at. It appears a little confusing but it sure as sh-t gives us a DH option as opposed to by committee. I've always thought Dye would be a terrific DH on our terms however that doesn't look like it will happen. Damon has power, is a good baserunner, is a lefty, has an above average OBP. If we get him I'm sure it would be as a DH.
February 18, 201016 yr Pods wife in KC is like a magnolia tree in the middle of an elephant graveyard.
February 18, 201016 yr QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 10:53 AM) It appears a little confusing but it sure as sh-t gives us a DH option as opposed to by committee. I've always thought Dye would be a terrific DH on our terms however that doesn't look like it will happen. Damon has power, is a good baserunner, is a lefty, has an above average OBP. If we get him I'm sure it would be as a DH. No offense, but if you knew this all along. Why was your last post asking why we'd make the signing, and where would he play?
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