July 21, 201114 yr QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 21, 2011 -> 10:09 AM) This thread reminds me of the simpsons episode when he made the pig for dinner, and the pig shot out the window, down the street, in the gutter, and finally shot into the ocean or whatever, and the whole time Homer is following it saying "Its still ok, we can still eat it, its still ok, i can clean it off" "It's just a little airborne, it's still good, it's still good." Describing...flying pig or Adam Dunn popup?
July 21, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 21, 2011 -> 11:53 AM) The title of this thread makes me sadder with each loss. Its been one so far.
July 21, 201114 yr The Sox aren't trying to win the AL Central right now. That's what's happening. From players to manager to front office. They just sit back and watch the same s*** unfold week after week.
July 23, 201114 yr A lot of teams wanted Peavy, but Peavy refused to go most places. The Cubs especially made a hard run after him. Dunn had a big market, and Jackson has been wanted by a lot of organizations. Wrong. No team was ever mentioned as willing to offer a contract anywhere near what the Sox offered Dunn. AFTER Peavy's injury NO team was interested except the Sox. Jackson's interest was not high when he was getting pounded in Arizona. Certainly, no one was offering a 19 y.o. LHP prospect that was a number 2 pick along with a ML ready starting pitcher. They were all ridiculous deals from the start. The only way these could have panned out for the Sox would be if Jackson consistently pitched like an ace from season start to finish, Peavy miraculously became immediately healthy and stayed that way for years and also miraculously pitched with the some success in the AL as he did pitching in the NL and the most pitcher friendly park in baseball. Those things were never gonna happen. With Dunn, even if he hit like the past he wasn't worth a first round pick and that $ 56 mil. contract for an aging guy that can't play the field for you and even when going good bats .250 and strikes out more than anyone.
July 23, 201114 yr Author QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Jul 23, 2011 -> 11:17 AM) Wrong. No team was ever mentioned as willing to offer a contract anywhere near what the Sox offered Dunn. AFTER Peavy's injury NO team was interested except the Sox. Jackson's interest was not high when he was getting pounded in Arizona. Certainly, no one was offering a 19 y.o. LHP prospect that was a number 2 pick along with a ML ready starting pitcher. They were all ridiculous deals from the start. The only way these could have panned out for the Sox would be if Jackson consistently pitched like an ace from season start to finish, Peavy miraculously became immediately healthy and stayed that way for years and also miraculously pitched with the some success in the AL as he did pitching in the NL and the most pitcher friendly park in baseball. Those things were never gonna happen. With Dunn, even if he hit like the past he wasn't worth a first round pick and that $ 56 mil. contract for an aging guy that can't play the field for you and even when going good bats .250 and strikes out more than anyone. Wrong. Detroit would have gladly paid him.
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