The Beast

I think we're going to get screwed in a deal by any team for Buehrle. If you trade him, will that solve anything? Hardly. It will give us 3 prospects max that could help us out eventually. With a new scouting department going to be in place, let them find talent and build the minor leagues from the ground up. I don't want to be sitting here later on being like, "We shouldn't have traded Buehrle. That was such a s***ty deal." (Like the Thome trade.) I will honestly blame JR, because he's holding Kenny's balls in check by not offering 3+ years on a contract for a pitcher. I think, on the contrary, that Mark Buehrle is safe to stay, and that hopefully, we will only deal Jermaine Dye, who I find to be the slowest of all of our outfielders in fielding. I'll blame KW for putting together a craptacular bullpen and investing too much money in starting pitching. I pray to god I do not see Jose Contreras in town after the deadline, he is absolutely brutal and "unfun" to watch.

To be honest, I could care less of what we get in our trades of certain players. I think that if we traded people and freed up some salary for this off-season, we could go through a makeover of the whole ball club and with the new scouting director, a new makeup of the whole organization. Here's what I'd want to do: Release Bukvich, Terrero. Pull the plug on Thornton. Trade MacDougal, Contreras, and Dye. Keep Buehrle and Iguchi. Let Erstad go. Sign Rowand. Sign Scott Linebrink. Rotation then is: Buehrle, Garland, Vazquez, Danks, Floyd Bullpen is: Jenks, Aardsma, Linebrink, Masset, Billingsley/Broxton (via Dye trade), Logan, Vazquez Lineup is: Pods Rowand Thome Konerko Pierzynski Crede Iguchi Sweeney Uribe Bench: Hall, Ozuna, Mackowiak, Fields Not much better, but hey, it's the best I've thought of so far.

Let's get out of this! I can't believe I'm this excited about this game today.

QUOTE(Elcaballo45 @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 01:11 PM) I thought he got the foot in there too. Theriot taged him real late, but I guess it was a benefit of the doubt play. Joe West had a bad angle to see the play, too. QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 01:13 PM) I forgot just how scary bad Podsednik is in LF, he just never looks comfortable catching a flyball. Is it just me or are the outfielders gloves tiny?

I thought I saw Terrero get in there before the tag, but hey, I could be wrong. Fields should have been running home as it was. If Uribe hit that grounder it would have been a double play anyway.

QUOTE(TitoMB345 @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 12:39 PM) Remember how we didnt want to trade B-mac for Soriano? We probably would have lost him to free agency if we did trade for him.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 12:38 PM) Javy's tossing some nasty s*** up there at Lee. Screw you DLee, your gone! Aramis out on a check swing. Lets get another out and get the bats going.

f***.

Are they going to start on time?

QUOTE(Shamrock4Life @ Jun 23, 2007 -> 11:35 AM) i think if we lowball him and let him go back to sliding on tarps we can get him. Speaking of which, I hope some fans jump on the field and slide on the tarp today like it happened at the May 15 Yankees rain out. I think that we could unload Contreras, but the real question is, who would take him and what part of his deal would we have to pay? And I don't know, the optimist side of me says with all of the good rumors floating around about Buehrle that he is more likely to stay.

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Lets go White Sox! Lets piss off Zambrano and sweep these mother f***ers!

I'm singing this note 'cause it fits in well with the way I'm feeling my whole world turns misty blue And even Hitler had a girlfriend She thinks she's the passionate one And it hurts me so much I haven't got time for the pain, I haven't got room for the pain, I haven't the need for the pain I head out on the highway! I love it, and I need it, I bleed it, yeah its a wild hurricane He deals the cards as a meditation And those he plays never suspect He doesnt play for the money he wins He doesnt play for the respect He deals the cards to find the answer The ace that's hiding up your sleeve will cause the world to grieve, the love you had is gone, I know, you know, they know, we all know. Your black cards can make you money so you hide them when you're able. I've got a bad case of loving you Sometimes love don't feel like it should My balls feel like a pair of maracas - My balls feel like a pair of maracas. Oh God I probably got the Gonho-cocca-khackus! I said Doctor (Doctor), Mister MD (Doctor), can you tell me what's ailing me? As I was lyin' in a hospital bed a rock n roll nurse went into my head. I scream! You scream! We all scream! I wanna rock and roll all night, and party every day! Now wai-a-ait a minute! I feel aaaaaaallllllright! (Yeah-Yeah, Yeah-Yeah!) It's adrenaline! You don't even feel the pain! Images of broken light which dance before me like a million eyes. They call me on and on across the universe. Well we all shine on. like the moon, and the stars, and the sun. The sun, the moon and stars, in love we are - 4ever, always. It was just another night with a sunset and a moonrise not so far behind to give us just enough light to lay down underneath the stars listen to all the translations of the stories across the sky we drew our own constellations.

I think we need a new song.

Just out of curiousity, do you guys think that KW would actually trade Contreras at the deadline?

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Jun 21, 2007 -> 01:00 AM) only Kimberly did porn, go go pink ranger Kimberly was such a porn star. I liked Tommy the best out of all of them. I think the yellow, blue and black rangers were the least liked on the show.

Well, I'd suggest the 2003 Honda Element or a Toyota Pathfinder.

How about a deal like this? 5 years, 86 million. 08' '09 '10 '11 '12 14, 16, 18, 18.5, 19.5 Would JR walk in and deal with one of his players without KW involved? I'm just curious.

Make sure you recap it for me, since I'll be down at the ballpark!

QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 19, 2007 -> 04:20 PM) There's not a chance in hell we can afford both Buehrle and Garland. There is a chance if we deal Contreras, because I know how KW loves Javy. That'd subtract quite a bit of money, and with others (such as Dye) leaving we'll have some money to spend. 5 years, 70-80 million dollars is acceptable for Buehrle. I can see Garland being replaced easily, especially if we deal Dye and Contreras at the deadline for some young guys. Maybe I'm completely off, but it sounded today like Buehrle wants to stay here. Especially since he's starting a family around here.

I'll be there tonight, and I'm 10-1 against NL opponents (4-0) against the Cubs.

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I don't think that's even possible. I hope someone practices a hammurabi's code on her, that's what I'd want as well as compensation, too.

QUOTE(chisoxfan79 @ Jun 17, 2007 -> 06:00 PM) Well at this rate it looks like we will get a top 10 pick even though our scouting department would tank it on another note how empty will the cell be this week against the Marlins and on another note the Bears released the training camp scheudule. I am curious, I know it's unlikely, but would people going to these games actually boo the Sox when they take the field that night? Or at least people that aren't performing? I think we'll get at least 25,000 this week, I'll be in attendance on Tuesday evening for my girlfriends birthday present to me.

QUOTE(diegotony06 @ Jun 16, 2007 -> 05:18 PM) I thought Willie Harris was supposed to be the next Ray Durham when we got him. We should have just kept Ray-Ray because he was exciting to watch and IMO, is still better than Iguchi. But maybe the times have changed. Speaking of which, can you see KW trading Iguchi to Anaheim or Seattle since he wants to play somewhere warmer? (Possibly closer to home?)