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I haven't heard of any talks going on between the two teams.

Well, along with owning the Dodgers comes the stadium and a ton of land around the stadium (enough land for a football stadium) so they could be of value. It makes sense though, it really explains why they are dumping salary and refusing to give players long term deals.

I'll see what I can do in both counts.

Still, wouldn't we of been better off taking on Millwood and his contract, while giving them Josh Paul and keeping Osuna, etc. That would of cost pretty much the same. I'd rather have Millwood then Pettite. Of course it is nice that Pettite has pitched in the AL.

No way would I do that. We'd be losing all our strength in the bullpen. I know some here don't like Osuna, but he's a quality reliever, and Glover is a stud reliever with a great future. Wunsch is our lefty specialist and I think he does a good job at that. Plus, the Yanks aren't looking to pick up salary, if we were to get Pettite, I think it would soley be us giving them a nobody and taking on the salary, ala the Millwood deal.

Thats the thing, from what I can see, the only thing that would make sense is Lee, and I don't know if I'd deal Lee for Ponson, because I believe Lee is on the verge. I do think we could try giving them Willie Harris back (They are supposed to be trying to trade Hairston), but after that I'm not exactly sure what they woudl be interested in doing.

The problem was how much the Sox would of had to pay Ritchie if they didn't agree to arbitration. Now that he's free, they can offer him a whole lot less. Ritchie wasn't worth 3 million (Someone check me on that because my mind is drawing me a blank right now, but I think that would of been about the min we could of paid him) Still, Todd will be better and it would be nice having him back. I've yet to here a distinct answer whether we can have him back or not. Part of me thinks we can, part of me thinks we can't.

Right now Helling could be our best option this side of Colon or Vazquez. Of course I still like the idea of picking up Sidney Ponson if the O's wanted to dump him, but they'd be nuts to do so.

I still can't believe the Giants blew that one. Unbelieavable.

Yes, because Anaheim brought in Appier and Sele, two seasoned and consistent veterans. Sele was one of the winningest pitchers the past 3 or 4 years when the Angels signed him and Appier was a solid veteran. The Sox didn't do that, but they could of.

Geeze, that was an amazing comeback. I can't believe the Giants defense blew this. Their offense just came out like garbage, but the Giants have a good defense, yet it didn't matter. Amazing comeback.

Colvin is a FA, I believe.And there's NO way I see him coming back.Gotta lock up cash to extend Urlacher. Definately...I want to find a way to deal Colvin for a first rounder or a 2nd and 3rd rounder. I think he's over-rated, plus I don't want to pay him 5 mill a year which is what it would cost. Give that type of money to Urlacher.

Well Wright and Garland should grow a bit. Last year they were pretty good and were basically our #2 and #3 pitchers. This year we won't have Ritchie stinking up the joint and if he is back it will be on a shorter leash, and healthy. We'll also have Rauch who I think will easily be better then Glover as a starter. Remember in 2000 our staff came out of nowhere. JB and Eldred had career years. The offense still is what carried that team and this years offense is going to be real good and is going to go up against plenty of bad pitching staffs.

This was one of the better articles I've read. He has some really good points and I do think we have one of the better all around pitching staffs in baseball, maybe even top 10, but at worse, top 15. We definately have plenty of holes, but how many teams have 5 starters. All I can think of are the Angels, Yankees, and Braves. The Phillies are on the verge of it, causethey got a lot of young talent as well. I'm probably forgetting some, but we still have a solid staff and a really good pen. I definately think this team should compete for the central and they could definately win it. Its a whole lot different team then we had opening day last year.

Wow, Giants get two more touchdowns and have 28 in the first half. Man, Jim Fassell is another real good head coach. He doesn't really have that talented of a football team, but he has a good mind and calls awesome plays.

If the Giants win, then I will have been perfect this round and will of been pretty stinking good on the College picks. Of course, I don't have any money on any of these games. I very rarely bet and if I do, its usually a small amount or something like lunch.

Over the years the US players should only get stronger. I notice more and more younger players playing hockey now. Its such an active and fun sport and people like the contact and such. Plus its so fun cause your so active. I know I always liked playing soccer and stuff, of course baseball was my favorite, but its completely different then a sport like soccer or hockey where your always moving (Something I enjoy doing) Too bad I stink at hockey, but the others, I can do. Murcielago is one of those really good hockey players, hopefully one day he'll make it to the NHL!!!!!!!

The Rangers aren't the only team with extremely questionable starting pitching . I'll take our rotation over all the other ones in our division, except for the Twins. I'd also take it over plenty of other rotations in baseball. Its not that we have a bad rotation, its just it isn't exactly proven. It may be talented but you just don't know what to expect.

Also, I'd like to really quickly tell welcome John aboard as a writer. That was a nice commentary you wrote, and I couldn't agree more. I love the idea of Colon of course, I always love the idea of getting a real good pitcher, the key is how much will it cost.

That will be a great game against Tennessee. To me this year has been one of the better football season so far cause so many teams have been fighting, etc. Of course, it be a lot better if the Bears were in it. Tommy Maddux is awesome though. Former Avenger

Giants and Niners are both playing pretty solid. Man is Shockey and awesome player. This looks like it will be a good one. The Giants have played better on offense but the score is tied at 14.

Yep, legend will be 5,000 posts.

I've been considering that. Was trying to think of something that could go between All Star and MVP or MVP and Hall of Famer. Nah, keep HOF at 2000. At 5000 you can have the top rank, legend. Like Babe Ruth and Paul waner are both HOFs but only Babe Ruth is a legend. Thats what I would do... I love that idea, I'm going to do that.

I thought I fixed it. I took it down to just 15 seconds, but if needed I'll move it down to like 5. The one reason I like to have it just a bit, is it will keep people from accidentally double posting, I know I do that every once in a while.