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QUOTE(mmmmmbeeer @ Jan 11, 2005 -> 07:56 PM) But this isn't a preseason power ranking, this is nothing more than ranking offseason moves, thus the Mets in the #1 slot. How can you rank 8th in offseason moves when your only move was to lose players? Simple explanation.....stupidity and a total lack of knowledge on what he is doing....how are the Sox not in the top ten is beyond me

i liked episode 1....and 2 was alright...but when Yoda whipped out a f***ing light-sabre and spazzed out on Cristopher Lee's character i was laughing non stop

:banghead ^^^^^^^that about sums up my reaction!!!

i'll give it a try

i don't think that you can fix the size that way...you need a program to crop that image or just resize it....that is huge.

i wonder wha life would be like without family guy?? definintely not as entertaining

QUOTE(Mr. Showtime @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) Nice job for sure, but I liked the Nikki sig better. i have a nikki avatar

QUOTE(EvilJester99 @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 09:51 AM) I was checking out the SF board on ESPN and they are saying for the Sox to get Ray Ray they would want Rowand in any deal...Me thinks they need to get off that crack pipe.... lol...i needed that laugh...amazing thought by SF posters.....

QUOTE(hi8is @ Jan 10, 2005 -> 03:09 PM) pedro, beltran, and possibly delgado and maggs? wow lol.....the New York Yank....errr...i mean Mets.

WE GOT TROY PERCIVAL WHICH BOLSTERS THE PEN..... the sox got some players who help their defense speed and bullpen, an injury prone starter and a catcher not named PUDGE....BUT THEY LOSE CARLOS LEE AND MAGGLIO ORDONEZ WHO HAVEN'T GOTTEN THEM ANYWHERE THE LAST 4 YEARS!!!!!! LMFAO.....pitiful Tiger writer.....but i look at it as....What else could he have wrote about the Tigers??? They haven't been making moves and they aren't a team to get excited about, so he wrote about the other teams in the AL central...lol

lol...the Yankees?? They too missed out on Beltran, but did however get "their" Randy Johnson. Maybe they'd be willing to get maggs....cuz they have the money for someone else if maggs doesn't pan out(stay injured, or gets injured again). The Yankees like a year or two ago were looking to possibly get maggs if i remember correctly...now they have a chance.

How the hell do they know all this....what is the possibilites they were wrong by a few billion??? Damn...sience and technology.

for what he's done the last couple years does he deserve 10 million??

maybe DJ can join Melton if they were to get Stone. He'd be better than that dude they had after damon andrews left.

Ooooooo...right....giggity, giggity

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Jan 4, 2005 -> 06:17 AM) - Our starting rotation is better. And in 2005 we'll have Freddy Garcia (probably one of the top 10 pitchers in the AL) for the whole season, unlike last year when we only had him for half the season. If last season's rotation was a 6 (which is what I'd give it probably), this season's is probably a 7 or 8. That, of course, assumes that El Duque stays healthy. - Our lineup is better. We lost some power with Magglio leaving and Lee getting traded, but we gained some much-needed speed with Podsednik. So we have our best lead-off hitter in years, and we also added a guy in Jermaine Dye who, when healthy, is very capable of hitting 30-35 and driving in 100-110. As it stands right now, I'd say our lineup is slightly better, and the possible signing of Pierzynski would make it flatout better. We need a good catcher and a healthy Frank. Last year's lineup would get 7 from me, and this one could go up to an 8 if we can sign AJ. Otherwise, it's probably a 7.5 (assuming a healthy Frank). - Our bullpen is better. We'll have Cliff Politte back and hopefully healthy, and we've added a very good arm in Luiz Vizcaino. Dustin Hermanson also gives us a versatile arm that can be used as a spot-starter, long reliever, or middle reliever. Last year's pen I'd give a 7, and this one is an 8 or possibly 8.5. So overall right now I'd give this team about a 7.5. That's pretty darned good IMO. We need another piece or two, though. I can live with Willie at 2B..but I cannot live with Ben F'ing Davis at C. We need AJ. does that rating go up to an 8 or an 8.5 with the signing of AJ now? I thought the offseason was getting worse until we signed el duque and AJ....now i can see an ALC championship next year...

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Jan 7, 2005 -> 12:15 PM) Yeah, I don't wanna see Konerko's name being in the deal. yeah....definitely....can't lose konerko, lee, and ordonez in the same offseason.

poster says it all

you also have the deal of iguchi and takatsu....having familiarity on the team...

QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) You forgot to add a middle infielder. hasn't been done yet...so why is the poll up???

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jan 6, 2005 -> 03:55 PM) We just signed AJ at a cheaper price per year than: Mike Matheny, Damien Miller, and Benjie Molina. We also paid less than double what the Cubs paid for Henry Blanco. LMAO! LOL....Wonder what made AJ accept a deal like this...let alone a deal making him a whitesock

ummmm.....Go Sox good news...makes my day

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jan 3, 2005 -> 07:38 PM) I don't know how much experience Burke has in LF and RF but Hankins has played those positions as well, IIRC. Your right though, Burke is quite versatile too. Burke goes well with the ball and keeps a short swing. He'll move guys around and if he continues to improve defensively and get a better understanding of the Sox pitching staff (which I think he will) then it seems like a no brainer to keep him. I like Davis' potential, but I yack at his swing. Good god I think I have a shorter swing. He's definately got potential which is why I'm intrigued. Plus I don't think he's a bad guy. But off the bench I don't really like Davis; Doesn't really handle the bat well (by that I mean moving guys around) while Burke can. Plus I don't think he's a guy that will react well to a benching or playing every few days. Then again he was pretty quiet when he didn't play for like the first week following the deal. now that i look at your avatar...isn't it kinda old??