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QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 09:25 AM) I'm waiting for the much needed Bruce Levine / carpet-bombing reference. Trademarked phrase of SSI71 industries.

Giving up McCarthy or Conteras in a deal for Thome is stupid. Arow, Marte, El Duque or one of the plethera of OF talent sure. But not McCarthy for this. But then again this is Levine, I had a better chance of getting an Xbox360 last night than he has of being right on this one.

QUOTE(hi8is @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 01:12 AM) uhhh id have to say your dead wrong there buddy.... i dont have any statics to back my statement up... but i mean, come on... there are players in the history of the major leauges who have stuggled offensively for periods of time durring their first couple of years... then they find what they had been lacking and go on to consistantly produce at their previously projected level... im just to lazy to look up examples... if you sit back and think about it for a while, youll find a couple.... maybe konerko for example.... when with the dodgers he didnt produce... when with the reds he didnt produce... when he first came to the sox, he didnt produce... he had one really bad year with the sox... now we're thinking of spending 65 million for him over 5 years.... makes one think and thats just one s***ty example to illustrate my point. Here is the biggest reason that Joe is a candidate to be replaced. You forget who his agent is.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Nov 21, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) Anyone camping out for this thing? I went to Walmart for the golden ticket thing. They held a raffle to see who would be the lucky girls and boys who could buy this thing. About 300 people were in walmart for the raffle. They only had 10 units, 2 of the 399 bundles, then 8 core systems. Alas I didnt win. Time to put the feet to the pavement so I can get it. And the funny thing is that for all of the people who have s***ty TV's that dont support HD, outside of new games this unit will be basically pointless. My DLP tv however needs the Xbox360 to launch it into full glory. At least thats the story I am using to justify the 400 bucks spending on it. And yes I will get the PS3 when it comes out, so I can play Socom PS3 version when it comes out. The sad state of being a gaming whore.

He should be de-frocked and excommunicated. Then all records should be transfered to the criminal authorities for prosecution. The church should protect the victim and not the perverted mope who gets his kicks using his office and position of trust to hurt the innocent.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 12:58 AM) You're right, he's always been a streaky hitter, however he was pretty much awesome for 2 straight months to finish off the season which is really he hasn't done all that much. As much as I like Mueller I'd rather have Joe's glove and power as a starting 3rd baseman. So you are ok if he has an OBP of .300 or lower, a .240-.250 BA and 20 homers. This is what we should expect, because this is his track record. Would it be nice if it all clicked and he hit .280 and had good bat control. But this is not the player that he is. We need to get some offense on this team. Especially if Kong bolts. We are also still in the same boat with facing righties.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 12:51 AM) Never said he was a butcher at 3rd but Joe is significantly better. Add that to the fact that Joe has more power and might have found his swing in the playoffs...I'll take me chances with Crede. I'm a big Mueller fan too. Credes problem is he is too streaky of a hitter. Thank god that he had a hot streak when he did. Talk about great timing. When he is hot, he looks great. But that is for a week or so. Then of course when he forgets it and gets lost, then he looks terrible. If Joe was more consistant I would have no problems. But his lows are so bad he looks as if he he close his eyes an make better contact.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Nov 22, 2005 -> 12:41 AM) De Fense Clap Clap. Check their stats, clap clap clap. Bill Mueller .786 ZR, RF 2.62, .972 FP vs Joe Crede ..799 ZR, RF 2.72, .971 FP Bill is not a butcher at 3rd, Joe maybe better. But for the more consistant offense, and left handed stick. Its not like we are putting Ross Gload over at 3rd with a right handed glove.

Bill Mueller who hit .295 and has an OBP of .369 would be a backup to Joe Crede who hit .252 with an OBP of .303??? Some people need to put down the Rally Crede pipe a few times.

QUOTE(Wedge @ Nov 21, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) The Sox didn't give up anything other than prospects, but both I'm not sure if Beckett is all he's really cracked up to be. All he has to be is good for a few weeks in October like he was in 2003 and he will be good enough. Outside of his blister issues, he has the makings of a shutdown pitcher in the playoffs. His stuff is nasty and can be overpowering. He has done it before unlike wood and others. Beckett is only 26 years old also. Who would you rather face in the playoffs, Bloody Sock,Wakefield, Clement, Wells or Beckett. I think Beckett would be the last guy you want to face out of the 5 in a short series.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 18, 2005 -> 12:26 PM) I said this a while ago. Dye to 1st, Itchy to RF. I'm down with that. A 1,2 punch of Pods and Itchy is pretty compelling up top.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 04:48 PM) Heres Bruce Levines job The White Sox have inquired about the availability of Alex Rodriguez as a possible replacement for joe Crede, they are concerned about his back for the upcoming season. And let the message boards erupt. That sounds like a Bruuuuceee Levine special.

The only way you can entertain Pierre in CF is if you have a 3,4,5 of Dye, Thome, Konerko. That being said, we are an OF factory here. We have more OF prospects that we can seem to know what to do with. This is our position of strength. Rowand could be moved. But IMO it will be as a package deal with Marte for a left handed thumper to DH. Brian Anderson will step into he CF role and we will move on. I dont see why we would trade for an OF when we seem to have the patent on turning out great fielding OF prospects.

Having Konerko and Thome in the middle of that lineup makes a huge impact on our offense next year. That is a scary lineup with our pitching.

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 11:09 AM) The obvious answer is missing. Nice Sox fan.. :rolly Does the field that you are talking about have weeds on the walls and have no jumbotron and a rathole for a visitors dugout.

Everyone needs to chill out and remember last year. The whitesox were linked to just about every FA out there. Its the KW smoke screen, the flying under the radar. Remember at Soxfest, Kenny was acting like he didnt know this Iguchi fella. We will know when the move is made, but the White Sox will be linked with every single FA until the move is made.

"The man was 69, he wasn't going to live forever," a woman said. This comment shows no remorse or compassion for the victim of a violent crime. I wonder if she would say the same thing if someone viciously beat and murdered her father or grandfather. I was sickened by watching this in the morning.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 10, 2005 -> 09:30 AM) Good thought, but I'd be afraid we'd be seriously downgrading on defense. Uribe is foreign to 3B so he'd struggle at least a little, so 3B loses some D. Crede is a great defender but is also foreign to 1B, so while he'll increase the range there, I'd be he'll make quite a few more errors. And then you get a mystery guy at SS, where Uribe is one of the better defenders in the league. Downgrades defensively all around. In 2004 Uribe played some 3rd and did a real good job. He definately has the arm and the no fear aspect. I figure the mystery guy is Gonzales or Furcal which either of them are on par with Uribe to say the least. A lot of 3rd base prospects/vets make the move to 1st without too much of a learning curve. The main issue is working with the footwork over at 1st base.

To appease the Rally Crede crowd. How about moving Jolting Joe to 1st base(He has the glove and I am sure can learn the position), DH Kong, and then do the Uribe switch to 3rd base and the mystery SS can take his place.

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Nov 10, 2005 -> 09:11 AM) Trading Crede would be the worst move ever. If that happened, expect me to rip KW's ass at Soxfest despite the World Championship. Hell I would go crazy if we traded Crede. This better not even come up in discussion. Will you feel the same way if he is cracks the bat at a .240 clip at around July of next year. He is the most hot and cold hitter on our team. When he is hot he is great, but then when he goes cold you might as well send a cardboard cutout of Joe up to hit for him. Thank god for us his hot period was during the playoffs.

This couple should be covered in blood and then thrown in a tank with sharks. Just when you think that people have reached a new level of sickness. terrible story

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QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Nov 9, 2005 -> 10:10 AM) does anyone else feel that 4/52 is shockingly (almost insultingly) low in terms of years/total money Its part of the process. No one goes in and says here is the max deal for the first offer. I remember people getting worked up(I was one of them) over KW low balling Iguchi and how he wasnt going to play here and we would have Harris playing 2nd again. It all worked out. We will make fair offers to our guys, but only a fool would give the max offer as the starting point.

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