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QUOTE(Antonio Osuna @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 10:55 AM) Yes, traditionally a team will have only one highly-paid first baseman. Especially since Delgado signed a HEAVILY backloaded contract, I would any delgado deal to be a backup plan to not signing paulie. Im not sure we can afford both with Paulie making 13 mil or so and Delgado making more. If they would like to open the pocketbook, all the better.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 02:45 AM) I can't believe I know the answer to this question. No, he went from one six-footer to another. One was on the Basketball team, the other on the Volleyball team. /shootmenow I will actually say that I think you are wrong. I saw a picture in my GIRLFRIENDS mag a while back and it was Leinhart with kristin from LB at a benefit. I think they did date.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 06:04 PM) woohoo steff waits at lights near my house. Anyway, anyone been to Zero Gravity that want's to kinda review it? Ok, here goes. went the when it first opened when I was in Jr High I believe. Had my mom drop me off. The bouncer made me take off my Green Addidas shirt because it was gang colors. Finally get into the "club" They claim to have a pizza buffet, not good. Then in the middle of the night, they stop the white trash shin dig, lower a fake alien in a casket down from the ceiling, tell a story about aliens, then roll him back up and continue the ghetto fest. Never went back.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) i don't really know what to think of hendry. the ramirez, hundley and lee deals were outstanding. the nomar deal was meh, although if murton pans out he may end up being the best part of it. but the inability to address certain key issues on the team (bullpen, hello!) would concern me if i were a cub fan (thank god i'm not). plus his free agency acquisitions have been marginal to bad, no one of any real impact there. i'm also a little mystified by the obsession with furcal. cub fans are falling all over themselves with him supposedly being the ideal lead-off man, but to me furcal has many of the same problems patterson has. i guess they just want the self-flagellation to continue. let's hope it does. Agreed. He has made some great deals, although blame falls on the Pirates and FLA on those as well. But its the deals he hasnt made to actually improve his team in their weak points which makes him an avg GM IMO. Go bucks

QUOTE(SnB @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 05:04 PM) you do realize that the dance is actually from the real indian tribe right? No its not, it was adapted when it first started from a guy who spent time living with a tribe, but has since been changed. If you have watched that dance and think it resembles anything remotely based on a tribal ritual or dance, I would like you to find the local presence in your area of native americans, make them watch the dance and ask them which part of their ritual it comes from. Because when I was in college, In my graduate sociology course they actually did this, and they pointed out why they think its an embarrassing sight to a real native american. Quick edit, I thought the originator had spent time with a tribe, turns out he just studied Indians during his time in Boy Scouts.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 01:12 PM) I would say that Jeromy Burnitz filled his role quite well last year, as did Ryan Dempster. Glendon Rusch has been pretty good for the Cubs in whatever role they gave him. Even though he didnt have a magnificent season, Maddux still had a pretty good season for a guy who only goes 6 innings anymore. Every GM has their good deals and their bomb deals. I dont think Hendry sucks at all. You are talking about stop gaps being OK. 1st place to third place. Thats all. Didnt adress bullpen didnt address defense didnt address offense. Demster was lucky, he wasnt aquired for the closer role. Hawkins was shoved into it AGAIN even though his history suggests he cant take the role. Doesnt matter how much he was hated, the guy has shown that he couldnt close, yet Hendry still relies on him.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 12:31 AM) Ya, it must have been a review of his pre-season 2005 one and not his 2006 one. If it was a new one I'd be worried. Yeah, I think he was re-hasing his ratings last year. Broadway will no doubt be on that list this year.

QUOTE(YASNY @ Nov 16, 2005 -> 01:43 AM) With Delgado's back end laden contract, no way will it cost that much tgo get him. Florida will want to get out of that deal if they can. If we are so hell bent on getting Delgado, did anyone calculate the salary rammifications. Im almost certain that becuase of his salary the next few years, this would make it very difficult to resign paulie.

welcome my man!!!

QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 05:43 PM) Not sure if we're thinking the same thing, but I'm thinking IF teh Sox had Damon, the possibility would be to drop Gooch a bit down the lineup and have Damon in the 2 hole. And maybe I'm missing soemthing, but why is it important that a collective outfield have amazing offensive stats? All I can say to that as I said before is I think it's how they produce according to their spot in the lineup. Their defensive positions have nothing to do with how they produce offensively. THis conversation seems similar to the one I had with kalapse yesterday, where he mentioned that yes we won the WS, but it was hard and we had poor offense at points. Well yes, but the big picture is that we DID win the WS. That's the whole reason you play, so what do certain negative stats at points of the year matter if that goal was achieved? O_o Yes, but our team still relies on the big HR, do you know why we won the WS, because we hit more bombs than anyone. And we should concentrate on that, because we play in a park that allows us to play that way. If you get Damon for the OF, taking Dye's spot you lost about 1/2 the hr's than before. You also dont have Konerko so you lose about 10-15 of his as well. Already you are talking about about HR totals being about 170. That could translate into about maybe 5-10 less wins, which may close us out of the playoffs as we know it. The OF, especially the corners tend to be some of your best hitter in your lineup. We are talking about making that our least power-producing part of our lineup. Which now leave, 1B, maybe 3B, and thats pretty much it.

below that is some great ratings on our prospects.

QUOTE(southsideirish @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 04:27 PM) So what is your point? If your point is that there are very few really good defensive center fielders out there then I would agree. There aren't. So what is your point here? YASNY is also correct in stating that the coaching staff is also at fault for playing Rowand so deep. They could bring him in at anytime. So if Ozzie looks disappointed, maybe it is not at Rowand, but at the fact that a little blooper fell in for a hit and not a hard hit ball. If it happens consistently it can be very frustrating. Ig-nore

QUOTE(Steff @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 04:42 PM) They were at 10 Pin the week before. Word has it that they go through their life, and then reenact what happens when they tape. Its pretty much up to the producers to make them act a certain way.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 04:32 PM) I'm not arguing that, but Damon being in our outfield wouldn't make our outfield overall bad. I can't see how you could say ARow and Pods are not productive. In fact if I may be honest, I think that would be a very ridiculous statement. And to be honest, IMO if Konerko left, I honestly would be at least partially in favor of Damon. I realize he's not a great outfielder, but his bat would be really helpful. Of course YES, this team IS based more on defense and pitching, so I guess I'm a bit out of line, but still, that would be very tempting. *EDIT* You said offensively, ok, but let's not make assumptions that Arow isn't going to better his numbers from this year. Overall even offensively I can't see things getting worse, in fact I'd see them getting better. And besides, I think the big picture is how they fit into their spot in the lineup, not how offensive they are as a collective outfield O_o Wow, yes it would. Dye > Damon. Damon would lessen the offensive impact of a traditionally offensive position. His defense is subpar. We would then have an OF which would collectivel hit maybe 30 hr's between the 3 of them. i would like to know how many championship-caliber teams that would have that low of production.

QUOTE(fathom @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 05:02 PM) When Bruce Levine is right on a rumored transaction this season, it will be the first time. *rimshot*

QUOTE(indyman @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 03:47 PM) Most centerfielders play too deep. Think about the number of hits going over a centerfielder's head ... very few. Think up how many land 5-10 feet in front of them .. quite a few. The really good ones play somewhat shallow though. Hunter plays a pretty shallow CF, and if I remember correctly, A Jones, and B Williams at their prime played VERY shallow.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 03:51 PM) Come again? Shouldn't that be in green? Uh no, are you serious, you are essentially replacing Dye's production with that of Damon, and downgrading defensively, especially in assists. That OF would be the least productive of any in the MLB, power, RBI's, would all be below avg. Damon is not a good fit on this team.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 11:41 AM) No treadmill for me. I'll work it off taking the Mrs. to all those "early-bird" specials the day after... Wow, good luck with that. I wouldnt be caught dead in that bulls***. :puke Last year I made the mistake of trying to grab something to eat down near the Mag Mile at Rock Bottom, just manuvering off the EL, and walking on the sidewalk almost drove me crazy.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 01:02 PM) Is there anyone on this page who wouldn't pick Timo over Sosa? I would take Timo over sosa any day of the week. He is a better hitter at this point in his career, and actually plays defense, and is a good clubhouse presence.

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 12:59 PM) How many teams have added a top 3 MVP candidate (for a platoon first baseman) and he got a 35-40 hr guy at third. Has he had stuff that hasn't worked? Sure. But you can't just say his moves for the other two were "good". I think you need to be more objective about this. Consider the Nomar gamble too. Didn't work but it was very creative and they didn't give up much. Heck, getting Murton as a throw in was outstanding They were good moves, im admitting that. Lee was a great aquisition, and A-ram was good. Its the lack of moves he has made since that, which are going to be his legacy. He has shown no knowledge of building a team quite yet. Look at the way he filled in his team last offseason. Come on. The guy is avg at best.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 12:53 PM) i guess the only saving grace is that he doesn't wear tights, which ratchets down the gay level a few notches. still pretty swishy, tho. Come on girls, kick those legs!! and a one and a two

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 10:27 AM) Is that blanket even wet? It doesn't seem like it. I peed on it. Ass

QUOTE(Punch and Judy Garland @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 12:52 PM) I disagree about Hendry. I think he is an excellent GM. You can't dismiss the Lee/Ramirez pickups. Those are ginormous acquisitions. I hate the Cubs but he's pretty good Ginormous? Sure, he made 2 good deals, from a team that basically the cubs fleece every year. He successfully solidified the corners in the IF for years to come. Of course, he hasnt done that with the middle IF, the entire OF, the bullpen, the starting staff, and the guys behind the plate.

QUOTE(redandwhite @ Nov 14, 2005 -> 04:25 PM) If Ortiz had played the field odds are he would have finished right around the same in range factor and zone rating as Rodriguez did compared to opposing American League regular first baseman. Ortiz got shafted, period, but I don't really care. Pfffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, spit all over my screen. So, lets get this straight, on offense, A-rod had better numbers right? So...You think if Ortiz played the field then he would have won, because he would be about the same value in the field as A-rod? Well, then A-rod would be more valuable because he would still be better offensively, right? Now, lets stop smoking crack for a second. Ortiz only plays one side of the ball. He has no chance to help, or hurt his team when they are in the field. A-rod helps his team by being a good fielder at 3B and plays twice as much as Ortiz. If they had identical numbers on offense, which they dont, and A-rod helps out his team twice as much as Ortiz does, wouldnt he be more valuable?

QUOTE(White Sox Josh @ Nov 15, 2005 -> 12:35 PM) agreed. Everybody kisses his ass for no reason. Give me KW anyday. After a dissapointing Season, both team on both sides of town try to reconstruct their teams. KW picks up Pods, Dye, AJP, Gooch, El Duque, Count (last year), Jenks, Viz. Hendry picks up-Burnitz, Blanco (?), Hairston Cubs get worse Sox win WS Hendry sucks.