YASNY

I read somewhere that SF wanted Konerko. And for us to take JT Snow off their hands.

When KW traded for D. Wells, everyone was thrilled, thought we had the series in '01 in our pocket. Seemed like a damn good move to me at the time. But when the Ritchie trade was made, I looked at who we gave up and the thought that went through my mind was "Where the hell is Brian Giles?" .... I couldn't believe he gave up Kip, Fogg and Lowe for a mediocre veteran pitcher. To me, Lowe was a mediocre veteran pitcher. The Marte trade worked out well, and I like the Jiminez deal. The Harris deal was worth a shot because Singleton was extremely expendable. All in all, he hasn't done a bad job with the exception of the Ritchie deal. That was a stinker from the start.

Thanks folks. I'm looking forward to kicking things around with you. Let's start with JR.

I found this message board a few days ago and I have to say I am impressed. In general, there seems to be some very knowledgeable Sox fans here. Some of the discussions on trade possibilities have been very interesting. You guys even disagree with each other and keep it very civil. I believe I'm going to enjoy participating in future discussions.