Balta1701

Just what the Cubs need...a big-business owner from another industry with no baseball experience. Oh, wait...

QUOTE(JimH @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 02:14 PM) Gload in RF tonite, Dye gets a rest. WHY NOT MACK? WHAT THE HELL DID WE GET HIM FOR?

QUOTE(Steff @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 02:24 PM) Hell... I dunno. Ichiro. I'm just throwing crap and seeing what sticks just like everyone else at this point. King Felix.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 02:16 PM) for? King Felix. (Not sure why I put that in Green. If we're Trading McCarthy, that's about as much as I'd want back to call it fair.)

This just has to be KW trying to drive up the price of people to move talent out of the AL Central.

QUOTE(GreatScott82 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 02:02 PM) the score just reported that the Sox are after Soriano and Carlos Lee! So, this makes me think that KW is just trying to drive up the price more on those guys to keep them out of the AL central, since I think we all have doubts about why KW would take Lee back. Think the Brewers want Podsednik back?

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:55 PM) Just throwing this out there: Pods and McCarthy for Soriano.... Yes or no? Absolutely Fishing No.

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:53 PM) I've yet to hear an explanation of how, if it's not Soriano in LF and Pods in CF, Soriano's going to fit into the lineup. What, as a backup for Iguchi? Soriano in LF, Anderson in CF, Podsednik either to the bench or to washington as part of the Soriano deal.

QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:48 PM) i hope he's willing to hit batters or his ass is gonna be in AAA Man, that is going to HURT.

QUOTE(rcpweiner @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:47 PM) Why don't you guys trust Kenny yet? What must he need to do to earn the benefit of the doubt? Not trade BMac.

QUOTE(G&T @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:46 PM) ESPN News just reported the deal, and they mentioned that MacDougal could take BMacs spot if/when he goes to Washington. I think we should try to find a way to jam KW's cell phone so as to prevent this from happening.

Anyone know if MacDougal might be in uniform in 3 hours?

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:45 PM) Seriously, people think we're getting rid of Anderson AND Pods and moving Mack into center? That'd be better than getting rid of Anderson and moving Pods to center.

QUOTE(Brian @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) I'm with you in a way. I don't want to give up McCarthy because that means we are picking up Garcia's option for next year and I would of rather have given a younger, cheaper, pitcher in Brandon a chance. Too bad we couldn't move Garcia for Soriano, would free up money to extend Alfonso. But KW knows what he is doing. As far as I know, Garcia does not have an option next year...his contract is guaranteed next year.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:37 PM) Or Brandon jumps on a flight to DC . . . Worst idea ever.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) Look at how poorly he's been playing left. Do we really want Mackowiak-style defense out in CF every day? I'd vastly prefer Mack's defense in CF to Podsednik.

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 01:33 PM) we still have Broadway, McCulloch, Russell, Whisler, Harrell, Haeger, Phillips. We still have arms people. We cannot deal McCarthy.

It's also going to be interesting to see Cooper working with MacDougal.

Cooper + MacDougal? I think that'll work out damn well. Jenks, Thornton, MacDougal? Remember last season how people were complaining about how the Twins kept bringing all those great arms out of their bullpen? That's some serious gas in ours now.

QUOTE(AbeFroman @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 12:52 PM) keep in mind that the texas rangers owe 10 mil on each year of arods contract. so arod for 15 mil is more financially possible The Yankees do not have to give up that $$$ if they trade ARod. They get to keep as much as they can negotiate out of whoever they're trading with. The money goes to the team, it doesn't follow the player.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) If we did sign Soriano long-term, would people think that was worth giving up McCarthy? I'm torn. Soriano is a great player (and we could technically slide him over to 2B after this season and not pick up Iguchi's option; a LF is always easier to find than a 2B) but McCarthy might be our 3rd or 4th best starter now, and perhaps our best 2 years from now. If the only thing we got was Soriano...absolutely fishing not.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) Soriano and Uribe for A-Rod?????????? If we're giving up McCarthy, that's one of about 2 guys in baseball I'd say we could deal with getting back. The other in fact I believe wears Uribe's number.

By the way, hasn't it been like decades since the Royals and Sox have traded anything?

Does anyone actually think that Williams would be stupid enough to ship out McCarthy in this?

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jul 24, 2006 -> 10:16 AM) The only thing is, if he had not been "preparing" whatever that means, would they not have confronted him long ago about this? I doubt they'd just let it continue and then just suddenly fire him. Who are we to say that no one did?