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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 01:54 PM) Low-risk, high-reward? Pointless.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 01:49 PM) Why? Who do you want to play ss for the Sox next season? Omar? Who cares? It'd be a rebuilding year and Alexei would bring back a haul.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 01:33 PM) Asking for the moon initially is basically GMing 101. But ultimately, you're not getting anything close to that package. It doesn't help that Gio Gonzalez is apparently on the market. But imagine the package required for Gio. Danks would be much more attractive because you could get him for a lot less (which should still be a lot anyway).

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 01:24 PM) Great. It's a free country. Then, no deal Yank-mes! If the Yanks are "unwilling" to trade talent for talent, then plug Banuelos or some of the usual retreads into the rotation THIS season. Go explain that to your fans, Cashman. The Sox should (FINALLY) be unwilling to trade valuable chips for other team's junk. It's only when you walk from the junk that other GMs will start understanding they need to offer actual value to get a deal done. I REALLY hope that this is the year KW finally understands that when you have some leverage you actually use it. The free agent SP market is so thin that someone will step-up for quality, affordable, young pitchers like Danks and/or Floyd. This entire process should be about finding that someone. I haven't been in the war-room, but far too often it sure seems that KW has telegraphed his punches and has jumped at first offers because he just had to get something done (e.g., BOTH Swisher trades -- in-coming and out-going). Kenny! You're holding some cards with Danks, Floyd, Quentin, and Thornton. Play your cards! Don't get played. Apparently the Yankees believe they're the Theo Epstein Red Sox, where they can acquire massive talent for nobodies.

Is Brett Favre also willing to blow me?

Voldemort really, guys? And the Saw franchise is terrible, but that discussion has been rehashed over and over on this board.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 12:38 PM) How could you not see that coming? Their weird relationship has been alluded to in nearly every episode. The season finale should be interesting, it seems like there are a whole lot of loose ends to tie up in an hour's time. I don't know. The general ignorance of people is unbelievable. The best thing about the current state of the show is that Manny should see season 3, as Jimmy hasn't even found out about him being responsible. I'm sure it'll eventually get back to him (especially with Doyle telling the others), but one episode doesn't seem to be enough for that.

The number of people I've personally talked to that didn't see the Dexter "twist" or the Boardwalk Empire incest coming is staggeringly large.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 07:42 AM) Whatever you do, don't ask them that... I THINK I know what you mean

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Dec 5, 2011 -> 09:16 AM) That's been a long time coming.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 11:32 PM) I have a sinking feeling we're not going to like our roster after the winter meetings and free agency. Losing Mark and Danks does not bode well. Sale better be amazing as a sterter and I'm not sold on Humber/Stewart as anything more than the hacks the Royals have been trotting out there the last 20 years. WE may like it if we support a rebuild. YOU almost certainly will not.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 08:50 PM) Morrison done with WWE contract has run out! Why are you always so excited about such minor wrestling news?

QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 09:38 PM) Right. And, these are the 2 biggest winners the Sox have had in a long time. With these being 2 of the very few professional ball players the Sox have right now, they are likely last place finishers in the dvision without them. With them, they might be middle of the pack.....might have a shot at .500. How will attendance be when the Sox are in the cellar of the AL Central ? And, besides these 2 stars who else on the Sox would you go out and pay money to watch? Besides what others have already said, I wouldn't care who is on the team. I'd go to games anyway. I'm a fam of the team, not the players. Having those two would clearly mean a better team, but only slightly better. Not much difference in my mind between .500 and last place.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 09:05 PM) I really expected him to get more votes. Same here.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 02:42 PM) My next door neighbor is a solid guy but I wouldn't want him eating up a White Sox roster spot. I'm not saying that Thunderbolt is doing this, but defending a guy's good character is the last possible way to defend a crappy player in any argument.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) I actually think him wanting to go to the NL is a factor in all this. I agree. It would actually make me happy for him if the Cardinals could somehow swing it, but it's not going to happen.

It makes no sense for the Sox to trade upwards of 3 or 4 guys in order to gather the funds to re-sign Buehrle. It's cutting off your nose to spite your face. If they trade all of those guys, it's almost certainly a rebuild. So, what's the point of bring Buehrle back in that scenario? Because we don't want to see him in another uniform? That's childish.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 02:17 PM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove11/story/_/...-meetings-big-d I'm glad they're starting the bidding so high. But, I thought Floyd had more than a year left on his contract? QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 02:21 PM) With the amount of teams that are in.. some one is going to get stupid and really over pay. Indeed. QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Yes, yes and yes. Well, plus the fact that Buehrle seems to want to test free agency. And he's not going to come back here for 3/14 when some other team might do 4/16.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 12:41 PM) 10 years. That is a bit extreme. But, $14-$16M is not out of the question. Do you think he will get more from someone? I suppose that is possible too right? With the number of teams in on him, anything in the high teens would not surprise me.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 01:07 PM) Ribbie and Rhubarb would kick Waldo's ass. Well, there WAS two of them. What were they anyway?

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Rowand is done with. 2005 is over with people!! At the risk of beating a dead horse, it's again obvious who the posters that would support this are.

QUOTE (Tex @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 12:44 PM) I think I had him #3, but just to piss you off Did you really vote for him, though?

Pittshoganerkoff, you son of a b****! I wanted to have Gus the highest, but I had him at #2. Who was the third person who voted for him, and how high?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Dec 4, 2011 -> 12:30 PM) No reason we can't match that By your logic, there's no reason the Sox can't match an offer of 10 years and $300,000,000. They could match just about anything, but it doesn't make sense to do so depending on the money and years.