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Are there still tickets available on TicketMaster ? Not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but when I went there, not getting the option for any of the days.

QUOTE(tonyho7476 @ May 15, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) Not sure if this has been discussed, but if Anderson's bat continues to stay under .200, and the Twins are willing to deal, I would love to see Hunter roaming our outfield. Obviously his glove is unreal...but he is also a pretty decent hitter, and we know he knows how to run over a cather. Ouch! Should we pursue him and what do you think he would cost us? 0% - Minnesota wouldn't trade him to us unless they got to pick our top 5 prospects.

Thank God we have Jay Mariotti around to try and link this to the Wheeler death. What a turd.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ May 15, 2006 -> 11:35 AM) Yeah, I am a touch annoyed with this decision. I'm annoyed with the fact that it will almost certainly delay the creation of a real settlement of the issue in Congress. I'm annoyed with the fact that I don't think it'll be even remotely effective. I'm annoyed with the fact that last December, the head of the National Guard said that it was rapidly becoming a "Broken Force" because of Iraq, it has 30% of it's equipment, 20% of it's force is in Iraq at any given time, and we think it can still be used for this. And I think I'm most annoyed with the fact that the President is doing this not because of some crisis, or because we're at a turning point, or because there's an army of Illegals getting ready to cross the border and we need that support down there now, but he's doing this because his poll numbers are sagging so he needs to shore them up. Put this stupid plan to rest, Mr. President, and act like a President. Start calling your Republican Congresspeople, who've been subservient to you so damn often, into your office, and work with them to try to find the votes for a compromise. Take care of this problem forever, and stop with the stupid window dressing. Just so I'm clear, you don't think the Southern Border is nearing, if not already, a crisis mode ? Would you do anything down there, and keep it as is ?

Anyone have a link to the stadium attractions for the home games ? By that, I mean, is there still 1/2 price Monday's, 1/2 Price Tuesday (upper deck) and Dollar Dog Thursdays ? Thanks for the info!

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 2, 2006 -> 08:56 PM) I think a deal will get done now. They wouldn't delay it for 3 days like that unless something is pretty close. It's my understanding that before any deal with the NFLPA can be reached, the owners have to come to an agreement amongst themselves about what % of local revenues will shared. Then, after that is agreed, they have to figure out the percentage the players get - which at last check, they were asking for about 60-61%, while the owners were saying 56%.

QUOTE(Cuck the Fubs @ Mar 1, 2006 -> 11:20 PM) I don't understand why he and Davis had to be included to make the Curry deal work. Both are making 14M this year and have expiring contracts. The Bulls should've just kept him. They make him miserable, prevent him from hurting them, and they get some extra dough to spend this summer. I've wondered that also - Paxson is always saying that this was the deal that had to be made. Only explanation is that the Knicks 1) knew that Thomas was a jag and/or 2) demanded Davis be part of the deal

There is a lot of question as to when Brees would be healthy - and that would obviously have to be factored into his contract, which makes me think he could end up back in SD if other teams are concerned about his health. As for the Bears, I would be all for it, assuming we didn't have to give up the boat to sign him. This is not realistic though...Angelo is basing his future on Grossman, and they feel that have a nice backup in Orton with all the experience he got this season.

Anyone have a Sportsline Baseball Promo Code for this season ? They can be used over and over I know, but just wondering if anyone has one to share. Much appreciated!

QUOTE(smalls2598 @ Feb 1, 2006 -> 01:56 PM) please keep Gload as far away from the OF as possible. Why do you not speak of highly of Gload in the OF ? Last season, he wasn't able to play out there because of the shoulder surgury, and the year before, he ended up playing 1B most of the time. Yes, 1B is his natural position, but if has to fill in once a week for Dye, I'm fine with that.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Jan 27, 2006 -> 08:03 AM) Thanks! Any chance you know how to put this on a phone to use as the ring ?

Have a Verizon phone, any idea where can I download/buy the 24 CTU Ringtone ?

QUOTE(SoxFan1 @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 01:56 PM) Brian Dolgin doesn't count? I would say he's not a reporter - he's doing, or did do, pre-game for the White Sox, which makes it hard for somebody in that spot to be critical of the team. I did forget Gregor from the DailyHerald - he does a good job, as mentioned.

QUOTE(thedoctor @ Jan 21, 2006 -> 12:45 PM) i've always thought cowley of the southtown does the best job. he seems to have pretty good sources and generally i like him when i've heard him talk about the team. gonzalez of the trib did not impress me this year. padilla from the sun-times was ok, but he just left for the la times. it will be interesting to see who the s-t pulls in to cover the team this year. I could be wrong, but hasn't Cowley moved on to the SunTimes ? I could have sworn I saw an article or two later this winter by him. Anyways, either way, Cowley is the best. From the radio side, I think both stations in their updates tend to report anything in the paper as their own stories, by using the 'sources say'. Levine seems more intune to trade rumors, most of which turn out not to happen, but he does hit once in a while...Ofman, to me at least, seems to be behind Levine, in digging up information, but he's the Score 'equal' to Levine.

Keep hearing about some of the Ray Nagin 'chocolate' parodies appearing on the Internet, but haven't found them yet. If you know of any addresses, post'em here!

Looking to buy a townhome/duplex in the SW Chicago subuubs, and need some help! This is my first place, and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew from a financial standpoint. Anyone know of any affordable areas in the SW burbs that are also good neighborhoods, affordable taxes, etc ? ? ? I'll be on and off, so let me know if you need more info! Thanks for any help in advance as well!

This sounds like a nightmare...I travel from the SW Suburbs up to the North side (no, not Wrigleyville!) on weekends to have a few and right now it takes almost 1 hour - I really hope this doesn't turn into a 2 hour ride to get to the city!

QUOTE(Beltin'Bill @ Jan 17, 2006 -> 12:50 PM) What a difference a year makes. How many people would have been worried about Crede resigning a year or so ago? He was the throw-in player many of us wanted to discard in hypothetical trades before last season. That is good news, though. I just hope his back is ready for another 173 games. With Mackoviak and Ozuna around, along with the concern the White Sox have with Crede's back, I don't think he'll play more than 120-130 games. Guillen uses his bench during the regular season a lot, we have quality backup players so I'd be surprised if Guillen over uses Crede, especially in the 1st half of the season.

QUOTE(beck72 @ Jan 17, 2006 -> 01:49 PM) Listening to 'the Score' 670 around 12 pm today, Murphy had on John Dewan [sp?] of Baseball Info Solutions. He always has him on doing "The Stat of the Week". Today he talked about a category that calculated how many balls an OFer got to, that took into account exactly where the balls were hit on the field and how many outs the fielder got compared to other players at the same spot. Anyway, he compared the sox and cubs OFers, and gave some of the best and worst in MLB at every spot. In LF, coco Crisp was first. Tied for 2nd were Pods and Carl Crawford with something like +27 [outs more than others players at the spot]. Manny Ramirez was last with something like a -37. In CF, Rowand was first with +30. Last was Bernie Williams at -30 with Griffey Jr close behind. Patterson was like a +8 and Pierre was like a -2. In RF, I think Dye was below average, with something like a -2 or -4. Burnitz got a few less outs than Dye did. TIFWIW, but it sounds like this guy's formula is a more precise measure of fielding than typical range factors and the like. He was plugging a new book called "The Fielding Bible". Interesting how well Pods and Rowand both did for this guy--even though a lot of us fans discount how good these guys are, based on typical measures and stuff like arm strength. I'm sure these guys fielding had a lot to do with the improvement in the sox pitching in 2005. I'm also sure the sox won't go backward and hurt their defense. Hopefully, Brian Anderson can be an above average CFer who can get close to what Rowand did last yr. Maybe somebody should let Terry Boers/Dan Bernstein know about Griffey's lack of range. Last season when all the trade talk was going on about Griffey, those two constantly made fun of callers who suggested that Rowand was better defensively, and that Griffey was not the CF he was earlier in his career before injuries. I remember one caller actually had numbers to attempt to support his argument about Griffey's diminished range, and they had said numbers can be anything you make of them... Rant over.

Murton, Pierre, Jones, and now maybe add Grissom with Mabry to the backup mix ? I would think this would say goodbye to Corey Patterson in some way... And, I would also guess that Grissom would take the LF job at some point since Baker loses his veteran players.

QUOTE(knightni @ Dec 30, 2005 -> 12:05 AM) I like that trade-off but, I'd hate to lose Uribe. Let's not be Cub fans here To get a player like Tejada, you're going to have pay through the nose, and Uribe would have to go!

QUOTE(rangercal @ Dec 30, 2005 -> 12:02 AM) Tejada upset with Orioles' lack of action http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2274777 Take the following insert from espn for what it's worth . Count and uribe would make the most sense to me in any deal for Tejada. If Count and uribe were in the deal the salaries would match up well. I dont know what their 2006 salaries are , but their 2005 salaries go like this: Count $ 8,500,000 Uribe $2,150,000 Total $ 10,650,000 Tejada $10,781,206 We would have to give up more than those 2. That trade would work out for both teams. I don't know why Baltimore would do this. Why take on a pitcher who's at least 34 years old, who just started to live up to his potential this past season with the White Sox, and who isn't signed beyond this season along with Uribe, a nice player, but clearly a major step down from Tejada ? I don't know what other teams are offering, and maybe this offer would come close, but I would think Balimore should be considering not trading Tejada at all.

The Score just said the payroll is at $102 million right now....Who knows if that number is correct, but you'd have to assume that they, according to KW, would want that payroll in the mid-90's.

Keep Contreras, even if we can't sign him! Garcia is pitching in the World Games (or whatever it's caused) after pitching a lot of innings during the season/playoffs. McCarthy is still young. While I think he's going to be very good, he's not proven! I realize we can use another arm or two for our bullpen, but I hardly think it's in bad shape with Jenks, Hermanson, Cotts, Pollitte, and McCarthy (should we keep 6 starters). If the starters stay healthy, and we have another need come August, then we can deal from a position of strength!

QUOTE(maggsmaggs @ Dec 27, 2005 -> 04:57 PM) You can't wait becuase in the summer of 2007, we will have to resign Kirk and give other contracts out which will hit the cap hard. This is the year we spend on FA so that we can go over the NBA's soft cap to resign our own players. We were built for this summer to spend. Then they should explore the trade market, whether it's going after Paul Pierce or somebody else. I don't think the answer is overpaying for an average big man.