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This was on ESPN's page 2 today.

And with an almost $1 million golden parachute Excuse me while I shed a tear for him

Does anyone know if the Sox have any kind of a scouting department in the far east anywhere? I can't think of ANY Asian players that we have signed or had in our system. Yofu seems to be an accident.

And if it happened anywhere else but Detroit, I might feel sorry for them. And in all seriousness, Detroit is in trouble for a while. They have huge contracts that run through 2005 that are going to be an albatross around the neck of the Tigers. Plus they have no farm system to speak of either, because they are all at the majors now.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor...ife_marriage_dc

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sports/cst-...-spt-sox06.html

Mike Lum is an ex-catcher, isn't he? In general, I think ex-catchers make the best coach/managerial candidates. The always were involved in every aspect of the game, and had the game right in front of them the whole time they played. I think Joe Girardi would make a great manager some day. I get the feeling that Sandy would make a great coach/ manager also.

Ah, now I see. That makes much more sense then. You should be able to get him much cheaper in a week, with games against Oakland and Seattle coming up.

Wow, drastic move! Was there no trade market for him?

Have you been through Detroit lately, what is left to loot???

lmao

When does the looting start?

Interesting theory. Are there any teams in the majors using it, and if so, who?

Are there a lot of off days?

I didn't know that! When did that happen - who was involved - how did it come out? I'd like to hear the details on that story too. Phil Rogers also likes to recycle columns also if you watch it. He has wrote the same article about how many starting pitchers make 30 starts and have 190 innings at least 3 different ways.

Must have been KW getting "the news"

At least the Cardinals could have won so that I don't have to hear the words "first place Cubs" again!

Maybe if this GM change is for real they won't be afraid to put him on the DL.

Is Munoz looking refreshed again, or did he have a mechanical problem?

What does Frank consulting with Walt have to do with anything? Would you rather he stays content with .240 and hits that all year long? And Frank has always been this way -- he's "ignored the advice of the teams current coaches" for years now, by most accounts. Were you complaining about it when he was putting up .330, 40, 120? I doubt it. When did Frank cry to the media? I read him say that he's getting busted inside. That's crying? Sounds like a statement of the obvious to me. Most everytime I see Magglio hitting with runners on base, he's PULLING to ball to SS for a nice easy 6-4-3. Maybe I'm seeing a different Magglio at the plate. Hustling in RF is nice, and I think Magglio is an above average RF'er, but you can't fault Frank for being a DH. That's the manager's call, not Frank's. And Frank is a "lightning rod" for controversy because like you said, everything he does or says is under a microscope. He's still the #1 superstar on this team. Magglio may be a better player, but there's nobody who garners as much attention as Frank does. Good, bad, or indifferent, that's how it is. And you're right -- most everybody needs to start earning their paychecks, and soon. Otherwise, this season might be wasted. With the whole hitting coach thing. The problem isn't that he is looking for help. The problem is that the guys on his team have never been good enough for him. Instead he is the only guy on the team who has the team bring in someone else, just for him. What if Maggs slumped and decided he needed to bring in Von Joshua? What if Carlos wanted to bring in an old minor league coach? Would the team allow this to happen? Why is Frank more important than the team? And #2 with that is do you really think that the coaches on this team are incabable of looking at film from mid 90's Frank and telling him what he is doing different? There is NO WAY that Joshua and Ward both haven't seen what was wrong with Frank. And #3 he didn't start looking outside of the organization to bring in help until after he started slumping. As for Frank and the strikezone...This is Frank in today's Trib.

Who is Eddie? He is the CO_OWNER of the Sox! When they bought the team is was Jerry and Eddie. But Einhorn had health problems that inhibited how much he could do. It sounds like he is back now though.

Are you guys serious (HSC and Steff) Kenny is on his way out? Well that is the kind of shake up this team needs. If Kenny is really dispised as you all say, maybe this will turn around the season. Any rumors of the time frame? And if you want to go ahead and email me if you don't want to put it out in public. Ask Mario, I may not be the best writer has ever had, but I am loyal!

#1 Magglio isn't consulting his own personal hitting coach and ignoring the advice of the teams current coaches. #2 Magglio hasn't been crying to the media about the way he is getting pitched. #3 Magglio still tries to hit the ball the other way with runners on the right side of the IF. #4 Magglio goes out and hustles in RF even when he isn't hitting. #5 Basically out outside of Valentin and maybe Jimenez, this whole team has been awful in the clutch. This whole team needs to start earning its keep. Frank is a lightning rod for controversy, because of his own big mouth, everything he does is magnified. No one else on this team has that air about them.

Where did you get your numbers? Frank is hitting .143 with RISP, .167 RISP and 2 outs, .200 with runners on, .250 close and late, I couldn't find the other numbers, but I would be interested to see your source on the rest of them! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...ts?statsId=4527 I posted his OBP, not his batting averages. http://www.vegasinsider.com/u/baseball/mlb.../8126_split.htm Well those batting averages are why people are bashing him. He is supposed to be driving in runs. That is why he is making $5 mil a year. If he was our leadoff hitter than people could look at his walks in a different light. As it stands now, he isn't coming through in the clutch the way he is supposed to.

Where did you get your numbers? Frank is hitting .143 with RISP, .167 RISP and 2 outs, .200 with runners on, .250 close and late, I couldn't find the other numbers, but I would be interested to see your source on the rest of them! http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/spli...ts?statsId=4527