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I really don't care. It's the backup spot. I'll go with Corky since he's had some ML experience before. Plus, Miller has a good arm.

Can I still get into a H2H league?

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Mar 29, 2009 -> 05:43 PM) Bulls had no business making that comeback and sending it into OT. With that being said, why did Salmons sit? Why does Tyrus take that damn jumper in crunch time? My love/hate relationship with this team continues... Gotta agree on all these points. Being down so much by the end of the game, why not have Salmons come in and drain some 3s? For Christ's sakes the man was NBA player of the month and you have him sit in favor of Kirk Hinrich? Seriously Marion ate up Rose on offense. Marion got at least 4 points off of Rose late in the game because of the mismatch, it was disgusting to see. This team has the talent to compete with the higher ups with the NBA, but they make stupid ass mistakes against bad teams like Toronto. Plus, they let the Raptors shoot the s*** out of the ball. Bargnani should not be open half the time. You should not let the Pops whatever his last name was dunk on you for about 5 times and fire up their crowd. You can't let Rose get schooled by Calderon. I think the only reason why Vinnie left Hinrich in the game was so that he can guard Calderon, because Rose sure as hell couldn't do it and Gordon can't either. Somebody also needs to tell Tyrus Thomas he can't make 20 foot jumpshots. Stacy King said he could be like Shawn Marion, NO HE CAN'T! Marion can actually shoot long range jumpers with some accuracy. Tyrus can't hit open 18 footers. They need to tell him to play like a PF instead of a SF, because a PF is what he should be. The game was fun to watch near the end, but damn, too many stupid mistakes. I felt like I was watching a Sox game from last year on one of those days they couldn't hit.

Brandon Morrow Chin Soo Choo Matt Garza Those are the three names that I've been picking up in the later rounds.

He looks like a mold of Joe Mauer and Ryan Braun. He's got amazing bat speed and a very strong follow-through. And as some people said before, he shouldn't play catcher.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 17, 2009 -> 02:55 PM) Yeah, he wears an old Bears shirt under his uni. And AJP used to watch twins games when he was with SF. Of course, now he probably doesn't. For all he did for that Twins franchise (helped them form into a contender, got them Liriano and Joe Nathan), he isn't very appreciated.

Good story, but this has been known for a while.

Soccer's pretty fun to play. But yeah, watching it can get a bit boring.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Mar 15, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) Ah, the standard "Old=Bad" argument. A classic. As expected, none of the CF candidates are making a strong statement to take the job. Anderson certainly has the leg up, but even as a strong Anderson supporter, I can't support him being the full time starter, as he has never shown he is fully capable. What he has shown however, at least last year, was his extra base power against LHP. 11 of his 18 hits last season were for extra bases, giving him a respectable .825 OPS. So now you need someone in CF to hit RHP. Wise, in 115 AB's last season posted a .261/.310/.487/.797 line in 115 AB's. Edmonds posted a .250/.362/.521/.883 line in 292 AB's. Edmonds should be able to be signed for at most 1.5 for one year. With a strict Anderson/Edmonds platoon, you should be looking at an OPS of around .830 out of the CF position, and good to great D on a night in and night out basis, this all for under 2 million dollars. Look how our 38 year old future hall of famer worked out last year. Like Griffey, Edmonds also has declining legs, so his defense is pretty bad. He takes good routes to balls, but he doesn't have the legs to run down those great plays he could have made 5 years ago. He's still a decent hitter, he hit very well with the Cubs last year. But that was not on a day-to-day basis as he platooned in center. Plus, he had much better protection in that Cubs lineup as he batted in the middle of the order. I don't know how we can ask him to lead off. We've already seen that going with the Oakland idea of putting a guy at leadoff who can do nothing but walk does not work (Swisher). Now granted, Edmonds can do a lot more than walk, but at this point in his career, he's a .250-.260 hitter. I don't see anything more than a Griffey clone with a little bit more power and healthier legs in Edmonds. I wouldn't be against this move as long as he is signed for a reasonable price. But I really don't think we'll get the production he had with the Cubs last year.

No... We don't need another 38 year old on this team.

If BA can just hit .240 with an OBP above .300, he can be a decent player on this team. Owens is pretty much a .260 hitter with a .320 OBP, not good enough for a leadoff hitter. You might as well have Getz lead off with his .340-.350 OBP instead and have Anderson bat 9th, taking over Uribe's production, which is basically what Anderson will give you, but in centerfield instead of shortstop/3rd base.

Just to clear this up, this league has no fees. It's a CBS commissioner league. Scoring is head to head. 10x10 format (I will go into detail if you ask). Draft is next Saturday at 3 PM CT, 4 PM ET, 1 PM PT, although it can be changed if we don't get enough members or some of our members cannot make it that day. Some extra details: Mixed format, Lineup-changes everyday, 24 overall players, including 2 DL spots and 6 reserves, you need 16 active players, 2 divisions, 10 teams, 2 commissioners, eligibility is at 10 games started in previous season and 5 started in the current season, and some other things I don't have off the top of my head. If you're interested, PM me. Or you can leave your email in this thread if you aren't so paranoid. Please make sure you are devoted to this league and have the time to attend to it. I don't want members who aren't willing to play. There's 5 spots left (theoretically) and it will fill up pretty fast...

I never like seeing ex-White Sox players in Twins uniforms, especially one that helped us win it all back in 05. I honestly don't see Crede being real healthy on that turf of theirs.

The Thunder must have really liked Thabo... How in the world did we get a first round pick in return? It'll most likely be a lottery pick or even a top 3 pick. Wow the Bulls have had it good for the past two years draft-wise. This team better be something next year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) Contreras in 2000: Contreras in 2008: Jose must have gotten some more ration money from Castro after the 2000 Olympics. xD

QUOTE (wilmot825 @ Feb 16, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) On the Final Word on Fox last night, Corey reported that Jose has lost 42lbs while recovering from the Achilles injury. And from the video they showed of him, he looks alot better than his previous Sox years. So how will this work out for him and the team? It seems kind of weird to lose weight while having an injury that prohibits you from walking or doing any excessive exercises. But it's good for Jose.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Nov 21, 2008 -> 07:13 PM) If we could get Murphy, Pelfry, and Martinez for Jenks and Vazquez, as well as Edwin Jackson and another piece or two for Dye, as well as one big free agent signing, I'd consider this to be one hell of a successful offseason. Edwin Jackson sucks. I'd want somebody besides him for Dye.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 10:37 PM) Brooks Boyer is salivating right now. Every time Obama is photographed wearing White Sox gear, it means purchases will be made in Africa, Asia, South America...all around the world, for those who see his presidency as a beacon of hope and fresh start for the US in the world again after 9/11. I wouldn't be surprised if the upswing meant additional millions over the next four-eight years in additional revenue streams...and even more and more rap stars, hip hop artists will be wearing Sox gear again. Just imagine all the young kids in Africa/Asia growing up with White Sox gear, like they have Michael Jordan jerseys now. Pretty cool. The Game wears his Sox cap a lot. He even talks about it in his songs. I think he mentioned his Sox hat in at least 3 songs in LAX.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 09:40 PM) This proves the coin flip system is stupid. From the losing team's point of view, yes. From our point of view, no.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 09:03 PM) Your post is a little confusing to me. I'm just saying if the Sox would have beaten the Twins 10-8 head-to-head, and the Twins won the coin flip, Sox fans would have been pissed. But we didn't win the season series... That's what I'm saying. Given our circumstances this year, it was a blessing to do the coin flip, win or lose. I know I wouldn't of b****ed had we lost the coin flip. I would of b****ed at the fact that our guys couldn't beat the Twins once in the Twinkie Dome in three chances.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 08:30 PM) Absolutely if the shoe was on the other foot, White Sox fans would have brought b****ing to a new level. Why in the world would we b****? What other way could they have done it with the White Sox getting the home field advantage? Our record against the Twins was worse than the Twins record against us. So that would mean they should have home field. We had the same actual records. I doubt they would do record vs. own division. Basically, the coin flip was the only chance the Sox had at getting that game at home. Win or lose, you'll take it cause you have a 50/50 shot. If you don't, you'll have no chance. What would you take? 50% chance or 0% chance?

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 07:54 PM) Coin flips are dumb, had we lost the flip, people would have been b****ing forever about it, period. No, cause if we did it any other way, we would of had to play at the baggy dome.

QUOTE (forrestg @ Nov 6, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) I listened to Obama"s speech after winning the election but I heard that when he becomes president that Whitesox players will not have to pay any income taxes so many players will come to the whitesox sign for less because they won't have to pay income taxes. The whitesox will be known as "America" team" teal Ha. That would be sweet.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 5, 2008 -> 11:34 PM) I worked for an African-American NFL football player (wide receiver from UGA who played for the Broncos and Giants from 92-97) and he was VERY much a Republican. Most of them wouldn't admit to not voting for Obama, but I would guess 75% of them vote Republican because the main issue they care about is taxes. Especially this last election, when Obama was very open/honest about taxing those in the $250K and above bracket at a higher rate. It would be interesting to see which players (NFL, NBA, MLB) voted, and for whom. Exit polls showed that 52% of the population that made 200K or more voted for Obama. Quite surprising if you ask me.

He's the second coming of Jose Valentin if you ask me.