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QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 07:55 PM) And no Brad Delp either. My Boston tolerance threshold is pretty low, but that guy sure could sing. Find me anyone else, but Delp who could hit all the notes in More then a feeling, and i'll make him a very rich man.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 09:09 AM) Kemba Walker looks like the real deal. I know it was only Hartford but he made some plays last night and damn is he quick on the transition and driving to the basket He's a good guy too. I managed to see the last 5 minutes of the opener in person, where they only had Kemba playing scrap minutes as well as the Hartford game on TV, but he really does have a great drive and some tremors leaping skills. The team has tremendous depth, and hasn’t suffered at all from Kemba’s former roommate and teammate Nate Miles being thrown out of the school. The team’s going to be very good this year, and for the foreseeable future.

Orlando Hernandez threw the best damn inning in postseason history. I’ll hold to that belief no matter how many standout performances Beckett has, or Garza, or whatever. Why? Because I love that 2005 team that much.

How does Garfunkel get on the list, but not Simon! Yeah, we're talking singing, but Garfunkel was the poet, and Simon the ONE MAN BAND! God, i'm such a nerd.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 04:32 PM) He's just not very good. My brother saw him face the Bulls twice this year, and said he was throwing 85 mph and gave up something like 8 homers in 5 innings. I'm not giving up on him either, but it's astonishing when people say he might compete for a starting rotation spot this year. At this point, i see Richard and Poreda going at it for the 5th spot (much like Danks andFloyd did two years ago) with the loser and Marquez going to the bullpen

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 04:02 PM) Stop. You're embarassing yourself. Everett hits 23 homers in 490 bats, while scoring 58 runs, while posting a poor OPB. He was a contributor not a world beater. But i don't think we can ignore what he brought to the table. A feared middle of the order bat (in a pre-Thome World), and some hysterical soundbites about Dinosaurs.

Not a very auspicious start, but I’m not giving up on the kid until i see what happens after Cooper gets to work on him.

Good link. Beckham makes for a really good interview I have a feeling he'll take Swisher's place as correspondent on Chicago Tribune Live as early as September.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 18, 2008 -> 10:46 AM) What has it gotten the A's, exactly? To the playoffs multiple times In a row despite constant roster overhaul. It also got KW to bite on Billy Koch, and we all know how that worked out.

I really hope Paxson knows how to build a team around Rose, because if he doesn’t we’ll be wasting a world of potential. Every time I see this kid I see something special on the horizon, but as Bulls fans know every Jordan needs his Pippen.

Good to know, buddy. Ps, I really do hate condescending name-calling, but I usually use kid, when I can’t remember the person’s name that I’m referring to.

QUOTE (MAX @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 05:17 PM) Then you can start calling other people "kid". Then again, if you were that wise, you wouldn't. Relax, their chief.

Hmmm. So that’s the plan now? I mean, after giving them trials and lawyers that are usually afforded solely to American citizens. Do we call them reformed and just release them back on the streets? I hope Obama thinks of the consequences of his “morality”

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 04:52 PM) Russell seems to have lost favor in the organization, Last I heard Ozzie said that he expects Russell to be a fairly integral part of his bullpen next year. I’ve heard nothing about him falling out of favor.

QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 04:29 PM) I honestly believe we can put a competitive team out there by 2011 via our farm. Nonsense, we're looking at 2010 for a few of these kids.

I think the contents of the article are very questionable, that being said, I think the premise is fine. The Sox did sell low, I’m not sure there’s much question about it. Despite Dick Allen’s constant repetition, Swisher’s a good ball-player coming off a down year. For most organizations that fetches a package a bit more then what the Sox got. However, clearly Kenny saw something in this Marquez kid that most people did not. So, I won’t write this one off just yet.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 03:21 PM) Something tells me BA just published a shopping list for the rest of the league... Nah, here's your shopping list 1 Dye 2 Konerko 3 Vasquez 4 Jenks 5. Thome I really like the progress this system is showing, and with the way these guys are moving through this organziation this list is going to see some very rapid turnover. I can't wait to see what direction we go in next years draft.

What I learned though my research is that the Jimenez throws a 91-95 MPH fastball, a hard slider and a good changeup and that Cardinals fans loath him with the fiery passion of a thousand suns. He’s most successful when he keeps his fastball down in the zone, and induces groundballs. There's a blurb on the kid from 2003 on Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/minors/dishsep03.html

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 03:22 PM) I cleaned that up a tad. Thanks. I realized it needed clarification after it was too late. I heard a little about this Jimenez decent stuff with some contro problems. I'll try to find a scouting report.

Off Waivers form Toronto Here are his minor league numbers Year Age Tm Lg Lvl Aff W L W-L% G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA WHIP 8 Seasons 24 41 .369 247 70 1 0 49 22 663.1 684 358 288 15 246 557 11 15 977 8 2 3.91 1.40 And his major Year Ag Tm Lg W L G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WP BFP IBB BK ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP 2 Yr WL%1.000 3 0 49 0 0 0 20 0 66.0 84 51 50 7 32 35 5 3 312 1 0 6.82 4.34 64 1.758 Low risk signing not sure if it’s worth a 40 though Edit: Press Release http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/press...sp&c_id=cws

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 02:15 PM) We will probably regret dealing Cunningham. Just a hunch. However, because we draft so late and often poorly it makes sense to use the prospects as trade chips because they most likely won't become contributors (McCullough I'm looking at you). Cunningham’s’ a ballplayer, good speed , decent bad, and a solid glove. Kind of an Aaron “the Legend” Rowand lite. But he was very much expendable at atime, when what the organization needed was a second basemen of the future. That second basemen was Danny Richer. Unfortunately, for Richar not only did Alexei Ramirez emerge sooner then we all expected, but Chris Getz began raking in the upper minors. Making Richar too expendable.

QUOTE (KevinM @ Nov 17, 2008 -> 01:29 PM) It isn't as though Kenny isn't prone to mistakes. Cunningham for Richar, Cortes/Lumsden for MacDougal, Contreras extension, Garland for Cabrera, etc. You do realize that none of the deals you just mentioned had any negative effect on us, right? You’re talking in terms of future potential, Kenny deals with the here and now.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 16, 2008 -> 06:21 PM) Talk about overrated. Buddy Ryan won the Superbowl. Ditka received all of the credit. No question about it. Buddy Ryan is probably, the best DC ever. That being said, Ditka had this personality about him that i think rubbed off on the team. Strategically, yeah. Ditka wasn't the most sound, but he was more then a decent vocal leader, which i can't say for Lovie

Yeah, Michael Shur. He's about to be one busy guy as he's co-running the new Office spin-off with one of the other writers.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Nov 16, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) pussies. You answered your own question.