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QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 10:17 AM) Agreed. And don't forget money. As long as KW stays aboard, I have faith. The guy hates to lose. I wonder what Kenny's thoughts were about the Delmon Young-AJ incident and the Pavano hitting Konerko in the face incident. I wonder how he feels about the team's lack of retaliation. (And no, I don't think soft tossing Buehrle's throw at the twins count). The team's lack of an adequate response really sickened me. Not only do you continue to lose to those f***ers, but you also let them punk you. Inexcusable.

Play the freaking kids!!! Play Flowers, Viciedo, Lilly, Morel, De Aza, and let Harrell and Torres, and Infante pitch. Why the hell not? I know Harrell and Torres suck, but maybe they'll use this big league experience, so the next time they're called upon when we need them they won't go out to the mound and poop a brick in a big game.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 11:27 PM) I'd love to see what kind of hitting coach Dave Martinez could bring along... Dude... don't tease me like that...

I wonder if Florida Marlins fans are excited about the thought of Ozzie being their next manager. Has anyone seen anything? EDIT: I just answered my own question...

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 21, 2010 -> 09:44 AM) Floyd shut down unless he is "200% healthy." Tony Pena will fill his rotation spot for the rest of the season. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...estionable.html http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/25092859888 Cowley also tweeted that Floyd didn't feel it was serious. Why not Lucas Harrell?

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 02:41 PM) I'd be down. It's easy to blame Manny, but we were 4.5 out when we got him, and the team has given up like 6-10 runs per game since he was acquired. Our pitching staff has been HORRIBLE down the stretch, and the possibility of coming back before Manny even swung a bat for us was hard to fathom. I'd be down too IF the Sox got a legitimate RF (SHIN SOO CHOO!!!) and some more bullpen help.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) Nahh.... Well who else can we get? A full season of Manny would definitely be better than Kotsay or Jones. I know we don't wanna go down that road again.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:59 AM) I remember hearing rumblings about Manny talking to Thome (or visa versa) about signing one year deals with the Tribe their last season and riding off into the sunset. Stranger things have happened. That being said...just standing there in two consecutive at bats with men on base like that and just watching 2 strikes with the bat on your shoulder is unexceptable... I don't think Manny is done yet. He just have to get his timing back. You could tell he was pressing at the plate. I'm not saying that I'd want to definitely have him back next year (I don't think it would bother me all that much), but I believe that wherever he goes, he will mash again... as long as he can stay healthy.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Sep 18, 2010 -> 02:24 AM) after reading the article, i think a good reclamation project would be Joba Chamberlain. This guy has the so called "Chicago tough" Kenny is looking for, and is going the adversity of failing in a big city media right now. Peripheral wise, he gave up 21 homerun and 76 walks in 155 innings last season, If Coop can get him to throw a cutter and reduce his HR rate and walk rate like his work with Ejax, Joba can be scary good, can be sort of like the Josh Johnson of AL. I thought about Joba Chamberlain a lot this season. I think if he were to get away from the ultra bright limelight in NY, he'll have a good chance to figure things out. I'd love to have him if we wouldn't have to give up much to get him. Coop might be able to work wonders with him. I believe that a starter (Floyd or Danks or Jackson) is going to be traded in the offseason to fill one of the many holes we have right now (PLEASE get Chin Soo Choo), so if coop can fix Joba, that would be an immense improvement.

Eh... I don't even get mad anymore.

I predict another 11-0 drubbing of the Twins tonight just like last time when we were in Minny about to get swept. Like it will make a difference. Yeah the Sox win big tonight while the Twins will be in their dugout laughing their asses off at us.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2010 -> 12:47 PM) Joe Crede was Josh Fields mark 0 until the Sox gave him time to learn the position. Alexei Ramirez was the same way. Viciedo hasn't spent a whole lot of time at the hot corner. He's a big guy but he's quick enough on his feet that he wouldn't be a liability there...but the thing that he would really have going for him is a howitzer for an arm. Overall I prefer Morel there if Morel can be an average hitter because he's almost certain to be more mobile than DV...but writing off the defense of a 21 year old is just about as silly as writing off the bat of a 20 year old in AA, as a lot of people did with Viciedo after last year. Yeah but do you think we can afford to wait for Viciedo to develop some defensive skills? I don't think so. We want to compete every year. Maybe he'll do better with a team like Cleveland that would give him the time he needs to fully develop.

Morel at third. Man I hope he can hit.

Dear KW... A couple of notes... Don't feel bad about the Peavy or the Edwin Jackson trades. At the time, the Peavy idea was a good one. It was a bold move by a bold GM of a big city major market team who's fans wanted the team to play like the big boys. Who would have thought that the guy's back muscles would fall off? As far as the Jackson trade, I STILL think you made the right move. We thought we were in a race to the post season, and I'd take Edwin Jackson over an unproven starter (Hudson) 10 times out of 10, no matter how much of a shiny record and ERA he now has with the DBacks - a team in the NL playing without the pressure of a pennant race. As far as the rotating DH thing goes... it actually sounds good on paper. I would agree that it is cool to have a DH that could give PK a break every now and then and keep Carlos Quentin from killing himself in right field going after a routine fly ball. But MARK KOTSAY is not going to get it done. If we do go this route again next year, we have to have someone who can not only play the field, but can actually HIT too. It would be nice to finally get Adam Dunn – even though he is a butcher with a glove. But I think we could deal with him sporadically relieving PK. The 50 or so bombs he will hit would offset whatever defensive deficiencies he’d bring to the team. I know I know, we can’t afford him and PK though, right? And as far as Jim Thome goes… I don’t blame you for that either. Hey, you win some and you lose some. No one… I mean NO ONE could have predicted that Thome would have the impact that he has on the Twins. Not even the genius posters here at Soxtalk. People won’t admit it, but we were looking for an upgrade over Slugger Jim during his last days here – especially when word got out about how much preparation the training staff had to put him through just to get him to play. He looked old and slow, and we were looking to get away from that at the time. Some here on Soxtalk just can’t seem to remember that. Now for some notes about next season… The starting pitching staff seems pretty solid. I hope that Peavy can come back and contribute SOMETHING. If he does, then we’re that much better off. Peavy, Buehrle, Danks, Jackson, and Floyd sounds like an excellent starting five, with Chris Sale (ANOTHER solid move getting him in the draft) starting off in AAA. The bull pen will need a few tweaks and added pieces, and I think that we can all agree that the time has come to part ways with Bobby Jenks. I think it would be best for both parties if he finds another home. I know he’s tired of the fans constantly b****ing about his weight and how he sucks and his grotesque beard and blah blah blah. I’d bet he’d flourish with an NL team. I just hope we don’t see him in the World Series against us. Now here’s an idea… if Peavy shows that he is back to normal and can last an entire season, why not trade a starter to fill one of the few holes that we have? I believe Gavin Floyd would net a good return, so why not? I think we’d have a surplus of starters if Peavy comes back fully healed. I know this is probably a pipedream, but I would love to see Adrian Beltre and Chin Soo Choo with this team next year. Beltre would finally plug the hole at third, and Soo Choo would be an excellent addition to the outfield. Maybe we could somehow flip Gavin Floyd or Dayan Viciedo to get Choo here? I don’t know, but with those 2 additions, I think the team would be greatly improved. Now for the DH. I know this is a sore subject, but it does need to be addressed – even if only to shut people up about it. All I know is that people would be happy with someone with a high OPS. But I think the idea of trying to catch lightening in a bottle with older players has passed. So that means PLEASE no Lance Berkman, no Hank Blalock, no Carlos Delgado, no Nick Johnson or anyone like that. I honestly don’t have any good ideas for the DH. Maybe keep Quentin and make him the full time DH? Anyway good luck next season. I know you hate to lose, so I know going out like this to the Twins is not sitting with you very well. You probably hate them more than we do, and I trust you to make the right moves to get us back to the playoffs. Regards, Chet

As far as trading away prospects go... it's actually GOOD for the Sox when a prospect is traded and finds success with another club. That makes other teams that much more likely to trade their talent for Sox prospects. If every Sox prospect sucked when they got to another team, GMs would be reluctant to trade with us. I actually root for Richard and Hudson. Maybe Cleveland will see that and go ahead and sign off on that Chin Soo Choo for Lucas Harrell trade...

Is it April 2011 yet?

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Sep 15, 2010 -> 12:32 PM) You realize the Red Sox have a limitless budget and were almost 30 million more than us this year, yes? And that the "genius" GM they have signed Lackey and Cameron this past offseason. And the "genius" over at Tampa Bay had roughly 64 #1-3 draft picks. I'm not calling them bad GM's, but all this bulls*** about how there is apparently a treasure trove of genius GM's out there better than KW is getting ridiculous. You have to take other factors into account, the Rays wouldn't be anywhere without sucking ass for a decade and hitting the jackpot on a couple of the dozen #1 picks they had. KW has built some solid teams which underperformed, won more playoff games this year than most, and has a ring. Lets please not turn this into a Bears backup QB scenario. Post of the freaking week right here...

I don't know about anyone else, but I really don't wanna go through years of being really bad with no guarantee that we'll be good afterwards. I HATE seasons when the White Sox suck. I hardly even remember the 2007 season when the Sox were bad because it was that hard to pay attention. And I can't be the only one who feels this way. Remember those games in Cleveland last week? You know... when there seemed to be about 3000 fans there? That is what you'll have on the Southside if you trot out a young team in rebuilding mode that projects to win only 60 games. In Kenny I trust, and I trust that he will not let it happen. Sure, this season sucks at the end, but at least it provided SOME excitement. Do you guys really want to be the Indians?

Depends on what you mean by large and small. If by large you mean a new catcher, DH, 3b, Rf, bullpen arm and closer, then I'll vote large changes.

I sincerely hope those f***ers get swept in the first round AGAIN by the Yankees. I can't wait.

Goddammit I'm in Walgreens dropping muthaf***ing F bombs all over the place. By the way, if you're going to INTENTIONALLY WALK that piece of s*** Delmon Young, why not take this opportunity to put one in his earhole? That's the least you could do!

I'd like to see somebody destroy Joe Mauer sliding in to home plate.

I see myself in the pouring home I see the light come over now I see myself in the pouring rain I watch hope come over me here, here, here, here we are now, going to the east side i pick up my friends and we start to ride ride all night, yea, we ride all day some may come, Love, and some may stay here we are in the pouring home I watch the light man fall the comb I watch a light move across the screen I watch the light come over me here, here, here here we are now going to the west side weapons in hand as we go for a ride some may come, Love, and some may stay watching out for a sunny day where there's.. love and darkness and my sidearm hey, elan, alone. here we are now going to the north side i look at my friends as they start to ride ride at night yea, we ride all day looking out for a sunny day here we are now going to the South Side i pick up my friends and we hope we won't die ride at night, ride through heaven and hell come back, Love and feel so well.

Carlton Fisk was, is, and always will be a Boston Red Sox.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 14, 2010 -> 09:34 AM) The thing is...I bet that the only team that'd be genuinely willing to give him a big enough long-term deal to make it worth opting out of $15 mil next year is the Cubs. And I'm not sure they're not going to be in payroll cutting mode now that the new ownership has the books. I know I wouldn't want the Sox giving him 3/$40. Me either. Not with that bum shoulder that seems like it could pop back out of place on every swing. I'd much rather have Beltre. I know it won't happen though.