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QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 07:00 PM) He said at the "very least" they're right up there with the Red Sox and Yankees. That's a pretty fair assessment to me. And there's really no more excuses to have to turn to ESPN for your baseball fix anymore. MLB network >>> ESPN. But in this case, the Boston writer was being more than fair. Well, if you have Dish Network, you get no MLB Network (GRRRRRRR)

Raptors beat the 76ers...Bulls 2 games back. Bulls gotta win out from here, and that game in Toronto could be huge, hopefully with a team that's fully healthy, they can push into the playoffs.

QUOTE (Controlled Chaos @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 02:48 PM) This is so sad. Yay losing!

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 12:29 AM) Me and my friend sung a Backstreet boy song (the main lyrics) jokingly last week at his house..... SOBER. QUOTE (DBAHO @ Apr 3, 2010 -> 01:43 AM) I'll let Dr. Cox take this one; That is one of my favorite quotes ever. However, I was singing I Want it That Way and Tearin' Up My Heart the other day... ...to these.

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 09:36 PM) Obviously you're a Beckham fan... Took me a minute to get that. I was this close to buying a gray Knights Beckham jersey they were selling like at the stadium, one week before he was called up.

QUOTE (dmbjeff @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 12:19 AM) Very nice to hear a very respected writer make these projections. Rosenthal is about as solid as it gets amongst baseball writers. Rosenthal, Gammons, Kurkjian, and Stark are the only baseball writers I actually like, and I know Rosenthal, Gammons, and Stark all like the Sox to some degree.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Apr 2, 2010 -> 12:07 AM) http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/mlb/news;_...ighfives_040110 articles basically talking about guys who are having good spring and will carry it into the regular season.....i dont get "San" Quentin though. San Quentin is a prison in California that contains all of their Death Row inmates.

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/Rosenth...d-Series-033110 Rosenthal has the Sox beating the Phillies in the World Series. His picks: AL East: Yankees AL Central: White Sox AL West: Angels AL Wild Card: Red Sox NL East: Phillies NL Central: Cardinals NL West: Rockies NL Wild Card: Braves

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 05:32 PM) For anyone relying upon an MLB team in Portland, Oregon as an expansion city to get to 32 teams to make their realignment scheme work, I can tell you (based on my 10+ years of living there) that Portland absolutely will not be able to support a competitive MLB team. Portland is the classic AAA town, or NBA town, like Oklahoma City or Memphis - they can maybe sell 20,000 tickets to 41 NBA games during the winter when there's not much to do and no other major sports options, but not 30,000 tickets to 81 MLB games during the summer. It's a small city, in a poorer-than-average state. It's a very anti-business town and state, with no major Fortune 500 company headquarters (except Nike) and no billionaires except Nike's Phil Knight (who doesn't like baseball) - so who is going to own/bankroll the team? Paul Allen is the absentee owner of the Portland Blazers - he jets down from much wealthier Seattle in his private 737 for Blazer games. If you are thinking of putting a team in Portland, at best you'd be creating another lower-echelon small market team, like Tampa Bay or Pittsburgh, with an absentee owner. The more likely case is that you'd be creating the Montreal Expos. Portland's a pleasant enough city to live in if you can find a job (I enjoyed it there), but no way is it an MLB town. I know there are delusional Portlanders who think otherwise and advocate for an expansion team, but they all have one thing in common: none of them has the money to put at risk in owning a team. Portland is my second choice for an AL West because when I went there, it felt like a laid back, college-esque town. The first choice is Las Vegas. Sure, there is that gambling issue, but it can be resolved. New Orleans or Memphis would be my AL South choice.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) My only reply to this the MLB.com box score for Buehrle's game.

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 09:21 PM) Jake Peavy and Gordon Beckham are definitely the two players I can't WAIT to start watching again. Peavy's three starts last year just got me so fired up about this staff. I used to gush over Peavy to my Padres fan friend back in high school, and I NEVER imagined he'd actually be playing for my team someday. I'm like a kid at Christmas! I remember when he first was on the trading block, I wanted him badly. But the Sox weren't on his list of teams and I was sad. Then we got him, I remember being amped and telling my Sox-Fan Spanish teacher. He too was amped. Then he turned it down. Then he accepted! Then always right in the world.

QUOTE (mmmmmbeeer @ Apr 1, 2010 -> 03:58 PM) Gavin looks scared and timid on the mound. I always get the feeling that Gavin wants to run up to the batter and hit them repeatedly with the ball. He just looks a psycho.

:lolhitting :lolhitting :lolhitting Anderson is trying to be Santos now, but two years older.

QUOTE (BobDylan @ Mar 31, 2010 -> 11:45 AM) If the minimum level were veteran, that would mean that everyone would have to hop online and have at least 300 points. That means their record would have to be 30 games over .500, and they'd have to be ranked in the top 200 of all online players. The pitching interface is for the entire league. Ah, at least I accidentally put rookie. Also, didn't know the pitching interface is for the whole league... ...speaking of which, what do you guys prefer, Classic or Meter pitching?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 11:09 PM) I still don't get why he isn't getting that many minutes. Vinnie has trust issues. It's the same reason why JJ (wasn't) and Alexander aren't getting minutes. Because he doesn't know if he can trust them yet.

I'm sorry for your loss Matt, and I'm glad the White Sox showed class and helped you rebuild something you lost. Speaking of good Sox PR, that reminded me of how when my brother was in High school, the school band was allowed to play on the field during a 7th inning stretch. Since this was in the early 2000's, some games were quite empty, and using paper they taped to seats "GO SOX" was in left field in big letters.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 09:46 PM) You'd think people would like Nix for his awesome range and his flashy plays, but nooo.... I remember that people loved Alexei at second and he made boneheaded plays there too. It was the .224 batting average that got me. Plus, Alexei's glove flip to Paulie easily tops anything Nix has done.

Just uploaded my all time Sox roster. Its called "Quins Alltime Sox" All names are said correctly unless otherwise stated. SP - Mark Buehrle #56 SP - Ed Walsh #82 SP - Ted Lyons #6 SP - Red Faber #8 (Game says "Red") SP - Billy Pierce #91 C - Carlton Fisk #27 1B - Paul Konerko #14 2B - Nellie Fox #22 (Game says "Nelson Fox") SS - Luis Aparicio #11 3B - Robin Ventura #23 LF - Joe Jackson #5 CF - Minnie Minoso #99 (Game says "Minnie") - Uses Carlos Quentins stance (I couldn't find a good pic of Minnie, and he led the league in HBP's a couple times...) RF - Harold Baines #33 (Game says "Harold Bain") - Based on pre-Knee injury Harold, so he can field well. DH - Frank Thomas #35 - Based on '93-'94 Frank. Is a monster. RP - Wilbur Wood #28 (Game says "Wil Wood") RP - Bobby Thigpen #73 (#37 went to Thornton for being on current roster) RP - Hoyt Wilhem #31 RP - Matt Thornton #37 RP - Roberto Hernandez #39 CL - Bobby Jenks #45 C - AJ Pierzynski #12 INF - Eddie Collins #18 INF - Luke Appling #44 OF - Magglio Ordonez #30 OF - Lance Johnson #30 My favorite faces are Harold, Pierce, and One Dog. I'll probably redo Nellie at sometime. Now for my next roster...every teams All-Time. Edit: If I made a League and picked the Sox as my team, would I be the only person who could use them, because if so, I'll go with Mariners. Eh, just went with the Mariners to be safe. Plus, I suck at hitting, so Safeco will suit me better. Made the league, it's called "SoxTalk" Max Teams: 14 Max Playoff Teams: 4 2 Series Against Each Team (Division and Other) 3 Games Per Series 5 Days Per Series Minimum Level: Rookie (Meant to put veteran...code of honor?) Max: Hall of Fame Game Difficult: Veteran Pitching Interface: Classic (Does this just apply to me or the entire league?) Guess Pitch: Default Strike Zone: On with HotZones Baserunning Controls: New Trades: On Injuries: On Auto Resolve: On Strike Zone: Variable Presentation: Broadcast Ejections: On Home Run Cam: On Draft Round Timer: 90 Sent out invites to everyone on the PSN List.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 09:33 PM) I hate Jannero Pargo. Agreed. If anyone thinks Kirk is truly terrible, watch Pargo. The Bulls need to win out from here on if they want any shot at the playoffs.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Mar 30, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) 1. That was the University of Minnesota Gophers. 2. They play outside every year. Before I read that, I took it as the Gophers beat the Twins.

Nix is fine, the only reason I didn't want him to make it was because I really wanted to see CJ.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 09:23 PM) Paulie man, change it up dude. Goatees lasted way too long. I just got psyched seeing his goatee back. Didn't he shave it in 2008?

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Mar 29, 2010 -> 03:51 PM) 43/50. Man, 2000 was a bad draft. But I lean towards Bosh wanting to be the man, he'd be more "the man" in Chicago than Miami, where he wills always be behind Wade. Obviously Rose is loved, but he'd be bigger in Chicago.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 11:31 PM) Baconnaise! Jon Stewart is the sole reason that monstrosity survives to this day.

Of those, Nix, but only because I don't trust Aquino and I want Hudson to pitch every 5 days.