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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.

Garland is the Padres opening day starter. Man, if we traded Hudson, Torres & others for Gonzalez, their entire rotation could very well be made of ex-Sox (Garland, Hudson, Poreda (if he starts again), Torres, and Richard)

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 08:35 PM) I think the only thing the Bulls overcoming the Raptors would do is make it more likely that Bosh joins Wade in Miami. Because he would be angry at the Bulls?

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 08:00 PM) Bulls win today. Toronto lost, so the Bulls are half a game back. If the Bulls overcome the Raptors and get into the playoffs, does that increase, decrease, or do nothing to their Bosh hopes?

I was gonna say something witty, but now I just want a Gordon Beckham "Your Love" Smiley. Congrats SHIPPS!

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 09:48 AM) I think Miller's almost a lock to bolt for Houston this off-season to rejoin Rick Adelman as some Yao insurance, but we'll wait and see on that. Alexander's not a NBA caliber player at this point, he'll be lucky to stay on with the Bulls next season. The Bulls hit on Gibson though, and they have him locked up for another 3 years at a good rate right? Maybe, but Brad really seems to like it here. Plus, he'd still get regular minutes, but not enough to bug his knees that much. Plus, I'd love to keep him as a Lindsey Hunter type player-coach, since early this year Noah and Gibson talked about how they love having brad to teach them. He could possibly help Asik & Richard (though obviously not to the degree of Gibson & Noah). As for Alexander, I really don't feel like he's been given a chance (like Johnson earlier this season)

Fire the team foot doctor. And let Alexander get some minutes for chrissake. There are no other SF's usable with JJ out. Who needs a big time FA PF? Gibson is becoming a good piece, but not that good Sam Smith. How's this for a bench (if we can afford it): PG - Acie Law SG - Xavier Henry (if he falls to us) SF - James Johnson/Joe Alexander PF - Taj Gibson/Chris Richard C - Brad Miller/Omer Asik Law, Richard & Alexander could all be brought back on cheap deals, Brad might be obtainable for $3M, and hopefully Henry or another usable SG falls to us.

QUOTE (GoodAsGould @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 08:48 AM) I was actually pretty ecstatic about the trade, everyday my one friend would tell me how awesome the trio of Danks, Volquez, Diamond(DVD) were going to be. Id always tell him the only one I cared for of the bunch was Danks. Isn't it funny that of the DVD trio, the one that the Rangers held onto sucked and they traded the other 2 (1 of whom is an All-Star, the other who will be one) for often injured players? I remember being mad, because I thought we traded Freddy to allow McCarthy to pitch. I remember rooting for Danks to bury Floyd. Now I like them both .

QUOTE (bighurt4life @ Mar 28, 2010 -> 04:20 AM) I will second that thought. In addition to those two, and this has been said before but i'll say it again, we have taken our "inferior" quality of prospects and turned them into valuable pieces time and time again, Jake Peavy being the most recent of those pieces. We moved a first round pick, a fifth rounder, and a 13th round pick to get an #1, cy young caliber starter. that's not too bad. In comparison, the mariners had to gut their system giving up Jones, Tillman, and George Sherrill for Eric Bedard, who is nowhere near the talent that Jake Peavy is (even pre-injury I'd take Peavy over Bedard any day of the week) Everyone forgets the tall guy...

Hmm, fans must like Alexander, they cheered loudly for him entering this game. Good job to Pargo, to bad he sucks most of the time.

One game had 0 baserunners, so that is the one I go with. And even though the perfect game had The Catch, that was not a good defensive team out there. Every time a ball got thrown to first, I saw Josh Fields life ending after dropping a ball.

Kirk is the starting SF. Why is Pargo starting...

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 07:08 PM) The funny thing about JaMarcus Russell is that just one month ago a Raiders rep was raving about how hard he has worked in the offseason It takes effort eating those twinkies.

This thread is full of the good old Soxtalk enthusiasm. Congrats man

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 26, 2010 -> 08:26 PM) JaMarcus Russell reportedly weighed in at 290 pounds when he reported for the Raiders' offseason program. So Oakland can scratch left tackle off its list of needs. Russell was initially reported to weigh 271, but many close to the situation immediately doubted that report. Russell, annually and incredibly overweight, isn't doing anything to shed his emerging label as the biggest bust in NFL history. Mar. 26 - 9:00 pm et Wow, just wow. Its amazing how lazy some people can become.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 04:09 PM) 1) Have you won this award before? Committee members love to take the easy route and just give the award to a player who already won it before. It is a safe pick for them because they think it justifies their pick if that person has already won it previously. 2) Do you have a nice fielding percentage? F% is the easiest fielding stat for a casual fan to understand. The committee feels if they award it to someone who has a great F%, then most fans can agree with it because it's the only stat they look at for fielding. The more knowledgeable fans who use things like UZR150, RngR, or even Range Factor and Zone Rating know the obvious faults in using F%. 3) Do you put up good offensive numbers? Most of you are probably saying, "What the hell do offensive stats have to do with a gold glove". My answer to this is "Exactly". If you are a good offensive player, then there is a much higher chance that you are a somewhat popular player, and less likely to be questioned if he wins the gold glove. If you are a pitcher winning the award, then you are probably a good pitcher as well. The committee does not want to give a gold glove to a guy who hits .220 with 3 home runs and a .280 OBP. But if you think about it, if this player is just an offensive liability, then he is more than likely plays pretty good defense or else he would not be in the league. 4) Do you make flashy plays? Home runs are sexy, and so are flashy plays. Without naming anyone specific, there is a certain player who makes Webgems a lot because of his flashy plays. Most people remember a player's defense for the special plays they make in the field. Because this certain player makes a lot of these cool looking plays, people get the false sense that he is a great defensive player. This, however, is not true at all. All the defensive metrics prove that he is historically below average on defense, with an occasional good season sprinkled in here and there, yet he continues to win gold gloves. This then gives people the reassurance that "Wow, he really MUST be a great defensive player if he makes all the those great plays and then wins a gold glove". This just fuels the problem, and loops back into the previous 3 points I talked about. There you have it. The secret formula for handing out gold gloves. These 4 ideas are also ranked of importance on this list. #1 is the most heavily weighted factor in their decision, while #4 is the last thing considered. All 4 are important to their decision, but some less so than others. Times when a Gold Glove Award IS deserved: Now, this is not 100% in all cases, but more often than not, when a player wins the gold glove for the first or second time, he is generally deserving of this award. Winning the award for the first time means that factor #1 is completely void, thus making the chances that the award is deserved much, much higher. However, after a player wins 2 or 3 times, the award generally becomes automatic again, given that that player does not have a really bad year, or a different player has an exceptional year and falls into categories #2, #3, and #4. Refer back to this note next fall when the gold gloves are handed out again, and you will not be surprised. Is the unnamed player Torii?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 27, 2010 -> 12:30 PM) If the Sox make another playoff run, the theme song should be Your Love. I'd prefer a mashup called Harvester of Love.

I think my favorite prediction was Sabathia sucking...

As long as we're tossing out crazy scenarios. Game 7 World Series at the Cell, Sox vs. Cubs. Buehrle & Zambrano throwing perfect games into the 9th. Bottom of the ninth with 2 outs, Konerko steps to the plate (He didn't start because Gonzalez is now the 1B and Paulie's thumb was acting up after Game 6). He hits a HR that breaks Borchards record. Cubdom destroyed, Paulie & Buehrle (who has a perfect game in the WS now) continue being awesome, Gordon leads the giant sing-a-long of Your Love at The Cell during the postgame.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2010 -> 09:07 PM) No one is going to trade an expiring contract for Deng. Just forget it. It is impossible. Nothing is impossible! Except that, but you know, a guy can hope. He'll be tradeable in what, 4 years when he becomes an expiring, which is no fun at all.