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QUOTE (1977 sox fan @ Oct 14, 2009 -> 08:54 AM) i agree especially about trading burhrle im sure we could get someone good from st louis for him It's still a business. Just because he's a Cards fan doesn't mean the Cards GM is a M.B. fan. Then you have to ask what the Cards will give up then Kenny thinks is best for the team. The Card have a lot of decision to make now and it involves keeping players.

QUOTE (East Side Z @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 12:55 PM) The only way I would sign Pods is for 1 year 2 mil base and incentives to DH only.I do not want him anywhere near the field.That being said we would need to get a LF and someone coming into his prime. I wouldn't be surprised is that is the offer the Sox give him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 12, 2009 -> 12:52 PM) This could be a big indicator at which teams dump salary in this off-season. Of course we know that San Diego and Cleveland have already done large dumps. Toronto lost Rios, but that might still not be enough. I don't want the Sox to be one of them when it comes to good players. Spend the money Jerry.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Oct 11, 2009 -> 08:50 PM) I'm just curious as to why people seem so obsessed with our DH being able to play the field. How good a guy is at defense is probably the last thing I consider when looking for a DH. It's a nice plus, but he's going to be spending most if not all of his time off the field anyways. I ask people why they want a DH that is injury prone at the lamest position in baseball.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 11, 2009 -> 05:43 PM) The problem is that he's a waste of a 25 man spot. He has no versatility nor can he play full time anymore. Is a 20 HR 65 RBI .225 BA 100+K season worth clogging up the bases and taking up a spot that a kid could take? This is the best statement I've seen regarding Thome. I think people get caught up in his nice guy image too much.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 02:42 PM) If youre arguing that the NFL is more fair than the MLB than why are the WS teams more diverse than SB teams (in terms of different teams winning). There are probably a ton of factors providing to this outcome but fact is, if you run a good organization you have a great chance to win, no matter what the sport. Having more money can make it easier but is definitely not always the case. In the NFL you can retain much of your talent if you are a small market team. Yes, the NFL is fair. Small market MLB teams are farm systems for the Yankees and Red Sox.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 03:35 PM) "Proven closers" are overrated Really? How many are there and how often have they switched teams? I think the Cubs have bought into that belief. The Twins and Yankees haven't. I would say Kenny hasn't either.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) This was a surprisingly well written article and he makes good arguments, especially for Bobby. It makes sense. I'd rather take a chance trading him before the deadline if necessary.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,2069939.story

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 01:54 AM) "Josh Fields -- Ifhe could hit, Beckham could move to short, and Ramirez could be traded for a leadoff hitter. . . ." Big if. His fielding scares me more than his hitting. Rosy was on crack with that comment.

It use to bother me towards the end of the season when Wise would look decent. I get scared that Ozzie would really believe in this guy and waste a roster spot on him.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 08:10 PM) Not sure how much the ball is actually worth, but it wouldn't surprise me if the family would sell the ball for $2,500-5,000 and that is f***ing pennies to a major league baseball organization. What if 5 people falsely advertised the same thing? There is no way of verifying authenticity. Plus the parents weren't even at the game. So they let 15, 12 year old kids go to the game unsupervised.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 10:30 AM) If contracts werent gauranteed, then we would see things like in football, crazy upfront signing bonuses, insane incentive clauses, etc. The agents would figure out little ways to get their guys paid That still has to work under a salary cap. The NFL is the biggest game in the U.S. Having a more level playing field gives smaller markets a better chance of winning.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 10:22 AM) You absolutely trade Jenks for prospects if the haul is right. It’s not out of the question to have a go with Hudson in a set-up role I'm not sure I would put much faith in that.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.p...oryId=113586589

BTW, read the comments on the article. If Howard wanted the ball then he shouldn't have hit it into the public. Try aiming for the bullpen or something I bet the ball she received is not the real one!! Don't worry, the gov't will tax the potential worth of the ball as income, although she's only 12, the gov't will find a way to get paid, basically forcing anyone to sell it. They did the same thing to the kid who caught the Bonds ball when he tried to keep it. The atty was interviewed on NPR and from what I understood the 12 yr old was there with her brother, also a minor. The spokes person came and escorted them to the back scene and gave her an autographed ball in exchange. She agreed. This atty independently contacted the parents of the girl and suggested to reclaim the ball because of its dollar worth. Like I said this is how I understood the interview. I dont think the girl cared one way or the other. I guess more detail is on www.npr.org.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 01:27 PM) It is also interesting that you've predicted this twelve year old is a spoiled b**** from those two hundred words. Again, that seems grossly unfair. You are correct. Way over the top.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 01:25 PM) The snippet said she went in alone. A twelve year old. A seventh grader. It was her and some players. Who do you think made the suggestion for the swap?? Do you really believe having a twelve year old negotiate the swap against a bunch of adults is fair? Yes. They do it with parents and teachers all of the time.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 12:01 PM) And in a bit of irony, while when it use to be a game, was also when we would have showed restraint before labeling a 12 year old as a spoiled b**** and predicting her life. That seems out of line and unfair. You are probably right. I see it as greed on her part. The ball is a part of history and that's why the organization wants it.

QUOTE (Pants Rowland @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 11:21 AM) I agree and assume that is why the Phil's were quick to acknowledge the mistake and give it back. It appears they didn't. A lawyer got involved.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 12:01 PM) And depending on his career, that ball, in twenty years, will probably be worth more than twenty bats he signs. That's the rub of the whole thing. People treat these as investments. When I was around 6 or 7, Billy Williams signed my glove. I showed it to my friends and used the glove what it was intended for. It wasn't, "I better put this in a vault and try to get all I can for it someday". I thought it was cool Billy Williams took the time to autograph my glove. You find a lot of famous people reluctant to sign autographs these days.

It's interesting how we interpret things differently on a snippet that's probably less than 200 words. Neither side did the right thing for the "good of the game". Plus we are filling in holes to the story. They already determined the other ball would be worth a lot less. Which one would be a more credible sale on Ebay?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Oct 8, 2009 -> 10:11 AM) Great job parenting. And I would guess a 200th HR ball is worth next to nothing. Can't imagine that an autographed bat from Ryan Howard would be worth any less than that ball. You know that girl has to be spoiled and will never turn out to be nothing but a b**** her whole life. I wonder what the attorney fees for that baseball are? Imagine if a person didn't demand anything in return.

A team that has 4 quality starters, why does everyone want to mess with that?

QUOTE (almagest @ Oct 7, 2009 -> 11:20 AM) I dunno. Players in other sports don't have guaranteed contracts and still do wacky things. Yes but the consequences are greater. Look at Pac Man Jones. He even messed up in Canada.