YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:03 AM) Paul Konerko. I know what you mean. Where's the 'rolleyes' smilie when you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:02 AM) The last big name free agent signed by the Sox: Albert Belle The last big name free agent signed by the Cubs: Greg Maddux Greg Maddux was not exactly a hot commodity on the Free Agent market that year, it was basically the Cubs bidding against themselves. I really wouldn't call a 38 year old Greg Maddux a "top tier" free agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(mreye @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:04 AM) Not the money the Cubs had. You're gonna tell me the Sox had the money to spend when they were pulling 1.6 mil vs the Cubs pulling 2.9 and 3+? I'll guarantee the Sox have spent a much higher percentage of revenue on the club than the Cubs have in the last 10 years. point taken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:05 AM) Greg Maddux was not exactly a hot commodity on the Free Agent market that year, it was basically the Cubs bidding against themselves. I really wouldn't call a 38 year old Greg Maddux a "top tier" free agent. I didn't call him a top tier free agent. I called him a big name free agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) I didn't call him a top tier free agent. I called him a big name free agent. Well then the Sox signing Sandy Alomar (a possible future HOF) that same offseason could be considered it's equal, could it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:13 AM) Well then the Sox signing Sandy Alomar (a possible future HOF) that same offseason could be considered it's equal, could it not? Sandy's a possible future HOF? I think not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:13 AM) Sandy's a possible future HOF? I think not. The point is, a big name means nothing if he's not any good. I'm talking about the big name free agents as in the best available players, not just popular names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:15 AM) The point is, a big name means nothing if he's not any good. I'm talking about the big name free agents as in the best available players, not just popular names. oh man, kalapse, you did say sandy alomar is a possible future HOF... regardless of what you meant, for shame! for shame! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Dixie Normus Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 I don't care how he does it, but get Carl Crawford in left field at the cell next year. The Cubs could be celebrating 100 years a futility in the near future. I am not sure how that can not motivate them to spend money this off season. Another Sox playoff run would only add more pressure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(My Dixie Normus, but so is my gayness @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:17 AM) I don't care how he does it, but get Carl Crawford in left field at the cell next year. The Cubs could be celebrating 100 years a futility in the near future. I am not sure how that can not motivate them to spend money this off season. Another Sox playoff run would only add more pressure. Carl Crawford is the absolute, #1 target I would go after as well. I don't see the Sox beating out a team like LA, or BOS to get him, but if they could... wow. Edited August 11, 2006 by Steve9347 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:15 AM) The point is, a big name means nothing if he's not any good. I'm talking about the big name free agents as in the best available players, not just popular names. Regardless. The phrase 'big name' was used earlier in the thread and that's what I had in mind when I posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) oh man, kalapse, you did say sandy alomar is a possible future HOF... regardless of what you meant, for shame! for shame! It was more toungue in cheek than anything else. And when I say "big name" I make the assumption that people understand that would be the top tier guys, the best free agents not has-beens, otherwise it defeats the whole purpose of what I'm saying. Every year a few big name washed up players are signed in free agency, they may be popular players and recognizable names but they're hardly a factor in free agency that's why the phrase "big name" is generally used to describe the best players on the free agent market such as the 2003 offseason when Vlad Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Bartolo Colon, Andy Pettitte, Javy Lopez and even Jose Guillen were available, they would be considered the "big names" not a 38 year old Maddux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:24 AM) It was more toungue in cheek than anything else. And when I say "big name" I make the assumption that people understand that would be the top tier guys, the best free agents not has-beens, otherwise it defeats the whole purpose of what I'm saying. Every year a few big name washed up players are signed in free agency, they may be popular players and recognizable names but they're hardly a factor in free agency that's why the phrase "big name" is generally used to describe the best players on the free agent market such as the 2003 offseason when Vlad Guerrero, Miguel Tejada, Bartolo Colon, Andy Pettitte, Javy Lopez and even Jose Guillen were available, they would be considered the "big names" not a 38 year old Maddux. When Maddux signed, wasn't he supposed to be the final piece to the puzzle after the Bartman collapse of the Cubs? He was supposed to be their ticket to the Series. Does that not qualify as a big time signing? Hell, as a supposed number 5 starter, he won 15 games for them that year. He pulled his weight. The rest of the team failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:27 AM) When Maddux signed, wasn't he supposed to be the final piece to the puzzle after the Bartman collapse of the Cubs? He was supposed to be their ticket to the Series. Does that not qualify as a big time signing? Hell, as a supposed number 5 starter, he won 15 games for them that year. He pulled his weight. The rest of the team failed. He was brought in as a number 5 starter and was only persued by a few teams with the Cubs way overpaying to bring him back. The front office may have hyped it as a big move but at the time of the signing, it was no more of an impact move than the Sox bringing in Pierzynski 2 offseasons ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:30 AM) He was brought in as a number 5 starter and was only persued by a few teams with the Cubs way overpaying to bring him back. The front office may have hyped it as a big move but at the time of the signing, it was no more of an impact move than the Sox bringing in Pierzynski 2 offseasons ago. Let's just agree to disagree. There's been enough nits picked here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(EVIL MISQUOTER @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 04:32 PM) Let's just agree to disagree. There's been enough tits picked here. Fixed that for you. I see what you both are saying. Back to the topic - AMAZING streak - it's awesome to even be talking about this. Let's get that 17th game sold out too, so we can have a sell out streak into next season!! THAT would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:33 AM) Back to the topic - AMAZING streak - it's awesome to even be talking about this. Let's get that 17th game sold out too, so we can have a sell out streak into next season!! THAT would be awesome. I'm sure it will. There's almost a full week between now and then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 If we were to average 38,000 for our remaining 24 home games, we would end up with about 2,977,000 in attendance. Don't think if this is possible though, because of comp tickets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted August 11, 2006 Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(iamshack @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:41 AM) If we were to average 38,000 for our remaining 24 home games, we would end up with about 2,977,000 in attendance. Don't think if this is possible though, because of comp tickets. Isn't the max around 39,000? With a close race coming up, and including SRO tickets, it may be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 11, 2006 Author Share Posted August 11, 2006 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 10:41 AM) i couldn't have asked for the fans to support this team better after the world championship season. it just proves who the smarter fans are... we held out for a world series championship, and Cub fans still sell out that stadium every game/every year, giving management no reason to win. QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Aug 11, 2006 -> 11:01 AM) Oh BS, the sox always had the money. I love Kenny's ways of trading for players and getting other teams to pay their contracts, BUT, it was always BS that the Sox didn't spend, and now that they ARE spending, we be happy. You are actually wrong on this, and the answer is in one of your previous posts. Because of the Sox much lower attendance at times, they have never had the money to spend like the Cubs. Plus when you add in their much higher outside revenues from things such as merchandise and advertsing, it isn't even close. I know the old JR haters used to always sing this song, but the Sox have always spent everything that comes in. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 18 straight sellouts, 38 total on the season. Here is where it gets interesting though as there are tickets for all four of the up coming games at home against KC... Do your think Sox fans, put your money where your mouths are. You say you go when we win, well we just swept the best team in baseball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Dixie Normus Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 C-A-R-L C-R-A-W-FO-R-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 11:06 PM) 18 straight sellouts, 38 total on the season. Here is where it gets interesting though as there are tickets for all four of the up coming games at home against KC... Do your think Sox fans, put your money where your mouths are. You say you go when we win, well we just swept the best team in baseball... I thought I heard that the 3 night caps are sold out. I think Thursday was the one that was going to be the hard sell, being an afternoon game in the middle of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Aug 13, 2006 -> 10:23 PM) I thought I heard that the 3 night caps are sold out. I think Thursday was the one that was going to be the hard sell, being an afternoon game in the middle of the week. Hawk kept mentioning that tickets were available for all of the games, but I just looked at Monday, and you can't even get a single ticket for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'll be there tonight, and it's definitely a sell out. I believe tomorrow is just about sold out as well, however Wednesday and Thursday are both games that will need a good walk up to keep the streak alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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