BearSox Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2010 -> 07:26 PM) Oswalt would have declined a trade. Yep, forgot that he came out and said he wouldn't go to the white sox. But it can't all be on Ozzie, can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 30, 2010 -> 07:27 PM) Yep, forgot that he came out and said he wouldn't go to the white sox. But it can't all be on Ozzie, can it? I think if KW really wanted Oswalt he could prob of got it done with the option picked up and get Peavy to convince him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 When you look at that list most of the guys are NL players. Some NL guys just dont want to play in the AL. I think its more of a perception amongst players that the Sox arent a front line team like the Red Sox, Yankees, etc and so they are more hesitant to get traded here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Curiously, Lance Berkman had recently exercised his no-trade rights for possible deal with White Sox before accepting Yankees' trade. Good. I didn't want this fat f*** anyway. He's still hating from 2005. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2010 -> 06:31 PM) Yes, Ozzie. Runner-up for manager you'd least like to play for. Personally, I think it's bulls*** as he treats his players very well. However, the reputation he has is obviously hurting. I think this is an American-only perception. I believe most Hispanic players love Ozzie and would play for him in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Sounds like KW never had a deal with the Astros, and that Berkman declined to go to other teams as well http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,7294813.column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2010 -> 11:19 PM) Sounds like KW never had a deal with the Astros, and that Berkman declined to go to other teams as well http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...,7294813.column From the sounds of it, this isn't really true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWhiteSoxinNJ Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Why cry over Berkman, he's not much of an upgrade and clearly is on the decline to past two seasons. Injuries have taken a toll on his career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (AWhiteSoxinNJ @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 07:31 AM) Why cry over Berkman, he's not much of an upgrade and clearly is on the decline to past two seasons. Injuries have taken a toll on his career. Yeah, he needs to follow Manny, Bonds, A-Roid and others and start taking the juice. If he starts now, he could be the new home run king at 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Berkman to Yankees official, /thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Berkman in his interview implied that there was a deal with the Sox, but he chose the Yankees. As a Sox fan it stings, but as a baseball fan there is just no way you can disagree with Berkman on picking NY over Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Berkman basically said it was the opportunity to play with Pettite and go to a historic franchise like the Yankees. Sounds like he pretty much chose the Yankees over the Sox and hell, I can't blame him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G&T Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 04:31 PM) Berkman basically said it was the opportunity to play with Pettite and go to a historic franchise like the Yankees. Sounds like he pretty much chose the Yankees over the Sox and hell, I can't blame him. Jeff Pasan said yesterday that Berkman wanted to play for the Yankees during the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) Berkman in his interview implied that there was a deal with the Sox, but he chose the Yankees. As a Sox fan it stings, but as a baseball fan there is just no way you can disagree with Berkman on picking NY over Chicago. Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) Kenny just said Berkman had nothing personal against the Sox, but he wanted to play with his buddy. I guess Pettitte. Edited July 31, 2010 by flavum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 During the interview on MLB TV, Berkman said Linebrink was one of his good friends as well, which made him think twice about maybe coming to Chicago. Linebrink almost contributed something positive to the 2010 season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Yeah it seems like if the Yankees hadnt been in the picture Berkman would have gone to the Sox. He even complimented the organization and said that they had to be good because they beat him in 2005. Would have been awesome to get him, but hard to argue with his logic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I just wonder if things would have been different if we went after Berkman earlier in the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenario Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 It will just make it all so much sweeter when we beat the Yankees to win the AL Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 05:29 PM) I just wonder if things would have been different if we went after Berkman earlier in the month. How do you know we didn't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 05:34 PM) How do you know we didn't? How do you know we did? I'm going off of everything I've read and heard, and for the most part, Berkman's name was only connected to the Sox in rumors for only the later part of July. Dunn on the other hand seemed to have been discussed for a while. So until I hear something official stating that we did go after Berkman earlier in the month, it's not that crazy of an assumption to make that we were focused on Dunn the whole time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderBolt Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Berkman made the right choice. Sucks for us, but it's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 05:37 PM) How do you know we did? I'm going off of everything I've read and heard, and for the most part, Berkman's name was only connected to the Sox in rumors for only the later part of July. Dunn on the other hand seemed to have been discussed for a while. So until I hear something official stating that we did go after Berkman earlier in the month, it's not that crazy of an assumption to make that we were focused on Dunn the whole time. So you believe Kenny just started shopping around two days ago because that is when the rumors started? Nevermind, it isn't even worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 05:41 PM) So you believe Kenny just started shopping around two days ago because that is when the rumors started? Nevermind, it isn't even worth it. Yeah, cause I said that, right? From what I can take out of this whole deadline is that KW wanted Dunn right from the beginning, and was going for Dunn or nothing. Once we fell out of the Dunn sweepstakes (I'm gonna guess it was yesterday afternoon after the Nats said they didn't want Jackson), that's when we heard about Berkman declining a trade here and today when we heard that we were going after Manny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 QUOTE (BearSox @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 05:44 PM) Yeah, cause I said that, right? From what I can take out of this whole deadline is that KW wanted Dunn right from the beginning, and was going for Dunn or nothing. Once we fell out of the Dunn sweepstakes (I'm gonna guess it was yesterday afternoon after the Nats said they didn't want Jackson), that's when we heard about Berkman declining a trade here and today when we heard that we were going after Manny. That's exactly what you said. You said you didn't hear any rumors, therefore you were assuming that only Dunn was being talked to/about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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