bigruss Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 09:52 AM) He was my second favorite prospect ever after Reed. He was fun to watch. I was right about him though. (and I'm sure others here were as well, namely JPN) Just thought that Swisher deal was a win-win for both teams.. whoops. I remember some didn't want to see Clayton Richard traded. Remember the poster who commented after like 3 or 4 shutout innings from Richard that he was making Buehrle's contract look bad? lolz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I thought Swisher would be good. I liked Gio, but thought Swish made a ton of sense. That sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) I recall people being upset about losing Lumsden. Looking back at his numbers, I have no idea why. He had a nice arm IIRC... I think a lefty SP prospect with a big curveball that could hit mid-90's with a developing change? Am I thinking of the right guy? I think shoulder problems did him in. And I think he had already lost some luster by the time we moved him; he was getting to the point IIRC (if not already was at that point) where he needed to be protected on the 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 09:23 AM) I argued like f*** over the Brandon Allen deal. He was a solid offensive prospect with huge raw power from the left side, took walks, and was progressing through the system. I personally liked him. We traded him for an arb-eligible reliever who couldn't retire opposite side batters who also was a failed closer. Basically he was an expensive righty specialist who, if he did suddenly became very good, was going to be immediately paid by the arb system. The deal was a dumb one to make but, because we traded an unproven player, it didn't end up hurting. My main problem with that deal wasn't trading Brandon Allen, it was the return, and the idea that if you can't get a better return than that then you don't make a deal, keep the prospect. It's one of the few Kenny moves I didn't like at the time & still don't now. Boom. EXACTLY what I thought as well. In fact.. here is one of the Brandon Allen threads after the deal was made and what I said in the trade thread. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?s=...t&p=1951608 Pretty much what you alluded to, except I thought he was overrated in our system all along. Edited January 20, 2014 by SoxAce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ultimate Champion Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) I thought Swisher would be good. I liked Gio, but thought Swish made a ton of sense. That sucked. That deal, from a value standpoint, was perfectly fair. Swisher was a dog though, easily my most hated Sox player. The Sox were trying so hard to back into the playoffs that year, the Twins just weren't refusing to lose, and then there'd be Swisher watching Strike 3 go right on by him to end the inning and strand another runner, and oh look whaddayaknow, another fun commercial with Swisher's doing to worm on the field. Great. The dump on the Yankees is still one of my favorite KW moments and ranks right up there with the table flipping and going all cokehead apes*** over Jon Rauch when he went to dinner with his family after a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Tizzle Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 2005 down the stretch when Cleveland began to gain on us I frequently posted this lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jan 20, 2014 -> 06:09 PM) 2005 down the stretch when Cleveland began to gain on us I frequently posted this lol: I wanted to burn my computer. I still do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I thought Ross Gload would be a Wally Joyner-type starting 1B. I thought Ehren Wassermann would be an effective late-inning reliever. I believed in Beckham being an all star-caliber 2B. Prospects-wise, there were a ton of guys I thought would make it and be good who didn't. Nature of making predictions about prospects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty34 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I thought Jason Bere's addition to the rotation would eventually put the Sox starters on a par with the Braves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I'm still stoked that we managed to land Billy Koch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 12:09 AM) 2005 down the stretch when Cleveland began to gain on us I frequently posted this lol: The best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 10:15 AM) I'm still stoked that we managed to land Billy Koch Neal Cotts came along, so everything is OK now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 We come here for neither our own humility, or anyone else's. In fact, the reason for message boards is, if anything, seeking out quite the opposite. On both counts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowand's rowdies Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 Brian Anderson (yes the old 1st rd pick OF) is trying to get back in baseball, I saw it on mlbtraderumors a few days ago. I thought he would be pretty good. We, the Rowand's Rowdies, did correctly predict that the 1st year of the Rowand's Rowdies would produce a World Series, which it did. However when we became Swisher supporters, although he was a cool guy that responded to emails, we were wrong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) We come here for neither our own humility, or anyone else's. In fact, the reason for message boards is, if anything, seeking out quite the opposite. On both counts. Oh wow, much philosophy, so inspire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottyDo Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I really wish I remembered the details, but I definitely bet, on this board, that if someone did worse than Jeremy Bonderman one year, I'd buy a Bonderman jersey. Might have been Contreras in '07? I did not follow through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 10:41 AM) Oh wow, much philosophy, so inspire Yes my son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 21, 2014 Author Share Posted January 21, 2014 QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 21, 2014 -> 10:25 AM) We come here for neither our own humility, or anyone else's. In fact, the reason for message boards is, if anything, seeking out quite the opposite. On both counts. The self-righteous thread is two down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Mark Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 I thought Lance Broadway was going to be a decent major league pitcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Here's my most recent one. Due to luxury tax and crazy spending I did not think Tanaka would sign with the Yanks, I was wrong. Hope Tanaka has thick skin and pitches well or that media will eat him up very quickly. Edited January 22, 2014 by StRoostifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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