Boy- things look dark for the rest of baseball with the latest trade of a Carbera- this time from Florida to Detroit, along with Lefty starter Willis. Detroits lineup looks stunning - look left and right, and they seemingly have an all start @ every position. But don't worry, the rest of the 29 teams in the league- a great line up can mean nothing @ all. Chicagoians remember how good the '06 White Sox were supposed to be- the addition of a player who hit 52HR (Thome) the year before was supposed to guanteree a total return to the World Series. Same thing for the "greatest lineup ever' that' years Yankee's.But it looks especially darm for our team, the White Sox. We got a Cabrera- a shortstop to .....replace our regular short stop. We signed a free agent reliever, Scott Linebrink, to set up Bobby Jenks. And the outfield backups were bettered-presumably- by the addition of Carlos Quentin. That's all, and it seems thepaper sellers are in a tizzy.
Yeah, it'd be nice to have gotten both Cabrera's. The non signing of Tori Hunter was expected by all except Kenny Williams. And the player every Sox fan actually wants to play center field- Aaron Rowand and not Tori Hunter- probably will be signed for a few more years and $$ by some other team.
Being a Sox fan, one expects giant free agents to sign elsewhere. We've been shocked as hell by Reindorf spending $$ for Konerko and Burhle. But the only way this organization can win in modern baseball is to have a couple of steals. Although it was tough to see the ex Sox outfield Ordenez and Lee (and '05 Sox Rowand) playing in All Star game, Williams went for the Irreplaceble in '05- and succeed. Gambling on player futures the last two years destroyed the team in '07- but really, is there any other way for this team? To think it could sign a Hunter for $90m, or a Soriano for $141, or an A- Rod for $275m is pie in the sky. And I believe a .500 teams is about all we are gonna get this year.
Maybe 2009.
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Actually, almost every team but the sox are spending. I almost feel sorry you guys. Williams is as stubborn as Bush and as much of a simpleton in his approach. Why don't the sox spend? They have plenty of money-attendance was great this year. Everyone is making money in baseball, even tampa-its the revenue sharing. The sox raise tix prices and sell plenty of season tix, but then cheapen the product. On the north side you can lose and they will still come. On the south side this summer, people should/would protest by staying home.
Every team is only as good as its pitching-the sox don't have any. Williams will remain as long as krause did, but my thinking is that Ozzie will not be able to take it much longer. Much to my chagrin, he has managing talent and can motivate players. Remember, a salad with shit is still a shit salad.
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