Joe Crede singlehandedly teaching columnists the definition of Wikiality

by The Cheat on Feb 8, 2007 1:01 PM CST in White Sox News

First Gammons, now Robothal

Sox third baseman Joe Crede, another Boras client, is a free agent after this season. So is right fielder Jermaine Dye, whom the Sox seem unlikely to re-sign.

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Oddly enough

Phil Rogers got it right. Although he made up for it by confusing Jose Contreras' contract status.

Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Feb 8, 2007 1:32 PM CST reply actions

But there must be some

truthiness in there.

I'll let you know when I find it.

It should be called Bill Veeck Park!

by Chiburb on Feb 8, 2007 1:37 PM CST reply actions

it's wikiality. as a joke, i changed joe crede's wikipedia page to say he's a free agent after this year. i didn't think it would get this far, though. i'm concerned wikiality might turn into reality.

by larry on Feb 8, 2007 1:42 PM CST up reply actions

At least they're right...

About Dye.

Iguchi's a free agent after this season, too, right? I don't see an heir apparent here.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Feb 8, 2007 2:03 PM CST reply actions

No

He doesn't have enough service time to declare free agency until after 2011. But he will be arb-eligible.

by asinwreck on Feb 8, 2007 3:39 PM CST up reply actions

correction

He'll be eligible after 2010, not 2011.

by asinwreck on Feb 8, 2007 3:39 PM CST up reply actions

Service time has nothing to do

with Iguchi's contract status. He'll never be eligible for arbitration. He will be a free agent after this year.

I'm not sure of the exact rule or terminology used, but I'm about 95% sure that because he signed outside the country instead of being signed within the United States, he skips the arbitration process.

It's why Contreras was due to be a free agent after the initial contract he signed with the Yankees, and why Shingo was a free agent after last season.

by wite on Feb 9, 2007 10:47 AM CST up reply actions

Since many don't know the dif,

Maybe you should create a Joe Crede Wikiality page? There isn't one yet, you know. That'll confuse the experts even more...

http://www.wikiality.com/Special:Search?search=joe+crede

It should be called Bill Veeck Park!

by Chiburb on Feb 8, 2007 2:11 PM CST reply actions

Above meant for Larry...

It should be called Bill Veeck Park!

by Chiburb on Feb 8, 2007 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

Why would anybody hijack Wikipedia

I personally think its one of the top 3 website on the net, and I will defend it to the end. Why people purposely put incorrect information up is beyond me.

by chisox on Feb 8, 2007 6:03 PM CST reply actions