Jim Thome Traded to Dodgers, Jose Contreras to Rockies
by larry on Aug 31, 2009 11:11 PM CDT
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PrintJim Thome agreed to waive his no-trade clause and was traded to the Dodgers. Obviously, for a player who has never won a World Series, this presents him with the opportunity to essentially complete his Hall of Fame resume. However, it's a surprise move considering Thome has not played in the field since that ill-fated game in 2007. It would behoove the Dodgers to not test his back like that with a guy two years older. He will, however, reunite with friend Manny Ramirez, who had previously stated a desire to play with Thome again. The White Sox send cash with Thome and receive Justin Fuller, a 25 year old A ball middle infielder of no repute whatsoever.
Jose Contreras needed to go someplace else and moving to the National League should help make him look like a real starting pitcher. The White Sox send cash with Contreras and receive Brandon Hynick, a 24 year old right-handed starter in return. Cheat already had a crush on him but thinks his K/BB has gotten too skinny. He's a finesse righty with a fastball in the upper 80s and an okay curve but a very good splitter. His flyball tendencies aren't exactly a great fit for the Cell. I'm thinking of a pronoun starting with 'M'.
I'll leave it to the head man to provide us with a summation of the Gentleman Masher Era.
In other non-salary dump news, MRI was negative on Jake Peavy's elbow and it's been diagnosed as nothing more than a bruise, but still he's still sore. He'll throw tomorrow to see where he's at physically.
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can those old bones play first?
"ALL THESE WORLDS
ARE YOURS EXCEPT
EUROPA
ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE
USE THEM TOGETHER
USE THEM IN PEACE"
by thecip on Aug 31, 2009 11:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
The Dodgers were looking for pinch hit help
"Lemonade was a popular drink back in the day and it still is.."
Gangstarr
by Big Daddy Kool on Aug 31, 2009 11:13 PM CDT reply actions
Jim's going to have to play again?
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
Thanks Big Jim
and I can only imagine what will happen to Jose in that thin air…ouch.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Aug 31, 2009 11:14 PM CDT reply actions
i'm still here
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 31, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
The NL is a weaker league
he may do just fine.
WSCR all over it - talking about the Cubs...
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
sad, sad day.
i wish them both well, however. thanks boys, its was mostly great while you were here!
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
JI
JIM,
ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW YOUR ACTIONS INADVERTENTLY RUINED THE DAY OF RENOWNED OPERA SINGER ENRICO PALLAZZO
YOU WILL BE MIST, YOU BIG TATER.
"What do you mean?" he answered. "I love the Outfield!"
IM AFRAID THE DAMAGE IS QUITE SEVERE
to all of our hearts.
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
by BoeJouma on Aug 31, 2009 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
We're paying for prospects
the Thome deal was paying to give Thome a title shot, a classy move by Williams, though not exactly a great baseball move for the Sox
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I'm referring to not knowing which journalist is wrong.
Contreras to Colorado for cash and pitcher Brandon Hynick.
8 minutes ago from web
Contreras and cash to colorado for RHP Brandon Hynick.
8 minutes ago from web
and I am not arguing that one is true or not.
only that the first comment I responded to had different information than what I just read.
I've been a fan of Hynick in the past
he’s Ian Kennedy lite…. A Tyler Clippard-Andy Sonnanstine type
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Ha
I have no such crush. Past is key here. He needs to get his K/BB ratio back towards 3:1 to have hopes of being a back end guy
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WTF?
We sent cash too? Fuller is in his early 30s and still in A+.
The Boogeyman cometh
by omnipotent grab on Aug 31, 2009 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Next time Ill say late 40s and add a clearly.
The Boogeyman cometh
by omnipotent grab on Aug 31, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I just...I'm stunned
The Dodgers? The DODGERS?? I can’t believe Thome waived the no-trade for them. Gonna miss him.
I hope Jose pitches well for the Rockies, too.
That ball hit deep! Way back! You can put it on the boooaaaard...YES!
Long drive into deep right center field! This ball is OUTTA HEEERRRREE!
R.I.P. Harry Kalas 4-13-09
Mitch Williams thinks Thome will play 1st.
That’s crazy talk.
We’ll miss ya, big man.
by expatnyc on Aug 31, 2009 11:29 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
James Loney does suck.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 31, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe "suck" is strong...
…but a sub-.400 slugging percentage from first base pretty much does.
It’s also been a more than a calendar year since Loney last homered in Dodger Stadium. First baseman unable to hit homers in his home park doesn’t have a whole lotta value.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 31, 2009 11:44 PM CDT up reply actions
how about "isn't very good".
1Bs with those numbers aren’t very useful and tend to not keep jobs for very long.
Coletti loves him. thinks he'll grow. I doubt it. Kemp's the rising star on that team...
…Eithier’s come around. Kinda funny to think of Thome and manny on the same team. Talk about opposites.
The dodgers have a lot of "rising stars" as it were
Manny’s a nice guy, he’s just retarded and has Scott Boras for an agent.
Manny's a dick.
But Thome is more welcoming than most.
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by Sox Machine on Aug 31, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
A dick relating to fans? Or to the team?
“The way he left Boston” is overemphasized media crap, and you can’t really suggest its Manny’s fault, he’s retarded and Scott Boras is his agent. If your IQ is below 50 you can’t really be blamed for your actions can you?
In his last days with Boston...
He shoved a 60something-year-old traveling secretary to the ground because the secretary expressed doubt over getting him free tickets.
He also didn’t buy his Triple-A teammates dinner during his rehab stint.
Must be nice to be a self-centered jackass and have it written off every single time.
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by Sox Machine on Aug 31, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
And if he is mentally handicapped
Then he should come out with it, do work with Special Olympics and be a role model to others.
I’m guessing he’s just a jerk.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
I watch the dodgers a lot -- the stadium's 20 minutes away
…they have a very good team. Love Russel Martin, Eithier, Kemp… Furcal’s ok, Casey Blake can really field. Pitching just okay. Broxton does nothing for me. I was impressed w/ Juan Pierre filling in for manny. He was excellent.
lets work a deal. Broxton for jenks.
I’m all in on broxton.. .but then again i liked alex rios too. what the fuck do i know
Kenwo4life=ratings
back in the day I was advocating a Garland for Broxton/Billingsley deal
If I was Phil Rogers I would continually write about how Kenny blew it by not pulling the trigger on that deal.
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that was offered? I remember the garland/erstad
garland/willy tavares deals. jesus even i would have did the trade for broxton and billingsley, and I am a big fan of Garland.
Kenwo4life=ratings
im too drunk to understand any of this
but i love you all. blaze a blunt and remember where not th cubs. did we really get rid of thome and jose. i got joses autograph it was pretty cool. but ill be happy if there gone
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
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give me your key(board)
you can’t post in this condition
Praise Him!!
by Hawk is God on Aug 31, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
What's the over/under on the NL bump?
I betcha Thomer can get to 600 HR this year against NL West pitching. Who knows, he might get to face Contreras.
"What do you mean?" he answered. "I love the Outfield!"
Allen tonight: 0-4, with 3 K's and 4 LOB.
Allen would fit right in with the Sox.
"People shouldn’t bust your chops just because you’re a Sox fan on a Cub board — but I know it happens. FWIW, I think sites like this are more interesting when fans of other teams join in the conversation." by Shanghai Badger on Mar 13, 2009
call me drunk
but without jose and thome its still possible to beat the tigers
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Have these MLB Network assclowns watched the White Sox this season?
by expatnyc on Aug 31, 2009 11:39 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
lol - they love Jose... appears the issue is Ozzie
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
Jose has struggled
but Ozzie is a stroke too. hopefully he’s next come october 5.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Unless we get LaRussa I fail to see much improvement just from switching managers
Though he’s been pretty bad the past couple of weeks I suppose.
hes been pretty bad all year
very few moments of what one would call good managing.
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
man you are pretty unhappy with Ozzie these days
or have you always been like that?
Lupe, release the balloons!
not really
I haven’t always liked his moves… but this last month or so he has been absolutely horrible….both putting out the lineup and managing the staff. He also has worn very thin with all of his pointless stupid rants to the media. I think it is all a show.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i called for his head earlier this season.
that feeling went away for a bit, even though he still was sucking. the man just isnt managing well this year
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
after he saw the opening day roster he went into rebuilding mode.
that shit takes a year to get out of.
not really
not his best year but the entire team underperformed for the majority of the season, nothing you can really do.
You always want to get rid of Ozzie. Who would you replace him with?
ah, fuck. good thing i'm headed out the door to get shitfaced anyway.
"i don’t use those metrics. i watch them play." fjm. and i don't mean fire.
the damage is quite severe. : (
"i don’t use those metrics. i watch them play." fjm. and i don't mean fire.
by Toonderstrook on Aug 31, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
let me mourn in peace.
"i don’t use those metrics. i watch them play." fjm. and i don't mean fire.
by Toonderstrook on Aug 31, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
How's that? Cause we got rid of Thome and Count?
Makes no sense, especially since they did jack squat the past month for us.
it makes no sense because they were probably gonna be gone next year.
not because of anything that happened this year.
Partially joking, but we do lose Thome and Dye
And we might have had some chance to re-sign Thome as previously discussed, Konerko/Quentin = good, Beckham = probably good, Nix = roughly the same, Getz/Ramirez = ?’s, and who the hell knows about the rest.
smoke
and clone beckham
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by Czheck on Aug 31, 2009 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
clone, and smoke beckham
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
by BoeJouma on Aug 31, 2009 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
looks like it
and we can you know still rep that world series lol
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gordon beckham is god
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGx1gUWuLLI the savior takes a moment to explain his greatness to cbs but cbs can not comprehend
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Can we just sim the rest of the games and get to the off-season?
by CWSKeith on Aug 31, 2009 11:58 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
eh i was all pumped for the offseason last year and was disappointed.
lets just hope my fantasy football team is halfway decent this year.
Kenwo4life=ratings
KW did Thome a favor
KW just gave Thome a chance to get a ring. I think it was a loyalty move that won’t be lost among people inside the clubhouse.
by Dick Allen's batting helmet on Aug 31, 2009 11:59 PM CDT reply actions
loyalty to what?
medocrity?
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 1, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
this season sucked totall balls
but at least we got griffey in 08 and won a title told nick swisher to fk off and sent thome to dodgers to get a ring
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are you guys fucking kidding?
THIS IS WONDERFUL!!! GOD KNOWS I HAVE BEEN COUNTING DOWN THE MINUTES!!! Apparently, Kenny has too.
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 1, 2009 12:10 AM CDT reply actions
its only wonderful if i get to see this again
Now thats some severe damage.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 1, 2009 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
i got to see frank play in 97 in oakland
ray ray hit a hr and we beat the a’s
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perfect chance to sign him for a month
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 1, 2009 12:15 AM CDT up reply actions
lets not forget....
my guy Jose Contreras. The way he dealt the last couple months of 2005 was the only reason that we were able to hold off the Tribe’s fierce run at the title. Then he went out and beat the Red Sox, Angels and Astros in the ALDS,ALCS and World Series. Yes he was aggravating…. but if it wasn’t for his efforts in 2005 we would still be battling the Cubs for who is going to be the first Chicago team to win a world series in our lifetime.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 1, 2009 12:19 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
I will always be a Count fan
because of 2005. JD too. Uribe too.
And I wear my #15 Iguchi jersey with pride.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Sep 1, 2009 12:30 AM CDT up reply actions
I'll turn this green. Well put, Kenwo.
Today was a nice day to be out for a walk, look through the window of a restaurant at 2:30, and discover that the Sox started at noon.
by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I always though Massett was a noun?
For it can not be created nor destroyed.
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 1, 2009 12:28 AM CDT reply actions
It would be a publicity stunt
but I would still love to see the Big Hurt at the plate one more time, even if he used a walker to get to the batters box.
Screw you, monkeyboy, Imma goin Home!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 1, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
He'd probably put one on the concourse for old times sake...
at least thats what i like to imagine.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Thome
Not too sorry to see him go – he arrived after ‘05 and didn’t help us get back there. If he’s “so great in the clubhouse” why has the team been so inconsistent. Sox fans in particular should know a “great” clubhouse when we see it because we just did see it 4 years ago – play some *&!# Journey man! Either Thome didn’t work his magic or the sleepy Sox of his years was his magic…
By the way congrats on his 500th home run – up there with Tom Seaver’s 300th in White Sox lore right? See ya’
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