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Originally Posted by GoBuckeyes81
We kept Jenks which I'm glad we did. I'm glad we got rid of Vasquez, I don't know about Nick Swisher though. I never seen the guy complain once about it and I heard Kenny Williams and Ozzie saying he took it well. Now maybe they aren't going to say that he took it horribly and is [censored]ed but Swisher has a great attitude. I've actully met him in person and have talked to him a few times via e-mail and I know he enjoyed the fans of Chicago at the very least. Anyways i'm somewhat skeptical about the White Sox this year however I think we still have the talent to make a serious run if we put it all together.
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Trust me when I say Swish was anything BUT a professional the way he handled that benching. Kinda sad the way the former Buckeye handled himself around the clubhouse after that but oh well
Gordon Beckham is an absolute stud. Chris Getz better be all-world if he wants to hold onto the starting 2b job for longer than it takes for the Sox to avoid arbitration for another year with Beckham.
Ugh, the Sox will probably be breaking camp with 1 less Buckeye this year, and two more Michigan fags (Getz and Clayton Richard as the 5th starter).
They're dropping probably 40 million in payroll between last year and next. If Kenny Williams can successfully turn this roster over from the World Series champs in 2005 to almost a completely different team in 2010 while dropping payroll and competing, his legacy around Chicago will be that of one of the all-time great GMs.
Brutus, don't hold your breath waiting for Lance Broadway. If he ever gets a shot it won't be here. Guys like Jeff Marquez and Aaron Poreda are ahead of him, along with probable 5th starter Clayton Richard.
For as much as Sox fans love Bobby Jenks, and I do too, he just doesn't have long. The Sox have never been to hot on paying closers too much money, Jenks' contract is up, and Jon Link is supposedly ready. When your GM is Kenny "the dealer" Williams, this all spells trade.
So, do you cheer Joe Crede now and forever, do you cheer him for his first plate appearance in the cell then boo mercilessly, or do you never cheer Twins regardless of the circumstances? I have to be honest, I've got tickets to Joe Crede's first game back in the Cell, and I'm going to give him as big of a standing O as I did Big Frank. After that though, [censored] the Twins.