Actually, Drayton is raising the prices for the Sox and Yanks series. Not out of the norm though, most teams do... even teams in the AL do this.

 

Yea, bunch of bullshit. I wish people would boycott those games and teach his *** a lesson





I'll be buying tickets for both of those series though...lol

 

I didn't know that. That's lame.

 

LOL, me too.

 

Oswalt will pitch everyday. Yeah looks real good.

 

What did we lose? Patton has proved nothing. He has potential, but proved nothing last season. Scott is a non-factor. He may be able to come close to Tejada's numbers, but we have no use for him here in Houston. Albers is mediocre on the days he doesn't suck and Costanzo is a nonproven player at a position we don't need any help with.

 

Tejada is scheduled to earn $13 million in 2008 and $13 more in 2009, although he can opt out of his deal after 2008.

I was not aware of this. It's a risk, but sometimes you have to take risks to get returns.

 

I didn't realize that either. I hope we didn't trade for a rent-a-player again.

 

Now we get Prior in for spring training and see where he can get.

Roy and Sampson are solid. Woody and Jennings make we want to run into a large knife, and Wandy should only pitch at home. Our lineup is going to be explosive with more speed and power than in previous years. The idea of the astros having four 30 homerun guys who hit for average is nuts.

 

Tejada will enjoy the short porch in left field

 

So what will we do when Hunter runs into the wall and misses 6 weeks??? What do we do when the report says Tejada is a steroid user??? I would hate to see us give all that up and he opts out. Anyone remember the Randy Johnson trade??? I just want to see the pitching improved and I have yet to see that. Great defense and great pitching and timely hitting that is what we need. Heck 86 games can win the Central.

 

If Pence or anybody else in the outfield gets hurt then we do what every other major league team does...plug someone in there. If tejada is linked to steroids it's not like he's gonna get benched. I agree that we need some pitching pretty badly.

 

Maybe this is why Chris Burke has not been traded yet.

 

According to SI.com, Tejada will be named in the Mitchell Report along with such names as Roger Clemens and Andy Pettite.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?eref=T1

 

I heard hes on Mitchell's steriod list

 

I wouldn't mind keeping Burke as a bench guy, but I don't think that will happen. They'll trade him for cash considerations like they did for Ensberg and Lane if needed.

I predict Yordany Ramirez will be OF #4 and Cruz Jr. will be OF #5.

 

I think Tejada is a very good SS, but he probably peaked as a player a couple of years ago. Don't get me wrong, I like the trade. Hopefully he'll elevate his game offensively with the short left field. On defense he's "OK". We're used to seeing highlight reel defensive plays from Everett @ SS, but he couldn't hit his weight, so this is most definitely a big upgrade at short. I really hated giving up Patton. He's the one young stud that I wouldn't have parted with. I think he'll wind up being a seriously good MLB starter for many years to come, and him being a lefty makes giving him up hurt even more.

 

MIGUEL ROIDJADA!!!!!!! LOL,

He's still a good player but still what a fckn cheater. They all deserve to be ridiculed and left out of the Hall of Fame. I love the game more than I love the Sox, and what they did is fcked up. And Roger Clemens is full of ****.

 

Where was the proof that Tejada used steriods?

 

Just heresay right now from a source. I think it's pretty hard to make up details like that though. It's pretty safe to say he's done them.