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Who is the non-paying hurt, you or them? Send the money, then spout off about past transgressions.

Monday is Dunn Day.

Lebron covering up the Adidas logo on his shirt. Missed the cap though, 'bron.

I hope that he pitches a whole lot for Boston, then gets traded to Cleveland or Detroit by the trade deadline.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Jun 24, 2012 -> 01:09 PM) The schedule for the next few weeks is Road intensive. After today's game, we are on the road for 6, home for 6, All Star break and the on the road for 10. Back home for 3 and back on the road. Sox All-Stars will just hang out in KC after the game for a few days.

Well... it IS '70s Day tomorrow. They're honoring the '72 team.

Beckham

There's a Jim Scott conspiracy going on with that list.

QUOTE (G&T @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 02:01 PM) So after years of avoiding facebook...i've joined facebook. Don't play facebook games. They're a major time-waster and people will hate you for it.

It feels like the end of the Empire Strikes Back right now.

Friday, June 22, 2012 White Sox (36-33) vs. Brewers (32-37) Friday 6/22, 8:10 PM ET at U.S. Cellular Field Radio: MIL: WTMJ 620 CWS: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes TV: MIL: FSWI CWS: CSN http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/mlb/gameda...mp;mode=preview Crew, White Sox renew old rivalry with Greinke-Sale Though the Brewers and White Sox have played just one regular-season series since 2001, the clubs have history going way back. Milwaukee hosted some of Chicago's games in County Stadium in 1968 and '69. But once the Brewers came into existence in 1970, transforming from the Seattle Pilots, things took a turn for the worse between Milwaukee and the White Sox. "That was a heated rivalry, to say the least," said Brewers historian Mario Ziino. The Brewers and White Sox will revive the rivalry on Friday, beginning a three-game series in Chicago. Zack Greinke will duel with Chris Sale, a candidate to start for the American League in the 2012 All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City. Sale is 5-0 with a 1.91 ERA in his last six starts. He's been given six or seven days off between starts all season, and while he appreciates the extra rest, Sale said it doesn't make much of a difference to him how much time off he gets. "Once you grab the ball, everything else is out the window," Sale said. "You just do your job." Greinke allowed a season-high 11 hits over eight innings in his most recent start, a no-decision against Minnesota on Sunday. Greinke started a game against the White Sox in Spring Training on April 2, lasting only three innings while allowing five earned runs on five hits. Greinke said he was serving up "meatballs" to Chicago that day. The Brewers have won four of their last nine games, and each of those five losses were by one run and decided in the last at-bat of the game. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said last season all those close games seem to go the Brewers' way, and each time those games arose, there was a uniform feeling among the players that they would win them. The club is still searching for that confident feeling this season. "That feeling, it changes from year to year. You wouldn't think it would, but it changes," Roenicke said. "Somehow, we need to win these close ballgames so that feeling is always there, that when we get tight, we've got a real good shot to win. We're not there yet. We've had stretches, but we're not there yet as a team to where we feel that way." Brewers: Axford 'still the guy' for Roenicke Brewers manager Ron Roenicke hasn't lost confidence in John Axford, despite the closer's recent inconsistency. Axford has three blown saves in his last five chances, including allowing back-to-back homers in the ninth inning in a 10-9 loss to Toronto on Tuesday. Axford struggled with his command in the loss, forcing him into fastball counts which has plagued the right-hander all season. Roenicke pointed to Axford's recent heavy workload as a possible reason for his struggles. "He's scuffling, he is," Roenicke said. "I can't give you an answer why. For a while, it was not pitching enough, and now it's pitching too much. It changes a lot." • Right-hander Shaun Marcum could be heading to the 15-day disabled list with stiffness in his right elbow that has sidelined him since his most recent start on June 14. An MRI exam of Marcum's elbow -- which he had Tommy John surgery on in 2008 -- showed nothing out of the ordinary. While Marcum maintains that the injury is nothing serious, the Brewers are considering the option of shelving Marcum and bringing in another arm. • Ryan Braun enters the three-game series with Chicago with a 25-game hitting streak during Interleague Play. He has a .404 average (40-for-99) with seven home runs and 29 RBIs during the streak, which ties for the fourth longest since Interleague Play began in 1997. White Sox: Danks to begin rehab program on Friday Left-hander John Danks, who had been on the DL, retroactive to May 20 with a left shoulder strain, learned this week that he now has a mild Grade 1 strain in his left shoulder. Tests done showed no tendon or ligament damage, and Danks' labrum is still intact. Danks will begin a rehabilitation and strength program with White Sox head athletic trainer Herm Schneider on Friday, and Danks' progress will be monitored further with diagnostic tests likely next week. "I wish I had progressed a little further at this point. I kind of expected to be back by now," Danks said. "I just have to listen to my body and do what it says." • The White Sox rank third in the American League with a .288 batting average with runners in scoring position, including a .354 average in their last 24 games. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski ranks second in the AL with RISP with a .397 average, and first baseman Paul Konerko's .373 RISP average ranks him sixth. Worth noting • Konerko is batting .153 (9-for-59) lifetime against Greinke, with 17 strikeouts. Pierzynski, however, owns a .413 (19-for-46) average against Greinke. • Greinke is 3-2 with a 5.07 ERA in eight starts on the road, and 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA at Miller Park.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 10:08 PM) Yes he did. He said he hit pretty well. He used to weigh 275. His older brother whipped him into shape. Speaking of weight... Have any of you seen Frank Thomas at the Pepsi Max Fantasy Game on MLB Network? Holy Walrus Juice.

I'm going to Fiers vs Quintana Sunday because it's a great day for a game. Besides, if the pitching is bad, the offense is usually good.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012 White Sox (35-33) vs Cubs (24-44) Wednesday 6/20, 8:10 PM ET at U.S. Cellular Field Radio: CHC: WGN 720 CWS: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes TV: CHC: WGN CWS: CSN Floyd, Wells will try to impress in Windy City finale By Paul Casella / MLB.com | 6/19/2012 11:52 PM ET If struggling White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd needs any added motivation to turn things around sooner rather than later, all he'll have to do Wednesday night is look at opposing Cubs starter Randy Wells. Wells, who spent the last three seasons entrenched in the Cubs' rotation, will be making just his third start after beginning the season at Triple-A Iowa. The right-hander didn't allow a run over 7 1/3 innings during Spring Training, but didn't break camp with the team after going 7-6 with a 4.99 ERA a season ago. "Three years in the rotation doesn't guarantee you're going to get the fourth," Wells said. "The two years I had in the rotation didn't guarantee anything. I've been through it before. It [stinks] to go through. It's definitely an eye-opener but it makes you stronger and you realize there's nothing given to you in this game and there's a guy waiting to take your spot every day." With that philosophy in mind, it'd be in Floyd's best interest to take Wednesday's opportunity to snap out of a recent funk in which he's conceded four or more earned runs in each of his last six outings. The righty is just 1-4 in those six starts and carries a 10.16 ERA during that span. "They don't go out there not trying to pitch well," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said of Floyd and fellow struggling starter Philip Humber. "It's just more trying to get them right. It's important for every guy to go out, not just pinpointing those two. They want to do well, too, and we want them to do well." While Floyd will look to rediscover the stuff that led to him notching 50 wins over the past four seasons, Wells will just be hoping to make the most of his opportunity starting in place of the injured Ryan Dempster. Wells, who is 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in 10 appearances (two starts) this season, insists he won't get caught up in what a good -- or bad -- outing might do to the potential of him rejoining the rotation in the future. "It's an opportunity to get back on the hill as a starter and hopefully have some quick innings and some quality innings and give the team a chance to win," Wells said. "I'm not worried about what it means and all this stuff. It's unfortunate 'Demp' went down and I was the guy they called to start and I'm going to do it." Cubs: Good news for injured Stewart Ian Stewart's visit to the Cleveland Clinic on Monday confirmed the Cubs' medical staff's original diagnosis of no structural damage to the third baseman's injured left wrist. Stewart, who has been on the disabled list since June 13 because of the soreness in his wrist, also received a cortisone injection in the top of his hand that manager Dale Sveum is hoping will ease the discomfort. "This kind of thing is lingering but hopefully the cortisone shot in a different area will make a difference," Sveum said Tuesday. Stewart is hitting .201 with five homers and 17 RBIs in 55 games. White Sox: Recent skid not deterring ballclub Despite his club losing six of its last seven games and falling out of first place in the American League Central with Tuesday's loss, catcher A.J. Pierzynski is trying to keep his teammates focused on the long-term goal. A second straight loss to the Cubs, coupled with the Indians' walk-off victory Tuesday, dropped the White Sox out of first place in the division for the first time since May 28. "We just try to stay positive, don't get too high or too low," Pierzynski said. "We have a pretty good group of young guys that don't get too high or too low. You try to go about your business and keep the same routine and go from there." Worth noting • Floyd is 0-3 in four career starts against the Cubs, despite posting a respectable 3.67 ERA in those outings. • Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro is 4-for-9 [.444] with a triple, homer and four RBIs against Floyd. • Pierzynski is 5-for-6 [.833] with a double and three RBIs against Wells.

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Winner: Alexei Ramirez (4 points) - elrockinMT, Greyone.

Winner: Paul Konerko (8 points) - LittleHurt05, elrockinMT, SoxAce.

Winner: Dayan Viciedo (4 points) - No one; highest picked: Gordon Beckham - KG#1, LittleHurt05.

Winner: Alex Rios (8 points) - No one; highest picked: Adam Dunn - elrockinMT, knightni.

Winner: Alex Rios (17 points) - Greyone.

Winner: Adam Dunn (9 points) - Greyone.