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To counter that: Ira Winderman IraHeatBeat Heat pulled James, Bosh, Wade print ads not because of any knowledge of James decision, but because of unsigned status of Bosh and Wade. and chadfordinsider If LeBron is really going to notify teams shortly before 9 p.m. about his decision ... the actual decision is going to leak.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 05:09 PM) Sometimes you have to overpay to keep players away from rivals. And completely decimate your farm system to acquire a rental that I don't think greatly improves our chances at winning the division. And as Fathom said: it's all moot since I don't see how we could possibly beat the Twins offer.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 03:45 PM) Larry Stone of the Seattle Times? hears rumblings that the White Sox, who just lost Jake Peavy to the DL, are at least 'kicking tires' on Lee. That would not be a surprise given Kenny Williams' track record. Such a trade would legitimately upset me.

This team is like a runaway f***ing freight train right now. It's awesome. 25 QS in our last 28 games, at least that's what Garfein said.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 02:08 PM) Some would argue that's better than some of the people we're giving a lot of at bats to right now. That's not exactly saying much. There's 160 players in baseball with a higher wOBA than Kotsay.

How about "Lillibridge" why does every s***ty player that comes through town need to get a nickname? It also doesn't f***ing count if you're brainstorming nicknames, it needs to be an organic process that develops over time. Thinking up a "good one" for a player defeats the purpose entirely.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 01:49 AM) You and your hate-o-rade post have become unbearable to read lately. Sucks that you can't face the truth. Keep on loving some mediocre, career minor league firstbaseman.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 12:00 AM) Really wish the Sox would kick the tires on Garret Jones instead. No way he'd cost as much as Dunn. Think about just how little sense Jones makes: He's under team control for FIVE more years after this season, yeah that's right, not a typo FIVE. He's super cheap so the Pirates have little incentive to trade him unless they get overwhelmed, that 5 years of control adds to this value. He's wildly inconsistent: since May 1st he's touched an .800 OPS 5 times but can't keep it up there over an extended period of time. In May his OPS range was nearly .100, in June it was .067. His power is also inconsistent, going weeks between HR, he's currently on a 20 game HR drought. We definitely need more of a sure thing than Garrett Jones (the man with the .340 wOBA that looked like a career minor leaguer until last season) and I'm not sold at all on his cheap price tag.

QUOTE (Sonik22 @ Jul 8, 2010 -> 01:15 AM) Broussard says Bulls still have slight shot, f*** you, you were just saying how it was basically a done deal to Miami. f*** it all make it 8 pm already Ha, he really said that? That's just ridiculous. How can these reporters hope to be taken seriously?

You can't play defense like this and win close ballgames, it's just not possible.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 11:00 PM) Who are the Angels announcers? Rojas and Hudler?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 10:59 PM) These Angels' announcers are real assholes....they sure do like ripping on our players even though we've been better than them in all facets this entire series. They did a Coors Freeze Cam of Andruw catching a fly ball without even looking the ball into his glove and said "I wonder if he'd be smiling still if it hit him in the face?" Jeesh. Heh, Andruw's been doing that for 15 years. I don't think it's an issue.

I can't believe how horrible he is at bunting. It blows my f***ing mind.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 7, 2010 -> 09:17 PM) By the way, did anyone else notice that Carlos Quentin's cousin is the State Farm guy? I think the same thing every time I see those f***ing annoying commercials.

Adam Dunn hit 3 HR today.

From DeLuca: Detatched lat for Peavy likely means he's out till Sept. best-case. White Sox will pursue starter on trade market. What? Why?

This has been a pretty depressing 18 hour stretch.

Not saying that I did freak out, because I didn't but I can understand why people would. It looked really bad and this is a pitcher with poor mechanics (inverted W) and 2 elbow strains in his history as well as fluid in his shoulder which has caused him to skip side sessions. Hard not to think the worst.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:39 PM) Miller Park You're probably right, I just remember him being a Cubs fan so I assumed.

Same thing happened at Wrigley a while back, the guy just recently died from his injuries.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) Well the Blue Jay announcer screwed it up, then. Are you sure? You are wrong or he is. He's wrong. Wise and Jarrett Hoffpauir nearly identical singles off Rivera on the 2nd.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:13 PM) I disagree especially with your first sentence. And to beat Rivera with a 3 run homer the other day and make a great catch tonight and hit another bomb. Yes these are just 2 instances, arguably providing the Jays with more than Beckham say has given us all this season. Some guys belong as the last guy on the roster. This guy fits the bill as a last roster outfielder, pinch runner, late inning fielder, whatever. Some say the hatred is because Ozzie started him and led him off to start the season. well you are all smart baseball people. The hate should be all on Ozzie. I doubt a high school kid could bash a homer off Rivera and roam center like he can. This guy isn't as good a hitter as Teahen I will admit that. I am all for keeping Teahen, but not crazy having Teahen start, especially at third. Wise can draw a paycheck as he's doing and feel like he's earning it, though. I do not classify him as a bum. Wise didn't homer off Rivera, he homered off Hughes. He got a little single into center off Rivera.

Travis Snider is due back after the All-Star break at which point Wise will likely find himself either in the minors or unemployed once again. This is the life of the journeyman. A player gets hurt and the team brings him in for a few weeks to a month to fill out the roster (it helps if the organization is familiar with your as the Jays are with Wise since he spent 4 years in their system after doing nothing with Cincy) then the starter comes back and the journeyman is left looking for a job.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:06 PM) OK. Well then he should feel special because there's something about him or his game that has made the Blue Jays at this time think he's a valuable sub. Obviously I'm not the only person thinks he's worthy of wearing a big league uniform. He's wearing one tonight. I never said he should play every day. But to tell me he flat out sucks is just wrong. He is capable of playing a role on a big league team and earning the minimum salary. And I didn't bring his name up tonight on this thread. Somebody pointed out he hit a big home run and the discussion ensued. He was a free agent as of June 9th. They needed an outfielder and went for the old retread rather than a minor leaguer that may not be ready. You say there's a reason he's on a roster, I say there's a reason why he was a free agent on June 9th.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 6, 2010 -> 08:01 PM) As far as being a Key reserve. He can ... Run. Field. Run. Field. And has a knack of getting some clutch hits. Should he be on a roster? Yes. Should he play a ton? Probably not. Should he play some? Yes. There's hundreds of minor league and unemployed players who can do those exact same things.