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QUOTE (hi8is @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 07:39 PM) That report contradicts all other indications that Adams is untouchable. If we could somehow get Adams and Wong - I'd refrain from masterbatory exercise for a year. AKA - it's highly unlikely. I'd do the opposite

It's a nice starting point.

Seems like Roku is the best smart device to me.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 06:57 PM) Phillies willing to listen to offers for Cliff Lee according to Jerry Cransick. Could affect Peavy's value Wasn't he just scratched due to an arm injury?

If Theo held on to Sori until next year's trade deadline, he would have gotten some talent back and the cash savings would have been the same or better.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 08:52 AM) De Aza just cannot be included in any plan going forward in CF. He's perfectly fine in LF. ADA can play CF. We don't have to care what he likes. He does fine out there when he doesn't have the yips like earlier this year

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 10:48 PM) Jake, me and you were the only ones who were worried about Cecchinis lack of power. I've changed my mind on him if he moves to a middle infield position, have you done the same? As a 3rd baseman? No thanks. As a SS? Yes plz. I went from iffy to ecstatic about the though of acquiring him. He's moved ahead of Owings on my wishlist if e really can play SS. I'd assume if he could play big league SS, he'd be playing there. I'd gladly add him to the system, but there's one very important thing I've learned about young guys - NEVER count on players hitting for more power. They much more commonly fail to reach projected power than anything else. He obviously is a real productive hitter now, but he's probably not going to post a .450 OBP in MLB. He's reportedly a fine defender at 3B, but not a good runner. Baseball America says (behind a paywall) he won't be a basestealing threat because he has below average speed. He has to remain a .300 or better hitter and keep walking at 12.5% or better as he has been or else he starts fading towards the powerless 3B territory. I think Michael Young but with more walks but with more walks (maybe, probably, less average) would be a good comparison. I wish he was a bit toolsier...but hey, beggars can't be choosers. He's a really nice prospect.

I definitely think Law had something against the White Sox. I think he's buried the hatchet, though. Could be because KW isn't the GM anymore.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 07:08 AM) their founder is a giant libertarian douche, not surprised their employees are treated lik s*** Also a climate change denier

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 08:35 AM) If Peavy and Rios don't get moved, I'll be extremely cranky. I just don't want them to get to November, and they think they still have a pretty good team..."and if we keep this league average pitching staff together, and get some better seasons from X, Y, and Z...and play the defense we know we can...we can compete in 2014". Blow it up. We're third in all of baseball in pitching WAR. We have excellent pitching, not just league average. That is with Dylan Axelrod getting many turns in the rotation.

So will Chromecast be able to mirror my Chrome browser or not?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 11:05 PM) Wow. if any conservative posted anything even remotely as crazy as that as evidence for ANYTHING, you would be all over it like flies on s***. "Officer Patrick Rehder’s cell phone records reveal a text or call to George Zimmerman right after the 5:47 PM crash was called in". OK, how did this site supposedly get these records, and where ARE they? OMG, the cop supported Zimmerman thru the trial, and hates welfare cheats, he MUST be racist. And of course the family doesn't want to praise Zimmerman, at least publicly. Heaven forbid some racist asshat sees that and tried to harass them as well for making George look good. And what the f*** is up with this: "We still need the public’s help in identifying the names of the six female jurors, especially B37. A lot of curious readers out there would like to see what they look like. So if you know that your neighbor was one of them, send their name & pic in for a large reward" Seriously? They want the jurors to get threats as well? f***ing crazies. Get the info at least from ABC or Huffpo. Name a source, show phone records or you are just making s*** up. That website definitely stunk of bulls***

Call me crazy, but I think there is a fair amount to be optimistic about right now. At least, relative to the status quo for the White Sox

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 08:10 PM) Do you think the people he saved give a f*** how he ended up there? If Balta is correct, he wouldn't have saved them. Those people have said they don't want to be associated with him as it is

Now Olney says he thinks Yanks would assume between $5M and $8M of deal, but still that is crazy.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 07:30 PM) Scratch the Yanks off the list of teams for Dunn . Not that it was likely anyway. But f*** the Cubs for beating us to the punch 2 times now. Olney says they will receive a "lower-tier pitching prospect" and "pay nearly $25 million" which is almost his entire deal

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Well, depending on the employee you meet, that could apply at any job. I know that despite stories, I would have rather worked at Whole Foods than Jewel, but Jewel is who hired me. Wasn't the best job in the world, but it was a job, and I took it -- and kept it -- for a good 3 years. My main goal with the job was to show I could stay put, nothing more. I'd have preferred to be elsewhere, but Jewel was convenient (close to home), and it's what we had. I know for a fact there are people where I work now that would tell you to stay as far away as possible, but my own experience would be to say, if you can get in, get in, and stay in for as long as you can. I'd probably go to a place that had a fairly conventional division of labor, like Jewel (I'm assuming). I may very well find myself working at a place like that soon if I don't get the funding I need for grad school.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 07:11 PM) Berkman might not come back for the Rangers and is considering retirement. Makes sense for Dunn to go there and or Rios Oh wow. That could be a huge deal

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 06:57 PM) Yawn, another angry "whistleblower" letter from an angry former employee. Maybe this person should take their own advice in that they were "only working in a supermarket and should relax". Then again, to some people, it'd be a great job to have. I think at any job I've ever worked, there are positives and negatives, but I never felt compelled to do something like this, and it irks me we gave people like this even a few minutes of fake fame. I worked at Jewel for years, and then Osco for a few years following that, and both were similar. To me, they were stepping stones to my career, helping get a resume together that showed I could keep a job, but to others that worked there, it WAS their career, and it helped them pay their bills. If you don't like where you work THAT badly, quit. There's definitely some sour grapes, but Whole Foods is renowned for both treating their employees like s*** and being giant hypocrites. I went to apply at a Whole Foods, asked an employee how I could do that, and he graced me with a speech about how I really should reconsider getting myself into that hellhole. Had a similar experience at another one. Then I started researching online and saw that this was pretty commonplace.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 04:54 PM) Now this is strange: Peter Gammons ‏@pgammo 1h Keep hearing White Sox need pitching for Peavy, as 5 of their 6 best prospects are position players. They may be, but they are nowhere near ML ready. Sweet Jesus would that irritate me

Whole Foods employee quits, sends letter detailing hypocrisy of company and hilariously rips co-workers

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 04:11 PM) I am with you on that. So what do you want, a guy with less talent and less track record? He's a major big league talent who just so has happened to succeed at the big league level. There's uncertainty with everyone, but he's a pretty damn good bet. It's all moot anyway, as I don't think they'd part with him for anyone except a Sale level arm.

Addison's consistent spot was in a place where the ump isn't seeing strike. Has to move the ball around

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:54 PM) Does anybody have a number on how many 123 innings Reed has had this season? He has a 1.05 WHIP, so probably several

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 25, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) Eh, not necessarily but there are a myriad of posters/fans who have much less patience than myself. I didn't like his hiring to start with. His approach is to go up there hacking and that is not my cup of tea. There may be a correlation between his approach and our 14th in the AL OBP of .302. There was one quote that made people think that. Our players are the correlation. We had a bad OBP before Manto and we still do now. Everything I've seen and heard from Manto, I like. I especially like that he is not a system teacher (ie, no lift and pull BS unless your skillset mandates such an approach)