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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 05:11 PM) I want to be the first to call bulls***. When the hell does Kenny's stuff go public to this extent? Either the Sox are trying to force someone to claim him ahead of them, or Kenny is trying to hide who he is really after. This is not like the KW administration at all. It's not BS that the Sox want Manny, but KW has to be FURIOUS about the leak. Rosenthal has the absolute best White Sox source this season.

Suck it Twins! 3.5. We're coming back for what is ours!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 10:04 PM) Well, that DP might have saved our season. There's absolutely no way we can recover from losing a 7-2 lead against the Orioles at home Saved our season?! Wow.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 10:01 PM) Chill guys. Fats has got this. Bobby's got the sh*t strut back. He's cocky as hell out there again.

Que the Hawk and Stoney drama queens...

Get three GD outs and go home. C'MON!!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 09:58 PM) Why even bother going for Manny if your bullpen is in shambles? Really? It makes no sense to you?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 09:55 PM) If this follows the script of recent games, Wiggington will reach base and Scott will homer on the first pitch. Wigginton will be walked.

Don't think for a second that Putz isn't pissing his pants too.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 09:54 PM) Just got outta class. What's up with Santos? The disease, my man. The disease spreads.

OMFG if we lose this f*CKING game I'm personally gonna firebomb the bullpen tomorrow night.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 04:19 PM) Do you really think they would offer him arbitration? Manny wants out of LA so bad it's thought his trip to the DL was a team timeout chair.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 24, 2010 -> 04:14 PM) There is zero chance that anyone risks him accepting arbitration. So they give him away to be out from under $4M?

Acquiring Ramirez isn't just claiming him. Once Manny is claimed, there still must be a deal worked out. Considering Ramirez will be a Type A free agent who will probably get at least a two-year deal somewhere if he decides to play next season, the Dodgers would likely offer him arbitration (unless the risk of him accepting the offer is one the club is simply unwilling to take) and recoup a supplemental first-round pick plus either a first- or second-round pick if he were to sign elsewhere. They'll expect a trade offer that beats the promise of two first-round picks, and won't trade him if they can't get it.

I'm predicting Manny will be on the White Sox for the "stretch!" run.

As we observe the team in the past several weeks it's obvious by the injuries, blown leads, slumps, mental mistakes...etc. that this team is just fried. It took so much to climb back from 9.5 games out and gain 12 games back to top the division, that they have nothing left right now. Couple that with the several intense Twins series, the series against the buzz-saw that is now the Orioles and the KC schedule screw that just happened and the boys are giving away games constantly. This is not to say they can't take this division next month as I think they can, but they are gonna needs some breaks to start to go their way and serious recovery time to get back on their feet. Hopefully the Sept call ups can provide a little help. I also think that Kenny acquiring Manny would be a huge jolt to the franchise. There is not much we can do about the beleaguered bullpen right now so it's time to add offense as a way to take the pressure off. Having Manny protecting Rios would do wonders for his slump and slotting Konerko behind him would really setup a dynamic heart of the order.

QUOTE (elgonzo4sox @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 01:13 AM) We hold a late lead, recover from a blown save, win a one-run game, and win an extra inning game. Awesome! If only we had won game one tonight, we'd be three back. Oh well, let's get the Royals again this afternoon. Go Danks! You gotta admit, the boys never quit.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 01:11 AM) During the day, but he sleeps 4 hours at a time at night. That's awesome. He'll probably be a good sleeper then. We had a lot of luck using a swaddle and a positioner. My boy was sleeping through the night by 3 months.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 01:09 AM) I'll bring my 2 week old...start him young! Is he up every two hours?

QUOTE (danman31 @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 01:07 AM) The White Sox have proven time and time again the ability to blow leads in the past week+. It's not a matter of can. Putz 2nd inning? Seems like a surefire blown save. Two strikes, just look for a slow, flat splitter and let it rip.

Whats it like to be a member of this bullpen when you're hanging out with the players in the clubhouse or on the plane? You know you are KILLING what the guys have been working for since January.

JP is usually pretty clutch.

So who loses the game next inning? is Jenks gonna lose two games in one night? Gotta be a record.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 22, 2010 -> 12:30 AM) The Baseball Gods shall punish this team again soon. And there it is...^^

That lame ass hanging splitter again. How's that working for you JJ? Sox get swept in this series.