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What a sick, f***ing joke.

Swisher I and Swisher II a/k/a Dumb and Dumber

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 12, 2010 -> 08:58 AM) And Dayan needs to make an adjustment at some point. He has zero pitch recognition and has a huge hole in his swing high and in. I'm starting to think its best for him and the short and long term future of the team for him to work on making these adjustments with more regular at bats in TripleA. He has a chance to be something, but isn't now. Ballsy performance last night by Danks. Lots of Twins really own him, but he manned up and battled, right when we needed him to.

Bacon.

QUOTE (dielac @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 01:28 PM) Thinking about buying tickets for tonight. Only thing is I ride my motorcycle there. You guys think it will rain? Weather channel says 40% chance of T-Storms starting about 9:00 p.m. Thing is, it says there's a 10% chance right now, and there's a bright sun without a storm cloud in sight. I'd say odds are good it won't.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 11, 2010 -> 10:03 AM) Guarantee it will happen Money back if not completely satisfied? My son and I will be there as well. Let's win the game tonight and the series tomorrow!

This game is ebb and flow of suck.

Omar

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Aug 10, 2010 -> 02:55 PM) And honestly, isn't this the job of agents and GMs? Trying to find loopholes in the CBA...make it work. Then in the next CBA, they try to close the loopholes. It is. The league's findings as result of the "investigation" referred to in the Post article will undoubtedly come up in the next bargaining sessions, but as to Hossa, that ship has already sailed.

A link to the CBA is here: http://www.nhlpa.com/About-Us/CBA/ Article 17 (page 93) sets out the grievance procedure, and states that a grievance arising under the CBA or any Standard Player Contract has to be filed by the league or the union within 60 days. Article 11 (page 45) seems to also impose a 60 day limit for subsequently challenging a SPC on salary cap grounds, once it is registered and approved. At this point, over a year later, the league can "investigate" the Hossa contract all it wants, but I don't believe it can be legally voided. Any action taken as a result of this "investigation" could only apply to new contracts going forward.

I don't see how the arbitrator's ruling could be applied retroactively to Hossa, and the time limits for grieving his contract (which all parties blessed) under the CBA (which I haven't read) have almost certainly passed. Besides, they were two different contracts, and the term of K's exceeded Hossa's by over 40%.

The Cubs winning percentage is .420

QUOTE (SuperSteve @ Aug 9, 2010 -> 09:18 PM) I kept looking at the date because I couldn't believe it. "Eagles president said he has no intentions to trade him." Given the date, truer words were never posted.

This story has to top the list of how to say "take this job and shove it," with style. Of course, those type of style points earn federal charges. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...3157731062.html

Late to the party . . . I see we have a whopping four f***ing hits. Awesome.

QUOTE (typewritermender @ Aug 9, 2010 -> 01:09 PM) With Beckham out, wouldn't today be the perfect day to play Dayan at 3rd and move Omar to 2nd? As much as I like the way Lillibridge has been playing in his limited time, we NEED to see what Dayan can do with semi-regular playing time! I know everyone knows this *(except Ozzie), but thought it was worth mentioning. Unless you guys think Tank & Lilli will both play? Against the lefty I'd go with this lineup: LF Pierre 2B Visquel CF Rios 1B Konerko DH Quentin SS Ramirez 3B Viciedo RF Jones C Castro I think they both will. I'd pencil in Alexi at the 2 spot and bat the Elf 7th, b/w Tank and Jones.

I'll take a split of a four game road series just about anytime, anywhere--especially in the first week of August. Even against a lowly team like the O's, 3 out of 4 is only mandatory at home.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Aug 6, 2010 -> 11:21 AM) The real hidden juice is BOSTON, guys. This just doesn't look like the Bosox's year. Especially now with Youk lost for the season, I don't see it happening.

Blind squirrels everywhere should be feasting tonight. Thanks, Mark.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 03:16 PM) Kotsay with 4 batted in is sort of like cheating.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 02:29 PM) First HR for Kotsay since June 8. But its been a real hard two months.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 10:33 AM) If our clubhouse is fragile enough that removing one of the worst players from it will have a noteably negative impact, than it wasn't built particularly well in the first place. I agree with this too. And again, I'm not saying that keeping Kotsay is the right the thing to do, just that I expect it will happen and that "chemistry" will be a factor.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 10:23 AM) I don't argue with any of this (and I would definitely take the side that we're loyal to a fault). I just wish we'd understand that sometimes, the players and even the manager, who tend to have a bunker, us agaisnt the world mentality, don't always know what's best for the team. Although that thought process doesn't include the idea that Kenny wants Kotsay to stay too, and if he does, we're just epically screwed because he should know better. I certainly hope that Kenny does look at this with cold blood, and I do believe he will. However, I think his analysis will involve more than just what's on the back of Kotsay's baseball card, because based on that alone, its a total and complete no-brainer.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 5, 2010 -> 10:08 AM) There is no place on the team for Kotsay once Teahen is back. Up until Teahen's return, there has been a place for him, which is why my issue has been how often he's played, not the fact he's on the team in general. Once Teahen comes back though, the issue becomes the fact that Kotsay on this team in general. Even if I give you that his clubhouse presence "helped" the team when they were down and out, the fact is they're not down and out anymore. We need the best players who will produce, contribute, and carry this team into the playoffs, and once Teahen is back, Kotsay isn't among them. Baseball wise, I totally agree with everything you've said. But I'll still be absolutely shocked if he goes down. I think the bat burning thing said alot about how he is regarded. Its total specualtion on my part, but I'd guess if the players held a secret vote, they'd vote to keep him. This is an organization that values loyalty and operates by "feel" more than most. In this instance, you could very well say they do it to a fault, but I still say he's staying.