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QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 06:34 PM) "Rios to White Sox - nothing in return" --same source That's it then. We're winning this division.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 06:34 PM) Just in, Ricciardi and the Jays are calling a quick press conference. More to follow. Only a Twitter link so far: http://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/3233546881 Hah! Beat you to it! "Now if you had a milkshake and I had a milkshake and I had a straw, you see watch it. My straw reaches across the room and starts to drink your milkshake. I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE! [Makes slurping sound] I DRINK IT UP! "

Stay tuned, folks. "Jays just called press conference. Alex Rios? TBA...10 minutes ago from mobile web" http://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/3233546881

The D-Backs just sent Chris Young to AAA. Seriously.

Personally, I hate the eye for an eye mentality that Ozzie seems to have. It’s to our teams benefit to have more people on base. If they want to hit us that’s fine, it’s to their detriment. Just like it would be equally idiotic to retaliate, when half of our starters can’t throw strikes.

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) I love a train-wreck...he sucks at baseball again and now these pictures come out. Can't wait till he f's up again. That’s a pretty sick mentality to have about a guy who could easily kill himself every time he crosses a line. You want him to f*** up? Do you realize the repercussion to him f***ing up? Not every incident will end with some wry commentary from Deadspin, he’s an addict. The next time we could see an obituary, and what will it say? Josh Hamilton was a stupid, f***-up? Bulls***, it might say he was ignorant, foolish, but ultimately, he's human. You're absurd.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 05:40 PM) I don't think there's any reason to trade AJ and bring up Flowers for 2010. Flowers will need more time to adapt to major league pitching and get better at catching. I thought he wasn't even that good of a catcher yet? He’s not quite there, but word is that he’s shown marked improvement behind the plate.

Brief breakdown from Fangraphs for the offensive rookie of the year candidates. “Gordon Beckham, 3B, Chicago White Sox Beckham has not been in the Majors quite as long as the other three rookies, but he has arguably made the most noise over the past month. After a slow start (that oddly had some writers calling him a bust with a lousy swing), the infielder finished his first month in the Majors with a line of .267/.353/.387 in 75 at-bats. Since then, he’s been one of the club’s best hitters and now has an overall line of .302/.369/.483 with six homers in 205 at-bats. The 22-year-old also has 19 doubles, which is tops amongst rookies in the AL. Beckham also leads in average, on-base percentage, slugging and RBIs. He’s third in homers behind Reimold and teammate Jayson Nix. The former college and minor league shortstop has also been learning his new position on the fly at the hot corner. Chris Getz, 2B, Chicago White Sox A former fourth-round pick out of the University of Michigan, Getz just keeps plugging along. The middle infielder isn’t flashy but he’s put together a respectable first season in the Majors with a line of .268/.320/.368 in 310 at-bats. He has 18 steals in 20 attempts. Getz has also scored 43 runs. He doesn’t have much power (.100 ISO) but he has a healthy line drive rate at 19.7%. The 25-year-old has a solid strikeout rate at 13.9 K% but his walk rate is a little low at 6.1 BB%. Getz looks like a solid No. 2 hitter. He leads AL rookies in hits and is tied with Elvis Andrus in runs scored” http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/t...-rookie-hitters

Don Wakamatsu is one of the more flawed managers in the game. He bunts incessantly, and has an odd style of bullpen management. Defensively, the Mariners OF is incredible. Offensively, their entire team is mostly centered on Russell Branyan.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 05:11 PM) Makes sense, he's only been our best, most-consistent hitter and the catalyst for our offense. F*ck him! I still don't understand this line of thinking of benching a guy like Pods. If anything you bench Quentin or Dye. Gordon Beckham is the answer to your first statement. You also don't bench your two best hitters for a guy who's having a great year, but has limited defensive capabilities, no arm, and little pop. Don’t get me wrong. Pods deserves and will still get a significant amount of playing time, but if we get into the playoffs we’re going into war with an OF of Q, Rios, and Dye.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 10:10 AM) If we get Rios tomorrow, where does he play? Does he come off the bench for the rest of this year or do we bench someone? He goes immediately into the starting lineup in CF. he has too much talent not to. Podsednik slots into the D-Wheezey role. He’s a pinch-hitter, base runner, and replacement for Quentin in the later innings. .

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 10, 2009 -> 12:42 AM) I don't think there is any idea that we failed with Javy. I have a feeling we did improve his mental makeup a bit, and perhaps the Braves were able to turn the corner with him on his mechanics. There is no denying that he has been an absolute horse this year, experience a renaissance of sorts. No one failed Javy. He dominated with us, he just crapped the bed when it mattered

It's interesting how quickly we're shedding 1st rounds picks. McCulloch has finally started pitched well, and it appears to be at a really opportune moment for both McCulloch and the White Sox organization.

Phegley stays strong, goes 2-4 with an RBI, Jared Mitchell stole two bases tonight.

I'd give him the start, unless Hudson's dominates in his next AAA performance. Ozzie needs to know that Fat Freddie is not a long-term option at this point. If this is made clear, i'm fine with him rejoining the team.

Seth Loman is on fire. Two-run homer tonight.

QUOTE (GreatScott82 @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 07:53 PM) All good points. . What about leadoff? Do we dare to bring Pods back? I guess he's a good 1 year stop gap while we are waiting for Jordan Danks or Jared Mitchell. Assuming the lineup remains mostly the same, our probable 1-2 is Getz-Beckham.

Kyle "I'm Not Dead Yet" McCulloch had his second nice start in a row. Birmingham Player IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA McCulloch 6.0 6 2 2 0 3 0 4.49

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 06:18 PM) Retherford, Shelby and Ely or Shirek. I don't want to part with Morel, but he'd be the limit as far as I would go in giving up quality. Several others are untouchable in this instance, clearly. I really don't think we'd give up Retherford. Shelby, maybe, given his dip in production, but Retherford is valued rather highly by Buddy Bell.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 05:45 PM) Seen this ...The Jays would be stupid to not let Rios go IMO. Danny Knobler from CBS Sports writes that two baseball sources have confirmed to CBS Sports that Alex Rios was claimed on waivers, and one source stated that he was claimed by the White Sox. Knobler says that the Jays will keep Rios if they're not offered enough in return. Yep, more of the same from CBS. Confirmation of the rumor, link to the White Sox, but nothing substantial. It does say, however, that the Jays would pull him back if the White Sox fail to offer enough for him. Which I believe to be too absurdly stupid to be true. “Blue Jays outfielder Alex Rios, who is guaranteed nearly $60 million over the next five years, was claimed last week, two baseball sources confirmed to CBSSports.com. One source said that the claiming team is the White Sox. While the Blue Jays could simply let the claim go through and offload Rios' contract, it's believed that they keep Rios if the White Sox don't offer them enough in return. The teams had 48 hours to make a deal, a time period that is believed to run through Monday.” http://danny-knobler.blogs.cbssports.com/m...e=rss_blogs_MLB

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 05:38 PM) Josh Hamilton is uncommonly stupid. If he doesn't have his babysitter around, all hell breaks loose. LOL at women are evil. Stupid attracts stupid. No, Josh Hamilton is an addict. He was stupid to get into drugs and alcohol in the 1st place, smart to get out of them. Now, he’s in the tenuous act of recovery.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 05:18 PM) It's nice to see that other people here actually watched baseball back in the 20th Century. Dye was no Ichiro or anything, but he was A LOT more athletic back in his prime. You'd never know it by watching him play today. Dye was insanely athletic when he 1st came up with the Braves. It wasn’t until he had that horrific leg injury with the A’s that he radically changed his style of play.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 9, 2009 -> 04:47 PM) I think I'd like to see Torres ONE more time. He had a full 6 days rest last night (hadn't pitched since Saturday the 1st) and was perhaps a bit too rested, which could have contributed to all the high pitches early in the game, and the general wildness and overthrowing that seemed to be evident. Torres was shaky versus Tampa too, and was bailed out by the Tampa Hitters. He simply can’t throw strikes at the major league level, and I have no faith in him to start anyime soon.

Hypothetically, if the Indians put Wood through waivers would anyone be averse to taking him? He’s always a risk, having a shaky year, but I imagine he’d be an upgrade over Brinkey.

s***, just missed it.