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The most overlooked component of this discussion is that if the Sox were going to DFA Dunn, it would make absolutely NO sense not to wait and see how spring training shakes out. It's very possible that injuries either to the Sox roster or to other teams will change the situation dramatically, either opening things up for a trade or eliminating our excess depth. I think it's very possible, for example, that Hahn is already ready to cut Keppinger and eat his money if nothing changes during ST. But why do it now?No reason not to keep your options open until the 25-man roster goes into effect.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Feb 15, 2014 -> 05:59 PM) Why did they choose to sign De Aza for $4M? Because he's worth more than that, is the simple answer. It's likely they thought they could trade him or someone else, but haven't been able to pull it off for some reason. They didn't sign him last week.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 09:08 PM) Does anyone know what the rebound rates are for the type of surgery Danks had? With TJ, it's supposed to be one rebound year after your time out, is this similar? Elbows are very fixable, usually. Shoulders tend to be major, career-ending problems.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 10:09 PM) I still don't get the point of dealing assets for a 2B when we'll have two legit prospects in AAA and another in AA. Makes no sense whatsoever IMO. In this case, it'd be because (1) most of those prospects can play short, (2) there's a good chance those prospects will best, thus we could use a hedge, and (3) we need a 30 year-old league-average OF even less.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 02:12 PM) Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien 1h White Sox position players aren't due til Thurs., but Adam Eaton has been here 5 days a week for last 3 weeks. Jose Abreu got here Feb 3. Eaton probably still lives there.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 03:19 PM) Love this part of the quote. "I'm working really hard to get my weight back." Sounds like you already have dude! I know what he meant, just funny he way he worded it. I doubt the Sox would be interested in Montero anyway but Ackley and Franklin are possibilities if Seattle were interested in ADA. I don't think they are. Maybe MAYBE Ackley.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) Hopslam is awesome stuff. Yes!

QUOTE (Leonard of Berwyn @ Feb 14, 2014 -> 10:40 AM) Trade suggestion: White Sox send John Danks and Alejandro DeAza to the Mariners for Nick Franklin, Dustin Ackley and Jesus Montero. Lol come on man.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:54 PM) Also EMinor please sewnd me your girlfriends phone # I like turtles. I've actually rescued several of them including one last year which was hit by a car, nursed back to health, and released at a local pond. She & I would certainly share a common desire to care for aquatic reptiles by immersing them in beer. She lives in Cleveland. You don't want that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 12, 2014 -> 05:42 PM) Both of these are on my bucket list. It's just so awesome to all of a sudden show up where it's 20-30 degrees warmer and get seats to baseball games ALL weekend that would normally be way out of your price range. I saw the Rockies play the Blue Jays last year from literally row two behind home plate and it cost like $30. Sox and Angels from row 5 for the same price. It's like a playground, you can just go see teams on a whim. You rent a car and you have access to like 7 stadiums. And Phoenix has great food and stuff too. It was maybe my favorite vacation, no joke. Also managed to catch the Grand Canyon AND took a hot air balloon ride, all in a week.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:45 PM) Fat Squirrel is definitely my favorite New Glarus beer, but I do really like their Coffee Stout and Uff-Da as well. I would put New Glarus's beers up against anybodies and I'm glad I live in Wisconsin and can get it without having to make a trip out of it. I like the lager, too. It's got 'woman' in the name, I think.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) When you drink as much as they do in some south side neighborhoods, I defy anyone over the age of 35 to go beer-for-beer, drinking non-Lite and still make it to work the next morning. The first time I've ever agreed 100% with Marty!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:43 PM) That is a colloquialism for a young professional and taken at it's literal definition, I assume this post was meant as a compliment, so I thank you dearly. I assume THIS post was another excuse to use 'colloquialism,' which I support and will continue to support in the coming election.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:34 PM) I guess I understand. Miller High Life Light to me is basically water. I'd bathe in it & feed it to my plants if it were as cheap as water. And if it *did* become as cheap as water is I wouldn't hold that fact against it, I would embrace it. BTW I was just now thinking, anyone (like me) who has ever at any point in his/her life owned a bullfrog or turtle as a pet knows that these animals seem to do very well - even thrive - in disgusting muck full of animal waste products and so on. So I wonder if you were to say, take your common Red Ear Slider and introduce him to a tank with Miller High Life Light as the substrate, if the animal would thrive in those conditions as well? I had a girlfriend who had red ear sliders, and if you listened to her, it seemed anything short of 20 gallons of elbow room in a temperature controlled clean room would make them instantly decompose into malaria-carrying mosquitos with opposable thumbs. I'm glad I broke that off. She didn't like beer, either.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:29 PM) I like Newcastle but Moose Drool is head and shoulders above it I think. If you like brown ales, New Glarus's Fat Squirrel is great (although they don't distribute outside of WI) and if you don't mind spending a little dough, Samuel Smith's Nut Brown is one of the better beers I've ever had. I'm not a fan of the SS, but I agree on Fat Squirrel. Everyone should take an annual trip up to the Mars Cheese Castle anyway and you can always grab a sixer of that. I think it's the best New Glarus beer.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:00 PM) No. He signed with San Fran. 1 year, $5 mill. Oh. Meh, west coast teams...

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:01 PM) Gold. This coming from the guy who says you don't buy things you don't need. You can get smashed, tipsy, feeling good, slightly buzzed, etc. off an inexpensive beer that still breaks down into the same states of matter and still comes out the same holes, but you'd rather spend 3-4 times what you have to? And I AM CRAZY for buying meat at value (sale) prices and freezing it? I think here my good friend is our main source of disagreement with both Dunn and Santana (get prepped for that back tattoo) and it's that you don't understand values. I drink beer every day of my life. If I were to spend more on it then I would be forced to make sacrifices elsewhere. Sometimes you want to drink something that tastes awesome. There are nights when I'm actually annoyed that beer is alcoholic because I want more but I have to work the next day. It's just GOOD. And even if you want to drink it just for the alcohol, you offset cost because the average craft is like 6-7% ABV compared to the 3-4% of your low calorie "Lights," meaning you drink way fewer for the same buzz. The only advantage to the low end is if you want to piss more frequently. Or if you're gaming. I love beer gaming.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 05:04 PM) Red meat every day???? Try tilapia over fresh asparagus or spinach, cheaper & better. Salmon steaks too OMG f*** yeah. I think you just proved our point

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 04:59 PM) Founder's doesn't distribute this far west I plan on making a Twin Cities trip in the next couple months, so I'll end up looking for some of it then. I also doubt it gets out your way, but Big Sky Brewery makes some amazing stuff too. Moose Drool is one of the best beers I've had. Thick, creamy, great texture, and great flavor. I love Moose Drool! It has been in Chicago for a while, but I'm not sure if it's in NY. I always tell Newcastle fans they have to try Moose Drool.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 02:34 PM) Seattle may be the match. Or any other all-in, piece-missing team. Don't need to root for injuries, but they'll happen anyway. Would rather get something more unknown than Montero, though. Problem with Montero is that he's a DH that really needs ABs this year. And we are the worst possible landing spot for a DH who needs ABs this year.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 03:00 PM) Seattle has a really strange roster. Michael Saunders wil play CF for them. I believe that they sign Cruz and he plays RF. That leaves Montero, Smoak, Logan Morrison, and Corey Hart for LF, 1B, and DH. They obviously have Cano at 2B and Zunino at C. Ackley and Nick Franklin are wildcards in all of this. It seems like they definitely have a logjam somewhere though. Don't they have Morse, too?

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 04:33 PM) Killed the second half of a Pipeworks Simcoe Ninja bomber last night, so so good. Still have a sixer of Ale Asylum Bedlam (Belgian IPA) in the fridge I'm excited to try. We're in a golden age of beer right now and living in the midwest we have unlimited, super fresh options at our disposal, best take advantage of it. TROOF

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 04:31 PM) They had it at the candy store up here but it was $18 a 6 pack, so I picked up Kalamazoo Stout instead. That was a good choice. May have to pony up if they still have it. Summit's Saga is awesome too. Speaking of Bell's, I don't think I've had anything from them that I didn't like, and Oberon is like my favorite Spring/Summer beer. I can't wait until the NFL Draft and Stanley Cup because I am going to get a 12 pack of Oberon and drink the whole damn thing. Michigan is a mecca for beer in general. Agreed 100% on Oberon. Bell's has a Stout called BLACK NOTE that comes out every couple years. It's half Kalamazoo and half Double Cream Stout that's then bourbon barreled. It might be the best beer in the world. Bell's might be my favorite brewery other than Founder's, also in Michigan. Founder's Kentucky Breakfast Stout is my other candidate for best beer on planet Earth. If you dig IPAs though, look at west coast stuff. That's sort of their style. Firestone Walker, Alesmith, Ballast Point all have some killer IPAs.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Feb 13, 2014 -> 04:26 PM) I know you like your quality craft beers but TBH if I was going to hang out with you & your buddies at a poker game I'd bring Miller HIgh Life Light to get me started & a sixer of Guinness to keep me going. And I'd probably lose my chips rather quickly but I can assure you the farts would keep coming. Especially after the cupcakes. Poker isn't poker without f***ing cupcakes.