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QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jul 11, 2014 -> 01:04 PM) Then they can accept not making the playoffs for 3 straight years then. maybe 4 if CC and Tanaka aren't 100% all of next year which seems very plausible at this point.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 11, 2014 -> 11:53 AM) Riley and wade screwed but atleast bosh gets a good situation lol this literally couldn't have played out any better. lol.

My first game thread ever so here it goes 6:05 pm CT, Progressive Field Noesi vs Kluber No lineups yet

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 11, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m Dwyane Wade left cross-country flight with LeBron James to Miami still unsure of which way James is leaning, sources tell Yahoo Sports. He must be trolling everyone. he has to be.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 11, 2014 -> 06:25 AM) Why is it OK to have 4 or 5 RHP in a rotation, but not LHP? Just get 5 good pitchers. Who cares what hand they throw with? This hits it on the head. I understand you want to keep a balanced rotation but we don't NEED to have a L-R-L-R-L rotation. It's really a commodity and a luxury, but if this team has 5 starters that are lefty/righty then I could care less about balance. It's about having the best starting 5.

Holt 5 Pedroia 4 Ortiz DH Napoli 3 Gomes 7 Betts 9 Drew 6 Ross 2 Bradley 8 Lester 1

Eaton 8 Beckham 4 Abreu 3 Viciedo 7 Ramirez 6 Konerko DH Sierra 9 Flowers 2 Garcia 5 Q 1

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 10, 2014 -> 11:34 AM) I just reread it, I think he's leading in twitter only, my bad@MLBsocial: 2 hours in & we have a new Twitter leader in the AL. Top 5: #VoteJUp (1st in NL)#VoteKluber (1st in AL)#VoteGRich#VoteRizzo#VoteMorneau These are only trending rankings, not votes kluber 1st, sale 4th currently

twitter is getting intense, looks like Richards is winning the tweet battle right now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 10, 2014 -> 08:38 AM) So basically, Toronto needs our entire starting lineup at this point. Toronto is coming back to earth so they're probably desperate to keep their playoffs hopes alive. Now is the ideal time to deal with these guys.

Yea anything getting rid of Boozer's last year of contract is good with me.

Pretty tight game, kinda sloppy and the rain ain't helping.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) Get that money, Melo. You can't roll hard like LBJ and even Dwight Howard who left that max extension cash on the table. Enjoy the nothing that you'll have with you in New York. so much for caring more about winning.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) Stein on ESPN 1000 basically saying that the Bulls have never been in it and they know it. pessimism settling in.....

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 12:05 PM) @DarrenDreger 8 year extensions for Kane and Toews. $10.5 mil aav each. awesome. and with Richard's low risk/high reward signing the offseason is a success.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 02:05 PM) If I were cleveland, I really would not be down with being the place where Lebron wipes his ass until New York opens up into a better situation in 2 years. I would not like that at all The way Cleveland has dropped into the Sh***** the last couple of years after Lebron left I don't think they'll mind.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 01:58 PM) I think the biggest hang up would be Nieto. They can't make Flowers the back up without losing Nieto or trading him. I feel like the org values and respects Flowers too much to cut to cut him loose. But isn't that a mistake though? I would think they like him as a teammate and clubhouse guy but frankly, he's been abysmal. Plus AJ has history with the White Sox and i have to think they respect him more. DFA Flowers and bring on AJ

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 01:44 PM) My presumption is a contender comes to him as well and maybe he considers that, otherwise would be surprised if the Sox / him didn't see a nice fit. He could be a good mentor for Nieto too, imo. and retire a sox and immediately come be a team ambassador or whatever he wants to be.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 01:40 PM) Get it done. God I hope so

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 11:37 AM) Personally I think you have missed the boat. This has more to do with getting our players out and playing in the premiere leagues and that is something Jurgen continues to push, although not all of our players have taken full advantage of it. I think we will see more of our young talent playing overseas in the top leagues. I realize there is a place for the MLS as well and the quality of the league is getting better, but it is still not the place that our top players should be playing. With Donovan in the shadow, I think more players will look to Jozy / Clint / Tim Howard, who have spent good chunks of their careers overseas. And this his how countries like Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,Uruguay ie are always giving great World Cup showings, they have great programs for kids to get them started early in football and they get scouted in European club programs at early ages. Overseas soccer is where the US needs to continue to pipeline players, that's the key to sustaining and improving World Cup performances

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 11:51 AM) Not sure if this is sarcasm but this has been pretty thoroughly debunked. it's sarcasm

Just voted another 45 mins straight.. I was surprised looking at the mlb.com voting map that Chris Sale has only received 55% of the vote in his home county (Polk County, Fl)

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 11:20 AM) I always admire this GIF for being a damn near perfect loop.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 11:01 AM) ESPN BREAKING: teams believe melo on hold until Lebron makes decision. WHAT A STORY GUYS congrats! Definitive info. I couldn't help it, I clicked to see what BS they mustered up to call an "article".... at least Chris "sauces" Broussard didn't write it

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jul 9, 2014 -> 10:52 AM) The US did well. Internationally they received a pretty good amount of respect with their showing. The US really does not have the technical skill to compete against the best teams on a daily basis. That being said, you never know what will happen. Goaltending is part of the sport, it is the one position where the US has historically been good. So the fact the US relied on good goalkeeping is part of the game. Just like if a baseball team wins because of a good pitcher etc. US soccer will be a thing, not everyone is a bandwagon/frontrunner. You root for your team, but some of us are realistic and dont drink the kool aid. There is no shame in the US performance, and its not about "trying hard". They made it through the group stage in a group with 3 other respected teams. There were many teams that were far more established, who were unable to do that. Making it through your group every World Cup is the start, at that point anything can happen. (edit) How is the loss to Belgium "unacceptable'? They went to extra time and lost to a team that was considered around top 5 in the world. I like this post, I think it sums up the US World Cup pretty fairly, honestly though Belgium isn't a top 5 but it was definitely a very,very talented team.