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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) Ozzie can do no wrong to Greg. It's all Cowleys fault that Ozzie is basically angling for Robins job Cmon. He's not angling for Robin's job through Cowley. I didn't get that at all through that story. And if those 2 had that intent, they are the dumbest 2 individuals alive. Robin is actually doing fine with the talent he's been given, as much as I've disagreed with moves in 3 games I think he personally cost the Sox this year. Ozzie isn't that dumb to think he can get a job managing the Sox through Cowley. I guess Jerry could do anything when it comes to Ozzie, but a better way of getting the job is having Jerry come to his kid's wedding as Jerry did. I do love Ozzie, though. You are correct, sir.

If this is a trend, I will start loving on the Internet. A Yahoo Live Concert? KISS? Cool. I watched it. It's like you are there. https://screen.yahoo.com/live/event/kiss

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) Did John Danks kick your dog or something? Snubbed an autograph request? EJ quality starts- 5 Danks-14 (in 1 less start btw) Great post. There's nothing wrong with Danks right now.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 20, 2014 -> 04:03 AM) Winning is better than losing That's how I feel. Cmon folks, let's hear it for the 2 wins vs. the Stros. Better than losing to 'em. Once again many individual players normally despised come through. Flowers?? Kudos tonight again for his 3 hits and the big one. DeAza? Nice job again. The bullpen? WTF. It came through again. Noesi does OK and Eaton and Lexi excel again. Of course Eaton and Lexi aren't despised, just the others. If we could get A. Garcia back could we contend for wild card? No, I won't go there. But like Big Hurt said ... winning is better than losing. Happy Saturday!!

Cowley certainly hurt Ozzie with this story. Ozzie couldnt help himself by saying "I wish" when asked if he wanted to manage. So it got twisted that he wants Robin's job. Conclusion: This reminds the White Sox why it's nice not having Ozzie around. He talks too much to media and this proves he can't stop and play the cliche game. Ozzie can't handle the media part of the job. He's too funny and honest. Basically he likes reporters too much. Most managers tolerate reporters but certainly don't trust or really like them. Ozzie either feels he has to entertain them or at the least give them good copy.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 19, 2014 -> 03:33 AM) About a year ago I went to an oil change place and gave them my keys and waited. Their attendant backed my truck into another vehicle. The oil change place refused to pay My insurance refused to pay I just received a notice of being sued for the amount. Seems that by giving them the keys I authorized the idiot to drive my vehicle making me responsible. Yeah, media war begins next week. Fortunately two of my very best friends deal with the local media on an everyday basis and are hooking me up with the local "on your side" reporters. That's just s***ty that you are responsible. What are you supposed to do? Whenever you go to a place like that you demand to drive your own car? They'd not let you and you could never get an oil change. Insurance has to take a role and sue the oil change place. They should be paying. Their employee wrecked your car. That's cool you have gone to the media. They should attack the case. I'd suspect the oil change place won't want the horrid publicity.

Kudos to the Sox that I normally hate on. Viciedo for the HR, his 12th. Webb and Bella for bullpen excellence. Dunn for the weird double and no strikeouts in four at bats. DeAza for two hits. Flowers for the big big rope double.

Today's game had many of the lower-level Sox, the ones some of us tend to hate on, excelling. Dunn whacks the weird double; Viciedo with the bomb; Flowers with the rope double; DeAza with two hits; Webb and Bella doing the job in the pen. Kudos to the lousier Sox who did well. Viciedo again lending hope to fans that he might be getting it. His homer number climbs to 12. What's up with all the pitches for Q? I didn't watch the game. Only 5 innings?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 09:22 PM) Absolutely. It's why you so rarely see guys jump straight from the draft to the pros, whereas you see rookies in the NFL and NBA excel and sometimes even dominate immediately. But I hate this treatment of baseball players' psyches as being so fragile they need seasoning. What about these 19 year old NBA rookies' psyches? Nobody gives a s*** about them. You think Ben McLemore was ready for the NBA grind? Or most first rounders who suck? They are not ready yet that sport rushes them in with no time in the DLeague unless they are so awful they have to be sent down a while. People still give Beckham a crutch for being "rushed." The babying of baseball players sickens me. They don't need 5 years in the minor leagues if they can play.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) Saying Davidson has 10-15 HR potential is laughable. He clearly has 20+ potential, possibly even 30. K rates are based on K/PA not ABs. At the AAA level, his K rate is roughly 28%. That is not good, but it's not going to lead the league or anything either. His BB rate is fine. At the AAA level it is roughly 9%. That would be higher than anybody on the Sox current roster not named Adam Dunn. I honestly think part of Davidson's problem this year is that the disappointment of not making the roster has caused his issues. I really felt like he was ready to be the opening day starter. This last paragraph is just crazy. The excuses we fans make up for ballplayers. That is ridiculous speculation that his horrid season has been caused by disappointment of not making the big league club. The guy obviously has holes in his swing big time. If you are right, then you are the greatest baseball mind of all time. I just think it's an excuse for a guy sucking thus far.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 03:13 PM) Eh I love Mark but putting him in the hall would kind of be a joke. Not many pitchers will be making the Hall of the Fame in the future. Careers cut short by injuries. We all know what happens to closers. They only last a few years, so forget them. That leaves starters and hardly any remain dominant more than a handful of years. Ever Verlander has turned to mediocre.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 11:55 PM) Davidson will need at least another year in AAA. Offensively he is another Tyler Flowers. He will probably hit 10-15 HR but he strikes out better than 1 out of every 3 ABs and he does not draw many walks. He is a mediocre defender probably similiar to Gillaspie. Davidson is still 23 so maybe by 2016 he figures it out. It's funny how 23 is old in the NBA for prospects. Crazy how the two sports differ in terms of "readiness."

Well as far as innocent til proven guilty ... finally an example of that this week. Another woman in Houston was accused of being in a beauty salon and strangers had to bust open the SUV to get 2 kids out. Turns out the "witness" was a moron who gave the TV station incorrect information. The woman had been with the 2 kids in a store (surveillance showed this to be true) then in letting the kids in the van, she dropped the car keys in the van and locked the door. The kids were hot immediately and crying; the woman sprinted in the salon to get a hammer; she broke out the window and she climbed in to get her kids. So the "witnesses" were very unreliable and it was very sloppy reporting. There's a lot of sloppy reporting these days in this twitter era.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 08:28 PM) You mentioned he is thinking of going into physical therapy. While he's less likely to make 200K plus (presume he's close to that number currently), he is looking at having earnings potential in the low 6 figures (maybe not out of the gate but in a major city if he does things right, I believe people start somewhere in the range of 75 - 100 or so). That'd be nice. I hope he continues to have a passion for phys therapy as he moves onward. I can see how it'd be rewarding. QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) Lots of big law firms, especially in cities like New York and Chicago, are sweatshops. Just sweatshops that pay well. Lawyers working 80 hour weeks are definitely in on weekends. Big law, in big cities, rarely cares for "work life balance." I did not know this stuff. Interesting.

Sox finish in last in Central. Sox get somebody to take Beckham in a better return than we expect (it's that first round thing). Sox trade Viciedo for righthanded pitching. I'm thinking it's 50/50 on a DeAza deal. Sox might hold off til offseason on that since they'd be trading two outfielders in my scenario and Eaton is kind of injury prone. Sox do not trade Alexei. I'm starting to think he's untouchable as the team tries to build a core lineup around Lexi, Abreu, Eaton, Gillaspie, A. Garcia and Semien. Sox also do not trade Danks. That's it. I really feel confident in these predictions.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:16 PM) Thanks for posting the link. Buehrle seemed to enjoy playing the game like anyone of us would. Grateful to be there, smiling, having a good time. Cared about his family and how his profession affects them. I wish more players were like that. If the HoF was filled will guys that made baseball a great sport Buehrle would be a first ballot HoF. Baseball is much better off because he played. Great great post. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 10:48 PM) Buehrle is my favorite White Sox ever and one of, if not, the best pitcher in franchise history. He will always be a member of the White Sox and this awesome article deserves being in PHT for all Sox fans to see. I hope one day he wins #300 with the Sox and he ends up having another 5-7 year successful run on the southside!!! Awesome post. QUOTE (Markbilliards @ Jul 18, 2014 -> 01:08 AM) His fast pace has to help too. Anybody know if his teammates have better fielding metrics when he's pitching vs. ave pitcher? Or if he gets more run support than other pitchers because his teammates are more in-tune to the game? That's what I was thinking. The fast pace is a huge part of what makes him great. More pitchers should get a clue and copy Buehrle. His style can work. Great to see no negative comments in a Buehrle thread. He is amazing.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 12:24 PM) Traveling for work can get old fast. It's not the same as traveling for pleasure. And if, as you say, life goes by fast, why spend it all working so much if you're not enjoying yourself? I appreciate my free time plenty without needing to routinely work more than 40 hours a week. Spending years working 60-100 hours sounds absolutely miserable, and that's with me generally enjoying what I do. I guess you are right but maybe this is a generational thing. With the unemployment rate so high and people losing their homes, etc., it makes me think people like my cousin who have put themselves thru school and gotten educated and now make a huge buck should just get used to the fact work is not fun. I am assuming when he's not traveling lawyers at least get weekends off most of the time. I haven't asked him. Maybe I'm mistaken. It seems like the way the job world works today, he's entering his prime money making years from 30 to 60. I'd assume law is different from many fields in which people over 50 aren't getting hired anymore. I'd guess a good lawyer can work til he dies in his 80s. My concern is in today's job climate, how bad can being a six figure lawyer really be? It's not a sweatshop. He's positioned himself to start raking in the money and chugging along the next many years to retirement. Starting over having to educate himself in a new field at 29 seems silly in today's horrific job environment.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 06:50 PM) Check the history on that. Nothing really happens. There should be total outrage and repercussions. Innocent people shot down. I'm getting concerned about my trip to South Korea next summer. My fear is with all this type of stuff happening that the kook in North Korea might want to make a statement and invade when South Korea is hosting the World University Games. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in some North Korean prison or get shot down on the flight to South Korea. That's a different topic though. Today's news horrifies me at the death of civilians for no reason.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) Binford would be a great get too Viciedo would fit right in with KC. Undisciplined hitter who doesn't draw walks. And he'd be a total disaster in the vast outfield there.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 10:20 PM) Ok I should've said I wana see Micah for the last two months. Just to see him. His speed is electric. Would just like to see him get some majors ABs to see how he'd handle it. Semien would definitely be my starter for next year though. There's no logic here. You obviously don't want to "rush" Semien so you keep him in the minors while giving Micah two months of experience. Then next year Micah is in the minors and Semien is our starter cause you don't want to rush Micah. I'm sick of the cliche about not rushing players. Semien clearly is ready to sink or swim. Playing Micah two months while telling the world he will not be on the big league team next year just so you aren't accused of "rushing him" is dumb to me. Trade Beckham and let Semien do well or fail on the big league level.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 10:21 PM) As far as the pay/lifestyle thing goes, I think that guy should do whatever he wants. HOWEVA, if he has law loans, suck it up for another year or whatever and pay those suckers off before moving on. If he's making bank without a wife or a kid, that's the perfect time to do it. I'm in a spot where i'm not making what I probably should be making, but my firms practice and the people I work with are awesome. I have a relatively light case load, I have different kinds of cases, I can take off days here and there without totally screwing up my schedule. I probably work 45 hours max a week. Would an extra 10-15k really be worth not getting home to see my wife and kid until 8 every night? Nope. See that's what I'm thinking he should do. Look for a better law firm. Your firm sounds great. Just because my cousin is getting worked hard doesn't mean there aren't better places out there. Also the fact his boss is giving him six fricking months leave of absence proves the boss must be a decent guy. Look, he is 29 years old. If I was to be a true mentor and I am not gonna go there, I'd say to him. "You are 29. You are making incredible money. You are not always going to have to work these crazy hours. Yes you have to travel and work on cases, but a lot of people LOVE travel. It can be fun to travel on the company dime. Being a physical therapist (as he wants to do) will require no travel to speak of. Any travel you do in life will be on your dime. Nobody said work was easy. You are 29 and the next 10 years of your life are gonna speed by. Enjoy being a lawyer. It's what you studied and what is paying you handsomely." Would that advice be off base? QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 10:27 PM) I was going to suggest corporate law. Yeah, working at a law firm can be tough, etc, but just because you don't like that, if you are doing well and getting great experience (which he presumably is as I presume he's working for one of the top firms, given you mentioned big pay, blah blah blah), then I would encourage a first alternative to getting into Corporate law. Pay isn't usually as much as the law firm, but can still be extremely lucrative and hours, etc, tend to be much better. Often times people go to work at those firms to eventually settle into that area. I spent the first 8 years of my career busting my hump working 60 hours a week most weeks and 80-100 for months at a time, but always knew while certain aspects I didn't like, the long-term opportunities were great and there was an eventual light at the end of the tunnel when I was ready to cut back on the hours, etc (mainly when the kids came around). In the grand scheme of things, pretty small sacrifice to make to try and position yourself and ultimately your family as well as you can for the long-term. Note: Unrelated side effect of it. I find that I complain less than almost anyone I know. People cry about working 42 hours or blah blah blah and It amazes me. They don't appreciate their free time, etc. When you work hard and work a lot, I think you come to better appreciate the free time and from my perspective, I did it because I wanted to (to move up, etc) not because i had to. Totally different story if I was working 2 full time minimum wage jobs to put food on a table (cause in that situation, there is a gun to your head to do it and provide where as in my situation, I felt that I can't complain because i am lucky to do what I do and I ultimately chose to do it; If I don't want to, I can always leave and go work somewhere else). Great post. I agree with your philosphy on work/life in your last paragraph. I'm a little surprised my cousin doesn't like to travel. Yes it's work, but he's 29. I remember traveling a lot in my 20s and having a blast chasing women, etc., having fun on the road in clubs. I'm pretty close to my cousin; that's why this is an emotional topic for me. We've all shut up and supported him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 15, 2014 -> 01:56 AM) Hinson won't schedule tough until he knows the team can take it. He did that stuff with MSU and it cost them at large bids because their OOC RPI dragged them down No offense, but SIU was in such a shambles you have to wonder why Barry took that job. Is there any way in hell he can turn that program back around? You guys got any good players yet under Barry?

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 16, 2014 -> 08:27 PM) That story was 100% true. I don't know (or can't speak towards it at least) that they took alcohol out of the clubhouse, but this was in 2007 and the Coors Light could have been in his Escalade. You guys could have called the cops on Ozzie and got him in a heap big pit of trouble. Can't have open containers. Stupid and they'll keep you in the jail 24 hours I bet.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 03:40 AM) No, its so simple. 1) They want to break up Sale-Quintana-Danks 2) They would rather have Sale face KC then Astros Good call. Hopefully Sox are sick of getting swept by KC. Pitching Sale would be a start to actually beating KC in the Cell.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 17, 2014 -> 03:45 AM) Why? The Blue Jays/Marlins trade passed scrutiny, where they gave up Josh Johnson/Reyes/Buehrle. Or the Red Sox dumping Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford and Josh Beckett, to name another. The money involved here isn't close to that. If you were a Padres' fan in 2009, you would have said the commissioner should have blocked the Jake Peavy deal, yes? Cause Danks is light-years better than Santiago and this would be a travesty IMO.