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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 13, 2013 -> 04:33 PM) From the interview he gave a month or so ago, it sounded to me that it's coming down to him being sure he wants to commit to being done. Seems like he feels like he has lots of time to be retired, but not lots of time to play, and knows that once he does it, he's closing the book forever. So he's trying to decide if he shouldn't squeeze as much more playing in as he can. I think that's exactly what came out of the interview. He said he talked to many players and I think you have captured the message. I think he wants to play if he has the skills to do a reasonable job. I don't know why his power has been completely zapped. Weird. QUOTE (Marty34 @ Nov 14, 2013 -> 01:22 AM) Konerko returning next season is the biggest non-story with the Sox. Come the middle of May, if he's not producing he'll walk away. Exactly.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 03:41 AM) Here's a great reason to trade Dunn, and it's the one of the reasons the Cincinnati Reds traded him: To get him out of the clubhouse and away from the younger players. He's out of shape, lazy and not much of a leader. Or maybe he'll follow through on one of his hollow threats to walk away from the final year on his contract if he thinks things just aren't working. Is Dunn lazy? Is that a proven fact? I do think it was ridiculous we had to read about his commitment to go to left field during that week period when he actually hit a few balls to left and left center. He completely stopped doing it shortly after having a bit of success doing so. That appalled me he gave all those comments about how smart it is to hit the other way, then he stopped doing it ... again.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 12, 2013 -> 05:54 AM) People must just be bored now. I love Uribe for what he did in '05 but no reason to bring him back. None. I'd give anything to have Uribe replace the Kepp/Gillaspie duo for one year.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 11, 2013 -> 07:41 PM) Merkin just published an article with a lot of stuffing, but two interesting tidbits: --The Sox HAVE talked with Saltalamacchia's camp already --The Sox will apparently have a payroll in the vicinity of $85M to work with. I believe they are currently in the high 50's, without getting into arb or pre-arb numbers. Fans should be outraged if our payroll is that low. Spend some money, White Sox, to improve an embarrassment of a team.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 05:31 PM) It seems to me that a lot of journalists who are tired of hearing about their supposed bias are taking this chance to show that they criticize everyone. That's a very good point. But like I've said before, there's no harm for some of the liberal columnists to blast their Democratic president right now. He's safely in office. Now when we get close to the next election, that's when the angles will come out that the Republican party is outdated, has no chance of winning; it's Hillary-time, etc. This is the time of the presidency all columnists can blast Obama a bit, cause like you said, they can camoflage their bias for a little while. If anybody calls them on it, they can point out these columns and say, "What are you talking about; I have been hard on Obama." We see through the ruse.

Been reading some national columnists really coming down hard on Obama. One guy wrote that he said to an aide, "I've got one more campaign in me," meaning he'd go out and talk to Americans about Obamacare. the columnist ripped him a new one saying Obama's rhetoric and talking is so old and ineffective and insulting. The columnist said all Obama can basically do is give speeches. He said he flat out lied in his campaign about Obamacare and just thinks he can go out and smooth things over by talking (which is probably true in our country of absent minded voters who only vote on good looks and speeches). Been reading about how ineffective he is, yet on here he still has his defenders. You guys disagree with me, but I still say he'll go down as the worst president in the last 50 years. My theory about voting for pretty people and good speech givers will be put to the test by Hillary. She does not give a good speech and she's not Obama-like to the eye. We shall see.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Nov 10, 2013 -> 07:42 AM) All of your posts are boring, predictable and full of outlandish assumptions. I hate being boring. That's the worst of those 3 allegations.

Don't forget all the talk about Dunn being one of the worst hitters in baseball history whenever it was, 2 or 3 years ago when he was hitting .050 or some such atrocity. No team can afford to take on Dunn. He'd be a PR nightmare. Remember, there even HAVE been stories written a couple times on whether he'd retire if he kept going that bad. Dunn had to address the possibility of just quitting. Nobody's going to take on that type of hitting trainwreck unless Sox pay almost the entire salary, which Jerry won't do obviously.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 9, 2013 -> 08:19 PM) This is spot on. I will actually be pretty upset if the Sox bring Konerko back. It's pointless. Sometimes it's just over and that time is now. Why would you be upset? Everybody admits he can still hit lefties. It's not like Dunn is some magical bat. Let Paulie and Dunn DH if you can't trade Dunn and let Abreu DH once in a while and let Paulie play first. I'd cut Dunn's at bats in half until his contract runs out. Adam Dunn hit five homers in August and four in September. It's not like he's still raking. I hope Abreu is a good fielder, because we've been spoiled by Paulie's digs.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Nov 9, 2013 -> 06:58 PM) I do find it aggravating that Sox fans can watch a guy suck for 4 years and still make excuses for him. I thought we were supposed to be the smart fans. It's all about where a guy was drafted. Beckham was drafted high so people are slow to realize/admit he's just another second baseman. If he's an 8th round pick, most everybody would be in agreement he's just not very good.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 11:23 PM) It's even more embarrassing when you talk to someone from another country. They just cannot believe that we basically allow people to die or go bankrupt if they can't get or afford medical care. This truly is disgraceful. I just get the feeling nobody cares unless it affects their own family. There's no empathy anymore unless there's a national disaster. Then people donate. But when it's something like medical costs driving individuals to the poorhouse, nobody cares. I just don't get it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 08:55 PM) You want to talk to me about health care costs wiping out a life savings in an instant? Try having a spouse who is sick, actually needs medical coverage, and is uninsured. Come back to me when you've paid $1000 to go to an urgent care center who do a couple tests and give her antibiotics that are useless because you can't actually get a regular doctor to see you. Try putting together an application for individual coverage and being flatly denied because of that pre-existing condition or getting a quote that is more than you make in 2 years. How would you like to have a family member of yours in constant pain, basically unable to do anything for years, because they lack health insurance? Get back to me when you've gone through that agony and I might have a tiny bit of sympathy. You want to talk about a website being embarrassing? We should be embarrassed that people go through this crap in a civilized country every single day, but we're not because they're not important enough. I'm very appalled by that and embarrassed by that. Is the new setup going to help you out or not?

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 08:31 PM) His D was in the lower half of the league....Would I like a new 3B??? Sure. I just think you could do worse, and it's nothing to, dread, fear, detest, or whatever vibrant word you wanna use about the situation. I think Kepp/Gillaspie is something to dread at 3B.

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 09:45 PM) I've gotten to keep my coverage. Good. I pray everybody affected can get coverage before they get sick.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 09:30 PM) How would you like to be one of the people promised they could keep their coverage and now they can't? Can wipe out life savings in an instant. QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 09:34 PM) Go see "12 Years A Slave." I said "one of" the biggest embarrassments/fiascos ever. Again, if you are the one affected by this, you have a right to be outraged. The American dream is not supposed to include the President screwing you over where now you get sick and have nothing! It takes, what, a week in the hospital to wipe out a bank account. The fact I actually voted for Obama shows you what a wreck of a country we have. A lifelong Republican who couldn't stand the thought of the other candidate. If I had it to do over, as much as I detested the sight of Romney and hearing him speak about issues, I'd reverse my vote. What Obama has done here saying people could keep coverage and lying about that is despicable.

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 08:47 PM) I find it interesting how much people believe the President should be personally involved in. What level of involvement should the President have had in designing and writing the code for the website? Did he personally look over the code and approve it? Not one of your finer efforts, Tex. Do you regret your post or stand by it? He can't be given a free pass for ANY of this. He's just looking like a buffoon and/or a liar. I think it's obvious he is a colossal failure. But we voted him in so we get what we deserve in the dumbing down of America. One of our most popular presidents in terms of being a lock whenever he runs for something is such a disaster. This health care glitch may be one of the biggest embarassments/hassles to the American people in history.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 07:37 PM) Welcome to rebuilding, that's exactly what the lineup is likely to be to start the year. Semien was a fast riser last year and could seriously benefit from starting the season at AAA, and then we can see if anyone in the big leagues earns their spot or if Semien hits his way onto th e team. But it doesn't seem to me rebuilding should include the Kepp/Gillaspie combo. Sox have some money. Can't they find a stop gap third baseman or just plug Semien in there and get rid of one of the two, Kepp or Gillaspie? QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 08:05 PM) Here's a fun fact that might boggle your mind Greg....Conor Gillaspie ranked in the top half of 3rd basemen in ops vs RHP. He was "fine" in his part of the platoon. They just need to get Keppinger back to his 2012 self when his OPS vs LHP was 3rd in the league. How was his defense? Seemed to me he was not good over there. Conor to me screams career minor leaguer, but I could handle him on the team as long as we trade Kepp for a bag of balls.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 05:29 PM) I think the Sox would be making a big mistake in trading Beckham. He has a ton of talent and was showing it last year for certain until he was injured. You trade a person of his caliber and get what in return? Plus how do you find a replacement at 2B? Semien got a showcase for a month. L Garcia also. I like Semien but I think 3B is his spot or he takes the role Keppinger was supposed to fill. I don't think you do these stories with the idea it builds up trade possibilities. There are so many posters who call players seasons disappointing and let's talk specifically of Beckham. What are the realistic stats we should be seeing? Can one player be the teams salvation? It is a team effort and all pieces fit and make the contribution. You aren't going to have 25 all-stars on the team regardless of how much the Yankees, Angels and Dodgers tried to buy them. Beckham needs to stay. You don't create a hole in the team because you seem to have some pie in the sky idea of what the player should be doing productionwise Well then he gets the proverbial "one more year," El Rockin. At some point he has to be considered a bust even though he was a first round pick. I guess Semien at third and Beckham at second would be OK. Who's going to get cut if they keep all these infielders, though. Kepp and Gillaspie appear safe. My great fear is it's the blah Kepp/Gillaspie duo at third and Becks at second, which is not good at all.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Nov 8, 2013 -> 06:08 PM) http://charlotte.cbslocal.com/2013/11/08/r...care-exchanges/ So one person signed up, didn't pay, and had his information given to con artists . Well done Mr.President, well done. I can't even think of a more hilarious failure. Watching the Obozo circus is always good for a bunch of laughs. Obama is so overmatched it is just damn sad. Is he a liar or just this dumb? http://news.yahoo.com/obama-apologizes-peo...--politics.html

His injuries give him a pass for this past season. But he's not getting any younger and he is such a lousy hitter it's depressing. I guess one more year of Beckham. I still like him way more than Kepp and Gillaspie and Flowers. Maybe our new hitting coach will make Beckham, Viciedo, DeAza and Phegs thrive. I sure hope so. The only times I can stomach Beckham at the plate are those two-week hot streaks he goes on once in a while when his parents are visiting. It's fun to see him rake, but he does it so infrequently I'd rate Gordon a 5 out of 10. He's just kinda a big piece of blah. Defensively however, 8.5 out of 10 or 9.

Do you guys and girls think that in 100 years there will no longer be a real winter in places like Chicago and Minneapolis? Isn't it obvious that in 500 years the planet will be in very very deep trouble. Will there even be a Florida? Will there be a Gulf Coast? Will there be a California? Hmmm. Does anybody care?

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 6, 2013 -> 08:21 PM) They better honor it If it was a good-faith mistake, why should they honor it? What if TVs were priced for 1 dollar? I think it's weird that as a society we think we should get away with something.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 6, 2013 -> 07:06 PM) I can't imagine any coach who's not already a huge friend of Ozzie being willing to take him onto his staff. That's a ridiculous level of distraction from your 3b coach. Seriously, imagine having the media crowding around your bench coach after the game waiting for him to say something stupid and then having to clean up his mess for a week or two every year. Maybe if Joey Cora gets the Mariners job I could see that, but then would Ozzie be comfortable being 2nd fiddle to a guy who was 2nd fiddle to him? Like you all said, the only way Ozzie works again as a 3B coach is if the manager is a close friend or is somebody like Leyland who would bite Ozzie's head off if he held court with the media as a lowly 3B coach for gawd sakes. Any other manager who hires Ozzie would be taking the risk that Ozzie replaces him someday. I just don't think media will be interviewing a 3B coach much if any (once in spring training; once after the initial hiring) though they might be going to mouthy Oz for inside scoops off the record, which a manager wouldn't like, either. He'd have to work for a very very very close Cora-like friend or an old stodgy like LaRussa or Leyland whom he wouldn't dare cross.

After reading about Grandy and DeAza on here, maybe the solution is to send DeAza to ADD classes. It seems like he loses focus. He does have a lot of 2-for-5 type games. If somebody could get him to pull his head out, maybe he'd draw more walks and not be a huge liability on the basepaths and somewhat inconsistent center fielder as well. No doubt he sometimes has some pop in his bat. He's just a looney in so many areas. Maybe he needs Jerry to have a talk with him in spring training about how he's expected to do better.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 4, 2013 -> 05:57 AM) That makes little sense to me from your standpoint. Granderson struck out 195 times last year with a batting average just 14 points higher while putting up a lower obp. You suggested in the past that Dunn wasn't worth the 15M a year but are now advising they pay Grandy 15M. Like I said, I'm indifferent as long as he produces, but from your standpoint it makes zero sense to me. You are probalby right. That's way too many Ks. If he's finished I'm sure Hahn won't overpay.