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QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 04:42 PM) CQ finishes the season leading all of MLB in homeruns, and awesomeness. QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 04:42 PM) And steely demeanor. And accusations of robotic enhancement

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 03:48 PM) Pierre LF Vizquel 3B Rios CF PK 1B Quentin RF Kotsay DH A.J. C Ramirez SS Beckham 2B Danks P Would have preferred Viciedo. If he gets two of the next three it's fine.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 02:17 PM) But cereal is far more difficult to eat on the way to school/practice/etc... Get up 10 minutes earlier than you normally would...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 03:31 PM) Jeremy Reed gets called up and has a late game winning hit Well I can all but guarantee he'll be up in September if healthy

Please God, no...

Quentin

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Jul 15, 2010 -> 01:02 AM) I don't know how you can say that, considering he's 21 years old. By the time he's 2006 Crede's age (28), he will have had 7 years in the majors. I agree that he projects as '06 Crede for the semi-near future (2012) but if he develops until the age of 28, I think his ceiling is much higher. Also, if you've got pitch recognition, you can learn to walk. He seems to have pitch recognition based on his relatively low K-rate, but he hasn't tried to work counts yet. Give him a few years, I think he'll surprise you greatly. Exactly. He makes contact too. He has just 4 strikeouts in his first 40 major league at bats. That's a good sign. I also think there is something with Cuban players and looking to swing away when they have a good pitch. Alexei is the same way, but his pitch recognition isn't exactly stellar

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 05:58 PM) The former. Not but in all seriousness, that was my first cornhole experience at a tailgate and I absolutely sucked at it. He was actually pretty decent IIRC. That's what he said?

He's struggled in the majors but Jo Jo Reyes isnt a bad arm to pick up either. Wow, nicely done by Toronto

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 11:42 AM) I agree with the point that everybody should have their warn level next to their name when they post. Seen it on other sites, and it kind of tells you what you're dealing with when talking to other posters. I was shocked to learn my warn level is apparently only 20 percent because I maybe have been the biggest asshole on these boards the first couple/few years I was around. As for the thread at hand, I love the 'buster when Balta and Kap argue. You literally couldn't find two people more different politically than them if you tried. And the best part is that at times, I think each of them actually thinks they'll be able to convince the other to come to their side on an issue. Wait, are there really warn levels?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 11:10 AM) There's an old saying that goes "Finding a job is a full time job". The idea that we're going to have a single mother on TANF volunteer for a non-profit and have it be a good thing doesn't make much sense to me. For those who care and try it is for sure. For some people, like a friend of mine, it's seasonal income in the 'insert season' so he can do nothing.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 11:20 AM) I like how just about as many people consider a cell phone a necessity as AC. it's also interesting to me to note that most other items declined substantially after the recession started, except for cell phones. Like it or not, staying in touch is a necessity in this age. People use them while they're at school. People use them as a security measure. You simply cannot conduct business of any sort without a cell phone; they're vital in almost everything, right down to the service industry. You can't find a job without them often any more (let alone finding one without that internet access that you already told me poor people don't need). Oh come on Balta that poll is complete crap. I'm not disputing the results, but anyone who thinks owning a dishwasher or air conditioning (or the select few who voted for flat screen tv) is a necessity is out of their minds and must have some sort of sense of entitlement. Cell phones are a luxury. Granted, they are one the more important ones to have IMO. Cellphones for 10 year old kids though? Hardly. I agree with a lot of those being almost necessary in today's society (internet, for example) but there are some absurd choices on that list. I mean come on.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 09:53 AM) I'm not so sure it works that way. Don't you have to be on the 25 man Roster at the end of August to be eligible for the playoffs (short of an injury)? Technically. But there are loopholes and ways around it so it really isnt an issue.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 08:50 AM) Here is my question... Let's say Erik Threets actually does well with the Sox (if he doesn't, this is a really easy equation). With Thornton and a solid Threets in the bullpen, do you leave Sale in AAA to develop for 2011? Or promote Sale anyway? You leave him in Charlotte and call him up when rosters expand. Then we can see who does better between the two for if (when!) we make the playoffs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 09:16 AM) The problem we have right now is...we have some guys who might develop into something useful and valuable as they get to higher levels...but most of those guys right now are basically throw-ins. The guys that we have that teams might want...we have places on the roster where we need them right now or at the worst within a year or two. The injuries in last year's draft class and the lack of investment in the draft have really killed this system. If you're not willing to give up Hudson, Flowers, Viciedo, or Morel...basically everyone else is a throw-in at this point. And 2 of those guys are already in the bigs. And the 3rd...we really really need to have him in the hole next year in case AJ departs. And i have zero urge to give up Morel right n ow. I understand that. But as such, any prospect deemed as a "throw-in" by another team doesnt carry as much value to them as they may to us in the future. I'm just saying unless a team overvalues Brandon Short, I would really prefer to see how he progresses in our system.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 01:59 AM) Its not McDonald's fault, or CocaCola, or the government. Its the parents and the individual's who choose to eat garbage over a proper diet. People who shove 1100 calorie super-sized meals into their yap with their diet coke of course, and then complain when they lose track of their feet because they can't see them anymore are missing who is to blame. Moderation in a diet is a wonderful thing. Hell some portion control with some common sense and maybe a tad of exercise would do people a lot of good. The worst thing however is that the current generation is preparing the next generation for failure. Happy meals, and sweets, and garbage are quick and easy and in the end people get into habit of just making their kids happy. We need to start from day one and influence our kids food selections. Kids learn from day one from their parents and their eating habits. If you are sitting on the couch shoving twinkies in your mouth guess what the kid wants to do. So if you incorporate fruits, vegetables, and lean meats with the proper portions from day one you should have a better success rate and healthier kids. Sure my kids like a happy meal, but the fact is we may go to a McDonalds once a month if at that. Bingo. I've lost 61 pounds since November because I decided to completely change my life around. At the end of the day it falls on the individual. It's just become way too easy for people in this country to justify their problems by placing blame elsewhere.

I wouldnt trade Brandon Short as a throw-in. I'm interested in seeing how he might develop. I'd of course trade him, but if he was at "throw-in" level I'd try trading someone else first.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 08:13 AM) Are we promoting him for the sake of it or does he deserve it? I haven't been following what he has been doing thus far. I think the organization feels that he may be good enough right now to be able to used competently as a situational lefty at the big league level. So, they are pushing him to see if that is the case and be ready for a possible August promotion. Especially since we've had Randy Williams and now Erik Threets, if we are unable to acquire a lefty reliever the thought is he already be our best in house option. What he wont be doing, at any level, is start. The organization feels he's already logged too many innings this year and would like to take it easy with him, hence why he'd be exclusively used as a 2nd lefty out of the pen.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) so this girl who i had a fling with (i was the one who was more into it than her - suck - and we broke it off) anyway - we still hang out and we're trying to do the friends thing cuz she's cool and well connected (i mean what?) but I realized this evening that she's a GREAT wingman. we were both called back for the same show - both actors - and we're there all evening. I'm reading for the role opposite of her, and the fact that we know each other brings really great chemistry to it. I ALSO read with this other girl, really cute, but so my time was spent being pulled between both of them, trying to practice with each of them equally while waiting to go in. I was flirting with this new girl and casually added that there was history between me and girl A, who kept coming over to pry me away from her. Long story short, I ended up getting the new girl's number. Now girl A had no clue she was being a wingman, but the end result was the same - so it leads me to ask... Do you think women can be good wingmen? I'm of the opinion that they're the best kind of wingman - but I'm curious what other people think. Absolutely. One of my best friends girlfriends came out with me and a buddy last weekend since her boyfriend was out of town. We had been planning on meeting up with a couple girls we met the previous week. She embraced the "wingwoman" role and it actually worked remarkably well.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 14, 2010 -> 02:59 AM) Kid hasn't pitched one game in AAA yet and people are already wanting to slide him into our rotation in a pennant race (70+ pitches, 70-80 innings be damned) while the sox said all along they want to protect his arm since he pitched alot of stressful innings in college. (and I won't even go into the potential bust factor) Ridiculous. Hooray for rational thoughts!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 13, 2010 -> 10:54 AM) R.I.P. On a side note we'll be hearing the rest of the year how the Yanks will be a team of destiny, winning one more for ol' George. I pretty much told my one friend who's not a Yankee fan that exact same thing this morning. I mean, it's sad he died and all, it really is, but the media is going to make this so annoying.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 05:10 PM) MLB.com has Slowey, Liriano, Pavano, Blackburn I'd be fine with a split in Minnesota, but those pitching matchups look really good for us.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 12, 2010 -> 11:34 PM) Him and Cameron Bayne should both go to a consistency class together. Brandon Short with his 13th homer. Brandon Short's emergence kind of reminds me of Aaron Cunningham's a few years back.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Jul 11, 2010 -> 01:40 AM) Who is running the pool for his first base on balls? I'm thinking September. I know people don't like the fact that he doesnt walk, but he's only struck out 4 times in his first 40 major league at bats. As a 21 year old. So just keep that in mind.