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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:18 AM) A lot of players dog it down the line, but that was way too blatant to let slide. The thing is, he's been doing this for 2 months. Ventura has no one to blame but himself for this crap still going on. A message should have been sent a long time ago.

QUOTE (Andy the Clown @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 04:15 AM) RV's sense of timing is impeccable, as usual. The way things are going, he'll leave Peavy in after dominating for 100 pitches and he'll hurt himself

Rios must have felt awfully guilty for loafing if he hugged his teammates!

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:10 AM) Ventura said he was pulled for dogging it. I love this baseball season

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 04:04 AM) Not to pile on our poor White Sox, but ... these things can be depressing. There's probably no worse scenario (aside from injuries) than what happened tonite. In a nutshell ... After a nice week off where the White Sox players and coaches could get rejuvenated, one of their best players, if not their best player, loafs on a double play grounder that could have given the Sox the lead (I think it was 2-2 at the time with runner on third) and they go on to lose after veteran "leader" is benched for the deed. Yes, this season from hell continues. The only thing that matters this weekend is Peavy's start tomorrow. If a team was interested in Rios, I highly doubt that particular Rios play was going to cause them to pull their deal off the table.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:57 AM) If he was traded, it wasn't to Pittsburgh. Why you say that?

MLB Network saying it's because Rios loafed. Nothing official, they just mentioned it when talking about the game.

BTW, nice to see Ian Kennedy getting roughed up already. Makes Peavy even more attractive for the Dbacks.

QUOTE (TRU @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:36 AM) Actually that wasn't even a good point.. Rios goes straight to RF and Robin says "Aw shucks guess ill have to wait for him to come back".. yeah right Maybe Ventura didn't want to embarrass him by having Wells run out there and making Rios come in from RF before inning ended? Ventura's not exactly Bobby Cox.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:37 AM) I didn't see the play, but if people are claiming he dogged it, I'll just assume he was playing hard. People really just love to make s*** up about him. Yep, Steve Stone made it up

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:34 AM) If he dogged it in the 5th why would he be benched in the 7th? That doesn't make sense unless he said something to Robin balta made a great point about Rios not heading back to the dugout after the DP

I'm trying to find the link, but Pirates beat writer is saying it's not happening Michael Sanserino ‏@msanserino 3m It seems Alex Rios to #Pirates is unlikely. At least tonight.

Rios and the Pirates would be quite the combo. A player infamous for playing a ton of games without a playoff appearance going to the perennial losers.

No way it's true, as we all know Rios doesn't like anyone and would never hug them!

It's funny how everyone is saying that Rios hugged his teammates except for anyone in the Chicago media.

So if Hanson is the main guy in the trade, how would you feel about it? He was #39 on BA's top 50 midseason list

Can the Sox promote Courtney Hawkins for this series just to see him face Kimbrel?

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:18 AM) Was rios pulled immediately after not running out the grounder? Nope, a full inning after

Damn, and here I was thinking I'd get some exercise in after the game.

I really think people are just seeing others say on twitter that he was hugging teammates and reporting it as fact.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 03:06 AM) I hope he figures it out in AAA fast and maybe he will be a pretty good player He has some pretty drastic splits, as he struggles vs LHP. Even getting him to be a platoon player would be a nice addition to the big league club.

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:13 AM) At least Ramirez has been hot lately. That was an incredible swing by him

Greg, let's trade Rios for Buehrle

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 20, 2013 -> 02:10 AM) Alen Hanson was pulled late from his game as well. Probably just coincidence though. second game of DH, but no one else was pulled from the lineup.

Who knows if related, but Alen Hanson of the Pirates was lifted in his minor league game.