Jake

Question for discussion: If Peavy is traded, which do you expect? a-more impressive return than expected b-less impressive return than expected

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:14 AM) I get that it isn't the same for everybody, but I was raised on road trips. Between the ages of 8 and 15, my family took road trips from Northern Indiana to Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, DC (twice), Colorado and California. And that's not including the dozens of trips to both Chicago and Indy that I don't really count because those were As an adult, I've taken road trips from my various residences in the Midwest to Texas, Wyoming, New York, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi (twice), plus I did a complete loop around Lake Michigan. I could never confine myself to an island where the farthest I can get from home by car is 2 hours. I could certainly vacation there for up to a month, but living there would be out of the question. I'd rather live in Anchorage. Being the youngest in my family, my memories of road trips are of me riding in the "b**** seat" (the not actual seat in the middle of the bench backseat) with both of my brothers legs on me while they leaned against the doors and slept.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:51 AM) Position is factored in to WAR. Absolutely. I'm thinking perceived future value

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 11:49 AM) Worth noting how close it actually is. Sale has 3.8 WAR on the season, Machado 4.4. Then factor in position, potential to improve, Machado's non-pitcherness

Jeff Passan reports that Phillies are calling up a 3B today. Young probably on the way somewhere

Sale is not better than Manny Machado. Let's make that clear.

For me, not being able to take a road trip is far from a non-starter

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:42 AM) In order for the Sox to sell it to their fanbase, they would need to get Machado. True, probably. Even though I am skeptical of how beloved Sale is by the average fan. People just don't tend to fall in love with pitchers...especially when they grow such pathetic beards

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) Starting to feel like they'll get down to the last minute with Rios, and the Sox will take the best offer. That would be a nice contract to get off the books for next year. Give me Pence or give me death!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 10:39 AM) That's a good point, but don't say one day "we will keep him and build around him" or have it floated out there, and the next, hold him from his start because you may trade him. I understand all of the misinformation that is out there, and realize most GMs know what is real and what is not, but if you are going to say it, make it at least appear as real as possible. I think Olney misquoted what was being said. Jon Heyman said that the White Sox "aren't afraid to keep Peavy" and build around him, which is more likely what we have been saying.

LOL I'd take Machado in a minute, but they could never sell that to the fanbase

Never would have happened with Peavy!

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) I disagree. Unless we're really, really close on something (medicals), I'd start him. I think we give up some leverage by holding him out. Starting him sends a message to other teams that we're willing to move on with him in our rotation if we don't get solid offers. Hahn's first sign of weakness, IMHO. Yeah, I found this odd with how good he had done with his pokerface

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 09:22 AM) 5%? what does that even mean and how did you come up with that number? We'll still get Middlebrooks, they'll just cut off one of his thumbs

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 06:42 AM) We don't have the details, but my guess is something like this: For the rest of the regular season, If Crain pitches in 0-9 games, Sox get cash only and no player If Crain pitches in 10-19 games, Sox get player X at the end of the season If Crain pitches in 20+ games, Sox get players X and Y at the end of the season TB has to agree not to trade players X and Y to anybody else for the rest of the season. Keith Law speculated on BBTN that if he doesn't pitch or hardly pitches, we'll get 25K or something just to make it technically a trade with the commissioner's office

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 02:28 AM) This topic would not be complete wiith out the many who called him Crainwreck. I'm honestly shocked with how little I heard that while he was here.

163V/161Q today in Joliet. Verbal was the lower range of what I was hoping for, quantitative was at the high end. Most schools in my field don't give two s***s about GRE scores (Communications/Media Studies/Film Studies), but it's nice to have a decent enough score that it shouldn't raise any flags. Especially since I go to a small liberal arts school and thus have a non-amazing GPA (3.75), it's all about just hedging bets. My money will be made on SOP, LOR, and writing sample though. My work experience in TV probably helps too.

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 09:26 PM) I think he was traded around 4 PM for a night game so just about. I can't see Peavy making his start tomorrow. I'd warm his ass up on TV, at the least

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 09:24 PM) Anyone else giving up on today? Seems like the smart bet. Wasn't Garza scheduled to pitch until the very last instant?

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 09:12 PM) FWIW, Boston's message board applauds the Rays' trade of Crain and seem disappointed they could not do the same. Easy to say when it seems like the trade was for nothing

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 08:58 PM) So you wouldn't consider Tavares, Martinez, Wacha, Adams, Wong and Blazek for him? Adams-Wong-Tavares and a couple lesser regarded guys would do it for me...maybe I'd have to have Martinez too. Chris is just one guy.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 07:59 PM) I think what we have all learned from this fiasco is that Jake sucks at Spanish comprehension Maybe he doesn't know the difference between Cleveland and Charlotte They're both "C"

from the other thread QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 29, 2013 -> 06:58 PM) I know that Brazilians speak Portuguese. Many of them learn Spanish as a second language. We're chatting Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 8m @andre_rienzo has oido alguna cosa sobre un intercambio? me parece que no Andre Rienzo ‏@andre_rienzo 7m @jlongrc todavia nada ! Eso mo paso todavia Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 4m @andre_rienzo entonces todavia estas en Charlotte? Andre Rienzo ‏@andre_rienzo 1m @jlongrc si senor por ahora si Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 4s @andre_rienzo esta bien. vas a estar en Chicago pronto, con intercambio o no. buena suerte mi amigo! He hasn't heard anything about any trades, is in Charlotte as we speak.

Spanish would be an extremely easy language for a Portuguese speaker to learn. They are more similar than any language is to English

I know that Brazilians speak Portuguese. Many of them learn Spanish as a second language. We're chatting Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 8m @andre_rienzo has oido alguna cosa sobre un intercambio? me parece que no Andre Rienzo ‏@andre_rienzo 7m @jlongrc todavia nada ! Eso mo paso todavia Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 4m @andre_rienzo entonces todavia estas en Charlotte? Andre Rienzo ‏@andre_rienzo 1m @jlongrc si senor por ahora si Jacob Long ‏@jlongrc 4s @andre_rienzo esta bien. vas a estar en Chicago pronto, con intercambio o no. buena suerte mi amigo! He hasn't heard anything about any trades, is in Charlotte as we speak.