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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 31, 2012 -> 06:55 AM) With the history the Sox have of harnessing big arms, I am optimistic for sure. Especially since it seems that he had just gotten on a roll anyway, sans one start against an amazing team that shall never be defeated.

If his old coach was using video and s***, my guess is that Coop will be a good change of pace. Coop is all about approach and a new mindset can often cure the ills of mechanics, particularly inconsistent mechanics.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 03:58 PM) They butt right up against the lines of discrimination and have been sued about a dozen times for it. "God never spoke to me" I believe this "Chick Fil A was His gift to the world" I also believe this

I think our bench is better.

Correct move. Hector has done much better lately, but isn't especially tough on lefties. He of course should have been starting all season, as I've said.

No talk about young players that ARE successful, especially Q who was the ultimate dumpster dive. No talk of Myers either.

I wouldn't bank on anyone's deal being restructured. It's fairly rare.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2012 -> 06:55 AM) Then either you don't know anyone who is gay or you're not paying attention. You should ask a group of college baseball players if they'd like to be friends with some gay folks.

Going for 3RM, 5RM achieves basically the same end without the injury risk of frequent 1RM work. Some power lifters never get within 5-10% of their max until the meet. There are 1RM calculators out there to help you figure it out based on these more easily attained training maxes

A TON of assuming going on in this thread. It's like you want him to be badly hurt.

They are obviously buyers with the addition of LilliBomb

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 11:10 PM) dude read the rest of the thread before you post. it's bigoted to hate someone for something they can't control. it's a whole 'nother animal to hate someone for an attitude they hold, that they have every ability to change when it's been proven time and time again (blacks/women) to be the immoral and ignorant position. No, you hate southerners for the circumstance that they are from the south since by your standard they all are bigoted. I have to wonder how many places you've been. I grew up in a part of the "liberal" never once slave-owning state of Illinois that was more pathetically bigoted and behind the times than most places I've been to in the American South. Let's just take every person on a case by case basis instead of deciding that an entire region is useless. I don't think you'd like people thinking things about you because of silly circumstances like where you're from or your skin color, your height, or any random thing you had little to no say in. Also, the south is home to the best fried chicken ever (Chick Fil A)

Probably not a ton better than Danks an you definitely dont want them both.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 08:04 PM) Some would say that the only 2 places in the league that aren't terrible are winning 60+ games and winning 13 games, because the worst place you can be is winning 40 games and over the cap. Luckily, when we reach the playoffs we'll be a 60 win caliber team.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 12:04 PM) I read a good column by Leonard Pitts saying that the liberal media never mentions the possibility that there is evil in the world and that evil has been around forever. He said it makes as much sense as anything to ask the Lord (the person the liberal media and Bill Maher say do not exist) to fix things. Interesting take. He takes everything out of the equation except the plain, simple fact that evil exists and in this case exists in the form of the orange-haired bastard. On a final note (it would be interesting to have a poll on here asking who believes there is God and who doesn't), let's say you do believe in God. ... Being that he is all knowing, for eternity he knew this creep in Colorado was going to do this on a certain date in the year 2012. Does God shake his head (if he has one) when the day finally arrives and say, 'Darn, why did I allow this bastard to do this?' Or say, 'Where did I go wrong in creating this guy?' or does he simply say, 'Devil, evil you won this one, but a lot of good happened in that theatre as well. Like people giving up their own lives to save others.' It is crazy to think an all knowing God knew the day would come when this creep would 12 people by blowing into a movie theatre. Just as he knew there would be concentration camps, Hitler, etc. Now does he sit around and wait for the next catastrophe on the agenda that he already knows will happen?? The idea would be that God operates on a higher plane of understanding than we do, so the reasons would be unfathomable. I also find that explanation to be an entirely too convenient explanation for everything.

Greg Paiml tweets that he's a White Sox again. What's up with that?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 08:03 PM) Is there such thing as minor shoulder surgery? If he gets shoulder surgery, is 2013 a lost year for Danks? There are shoulder surgeries that have as little as 3 months recovery time. I almost got one for a more severe injury.

I don't think Hawk knows s***. But yes, Danks = mental midget just like everyone else.

I live in Memphis and I support gay marriage and much of the town does as well. I'm sure many don't, too. The country is split about 50-50, after all. It's like saying a place that votes Republican has no Democrats.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 07:56 PM) Something to consider is if the Sox are keeping the severity of the injury private prior to the deadline in order to avoid giving other teams leverage in trade talks? KW saying he expects him back in early September could just be a big bluff. They wouldn't have let Danks say anything like what he said if that were the case.

Why is it that occasional bad outings is now evidence of being bad mentally? Isn't that just evidence of being bad?

Anyone else find it weird that Danks says that basically if his rehab goes poorly that he would consider surgery not meaning that he's about to get surgery? He even said he was still rehabbing normally. Just because he said that he personally would be okay considering surgery if needed does not mean he is about to get it. Wait till he has a setback in rehab again.

Just remember we played this game without 2 of our 3 regular left handed hitting starters.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 06:59 PM) What the f*** ever dude. This statement is just as bigoted as anything else that's been said. Check your stereotypes in the mirror. This is truth. I'm not terribly fond of the Southern US, but there are many more quality individuals there than anything else. And there is definitely a divine touch to Chick Fil A chicken. If you didn't think you liked it, it's because it tastes so different than any other chicken ever that it shocked your taste buds. It's okay, it happened to me at first too. Put down the KFC bro.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 07:15 PM) This might've been true in 2008. Wow. So (potentially) Pryzbilla, Hinrich, Mohammed, Belinelli and Radmanovic added this offseason. Be afraid NBA. Be very afraid. Jesus. Rose out until at least march. Boozer another year older and more terrible. Rip another year older and a lock to miss at least 25 games. Deng's still got a bum wrist. Welcome back to the days of Eddy Curry, Marcus Fizer, Khalid El Amin and Eddie Robinson, Bulls fans. You've named two players that will be in our regular rotation, and one of them is a mythical "young player" that everybody is pining for. Quit being an e-alarmist and acting like we're going to win 13 games again or something.