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Today we have the venerable Christopher Sale Perhaps he'll bring dat closer face today he's sharing the rubber with Nick Blackburn, who I expect to get an earful from that old crab Ron Gardenhire LET'S TAKE THE RUBBER MATCH BOYS

I actually think Conte is legit. He'd have to be absolutely bonkers to give athletes steroids after all the scrutiny that was and is still on him. I've spoken to him on twitter and while he is wildly realistic in terms of his industry knowledge and beliefs about the prevalence of doping (the MLB testing policy is VERY easy to get around if you know what you're doing) I correspond with the real brains behind the BALCO drugs, Patrick Arnold, all the time. He is the chemist that created "the Cream" and "the Clear" and later went to prison for it (despite their apparent legal status at the time). He stays far from the juice now but is a legitimate and successful supplement salesman and routinely introduces safe, effective ingredients to the market. Fun fact is that he works out of Seymour, IL too and always did. The mistake Conte is making is associating with professionals who have the incentive to cheat. He remains a top consultant for many anti-doping agencies.

Sergio Santos? Still hurt. Right shoulder inflammation has kept him out 2 months (hmm) Daniel Hudson? Shelled yet again and now re-hurt, going for MRI Mike Sirotka? Think he's hurt too. Kenny? A trader

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 09:52 PM) I miss BG I don't, really. He got so frustrating to watch giving up point after point on defense and then heaving up shots to try to make up for it. He sometimes did, but against good teams he would be fully exploited playing defense and couldn't get a good look on offense.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 24, 2012 -> 07:59 PM) Call me crazy, but the Bears should tag him this year and in 2013. He'll get all ~$17M, and that should be enough to live his life on. After that, they should let him walk. IIRC, he'll be 29 or 30 at that point. That's too old to give him a $8-9M/year deal. If he doesn't sign the tag for 2013, get the highest draft pick you can for him. I'm actually with you. He's a very good running back, but we can move on without him. The best part is that we already have a good back whether he wants to play this year or not. Forte is the best option for the next two years, but I have a feeling the money won't be worth it after that. Everyone wins because he'll get the same money he's asking for and we will make him earn it. QUOTE (dasox24 @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 10:16 PM) Yep, they do. I have no idea why any NFL player would drive drunk other than stubbornness and/or they just don't care. When I was in college, we had pledges that were on-call every night of the week and I used them all the time to take me home from the bars. Sure, you have to wait 10-15 minutes, but it sure beat driving drunk. And yes, the other alternative is a taxi. If I can afford to take taxi's, I'm sure NFL players making millions can too. My college has a program where if you call a particular cab company (whose number is on your ID, your fob access, and all kinds of s***) you do not have to pay up front for the service. The school covers it that night and it appears on your student bill as a miscellaneous fee.

I'm sure we'll let our scouts look at him and some may already have an idea.

I'm starting to feel better but I can't help but wonder if Dunn would benefit from a day off. But maybe not, honestly I don't know him and how he works. Maybe he should try laying a bunt down again or something. Right before he went into the slump he had racked up some hits the opposite way, that wouldn't be the worst approach to try to get everything going again

That was weird, but I'll take it

Today we have one of these two guys, take your pick: against this asshole what are you squinting at? Did YOUKKKKKK hit the ball THAT far? Let's get 'em boys, time for a new streak!

Probably saying "Youk"

We would be thrilled and surprised if Dan Johnson put up the same numbers that Dayan has

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 10:10 PM) He is who he is. Incredibly streaky hitter that just so happens to be in a funk when Dunn and Konerko also are. He needs to talk to Frank Thomas about how to get by without ever hitting an inside fastball

Damn did he hang that one to Dayan. Dayan is trying so hard to hit the inside pitch that he can't hit outside pitches AND he still isn't hitting the inside pitch

Burton is hardly pausing at all

"Hey Viciedo I didn't come all the way from Chicago to see you ground out" LMAO

Alexei might be snapping out

I hope Liriano broke his ass cheek

We've been taking a lot of easily hit pitches

QUOTE (kapzk @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) How come Peavy was charged with the ER with the Rios error The hit(s) that followed made it not matter that we gave up the extra base

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:56 PM) If you want to blame someone for a play that should have been made, PK was slow to react on Plouffe's cheap single. Absolutely. He has regressed very rapidly over there. This has been a game of lucky ass plays

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:53 PM) I think Youkilis should have stopped Rios' bad throw. Definitely. And Peavy should have been back there. It was a three way error

When did this game become a blowout?

He tested positive for tamoxifen, which is anti-estrogen pharmaceutical most commonly used by men when in post-cycle therapy. It was discovered as a breast cancer treatment oddly enough. Byrd says he was given the stuff from a "holistic lifestyle coach" from Florida and didn't bother looking into what it was. If that story is true, the person that gave it to him was an idiot because this pharmaceutical does no good as a standalone addition to an exercise regimen, unless he has an endocrine dysfunction (in which case he should see a doctor)

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 05:26 PM) Heh

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 02:17 PM) Ok, that is an error...that is not even the same dude. Agreed. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 02:30 PM) I have heard Cuban pro ball likened to about our High A or AA ball. I have heard this as well. Their top league stats are at least worth listening to.