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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.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 04:49 PM) Agree 100%. Just trying to think of a justification for this. Perhaps the track records of the respective hitters? And if Gordon is put into a slump by batting in the easiest spot in the lineup, he's never going to be an MLB player. I didn't immediately think to make the lineup this way, but I get the logic and you're going to give the guy with two rings on his hand some credit. This also doesn't disrupt the middle of the lineup where there are some mental midgets like Alex Rios, as well. Gordon got out of his slump a long time ago and it wasn't all done in the 2 hole. It's going to be okay.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) Well not really. I don't think you spell it the same but what the heck why not have two super subs? I think Eduardo and Jordan Danks can take care of all of our pinch running and outfield/infield defensive needs. Orlando Hudson can play anywhere in the infield as well and brings a fun, veteran presence to the clubhouse. We still have plenty of flexibility to bring in a guy like Dan Johnson if we really want and potentially get a bigger bat on the bench. If Brent's hit tool was better, it would make sense to have both he and Eduardo. In Brent's current role, his batting was like an all too good Brent Morel imitation. Eduardo is younger and is hitting better off the bench (and plays far better IF defense) and the arrival of Jordan Danks begins to negate the need for Brent's defense in the OF. Youkilis allows you to pull the 1B for a PR and still get a GG-caliber 1B over there. Hudson or Escobar will man the hot corner late in some of these games as a result. We basically just have more flexibility than we even may need on the bench at this point.