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QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Sep 2, 2011 -> 06:08 PM) I've never liked Speigel, but his point here is 100 percent right. Cowley is basically Ozzie's PR agent, getting fed info from Oney and Ozzie, disguised as a journalist. It's embarrassing for Cowley, and quite frankly, I don't see how he's relevant in this town as a writer anymore once Ozzie is gone, which is hopefully soon. But the way Speigel handled this sounds wrong. This is something you bring up with Cowley off the air before bringing it to the show, and it sounds like he didn't do that. Speigel is the one with the accurate point, but neither party wins here. As far as I'm concerned, put Cowley, Ozzie, Kenny, and Speigel on the same train out of town. They can sort out their problems in a tag team match. Hey Joe, I'm about to question your credibility and integrity on the radio. Cool? Thanks.

I gotta agree with Rock. It's just that he's one of Chicago's own.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 19, 2011 -> 10:57 AM) LOL, so true. Hendry had his pluses and minuses, but his "talent" of overspending has no place with the broke ownership. To me, a guy like Kenny Williams would've worked so much better on the Northside for the Cubs as he likes to go after the big name players the Cubs want to get, but he also doesn't overspend in FA. Right now though, not so much. I expect Ricketts to go cheap as he does on everything else since he could barely afford the squad. He'll probably also have someone else pay for their A ball stadium.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 15, 2011 -> 12:18 PM) I think there are still FA's out there that can replace both of our Guards. That is true.

Punk a transitional champ when right now he's by far the hottest thing in your company? Dumb. Plus, they still need to build up ADR at the level he was through the Royal Rumble. It doesn't make sense to do this now.

I just don't see all 4 stars lining up like that. It would be nice because I like the beanball fights. I love LaRussa's decision making. Duncan is a pitching guru. In the end, something is going to give. I see JR doing to Tony what he did to Doug. Not hire him as he knows he'll fire him.

IMHO, he wasn't that bad. His last few outings with us, yes he sucked and when he first got called up, he was shaky at best. In between, he was pretty darn solid.

Rios by far. At least Dunn is a nice guy who does try, probably is pressing, and wants to do good. He sucks defensively, but I know he doesn't mail it in defensively. One video sums up Rios: Alex: "who gives a shart" Sox fans: We sure as hell do.

discuss. For Tim Federowicz.

Paulie is all in.

If I'm a Bears fan, I'm upset. Not because Olin isn't coming back, but because you're still getting a downgrade from Olin which is the reason why the front office didn't resign Olin, they didn't want a downgrade. I'm even more upset that the Bears are being huge penny pinchers, simply looking for bargains like they're the Florida Marlins of football, when they should be spending like the Yankees. Why not spend the cash to get a legit line out there considering all of the good lineman who have got cut so far? Why not sign another legit WR? Being a Cowboys fan, I know Hurd is more of a 4th WR. The Bears should go after a Braylon Edwards and probably Randy Moss on top of that. They should've been in the Aso sweepstakes, and should still be looking for more corner help. Bears are being one thing right now, and that's cheap!

QUOTE (Baron @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 11:14 AM) KW says Stewart will be on this team soon And Nick Masset pitches a tick under Bobby Jenks.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 11:02 AM) We got Stewart? Hmmm. Well that makes this a little more tolerable. There are still some unanswered questions about Stewart such as what kind of pitcher is he and is he a starter or a reliever? If you look at the statistics for Stewart in the lines above you will see a pitcher who has given up a lot of hits and few hits, walked a lot and walked a little and struck-out lot and struck-out little. Stewart has pitched very little for most teams he has been on, forty-two innings at A+ is his longest stay, so his numbers are subject to small sample size biases. At AAA Stewart profiles as a high walk, high strikeout pitcher but at AA he was the opposite. Stewart's strength is a hard running fastball that hitters find difficult to square up. Stewart also throws a slider and a change-up but both of those pitches need work. The Jays want Stewart to be a starter and that will require Stewart to improve the slider and change-up. Stewart will be limited to about 130 innings next season so he will probably split his time in 2010 between starting and relieving. Stewart has only 25 innings at AAA so he needs more time there to improve his pitches and to understand how to pitch to advanced hitters. Stewart could get some experience in 2010 as a major league reliever. To me, he's not good enough to make this deal.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 11:02 AM) Coop can't fix him if he can't even make it out of Triple A. Coop's probably even more pissed.

Some of you refused to like him or support him because we gave up Hudson for him(different topic which I hope we don't get into here), but the guy did play his butt off and was sturdy. Non-injury concern and an overall nice fella. I wish you the best Edwino.

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:35 AM) It comes down to two things 1) The Rasmus trade is very dependent on who Toronto sends as to just how bad it looks for KW. 2) KW turning Daniel Hudson into a relief pitcher and salary relief is atrocious planning and the height of his incompetence. And now I see that Hudson deal sucking. I liked it when it was for Edwin. When it's for a reliever and cap relief? Idiotic. Now is the time someone chimes in and says we could've had Hudson on 6 cheap years as opposed to a 32 year old reliever and some C prospect who won't even be a bench player for us.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:35 AM) I'm not giving up hope that something good is coming from this. As this is reported, KW would have been much better off just keeping Jackson and cashing him in for a sandwich pick. Dumping Teahen's salary makes no sense if you're picking up Frasor's salary. Unless... Does Frasor profile as a type B as well? He does.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:31 AM) It's been confirmed by multiple outlets that the Cardinals offered Rasmus to the Sox for Jackson, Thornton, and a spect. Now things have changed and Kenny's being forced to find a way to include Teabag, which is going to cost us Rasmus and anything legit in this deal. Good point. If that would've gotten the deal done, you do it. You still shed salary and get a potential stud on your hands.

QUOTE (chunk23 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:28 AM) People are mad because KW traded away a very good young pitcher for an okay older pitcher, which is now being turned into a relief pitcher, while another team uses Jackson as the centerpiece to acquire a very good young outfielder. In other words, KW is mismanaging his resources and other GMs are taking advantage. This X1000

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:23 AM) Looks like a 3 team trade, Cards get EJAX, Toronto gets Rasmus, we ger Frasor. Beatnik tweeting: SOX ARE NOT trading John Danks. The Sox are idiots if they are not thinking about trading Danks. Blow it all the way up if you must. Time to get some good prospects. Kyle Drabek better be coming through that door with Jason Frasor.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:17 AM) Keep in mind, if the Jays flip him to St Louis for Rasmus, they also have much nicer pieces down on the farm they can send along with him. Just because they are able to get Rasmus out of Jackson, does not mean we necessarily could have as well Depends on if they send a prospect with, and who that prospect is. If it's Lawrie, that's one thing. If it's a similar guy to Cooper, I say we march to Kenny's doorsteps.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:12 AM) @SI_JonHeyman - Word is, #bluejays may spin e-jax to #stlcards if get him from #chisox @DKnobler - I hear if Edwin Jackson, Teahen go to Toronto, good chance they don't stay there (i.e. get flipped to third team). And yes, third team would likely be Cardinals (Rasmus) Kenny asleep at the wheel!

QUOTE (DirtySox @ Jul 27, 2011 -> 10:11 AM) Reposting: Jon Heyman SI_JonHeyman Jon Heyman Word is, #bluejays may spin e-jax to #stlcards if get him from #chisox 46 seconds ago Favorite Retweet Reply If the words, Colby Rasmus or Top Prospect come out, I'm going to be upset.

As others have noted, this simply means they have been told to dump salary. I'm sure the Jays would get a better deal for Jackson alone.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 01:17 PM) I dont think they would have to necessarily keep him off tv for the entire time. Run-ins, video interruptions, watchign from the crowd, ROH appearances. They could have milked this cow a little bit more. Regardless, I am watching. That would've been a good idea honestly.