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QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 02:32 PM) Damnit! If only we had Juan Pierre to platoon against RHP! poor marty lol

twins...wow,just BAD

alexi casilla is such a bad player...dont know how or why hes starting on a ml team

funny pic

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 02:11 PM) When women get to be 40 and over, its common to say they are turning 39 on their birthday. Just don't do it when they are turning 29. did not know that...he said it like he meant it lol nice to know

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 02:09 PM) So I received multiple texts from people saying Hawk said Beckham's mom turns 39 today? That can't be right... Can anyone confirm what age he said? yup he said 39

QUOTE (johnnymick @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:41 PM) I don't have sound where I am watching. What were all those items given out to some players? ah, forgot these awards too, Ventura presented Best Actor, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor awards to Gordon Beckham (for his role as Jake Peavy in the #TakeJake campaign), Paul Konerko and Jerry Reinsdorf

thats one tough homestand coming up that hawk was mentioning.. laa, kc and oak

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:44 PM) What in the hell?? "Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiCubs Blow by blow on the Demp meltdown after he was pulled: Threw down the cooler lid, threw the cooler, threw his sports drink against the wall." he only threw 93 pitches..maybe thats why? i think his last 2 starts are more of an indicator of what your going to get out of dempster. 6ip,3er or so. not an ace

QUOTE (johnnymick @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:41 PM) I don't have sound where I am watching. What were all those items given out to some players? the one aj got was for catching the perfect game, humbers was for throwing it, paulies was for hitting his 400th(i think that was it) and yes i hate hernandez too

just saw all the gifts jerry gave to some of the players, nice guy

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) Ahhh, fack.... "Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien Greinke in June: "This is probably the one park I don’t really like pitching in. I never feel real comfortable pitching here."" here it is, the whole quote: "This is probably the one park I don't really like pitching in," Greinke said. "It's kind of dark in the stadium, it seems like. But today I pitched good, so I'll take it. But I have always had trouble here. I don't know what it is. It's just different." really odd guy lol

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) Ahhh, fack.... "Chuck Garfien ‏@ChuckGarfien Greinke in June: "This is probably the one park I don’t really like pitching in. I never feel real comfortable pitching here."" yea i mentioned that a few times already lol he thinks the cell is "dark or something" lol

we'll take the dp, blackburn is pitching so its fine

not looking good

hopefully we can keep peavy under 120 pitches today

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:10 PM) Damn, you beat me to it. This scares me. I hope Kenny doesn't throw a flurry of prospects at the Brewers for a rental. I want Grienke, but the cost scares me. it scares me too, because as ive said plenty of times, it just doesnt seem at all that greinke would want to be here or stay here. sure id love to have him but hopefully kw isnt thinking of him as a rental and gives up a lot. hopefully its with him knowing if he could resign him and how much greinke seems to want(no way he gets near what hamels got, especially with teams like ny and bos not wanting him)

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:07 PM) If a guy in the last year of his deal gets dealt to another team, they do NOT get a pick even if they offer arbitration. That is what has changed. So for example, if the Sox were to make an offer of arbit at the end of this year, and he turns them down, the Sox would get a pick (in theory if he were amongst the top catchers etc). If the Sox were to trade AJ somewhere else in the next week, that team would NOT get a pick if they offered arbit. isnt also the amount of money offered? meaning for example(in the past) if a.j. was making 5mil , u would offer 7mil , which he would turn down, but you still get the pick. now, even though if aj is making 5mil, you have to offer about 12mil ?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) Then the rule didn't change. Because that was always the rule - you have a guy go free agent at end of contract, you make an offer, he turns it down, you get a pick. What has changed? Free agent compensation For the 2012 draft, the current "Type A" and "Type B" designations remain in place, but the CBA included special provisions that modified the statuses of 11 players who were Type A free agents under the old CBA. Six of these will be "Modified Type A"—meaning that the signing team does not forfeit a draft pick, but the player's former team will receive a compensatory pick in the same position it would have earned under regular Type A rules. The remaining five will be "Modified Type B", with compensation identical to that for other Type B free agents.[28] After the 2012 draft, free agents will no longer be classified by "type". Instead, a team will only be able to receive compensation if it makes its former player an offer at least equal to the average of the 125 richest contracts.[29] However, if a player is traded during the final season of his contract, his new team will be ineligible to receive any compensation

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 12:55 PM) Wait a second... I thought the new rules with free agents were that you don't get a pick if they leave, even if you make an offer. Did I miss something? you have offer something like 12.5mil for one year, atleast, and then you can get the pick, i believe here it is: the team must offer the free agent a one-year contract worth the average of the 125 highest salaries. If that free agent signs with another team, the other team will give up its first-round pick

the rangers are the favorites to get johnson and now that the braves arent getting dempster theyre trying to get greinke. not good(they have way more prospects) >There’s an "excellent chance" Greinke will be dealt, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reports. Many scouts watched his outing last night and some came away impressed. Greinke is said to admire the Angels and Braves organizations, Morosi notes.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 10:29 AM) nice bluff. Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN As of now, Cubs' plan is to keep Dempster and make qualifying offer to get a draft pick -- unless offers improve. Not close to LAD deal yet. that theyre fustrated by their lack of leverage. well what do you expect, he said he wants to go to the dodgers. would be dumb for them to give up a top prospect

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:41 AM) Johnson's price just went up a ton. yea just saw this on mlbrumors: >The Rangers are one of the teams actively pursuing Johnson, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. They'd be willing to trade top prospect Mike Olt for Johnson, Nightengale writes. >There’s a 50-50 chance the Marlins move Johnson, MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro reports (on Twitter). The Marlins are holding out for a great offer. >There should be a “feeding frenzy” for Johnson, an executive tells Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). nevermind lol so who is kw's target/options then? just greinke?

QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 08:20 AM) 2 games in a row versus the Twins? Is there some kind of crazy marketing effort going on now? Any idea how today's game will look? i think it was mentioned that monday was half price night? not sure about yesterday though. todays game is at 1 so i wouldnt count on there being a big crowd. hopefully

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 25, 2012 -> 06:01 AM) Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS cole hamels & phillies have reached agreement on 6-year deal for about $140 million. So i guess this means the rangers are really going to be going after greinke now that hamels isnt available. Its fine, lets get johnson