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So are all those who are morally outraged that the Sox signed Manny also upset that they have called up Tyler Flowers???

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:31 PM) i see what your saying but this is ozzie we are talking about....if ramirez/beckham went down over the next few days they'd just put vizquel at their spot and put teahen at 3rd You're probably right.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:28 PM) Lillibridge. Then they wouldn't have a backup middle infielder.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:26 PM) So who gets removed from the 25 man for tomorrow? Kotsay may have hurt himself on that diving stop in the ninth today.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:23 PM) Time to put the pedal to the metal. My preferred lineup tomorrow: 7 Pierre 4 Beckham B Ramirez 3 Konerko 9 Teahen 8 Rios 2 AJ 6 Ramirez 5 Vizquel I like: LF Pierre SS Ramirez DH Manny 1B Konerko CF Rios C Pierzynski RF Jones 3B Vizquel 2B Beckham Ozzie will probably go with Omar batting second and Alexei eighth, however.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:09 PM) It's not about liking Manny. It's about knowing that this team needs a bat, and taking whatever we can get. I'm willing to concede a month for a juicer if he can carry this team to the promise land. Former juicer. I doubt if he's still juicing.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 08:00 PM) BNightengale #mlb #whitesox #dodgers Dodgers trying to decide whether to take 3B prospect Jon Gilmore and pay chunk of Manny's salary or take the cash 4 minutes ago via web So how much in cash would Gilmore be worth?

If Manny cheats while on the Sox or quits on the Sox, I will hate him for it. If he plays well for the Sox, I will cheer him for it. If he plays like the Manny of old and propels the Sox to a championship, he will become one of my all-time favorites. At this point, I am excited about his acquisition.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 07:39 PM) I wonder about this. Who not on the Sox 40 man is worth $1 million or so to the Dodgers? I'm not questioning you at all, I'm just wondering. I would think if the Sox want significant salary relief, the prospect must be significant as well. Yeah, I would think at this point the Dodgers would just want to dump his entire salary. We'll see by tomorrow.....

Jayson Stark is reporting that there still could be a swap of a player for some salary relief.

No Kotsay and no Quentin in the lineup today. Sox have a chance!

Carlos Quentin and Carlos Torres suck.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 07:07 PM) How many runs does Danks give right back up here? Two?

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 07:04 PM) He really needs to be hitting around 6 or 7 right now. We need Manny.

Let's knock CC out of the game this inning.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 06:56 PM) My god people, it's one start. Danks is a very good pitcher. Adrian Gonzalez is a pretty good player too. (And I know SD would have never made that trade anyway). Danks is a good pitcher - a solid number three. I think he's been over-rated by some around here however.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 06:51 PM) Pathetic outing by Danks. 4 of his last 10 starts now he's given up 5 or more runs. Should have traded him for Adrian Gonzalez back in March. Hindsight being 20/20 and all.

JDINAA

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 06:30 PM) Looks much better this inning, his fastball has been crisp. It's leaving the park a lot crisper too.

It won't matter if Danks doesn't get his s*** together.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 01:32 PM) Reinsdorf is not gonna take on $1M for 5 weeks and then pay $3M next year for a player not even on the roster. If that's what the Dodgers want he has no choice.

KW did say, “It will be an interesting weekend – in more ways than one.”

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 01:15 PM) This ^ and they want to drop all the dollars on KW who doesn't want to take on the full $4M. If all the Dodgers wanted was to drop all the dollars on KW, Manny would have been in the White Sox lineup tonight already.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 04:36 PM) Hell, you can even say that A.J. cheated to help us win the World Series. No you can't. Well, you could say it but you would be absolutely wrong.

To those who are against the White Sox acquiring Manny because he is a cheater: Manny most likely was a cheater years ago but I'm going to assume that he is "clean" now and will be during his stay with the Sox. Even the banned substance he was suspended for last year was not a steroid but a drug many athletes take when trying to recover after they stop taking steroids. If Manny is caught taking steroids while with the Sox I would support dumping him on the spot. But I'm not going to get all self righteous over something he did years ago while playing for the competition. If "Clean Manny" produces for the 2010 White Sox, I will be cheering him on. Also, I never liked Manny because of his attitude, but again as long as he plays well here I'll be happy. One more point to those vehemently opposed to KW acquiring Manny: I suppose you are also outraged that Tyler Flowers was brought up to the major league roster last year and continues to be part of the organization.