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QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 04:34 PM) Live by the sword, die by the sword. "Live near the guy who lives by the sword, also die by the sword."

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 04:26 PM) Plus, he's done enough mea culpas to gag on. I remember finding most of them to be very weak.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 04:07 PM) You can make the case, but I don't know if it's "equally strong." Tired or not, he has bad control and his secondary offerings are below average pitches. I personally think he should dump the screwball altogether -- it's got such a soft, predictable break and he doesn't seem to be able to keep it down in the zone with any level of consistency. But..."bad control and below average control on his secondary offerings" is exactly what you'd expect from a guy being stuck in the bullpen where he doesn't get to use those pitches and where his arm wears out when he finally gets the chance to. That's why I'd call it just about equally strong.

Has anyone stopped to say "Hey, wow, for this to happen the brewers would have to be totally sick of the guy. My word I didn't think that was possible, could he really be that bad?"

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 03:11 PM) DeAza - probably not (then they shouldn't trade him).

QUOTE (greg775 @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 03:02 PM) I'd pass on this guy. He sounds like a loser. Passan really casts a bad light on Braun: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ryan-braun-do...-050550708.html Greg, this might be the first and only time I ever wholeheartedly agree with you.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 12:59 PM) Zimmerman is such a numbskull. He really wants to die it seems. I know how he can protect himself. More guns.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 01:23 PM) which is the majority of the number you cited. No it isn't. The Medicaid enrolees are much, much larger since they didn't have to pay anything. The numbers in that article in the 10's of thousands for the states that did things well are the numbers who paid for their plan. And just to note...that's them pre-paying. They paid for plans in November that won't start until January.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 02:36 PM) I really like the Rose-Hinrich backcourt, which they should be using with Butler out, so it's no biggy to me. If that starting backcourt continues to thrive I'd hope to see Deng moved at some point to move Jimmy to the SF position. Just to note...Deng has been carrying the Bulls the last couple games.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 01:11 PM) Go AwayRod I like that one better

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 02:50 PM) I don't like him either, but man talk about a move that could speed up a rebuild... I'd be so tempted to cheer against any team that traded for him...after 5 years I can't tell whether I'd still be a fan.

Just so it's said, I'd hate cheering for him to the point that I'd consume significantly less baseball. That'd be real good motivation to cancel my extra innings package.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 02:45 PM) I agree. His peripherals were also substantially worse than his ERA last year, suggesting that there's a good chance he's a regression candidate. Then again, if you actually paid attention to how the Sox dealt with him last year (actually the last 2 years) until they finally were forced to give him a starting spot, you can make an equally strong case that he'll get significantly better.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 10:58 AM) It depends on the number of at bats he if going to get, a lot like Profar with the Rangers. He can platoon at 3B and spell the SS and 2B on other days. Its a way to immerse him without throwing him completely to the wolves. If he can not get consistent at bats, then you're right he doesn't fit on the club. Profar also got 166 PA's at AAA before being called up. Assuming they don't clear a spot for him in the offseason, they'll give him at least that long to see if someone else holds onto the 2b or 3b positions. That's what they did with Phegley/Flowers last year, that's what they once did with Beckham/Fields, etc.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 10:20 AM) Blame Republicans. You're hilarious.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 10:18 PM) I really like the Hudson signing in their park. That was one nasty looking injury he had last year though.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Nov 20, 2013 -> 09:15 AM) If the Sox were indeed on Johnson, that takes me from... Sox probably trading pitching... to Sox DEFINITELY trading pitching. They could have just had a nominal "couple million dollars in case no one else offers anything to him" offer on the table thinking he's a guy who could be traded at the deadline if healthy.

The son of Virginia state senator an former governor candidate Craig Deeds was given a psychological evaluation yesterday. He was released yesterday because there were no beds available in the Richmond area. Today he is dead after stabbing his father several times and being shot, maybe suicide not sure on that part yet. Virginia cut its mental health spending by 9% from 09 to 11, closing several facilities in the process.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 08:14 PM) I like Lenovo. Seems like everyone you run into has a really strong negative opinion about one of the manufacturers, so it's always really difficult to tell. I try to evaluate on a product by product basis, depending on what I'm looking for. Lenovo is that manufacturer for me, lasted 1.5 years before dying.

It's a day that ends in Y, so you know what that means: an injured Bull.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 06:25 PM) I think we're pretty similiar in our thinking except for the bolded part. You're not going to get much of anything for that price. I think a veteran LH at catcher is necessary and a platoon isnt backwards or the opposite of everything we should be doing just the reality of catching these days. I'm fine with that and I'd pay more for a veteran backup who hits LH. I just absolutely don't want a guy like AJ who figures to get 500 PA's and costs $5 million. Either fix it long term via FA, fix it long term via trade, or play the kids and see what they can do.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 06:03 PM) bring back AJ rather than force us to watch Flowers/Phegley again. That's just embarassing. Like I said, a 1 year stopgap is the worst option on the list. AJ is a 1 year stopgap. I'd vastly rather save the few million bucks and spend it on a reliever or something like that in a year when we go into the season thinking we have a shot. I think bringing back AJ would be an embarrassing move for this team. Completely the opposite of what they should be doing.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 05:28 PM) 2010: http://baltimoresportsreport.com/os-make-s...erko-10166.html I thought the Angels offered more in '05 as well. Either way, the point remains. You cited Konerko only made 15 million more than Dunn but if he takes the best contract available both times that's probably 5-10 million. Funny you say the numbers aren't a big deal and then site taxes. That article says the O's offer was $4 million more and that they made a "Significant offer" to him in 2010. A "Significant offer" could have been 3/$35 and the White Sox could have offered him that $4 million then. (And I didn't cite Konerko making more than Dunn, that was someone else, I just hate the "Konerko turned down more money to stay here meme).

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 05:20 PM) Considering the state we are at as an organization, I don't believe in stopgaps either but due to nature of the position, if there is somewhere you get a stop gap it has to be catcher. I'd rather have Phlowgley phlail away at the baseball and see if one of them can turn into anything useful than that. By a long shot.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 19, 2013 -> 05:07 PM) I don't necessarily agree with that. We have to address the catching position and Hahn has acknowledged that. We can do it via trade as well. I am not sold on either McCann or Salty in this market. A trade works too and I missed if I failed to include that this time. Basically my perspective is this. If the scouts say the Sox have a remote chance of having a long-term option in Phlowgley, then maybe you look for a LH hitting backup and go with 1 of them as the starter. If they say you're screwed if you count on these people, then you need to come away with a long-term option somewhere and get working on them. If you've got a trade that works, great, do it. The only thing I don't want to see is a 1 year stopgap starter that actually costs money. $500k is ok, but anything more than that is completely backwards and the opposite of everything we should be doing.