DukeNukeEm

People forget all the time that the Cardinals are the best run org in baseball. I'd take them over any team in the league. That team s***s success.

I'll probably blog it and yea, 2013. Some minor league schedules are out yet, some arent. Its bizarre, like for Norfolk I had to look at every other IL team because Norfolk was the only one who didnt post theirs. Eventually I found that Toledo was at Norfolk the date I was looking for.

4/13 - ****DEPART CHICAGO**** 4/14 - Busch Stadium (Brewers @ Cardinals) 4/15 - Great American Ball Park (Phillies @ Reds) 4/16 - Huntington Park (Bats @ Clippers) 4/17 - PNC Park (Cardinals @ Pirates) 4/18 - Yankee Stadium (D-backs @ Yankees) 4/19 - Citi Field (Nationals @ Mets) 4/20 - OPEN (Brooklyn Cycloes? Long Island Ducks?) 4/21 - Fenway Park (Royals @ Red Sox) 4/22 - OPEN (Waconah Park?) 4/23 - Citizens Bank Park (Pirates @ Phillies) 4/24 - Camden Yards (Blue Jays @ Orioles) 4/25 - Nationals Park (Reds @ Nationals) 4/26 - Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Mud Hens @ Bulls) 4/27 - Harbor Park (Mud Hens @ Tides) 4/28 - Grayson Stadium (Power @ Sand Gnats) 4/29 - Turner Field (Nationals @ Braves) 4/30 - OPEN (Birmingham Barons?) 5/1 - Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (White Sox @ Rangers) 5/2 - Minute Maid Park (Rangers @ Astros) 5/3 - OPEN 5/4 - OPEN (Albuquerque Isotpes?) 5/5 - Angel Stadium (Orioles @ Angels) 5/6 - Dodger Stadium (D-Backs @ Dodgers) 5/7 - AT&T Park (Phillies @ Giants) 5/8 - OPEN 5/9 - OPEN 5/10 - Safeco Field (A's @ Mariners) 5/11 - Spring Mobile Ball Park (Aces @ Bees) 5/12 - OPEN (Lincoln Saltdogs?) 5/13 - Target Field (Mets @ Twins) 5/14 - ****HOME SWEET HOME CHICAGO ILLINOIS**** Looking for some minor league suggestions on those OPEN dates. This is all tentative for now.

I've heard from some people that the gangs have moles in the CPD kinda like the The Departed but not as blatant. Kids they keep out of trouble then get them in the force to mess with investigations, tip them off, get-of-jail-free cards etc. Confirm/deny?

Sale clearly has the best stuff on the staff. He struck out 15 Yankees on less than 110 pitches, THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. Read the quotes form guys who had to face him, Josh Willingham (who doesn't suck) said he was basically unhittable and dreads facing him. When it comes to White Sox pitchers there's Chris Sale, a huge gap, then the other guys.

Lew Ford is in the game right now for the Orioles. He still sends chills down my spine.

Agentspeak to the media really shouldnt be taken too seriously.

If we can get the kind of bargains we got on Buehrle and Danks there's absolutely no reason to let Peavy walk. This is fantastic news.

People are underrating a 23 year old lefty with a 3.75 ERA, 130 IP and who stays under team control for quite a while before you have to start paying him. Quintana has real value, not Chris Sale-like value, but still good. If we got John Danks for Brandon McCarthy we can score something pretty for Jose Quintana

Then you pick up his option and trade.him. $9.5 mil for Gavin Floyd will find a suitor and we at least get SOMETHING back.

We have the trade pieces. Quintana + change could easily get it done if the Mets are convinced Wright is leaving after 2013. They'll undoubtedly pick up the option before moving him, so we'll have to make room for $16 million.

Haha no. I still dont think we bring him back.

Come on, last game of the season and we dont get a WINNER thread?

Healthy Dan Johnson also says hello.

Injured wrist Paul Konerko says hello.

Our payroll will be closer to $150 million.

Dan Johnson finally gets one.

I just kinda farted out the details of the lineup, rotation and pen. Did not even realize. As for the $$$, Wright is obviously going to add some bucks to the salary, especially when you're opening up a rotation spot and leaving some holes in the bullpen. Even then this teams payroll isn't much more than what your OP calls for since I am factoring in preArb salaries. You've also got a ton of money freeing up in 2014 which could mean extension for Wright or any number of things. The format hopefully makes it easier for me to put it to Soxtalk to find ways of slicing some salary that I didn't see.

STARTING SALARY (NOT INCLUDING ARB OR PREARB): $72.25 mil TEAM OPTIONS / BUYOUTS Jake Peavy- See: "TEAM FREE AGENTS" Kevin Youkilis- Buyout. +$1 mil Gavin Floyd- Exercise TO +$9.5 mil Brett Myers- Buyout. +$3 mil TOTAL: +$13.5 mil STARTING SALARY: $72.25 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $85.75 mil ARBITRATION Gordon Beckham- $2.5 mil Alejandro DeAza- RESIGN 3y/$10 mil ($2.5 mil 2013 // $3.5 mil 2014 // $4.0 mil 2015 TO) Phil Humber- Walk TOTAL: $5 mil EXISTING SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $85.75 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $89.75 mil TEAM FREE AGENTS Orlando Hudosn- Walk AJ Pierzynski- Resign 2y/$15 mil ($7.5 mil 2013 // $7.5 mil 2014) Francisco Liriano- Walk Jose Lopez- Walk Brian Bruney- Walk Dewayne Wise- Resign 1y/$1.25 mil Dan Johnson- Walk Ray Olmedo- Walk Deunte Heath- Walk Jake Peavy- Resign 3y/$30.5 mil ($9.75 mil 2013 // $10 mil 2014 // $10.75 mil 2015) TOTAL: +$18.25 mil EXISTING SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $89.25 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $108.5 mil TRADES Matt Thornton -$5.5 mil to ATL for Paul Maholm, cash +$3 mil Gavin Floyd -$9.5 mil to LAA for Hisanori Takahashi, Nick Marounde +$4.5 mil John Danks Trayce Thompson, Jesse Crain -$19.75 mil to NYM for David Wright +$16 mil TOTAL: -$10.25 mil EXISTING SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $108.5 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $ 96.75 mil FREE AGENTS Sign Kyuji Fujikawa 2y/$7.5 mil ($3.5 mil 2013 // $4 mil 2014) Sign Ryan Madson 1y/$3 mil TOTAL: +$7.5 mil EXISTING SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $96.75 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $104.25 mil PREARB SALARIES TOTAL: +$6 mil EXISTING SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $104.25 mil CURRENT SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $110.25 mil TOTAL SALARY/OBLIGATIONS: $110.25 mil LINEUP: Alejandro DeAza 8 David Wright 6 Adam Dunn 0 Paul Konerko 3 Alex Rios 9 AJ Pierzynski 2 Dayan Viciedo 7 Alexei Ramirez 5 Gordon Beckham 4 BENCH: DeWayne Wise OF Jordan Danks OF Tyler Flowers C Carlos Sanchez INF ROTATION: Chris Sale L Jake Peavy R Jose Quintana L Hector Santiago L Paul Maholm L BULLPEN: Addison Reed CL R Nate Jones SU R Donnie Veal SU L Ryan Madson SU R Kyuji Fujikawa MR R Hisanori Takahashi MR L Nick Marounde MR L

What the Bears' defense has lost in athleticism it's obviously gained in veteran leadership and experience. The Big 4: Peppers, Urlacher, Tillman and Briggs are just one step ahead all the time. All those guys are well into their 30's and (aside from Urlacher) still look like they're in the prime of their careers.

that was a thorough beatdown.

Forte or Bush needs 18 points for me. 19 to win. Its a PPR league and I'm leaning Forte.

If I wanted to live in a incredibly dangerous war torn hellhole I'd enlist in the army and get paid. I'd even have a better chance of surviving Afghanistan than Englewood.

The hitting, obviously.

Saw your Sox-o-Gram at the game last night. Congratulations, did you pay for that or did the team put it up there?