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I'm starting to get a little excited knowing that this could turn out really good for us this year.

QUOTE (Jenks Heat @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:30 AM) Dayan will go down when Teahen comes back so he can play everyday in AAA. He will be back on Sept. 1 and never see AAA again. On White Sox Weekly they talked about Lillibridge and Walker working all winter in California to get him to become the player Guillen wants. When he showed this in AAA he was called up. Interesting stuff. I still don't understand why it has to be that way. Kotsay provides absolutely nothing that we already have in Teahen other than marginally better defense at 1B. We are a more dynamic team with Teahen, Viciedo and Lillibridge on the roster.

I like our chances to take 3 of 4 in Detroit with the way the Tigers offense has been playing. However, looking at the pitching matchups in Tampa, the Twins might be able to take 3 of 4.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:19 AM) I don't want to see Lilli go down, but Kotsay is most likely not going anywhere. He is the lefty bat and back up to Konerko Something that Teahen can do for us while actually getting an occasional hit.

QUOTE (scenario @ Jul 31, 2010 -> 04:46 PM) May not mean anything but... ESPN's Buster Olney tweets that the Dodgers took on about $3MM with all their deadline moves. With the financial issues they've got, maybe it will cause them to re-think the Manny situation in mid-late August... Especially if they take a step back in the standings. Worth keeping an eye on possibly. Lost 5 straight.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:19 AM) Oops, misread that. As for the video chat thing -- I find this totally gimmicky and stupid, especially on the i4, which requires WIFI...the porn industry seems to love facetime, though. Right now it's one of those features that people love to show off...but I find annoying and have thus far, never used other than to show people heh. At the end of the day the things that matter to me, such as the 4G speed and the much cheaper monthly bill, I'm a happy camper. There is nothing about my phone that makes feel as if I have some inferior product that I'm working with.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 09:09 AM) My point is that it takes over a year for an iPhone to be obsolete. It takes 2 months for an Android to be obsolete. You seemed to have completely missed that point. The Droid X is way better than the EVO, contrary to yor claim that the EVO is the best gaming option...it's not. The Droid X is the same size as the EVO, only it doesn't suffer the slowdowns, and has WAY better battery life. My point proven again. The EVO isn't even a half year old and it's obsolete. Also, the EVO has dual cameras for video chat. Plus I get a cheaper monthly bill for sticking with sprint and 4G speeds. Like I said....options, pros/cons. And you're obviously not including other phones and operating systems when saying an iphone isn't obsolete for a full 2 years.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 08:18 AM) I think the iPhone4 is the best phone out there right now. I've used the newer Android units, and frankly, the really nice ones (Evo/DX) are simply too big for a phone. The iPhone is 3.5", while the EVO and X are 4.3", which is nice for screen size, but simply too big for my liking. They need to pare those down to 4", which I feel could be the happy medium between the 3.5" size and the enormous 4.3" sizes. They also have to up the resolution. No reason the i4 with a 3.5" screen should have higher pixel density and resolution anymore, especially when you consider a new Android phone comes out once a month. Obviously that's your personal opinion but people like choices. Apple provides one option for screen size. I'm 6'4" with large hands so the EVO screen size is absolutely perfect for me. QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 08:18 AM) And that's my other problem with Android right now...too much too soon. The release schedule for Android phones (and I'm not talking about competitors either, but the SAME manufacturers) have to slow down. There is no excuse for a Droid, a Droid X and a Droid 2 (next few weeks) to come out in the same year, and I bet they have a few other Androids that I'm failing to mention here, making it probably 5 different Motorola branded Droids in less than 1 year. Choice is good, too much choice is not. Who cares if there are a lot of phones coming out? Again, people like choices. All of these phones aren't cookie cutter options. You can weigh the pros and cons for which one to get. The EVO for example isn't the best gaming phone option out there for android but I don't really care much about mobile gaming so it didn't affect me. Plus you can look at provider plans. I get a nice discount from work for using Sprint so that made my choice even easier. And as far as obsolescence, the iphone is just as "obsolete" after 1 year as any android phone is. Besides, most carriers provide a big discount after 1 year with a phone to allow you to upgrade. As a self-proclaimed techie you should know that.

And yet there are 160K new subscribers to android phones each day.

Who doesn't love food?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 2, 2010 -> 12:56 AM) Whomever they send down has to stay down for 10 days. So it's not going to be TPain. What they should do is put Kotsay on the 15 day DL retroactive to whenever he last played (Wednesday?) with a forearm strain or something bogus, bring Torres up, then send him back down after the start and bring Chris Sale up. Then bring Teahan back when we return home and send down whomever you feel least comfortable with, Threets or Sale. Send down Lilli or Viciedo after an more extensive look at what Dayan can do when it is time to bring Kotsay back. Why would there be a reason to ever bring him back?

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 07:00 PM) If The Dodgers fall out of it, they are likely hoping KW tries to acquire him so they can get financial relief. They are bleeding money these days. Which makes it even more odd that they weren't willing to let him go yesterday.

So it's feasible that we could even get a bat this week via this process?

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 05:53 PM) BNightengale #mlb #twins Twins 1B Justin Morneau, out since July 7 with concussion, hit in cage Sunday, but still likely weeks away from playing. I'll take it.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 04:51 PM) Dominated with a big fat L and 4 of those little ER things! Suck it, Gio! Yeah he really sucks this season.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 04:08 PM) In Kotsay's defense, it's not his job to make roster decisions, and he's not going to just say "send me down please". It's KW and Ozzie's fault (who knows which one decides honestly) that Kotsay is still here. It's an absolute joke too, and will be an even bigger one when Teahen returns. There are no opportunities to boo Ozzie so you have to just boo his decision just like we did for Wise on opening day last season.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 03:49 PM) Or Hot Fire. It's only a nickname if more than one person uses it.

There needs to be more outrage from the fan base about Kotsay. There is no reason he should be on this roster when Teahen returns. I'm at the point where I want him to get booed for every AB at home. I will be livid if Viciedo or Lillibridge get sent down so that his inept, washed up ass can stay here and continue to provide no contribution whatsoever.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 02:40 PM) Huddy's slider is working tonight. Looks to have a nice 8 MPH disparity between that slide piece and his fastball. You watching from Belarus?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 03:37 PM) Look at the ballpark they play in and the one we play in, and you'll see that such a stat actually proves we have noticeably better pitching. That's fine and dandy but they still get to pitch in their park the rest of the way (half the time) and not on a neutral field.

Alex Gordon showing some pop since being called back up.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 03:24 PM) Yeah, they have the advantage on O, us with our arms... Maybe on paper but they've given up 1 less run than us all year and played 1 more game.

Right down the middle for ball 4.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 1, 2010 -> 02:54 PM) Gavin's going out there again. Why?

Twins now up 3-0. Will they ever lose again?