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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:36 AM) One has to wonder how much the garbage that Sandler's put out for most of the last 2-3 years has finally caught up with him? Most aren't blaming Tom Cruise for the failure that is Rock Of Ages, but Sandler's deserving a lot of the blame for the complacency that set in with his production company. 13-18 year olds still love all the garbage that Sandler dumps out (for the most part). That following alone will keep the wheels turning.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 12:15 PM) There are a lot of dollars owed to Dunn, that and the memory of 2011. Maybe you considered his contract a steal, I would say the majority would have thought at the very least a slight overpay. We know how bad he can be. Again, if I was convinced he would hit like he's hit this year for the rest of the season and the next 2, he wouldn't be touchable except for an overpay. I don't think that. Its my opinion. You are entitled to it, of course. Looking at Dunn's career over 13 MLB seasons, 2011 is the outlier, not his start to 2012. I just don't see how anyone could talk of dumping him, no matter how shrewd a move it has the slight possibility of being.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:59 AM) Is this getting any traction? Or are most outlets ignoring it? It's being ignored. 670 briefly mentioned it jokingly.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 12:05 PM) Its not assinine, and I'm not saying it because they lost some games this weekend. Of the 3, Peavy is the last in my line because he's not owed that much in the future. Aren't you normally Mr. White Sox Ra-Ra? Seriously? I'm just confused. The White Sox signed Adam Dunn to a contract we all considered a steal. In the second year of said contract, he leads the Majors in home runs (on pace for a White Sox record) and leads the AL in walks. He is 5th in the AL in OPS, with teammate Paul Konerko 2nd. These two are the best 3/4 in all of baseball. Yes, Dunn was horrific last year - but his confidence is back and he's been even better than expected when signed. There is zero reason to trade Adam Dunn, and certainly no reason to waive him - not right now anyway. The White Sox have another hot streak in them, and they are a playoff team this year. They've lost some tough ones, but talk of ridding ourselves of Dunn this year for the sake of the future is, well, asinine.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 02:43 PM) I, unlike most, actually think Zach can succeed as a MLB starter. So I am not disappointed with the notion at all. It's pretty clear pushing him into the mop-up role is not one he is going to flourish in right now, so try him in a different role. If he fails at that, then they can put him in Charlotte as a starter. Stewart is pretty horrendous. He has a 1.57 WHIP over 91+ innings. Something has to change quickly. To be honest, I think this is a "last chance" start for him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:52 AM) That is because it IS piss It's piss that gets you drunk, though, so I still drink it when necessary.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) When you have a chance to win, you take it. That's what the entire purpose of playing was, last I checked. I think the collective at Soxtalk is over-reacting to some painfully blown games over the weekend. People need to chill, it's f***ing baseball! It's mid-way through June and the White Sox are in first. Talk of dropping Dunn or Peavy is asinine.

QUOTE (balfanman @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 11:34 AM) Which, one could also argue, is the very reason that we need to keep hom. Oh yeah, the Sox without this year's Dunn are toast.

Here for those who don't have YouTube. That has got to result in a Technical every time.

I'd love for Prior to make a pseudo comeback.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 11:55 PM) Not a terrible resolution to The Killing. After they got Jamie to confess, I was disappointed, but then once they revealed that it was technically their aunt Terri who put the car in the lake, which drown Rosie and actually killed her, I was more pleased. That's actually a pretty good twist, what with her not knowing it was her own niece who was in the trunk and all. Yeah, I actually dug the finale.

So much for Salak being any part of the future answer at goaltender.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2012 -> 09:44 AM) I'd have to think that if you put Dunn on Waivers right now, some team in need of offense would claim him. He leads the majors in homeruns and doesn't make 20 million. Someone would take him.

To think we could have had Brandon Inge for nothing (.775 OPS with Oakland). Would Washington be willing to unload Ryan Zimmerman? He's clearly not fitting in to the whole youth movement, and is getting pretty expensive. That said, if you're willing to gamble on a contract, he'd be worth it. Rumor has it Philly is getting close to fire sale territory if we thought Placido Polanco at this stage of his career was an upgrade. Youk would, honestly, have to be dirt cheap both in cost to acquire as well as cost to play.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 09:44 PM) Why is no one talking about Spoelstra playing defense on that last possession??????????? He ran out like a foot from the Thunder player. That can't be legal. Here is the play I was talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgYZjXXotp4...mp;feature=plcp Here is a screen grab. I do feel like that should have been a technical foul - he is clearly capable of distracting the player. I just don't think I've ever seen a coach get on the court so far when the play is in his own zone? I'm not complaining about the refs, I just think that's absurd, especially when I was watching it live and he was waving his arm (obviously wanting someone to cover Westbrook) and got WAY TOO CLOSE and could have easily disrupted the play.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jun 17, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) 2 wins away from Lebron making love to the Larry O'Brien trophy Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Why is no one talking about Spoelstra playing defense on that last possession??????????? He ran out like a foot from the Thunder player. That can't be legal.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 04:17 PM) Noah is untouchable to me for unless we're getting a clear, definitive upgrade for the team. I'm over Noah and his constant injuries.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:01 PM) Another reason Ozzie's mouth wasn't bad to the average fan. He kept the Sox in the news, kept people buzzing about Ozzie. Sox are irrelevant again w/out Ozzie for now. We may all be diehards on here, and follow the Sox no matter what, but Ozzie was good keeping the Sox in the news for the average fan. He was free publicity for the White Sox/ticket sales. If you think his brashness affected the players negatively, I think you should reconsider your position. Who gives a f*** about his kids? These are grown men playing baseball. Ozzie was a GREAT sideshow as well as a WS winning manager. This post is just chock full of tasty Ozzie goodness. I love the bolded line. I don't really get what Ozzie did to keep us in the news as relevance. Sure, there's a 30 second Sox highlight on Sportscenter instead of a 45 second highlight that included a stupid Ozzie quote, but that's no difference, really. MLB Network is covering the White Sox and Robin's rookie campaign positively. Tune into something else.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 04:01 PM) LOL, i love how that had to be disproved The Internet is a real bastard sometimes.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:54 PM) http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/sharktank.asp This isn't a photograph taken at Kuwait's Scientific Center (which does have a shark tank); it's a photo snapped at Toronto's Union Station which was shut down for several hours on 1 June 2012 after it was flooded with rainwater and sewage. Second, no sharks were present in Union Station that day. This image is one of many Photoshop-produced memes that circulated on the Internet in the aftermath of the Toronto station flooding incident, several of which featured sharks.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 02:16 PM) It just shows how a pretty bad MJ can basically still be a very well above avg NBA player. If folks go back and watch the dream team years or some of his old dvds you'll see someone that was clearly the best that ever was. I don't need to watch DVDs to remember Jordan dominating. He was unstoppable. The only time I've felt like I was watching someone on Jordan's level this season was LeBron a couple games in that series against the Celtics, and a couple 4th quarters from Durant this playoffs.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 01:16 PM) Jordan shot the same percentage from the field his last year with the Wizards as Rose did in his MVP season last year and actually shot a higher percentage from the field than Rose did this year. He still played at a pretty high level for the Wizards. Yeah man, but watching an old MICHAEL JORDAN miss a dunk in the All-Star Game and shoot 42 and 45% from the floor was painful. Jordan's PER of 19.3 that final year didn't come close to Rose's 23 and 23.5. I mean, he was still a decent player, but this is Michael Jordan we're talking about, Michael Jordan. It was just embarrassing and that jersey looked awful on him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 15, 2012 -> 01:22 PM) General warning here. Telling people to STFU isnt going to be tolerated, this thread was moving along nicely and moved back a few steps here today. Last warning edit: balta wins the warning post race I'm glad I've learned to be civil in these threads as to avoid suspension.