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Andy McCullough @McCulloughStar Royals hit w/ outbreak of chickenpox. Alex Rios, Kelvin Herrera sick, expected to miss at least two weeks. http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kansa...le33222444.html … 17 retweets 12 favorites

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 03:29 PM) All's fair in love and war. If this was a quid pro quo deal more power to Epstein. Wish the Sox were smart enough to do something like that. Mark I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather the Sox not break laws and rules. The Wilder fiasco was enough for me. I can't believe anyone would seriously endorse that sort of thing.

Laurence Holmes ‏@LaurenceWHolmes 28m28 minutes ago Remember Samardzija numbers I shared with you? They might add up to him staying a #WhiteSox. Here's my column: http://cbsloc.al/1hvHa0s

https://twitter.com/TheBuzzerOnFOX/status/638768211685601281

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 02:22 PM) If the Hawks do trade Kane, I would like to see a sportswriter ask McDonough why Bobby Hull is so proudly paraded around given his history? Hull is a loudmouthed dirtbag.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 02:17 PM) Might want to burn those Hawks sweaters now if you already convicted Kane of rape. My eyes are open to the possibility, unlike some.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) Robinson Leyer, Brandon Brennan, Peter Tago, J.B. Wendelken, Keon Barnum, Nick Delmonico, Jake Peter,Courtney Hawkins https://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry Three interesting names there in Tago, Barnum, and Delmonico.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 02:03 PM) Yep, but if the Hawks win the cup again with him on the roster it will be, "SOO glad we never traded Kane," again. I'd rather not win a cup than have a rapist on my favorite team.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 01:57 PM) That is such bull. Would anyone watch baseball if there was serious doubt over whether the games were fixed? Would you watch baseball again if it turned out the White Sox lost in the world series because the umpires were paid off? People certainly answered whether they would watch baseball if there were players on performance enhancers. The difference on the real "integrity of the game" is so gigantic it's not even debatable. There is a large difference in logic and motivation here. With steroids, it was all about guys trying to win. With gambling, the chances is there that someone is trying to lose. That makes a very big difference to me in terms of punishment. Someone who is purposefully trying to lose should never be allowed to play professional baseball again, period.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 01:47 PM) Steroids were not even banned during Thomas's time. ANd frankly, even if they were, to pretty much everyone not making cheap points, purposely throwing a game is a completely different level than taking performance enhancers. There is a huge difference when you are changing the game so that the result is fixed. Technically they were always banned, they just weren't tested for.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 01:50 PM) Definitely. The only question with each is are they going to hit? Sometimes it's easy to say no way, sometimes you have to think something is there. On the board the other day it said Sanchez led AL rookies in doubles. Considering how long it took him to get hits, that's pretty impressive. Saladino has struggled lately, but if we judge everyone by their first few hundred plate appearances, we would be right a lot, but miss out on some really good hitters. I think Saladino's peak is somewhere around where Gordon Beckham peaked out after his rookie campaign. Tyler's time in the minors, he has put up decent numbers for a middle IF. No I don't expect Jason Kipnis type of numbers, but I can squint and see a ceiling of .280/.350/.400. Give him something like 12-15 homers per full season, along with 20ish doubles. It isn't great, but if the guy can play plus defense, he will win you some games.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) Balta has said the White Sox won't be relevant the rest of this decade. He also stated the Cubs reaching the wild card will pay all by itself for Jon Lester's bloated contract, and Balta is never wrong, just ask him. Seems like perfect motivation for going for it again. If you arrive a year too early it's worth over $150 million. Think about what it's worth if it's 3 or 4 years too early. Uh-oh, personal attack.

I hadn't heard this story, or a rebuttal to it. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/01..._n_8071696.html

Being 100% honest, I know next to nothing about the case outside of what I saw in 8 Men Out. What are you all using as source materials for what really happened?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) I don't think there's any obvious reason to believe that Sanchez would be a more effective SS, offensively and defensively, than Saladino. Maybe he's a more solid bat but I'll definitely expect Tyler to be a better defender, at least if they both played SS. Both seem to have great range and instincts. I think Saladino has a MUCH better arm.

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 12:36 PM) Webb was added the other day. Putnam on the DL. Brad Penny is still my longshot, but I really don't care. See, that is how awesome I am at predicting.

I'd add Webb and Montas, and drop Carroll, for my prediction.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 11:51 AM) Devil's advocate - Let's say the girl in question is making it up. What did Kane do wrong? Have a one night stand? I'm not defending him, either. I think the way athletes and entertainers use women is pretty bad. It's also really dumb for them to put themselves in a situation where they might be accused of something by someone they don't really know. But, I don't think one night stands are uncommon in sports, so I don't see why the Hawks would have a higher standard for Kane in this regard than they would for any of his teammates. I am not looking at this as a one time incident. While this has the potential to be the worst of everything, it is one in a line of many stupid things. At best (for Kane) the girl made this up, and he was cheating on his girlfriend, putting himself into a situation to nationally embarrass his employer, every single time this case gets mentioned nationally. No one seems to be questioning whether Kane and this girl had sex, so I am going to go with that they did. Even if it is your best employee, after so long of making your business look bad, you get rid of them. Say what you want about "other teammates", but how many have had nationally covered instances of dragging the team name across the media. How many have done it multiple times. If I were Rocky Wirtz, I would love nothing more then to get good value for Patrick Kane and be done with him.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 10:50 AM) i wish there was some sort of clause that stated if she was unwilling to do her job based on religion, that she could be impeached. You know that whole separation of religion and state thing. If she isn't fulfilling the duties of her office, she should be able to be impeached. The problem is that it takes someone with the political willpower to do it, and most politicians are too scared for that.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 9h9 hours ago At the time of Vin Scully's 1st Dodgers broadcast in 1950, Hank Greenberg was 5th in MLB history with 331 career HR. Now he's tied for 105th

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 22m22 minutes ago MLB commissioner Rob Manfred denies request to reinstate Shoeless Joe Jackson. http://es.pn/1PJ1g2x

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 5m5 minutes ago Congrats to Erik Johnson, who has been named the International League’s Most Valuable Pitcher! http://atmlb.com/1JK6mah

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 09:47 AM) I understand that, but it seems like the county should have some kind of option for doing work that an elected official is refusing to do. A judge ought to have the authority to either remove and replace her, or at least give somebody the authority to issue the licenses in order to protect the county from liability. She should be impeached.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) Still defying multiple court orders and refusing to issue licenses. http://www.wkyt.com/home/headlines/Rowan-C...-323580981.html I have a lot more sympathy for a private business who tries to pull this, though still not a whole lot. I have zero sympathy for someone at the governmental level who does this. Governments shouldn't have religious bias, and as an employee of a government you represent that nonreligious government.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) Yes! There are sooo many horrible position players playing. Teams are littered with guys hitting .230 I am not referring to bad baseball players here. I am referring to players with no baseball IQ. There is a difference.