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QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:42 AM) Welp...if this is true and people within Subway knew about this and ignored it, that is it, I won't eat another subway sandwich again. Jersey Mike's will get my business instead. I fell in love with Jersey Mike's when I worked downtown. I wish we had one out here where I work now. Subway sucks compared to them anyway.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2m2 minutes ago #Mariners announce that they have fired Jack Zduriencik as GM. Assistant GM Jeff Kingston takes over for rest of season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:15 AM) And 0-4 against the Pirates. Oops/

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 10:08 AM) So you are saying one month of Matt Albers SHOULD net a decent prospect. Thanks. I disagree. If you can get pretty much anything at all for Albers, you take it. Odds are it will be the same sort of C level diamond in the rough we have been accumulating for some of our other similar deadline deals. At the end of the day it boils down to the Clintonian version of it depends on what your definition of "decent" is. You guys can argue that part out all you want.

Christopher Kamka @ckamka In Carlos Rodon's last 6 starts with Flowers catching: 1.11 ERA, 40.2 IP, 24 Hits, 44/17 K/BB

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 08:58 AM) Click my controls at the top of the page. Click board settings. Under board display settings set the question “Do you wish to view members avatars when reading topics?” to no. This is exactly right. Thanks IWC.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 11:03 PM) Wait, people are seriously saying the Sox should pick up Ramirez' option? That's just crazy talk. He'd be lucky to get a 1 year deal at 6 million on the open market let alone 10 million. 35 year old SS coming off a negative WAR season, come on folks. The vast majority of his value is tied up his defense and there is absolutely zero reason to believe he's suddenly going to pick it up again at 35. Check his defensive metrics this is the 5th straight year of decline and this year he fell off a cliff he's 2 runs above average. That's not even close to good enough with his bat. It isn't a matter of should or should not. It is a matter of will or won't. The fact that Alexei is still here is a very clear indication that he will be our SS in 2016.

This thread means we have officially seen the peak of Thompson's career.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Aug 28, 2015 -> 07:50 AM) ...says the guy who started the 2015 & 2013 Cubs Catch-All threads. Yes, because as an Admin, I don't start any threads...

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 07:12 PM) Would you guys shut Rodon down after this start? I let Rodon's arm dictate that. If velocity or mechanics start to slip, then I look at least as skipping and see how he responds in side sessions. So far he looks as strong as he has all year.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 04:27 PM) Win this year? I'd say that was reason enough. Sanchez has all but earned the title of starting 2B for the Chicago White Sox for 2016. I can't see any reason to bench him to try Johnson out there again. Sanchez is playing at an AllStar level arguably. Let's not f*** with one of the few bright spots. He could still be traded now. But he is still here. Unless we are willing to offer him a QO, which we obviously won't do because we hold an option for about $6 million less than the QO, we won't get any compensation for him when he leaves. If we aren't picking up his option, there is literally no reason for him to be here. Get used to it. Alexei will be here next year.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 01:56 PM) What professional athlete do you know of that hasnt taken a girl home from a bar? Obviously he's a moron for not vetting them better but I dont see that situation as abnormal That doesn't mean anything to be honest. Doing stupid things on the basis that everyone does it, doesn't make it any smarter.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 03:41 PM) There is no way that the Sox should pick up Alexei's option. Sanchez and Saladino should play SS the rest of the way. If the Sox weren't going to bring back Alexei, they would have traded him already. No reason to do otherwise.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) I would hope people are smart enough to know games won are completely meaningless, especially in this day and age. When it comes to Hall of Fame voting? Absolutely not.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:58 PM) Mike Mussina, 270 game winner, 6 time top 5 CY voting, 9 time top 6 CY voting, 5 time All-Star, 6 time gold glove winner and 3 time MVP vote recipient received only 25% of the vote in his second year on the ballot. This does not bode well for Mark Buehrle. Another good comp, assuming Mark pitches long enough to get into that win range.

This is why Sox fans can't have a rebuild. Johnson was up for a month, and has already turned into a garbage throw in for a bigger deal. The kid will get his chance here, and isn't going anywhere.

text of the complaint... warning, it is graphic. http://www.scribd.com/doc/276510161/Rose-D...e-Doe-Complaint

K.C. Johnson ‏@KCJHoop 2h2 hours ago Rose spokesperson: "plaintiff expressed no complaints about Mr. Rose until various lawyers demanded. that plaintiff be paid millions of $."

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:20 PM) I think Mark needs about 275 wins to secure a spot in the hall (or at least have a fighting chance). Anything less then that and I think it will be tough for him. He does have world series win, world series save, no hitter, and perfect game on his resume which helps (along with all star game's, etc). 5 time all star, 4 time gold glover (how it isn't more, I have no idea). But he has no cy young awards (best was 5th place) and no 20 win seasons. In fact, the most wins he ever had was 19 and then 3 16 win seasons and 1 15 win season (so 5 seasons out of 14 full seasons where he won at least 15 games). It could become 6 out of 15 as he is just 2 wins away from 15 wins this year. If Mark can push his numbers up for 5 or 6 more years, his case will be very similar to Don Sutton, who eventually was voted in.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:20 PM) Hawk--every white sox game circa 2011 lol, I didn't think I would need Green for that one.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:17 PM) I hear he has a nice house in Arizona Source?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:12 PM) If Hawk was on the way out, I just can't see the White Sox approaching him this way (and releasing rumors). I'd think they'd do everything to keep it quiet so that Hawk could say his goodbyes. He may be polarizing but he deserves that. I would expect if the rumors are true, it would be having him replace Stoney (who I think is out) or having him, Hawk and a third person work with Hawk taking more time off (no road games, etc). IF Hawk ever leaves of his own accord, he will get a grand exit tour that would make Derrick Jeter blush. He would NEVER sneak out quietly.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 12:10 PM) If Mark wins 300, I think he's a first ballot hall of famer. I realize in this stat world, wins don't receive the value they once did, but 300 wins is still an extremely impressive accomplishment, especially in this era where starters pitch less and less. I hope Mark makes the hall. Easily my favorite player, for the way he approached the game to the speed at which he pitched. If Manfred wanted to solve baseballs issue with game speed, he'd force every pitcher in baseball to model their approach after Mark. I don't get nostalgic about many guys, but Mark is one of them. A true class act on and off the field and the type of ballplayer you would want your kid to emulate. Buehrle is one of my all time favorite players. Everything about the guy is exactly what I love about the game of baseball.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 10:51 AM) Yep. This would appear much different then the Kane case and fact going straight to civil suit makes it even more shady and indicative of a money grab. However, none of us know Rose personally so you never know. I sure hope it isn't true. At the very least it throws up a red flag that the Kane incident doesn't have. Doesn't mean it didn't happen, but it changes the perspective for sure.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 09:05 AM) Personally, I'm glad there is a site where we can talk about the Cubs and not be essentially hazed. A certain other site kicked me off for like the Cubs. Admittedly, part of it is being far away from Chicago now, so a lot of the cultural clash of the two fanbases seems to be in the distant past for me. There are a ton of Cub fans here and they all just want to watch and talk baseball. It's reasonably refreshing relative to the scumbags on social media who flame Sox fans that like watching the young and exciting Cubs play. Wanting to talk about the Cubs on a board for the White Sox seems pretty silly to me. You would think if you were a fan of the Cubs, you'd want to talk with people who were also fans of the Cubs. Here there really aren't other Cubs fans as much as there are the paranoid and angry about what the Cubs are doing, plus the token King of Bandwagons.