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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.

QUOTE (thedoctor @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) i'd take issue with buehrle being included here. the guy has been remarkably consistent for an extended period of time, thrown a no-no and perfect game and has a ring. i don't think he's a hall of famer, but if he decided to pitch another five or six years (which i think he could, but won't) i think he'd have numbers that would put him in the hof conversation. he's never been the most dominant pitcher, but there are few who can match the extended consistency he's had. Yeah, Mark;s chances for the HOF are directly tied to how long he wants to pitch. He's never had a stand out season, but here he is at 212 wins. If he can make a run at 300, does he make it?

Sale is the best peak I have ever seen with the White Sox. Before I would call him best ever for the franchise, I want to see him hold that peak for a number of years. Guys like Ted Lyons and Ed Walsh dominated their eras. Walsh actually still holds an all-time lead on Sale in ERA+ at 146 to 142. Walsh also leads in FIP, which Sale doesn't even break the top 10 on. Ed Walsh is also a Hall of Famer. Sale can get there, and is well on his way, but for my two cents, best ever consideration takes a larger body of work.

This breakdown of the Ashley Madison data dump is freaking awesome. Basically that site was more of a sausage fest then a mlb fan baseball message board. Spoiler, out of the 5.5 million registered accounts to women, roughly 12,000 of them show any level of actual activity, compared to something like 20 million on the guys side. http://gizmodo.com/almost-none-of-the-wome...base-1725558944

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 10:04 AM) Civil suit, not a criminal one. That is what I am saying. There is nothing about a criminal investigation, police involvement etc happening first, instead straight to a lawsuit.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) Hoyt would have been an icon in Chicago history if not for Dybber. Hoyt was 24-10 that 1983 year with a 3.66 ERA. If Dybber doesn't mess up the series is 2-2 and Sox EASILY win the Sunday game to take that series behind Hoyt. Then they continue steaming to a WS title. They won 99 games that year. I'm surprised that what ultimately happened that season is not discussed as one of the biggest chokes ever by a team. Sale is amazing, though. If he stays healthy he'll be best Sox starter ever. He really ought to ask experts about his delivery. Longevity is all that may escape Mr. Sale. he is superb. Well that and cocaine.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) A real simple question with Joe Biden is "what role would he actually fill in this campaign?" Is he going to ideologically tap into a group that isn't well served by the current major candidates? No. We've actually got a good spectrum from "Confederate Flags aren't that bad" to "guy who calls himself a socialist" and a good set in-between already represented. Is he a better campaigner than any of the major candidates? No. Extremely gaffe prone, without the backing of outright racists like Trump has who overlook that stuff. Could he come out with a policy proposal set that is significantly better than the current candidates? Maybe, but he's several years behind the curve in developing such policy proposals. Is he going to outdo Hillary in fundraising or something else like that? Maybe could suck up some money, but certainly not going to outdo her when again she's got a 12 month+ head start. What's the point of a Biden run? It's basically to pacify people who for some reason can't personally stand Hillary Clinton, like you. I'm ok with him meeting with some people about things, it's always nice to have a "backup plan" in case the "here's the floor plan to the structure in Benghazi and the key is under a fake rock to the left" email Republicans have been dreaming existed for 4 years actually did exist, but other than that, he'd hurt himself by getting in unnecessarily and there's no reason to think he'd be an improvement except for people like you who are actively considering voting for Donald Trump. Not exactly a strong endorsement. Sounds a lot like his political career to me.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 11:04 PM) So a kid I went to school with messaged me and goes on to think this whole thing was fake. Because, in the body cam video of the shooter, the woman is seen running after getting shot. He says that they were blanks. What an idiot. The internet has really enabled a lot of people with no deductive reasoning skills what-so-ever to get to a whole lot of information they would be way better off without, and makes them think they are WAY smarter then the actually are.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 10:51 PM) they did it to sell papers. And will also get the clicks from people going to their website...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 04:58 PM) I love that argument. If the US military ever decided to go crazy and control people, it'd be game over in about 10 seconds. I got the same laugh as when people thought our local police department getting an MRAP meant that it was going to be used to declare martial law and take over the town... Because we don't have a Coast Guard installation and an Army reserve base in town that we have had for decades with real military vehicles or anything.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 06:55 AM) Actually it has(in a sense). If you can believe it, a Friends scene had never aired because it was to go on shortly after 9/11 and it was about Chandler going on a plane and being suspected of having a bomb. Only recently has it been made available to watch http://www.mtv.com/news/2244620/friends-ai...-deleted-scene/ The Simpsons pulled the Homer vs NYC episode after 9/11.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 27, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) That's interesting. I wonder what my DVR recorded then. Did they show last week's episode again? They replayed last week from what I understand.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) Derrick Rose being sued by ex girlfriend for accused drugging and gang rape. http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2015/08/26/derri...d-for-gang-rape So straight to a lawsuit? No police investigation for potential charges?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) At the best case, Kane and his friends took two willing girls home and one saw a pay day and falsely accused him of something he didn't do. Which means he again put himself into a bad situation. Like him or not, Patrick Kane is a f***ing idiot.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 05:53 PM) Right, it could mean it never happened or that it was date rape. Of course he is innocent until proven guilty in this country which is exactly how I would expect the hawks to respond. Extra short rope, nothing else. At the very absolute best case, what it means is that Patrick Kane put himself in harms way. Again. Worst case...

Sanchez's range and arm scream middle infielder. I don't see him having the arm for 3rd. Up the middle he gets to use his range more. 2B is a great spot for him.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 05:00 PM) "But he came over here and he really didn’t have success." Denny McClain is an idiot. According to White Sox fans conventional wisdom he was worthless because his whole time there he never won a World Series.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 26, 2015 -> 05:42 PM) Why would you move him if there were no charges for anything? All we have is media rumors and an investigation based on information mostly "leaked." In a rape case, not enough evidence to prosecute doesn't mean much at all. The fact remains that after all this time and money, the guy still can't stay out of trouble. It isn't hard to imagine a franchise having enough of Kane's stupidity, or even just having a fear that eventually he will miss time because of his stupidity.