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Danks you very much.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 10:10 AM) then why move a player from AA to AAA. the answer is reps and the clock for fa's. The move from AA to AAA has nothing to do with free agency.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 04:53 PM) What happened to Shuck? I missed it. Pulled a hammy coming home to score on the WP after his triple.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 01:26 PM) Mr. Robot: They did a great foreshadow that I missed the first time. When they get into the car and leave the first time after they take Elliot hostage, they briefly show the back of the car, and you heard a dull thud of the body rolling around as it pulls away.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 05:50 PM) Who was the last successful fielder drafted by your Chicago White Sox? Would it be Beckham? Is that a success? Tyler Saladino is here. Carlos Sanchez was a signee out of Latin America.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) Most people were saying Giants/Dodgers for Martinez but Jesse Sanchez said Sox were interested and nobody ruled out. Cubs mentioned too. I know that was what was being said around July 2, and since then I don't think I have seen a single thing said about him.

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 32m32 minutes ago The Dodgers are paying $85.75M to players no longer with the team. That's more than six teams' ENTIRE PAYROLL.

Has anyone heard anything on Martinez?

Rodons problem is he has to throw strikes consistently. Does that get solved in AAA as opposed to the Majors? I don't see the difference.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 1, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) Matt Cooper did it again for Kanny. He had a great July: 12 innings, 6 hits, 23 K's. Serious question. When was the last time that a guy who was a reliever already at a lower level made it to the majors and contributed for the White Sox? I mean we are talking about Addison Reed, Bobby Jenks, and who?

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 09:51 PM) How many years do we have to appease these f***ing people by keeping a flawed team entact to avoid screams of White Flag!? I would have White Flagged this team even if we were tied for the wild card. However our front office lacks convinction and cares about further affecting an already meger attendance. Welcome to the Sox fan base.

That inning made watching most of the rest of the game worth while. Dat Curve Doh.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) yea, but the front office isn't fans. They are professionals. They shouldn't be bothered with that if they have a plan. You know how they could have overcome white flag with the fans? Show that deadline selling works. Such as trading for Varitek and Derrick Lowe instead of Foulke, Howry and a bunch of duds. Or show a history of deadline selling to build a winner. Except those are the people they are trying to keep engaged. A plan does them no good if their fans think they quit.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 08:53 PM) Except that trading Shark yesterday would have been understandable. The Blue Jays had a "super team" assembled (like the Indians at that time), the lead was also 3 1/2 games but in this case, the odds were even lower because of the presence of 5-6 other teams in the race and an absolutely horrendous stretch of six consecutive series facing them and the historically terrible offense (except for the recently mowing down 2 last place teams that were slumping). Let's just put it this way....not having traded Shark's not going to sell any additional season tickets, but the fact that we couldn't get a useful position player in return for him's going to make competing next year even more difficult. Logic doesn't matter. It didn't matter in 1997, and it wouldn't have mattered today.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 06:33 PM) If trading with San Francisco in 1997 while several games behind Cleveland was the White Flag Trade, then what is it called when we're 3.5 games behind Minnesota for the Wild Card.......and do absolutely nothing to help a team offensively struggling? No one in the front office should care what the media or fans think of ANY deal which could help this team. They obviously didn't care enough about any of our opinions since they neither sold nor traded for anyone. I honestly wish this team would go through a rebuilding period. Just so all the speculation, all the fears people have about the fan base being decimated and if Hahn/Williams are capable of building through the minor leagues would be answered. We'd atleast have something to draw from aside from years of rebuilding on the fly, nonsense. Or wondering if our window is open. 100% wrong. The fact that you referenced the White Flag trade is exactly why they didn't trade Jeff Samardjiza. Sox fans are STILL bringing that up after almost 20 years.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 05:09 PM) Also the way people around here have been touting the Shark compensation pick as something of value, I really hope that player drafted becomes a ML contributer. Otherwise I just can't believe of all the deals we've seen so far for rentals, the White Sox couldnt get even ONE player of value? Absolute s*** and I fail to believe that. When other teams were given up two, three prospects for Price and Cueto we couldn't get even ONE Top 10 prospect (basically the equivalent of what youd hope for from a draft pick in the 40s). I'll guarantee the issue was we wanted ML level players capable of contributing right away, basically playing the three year window nonsense again. Comp pick is something like 25-30 now.

And let's deal with some reality here. Logically a trade of Samardjiza should have been done if the returns offered were greater than the Comp pick we are looking at in 2016 if he signs else where. But the odds of the playoffs here that do matter to a fan base the team is constantly trying to convince to show up. I'd be willing to bet each writer in Chicago had a White Flag article ready to go if he was dealt, thus decimating any ticket sales for the rest of the year. Instead even the illusion of a chance at the playoffs can be used for some period of time to convince people that it is still OK to show up. If the team had been 1-7 instead of 7-1 on that road trip, that illusion wouldn't have been there. But they didn't and the idea, however small, is planted. The last few days are as excited as I have seen the bandwagon since the off-season. To a franchise that has to beg for fans like a nerd looking for a date on prom night, that has a value. With a more stable fan base, the team could have taken a more conservative approaching, knowing that people would have come back next year. The White Sox don't have that luxury. Much like a boy band, the window is short.

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 13s14 seconds ago Hahn: "We left no stone unturned over the past few weeks... There's still the potential to make this team better [in August]."

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 1m1 minute ago Rick Hahn: Rentals came into play in last week. No moves made sense. #WhiteSox David Schuster ‏@Schumouse 2m2 minutes ago Rick Hahn said he's disappointed and frustrated he couldn't get a deal done Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 3m3 minutes ago "We were aggressive on multiple fronts. Ultimately costs did not justify the return." -- Rick Hahn

Jesus, the Padres are nuts. Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 38s38 seconds ago New York, USA yankees were willing to put in jorge mateo and take back gyorko and eat a good part of it to get kimbrel. pads said no.

Luke Stuckmeyer ‏@LukeStuckmeyer 3m3 minutes ago Samardzija strolls into clubhouse with his shades on and a big smile. #WhiteSoxTalk

I am disappointed Kenny Williams isn't the GM anymore. You know he would have made a move.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 31, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) We're going to regret not getting anything for Samardzija If they don't resign him, a comp pick is valuable in this day and age, just for the bonus room alone.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 8s8 seconds ago White Sox officially are standing pat. This team has developed a sort of why not us mentality so it fits

Patrick Mooney ‏@CSNMooney 10s10 seconds ago Source confirms #Cubs trade Junior Lake to #Orioles for Tommy Hunter and are done dealing for today.