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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 11:56 PM) Is this the worst thread going right now? Holy good lord people it's a f***ing All Star Game. Do we have new 12 year old posters that I didn't know about? Yes, agreed, and no just the usuals.

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 10:46 PM) how many young white sox fans feel disappointed tonight? I would have had to watch the ASG to care.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 09:42 PM) Without knowing the particular situation there is no telling which manager/GM told them how to pitch their guys. Those discussions happen every year. Maybe Sale was feeling some elbow tenderness that the team doesn't want the rest of the league to know about. Maybe he wanted to pitch even with the soreness and was told no. Before you go accusing people of things just remember you will never get all of the information and most teams do things they need to to protect their own interests. I've had to hold players out from playing. I was once called every name in the book plus ones I has never heard before when I told Don Majkowski he couldn't play in a game. He threatened my family. Sometimes it's for their own good. There is a name I haven't heard in a long time. Awesome story.

Joe Jackson needs more love. Probably the best pure hitter this franchise has ever seen.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jul 15, 2015 -> 08:16 AM) Houston reportedly interested in Cueto to go along with their interest in Samardzija. Could be good for the Sox if they decide to trade Samardzija because Cueto likely costs more in a trade. Fwiw, Samardzija earns 200k less this year than Cueto so the salaries are pretty much a wash. "As the Reds prepare to market staff ace Johnny Cueto, the three teams with the most earnest interest are the Astros, Blue Jays, and Royals, Nightengale adds on Twitter. Cueto’s cheap contract looks to be a significant factor in that interest, given that all three of those clubs currently operate at a lower payroll capacity (Houston, Kansas City) or reportedly lack financial flexibility at the deadline (Toronto)." Mlbtr, Astros rumors. I'm doubt seriously the Royals would trade for Samardzija so they could give Houston some competition for Cueto although Houston has more to offer. This is going to be very interesting. If Cueto moves, then you will get all of the teams that didn't get him have to panic.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 15, 2015 -> 08:40 AM) I don't think that Texas would trade both for Q. Probably not, but then again, they won't get Quintana.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 23m23 minutes ago This will be the first #ASG in baseball history that there isn't a single #Yankees player or #RedSox player in the starting lineup. #USATMLB

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 04:30 PM) What's Jeff's trade package looking like as of today? Any news? Pics? With the Guillens out of the organization, you won't know until it happens.

David Just ‏@davidjustCST 41m41 minutes ago Chris Sale may not pitch in Tuesday's All-Star Game after all. http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/77...pitch-star-game … Andy McCullough @McCulloughStar Sounds like Chris Sale probably won't pitch tonight. Ned Yost said Sale would only go in an emergency.

So much for making up lost revenue with a big TV contract...

Though I will say this much. The Ranger could be an interesting partner for the White Sox as they have highly rated prospects at bothy 3B and C. Could a Alfaro and Gallo package get the talks for Q rolling? That could be interesting.

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 03:53 PM) Now some genius Rangers fan blogger that gets his article on Yahoo says that they should trade for Sale. Goooood luck. Every team should trade for Chris Sale. No team will trade for Chris Sale.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 51m51 minutes ago Josh Nelson @SSS_joshnelson @ChrisCotillo Anything you are hearing on the Jeff Samardzija front? Chris Cotillo added, One of the more likely players to be dealt. Astros like him, but plenty of interest out there.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) Per his agent, Johnny Oduya is moving on from the Blackhawks. Good luck Johnny Ugh, i was hoping for a small miracle, but without moving money quickly, there was no way.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) (still won't have any water). I WILL NOT LET YOU RUIN THIS FOR ME!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 02:00 PM) Interestingly, the actual shaking along the San Andreas fault when it goes will likely be more intense than any shaking felt in the Pacific Northwest when Cascadia goes, but it will be over a much larger area and California generally does have better building codes for recent structures. [stakes claim to Otisburg.]

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 01:09 PM) tsk... tsk... all you youngster can't see the woods thru the trees. in all seriousness, when Hestor was released are DFA, or whatever he was. i would have seen teams bidding for his services. it wasn't like his salary being a problem. however, he is pitching in the minors. Hector Santiago was traded in the big 3 team deal that sent Adam Eaton to the White Sox.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 12:17 PM) the point i would like to make is how many times did that worked for the sox, and on the flipside, how many times has that failed. The dirty secret is that the vast majority of all people drafted will fail. There is also the obvious fact that the White Sox spent nearly a decade intentionally underspending on the draft and minor leagues in general. The last few years are a different story, and we are already seeing results and changes because of it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 12:23 PM) So you're dropping space and geology links with the geologist here? Any questions? Something you'd like to hear more about? Ha. I think it all started over the period of a few years when I was young and Mt St Helens erupted, and a few years later I got to ride out a hurricane in Texas. I have always been interested in natural disasters. I can't tell you how much reading and watching I have done on earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, etc over the years. Even the only prize I ever won in a science fair was a project on the reforestation of Mt St Helens. The article on Cascadia was spectacular. I have seen it mentioned on a couple of different programs over the years, including the clues of the saltwater-killed forests hundreds of feet above the water line, but this article was great in its detail and length. If you have more on that, I'd be most interested to hear. I am finding a ton of good and interesting stuff on Pluto. I am a pig in mud right now.

As a natural disaster nerd, this was a great read on the real danger of The Big One on the west coast, only it is in the Cascadian Subduction Zone, and not the San Andreas. http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/...-really-big-one

It will take months to get back all of the info from Pluto http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/project...s&smtyp=cur

Eric Fisher ‏@EricFisherSBJ 9m9 minutes ago Re STL hacking case, Manfred says Feds still driving the bus. No timetable. But also no lingering friction btw the two clubs & their owners

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 10:09 AM) Barnum pick wasn't crazy to me at the time. But you had to know going in he was boom or bust, with that raw power and not much else. High bust potential, and at this point, he's close to that tag. Eh, the same people would have complained about a "safe" pick as well.

Two things I have learned. Our moon is bigger than Pluto. Pluto's polar ice cap looks amazingly like the shape of Disney's Pluto's head.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 14, 2015 -> 09:41 AM) after reading this, Tonite is spaghetti with meatballs night in the mcmahon household Mmm meatballs....