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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) We're still stopped BUT THEYRE GIVING OUT FREE SNACK PACKS NOW. And I've cracked open a beer. Alcohol is the only way that train travel is oK.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 10:17 AM) Who is the first player listed alphabetically in the Baseball Encyclopedia? I SAID I DON'T WANT TO KNOW!

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 10:05 AM) I know he's a righty, not a lefty like Jennings. But Aardsma posted an ERA in the 2's in AAA and lead the league in saves. Released by the Dodgers yesterday. Seems like he could slot in and do well. If Aardsma is the answer, I don't want to ask the question.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 5, 2015 -> 08:47 AM) I could see a team like St. Louis or Houston overpaying for Quintana near the trade deadline to try to bolster their rotation before the playoffs start. That being said, I wouldn't trade him unless the Sox got a great prospect or two. Taking Houston, a deal with them starts with Carlos Correa. Anyone think that happens? A Cardinals deal starts with Carlos Martinez. Again, anyone think that is getting off of the ground? Otherwise, the Sox aren't getting real value for Quintana.

David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 26m26 minutes ago Lots rumors that Doug Collins could join Fred Hoiberg's staff. However, I just spoke to Collins and says he has never talked to Hoiberg.

Only BMac. http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/los-...-podcast-060415

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 4m4 minutes ago Chris Sale joined Park, Nomo, Clemens, Ryan and Koufax as only pitchers since ’65 with back-to-back scoreless starts with at least 12 Ks.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) Houston ought to have been wondering that about their last 2 drafts already. How is the kid Miami drafted doing? The 100 mph high school righty? Numbers aren't pretty so far. No idea how he has actually looked. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/p...id=kolek-000tyl

Did someone say Brian Anderson?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 02:27 PM) You realize that by trolling every single thread with this you make the site unreadable right? That's the goal? Every thread must have the exact same discussion? Anymore I believe that is exactly the goal.

Chris Rongey ‏@ChrisRongey 27m27 minutes ago Barring a huge comeback, the Tigers will lose their 7th in a row today. They will then have the same amount of losses as the Sox have.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 01:36 PM) So how do those numbers look in Tampa? http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/201...-in-tv-ratings/

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 4h4 hours ago Last team to win the Stanley Cup after losing game 1 at home: the 2004 #Lightning

David Just ‏@davidjustCST 3h3 hours ago Junior Lake's shenanigans didn't amuse Joe Maddon. Watch the incident and his comments: http://chicago.suntimes.com/baseball/7/71/...cting-like-punk … #cubs

MLB Stat of the Day ‏@MLBStatoftheDay 2h2 hours ago Mark Buehrle has won 147 games in which he’s allowed more hits than strikeouts recorded.

Brian McTaggart ⚾️ ‏@brianmctaggart 2h2 hours ago Astros plan to remove Tal's Hill in 2016, move CF fences in. Full story: http://brianmctaggart.mlblogs.com/2015/06/...-hill-for-2016/ …

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 1h1 hour ago #RedSox to pay ~$1MM of Alejandro De Aza's salary, per @TimBritton. #Orioles on the hook for the rest. Updated story: http://bit.ly/1SVYbQf

QUOTE (LDF @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:42 PM) oh how i was thinking of that. what is the rule, there must be an offer of 80% of the allowable slotted money in order to get the following yr draft??? Anything above 80% for non-injured, and 40% for injured, IIRC.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:48 PM) But it also ignores the fact that the guys he is sticking with were, at the very least, doing the same thing. In the exact same manner you did.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:32 PM) That's really the prevailing point too. On one side of this thread you have guys making characterizations (which I think are mischaracterizations) on individuals that are making a narrative to run with. Basically, KW is the worst. It's just fighting for your bias without any information to back it. Kenny Williams would have never suggested Rick Hahn's promotion if they didn't compliment each other well or work well together. Rick Hahn would have never turned down all his interview offers if he expected KW to hamper his career. Now the moves and direction of this team can't be attributable to either by us fans, but be damn sure they're in this together and they're both accountable (relative to a Reinsdorf-ran team). It's not one or the other. They work hand-in-hand. Someone in the organization told me, "Kenny has the juice... Hahn handles the day-to-day stuff and Kenny misses that part of the job, but Kenny is very much in charge." Given his title, I don't know why that would shock anyone. KW is very much immersed in his career and has aspirations, he wouldn't suggest promoting Hahn so he can sit in his office while Hahn does everything. It is kind of like The Beatles. Everything was Lennon–McCartney credited. It wasn't John Lennon on some, and Paul McCartney on others no matter how much was done by an individual on anything.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) Those dumb people are obviously meaning to say that their devices are impervious to security threats, that they are free from worry about any malicious intrusions. Virus is just a catch-all word. We've all heard those people preach before. If you are going to report posts for personal attacks, you should probably avoid these sorts of posts within seconds of reporting others.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) That very well may be true, and maybe Thibs did put him up to it. But it would seem that would be Van Gundy going rogue. One thing we do know, there was a lot of truth in what Van Gundy said. A lot more truth than what was coming out of Gar's mouth the day they let Thibs go. If that is the standard, there is a lot of truth in what Jerry said too.

Tracey Myers ‏@TramyersCSN 23m23 minutes ago Q said Trevor van Riemsdyk "could" play in Game 2. #Blackhawks

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:00 PM) Phil Jackson rode his players hard, and they practiced very hard. If Thibs is Collins and Hoiberg is Phil, now all we need is Michael and Scottie. Yes, he's a little more Zen-like, a lot more unconventional. Taj Gibson, one guy they are trying to pin all his injuries on Thibs, loved him. Rose loved him. I read something where Phil used to pick on Horace Grant on purpose because he was very popular with his teammates and they would rally around him. Horace hated it, but apparently it worked. There was no need for the JR press release. There was no need for GarPax to say anything more than they appreciate what Thibs did, it was time to move on. To me there are 2 factors. Obviously both sides hated each other. The second factor is, they can't beat LeBron. They won't be able to really shake up their core for a year or 2, so Hoiberg is their way to try something else. There is no need to leak the offense was horrible, because it wasn't. There was no need to leak the players wanted Thibs out. Cowley got a player BEFORE that came out and the player said GarPax spent the exit interview slamming Thibs. It will be interesting to see how Hoiberg transistions to the NBA. I do know one thing, if this is basically the roster, they won't beat Cleveland next year either. The press release was all about Van Gundy, and their belief that Thibs put him up to it. If it wasn't for that, I firmly believe the press release would have been as vanilla as all of the rest of them have been.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 4, 2015 -> 12:04 PM) Hard for me to point the finger, he clearly wore out his welcome. But Thibs big year would have been 11 when we had a top 5 offense and top 5 defense, then it derailed when Rose blew his knee out. His coaching job in 14? When we were sure they were going to tank (they were awful, awful in late dec/jan), and he pulls out a high point offense with Noah leading the way midway through the season? That was incredible coaching. That team was not good. This was his big year and the team certainly didn't mesh. That's on him. But his lack of title success, we did not have title teams. If he had scott brooks team, i'd like to see what he did. When you look back at those teams, it's like when you look back in 06 when we thought we had a championship team because we signed Ben Wallace. The talent is not there. This is well done. I agree with almost all of it.