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Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 4h4 hours ago Jose Quintana named to baseball writer's 'all-underrated team': http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/29...underrated-team …

QUOTE (Douglas Rome @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 05:10 AM) why are you guys apologizing for him? Adam Dunn sucked, he was awful, he was the worst p[layer to put on a Sox uniform in the last 20yrs, name me one worse? and who got paid more? Oh, he was a nice guy in the clubhouse, who gives a crap? For 56mil we paid him to be terrible, I could be as good as he was. we made him a rich millionaire he's laughing all the way to the bank. I hope I never see or hear from adam dunn ever again, geeez! thanks, douglas Because the rest of us can separate on the field from off of the field. I reserve my hate for true scumbags like wifebeaters, cheaters, and the like. Who gives a crap? I do. I can respect a guy who isn't good at his job if he excels at being a human being. To me that is a way higher priority.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 01:52 AM) Why? Can people not excel at jobs with which they are not happy? Mark Buehrle talked about retiring at 28/29, and talked about retiring at 32/33. I think he enjoys baseball, but it's work. He's made more than $100 million in his career, and he doesn't appear to be the type to enjoy a lavish lifestyle. Just because someone succeeds in their career exceedingly well does not mean that they enjoy it or want to be apart of it as long as they are a capable worker. If you listen to Mark Buehrle, baseball is not nearly the most important thing in his life, not even close really. While he is really good at it, his life isn't dedicated to it. For the first half of his career, he didn't even put in off-season workouts. He only started to do so because he had to in order to protect his job. I think he enjoys baseball, but it isn't like an Adam Eaton thing where he would play the first pick up game of baseball he came across if he wasn't getting paid for it. I think in Mark's life, he would have been perfectly happy if he had failed at baseball and was doing something else.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 04:01 PM) You do not come out of Michigan City in one piece. City4Lifez

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 6m6 minutes ago Extent of Tigers' interest is unclear, source says. But there has been contact between James Shields' agent and the club.

I am stealing this from lostfan's facebook post, but it seems apt here. List of things people always say the Bears as an organization won't ever do that they actually did, and why people need to quit saying these things: -Complete a blockbuster trade when the window presents itself (Cutler, '09, also Marshall, '12) -Pay big money to a marquee free agent (Peppers '10, and as a bonus, now many of those people are criticizing it being a bad contract) -Fire the GM/coach when they have money left on their contract (Angelo, and then Lovie) -Fire someone so soon after the previous firing even if the need was clear (Trestman, Emery) -Hire a GM who has no previous ties to the organization -Hire a HC with no prior coaching experience

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 01:07 PM) Geez, I set that one up on a tee for you

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) That's quite the caveat when you say outside of the worst season in the history of the sport. That was the season the Sox cared about most when they signed him. They weren't even thinking about 2014. How much salary is -3.0 WAR worth? $14 million IIRC.

Big Ten Talk ‏@CSNBigTen 4m4 minutes ago NCAA restores #PennState's vacated wins from Joe Paterno Era: http://bit.ly/1BDgXne #PSU #B1G #B1GTalk

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 2h2 hours ago ICYMI: Dodgers are a $262M team, Yankees $210M. MLB will spend $4B+ on players in 2015. Breaking down all the money: http://yhoo.it/1IOH0Ih

MLB.com interview with Johnson http://m.mlb.com/cws/video/topic/8878818/v...150116_38911797

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago #SFGiants have reached a one-year deal with Norichika Aoki: http://sbnation.com/e/7321772 Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 2h2 hours ago Confirming: Aoki to #SFGiants, one year, $4.7M, including buyout on club option. First reported: @JohnSheaHey and @JonHeymanCBS. Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 2h2 hours ago Phoenix, AZ aoki gets $4.7M guarantee. $4M salary for 2015, plus 700K buyout on 2016 option. can make 12.5M max

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 40m40 minutes ago David Price gets $19.75 million from #tigers without need for arbitration hearing, per @JonHeymanCBS. He will break the bank as free agent.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 12:41 PM) I agree. There is really zero chance Buehrle has a job in baseball after retirement. Not that he couldn't get one if he wanted, but the day he retires he's going home to be with the wife and kids and spend a lot of time in that tree stand. Exactly. His heart isn't in baseball.

Bulls Talk ‏@CSNBulls 9m9 minutes ago Bulls: Joakim Noah to undergo MRI on ankle - http://ift.tt/1y6amjL #BullsTalk

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) https://twitter.com/CSNHayes/status/556155677182550016 Avoided arb too Damn, never mind.

QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 11:59 AM) Dunn has retired he had to disappoint a lot of fans but I always thought the player who most exemplified the White Sox was Buehrle. I would like him to come back to the sox after his retirement in some capacity. If he can do it perhaps pitching coach. I love Mark, but is one of the last guys I see as a coach. It just doesn't seem like his personality. I remember him saying at one point after a bad start to a season that he didn't even workout in the off-season.

The closer they get to arbitration time with Samardjiza, the more I wonder if there is a long term deal being talked about.

Glad to hear it is done.

Matt Spiegel ‏@MattSpiegel670 33m33 minutes ago The delay in the Wrigley Field bleachers being ready may last into May. The club will obviously share more information this weekend.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/internation...a-rank-top-100/

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 1m1 minute ago Jung-ho kang pirates deal is official. 4 years plus team option. Believed worth $11M plus.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 16, 2015 -> 07:28 AM) I do but if I didn't want to use it, how does it work? I haven't used paypal in a long ass time. Is it hard to get it from your paypal account into your bank account? I seriously have never sold anything online. I'm lame. You link a bank account to your paypal account. When the money hits your paypal, you transfer it to your bank account. It takes a couple of days to clear. It is WAY quicker than a check.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 10:05 PM) You know what would be a good tradeoff: Dump Danks for Buehrle in our rotation. Mark's style of pitching rubs off on others and he always sets a good example. Danks arguably has better stuff, but I'd take the tradeoff. I realize Mark makes a ton of money now, though. I can't rip the Sox front office since they've added a lot of salary already since last season, but in theory ... Who in the world would take John Danks for Mark Buehrle right now?

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 15, 2015 -> 08:52 PM) Might be the last $650K he earns in MLB. Why? Because he had Tommy John? That is literally done dozens of time a year, and most come back as good as new.