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Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 1h1 hour ago Ozzie Guillen still wants to manage, and Tampa Bay is as good of a fit as any. He played for Rays in 2000 before retiring

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Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 4m4 minutes ago Joe Maddon on Cubs, from @Ken_Rosenthal: "I don't know. I have to talk to people ... I've got to hear what everyone has to say."

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 1m1 minute ago Sun City, CA v-mart, coming off monster season in which he led AL in on base and ops, will shoot for 4 years. http://cbsprt.co/1FMoGRj

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 01:33 PM) Maddon's getting paid for 2015. He can sit out this year, if he wants. In my dream world, give Robin one more year, let him go quietly and bring on Maddon. Not happening, though. He opted out. He isn't getting anything.

Not going to happen.

This could be something interesting for the Sox. Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 3h3 hours ago The Phillies have signaled to some corners of the market that they're going to be ready to deal veterans this winter,and eat money to do it.

Mike Berardino ‏@MikeBerardino 2h2 hours ago Wow, #Dodgers paid $35 million over 5 years for GM Andrew Friedman, per @Buster_ESPN.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2h2 hours ago Once again #Tigers Miguel Cabrera shows the toughness he had all season, undergoing surgery for stress fracture and removal of bone spurs.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 8m8 minutes ago Source: No substantial progress in #Orioles extension talks with Markakis since they were eliminated.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 2m2 minutes ago Dodgers are indeed out on Joe Maddon, as @Ken_Rosenthal said. Not happening. Period. Cubs and Mets considered by friends to be favorites.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 12:41 PM) Awesome to see on Trexler and Peter. I don't remember there being much buzz around those 2 at all. This press is the first I remember hearing Trexler's name since the draft.

QUOTE (Scubadentist @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 11:58 AM) what about bringing in Maddon?.....I'd love to see him replace Robin, but what about as bench coach?....though Parent gets a lot of accolades.... Why on earth would Maddon leave TB to become a bench coach for the White Sox?

Welcome back to the bottom of MLB Tampa.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 11:28 AM) Its the innings, age combined with being 5'11" and 154 lbs which does not scream durability. Then add in that his body would have to adjust to pitching every fifth game. IMO, a long term deal to pitcher like this is asking for disaster. I remember how people were so disappointed the Sox missed out on Tanaka and how people breathed a sigh of relief that the Sox didn't sign him after he'd become injured. I think the contract that Tanaka signed made Sox fans feel better about not signing him, long before his injury did.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 09:48 AM) Let's talk about the source material, not the people that supposedly follow it. Again, the Islamic "Source Material" states that Muslims are to respect people of the book as well. That hasn't stopped any of the people co-opting the message for their own gain, just like we have seen in pretty much any religion historically.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 01:01 AM) "It would still be nice?" This is why I can't even bother to post anymore. Later.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 07:28 AM) My best friend's sister's boyfriend's brother's girlfriend heard from this guy who knows this kid who's going with the girl who saw someone with ebola at 31 Flavors last night. I guess it's pretty serious. What flavor did they drop to start serving Ebola?

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 24, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) Hasn't Heyward batted leadoff a lot the past 2-3 seasons? You can change your approach at the plate depending on where you hit. No better example than Alexei.

The James Neal show tonight.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 04:46 PM) I don't see the white on black sleeve, but I included that picture because I saw someone post about getting sprayed with champagne. I think that's Wise though. The view from my seats...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) You mean this cool guy? I did actually take a couple nicely timed pictures. Wish I had a better camera than my point-and-shoot though. Ahhh, the memories. The bottom picture the person in the front row, where you see white on the black sleeve, is me. That was Juan Uribe spraying the crowd with champagne

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 17m17 minutes ago Illinois, US no talks since spring, but #SFGiants will extend qualifying offer to sandoval. http://cbsprt.co/ZJNbgX

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 02:12 PM) Very true. I'm guessing most football/basketball powerhouses have it down to a science. They have easy majors (Afr American Studies, Communications). They have friendly wink wink tutors. They have online courses. It's all a machine now. The real laugher is spring semester when the one and dones or two and dones turn pro. They take off a good month and a half to two months before the end of the semester to go work out in Vegas and yet the schools are not concerned about losing points to the APR. Somehow they've taken care of their academic responsibilities with six weeks left in the semester and they're free to go get ready for the draft. yeah right. If a normal student tried that, I'm sure it would work out. If a football player or bball player wants to major in a real field, however, like pre med, or engineering or architecture, obviously it's a different ballgame. Those kids I'd think can't be put through the mill of gift courses. I will say this, though, as far as the North Carolina situation? Some athletes and non athletes taking a gift class or two to save their grades? It's not right, but I did the same thing in college a few times because of my frat. An upperclassman steered me to an advanced Western Civ class in which the nutty professor had no papers, no tests, no classroom discussion. Everybody got an A. And I took him for Western Civ II and it was the same deal. Meanwhile, the real Western Civ classes were a BEAR to pass. I also took an honors biology course in which my frat had all the papers and tests and I basically did nothing. Now did I have other courses in which I worked my ass off? Sure. But I took some easy gifts, too. Did I do something wrong? Yes. But I also worked 20 hours a week and had 15 hours of difficult classes. Let's face it. The situation at Carolina happens at a lot of places. I'd say for many football and bball players, the term student-athlete is definitely a sham. I'd love to know the inner workings of all this. I'm sure the Carolina situation gives us a glimpse. For shame greg. For shame.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 30m30 minutes ago Missouri, US blue jays, hopeful to sign revived melky, begin contract talks with him. http://cbsprt.co/1D2r6XQ