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Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 17m17 minutes ago #Blackhawks consider Crawford's injury to be short term. @TramyersCSN has more: http://bit.ly/10qM1s0 #HawksTalk

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 01:32 PM) We're talking about a 20-year program here, so social media isn't relevant for a lot of it. Either way, it's just another glaring example of how much "student" there is in "student-athlete" So substitute that for a call to the NCAA from a pissed off kid or parent.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 01:23 PM) When your coach/administration "suggests" a class and they have the power to drop you from the team and cost you your scholarship at any moment, it's not just a "suggestion" BS. If you get drummed out, what is the first thing you would put out on social media? THEY TRIED ME TO GET A FAKE CLASS AND I SAID NO SO THEY KICKED ME OUT... At that point everything gets blown up. That is the biggest risk to the entire set up. No coach/administration is that stupid.

The same still applies. Just because someone suggests a class, doesn't mean you have to take it. Again, that is your own damned fault.

Callis takes a look at the Sox AFL crew. http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/993...ed-tim-anderson

Rawlings Sports ‏@RawlingsSports 2m2 minutes ago #RawlingsGoldGlove Award Finalists – AL CF – @RedSox @JackieBradleyJr, @whitesox @AdamSpankyEaton , @Orioles Adam Jones/ @SimplyAJ10

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 8m8 minutes ago Alexei Ramirez is a Rawlings Gold Glove finalist along with J.J. Hardy and Alcides Escobar. All three strong candidates

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 5m5 minutes ago Missouri, US sources: lincecum will have mri on low back/left side. pitching still up in air. http://cbsprt.co/1z1ihjy

Sun-Times Sports ‏@suntimes_sports 17h17 hours ago #NBA general managers say #Bulls are best defensive team, Joakim Noah the best defender: http://sun-tim.es/1yYqpkG

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 10:54 AM) I also heard he was the patient 0 for Ebola. He was going to get a vaccine, but missed.

http://www.hardballtimes.com/did-adam-dunn-ruin-baseball/

NHL on NBC ‏@NHLonNBCSports 2h2 hours ago Teravainen: ‘My goal is to play in the NHL this season’ http://wp.me/p14QU5-9Qq2

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 41m41 minutes ago Missouri, US john hart named president of baseball operations, braves announce. they pushed hard, and & he accepted.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 10:19 AM) Pope's have done a lot of stupid s*** "under the banner" of Christianity. Doesn't mean it's in accordance with the tenants of the religion. For centuries Pope's were the most corrupt, immoral people around. And obviously it depends on translation, but the Qaran tells followers to fight non-believers in the name of Allah and keep fighting until Allah is the only god left. I don't think there's a similar passage anywhere in the Old Testament and certainly not in the New. It also says to respect people "of the book" meaning Jews and Christians.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 09:49 AM) I agree with your general point, but not that no other intl signings are of interest yet. Luis Martinez and Maiker Feliz have caught my eye this year, and I have not yet written off Braulio Ortiz. They are all state-side. For that matter, Jefferson Olacio is one of those, from a while back. Carlos Sanchez was an international signing.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 09:53 AM) Yeah, not only is it flouting the rules, it is also a big gamble because you are ASSUMING that any new CBA changes wouldn't also carry penalties specifically designed to get people who try something like that. And JR's power base probably just took a big hit with the way the selection of the new Commish went.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 10:11 AM) "Done under the banner" is different from being a major tenant of the religion. I don't deny that Christianity has been used by people to start wars and battles. But that's not really a major tenant of the religion. Now I grant you whether jihad is a major tenant of Islam is somewhat arguable and many will say it's not, but at least it's an argument. A war for the homeland and persecution of non-believers or being anti-black is not in any Christian teachings that I'm aware of. The Pope sanctioned the crusades.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) Voided wins are a hollow punishment. I don't see the NCAA having the balls to do this, but I think you could justify a penalty of a complete shutdown of the athletic department for an entire year. From July 1 to June 30 there are no scholarship athletes and no paid coaches. Eh, to me, victimless crime like cheating should come at a lower level of punishment than what happens at places that cover up things like rape and child molestation. Save that sort of punishment for them.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 09:23 AM) Can he opt out after every year or is it only one time? I don't know the exact setup so I tried to focus on the "He will not be a free agent if he opts out" part. I have to think that once you opt out, the old contract is void, and you get whatever agreement you come to after that. But my point is that if the potential reward is only a million or two dollars for the first year, is that worth it? The biggest contracts ever gotten for a 4th year seem to be Trout at a touch over $15 million and Howard at $15 million. Looking at what they did to get those numbers, I think Abreu is probably going to be a notch under them for sure. Now once you get to 5th year, those number move up towards $20 million with Trout at $19.25 and Howard at 19. Abreu's 4th years is $10.5 million, his 5th is $11.5. Other than those guys, I am having a hard time finding good comps for a potential Abreu arbitration hearing.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 09:45 AM) "but they get a free education!" If you are too f***ing lazy to take advantage of it, that is no one's fault but your own.

I'd love to see each team have void every single win for any athlete connected to this.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 07:24 AM) I would love to do something like this. I don't think Reinsdorf would ever do it though. This should be the end of that idea right here.

I got tickets through a work connection and sat in the front row right next to the tarp on the 3rd base line. This is one of the most fun games I have ever been too. I even got sprayed with champagne by Uribe and Dye at different points after the game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 23, 2014 -> 09:20 AM) Jose's out clause is different from some in that it does not allow him to become a free agent. To qualify as a free agent you need 6 years of MLB service time. If Jose opts out after 3 years he would not have enough service time to qualify as a free agent. Therefore, the White Sox could hold onto him simply by offering him arbitration. If this happened repeatedly and the Sox went to arbitration with him, it'd probably be worth an additional $20-$30 million for him over the lifetime of the contract if he continued performing at this level, but doing that opt out would also carry risks in that he'd switch from $36 million guaranteed remaining on the contract to being on 1 year deals. If he hits like this he'll do that, but it's not by any means an easy decision. That is not made clear in that article and the only place it's implied is in Hahn's quote. The White Sox control Jose Abreu through the end of the 2019 season. That's what you need to focus on right now, the exact math isn't all that important from this point in 2014. It terms of arbitration, it won't be until years 5 and 6 that some pretty big numbers can be hit. Year 4 might not be worth opting out of.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 22, 2014 -> 08:55 PM) Spader is perfect. He sounds unbelievably twisted He is really, really good at that role. The Secretary was one of the creepiest movies I can remember, and he pulled that off in spades.