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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 11:03 AM) Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 2m There are teams that passed on Jose Abreu because they thought he was a 4A player. He's the MLB leader in OPS. Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 45m White Sox didn't have any trouble RT @StatMagician Which just shows that it's still tough to evaluate international ball players, right?

Ben Badler ‏@BenBadler 2m There are teams that passed on Jose Abreu because they thought he was a 4A player. He's the MLB leader in OPS.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 9m Radisson suspends its sponsorship of Vikings http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

Richard Deitsch ‏@richarddeitsch 1h Fox Sports just sent over a release saying Brian Urlacher has resigned as a football analyst to spend more time with his family.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 2m This day in #WhiteSox history 2010: Paul Konerko, after being hit in face by a pitch in 1st inning, homers off Carl Pavano in next at-bat.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 09:38 AM) So you would feel differently if you were left handed? Doesn't matter what I think. For the record you just had the White Sox general manager say that they didn't really pursue Rusney Castillo because he wasn't lefthanded, which probably means the same will happen for Tomas.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 09:13 AM) I like this, but again, I think the numbers you're looking for are wOBA and wRC+ When I watch Abreu I usually admire his HTFDHHt+ (How the f*** did he hit that)

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 07:53 AM) I don't think they'll give him another start, but Gibbons did mention the possibility of pitching him out of the bullpen for a couple innings in one of the last two games of the season if he is short of 200. Gibbons said that he is more worried about Buehrle coming up short than Buehrle is. He has two more starts and just needs to go 6 in each so he should get there no problem. Knowing Mark, he probably hasn't given it a second thought.

Being right handed, I kind of doubt we are going to bid around nine figures for the guy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 03:41 AM) http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--m...-034300834.html Article on the dearth of 38 and older players in 2014 compared to the recent past... Victor Martinez isn't THAT far away. Bigger contracts + no steroids = less older players

QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 04:09 PM) If Carroll has a broken fingernail or whatever, they should just finish it out with Danks, Bassitt, Sale, Quintana, and Noesi. I really don't care if Sale makes two or three starts, but my point is if they want to give Sale three starts, they can without pitching him on short rest. It didn't seem like Ventura was even aware of that. They are working with six starters, so yes they are aware that he could go an extra time. The reality is that the last guy on this staff they need to evaluate is Chris Sale, so it is more important to see the others.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 16, 2014 -> 08:20 AM) He's more like a shark. It's all cartilage. That is the thing that jumps out at me looking at those pics. When you look closely at his arm, you can see the ligaments and tendons just bulging out out his arms.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 07:58 PM) Is it really that surprising with a celebrity, yet alone a professional athlete? YOu would think in all of his hangers on, someone would tell him to either wrap up or clip it.

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 17m Papelbon suspended 7 games and fined, MLB announces.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 49m Jose Abreu never played more than 90 games in a season prior to '14. In games 91-133, has a .394/.481/.574 slash line w/ 5 HRs, 24 RBIs.

Wild pitch offense.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) Rotoworld estimates 12. 5 with women he's still in contact with and 7 more bastards with other randoms. Peterson is a piece of s***. That is one stupid MFer. Kids by a dozen different women? You'd think someone would fill him in on a solution for that.

Yeah Avi!

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 06:19 PM) I have you on ignore, as I do with all Bills fans. On the bright side, it doesn't take you long to click ignore for all of the Bills fans here.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 04:19 PM) Patrick Ryan ran that bid. He's part of the bears ownership. Not exactly a crony. There were quite a few old money and powerbrokers on that bid. Yes, richie had a hand in some of the staff selections, but it was mostly out of his hands. (It has to pass the usoc and ioc sniff test). Mayor Daley appointed Patrick Ryan to that position. There isn't a chance on God's green earth that he would appoint anyone to a post like that who wasn't an ally of the administration. Ritchie didn't do business like that.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 03:29 PM) I've said this a few times on this site but when I was a kid I really didn't care how it looked but taking a look back on it now, that was one ugly f***in place before the renovations. Love it now though. Ugly? I wouldn't say that. Sterile and boring would be very accurate though. The 2003 renovations went a long way towards making it a great place to see a game and one of the better stadiums in baseball. I know it never rates very high nationally, but I also like the fact that it doesn't have some of the dumber gimmicks in it, such as the roller coaster in Comerica Park or the train in Houston. The sight lines are great. There is not any obstructed seating. The concourses are wide. There is food and drink everywhere. I love the murals in the upper deck. My biggest complaint about the stadium is that you walk in to the very lowest level of the stadium, and you have to go up to even get to the first level of seating. It would have been so much better to walk in at the top of the 100 level, instead of below it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 15, 2014 -> 03:37 PM) boomshakalaka A swing and a miss on a thread about Baez? How ironic.

That really sucks. Talk about a great Bear. Peanut was a game changer when he was on the field.

http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/946...fends-belisario