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QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 12, 2014 -> 08:59 AM) That would be great, but as SS2K5 pointed out, they just recently extended them through 2018. Also, Kannapolis is considering building a new park in their downtown area. Just not happening I'm afraid. And it would have been very cool. I went to games at the Cove when it opened, just because it was White Sox affiliated, and it was dirt cheap.

The White Sox deal with Kanny runs through 2018. http://voices.suntimes.com/sports/white-so...is-great-falls/

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 12, 2014 -> 02:51 AM) So you don't care about draft picks OR signing a top free agent this offseason? Because that's going to be what happens if the Sox end up falling out of the top 11 picks; they won't sign any top free agents. No James Shields, no Victor Martinez, no Russell Martin, no Nelson Cruz, No John Lester. Basically the Sox could sign Yasmani Tomas and maybe Edison Volquez or Justin Masterson. I would put odds down that the Sox don't sign any of those guys anyway.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 12, 2014 -> 12:05 AM) It is as valuable as you get to have a larger bonus pool, and more money to spend on INTL amateur free agents which is extremely valuable. And like Theo Epstein always says, if I am not making the playoffs les loose as many games as possible and get the highest drwft pick possible. Even that has lost its luster as teams like the Yankees just blow the caps out of the water anyway. The Sox don't have much to show for the 3rd biggest pool this year because of it.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) Thinking he'll be a run producer is one thing, but thinking he'll be a run producer because of his RBI statistic is silly. There is no way a data set that small, for RBI's of all stats, would be able to offer any utility in a predictive inquiry. Even so, at Avi's current rate he would need over 650+ PAs to hit 100 RBIs. I use that as a feeling that he doesn't seem to be scared with runners on. I am not trying to turn it into something of a probability scale.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 10:32 PM) Keep in mind that Rock thinks Avi Garcia is the next Ordonez I get the feeling he will be a run producer. Even with the numbers he has put up this year, projected out over a season, he would finish around 100 RBIs.

It will be really interesting to see what Detroit does to finish this season, and then how the react to it in the off season.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 09:40 PM) Prayers to Stanton... that's terrible Yeah, I just saw the replay. That is scary. Hopefully the kid is OK.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 06:01 PM) hahahahahahahaha. go troll somewhere else. Way too much sentence structure and too many capital letters to even be a good one. I give it a D+.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 06:55 PM) That is probably the reason he was dominate. It wouldn't shock me at his size.

SUCK IT OAKLAND!

The defense this game has just been great.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 03:07 PM) If bad news affects you to the point that you have to make so many threads about it, then just stay off cnn.com. Watch cat videos on YouTube instead. It works on so many levels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV1LWhNpTJU

The Spin-O-Rama is now banned during shootouts, along with a couple of other rule changes http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/madhouse-e...lFlowFB_CHBrand

Ew. http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/8/26/6055...jorge-despaigne

17 in a row set down by Sale.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 02:44 PM) There were a ton of great quotes and pictures in that article, very cool to see. That sniper part is crazy, wonder if it was just false intel or if they really did have a sniper threat. The one about posting an armed guard on Air Force One to protect against an assassination attempt was chilling.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 02:02 PM) several more Cubans are available. does anyone have any info on Cuban Hurler Jorge Despaigne, beside that mlb trade rumors have?? does the sox have anymore int'l money left? One important thing is that he will fall under the international bonus caps, which means the Sox probably won't be a player, as the teams that are over their cap have nothing else to lose, while the Sox could lose the ability to sign an expensive player out of LA for the next year or two.

Garcia with a walk and steal for the second game in a row.

I feel the exact opposite. Sometimes it feels like Cutler is to blame for global warming and war in the middle east.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 11:38 AM) Yeah, either Redskins or gun control. Next up, domestic abuse on the Redskins, and would gun control fix it?

This is really cool. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/09/11...d-its-stunning/

lol

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 10:32 AM) Without better evidence (read a videotape), I don't have a problem with letting the appeal run its course re: Greg Hardy. BUT in light of pretty heinous allegations against him, I hope he gets treated similarly to Rice if the conviction is upheld. Ultimately, I think these guys deserve a certain level of due process. Rice's case is unique because the videotape is there for the whole world to see - there is no denying that Rice knocked his significant other out. Let McDonald and Hardy have their day (plural in Hardy's case) in court and then, with a conviction, bring down the hammer. Note that I would also be ok with the league suspending DV offenders with pay while the charges are pending and then dropping the hammer (suspension w/out pay) once (if) there's a conviction. That would truly send a message that the NFL wants to eradicate DV from the league. This is a very good post.