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QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 03:46 PM) Even if he does, I still don't think the Sox would have a problem with it. His $/WAR (which is what teams will pay for players on the open market) is anywhere between $30-40 mill per season, depending on which dollar figure you look at, and when you get true stars like that who are incredibly marketable, you also increase the value of the franchise a small percentage too with both ticket sales and tv ratings, so they can further justify it that way. I think you're right, he'd get closer to $30 mill a year. On the open market, $25 million a year is an opening bid. We are talking something like Arod or Cabrera money, could be more.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 03:31 PM) Now we have no choice but to universally praise the front office around here? Two months ago, most of SoxTalk was TALKING about the possibility/probability of competing as early as next season. Now that talk has pretty much been completely shelved and we're revising/walking it back to say that it was 2016 all along, which does sound a lot like what the Cubs do, and why it won't play with Sox fans. But c'mon. This is stupid. Because the White Sox are never going to give Mike Stanton the $150-200 million that some other team will give. (btw, didn't our owners just try to lead a rebellion of other owners because he believed Manfred was too chummy with the players' union and wasn't dedicated enough to controlling the escalation of salaries???) You call it the cost of doing business, but the White Sox have proven time and time again more than MOST teams that business/profit/sustainability comes before the anomalous Albert Belle and Adam Dunn-like splashy moves and signings. Of course, in a VACUUM not connected to reality, if I knew I would control Mike Stanton's rights through 2021 or 2022, I'd make that trade. It's not my money. I'm not Mike Ilitch or Mark Cuban or Arte Moreno or the LA Dodgers/Walter/Guggenheim partnership. Essentially, we've made essentially two prospect trades like this in the past 10-15 years, for Freddie Garcia (because we knew we could extend him) and for Nick Swisher, which obviously was a disaster. And then there was the White Flag Trade. So three. You are probably light by $100 million or so.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 02:20 PM) "The Washington NFL team" pretty clearly identifies what they're talking about. Maybe I will just refer to them as the Left Wing New York paper.

The social defense for anti gay marriage is a terrible one. In a party that prides itself on protecting individual freedoms, they should be looking at the fact that gay marriage hurts no one, except the people getting it. This isn't like legalizing drugs, where there can be secondary consequences for things like insurance costs or running into DWI's for those who aren't partaking. It is also flat out hypocrisy. If the family institution is so important, how come these same people aren't fighting for a constitutional amendment against divorce, or against children out of wedlock? Way more families are destroyed by divorce, and single parent family parenting, than anything else in marriage. If you want to follow the bible, follow the bible. Don't just follow the parts that get you votes, hypocrite.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 1m Cubs have looked at Personal seat license system but have no plans for that program at this time

Abreu's heat map over the last four weeks is insane. Look at down and away. https://twitter.com/msimonespn/status/507564608714858496

Corey Patterson approves jon greenberg ‏@jon_greenberg 47s Cubs bumping prices in three sections next season by an average of 6 percent. Others remain same or down. Overall % increase around 2 pct.

Masterson probably signs a one year deal after what he did this year.

Happy Birthday Hawk!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 10:31 AM) You are seemingly completely ruling out the possibility of a trade. I don't understand why. If they are going to get an impact player (or two), I envision it coming through trade, and I definitely see that happening. Who they give up is an entirely different question, but there are all kinds of possibilities on that front. This is a weak free agent class. the White Sox love trades and hate the free agent market historically. Plus our GM even mentioned bringing in a big dollar contract through a trade.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 07:53 AM) Hayes is, IMO, the best among the beat writers. At writing. TV perhaps not so much. Agree fully.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 10:55 PM) That's fine but you're literally name-dropping Cubs prospects for no reason. At least that's what Tuffy Rhodes keeps telling me.

QUOTE (Señor Ding-Dong @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 11:35 PM) That's the thing though. I can excuse him for doing it last night. He gave it a go but his allergies got the best of him so he left early. That's fine. But if he was feeling the same way today than they should have had Wimpy or someone on standby. Like you said, Hawk shouldn't have showed up to begin with. But he did. And he left early. Again. I like Steve Stone and think he does a good job for the most part (especially having to work with Hawk), but he's pretty brutal solo and Hawk left him holding the bag two nights and a row. lol @ CSN seemingly being able to fly in other broadcasters on demand all over the country.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Sep 4, 2014 -> 12:25 AM) <!--quoteo(post=3049578:date=Sep 3, 2014 -> 10:58 PM:name=caulfield12)-->QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) <!--quotec-->http://nesn.com/2014/09/white-sox-announce...run-call-video/ Is this Stone? I can't get it to download. yes... it's on the huffington post too: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/03/w....html?ir=Sports Would love to see some of Hayes first appearances on camera again. It was even worse when he first started, and I always got the feeling Hawk loathed having him on the broadcast. He has gotten better though. It is better, but still really awkward.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 09:17 PM) Not really sure why Lindstrom's getting innings right now. Still shocked they didn't unload him for a bag of baseballs on 8/31. Danks ERA up to 5.12. It would be great if they can unload him this offseason and pay maybe half his remaining salary. HE SUCKS! WHY DIDN'T WE TRADE HIM?

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 09:01 PM) People don't earn $56 million to play a game. It's a business. Word is today he's re-thinking retirement. And he'll probably find another sucker GM. Unless you are paying him $56 million, it is a game.

Depending on what the Sox see, Masterson is a guy I could see the Sox targeting for a bounceback year.

I'll never understand the inability of people to distinguish between what people say about Dunn on the field and off of the field. Just because you have respect for Dunn the person and teammate, doesn't mean you have to like how he hit while he was here, and vice versa. Everyone knows he didn't hit while he was here, and literally no one has said different. Anyone who tries to hold that as an argument for being "soft" on the Sox is creating a gigantic strawman that doesn't represent anyone's reality. I'd love to see someone show me even one writers column on how Dunn was productive on the field while he was here. The need to turn Dunn's on the field performance into something personal just boggles my mind. It is almost like people take Dunn's time here personally themselves, so they want to inflict pain on him. It is a game, get over it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 06:13 PM) I understand that but if he gets so much credit for the offensive turnaround then he has to get some blame for the defensivive collapse. I'm in no way saying he did a bad coaching job last year but I am saying that you can't give him an A yet. I don't see how you blame the coaching staff for that unless it becomes a pattern. At points last year they basically had a practice squad out there for a defense. In 2014, they are going to get killed in the NFL, and did.

WHITE SOX PAUL KONERKO DAY TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 27 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 3, 2014 New Commercial Commemorates Seminal Moment in Konerko’s Career and White Sox History; Social Media Campaign Gives Fans Opportunity to be Part of Unique Konerko Movie; Team Will Honor Retiring Captain with “Club Konerko” Seating Section and Giveaways in September CHICAGO – The Chicago White Sox will stage a special pregame tribute honoring retiring captain and team legend Paul Konerko on Saturday, September 27 when the team takes on Kansas City at 6:10 p.m. The pregame ceremony will be a celebration of Konerko’s career as a member of the White Sox and his legacy on and off the field in franchise history. The White Sox today also launched a special tribute video in honor of Paul Konerko. The 60-second commercial, which can be viewed at whitesox.com/Konerko, thanks the captain for his time in Chicago, and reenacts one of the most memorable moments in Konerko’s career and in club history through the imagination of a young White Sox fan. The team also is giving fans the opportunity to be featured in a social media video project – #ThanksPK. An online “movie” documenting Konerko’s White Sox career will be created exclusively from hundreds of fan photos posted to Twitter and Instagram. Fans are being asked to show their favorite Konerko memories in photos and write what they love most about the captain’s career, while including the #ThanksPK hashtag in their Twitter and Instagram posts between now and September 13 for a chance to be included in the movie. Throughout the month of September the White Sox are honoring Konerko with special fan giveaways for each of the month’s 11 home games. The month-long festivities include the creation of “Club Konerko” in Sections 158 and 159 (total of 1,176 seats). Fans who purchase tickets in one of the two designated sections during the month of September will receive a Paul Konerko-themed collectible (except for September 8 and 13) and "Thank You, Paulie" sign. All fans in attendance for the September 8 and 13 games will have the opportunity to receive an exclusive Paul Konerko giveaway item. A full list of all the Paul Konerko-themed giveaways in the month of September, along with ticket information on Club Konerko, is available at whitesox.com/Konerko. The list of giveaways is highlighted by the game on Saturday, September 13 vs. Minnesota, when the first 20,000 fans will receive a “Piece of Paulie” baseball card, a special trading card with a piece of a game-worn Paul Konerko uniform, presented by Wintrust Community Banks. Paul Konerko has played 16 seasons with the White Sox. The six-time American League All-Star is the White Sox franchise leader in total bases (4,008). As of September 2, Konerko (439) was nine homers behind Hall-of-Famer Frank Thomas (448) for the franchise record, while ranking third in hits (2,290) and doubles (406). The 38-year-old has seen 36,580 pitches at the plate throughout his major league career. Tickets to all White Sox games are available online at whitesox.com, via phone at 866-SOX-GAME and in person at the U.S. Cellular Field ticket office.

I will say again, I don't see the Sox spending big dollars on a frontline pitcher unless someone gets dealt in a massive deal. I think they will be content to set up. Sale-Q-Rodon-Danks-Noesi

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 05:16 PM) I don't think anyone is going to agree with you on that. As far as Trestman he inherited a team that went 10-6 and led them to an 8-8 record, I don't think you can give him an A just yet. That D was just decimated by injuries last year, and it started before the season even kicked off.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Sep 3, 2014 -> 04:55 PM) Hayes always stutters his first word in the interview lol. I would probably do the same thing. It has gotten better as the year has gone on, but as a TV interview, you can tell Hayes is a writer.

I think facebook might be down now...

There is a pretty good chance that multiple people op this list don't fit into that price range.