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Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 8m Robin said today that they will try to play Konerko every game of that last four-game homestand vs. KC. Konerko is willing to do as much or as little as Robin wants. He did joke that if they play him too much, he might demand a trade

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 05:20 PM) I thought this thread was about Marcus? Thankfully on Soxtalk, topics never waiver.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 04:18 PM) You should check the math on that. You might be right. You might also be costing yourself more interest concentrating on a lower interest rate, shorter term loan. The general rule is you always attack the highest interest rate, shortest term loan first. I am sure that it is costing interest money, but sometimes the flexibility is nice too.

Jason Beck ✔ @beckjason Anibal Sanchez saw Dr. James Andrews today in Florida. Diagnosis confirmed right pectoral strain. Retweeted by Jon Heyman

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...en-it-turns-out Astros working on something with Nix, not Aiken.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 03:31 PM) It’s nice to have one less payment to worry about every month. The fiscally smart thing to do is to pay things off with the highest interest rates first. Also keep in mind that mortgage interest is tax deductible.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 02:37 PM) But now it's Arizona, and that changes everything. They should have let Jerry take over that team.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 03:02 PM) You're both wrong They actually gave that dude his own show on H2. It is freaking horrible.

Did Tony Soprano die? http://www.vox.com/2014/8/27/6006139/did-t...of-the-sopranos

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) Are the Coyotes still struggling? Move them if anything. Hope to keep some of that base, even if it's small. Yeah, that is a dead franchise for the most part.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 3m Kenny Williams from his great speech today: "Pick up a ball, a glove, a book, a paint stick, a science project. Put down the guns." Amen!

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) If Rodon is deserving of a spot in the rotation, Rodon will have a spot in the rotation. C'mon man. There is no team in baseball with too much starting pitching. And no team in baseball keeps Carlos Rodon in the minors if he is ready because of guys like Hector Noesi or other mediocrity like him. Just name one season with one team where a spot wouldn't be open for Rodon if he was ready. The Sox have Sale, Q, and then a bunch of guys who can't hold Rodon's jock. Any team that banks on having 5 starters all year long is probably in for a long season. I think the 2005 White Sox tied a record with 6. The White Sox did something very similar with Brandon McCarthy FWIW.

I'm seeing a lot of praise for Kenny Williams speech at the JRW celebration. I am going to have to track it down.

The Latin American kids don't get the fundamentals base that the rest of the world gets because their whole outlook on the game is different. There it is a ticket out of the slums, so you want to highlight your hit tool and leave (remember, you don't walk of the island...). American and Japanese kids grow up playing organized ball on teams which require them to play the game at a more complete level. Even a guy like Abreu had just terrible fundamentals at 1B, and had to be broken down and retaught things as basic as the stretch.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 11:36 AM) No, I am saying people will use their team playing there as an excuse to go there, not them randomly being here when their team is here. When my friends and I go see the Sox or Bears on the road, we choose the coolest cities/stadiums. We then go see the game(s) and then spend the remainder of our time exploring the city. You honestly don't think Hawks fans would plan trips to Vegas to see the Hawks play here? I just don't buy that whatsoever. Some would. But that isn't going to be enough to sustain a team. Heck places like Phoenix and Florida have millions of northerner transplants living there year round, and still can't fill a hockey arena.`

QUOTE (iamshack @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) You don't think opposing team's fans are going to choose Vegas as a road trip opportunity to see their team? I'm not saying this would overcome a low local fanbase, but I certainly think it would help. As for locals, they are fired up about a potential MLS team, let alone a "Big 4" professional team. What are you basing this on? I am skeptical until I see differently. The couple of places that have large transient populations have had hard times drawing fans because they don't have a real solid base. Places like Miami, Tampa, and Phoenix come to mind. Maybe being Vegas's first team it will work, but who knows.

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2014082..._medium=twitter

Given what Hahn said about trading for high dollar contracts last week, I think an Upton deal is plausible. The Sox have some room to take on a contract like this, and it is a guy that makes some sense for the team, if they think they can get him to hit again. At the very worst, you are at least trading for a guy that makes the OF defense a helluva lot better. If you make it a bad contract for bad contract trade, you can add Upton at no cost at all until the 3rd and final year.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 10:05 AM) They're allowed to do a one-game callup that doesn't hit the 40 man. But Hahn said no to Rodon. My suggestion, since the Sox are not competing anyway: Matt Zaleski. He's the only pitcher - ever, as far as I can tell - to play 11 seasons in just one organization and never make the majors. And he's actually been decent in AAA. Give him a start, save the MLB arms. Does his start date line up?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 11:37 PM) Big rumors that Las Vegas, Seattle, Toronto, and Quebec will get expansion teams by 2017. So two teams in Toronto? http://www.csnchicago.com/blackhawks/could...-nhl-teams-2017

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 27, 2014 -> 08:14 AM) I look at the season this way: when the Sox signed Paulie for one more year, that was a clear sign to me that the Sox had no belief that they could contend this year. They knew they had a good core in Sale, Quintana, Abreu, Garcia and Eaton. The rest of the roster was essentially tryouts to see who gets to stick around for 2015 and who gets further attention. Gillaspie and Ramirez earned the right to stay. Noesi and Flowers aren't ideal but may have done enough to earn another year. De Aza, Viciedo, and pretty much then entire bullpen have failed and will need to be replaced, and of course Beckham is already gone. This is a successful season because the Sox have figured out for sure who needs to stay and who needs to go. There are very few question marks left. Great post. Questions being answered doesn't always mean all good things. They now know for sure that Beckham, De Aza, and Viciedo are not a part of the core, and can move on. Flowers seems to have at least answered for being a started if nothing better comes along. Noesi showed he can be a fifth starter. Now we move on to the off-season knowing what we have to a much clearer extent, and what we need to get.

The number of games improved isn't important. The important part is figuring out our pieces going forward and we have done that to a major extent.

QUOTE (beautox @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 08:02 PM) after this season he doesn't have to clear waivers he will have spent a year on the major league roster and i'm pretty sure he'll have two options. I didn't get you were saying after this season.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 04:33 PM) Anyone loving the Simpsons 24/7 marathon? Yeah yeah I know it's the cool thing to s*** on the show but every season still has its redeeming qualities. It was about as brilliant of a show as ever has been written for a sitcom. Sure it is impossible to make that last for 25 years, but that shouldn't take away from what it was.

QUOTE (beautox @ Aug 26, 2014 -> 07:59 PM) Flowers will be much better served in a back up role, and with the year closing, having nieto down at AAA so he can work on framing pitches and getting consistant at bats would do him a world of good as well as serve as some depth. What makes you think he would clear waivers, or not be taken back by Washington?