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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 10:05 AM) Family lawyer "he was shot 6 times" Doctor "many of this wounds are re entry from a single shot" Was the shooting on the grassy knoll?

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 09:58 AM) So what if Markakis is more of a complementary piece than a centerpiece? I don't think there are many, of any, centerpiece-type hitters hitting FA this winter. Between OF and DH, the Sox have 4 spots with only two players penciled in next year (Avi and Eaton). Barring any trades for young, major league ready OFs, or a castoff from the Dodgers surplus, the Sox will need to find help somewhere. Markakis would fit in nicely. That is, if the Sox are serious about contending next year, which I believe they are. Good point. That might make VMart less realistic. Is Melky Cabrera available? I'd love to see him in LF next year.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 09:47 AM) Even next year he will be on an inning limit. I bet you will see the same treatment that Sale and Q got their first years. It won't be a number limit per se, but you will see things like side sessions being limited. You will see turns skipped around off-days. If there aren't off days there, you will see other off-days used to push him back to six or seven days in between starts. They will keep an eye for dead arm periods and a real close watch on mechanics.

QUOTE (ron883 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 09:18 AM) This guyyyy. I'd love to see him move up to charlotte. he's proven AA to be obsolete Where would he play?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 18, 2014 -> 09:02 AM) The guy is already ridiculously strong, i doubt PEDs would solve his lack of contact issues Maybe we need to start offering some PEDs around Soxtalk. The P standing for "post"

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 11:52 PM) all the new guys are likeable, keep clearing out the dead wood. Almost all of the guys that people don't like on this team are really likable. Most people just let the on field production cloud their off of the field personality.

I love Mark. Such a class act. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0817-story.html

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 1h Ventura on the first inning overturn on play at plate: "I can only get thrown out of so many games. I like to actually manage some of them."

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 05:41 PM) This is all very good information. I do want to leverage the cash I have to drop on the fix of the impala. They will probably try to squeeze that 1500 out somewhere else.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 04:59 PM) I agree. In the UK, the term is widely used and not considered offensive. They know Hawk isn't using it in a derogatory way, but still call him racist. Anything to take a shot at Hawk. LMAO, if Hawk tries to fight back, they get upset he has a platform to do so. Abattocla is also the guy on the White Sox flagship who several years ago was giving away Sox tickets if sox fans would sing the Go Cubs Go song. His personal agenda, he is a Cubs fan. His agenda is ratings. He knows Hawk generates calls and clicks. Hell we have a 100+ posts here about it.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 04:52 PM) Adam Dunn is blocking Tyler Danish. From the buffet table...

Don't be afraid to use any of those things to get a better price or deal. The biggest thing you have to watch is that they WON'T give you the details of the break down. they will try to negotitate in monthly payment, which allows them to manipulate trade in, interest rate, down payment, and final price. Make them itemize the deal. See what other dealerships will offer you in email for the same pieces of the deal, which gives you other weapons to go in with. You can even check with your own bank about financing. Capital one has an easy system to get an approval and rate on line. Don't feel the pressure to close that minute, or even that same day. That is another technique used very commonly. "oh other people are looking at this car... Your car is going to need more expensive repairs" etc. They will flat lie to your face to close a deal. Just assume anything that isn't a figure is a lie.

Nice job by Surkamp.

Surkamp getting a high leverage chance here.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 03:06 PM) Webb has much better secondary pitches Except he can't throw any of them for strikes on a consistent basis.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) It's a combination of fatigue, pitchers making adjustments, and regression to the mean. He leads the league in just enough and "lucky" homeruns, only 3 of his long balls were "no doubt". He was bound to slow down at some point. While we all want him to hit 50 home runs and shatter records, it just wasn't very realistic in his first year. The encouraging sign is he's still making contact The "lucky" home run thing is stupid. The only "luck" he has is being strong and skilled enough to turn deep flyballs into outs.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 12:53 PM) [/b] Sorry, E, generally love your insight but must take exception here. For the vast majority of Dunn's time here, the team's culture has been a losing one. Losing cultures need change - more than we've had to this point. I hope the guy gets to a contender and gets to see the playoffs for once in a terrific career. By all accounts he's a great guy. But his clubhouse presence really should not be a consideration, at all. If stop and think about it a bit, there might not be two veteran major leaguers who can teach Jose about how to handle failure in baseball. Both of them had some of the longest stretches of continued failure for guys considered very good MLB players for their career.

SoxNet.net ‏@SoxNet now Harold Baines thinks Conor Gillaspie needs to smile.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 17, 2014 -> 12:31 PM) Speaks very highly of Dunn as a positive clubhouse presence: This is the type of thing, I think, that might explain why Hahn hasn't just given Dunn away for salary relief. I have no doubt he'd move him for even a marginally interesting prospect, but it very well may be worth the salary to keep him around the clubhouse. Contrast that with an organization like Houston that is strictly about what their metrics tell them. I think this is why players want to come here, and are willing to take way under market value deals to stay here.

Seth Lakso ‏@SethLakso 12h Jared Mitchell finished tn 3-for-5 and now has 14 hits, 2 home runs and 8 RBIs in 13 games since his return from Double-A Birmingham.

The Baseball Cube ‏@thebaseballcube 12h Jim Johnson is back in the big leagues as Tigers purchase his contract.

Peter Gammons ‏@pgammo 5h Angels manager exasperated with Josh Hamilton, says he's not same player he was with Rangers http://share.d-news.co/65UdKKc

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Aug 16, 2014 -> 11:28 PM) Think Scherzer would like 4/100 from us...3/90? And then do you think Chris Sale would like it if we did that? He'd leave something like $100 million on the table. That makes the answer, no.

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 4h Carl Crawford sponsored Chicago's Little League WS team. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/29303480-41...ml#.U_CIwhbgXwI … He picked up families' travel expenses to Williamsport.

If he is in Charlotte, he will be in Chicago in a month.