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Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 1m #nats put in claim on matt thornton, and nats get him

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:30 PM) Why don't you give us the correct answer? You keep telling everyone else that everything they use doesn't work. I am genuinely curious what you believe in here.

MLB Trade Rumors ‏@mlbtraderumors 6m Tigers To Sign Jim Johnson http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/?p=40595

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:19 PM) Why don't you tell me. The only thing I am blaming Hahn for is the Reed trade. I admitted I like the Beli signing. But many gang up on me and start making things up, how I think the Sox should max the payroll out... all I said was Hahn made a bad trade and keeping a $538k reliever would have had this team in contention. So basically you don't want to say anything except other people have no idea what they are talking about? I'm still curious as to how you know what is a good bullpen without hindsight?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/08/kemp...ar-waivers.html

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:14 PM) Not by looking at their FIP. If FIP is a more accurate predictor of the future, exactly what period is it predicting? It is always changing. So, how?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 01:11 PM) Who cares if it is MORE accurate if it isn't accurate? So how do you build a bullpen?

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 12:51 PM) Thats if he hasn't already cleared waivers. Turner may have already cleared at this point as well. Having not heard anything about it, I am guessing it hasn't happened yet, but who knows for sure.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 29m Hammon becomes NBA's first female assistant coach http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 12:36 PM) Does this mean Danks will be scratched tonight? If I had to bet, I bet it means John Danks hits waivers tomorrow, that way any deal can happen in between his starts.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 10:51 AM) If the subject matter doesnt interest you, not much else you can say. The movies arent overly complicated, but they are much more complicated than "good guy vs bad guy". starting with Loki and Bucky Barnes and it seems moving up through the Civil War storyline, it looks like Marvel is bringing a lot more complex bad guys that have more layers than merely "bad guy". Im sure Y2HH isnt the only person that isnt a fan of the MCU movies, though It isn't my thing either, but then again, I'm not watching a bunch of them and complaining about them, so YMMV.

Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 2h The Cavs and Wolves reportedly have a "handshake agreement" for Kevin Love trade (@markstrot) http://bit.ly/1oaX0xY

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 15m Ray Lewis to appear on Spike TV series 'Coaching Bad' to help coaches with anger issues http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break....html?track=rss …

Chicago White Sox ‏@whitesox 10m Zach Putnam will begin his injury rehab assignment tonight with @KnightsBaseball (vs. Gwinnett).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 09:50 AM) Baez is one year older than Courtney Hawkins. If Hawkins were putting up the same numbers in AAA next year, this board would want to see him in Chicago. Besides, if Baez is going to be a bust, who cares about super 2 status? Because no one on Soxtalk has talked about Hawkins unsustainable K rates...

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 09:54 AM) Sometimes I think you just watch simulated baseball. Sometimes, don't you think its nice to sit back and enjoy things. I'm sure there would have been some advanced stats that could have told you he wasn't going to hit .089 for the rest of the season which meant there was a hot streak in there somewhere to bring him up to 188 or some crap. Stats have a place in the game for sure. But when they totally replace the enjoyment and emotion of the game, you've gone too far. If Tyler Flowers hits a homer, and you are worried about an unsustainable BABIP, instead of jumping up and down with happiness, you are doing it wrong.

Michael C. Wright ‏@mikecwright 16s Phil Emery says Martellus Bennett us absent today because he's been fined and suspended undetermined time.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 5, 2014 -> 09:33 AM) What each of these is owed (assuming that club options are not picked up but vesting options vest): Hamels: $7.5M this year plus $96M from 15-18 (That's a lot of money owed, but he probably gets claimed) Papelbon: $4.33M this year plus $26M from 15-16 (He might get claimed) Ruiz: $2.83M this year plus $17.5M from 15-16 (He probably gets claimed) Byrd: $2.67M this year plus $16M from 15-16 (He almost certainly gets claimed) Utley: $5M this year plus $12M in 15 (He almost certainly gets claimed) Rollins: $3.67M this year plus $11M in 15 (He probably gets claimed) So yeah, while all these guys are expensive, for the most part they are producing near, at, or above what they are getting paid. I would think Papelbon has the best chance of clearing waivers. I doubt either gets through the NL, but I don't see any reason the Sox shouldn't put claims on Ruiz and Utley. You'd be a fool to claim Papelbon. I wouldn't sign him to a free agent contract equal to what he has left on his deal, so I wouldn't chance claiming him. The rest of them have pretty fair chances at being claimed, the tops being Hamels.

Why not just sit back and enjoy the ride? I know I am. Who cares about what is "inevitable". It is "inevitable" that we are all going to die as well. Should we sit and obsess about that too? No way. Sit back, relax, and strap it down. The Magic Glasses will be your pilot today.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 09:25 PM) Here was the original question: "Is this bullpen Rick Hahn's fault?" The answer is obviously YES. To everyone who thinks he "couldn't" have fielded a better bullpen (which is frankly an absurd view) the answer is still YES. And I think Rick Hahn would stand up like a man, take responsibility for the bad choices he made, and agree. The bullpen is the pitchers fault first and foremost.

Does anyone actually enjoy "Beer Money"? I wish they would just go back and broadcast old TWIBs.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 03:27 PM) I really wasn't too familiar the day of the trade. The more I read about Davidson, the more the deal didn't seem very good to me. It isn't hindsight. That's too easy. I didn't like this trade before they reported to spring training. I'm sure not seeing anything like that. It seems like the more hind was sighted, the more opinion changed. I remember one guy who has been against this from day one and that is Oldsox who mentions it with every single blown save.

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 1m Avisail Garcia had X-rays and is fine after he was hit by a pitch on Sunday, per Robin Ventura. #WhiteSox

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:23 PM) It really all depends on a specific team's needs- great starting pitching or a terrific all-around hitter? That is the scaredy way out. Throw all of the stuff that makes a decision for you out of the window. If you had to pick one... Chris Sale or Jose Abreu.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 4, 2014 -> 04:20 PM) LOL if the White Sox had Baez, everyone on the board would love him. This Cubs thread on the WhiteSox message board is a real treat on a bad day sometimes. Nah, instead of being the next coming of Christ, he'd be the next Adam Dunn because he strikes out too much.