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If anyone watched TheWorldWars on History, they tried to pass off LaSalle St and the Board of Trade in Chicago, as early 20th century New York City. Geesh.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 29, 2014 -> 07:48 PM) Sterling bought the team for $12.5 million. In the end, he still wins So true. The guy just tripled the estimated value of his franchise for being an uncloseted racist. Damn it feels good to be a gangsta.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 29, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) I'll quote Hawk too. He Gawn! Hmm, I am suddenly very fond of that quote.

James Rainey ‏@LATimesrainey 13m BREAKING NEWS: Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer of Seattle offers record $2 billion to win @LAClippers. more at http://latimes.com Our story on @LAClippers deal reports 2nd and 3rd place bids of $1.6B Geffen Guggenheim & $1.2B from Ressler-Karsh. http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-sn-cli...0529-story.html …

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 29, 2014 -> 05:52 PM) Did Hudson have a second TJS? Yes.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 29, 2014 -> 05:53 PM) You're operating on a bad premise that 4/$50M is a contract the Sox couldn't work around if it went bad. Yeah, because when is the last time we spent three seasons regretting a bad four year contract.

ChiTribSports ‏@ChiTribSports 31m Geffen group bids more than $1.5 billion for Clippers http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/break...story?track=rss …

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 29, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) But the difference between what Rienzo and Noesi have done for the Sox and Jimenez the Orioles is not significant enough to justify the additional $12 mill they'd have to pay him plus the draft pick. The Sox have handled this situation about as perfectly as possible. And the bonus being that they still have the flexibility to do something else if they want to do so.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 29, 2014 -> 03:49 PM) Full contract has been released. Lawyers disect portions of it. This seems to be the key to the whole thing: The Cubs seem to have a pretty solid case here. Well that screws the rooftoppers.

QUOTE (BaseballNick @ May 29, 2014 -> 03:23 PM) Heyman says Astros may consider going underslot again and draft Nick Gordon. To me that screams negotiating tactics.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 29, 2014 -> 03:41 PM) Writer at Basketball Insiders suggests that Mirotic's buyout might be less than has been previously reported. Wasn't the buyout supposed to drop as time passed? Or am I thinking of someone else. Regardless, that makes him a great piece to potentially package up for a Love or Melo deal, or someone who might fit in afterwards if we can do it right.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 29, 2014 -> 02:10 PM) So would that mean Beckham is better than Pedroia? The problem with your "what I typed" thing is you are basically claiming Jimenez will perform like Rienzo for the duration of his 4 year contract. I think it's safe to say that there are many pitchers on that list who can be expected to pitch as well as Andre Rienzo and can be had for 4y/$50m. Hopefully you reported this post.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 29, 2014 -> 01:18 PM) That first post is sarcastic. They absolutely despise him and rip on him every chance they can on that board. I can totally see why. He is a really low baseball IQ player. He misses cut off men regularly, and doesn't have any patience at the plate.

Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 10m Gordon Beckham is relaxed, has .400 avg vs. FBs since 5/6, per @brooksbaseball. Was .254 before '14. #whitesox http://bit.ly/1mvEufV

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 3h White Sox (28-27) have won 7 of last 10 and are 7-4 with Abreu on DL. 6 of last 7 wins decided by 1 run. Off today w Padres in town Friday.

Forgot about Cleto, put him in the Incompletes with a D.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:47 AM) But then that's assuming that scout had given him accurate knowledge as well. The Sox could well be telling different scouts different things to throw people off. It matters less in baseball than in the NFL or, to lesser extents, the NHL and NBA, but that still doesn't mean you want people to have intimate knowledge of your draft plans. Basically, I don't doubt nor believe his list either way. A scout in Charlotte is more likely to have two things... Knowledge of the White Sox organization, and first hand accounts of scouting these players. Lakso didn't have to have a question asked or answered to hear someone talking about who the Sox are looking at, while in the pressbox thinking that no one is listening. It could also be a complete misdirection. There is no way of knowing for sure, but I like this source better than many.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ May 29, 2014 -> 10:00 AM) No major gripes but are you basing this off of expectations or just their season in general? I feel a few guys you overrated just a tad because they're performing better than expectations. Based on player expectations and history. I expect more from a Chris Sale than Scott Carroll, for example.

Yesterday marked the 55th game of the season, 54 being 1/3 of the season. I figured today was as good of a day as any to talk about player performances to this point. The A's Chris Sale, Jake Petricka, Zach Putnam, Tyler Flowers, Adrian Nieto, Gordon Beckham, Conor Gillaspie, Alexei Ramirez, Jose Abreu The B's Dayan Viciedo, Adam Eaton, Adam Dunn, Dan Webb, Andre Rienzo, Jose Quintana The C's Scott Carroll, Hector Noesi, Leury Garcia, Marcus Semien The D's Scott Downs, John Danks, The F's Paul Konerko, Alejandro De Aza, The Incompletes (so far grade in parenthesis based on limited sample size) Erik Johnson (F) , Javy Guerra (B), Felipe Paulino (F), Jordan Danks (F), Avi Garcia (B), Moises Sierra ©, Now let's see yours?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:36 AM) Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 13m More #astros considering rodon and aiken for No. 1 pick. but might they pull a gordon surprise? #MLBdraft http://cbsprt.co/1k7wJOP That would be great news for both the Sox and Cubs.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:23 AM) BOSTON — The Yankees may be targeting Masahiro Tanaka as their big free-agent splash this winter, and they may be doing so at the perfect time. Yankees assistant general manager Billy Eppler spent time in Japan last month (September, 2013), getting a look at Tanaka. According to reports out of Japan, the Rangers, Red Sox and Diamondbacks were among the other teams that have scouted the righthander in person in recent months. So at the latest, August/September last year. http://www.thegreedypinstripes.com/2013/05...iro-tanaka.html Here's an article from last May. To my mind, it feels like Tanaka has been talked about for a couple of years now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:13 AM) This is starting to sound like all the arguments about Bobby Jenks his last couple of seasons with the Sox, lol. At the end of the day, if Dunn makes a good throw to second base, Bellisario probably a 9th where he sees three batters. The defensive play not being made left the runner out there, and it ended up being the run that scored.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ May 29, 2014 -> 08:10 AM) The Sox have literally 0 incentive to give out their list to anybody. It doesn't mean he didn't run across a scout who has some inside knowledge. So far the guy has been perfect with anything to do with the minors, which makes sense. My feeling is that we aren't going to get this info from anyone in Chicago. They are too busy protecting sources to actually report something. A guy like this who has nothing to lose, is a perfect place for info like this to come from.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 29, 2014 -> 09:10 AM) Look at the Tigers/A's game last night... Nathan basically threw his rookie 3B (Castellanos) under the bus, and so did his manager Ausmus. It's Nathan's job to pitch over mistakes or "could have/should have" been outs. In the end, a closer is defined by his performance in those situations, like it or not. The fact of the matter is that even though Belisario's pitched in some difficult circumstances/situations, and that's uncontrollable on his part...his performance after a mistake happens is controllable. The White Sox won the game, everyone went home happy and Sierra had a nice "comeback/redemption" moment, but both the defense and the pitching needs to be better for this team to make it to the next level. Granted, it's a bit unfair to get all over Belisario, he was never expected to close a single game for the White Sox when he was signed as a bounceback candidate, but that's the situation now that he's facing. By that logic, he won the game, so he did his job.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ May 29, 2014 -> 06:37 AM) Noesi's ERA with the Sox is 4.33, with an ERA+ of 97. You take that all day from your 4th/5th starter.