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QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:26 PM) Such as? And please don't list Pirates GMs, etc. that don't have the budget each year to try and compete. It's not like any GM we'd bring in would have to field a team with a 50 million dollar budget. That would be the whole point. Places like that the object is revenue, not winning. Florida comes to mind #1 and so does San Diego right now.

Crap is what it is.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:01 PM) I thought I ruled that out when I said "Illinois chief executive". But you know... Like I said I hope the Mayor of Chicago is #1 on that list.

Can't even blame the usual suspects for that inning.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 07:56 PM) If they pushed the budget to the point this matters they should all resign. To the point where they don't want to waste $5.5 million in cash? On a team that no one is showing up for? That is actually called fiduciary duty.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:06 PM) Ugh, why do people always say "KW and Ozzie want to win?" Are there managers/general managers that don't want to win? Yes there are.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 07:41 PM) The Dodgers still have a lot more assets than liabilities. The Sox will get paid. The Dodgers would basically have to fold for the Sox to be left high and dry. Will, but not until the courts pay them. That is the key there.

Actually I would never see that.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 05:03 PM) I actually don't really know where I stand with this one. I want to agree with it, but if we're talking about free speech, why can the state and/or federal government say that a kid can't buy porn, but they can't follow the same principle with violent video games? It's that whole bizarre "even mild references to sex are bad, but even the worst violence is ok" paradigm we have in our society. The other thing I was thinking was R rated movies.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 04:15 PM) Yes he will be able to appeal, but there's not a whole lot of reason to expect him to have success by doing so. I think he's about as corrupt as any Illinois chief executive has been in my lifetime, how's that for part b.? Of course he won't go to a real prison. He'll go to the minimum security type we send white collar criminals to. I hope the Mayor of Chicago is #1 on that list.

This whole advanced penis sizing argument is pointless. Tom Thibideau is not going to bring JR Smith to Chicago.

Very bad guess.

QUOTE (Cali @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 03:36 PM) Heyman was on the MLB Network talking about Carlos Beltran getting traded... Mentioned White Sox as a potential candidate, saying the Mets would be willing to pick up a lot of the contract if they got a good prospect in return. If KW does a Viciedo for Beltran deal I'm DONE with this team. Completely done. Well that would be one way to get Pierre out of the line up

Mexico is a great vacation spot this time of year!

Dude, you are a Klingon.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 03:06 PM) There's something to be said about 1 yr deals, if they don't work out then you lost a bit of money but you're not tied up. If they do work out, you can resign the player or get some draft picks on top of the production they gave you. The problem is that you usually don't want the guys who will sign a one year deal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 02:30 PM) Really? What species? How old is it? What's the carbon isotope signature? (The scary thing is...that's exactly what my brain did the first time I read this post). [que someone stealing Balta's lunch money in his childhood]

QUOTE (danman31 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 02:29 PM) Jeremy Reed is the epitomy of a fourth outfielder. It's not really that offensive of a comparison to Tyler Kuhn. Reed played in parts of 8 Major League seasons, with significant playing time in four. That's how a bench player's career goes. Once they get past their prime, someone else can do that job. It's not a long lifespan. Kuhn's advantage is that he can play middle infield. Odds are probably better for him. It wasn't meant to be offensive. Just hearing the numbers, that was the Sox farm hand who jumped into my mind offensively. Not much power, but very high batting average numbers.

Kuhn sounds very Jeremy Reed, with the bat anyway.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 01:52 PM) Who's that? Knoblauch from the year he fell off? Paul Konerko 2003

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 01:31 PM) While I'm sure that he hasn't just lost it overnight, I'm sure there HAVE been instances of players in any sport that have done just that. Didn't it happen to Chuck Knoblauch? how about this for a June 30th stat line? 211ab 39h 3hr 17 rbi .185ba .255obp .265slg .520ops

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 01:02 PM) You're starting 9 (per voting through June 21): C) Russell Martin, Yankees 1B) Adrian Gonzalez, Red Sox 2B) Robinson Cano, Yankees 3B) Alex Rodriguez, Yankees SS) Derek Jeter, Yankees DH) David Ortiz, Red Sox OF) Curtis Granderson, Yankees OF) Josh Hamilton, Rangers OF) Jose Bautista, Blue Jays 7 of the 9 are Yanks or Red Sox. One of the others is only on there because he was a heroin addict.

QUOTE (maki @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 12:24 PM) i would imagine there was an addendum or some type of doc signed in the deal that the dodgers are directly responsible for such and such portion of deferred comp, not the white sox. i'm sure we're not playing middle man and paying the deferred comp and turning around to wait for a check from the dodgers. the fact that they talk about manny as a creditor and not the white sox speaks to this scenario. The White Sox are listed as a creditor, and it is for Juan Pierre, not Manny.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 10:51 AM) OK, while I agree with you guys in that I thought it was a good signing for a reasonable price, there were definitely people saying the opposite. They were in the minority for sure, but they existed. You can't just say "hindsight is 20/20" to anybody who mocks the signing, as they could very well be one of the people who was saying it from the beginning. I can think of one person who said that, and he was mocked mercilessly. if anyone else did say that, i want to see proof.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 10:00 AM) The league assured players and their agents Monday that salaries would be paid, said two people familiar with the discussions but not authorized to discuss them. Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/27/3731723/i...l#ixzz1QZxsj0Z0 The players will get paid, but that doesn't mean the White Sox will. That is different. The Sox are a creditor, not an employee.