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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:37 AM) And since Jason Richardson and JR Smith are seemingly the best SG options who appear to be on the FA market...that leaves the position as a major concern. Thanks Mr Obvious!

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 09:48 PM) I believe in second chances. The guy clearly made a mistake, was reprimanded, and will probably never make the same mistake again. So while he is clearly not qualified to be a security guard at a ball park, he is qualified to be President of the USA>

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:33 AM) I still have the same retort though...anyone you replace that offensively inept SG with also needs to be able to hold their ground against D-Wade, or you don't gain all that much. Which is why you are looking for more than JR Smith.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:28 AM) So it sounds like the Rangers are putting all their eggs in the Brad Richards basket. That actually seems like a good fit. I also read that they want to trade, rofl, Wade Redden, rofl. Yeah, good luck with that guys. Call Florida, quick.

QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:56 AM) I really wouldn't mind Richardson either, again though not a top choice. I personally don't think the Bulls were as far away as other people seem to think. If we had a 2 who could create and knock down 3s we could have easily won the Heat series. And that's with DRose playing pretty atrociously. LeBron couldn't have played Rose if we had a 2 who could take the pressure off of him. Or if he did take Rose, our two would have toasted whatever PG was in the game. That made a huge difference in this series.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:14 AM) Nope, MLB is assuring that all the creditors (including one Vin Scully for $150,000 almost) will be paid first.....we're not going to be the ones on the hook for that extra money, no way will Selig let them default on those contract obligations. MLB can't assure anyone of anything right now. It is in bankruptcy court, not Bud Selig's office.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:46 AM) But where is the follow up? Palin makes those comments, it leads on every channel for a week. Biden does it and you get ' He always says s*** like that, that's just Joe'. No commentary about how it makes him stupid, or unfit for office, it just gets tossed out then tossed aside. And one of them actually is in office... That is the sad part.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 06:22 AM) Dont they know they can't call up prospects when you have to get rid of someone else who blows? That would be accurate if Choo hadn't have hurt himself.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:05 AM) Again, that makes no sense since the contract is guaranteed. If the Sox have 15 people through the gate the rest of the year, they still owe Juan Pierre another $3 million+ (with some from the Dodgers now up in the air added on). The only thing that changes if you cut Juan Pierre is that you might have to pay some portion of it 2 months earlier, and if the Sox are that stressed for $2 million, then they're going to be doing what the McCourts just did in about 8 weeks. Well because of the McCourts it isn't just $2 million anymore, it is now $5.5 million.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 09:00 AM) That'd make no sense though...whether 3,000 people show up or 30,000 people show up, they're paying Pierre the same amount. The finance change right now by cutting Pierre and calling up Viciedo is what, $250k? It is the difference between paying him now and paying him over the course of a season.

QUOTE (ParkerBear7 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 10:17 PM) Since we are on the subject of Dunn and I hate to bring up what if scenarios as hindsight is 20/20 but too bad KW was unable to make this trade: (http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-12...ager-white-sox) I saw an archived story from last off season that: Sox offered Beckham, prospects for first baseman Gonzalez Konerko's agent meets with Reinsdorf, assistant GM Hahn December 06, 2010|By Dave van Dyck, Tribune reporter ORLANDO, Fla. — It would have been a trade that shocked Chicago, South Side and North Side. The White Sox discussed a monster swap with the Padres for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, offering Gordon Beckham and two other prospects, the apparent "Plan B" if Paul Konerko would not re-sign................. Just think if we could of had A-Gon and Konerko the 2011 lineup could have been: Lillbridege -2b Rios - CF Ramirez - SS Gonzales - 1B Konerko - DH/1B Quinten - LF Vicedo - RF AJ - C Morel - 3B who know, maybe Dunn will catch fire in the second half and KW calls up Dayan V and Bacon gets out of his funk as well. Konerko would not have been back if they had traded for AGon.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 08:27 AM) But how much is it costing them in gate revenues and season tickets sold for next year if this team doesn't finish 1st? It could just as easily be spun around the other way... Maybe if people were showing up, they could buy out Pierre.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 09:46 PM) I know, it makes too much sense for them to do it. Today would have been the perfect day to bring him up too. Well to be fair, they wouldn't have done it on the off day, they would do it today.

Balta is going to have you killed now.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 11:25 PM) Randomly turned sigs back on to view on the board because I had no clue what mine was. Apparently it's "Hello." This also prompted me to check my "profile" information on ST. Apparently my favorite Sox minor leaguer is Sergio Miranda. I went through my profile info about a month ago too. It was like opening a time capsule.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 05:02 PM) Tampa Bay seems to be waiting a long time to call up Jennings Trout with Anaheim...

QUOTE (WHITESOXRANDY @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 03:28 PM) De Aza would probably help the team more since his line is very close to Viceido's now and he plays better defense, can steal bases, has more experience and is left handed. What would be hilarious is if the Sox to finally cut Pierre, and then call up De Aza instead.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) Adam Dunn looks the same now as he always had. This has nothing to do with scrambled eggs and everything to do with scrambled brains. QFT

Congrats!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 03:14 PM) Why are you stating this as 100% fact? You're just guessing. As opposed to his being fat being why he can't hit being a fact? Please.

QUOTE (Real @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 02:31 PM) Dunno about you guys but I'm tired of hearing people in the media, in the Sox FO, on Sox broadcasts...saying they don't know whats wrong with Dunn. My eyes don't lie: His batspeed has gone to SHI*. Some people have said he's gotten fatter too, which I don't know if that's true or not, but I'm sure if a guy like Dunn, who's already not exactly the most athletic guy on the team, puts on more fat lbs., it can't help Being fat doesn't stop you from hitting the ball hard. All you have to do is watch about 5 minutes of softball in Chicago to know that.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 02:19 PM) He Gawn! I went with Bla-gone!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 02:05 PM) Who's going to tolerate insanity? http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=66038

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 27, 2011 -> 02:01 PM) You could have at least put that in green if u meant my fans and not my books. Your books of course.