southsider2k5

Danks has blown past Jackson as the most deserving of a trip to the pen.

Well, I didn't really want to watch the game today anyway...

KOnerko

Sucks to be at a wedding today

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 28, 2011 -> 01:30 PM) I don't remember Sox offering Mags that kind of contract after 2004. Could be wrong. But if we did, then we could have restructured the offer to comply with the rule that would have given us the draft picks, which was my original point. I agree that Boros' tactics stunk. When he did the European secret medical society trick, I didn't mind letting Mags go, I just wanted the draft picks, and Kenny was not able to pull it off. I remember it very clearly because Borass spun it into the Sox trying to sucker Maggs while he was hurt. I know he offered him a contract.

Dunn

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 27, 2011 -> 03:24 PM) TSA took it too far last time I flew simply because of this thread. I think I lost my anal virginity. Yeah but that doesn't count because you asked for another.

People be sure to remember the veterans!

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 27, 2011 -> 11:42 PM) I can't wait to see what that is. Another Ohio State story out today, by the way. Who knows what is and isn't true, but this is all such bad publicity. This one seems to sound particularly bad. http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/...e-over-50-times Wow. If that is true OSU is screwed.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2011 -> 11:25 AM) For all the Sox knew, the "Surgery in Europe" could have involved shooting him full of a bunch of substances that were illegal in the U.S. too. Especially now that we're seeing more and more of these "HGH injection in addition to surgery" moves. And IIRC the Sox offer was for 4 years $48 million. If that isn't right, it isn't too far off.

QUOTE (oldsox @ May 28, 2011 -> 10:05 AM) Mags made it known he wanted out of Chicago and he wanted to try the free agent process. With Boros as his agent. I'm sure Boros convinced him to do this. All Kenny had to was offer Mags a contract for 80% of previous year's salary; then, if Mags wanted to go the free agent route, which he did want, the Sox get two draft picks. Not a bad deal. So Boros took Maggs to Europe, hid him from the Sox, and called the bluff. Kenny blinked by not offering anything. Then Mags' price went up, because whichever team got him, they did not owe the White Sox squat. Boros won. Mags won. Kenny lost. Yes, I mean he was out-maneuvered. What was Mags making then? $10MM? If so, the risk would have been $8MM. What did we risk with Peavy? Rios? Undunn? A heckava lot more. The Sox did offer Maggs a significant contract, and Borass even spun that into an evil thing because they offered it to him after he was injured. The Sox didn't get outmanuevered, Maggs and his agent are lying pieces of s*** who ran every con in the book, including sneaking Maggs into Europe to have a secret surgery without telling anyone, and then refusing to give the Sox the medical records to go with them. I'm not sure what you are remembering, but it is all wrong.

The impossible thing here is to project. Literally everything could change in the next few months. The top salary, salary reductions, MLE salary cap, Larry Bird rules... it is all on the table.

ESPNChiSox Doug Padilla Beckham had full CT scan & X-rays that were normal. Eye exam came back normal as well. Status for today unknown.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 27, 2011 -> 04:10 PM) FWIW, Rotoworld's latest mock has the Bulls taking Kansas SG Josh Selby and Purdue F/C JaJuan Johnson link A big man? Really?

Though he would already be a failed prospect.

This is going into the other Rios thread.

Konerko

Here we go... http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2011/05/27/gil...-championships/

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ May 27, 2011 -> 11:32 AM) I'm under the impression that nobody is gonna take his bloated contract. Especially if the new CBA is brutal for players.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 27, 2011 -> 11:43 AM) No, the owners want to lessen the players' share of profits. A wage rollback has definitely been whispered.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ May 27, 2011 -> 11:12 AM) I think the opposite. The NFL is largely fighting over $1 billion.... how is that divided. There wont be a cut in player salaries. they just want more of the pie. The NBA has some serious financial issues and the solutions wont be easy to swallow: Reduced pay, contraction They also have the group of players that is going to need their paychecks more than any other. The NFL union has been preparing their players for years for this. The NBA? I haven't heard a peep about financial planning and putting money away. Not to mention judging by some of the geniuses in the NBA, I am guessing more players there live paycheck to paycheck as compared to any of the other "major" sports.

Well we are only about a week and a half away, so we might as well kick of this party. Sox don't pick until #47 as compensation for JJ Putz. The Sox of course lost their #1 pick as compensation for the signing of Adam Dunn.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 27, 2011 -> 11:02 AM) Oh for sure. This situation is actually a lot worse than the NFL too. The NBA could cancel the entire season next year and it would not surprise me. Although I suppose the NFL still could too, in theory, but I don't see how that will happen. I do think the NBA union will fold a lot quicker than the NFL one.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ May 27, 2011 -> 10:40 AM) *Raises hand I think that was directed at me. It wasn't.

I guess a party chairman being a hypocrite isn't news anymore? http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-roo...-drive-american