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QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 03:24 PM) With Thornton and Sale I don't think it ends up being all that important who gets the ninth because sometimes the eighth ends up being more important (think Minnesota 3-4-5) That's how I feel. I'd rather be able to match Chris up, then to have him pigeon-holed.

I say he gets the same respect he gave anyone else who had problems. None. f*** him.

What a statement game by Rose. He put the team on his back and willed them to victory. Games like this will be remembered when the MVP balloting takes place.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 06:53 PM) He didn't have the MLBPA behind him though. Selig doesn't have nearly the power Goodell does over things like this Technically he has more power than any of them. Selig has an anti-trust exemption and the ability to "Act in the best interests of baseball". He just is scared to use them.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 02:43 PM) Both FGs and B-R say that this is not the case. As does the eye test.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 01:05 PM) Lots of baseball players get DUI's, they don't get suspended. Liriano had one a couple years ago. Tony LaRussa had one and then had a player die driving drunk. I think the Union would win any challenge to a suspension for that. How many get two, plus all of the stuff with the officers in the second case? At the end of the day I doubt Selig does anything about, just because that is his style, but there is no doubt in my mind that he should.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 01:36 PM) And another pic from Gonzo: That makes me nice and happy. If Peavy on is track for opening day, it explains why we let Freddy walk away pretty easily, and why Sale is going to be in the pen.

The one that amazed me was SI not having the Sox on the cover.

Yeah for Kenny!

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 10:25 AM) I never watched Scrubs until about a year ago (maybe a little more). But I think I've seen every episode by now due to Comedy Central playing episodes at 5:00 and 5:30 everyday. That is how I watched it too. I never watched it live, until the last couple of seasons.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 08:35 PM) Jays and Bautista near 5 year 65m extension, they postponed their arb hearing trying to finalize it per Heyman Yeah, no way I am signing Brady Anderson to that kind of a deal.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 05:18 PM) I'd be really surprised if the Cards did only offer him around $20 mil a year, its kind of a low blow, almost better to not offer anything. Especially when Holliday makes $17 million. If that deal was for a full 10 years, it might make a little more sense, as A-Rod is the only player to ever be given over $200 million in guaranteed money (twice). I have been texting Cardinals fan friends today, pretty entertaining to get some reactions from them. If they really made him an offer like that, they should have traded him a long time ago instead of insulting him with an offer like that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 17, 2011 -> 07:51 AM) Miguel Cabrera: Back on the juice with an ugly DUI Damn. That is messed up. Dude needs help, BAD.

I really hope the kid is better now. It sucks to see a guy not succeed because of something so random.

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 09:51 PM) Cavs beat the Lakers. Hah. I don't care who you are, that's just funny.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 06:23 PM) Eminem has been pretty bad since the Marshall Mathers LP. Granted, that may be the best rap album of all-time. And Biggie? Definitely not. I'd probably go with Jay-Z number one, too. I'm old, but I would go with someone like Ice-T for best eva.

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 01:51 PM) This is from Ken Rosenthal's twitter. Source: #Cardinals' offer would have given Pujols about 10th-highest salary in game. Likely translates to $19M-$21M per. #MLB If this is true and that's the highest they'll offer him then he's a goner next winter. That is a lot less than I would have expected them to offer. If that was there thinking, they should have traded him already.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 01:20 PM) He was disliked though because his massive deal also wasn't translating into wins. There's a lot more to the equation than the way you're presenting it. He was being called Pay-Rod and having fake money thrown at him in his first year in Texas. There was a lot of animosity long before then.

QUOTE (PeavyTime @ Feb 15, 2011 -> 07:11 PM) Today was the 2nd episode, yesterday the 1st. It just started filming the past few months. Damn I had no idea. That show is one of those strangely addicting shows for me. If I haven't seen it, I can't flip past it.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 12:54 PM) People are so used to guys leaving in FA these days that I have a hard time believing that would really "Tarnish his legacy". He's not destroying an entire city, I doubt he'll be stupid enough to do it on TV, or antyhing like that. St Louis will be pissed if he leaves. Also if he ends up leaving a $30 mill/yr contract on the table to do it, he will turn into ARod. Alex was pretty universally loved until he signed his massive deal. Then it was all downhill.

We are the exact opposite. Why create three times the work of managing all of the different accounts? We communicate just fine. No need to worry about getting money in the right place at the right time, because it only is in one place. If it takes three accounts to get things done, it sounds like communications or trust might be a problem.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 11:18 AM) He'll get traded during that contract at some point. If he regresses to his 300 pound days, no one will touch that deal.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 12:15 PM) People keep mentioning the Cubs, but has anyone thought maybe Pujols wouldn't want to tarnish his legacy with the Cardinals and go play for their rival? To me, if Pujols leaves the Cards, it will be for the AL. If he doesn't want to tarnish his legacy, he won't leave St Louis.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 08:53 AM) Heyman is saying at one point Pujols and his camp wanted part of the team, Heyman claims it's complicated but possible. That's crazy and something no team out there is going to give him in FA If he were willing to give up some decent dollars in salary, as an owner, I would go for that. I'd rather give him a small share to keep him around than cripple the payroll dollars.

How about the name Chris Sale?