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QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 07:39 AM) On the other hand both Thome and Juan Pierre complemented Manny on his behavior behind closed doors and in the clubhouse. Both said he's a true professional. I don't know Pierres history very well, but has Thome ever said anything bad about anyone else ever?

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 12:53 AM) So, who loses their 40 man spot? My guess is one of the pitchers in the minors. Don't forget Peavy or Threets could hit the 60 day DL to free up a roster spot.

According to the Trib, Hoffman cleared waivers, but no one is trying to get him from Milwaukee.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 29, 2010 -> 12:10 AM) Well, someone will have to removed from the 40-man roster, but yeah, it doesn't have to be one of those two necessarily. Threets or Peavy could go to the 60 day DL.

The crazy thing is that every week that goes by saves us about $500,000.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 02:41 PM) From Peter Gammons' twitter..... pgammo One club's defensive metrics has Alexei Ramirez "far and away" the best defensive SS in AL this season. According to my eye test, I can't argue with that.

QUOTE (Real @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 04:10 PM) Thome just left mid-game with lower back stiffness This is a battle of attrition for the AL Central

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 11:33 AM) So will both Putz and Thornton be available late next week presuming they're healthy? I think Thornton will be back something like 5 days earlier because he was able to be backdated to the DL, whereas Putz had just thrown the day before.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 28, 2010 -> 03:32 PM) I think KW probably would have at least claimed Fuentes considering the shambles the bullpen is in if he didn't possibly have over $4 million possibly tied up with Manny. They also supposedly claimed Hoffman, but I haven't heard anything else about it.

And there is only so much money to go around

Well that isn't how you want to start...

Happy Birthday... not that you can read this right now...

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 05:25 PM) So my stepdaughter is quickly approaching the age where I'm going to start having to beat the s*** out of other people's boys. I thought boobs were supposed to take like years to grow? Hers just kind of popped up overnight. WTF. And why do all teenage girls have to be con artists? It is practice for when they grow up to be adult women.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 04:38 PM) Black voters tend to be hardcore liberals but don't support gay rights for some reason and they turned out in huge numbers in 2008. If you can point to one thing as the linchpin that got Prop 8 passed, that's probably it. The Mexican Catholics were the other big breakout group that crossed over.

QUOTE (IamtheHBOMB @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) To all those making comments about Manny’s character, consider which of the following you hate more. The patented Chicago White Sox second half fade / choke job to the Twins? OR PEDs? PEDs. I can handle getting legitimately beat... that I can respect.

QUOTE (The Beast @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 02:31 PM) Okay, so now that they have acquired him, what do we owe this fool and how does that impact the payroll next year? They haven't, yet.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 11:00 AM) Josh Hamilton blows Cabrera out of the water in just about everything though. I wonder who beats who in BAC?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 10:56 AM) Can someone explain what this "M mechanics" thing is? I would check with the Crash Test Dummies...

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 02:06 PM) First of all...the idea that there's any other reason he would be on a women's fertility drug other than coming down off a full steroid cycle is 100% ridiculous and really you look bad every time you say it. Secondly, he was reportedly a positive test in the 2003 runs as well. Now you can tell me it doesn't bother you, that you'll cheer for him anyway, whatever. I can respect that opinion. Just don't pretend it didn't happen. Maybe its just Manny being a Tranny?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:53 PM) Of course, it'll be part of how he gets out of a jail sentence for this event. That's how it works when you're rich. Hopefully he spent all of his money on coke and hookers and has to rot, just like the lowlife that he is.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/

Sounds like Prior Strasburg needs Tommy John

http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...kson-manny.html

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 09:02 AM) You seem to know much more about this than me. Do you think slow, gradual growth is better in the long term than an immediate short term jump? The issue is to clear the problems that underpin the private economy. Basically this contraction in growth is showing that despite the stimulus, the private sector still hasn't recovered.