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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 17, 2010 -> 09:04 PM) Cowleotti reports what I'm sure most of us assumed hours ago. http://twitter.com/cst_sox Great nickname!

I don't know if it has been like this all year or not, but Pittsburgh was the dumbest team I have seen in a while. Terrible routes, terrible thought processes, no concentration, no IQ on the basepaths... They might have some talent there, but until they learn the game of baseball, they are going to be filling the basement in the NL Central.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 17, 2010 -> 09:16 PM) Corey Snyder was the first Sox player I ever hated as a player. This could be a fun topic...

QUOTE (Rex Hudler @ Jun 17, 2010 -> 10:08 PM) Field Museum or Museum of Science & Industry Which one and why? Field. Science and Industry is a much younger feel. If you have kids, S&I for sure.

2-4-6 is a hell of a line

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 05:28 PM) You need very defined and very strict standards on what constitutes a violation or you're just going to have employers not hiring any brown people. That sort of regulation and enforcement costs money. Lots of money. Like I said before, by that logic, you have just made sure that no one who has health problems will ever get a job again.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 12:39 PM) well then why give a f***? More regulation may get worthless but only after the regulated companies get good enough at buying an entire agency or enough people are put there specifically to get bought, but at least it has potential to fix the problem, as opposed to relying on BP to give a s***, which has proven to not work. If you want to feel less helpless, stop using so many plastic bags and find other ways to get around beside car. "Catastrophes" like this are only going to get more likely as oil gets harder to find. This is the consequence for our lifestyle. I'd be convinced that more regulations would help if a few things had happened.... First of all was that all of the old regulations that had been broken actually were enforced and had some consequences before a disaster if they were broke. Second would be that our federal government actually did something in the first place that made new regulation relevant to stopping the next situation from happening. All more regulations do is make it more expensive for the companies that are already following the rules. The companies that don't still won't follow the rules, because there is pretty much no disincentive not to.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 03:03 PM) Iwamura was DFA'd today. Is there gonna be game thread? Gonzales has the lineup for tonight's game. What kind of contract does he have left? I always liked the guy, but when he when to the Pirates, the wheels fell off.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 05:08 PM) Cowley was just on, did he add anything? ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha,ha....

This is so not a surprise.

If people really believe the season is over, the last person we need to send down is Gordo.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 08:49 AM) Knew there was a spill? Sure, so did the media and a lot of other people. http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/17390/111965

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 16, 2010 -> 05:46 AM) Kap, what exactly did he know on day 3? When did BP actually start giving out estimates or showing video footage? NOAA knew about it hours after it happened on April 22nd.

According to Chuck Garfein, that is the 4th straight time we have beaten a rookie starter we saw for the first time.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 12:32 PM) One rumor making the rounds which does make a good deal of sense is doing a Versteeg, 30th pick, plus a guy like Skille for the 3rd overall pick from Florida, which I would be all for, and thats the type of deal Stan needs to be looking at. In a heartbeat.

QUOTE (chimpy2121 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 11:03 AM) I don't want to move Sharp, but Columbus and the 4th overall pick+ would be interesting. As a team that is going to be in reloading mode to work around the cap, a #4 pick would be awesome.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 10:25 AM) Great, so I cant go the lemon route.....s***. Thanks for that info jas. Now I dont know if my best way is to go the nice guy route and see if I can get better help from them or really make a scene as you suggested. Hmmmmmmm.......this sucks nuts. Start with one, and then move into the other.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 09:37 AM) Alexei Ramirez is a legitimate shortstop. The OPS among all SS's in the MLB is .696. Alexei is at .686 right now and, considering he's eclipsed that in the past two seasons and he's heating up like he normally does, it wouldn't be shocking to see him do it again. He's also solid defensively too. Alexei Ramirez is better than your league average shortstop. Considering what he produces and how much he costs, he's really the least of the Sox concerns. Yeah, and he is under our control cheaply for a while

If the April and June numbers end up bearing out reality for Flowers, versus the May numbers, Flowers will be the starting catcher next year. There is not a single doubt in my mind. It is an easy $6 million+ to save. We might lose something in pitch calling and defense, but we would end up gaining a lot on the offensive end.

QUOTE (SHIPPS @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 10:18 AM) Nothing beats grinding your own coffee bean and fresh brewing it every morning. f*** Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts. So now we know who SHIPPS really is...

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 15, 2010 -> 09:27 AM) I'm hoping the same with Huet's contract, although throwings away $11 million is tough, even for the Wirtz family. Maybe a team will take a trade for him if we pay half the salary or so, thats better than nothing. I think Beach & Jack Skille are gonna be in Chicago full-time next year. I'm resigned to that fact the Sharp will be gone and I will need to buy a new jersey, since he has the most value, but I hope not. I would push hard to trade Byfuglien, especially after his value skyrocketed after the past month or two. I don't see him him producing a full season of what he did in the playoffs. The bright side of things is that there is no better time for it to happen with all of the extra money coming in from winning the Cup.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 14, 2010 -> 10:49 PM) AJ wants money. He won't care that much if he's not playing. And it's not worth risking it. You hand the keys to Flowers and just let him go with it. There is no way that AJ would train his replacement. Hearing what spring sounded like with Flowers around reinforced that for me. If it is time for Flowers, AJ has to go.