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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 6m CWS have exchanged trade ideas/offers on Peavy, but teams say they are unsure about whether they want to keep him for '14. Price tag high. Well that's a bit confusing. Just makes me think even more this is leaked crap.

Unfortunately I think the ball club did him in with this horses*** of a season.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 11:56 AM) I would have like Delmonico for Crain. He's the type of guy the ML team is gonna need in a year or two. Orioles fans were not particularly pleased with this trade, but apparently the FO had concerns about his ability to stay healthy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 10:47 AM) For those in their 20's, especially early on, it may seem devastating dealing with your relationshop or lack there of now, and its ok to feel that way. However, it is not the end of the world. You may not know this yet but you are going to change a bunch over the next several years and so will your taste in women. Once you find out who you are, thats about the time when you will find someone who is your match. In the end, work on you. Once you know who you are you can find that "one thing" Thank you Doctor Rock

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:55 AM) I would like to point out the relative uselessness of this graph. It is specifically tracking movement from the bottom 20% to the top 20%. I'd be much more interested in seeing a graph tracking the movement from the bottom 20% to the other three quintiles. I'd rather be first in that graph than this one. Ahh, good point. Now it makes a little more sense.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:39 AM) thought some might be interested in this graph of economic mobility by county: from this expansive NYT article http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/business...p&_r=2& Much higher? Yes, maybe 2 or 2.5 times as much, but still pretty s***ty odds.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:38 AM) I'd prefer they stop foreclosing on the wrong people! Well that was the more obvious takeaway, yes

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:29 AM) Bank reposes wrong house, sells homeowner's stuff When will these banks and companies learn? "Maybe we shouldn't give these people attitude because then they will go to the press." They should have just cut her a check immediately and she wouldn't have said a word. Now they're going to end up paying her what she asked and more.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:18 AM) It makes me wonder if this was intentionally leaked to try to drive market value for Alexei. The Chicago guys rarely break stories like this, and the timing is peculiar to say the least. Yeah, that's what 90% of this stuff is. You have to ask yourself, who is leaking this info and why? Anyone who gives info to a national reporter is doing so for a reason, otherwise, they would be risking their own jobs. I usually take their rumors as posturing by the Clubs.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 08:45 PM) I wish docsox would weigh in. Doc and his wife just had a baby...he's probably a bit busy with that.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 08:27 PM) Is there anything that is close to being a done deal or is it still the waiting game? He mentioned the closer it gets, the less he can say. I suppose that is your answer. But you never really know.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:59 PM) Woo hoo. I also just found out that I will be a father in Feb. Congrats, Rock!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:32 PM) I edited out the opening, that was over the top and I'll apologize for that. I enjoyed seeing you get ticked Sorry about that particular situation though; shouldn't happen in any civilized country in this day and age.

QUOTE (mike65 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:34 PM) Actually, that was my word. The Cardinal anouncers gave his name and then went on to talk about his career and I took it from that that he was "prominent". My bad! I hope you stick around a bit after the trade deadline:)

QUOTE (mike65 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:27 PM) FYI. It was mentioned on the TV broadcast of the Cards - Phillies game that a prominent White Sox scout is at tonight's game. I didn't know we had prominent scouts

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:15 PM) How recent is recent? If you mean the last 10-15 years or so then yeah. Globalization didn't really help matters much here and of course the 2008 crash took a s*** on everything. Yes. Prior to our generation, I feel like most people tended to do better than their parents and their grandparents, etc. I'm sure SS or Balta will quickly post some study which shows that to be a myth, however.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 06:00 PM) Me + You ≠ America. I'm not saying it's not possible, but statistically, if your parents were poor or lower middle class, you'll probably die poor or lower middle class. People just talk about the "land of opportunity" feel-good warm and fuzzy talk like America is the only country where this is possible when it's actually more likely to happen elsewhere. Mainly just because we like to believe it I guess. What's more likely is that wealth will funnel upwards and concentrate and become more theoretical zeros in a bank account somewhere but if you say too much about this, you get accused of "class warfare" which is a nice Orwellian phrase if I ever saw one. Isn't this just a more recent phenomenon though?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 05:23 PM) Groundball to Kepp but Dunn too far away from 1st , Santiago had to cover on the run . Had to adjust to a throw behind him like a wide receiver. You forgot the toughest part...all while having Fat Prince Fielder bearing down on him...

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 04:44 PM) My girl is coming over to watch Fight Club tonight after her doctor's appointment. Everything went really well today at work. We texted all day, we talked a lot during breaks, we joked around and actually looked at each other, it was pretty much back to normal. Hopefully tonight goes well too. What's the first rule of fight club?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 04:56 PM) Yeah, the trade doesn't make much sense to me. It's probably some Chicago radio dips*** making crap up

QUOTE (mike65 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 03:58 PM) The problem with trading Freese is his local popularity and his clubhouse leadership. It would probably be a PR nightmare. Also, as someone said above, that would be a lot of disruption to the current lineup. If I was the GM, I would be happy to substitute Valera or Piscotty (both mentioned above) or Patrick Wisdom, a 3B from the 2012 draft. I guess we know now that the clubs are talking/negotiating. Yeah, we know how that goes (Buehrle/Konerko). I'm sure Hahn wants this 3b black hole to be filled somehow though.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 03:56 PM) Definitely would appear that way. Not sure if I like Freese as a centerpiece though. He's already 30 years old and only has 3 more years of team control (all arbitration years). If Hahn were to make this trade, he better be planning to be a big player in free agency. These two and Cano would fill a lot of needs Adams would be the centerpiece, no?

Also, if it was mentioned on a Chicago radio station, it's most likely a steaming pile of s***

QUOTE (Paulstar @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) I would LOVE that trade for the Sox, but I can understand Freese being the hang up from a Cardinals standpoint because thats a lot of f***ing around you have to do with your lineup when they seem to have gelled pretty well thus far into the season. I would be ok with Freese being dropped from the deal and Wong and maybe another minor leaguer being added, maybe Valera or Piscotty. All I have to say, if this is true, don't let Freese be the hang up of the deal. Getting Adams in a White Sox uniform should be the main goal, as he is the impact bat this team needs. If that did happen, one of Konerko or Dunn would soon have to be dealt. Konerko is on his last legs anyways

QUOTE (mike65 @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 03:50 PM) It also appears to show that my Cardinals are willing to trade Adams, which I thought was not going to happen. What are your thoughts on Freese? I didn't realize he was 30 already.