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Chris Sale is one of the great bargains in baseball, under contract for another 4 ½ years at $52.8 million, with the last two seasons club options with small buyouts in case of injury. The idea of trading Sale is certainly tempting, especially with the White Sox's season barreling in the wrong direction – their minus-68 run differential is worst in the AL and better than only Philadelphia and Milwaukee – but wouldn't necessarily net as much as he's worth. The potential surplus value on Sale's contract is so high that receiving commensurate value in a trade is almost impossible. What would the cost be for a pitcher who does what Clayton Kershaw or Felix Hernandez does at about a third the price? An organization's top four prospects? Five? More? It's so much that nearly every organization in baseball would balk at giving up so much talent for just one player, no matter how great. White Sox GM Rick Hahn is creative and will entertain all possibilities, and executive say they plan on at least spitballing before the trade deadline. Sale is about as likely to go somewhere else as … http://sports.yahoo.com/news/10-degrees--t...-043408970.html

Is Treme worth watching?

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 17, 2015 -> 11:19 AM) Admit it....you will watch a Lifetime Movie starring Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig. I've read where Ferrell is just terrible in that...where you can't tell if he's playing it as a joke or he's so bad trying to be somewhat serious that it comes off completely disjointed compared to Wiig's typical solid performance in that type of role.

With the Women's team, it's "been there, done that." We expect them to finish first, runner-up...at least in the top four. There aren't any flamboyant personalities on the team, other than Soto. They're in a bit of a transition mode, with Wambach's star finally fading. For the casual male, they might watch Morgan or Hope Solo just for aesthetic reasons, but that won't keep them interested in a match with China on Friday night. Back in the day, you had Mia Hamm, Lilly, Julie Foudy, Chastain, etc. It's kind of like with Cubs' fans...we're still waiting for that breakthrough/transcendent moment where the American Pele/Beckham arrives on the scene, we win the World Cups and kids all over the country starting choosing soccer over the big 3 sports in high school.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:05 PM) Not necessarily a good thing with the injury history of McCarthy. The only knock on Fullmer is the high effort to the delivery. I always thought one of the knocks on McCarthy (originally) was coming almost completely over the top...that it was going to lead to shoulder problems and force him to adjust his delivery. It also led to his fastball not having much movement, although the 12-6 curveball was nasty.

Although it would be hilarious if Yost picked Robin Ventura...to show support for the embattled Robin.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:37 PM) I guess you measure starters by how many losses they have. .84 WHIP, 12+Ks/9 is an excellent year. I can't remember the specific circumstances of all four blown saves....there was at least one that had some defensive lapses behind him and one where there was a wild pitch that could easily have been blocked (would still have been a blown save but maybe not a loss)...this is one of those cases where the results look worse than the performance. With Addison Reed, for much of 2012 until the very end, the results (saves converted) were better than the peripherals. Of course, when you're paid among the game's elite, even advanced metrics analysts realize the save conversion rate is the first thing they're going to look at when there's an arbitration hearing for a closer. Abreu and Robertson are completely out of the conversation at this point... Pujols might get a look because of his iconic status and offensive resurgence this season. Cabrera should be the starter, with Hosmer or Teixeira the back-up. Abreu's probably 4th. The NL is the real battle, with Goldschmidt, Rizzo, Votto, A-Gonz, Freddie Freeman and Lucas Duda...the first five, in particular.

Just what we need, another ex-Cub for marketing purposes...it does seem there's no in between with these trades, either they turn out like Garland/Karchner or Sosa/Bell. As far as trading Quintana, the Nationals do make some sense...but if Giolito's going to be as good as everyone projects, I think they'd prefer to add back-end rotation pieces and improve the offense, and wait it out 1 or 1 1/2 years for his eventual arrival. It would be an interesting trade for both teams, though. It's not like the one where the DBacks just kind of gave up Bauer for less than value...I still think we'd be better off going after arms who are on the outs with their organizations (think Bobby Jenks) rather than buying them at peak value.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/bible-sa...a-pastor-99583/ Bible says gays should be be executed, according to Arizona pastor

I remember him mostly coming up with the Brewers, but he has a lot of connections with the Rangers and Mets from his brief stays there as well.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 12:48 AM) And the 2010 team didn't make the playoffs. And in 2011, they had the 23rd pick, and forfeited it to sign Adam Dunn. Had that 2010 team gone just 14-16 over that stretch, they would have had the 10 pick in the draft (protected pick, which means they keep it when they sign Dunn), and could have chosen from the likes of George Springer, Jose Fernandez, and Sonny Gray, all who were in that range. So thanks for helping prove my point. If they aren't going to make the playoffs, I want the best draft pick possible to be able to avoid situations like 2010 where instead of potentially having one of the best young players in baseball, they give up a pick for a free agent like Adam Dunn. Even assuming they would have messed up Springer, those are two impressive arms that would have definitely been on the radar screen. And god knows, the difference between 83, 73 and 63 win White Sox teams in the attendance standings isn't much at all. I swear, the main reason they drew so well this past Sunday was "Selfie Sunday," the popularity of that trend (with Sale and Samardzija among the five), because it certainly wasn't their play during the losing streak that attracted fans, or optimism based on a single win after an 8 game losing streak.

Santos is someone else who went from position player and pretty quickly ended up getting injured, although not quite so fast as Hickman apparently.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) Ahhh he was so bad. I remember Hawk defending him all the time too. I coach 9 and 10 year old girls softball and I enjoy telling the same few girls every game where left and right field is more than I enjoy watching this garbage tonight. So stupid. So uninspired. So unnecessary. The Sox love giving runs to the Twins while taking away runs for themselves. That has been the case since 2001, and, before that, the late 80's, early 90's. I miss Paciorek saying Tom Kelly's "working himself up into a lather." Or Hawk going on and on about Brad Radke, Johan Santana, Corey Koskie, Christian Guzman, Doug Mientkiewicz, Luis Rivas and how good they were defensively....and all those outfielders and random players like Lew Ford or Denny Hocking or Matt Lecroy or Albert Blanco who would constantly burn us. If it wasn't that, it was Hunter robbing homers in CF or running over Jamie Burke. Oh, and Carlos Gomez, haha.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:19 PM) Folks, we have officially reached the "they're so bad it's good" phase of the season. With the exception of Abreu, Sale and Avi, I really don't care for any of these players so whatever happens happens. I don't hate the others but let's just say if I were 10 years old and opened a pack of Topps I'd toss their card aside. As it is now, I chuckle when Flowers whiffs or let's a ball get by his fat ass. I still like Danks because he seems like a really good guy but a really bad pitcher. And I still don't think Robin Ventura is a bad coach. He might be good, he might be bad, but when you give him this s*** box and tell him to make it sing, what's he supposed to do? Quintana has pitched in so much bad luck/defensive breakdowns/lack of run support for SO long, he's forgotten how to be elite like he when he first came up in 2012 and for much of 2013 and 2014. And, whether we like it or not, we're kind of stuck with Eaton out there as well... Finally, Robertson, when his cutter's on like the first 6-7 weeks of the season, he's a lot of fun to watch as well. I'm hoping this recent slide is more of an indication of overuse than a Jonathan Papelbon-esque decline into Albatross Contract status.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) I do hate John Danks. Probably not since Danny Wright have I wanted a White Sox pitcher to be gone. Sadly, both had the talent/ability to be much frontline starters but injuries derailed their careers, especially Wright's. Once he lost his stuff, he couldn't adjust. Danks is more reminiscent of Jim Parque against Mike Cameron than 2008 Blackout Game Danks.

At least Hawk had his fleeting moment of excitement with Gordon's walk-off homer before we dove back into AL Central play again.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:11 PM) I think you missed the point. The sub. usually meant no "real" work. No, it's hard to miss it as a teacher. Yes, there are some players (especially veterans like Alexei, Cabrera or Samardzija) who are ready to let the string play out or perhaps hoping for a trade, but I can't imagine the likes of Chris Sale, LaRoche or Robertson like losing one bit.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 09:04 PM) Who didn't love to see the substitute teacher come into the classroom? The very best and most competitive students....(see School of Rock and the little girl in the front, haha)

RS/RA differential 26. Red Sox -45 27. Mariners -50 28. White Sox -79 29. Milwaukee Brewers -87 30. Phillies -119

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:57 PM) Minn radio guys last series against Sox could not believe how ill prepared to play they are. That's been the same refrain throughout seemingly the entire season. About the defense, bad offensive approaches/lack of patience or giving up outs....throwing to the wrong bases and letting trail runners advance, lack of communication on the field....and just the general malaise/stupor/lethargy comment, especially as it refers to how badly we've been outplayed in the first inning and how many times we've come out flat and the other team has taken it to us right away and scored the first run/s of the game. Lack of focus/concentration, etc.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:57 PM) Feeky has been on the Junior train all year. Does he represent him for Adopt A Prospect (if he's still considered a prospect at that age)???

As everyone has mentioned, we're getting close to the point where we need to start playing/pitching the Johnson Boys. No idea what they plan to do for SS next season, probably a bargain basement/dumpster dive. However, it would be nice to see us at least PLANNING for the future without Alexei, which means (gasp) Leury or Saladino and then a broad search for SS, 3B and C during the offseason. Hopefully dealing Samardzija, Alexei, Quintana and Putnam/Petricka and possibly Duke (only trade those three for "obvious win" returns) can fill at least one if not two of those spots.

What are the rumors out of Cincy about Chapman and Cueto? Are the Cubs interested in either? What are the Phillies asking for Hamels (now)....how much salary relief are they willing to include?

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Jun 22, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) Lets hope the Sox lose 20-2. We might see some changes then They might be better off showing Michelle Jannecke races on the video board.... And they've already managed to lose, I think it was 22-3 to the Twins, in the last decade...it was a Freddy Garcia start that got ugly in a hurry. One of the few Sox games I've been able to attend during that time period, and it was a complete dud.

Is Ventura just giving up? Why even carry those guys at the back end of the bullpen on the roster? Just because of Rodon? So we have to wait until the opponent scores 7 or 8 runs first? What was he seeing in Danks tonight that made him think the offense could rally back with him still on the mound? Sure, only 2 earned runs, but that doesn't mean he didn't look like crap the rest of that inning after the defense once again imploded. EDIT: Should have anticipated 9 runs and the homer there.