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Sluggers giveth, taketh away. Well, at least we have the lead.

Dunn, sort of, with homers in two consecutive games. Dayan with a homer off a righty. It's all good, SO FAR.

If they're really planning to bench Dunn permanently (maybe hoping to cause him to retire, which won't happen)...then they would be better off dumping the rest of his salary for a player with a bigger contract who has a higher probability of contributing. As it seems the MAIN issue in this discussion over and over again is the White Sox don't want to pay out a lump sum of $27 million dollars at one time. This is where someone will argue they're worth almost $1 billion dollars as a franchise and SHOULD be able to come up with that money if they really wanted to take that step, from a financial perspective (figuring it's better to get a sunk cost off the team than to carry him on the roster and alienate more and more fans, hurting the bottom line for another 2 years).

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 14, 2013 -> 02:01 PM) [/b] How on Earth is that progress? "Hey little girls, we don't want you to be princesses that show off their raisins. Instead, we want to completely cover you up. We don't want to see your body or face at all. Oh no, too tempting for the more important men in your life. Oh, and don't leave the house unless your man commands you to! Remember, that rock line could form at any minute!!!" I'd rather girls were expected to look like hookers than woman who cover themselves from head to toe. I've actually worked with quite a few Muslim women in my time teaching internationally. All of them, when I've posed your same questions, have said they feel much more comfortable in this way. It's their culture...they to a one all said they feel much more freedom, because they can be judged on their ideas and thoughts and leadership and it's easier to be friends with other women when you take out the competitiveness of women around the issue of beauty. It's not about pleasing their husbands or hiding their bodies or being controlled, it's really the idea that all women should be treated equally based on their character/brains and not being ogled at like girls in bikinis at Spring Break 2013. Can't you imagine if your wife was 2010 Playmate of the Year...how you would feel if men were whistling at her in the street for wearing anything the slightest bit revealing or "sexy"?

QUOTE (Jake @ May 14, 2013 -> 05:48 PM) You pick a guy for him to replace this season, then he can be our 1B starting next year You're going to sit/bench Konerko or Dunn for him? That's where this gets tricky, like bringing Rios on board when Jermaine Dye was one of the veteran leaders. If it's 3B, okay. Can he play third well enough? (If that was actually the case, there would be no reason to move him over to 1st because his value would be 5X higher over there). We need Viciedo to play everyday, and RF is Rios' until he's traded.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 05:33 PM) What hitter in the upcoming 2014 free-agent do you build around? Morales or Granderson? At 31 and 33 respectively next year, I don't want them. If they kept Peavy and could "strike" gold like we did before 2005 (mixing in 2-3 veteran hitters on 1-2 year contracts or largely "incentive-based" deals on guys coming off major injuries like Dye), kind of like what the Mariners did this off-season)...or going into 2008 (Ramirez, Quentin), then there's no reason to say it's impossible. But you can say that for this year if Dunn and especially Konerko continue to flounder away. OTOH, there's a danger holding on to Peavy too long or, heaven forbid, him experiencing another injury related to the first surgery (I know ptac will say it's unlikely). The next problem for 2014 is going to be the bullpen with Crain, Thornton and Lindstrom all probably gone and not knowing exactly what we have with Nate Jones. That's cheaper to fix, and harder to predict, but we can't go all Linebrink/Dotel with contracts and still have enough money left over to fix the offense.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 14, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) Kepp is playing now as full-time when he is asuper-sub. We need to get people back in roles they are comfortable in SLASH /// successful and confident in

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ May 14, 2013 -> 01:01 PM) Is the size of the character really the problem here? She doesn't look any thinner to me. Her face and hair are different but that could be done to any actress by showing a before/after with her hair and makeup done. 1) More make-up, much "prettier" face or appearance 2) Tighter outfit, noticeably smaller/tinier waistline 3) The "wholesome" Disney-esque hint of cleavage in the new version 4) Clothes are less frumpy and more fashionable....also reinforcing idea girls need to dress "sexy" instead of being judged by their brains/merit Let's put it this way. I want to see a Disney cartoon where the girl is 100% covered by a hijab or burkha, with the story taking place in a Muslim/Middle Eastern country (no, Alladin didn't reflect any of this culture, if you can remember back that far). Where all you can see are the eyes, hands and maybe the feet (if in sandals). When that actually happens, I'll believe there's a new level of progress in the world (and media)

http://fmnnow.com/2012/11/wuhan-auto-show-...ren-in-bikinis/ Do they do this with young boys? I don't think so. This is from the Wuhan Auto show....Wuhan is a city of about 10+ million that I'm sure nobody here has even heard of...the Chicago of China, it's described as. I used to live there in 2007-08. By the way, yet ANOTHER example. Almost all of the flight attendants for Asian airlines are picked out of beauty contests and local pageants....the only requirement is being tall, thin (I would swear, Korean Airlines, the girls are all like cookie-cutter models of each other, you can't even tell them apart), with white skin and "good communications skills." Whereas numerous surveys say consistently about 30-50% of the male flight attendants in Asia are gay males. There are even two Asian airlines that brought bikini-clad girls on board to create a sensation on the internet...free publicity, lots of men getting smacked by their wives or g/f's for recording with their cell phones, etc. Then there's Hooters. For every male example, there are 100 female counterexamples of the beauty image being reinforced.

Let's be clear about something else. The camera (or webcam) adds about 4-5-6-7 kg (8-15 pounds). What looks healthy or thin on tv on in a movie isn't 100% accurate, in reality.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 14, 2013 -> 12:49 PM) Let's be fair though - the woman of Hollywood aren't anorexic. They're healthy women who are probably skinnier than their average counterpart, but not unhealthy looking. Every week, there's an allegation about this. One week, it's Katie Holmes. The next week, it's Denise Richards or Kate Beckinsale.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2013-05-1...ie-orioles-fans Machado has played just 89 games as a big leaguer. Harper has been in 173. Trout, 21, has appeared in 216. The trio's numbers through its first 89 MLB games, though, are remarkably similar. Machado actually has driven in more runs, hit for a higher average (albeit one point higher than Trout at .294) and tied Trout for homers (12, Harper had 10 in his first 89 games). "Now, if you are discussing the 'best young players in the game' list, it is Harper, Trout and Machado leading that discussion," Kurkjian said. "You have to take in account that, last year, this kid was playing out of position, and when [Machado] was called up he was in a pennant race the second he got there. So he is in that discussion." Five major league scouts — three from the National League, two from the American League and none from Washington, Baltimore or Los Angeles — were asked this week to rank those players in order of preference if they could select just one to build a club around. "That's like asking me which Charlie's Angel I'd most want," one veteran scout quipped. "All three are so very good, young, talented and play the game the right way. If I got any of the three as a consolation prize, I wouldn't be disappointed." Two scouts ranked the order as Harper, Trout and Machado; two had it Trout, Machado and Harper and one ranked it Harper, Machado and Trout. One scout said he'd take the Boston Red Sox's shortstop prospect, 20-year-old Xander Bogaerts, third, a spot ahead of Machado. Other names that were mentioned included the Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton, 23; Pittsburgh Pirates' Starling Marte, 24; and St. Louis Cardinals' Oscar Taveras, 20. But four of the five scouts polled said there is clearly a Big Three (with Machado included). Both scouts who ranked Machado second and Trout first said they would flip-flop the two if Machado returned to his natural position of shortstop and played it as well as he plays third.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2013 -> 12:46 PM) Sign him up need some offense. We desperately need offense now, not in 5-6 years. Not that it's a bad idea, but it also shouldn't distract from the pressing needs of the moment, either.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 14, 2013 -> 12:25 PM) Any movie with Renee Zellweger. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317198/ That's my point. Everyone knows she is Renee Zellweger, deliberately gaining weight or trying to look unattractive. (She was Jennifer Lawrence before Jennifer Lawrence was...haha....there's another girl who was knocked by the media for not being a size 0 or even 2) It's not the same thing. Beneath her appearance, everyone knows she is quite pretty, or, at the very least, cute. I can't access IMDB here in China, but I assume it's Bridget Jones and Jerry Maguire.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 14, 2013 -> 12:21 PM) I'd argue that the image portrayed by many male leads is not particularly attainable either. Just like women starve themselves and take a regimen of diet pills and fat burners, the men are taking syringes in their asses. Neither are healthy and neither are easily attainable. Should I taking testosterone supplements because my body has naturally slowed down its production? Something tells me that long term that would not be healthy. My guess is the reason you're saying the female ideal is unhealthy while the male ideal is healthy is because the habits to achieve the former have been covered by the media a LOT more than those to achieve the latter. Well, to me, the main difference is "normal" people don't have 2-3 hours per day (or, mostly importantly, the energy to do so), OR personal trainers to push them like a typical Hollywood actor.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 14, 2013 -> 12:19 PM) StrangeSoxClaufield Is that like Blofeld in the James Bond series? Just joking. This is why I stay out of this forum 98% of the time, lol. http://www.google.com/search?q=Blofeld+Jam...093&bih=521

I'll give another movie example. Seth Rogen is far from cute/handsome in a typical sense. Yet his stoner/internet porn impresario character can pick up a woman like Katherine Hiegl in KNOCKED UP. Show me ANY Hollywood movie where an ugly or even average looking girl is with the handsomest/cutest guy and it's not a joke or punchline of the movie... Yet I could probably cite 100 movies in the last twenty years where the geeky but later successful/discovering himself boy/young man gets the "hottie" girl (the appropriately named, "She's Out of My League"....with Eve Angel and Jay Baruchel being one of many in that genre.

QUOTE (High Mileage @ May 14, 2013 -> 11:09 AM) Yeah, those are the only #'s that matter. Hosmer 2011: 153 hits, 27 doubles, 19 homers, 78 RBI, 11 steals, 243 total bases Gload career high: 106 hits, 22 doubles, 7 homers, 51 RBI, 6 steals, 141 total bases Nevermind that Gload had his "best" years while already in his 30's.i. Gload was never a 150+ game player, though.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ May 14, 2013 -> 11:47 AM) Shack and Jenks, I wouldnt bother. Weve now just gone into "personal opinion". While some of us can be rationale and admit that EVERYONE is being constantly judged by attractiveness, other people have to make up some argument that "it happens more to women". I just posted evidence about how many boys take steroids due to image issues, but no one cares. Its just simply "PROTECT OUR INNOCENT DAUGHTERS". Screw that noise. Either we protect everyone (and contrary to certain people that includes boys), or we protect no one. You're assuming EVERY boy is taking steroids to look more attractive or be more confident....or to pick up girls. What about all those kids who want to bulk up for weightlifting, for playing football or a specific sport? You can spin it as much as you like that the goal of every boy who is taking steroid is sexually-related, but if you're familiar with them, you also know they will destroy your ability to get an erection (see Anthony Mackie's character in PAIN & GAIN)...the irony of them making you more physically potent looking but sexually impotent.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 14, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) And the guy driving the Accord more than the guy driving the BMW... Hence, the dating/pick-up book THE GAME, and all the knockoff's and derivations....teaching average or below-average looking men how to pick-up and have casual sex with knockouts, and that every woman should be rated on a 1-10 scale. Heck, look at the beginning of FACEBOOK, the "rating" system for "hotties" in the Harvard dorms. Websites like "hot or not?" Or, ANY TIME a female celebrity either gains weight or looks too thing, it's a fixation for the news media for a week or two. OMG, Jessica Simpson can't lose all that weight post-baby, the world is coming to an end....95% of those stories are about female celebrities. Ashley Judd wrote a long, and quite well-researched response to her magazine photos and covers being photoshopped. This photoshopping trend (think the buxom girls like my avatar) on the cover of Cosmo or Vogue or FHM....it's almost always targeting females, is it not? Too fat? Slice off centimeters from her thighs, etc.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 14, 2013 -> 11:32 AM) Where's the case where men are sexualized and judged on their attractiveness constantly? Go read some articles covering female CEO's, actors, and politicians and note how many times their appearance is deemed a legitimate topic of discussion. Then go read some articles about male CEO's, actors and politicians. Look at how many unattractive men hold prominent positions versus how many women. I can't remember where I was reading this....but lots of financial firms "reverse discriminate" and hire bald/pudgy/glasses-wearing/accountant males for their advertising campaigns. Supposedly, it makes everyone feel more comfortable, when investing or talking about their finances. We're programmed not to trust someone "too good looking" because they're distracting. Find an ugly or average looking woman at a BMW/Audi/Mercedes dealership or showroom. The classic Hollywood example. Once an actress is in her late 30's/early 40's, she's no longer desirable or "sexy" enough, so she becomes a mother/comic in her roles. Whereas guys like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt are pushing 50 (remember Catherine Zeta Jones and Sean Connery in Entrapment?) customarily have 25-30 year old girlfriends or love interests, the most recent pairing, Cruise and Olga Kurylenko in Oblivion. Besides THE GRADUATE and American Pie (and those MILF fixations are the storyline or joke that we're all in on), how many movies can you name where the young male lead is with a significantly older woman? American Gigolo, lol?

Another recent example is the NBA cheerleader who was called out, of course by another woman....I think a blogger, for "being pretty but pudgy" around her waistline. http://now.msn.com/claire-crawford-a-cbs-h...retty-but-pudgy http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AsFq.2...mp;fr=yfp-t-900 Sure, this issue has been around in popular since Marilyn Monroe/Jayne Mansfield and the fixation on the hourglass/Barbie figure and Playboy Playmate look, accentuated even more by top-heavy plastic surgery victims in recent years. There's another good recent example from real life of girls caught up in this "body image" issue, it's Amanda Bynes. Look at her pictures from when she was younger, and what she is today. Lindsay Lohan is yet another example. Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian.... Girls are being taught if they're not popular or successful enough or attracting attention....go out and get plastic surgery. And while yes, more men are also going in for procedures.... I'll give an example. I taught for a year in Colombia. Over half of the girls in my class at age 16 or 17 had had liposuction (some twice, because the mother was a pageant winner and her daughter was also "pudgy" in her mom's eyes), breast implants, nose jobs (to help them "breathe better"), ears tucked back or shaped, etc. Here in Asia, the double eyelid surgery is popular, especially in South Korea. Men here and elsewhere are taught that if they control lots of money/power, they can "buy" a beautiful girl...but they don't want that girl to be smarter than them, or have opinions (usually), it's all about who has control in a relationship. So girls are willing to do almost anything to win the competition to attract men who will give them "security/stability," everything from their boyfriends paying for plastic surgery or accepting that their husband/b-f/fiancé will cheat on them and that they should learn how to deal with it in return for having an easier life financially. In Shanghai, any girl over 50-55 (110-122) KG is considered "fat." It's amazing how the Chinese/Asian culture has totally changed in the last five years, with economic progress (with reality tv and numerous dating shows, music videos, tv and movies, heck, a very famous saying is now "I'd rather ride in the backseat of a BMW than on the back of a bicycle"....where women are more fashionable and more scantily dressed in clubs than anything you'd find in South Beach, LA, NYC, etc. All these are examples of this beauty concept that starts out with simple modifications in cartoon characters and gets more and more built into the subconscious or psyches of women/girls (even parents) over time.

Then we also need to sign a player named Marlon Brando, haha.

"They were as a congested forest, suffocated by bad contracts, missed cutoff men and bad defense, awaiting Reinsdorf's lightning strike---the spark that would finally ignite the fire that would rage across the AL Central and clear the deadwood, once again bringing sunshine to the remaining healthy roots of the White Sox organization. Culling is baseball's natural order. Ask yourself, what followed the Dunn Years? We all know the answer. Renaissance. The Rebirth. It has always been this way. Death is followed by birth. To reach paradise, the White Sox must past through Inferno." A little Dan Brown promotion for today, haha.

Or Ramirez. Ironic, as they both were the leading hitters last night.