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Rosenthal saying Dodgers placed Lilly on waivers today, is it the ultimate WHITE FLAG for them?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 02:08 PM) Who are we going to give the Dodgers in trade for this rental? That should be interesting. Flowers? Sale? Viciedo? Forget Sale or Viciedo, they are not going anywhere, or I'd be shocked if they did. I think lower level prospects if anything.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:57 PM) http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/base....html?eref=sihp here's a link to Heyman's new SI article, can't find a link to the one myself and others were discussing about Rangers/White Sox and the waivers, not sure if he just updates it and it's down. Fair enought, I just went through his tweets and haven't seen anything. Well, I'm glad we got the claim. Make it happen Kenny.

Heyman never tweeted Rangers were the favorite and Sox are out of it btw.

Call me shipps but I have a gut feeling a deal or some groundwork might be in place already.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:31 PM) If Manny blocks the move now, I'll be really pissed. He won't, he wants to come here, its up the GMs now.

QUOTE (scotty22hotty @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:29 PM) Any chance he plays today with the Sox? NOPE. GO ROCKIES this weekend!

Wow, has it been a rollercoaster of emotions the last 30 min, I love you Ken Williams.

Well, maybe I/we panicked early, maybe no NL team wants him and multiple offers were Sox, Rangers, Yankees, Rays ?

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:21 PM) Their saying w sox getting manny but I doubt it. Your sources?

Is Manny willing to go anywhere else in NL? Highly doubt that.

QUOTE (chisox2334 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:16 PM) Have a source and by the way media letting the info coming out. I mean its not really hard figure out between the lines between heyman, and other sources already letting you know which teams didn't. He hasn't officially ruled out the Sox yet. Giants? Padres? not sure.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 01:09 PM) Ozzie deserves about 80% of the blame for the DH debacle, because it was his call. KW does get some though, for letting Ozzie even have that decision. And for not helping the team at the deadlines (if there was bats available like you said earlier)

SI_JonHeyman in continuing guessing game, i hear #rangers did not win claim. neither did the couple teams behind them in picking order.

Kenny is either sure on landing Manny or is targeting someone else that we have no idea about. He had to know there is a chance an NL team might claim Manny eliminating us from getting him. If he's willing to let this team be without any offesive addition then I put the season on his hands, and want him gone if we don't make the playoffs.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 12:50 PM) Again, for all of you who seem to be poised to get on Kenny for supposedly making this public... show me where he or the Sox did that. They didn't. This was all media speculation, unnamed sources, and leaks. And besides, Kenny would have ZERO reason to send a controlled leak out on this anyway. That just doesn't make any sense. Fair enough, however pretty sure no one knew we had any interest in Rios last year, until the actual claim was placed. The media had us 'landing' Manny every since non-waiver deadline, and we know by now that the more speculation there is about White Sox adding someone the deal is less likely, or so I thought.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 12:46 PM) Kenny and Co didn't make anything public, the media did all that. Where did you see KW make anything public? On the contrary, he said otherwise. I thought it was all 'controlled leaks' and Kenny has been a master at doing that. Don't tell me if Kenny wanted to keep it a secret he wouldn't have? Under the radar, I thought that's how he rolls?

Yup, one thing I wonder, why were Kenny and co making this so public, like they had to realize someone will claim him to block us.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 12:41 PM) Yup. And in this case, he can be put on waivers again, but he would have to get dealt if he was put on again. What if he used his NTC second time around? Of course he can use it the first time around and won't get put on waivers again this season.

ROSENTHAL #Dodgers 5 back in WC race; might have prompted claim, or claims. Teams daring Ned Colletti to give up Manny while in race. #WhiteSox #MLB half a minute ago via web Is he saying NL rivals might have put in a claim just to 'weaken' the Dodgers?

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Aug 27, 2010 -> 12:33 PM) HeYmen said by 1230 Nah, its 12:33, we probably won't know anything official till the weekend or possibly till Monday or Tuesday, I thought. How was it with Rios last year? First it was a a team claimed him, then it came out it was the White Sox, not sure how long it took.

With the earlier reports saying Rays and Yankees not on Manny one has to be an NL team. I hope we get him.

Heyman saying multiple teams claimed Manny, it was a fun ride, we're not gonna get him.

Kenny Williams said no claim (on Trevor Hoffman) has been made, FWIW.

Rays officially out on Manny as they will sign Brad Hawpe, Rays figured they don't have a good shot landing ManRam. Per Heyman