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QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Sep 2, 2010 -> 11:47 PM) Gerald Laird? REALLY? I ripped on Laird because of his hilarious headshot one warm day in Chicago. Then he did this: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CH...200606040.shtml Baseball is funny.

QUOTE (CQMVP @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 01:58 PM) Chris Sale is a gamer.... Man.... I could read his lips at the end of the game there. "One f***ing pitch. Just one mother f***ing pitch." And then he threw a ball. Me thinks he was a little amped up.

QUOTE (MEANS @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) that hasn't been showing up for me for a few weeks now Weird. Works just fine for me (using firefox).

QUOTE (IceCreamPants @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 12:17 PM) from gamethread I have no idea what is going on. Is it 1-0 Sox Manny 0 for 2? Are you viewing the site on a phone? If not, there's a line score right at the top of the page.

Looked like Lexi actually threw the ball out of his glove in a spasm of pain. I don't think Nix knocked it out.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Sep 1, 2010 -> 11:35 AM) Curious if anyone here would have preferred to DFA Frodo instead of Nix. Meh. Nix is probably the better player, but it's hard to get too worked up over that one.

QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 09:12 PM) I remember reading about Edwin Jackson when he was an untouchable, can't miss prospect in the Dodger system. It looks like that guy has finally made the big leagues, and he pitches for the Chicago White Sox. He had a fantastic first half for Detroit last year. His success hasn't come out of nowhere. He must have a sign on his back that says "I like throwing too many pitches." Leyland had him throw too much (thus the second-half slide), then he threw 150 pitches in his no-hitter, now Ozzie (who is usually excellent on managing pitch counts) has him throw 130.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 12:51 PM) Who cares about money? This is baseball where even the Pittsburgh Pirates make a huge profit. I don't think you understand baseball economics very well. The Pirates are probably one of the more profitable teams because of revenue sharing and the fact that they spend virtually nothing on payroll. If money weren't a huge factor in baseball, then Manny wouldn't be headed here.

Presumably the Nats would have to cut him. I don't think "I'm going home" releases one from a contract.

How was Gio Gonzalez a busted prospect? He just needed seasoning in the minors.

Well, I guess it's a 4.5 hour flight. Maybe they couldn't get him a direct flight and he'll have to kill some time at the Panda Express in Denver International.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Aug 31, 2010 -> 07:56 AM) cst_sox Manny's flight from L.A. leaves at 6 a.m. - so expect him into Cleveland in the late afternoon. about 9 hours ago 9 AM ET + 4 hour flight = 1 PM. What's this late afternoon business? C'mon, Manny. Flap your wings faster!

I wouldn't mind Sale getting the occasional save. He is the best healthy pitcher in the bullpen. However, I don't think the Sox will make him the full-time closer because they wouldn't be able to limit his appearances that way. It's probably best that they continue to use him in high-leverage situations (as they have since his debut).

By the way, Manny has over 1000 career ABs as a DH and his numbers as a DH are right in line with career averages. So don't let anyone tell you that he'll check out as a DH.

Cleveland broadcasters just said that the White Sox have 0 swings and misses. Heh. They took this to mean that Talbot was doing a poor job. To me it suggests that he might be pitch-tipping.

QUOTE (rafacosta @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 06:17 PM) it wasn't working for me earlier...it does look different now. You can't tweak the quality, no mini-view, no full screen, no box score, etc. It's stripped down. QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 06:25 PM) Ozzie just mentioned putting Manny in LF. Yeah, he's retarded. I thought that might happen.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Aug 30, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) Bernstein and Rosner were talking to a listener about Manny and roids. Bernstein made a vialed reference to some guy who was "out of a job" and hanging out in Colorado Springs then came back to hit the second most amount of home runs in his career. Who is he referencing? Sounds a little like Pods, but he hit the third-most home runs of his career last year.

How is that sad? The White Sox were going to give up on him either way. Mark Kotsay just happened to be involved in the transaction. I'm pretty sure that the Royals have been paying him a major league salary this year because, IIRC, he signed a major-league contract and is on their 40-man. I'm not too bummed that the White Sox aren't paying him $400,000 to pitch in the minor leagues this year. I still hope he does well and think his story is interesting, though.

MLB.TV didn't go to commercial between the top and bottom of the inning. The cameras were still on the field and Hawk and Stone were still on mic. Unfortunately, they didn't say anything interesting.

I'd be surprised if the Sox didn't claim him. The major hurdle, I think, is whether he clears the NL.

Quarterback can't risk another concussion? Try him out as a relief pitcher. Javelin thrower does want to risk stabbing people? Try him out as a relief pitcher. The only advantage that position players would have on athletes from other sports would be that they have some idea of what hitters are looking for.

These quick conversions really fascinate me. What a pitcher does on the field is so different than what position players do. Santos, for instance, supposedly didn't pitch in high school. That's crazy. Most pitchers have to toil for years in the minors to refine their stuff and learn the finer points. Could you take any athlete with a strong arm and turn them into a relief pitcher in a year or two if they had the mind for it?

Really nice piece of hitting by Konerko.

He struck out the side in a perfect inning yesterday.

I think the pitch was more impressive than the play. Great pitch to induce a ground ball.