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Freddie Bynum has been released. He's heading to Japan to play.

Pierzynski thinks Damon is a no-go. http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/...g-with-sox.html

QUOTE (iamshack @ Feb 20, 2010 -> 11:23 AM) Seems like a pretty nice honor considering what Ian Kinsler's been doing for the past 3 years. And Pedroia.

Kenny didn't have a lot of negative things to say about Boras, which is surprising. Let's just give this until Sunday afternoon when the players show up. If it isn't done by then, then ok, this thing is dead in the water. Until then, it's just a negotiating move. http://www.670-thescore.com/blog/2010/02/1...l-things-damon/

It would be hilarious if this ends with Damon on the Sox and Boras fired by Damon.

I don't see why they would pull an offer. Obviously they would like to have him on the team. If the offer is what it is, then it's up to Damon to decide. The only way they would actually pull the offer would be if they had a trade or a different signing in the works. I don't see why they would pull the offer at this time.

Sox drop out. http://espn.go.com/chicago/

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 02:02 PM) You have a link for that? Not saying I don't beleive you but i'd just liek to read the story. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...sp&c_id=det

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 01:52 PM) They wouldn't announce a Damon signing on a Saturday, would they? I'm thinking that if it's not done today then on Sunday KW is going to be telling us why it was never going to happen anyway. Dombrowski said he has an idea of when Damon will decide, but he doesn't want to say so they won't be calling him every hour. With Kenny saying he'll talk on Sunday, maybe he also knows that this will be resolved before then. Today or tomorrow would be nice. I know I'm sick of this.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Feb 19, 2010 -> 08:34 AM) bucket-of-suck how in the world did you find that? A Twitter search of "Damon White Sox" will bring up a lot of stuff....mostly crap. I'll believe if when Rosenthal, Heyman, or one of the Chicago writers report it.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 18, 2010 -> 02:47 PM) How about Felipe Lopez...? He can play 2B, move Gordon back to 3rd, have Teahen and Jones DH. Beckham is never moving again.

I think Scot Gregor is way off base with his speculation that Damon is going to Detroit because Kenny won't talk until Sunday. No. It just means Kenny doesn't want to talk to you before Damon decides, and he'll talk to you on Sunday when camp opens....you know, like he does every year.

If Damon doesn't pick a team by Saturday I'll be very surprised...and kinda pissed.

Lot of conspiracy theorists here. I think he's signing with the White Sox tomorrow. If he ends up in Detroit, I'll eat crow.

If everything we've read is true, he is trying his hardest to find a way to come to the White Sox. In the end, I think he's coming here. And I think this thing is over in 24 hours.

If he signs with the Sox, he'll be booed so bad in Detroit. That'll be a lot of fun.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 01:07 PM) Rios Nix Damon Konerko Jones AJ Pierre Vizquez Teahan Vizquez and Teahan...quality.

I'm seeing a lot of lineups I approve of. I can't say the same when I see Jones or Kotsay in the lineup. C'mon, Johnny.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:24 PM) IF it happens, (big if) what is your lineup? Damon DH Beckham 2b Quentin RF Konerko 1b AJ C Rios CF Teahen 3b Ramirez SS Pierre LF Not bad, but there are those 3 righties in a row in the middle....but im ok with that my guess is that ozzie would still have pierre lead off and put damon in the middle of the order to break up the righties My lineup would be: Pierre Damon Beckham Quentin Konerko Pierzynski Rios Teahen Ramirez

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) Thats BS. I cannot even count how many times people put up a "[----] was available and KW didnt even try to sign him!" thread. Damon signing with the Tigers or even the Braves would have annoyed people to no end if KW didnt get involved I think most of the Sox fanbase didn't really even consider Damon a possibility because Scott Boras is his agent.

It's definitely gotten to the point that if it doesn't happen, it'll be disappointing. If they didn't even try, nobody would care that much. Now the pressure is on to close the deal. Hope it happens.

QUOTE (WCSox @ Feb 17, 2010 -> 11:27 AM) Agreed with this. If the Sox sign Damon, they could only realistically carry 11 pitchers on the 25-man roster. Jones is probably the odd man out in that case (I'd keep Kotsay, since he can actually still play defense somewhat). I was thinking about this. I would much rather have Jayson Nix on the bench than Jones. I think you need two infielders on the bench...Vizquel and Nix. Plus Nix can probably run better than Jones, and he can also be put in the outfield in a pinch. So if the Sox do sign Damon, I might hold on to Jones until the end of spring training, but I wouldn't be against just dumping him. And as far as the bullpen, they'll carry seven no matter what. I have no doubt about that.

A few hours ago, I would have said 20%. Now I'm at 60%. Either way, I hope it gets done this week so it doesn't drag on into spring training.

I actually feel pretty optimistic about Damon signing with the Sox. I think his wife is a huge factor in this, and she has no interest in spending 6 months in Detroit. Maybe he'll take four million, win a championship, and be a free agent again in nine months. Come on, Johnny. Do it!

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