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QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 10:44 AM) Darvish and Ogando will be back within the next week. You get Garza or Peavy, and your playoff rotation is looking like this: 1. Darvish 2. Garza/Peavy 3. Holland 4. Ogando That works. Good point, I underestimated how soon they are coming back too. I stand by my point of not trading for a Cubs SP again, Hahn is ready & willing Texas, get it done.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 10:12 AM) Texas doesn't want to go out like the Buffalo Bills, so I'm guessing that they'll overpay for Garza or Peavy. With all of their injuries, I think they'd be better off paying less for two starters. They almost need quantity more than quality. Plus, their trade for a Cubs SP last season didn't go very well.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 16, 2013 -> 08:35 AM) Definitely a possibility for Peavy if he proves his health, but much less so since they picked up Nolasco. With their current financial budget, I'd never count them out of any trade, but yeah, since they got Nolasco they are solid 4-deep in that rotation. It depends how concerned they are about the 5th spot with Capuano/Fife/Lilly

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 10:09 PM) I'm just amazed that people aren't burying Robin for the collapse last year followed by this 17 below .500 first half. It's the worst performance by a baseball team this season. I'm thinking it's all because he's so quiet. Let's face it, nobody cares about White Sox baseball except us diehards. With Robin making no noise except uttering the cliches, I'm surprised you guys refuse to bury Robin or at least agree he deserves an F for his first-half managing, dating all the way to spring training. Every aspect of this team except starting pitching and closing has been a disaster. Ozzie is gone because of his mouth. He'll never return cause of his mouth. I love Robin the player. I just am concerned about his ability to manage and/or inspire players to not make boneheaded mistakes and/or choke. If you want to give Robin an F for September 2012, that's fine, but you still have yet to explain what he did wrong. What should he have done differently? With all the jumps in innings pitched and lineup injuries, what was his major fault? Maybe he should have played his bench more during the season, but everyone complained about how s***ty the bench is. (Your all-word manager Terry Francona orchestrated a far, far worse September collapse in his last job, why does he get a pass?) And I disagree that no one is blaming Robin at all. The bad defense and baserunning directly points to him. However, this is a flawed roster and he's a 2nd-year manager, most people don't see a a point in burning him at the stake like you want to do. Give him some more time at the helm and if the roster improves, then you can make a decision. Right now his two best hitters are Rios & Dunn, who according to you, one is a bum and the other has no place in a professional lineup. So Robin's players are garbage, but it's all his fault. Gotcha.

If the Sox has signed Cespedes, do you think they would take down the WS banner to put up a 2013 Home Run Derby Winner banner?

Here's Matt Harvey Asking New Yorkers What They Think Of Matt Harvey

Of the four major sports, the MLB all-star game is the only I ever watch. In every other sport, if the players don't give 100% and goof off, it ruins the competitiveness of the game. But in baseball, it's still entertaining and high quality.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 12:33 PM) Wasnt Donaldson a catcher when he was traded to the A's? Correctamundo

Jonah Keri on Grantland.com

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 11:47 AM) Not really. Donaldson is going to be 28 years old. He sucked for 2 years in the minors. Was a throw-in in the Rich Harden deal. That throw-in is putting up a .900 OPS at the hot corner

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 11:34 AM) He would, but it really wouldn't be a big loss if someone claimed him. Reminds me of when the Sox lost Jeff Gray a few years back. Then when the division rival Twins claimed him after Seattle, people here were pissed!!! Jeff f***ing Gray

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 11:44 PM) Sox blew it when they didn't hire Francona. Since we didn't get him, I'd be all for keeping Robin, cause there's really nobody impactful out there. If the Rays would fire Madden, or Madden would want to move to a big market, sure. But that's not happening. Maybe if LaRussa would do it. If we can't get LaRussa, I'd say keep Robin. I don't want any current coaches off teams like Martinez. I want a proven manager with our next hire. With our talent, it's really not going to matter for a few years, unless Tito is in charge. I think Francona would have this team in the hunt probably. If Robin decides to step down, I'd immediately promote Coop and let him try. I wish Francona was here in 2012. He would never ever be part of a big collapse in September. Never.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 09:25 AM) So I read that him walking away from this deal still penalizes the Devils, is that true? If so, him coming back to the NHL would be hilariously evil They were hit with a yearly 250k cap penalty until 2025. When the first contract got voided, they lost two first round draft picks including 2014, which they aren't getting back. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 15, 2013 -> 09:35 AM) It does, but now I wonder if he comes back, does he pick up on his original contract? How exactly does that work? His original contract is null and void. But according to Puck Daddy, if he tries to come back in the next 5 years, the Devils have to give him permission. After the 5 years is up though, he can come back with no restrictions.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 12:23 AM) I'm so glad Kane finally grew past this s***. Of course, no one except Tyler and his Dad know what college is like. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-dad...html#more-63736 It probably helped that Kaner's parents didn't seem to enable him the way Seguin's parents are.

Jordan Spieth FTW. 19 years old, earned his Tour card, trip to the Open this week, a Masters berth next year, 11th in FedEx Cup standings. Crazy thing is the kid had already earned $1.2 million this season before winning the John Deere. Might have quite the career in front of him.

DFAed by the Cubs. They used him twice since June 23rd. I watched him pitch Wednesday night, awful.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 07:53 PM) There has never been any sort of science done showing that large doses of "medically supervised steroids" are somehow safe. I never said they were, but I don't think that would stop all parents. Little Timmy can get a free ride and earn millions in MLB or NFL, let's ignore those potential health risks.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 03:43 PM) Dayan would have 37 homers before the break Dayan Davis!

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 07:03 PM) Yea! How do you get $1b in unfunded pension liabilities or let one of your cities churn out 500+ homicides a year? I mean even the last two FL governors have wound up being convicted in federal court! f***in' Flori--oh wait... https://twitter.com/_FloridaMan

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 07:24 PM) Just what every parent wants...little Timmy has a great baseball skills, and if he's really good, someday he'll get medically supervised steroids. That's just great. Or in today's society, you have crazy parents trying to get little Timmy medically supervised steroids so he can earn a scholarship to college and maybe go pro.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 06:44 PM) One outing, one loss for Thornton Can't be walking the leadoff hitter Matt. (Chris Young of all people) Sucks for him, but never upset to see Boston lose. Side note from that game: Turns out the Cubs did have their 3B of the future in their system the whole time. Too bad they traded him to Oakland, Donaldson is killing it this season.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 13, 2013 -> 09:13 PM) Can we just give away Florida and Texas to Mexico? You'd give up Austin that easily? But yeah, the moral of the story is Florida is the worst state in the union by far and it proves it again and again.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2013 -> 03:22 PM) Cleveland has 51 wins. Terry Francona was available at one point to manage our Sox. Fail. If Terry Francona were here, Gavin Floyd wouldn't have needed Tommy John surgery, Konerko would stop being old, Peavy would have never hurt his ribs, Tyler Flowers would suddenly be able to hit a baseball, Beckham's hand would not have broken on that HBP. Fail.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jul 13, 2013 -> 10:44 PM) How does Robin not pinch hit Dunn for Flowers, which would have brought in the lefty, and then he could have sent Rios to the plate for Dunn. I don't get it. So your best hitter doesn't even get an AB? Genius.

Tank with the sacrifice groundout...