LittleHurt05

Maybe this Adam Dunn guy isn't so bad after all.

I don't care what anyone says, the Manny signing was still worth it IMO, just for the hilarity of having him in a Sox uniform for a couple weeks.

Goldschmidt: 1.030 OPS, 25 years old, due only $30 million over next 5 seasons Konerko: .612 OPS, 37 years old, FA after this season

QUOTE (whtsoxfan @ May 17, 2013 -> 08:24 PM) As of right now I think he should be in the All Star game but not as a starter because he's not a starter But the starter only goes one or two innings max, so who cares. If anybody deserves such an honor, I think it's Mo. And it's not just an honorary roster spot, he is arguably the best closer in the AL. Again. At age 43. I'm 100% behind the #StartMo campaign.

Chimpichow!!!

Gonna be in Lawrence this weekend for KU graduation. I may have to rock Sox gear around town to see if I can find greg.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) This Mets offense is pretty awful. That's quite the black hole after Wright with Ike Davis & Lucas Duda.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 12:41 PM) I read that as he was pointing out that the increase in homers allowed was not due to park factors. Do you need to disclose a conflict of interest here?

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 17, 2013 -> 12:14 PM) Are you sure you want Chris Davis and Adam Dunn on the same team? Might as well add Mark Reynolds to the mix while we are at it.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2013 -> 11:23 AM) I feel like the Orioles, Dodgers and Giants are 3 most likely suitors for Peavy, and I think all 3 could afford him. Texas as well. They have 4 starters on the DL.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 10:51 AM) You have every right to disagree with his opinion. I don't think the fact that you disagree with him makes him a crappy writer. Maybe I was a little harsh on his writing skill. I apologize Mr. Nosler. I hope your Dodgers crash & burn.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 10:38 AM) The problem is that you are talking about trading him in the middle of the season...this is no longer the FA period. No one is saying he'd be difficult to move...the author flat-out states that there would be plenty of other suitors...he just thinks the Dodgers would have an advantage because of their deep pockets. And I just don't see how that's the case. At midseason, Peavy will only be due $21 million or so over the next year and a half. Plenty of teams have deep enough pockets to suddenly absorb that. We aren't talking about the AGon/Crawford contracts here.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 10:13 AM) Again, I explained it right above for you...see a few posts up... To elaborate...mid-season, most teams have basically set their budgets for the most part and it is somewhat difficult to absorb a player with a large salary...so often times teams have to get creative and offer back other forms of compensation, such as more prospects. What the writer is insinuating is that the Dodgers, with their big pocketbook, can absorb that salary without a problem, making them an ideal suitor if the White Sox decide they want that salary off the books. Obviously the writer is not super familiar with the White Sox organization and how it has historically been run. I just disagree that so many other teams would have difficulty absorbing Jake's salary. It's not that much money in today's baseball and it could be a game-changer in a pennant race. I would assume teams that are competing have some money set aside in the budget to make a move or two at the trade deadline.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 10:13 AM) Again, I explained it right above for you...see a few posts up... And I'm explaining to you that it's not a big contract. Therefore, the Dodgers' ability to eat money won't be an advantage in negotiations, because plenty of teams will gladly take Peavy's team-friendly contract.

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 10:05 AM) It is a high price tag....a Mercedes has a high price tag too...doesn't mean there aren't people willing to pay that price... So why would the Dodgers have an advantage if it's a price that many people are willing to pay?

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 09:59 AM) Ugh...maybe you should actually read the article...or see my post above. "Peavy's high price tag"

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 09:44 AM) He didn't exactly say Peavy was high-priced or had a bad contract...he was insinuating that the White Sox would have no use for it if they remain in last place, and that the Dodgers, with their apparent ability to continue to take on big contracts, would have an edge in the trade negotiations. Except Peavy doesn't have a big contract

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 17, 2013 -> 09:40 AM) Our own Jake writes for them and does a really nice job. The articles are to be taken for what they are...the insights of well-written local fans... Local fan? Yes. Well-written? I disagree

Greinke: $19 mil Becket : $15.75 mil Lilly: $12 mil Billingsley: $11 mil Kershaw: $11 mil But Jake Peavy at $14 mil is high-priced

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2013 -> 12:01 AM) The Office finale was pretty much perfect I havent watched since sometime last season, but DVR'ed the finale just to see how it ends.

That Yahoo Contributor Network is really ruining their reputation. They have some great writers like Passan & Wetzel, but then they allow stuff like this to be posted as actual "news".

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2013 -> 08:29 AM) It was the one year where every time you got to the 7th with a lead, you felt it was going to be automatically locked down. Not sure that everything will come together again like that in my lifetime, with the weirdest part of all being three closers in the span of an entire season. The only time it was close to that (the bullpen as a whole) was when Linebrink was pitching so well in the first half of 2008. What amuses me to this day is that 9 years out of 10, if your set-up guys are Cotts & Politte, your bullpen is probably gonna suck. It just so happened in 2005 that the Sox got that one amazing year out of both those guys.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 17, 2013 -> 05:17 AM) Are we sure the White Sox would trade Dunn for Upton now...? I'm sure the Braves wouldn't trade Upton for Dunn now.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2013 -> 12:40 AM) Sox won a bases loaded walk by Keppinger...just think about that sentence. I was checking my Twitter feed when I woke up and I read that. I honestly thought it was a dream.

The World Baseball Classic has turned Fernando Rodney back into Fernando Rodney, not that cyborg that pitched last year.