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Hell of a start by Rienzo.

Rienzo's motion reminds me a whole lot of Cliff Lee.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:55 PM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 1m White Sox are said to be sticking to high asking price for Peavy. Teams are wondering if they'll get more flexible as deadline nears. Rick sticking to his guns! He should stick to them until tomorrow morning.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:53 PM) He's not likely to be all that much better than Gillaspie unless the Sox can find a way to help him control the strikeouts. They don't have a good record fo this. He's got a lot more power than Conor though. Drawing some walks would also help his cause.

Blair signed with the Mavs. I was really hoping that he'd sign with the Bulls. He's the kind of player Thibs probably loves.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 04:24 PM) Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 9m Brandon Jennings' deal with Detroit expected to be in three-year range in excess of $25 million. Rest of trade details still being sorted Hearing Detroit is now legit contender to snag Brandon Jennings in free agency via sign & trade. Bucks & Pistons in advanced That's not a bad deal for Jennings, considering Teague got 4 and $32 million. Detroit has some of the most talented, yet inefficient players in the NBA in Smith and Jennings now. They just need a coach to hit them over the head constantly to be decent. They're looking at Jennings, Stuckey/Billups, Smith, Monroe, and Drummond as their starting 5. That's not too shabby, but that's also going to put them in NBA hell.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:47 PM) I'm sure few agree with this, but I wouldn't mind Middlebrooks With what we have at 3B, I wouldn't mind Middlebrooks at all.

I'd definitely go up to Arlington to see Paulie play before the end of the year if this trade did happen.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 05:12 PM) Not buying this. Why would they trade Ian Kennedy to acquire Bud Norris? Bud Norris is meher than meh. Norris is a lot better than Kennedy. Mostly because Kennedy's been awful this year.

I don't think we'll get anything for him. We'll just end up saving around $5 million. If Paulie is planning on retiring after this year, we might as well hold onto him.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 30, 2013 -> 04:04 PM) Twitter is LOL bad this time of year. Do a search for Alex Rios and you find out he's certainly going to Pitt and you find out it's not happening. Twitter is a f***ing joke is what it is. Reporters should just wait. Updates that say a trade is close are not valuable, especially when the reports change less than 24 hours later. It's throwing s*** against the wall. Social media ... f***ing stupid. Here's my tweet if I wanted to have a fake account. Look for Peavy trade to come down tonight. Not sure where he's headed yet. 2-3 teams still in running. he will be dealt. Look for Rios to be traded to Pirates or Yankees for sure in next 24 hours. White Sox will deal him to team willing to pick up 3/4s of his contract at minimum. This is why you follow legitimate sources...

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 10:31 PM) You guys despise me, but I've been saying this all along, that Jerry won't wanna pay teams money for taking Peavy/Rios/Dunn off our hands. We shouldn't have to pay other teams money to trade Peavy. He's probably the best pitcher available at the deadline right now. When was the last time a team had to throw in money for a big name starting pitcher dealt at the deadline? I can understand Dunn and I can understand Rios to a point, but we better not pay other teams for taking Peavy off our hands. The JR is cheap crap that uneducated Bulls fan spout is annoying enough (they point to the fact that the White Sox have a higher payroll). But now White Sox fans are saying Jerry's too cheap for not paying others to take the best pitcher available at the trading deadline? It's come full circle now.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 09:19 AM) Let's say your employer comes to you and says: 1. We're going to double your pay 2. We'd like you to change locations 3. You can work anywhere in the USA or Canada, except those poopy French parts Where do you go? I'd imagine some folks will stay put and others will hightail it outta there. I think I'd go to Boulder, CO Probably San Diego.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 11:12 AM) Words rarely seen. In both sarcastic and non-sarcastic posts.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 28, 2013 -> 07:55 AM) Shutting him down would be dumb. If you want to limit his innings or pitches the rest of the way, fine, but shutting him down with 2 months left in the season does nothing. Exactly. Just don't let Robin have him throw 120 pitches a start. If anything, that f***s up a pitcher.

Greg is right guys. A middle reliever with a ERA in the low 3s and a fine FIP to match is definitely just another Boone Logan. Other than not being left handed, Matt Lindstrom is way better than Matt Thornton (and Boone Logan too, obviously).

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jul 27, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) I wish the bulls could trade nothing for something like other teams manage to do. Pacers get Scola for green. Scola wasn't that great last year. But Green was absolutely awful.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Jul 26, 2013 -> 02:52 PM) Interesting story about why some of the best hitters in MLB can hit 95 MPH pitches from other ML pitchers but can't even get a bat on a 65 MPH softball pitched by Jennie Finch. I've always said it's the pitching motion that messes them up. I had the exact opposite problem. I played fast-pitch for 10+ years with no problem when I was a kid, but struggled like hell to hit a baseball on my HS team. Link That's because they're probably distracted by Jennie Finch.

Ordered the new Nexus 7 off Newegg just now. That's the only place that doesn't charge me tax.

Robin let Peavy throw 118 pitches? The f*** dude?

It's like Robin doesn't want anyone to be traded.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 24, 2013 -> 08:48 PM) He has 30 home run power, but seems to really struggle making contact Or take a walk.

QUOTE (almagest @ Jul 22, 2013 -> 01:54 PM) Gabe Kapler can write That was a hell of a read. I didn't know Gabe Kapler was such a scholar.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 09:56 AM) lol Aaron Rodgers. And karma's a b**** ain't it Ryan Braun? Rodgers is a tool for defending Braun. Unless of course, he's also on PEDs or something.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 23, 2013 -> 10:34 AM) You guys really like Carlos Boozer that much? Everyone wants to be apart of the Booze Cruise.