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In the end, I think the Astros did alright in the Oswalt deal. Wallace + Happ isn't half bad.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 04:11 PM) ZiPS projects a .383 wOBA the rest of the way for him, I'll take it. Yup, same here. He has a wOBA of .356 right now, which would be like a 15 wRAA upgrade over Kotsay.

Berkman's brought his numbers back up to respectability. I would definitely take him for the right price. We'll have to pick up a lot of salary, but right now, our prospects are a lot more important than our finances.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 04:03 PM) With Brett Wallace just being traded to the Astros for Anthony Gose, I think that this may mean Lance Berkman gets moved by the deadline. Wallace would become the heir to Berkman. I would think Berkman would come cheaper than Dunn. So maybe Hudson + Torres or some other non top-prospect? I'm not sure that's a great deal for Toronto. Well, looks like the deal looks a little better for the Astros now. Wallace and Happ for Oswalt seems kinda worth it.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 03:31 PM) With buster reporting We lost interest in Dunn (as I literally watched him hit his 24th HR on MLB network), the more it looks like we may have to settle on a lesser bat like the before mentioned Branyan. By the way his line you asked for: G AB R H 2B 3B 52 171 24 45 9 0 HR RBI TB OBP SLG AVG 10 24 84 .328 .491 .263 BB SO SB CS 16 49 0 0 eww. Get your Dunn KW You do realize that our full-time DH, Mark Kotsay, has a .305 OBP and a .350 slugging percentage right? I'll take Branyan's .820 OPS in heartbeat if we can't get anything better.

QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 04:00 PM) too much depends on the weather to make a guess, but those 7 games against NYY and Red Sox are going to help a ton. How many against Minny left? 6 more.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 03:21 PM) Local Cleveland DJ sees Lebron at his party, tries to wave high, gets the bird in reply. The news lady at the end of the video was nice.

Why the hell not? This is a first place team for crying out loud.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 03:37 PM) And that's odd considering I was just on Bangbros getting hot and heavy.

We can put the Tigers way back in the rearview mirror with a win today. Once you start falling 6-7 games out by the trade deadline, you're probably not going to win the division.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 03:10 PM) More Buster Olney: Heard this: The White Sox are saying internally that they are currently out of the mix on Dunn Okay, now go after Luke Scott.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 03:05 PM) "There are 48 hours to go before the trade deadline and it remains to be seen if the Nationals will dig in and make an attempt to sign Adam Dunn. If they don't, they'd have two choices -- either keep him through the end of the year, which really wouldn't make any sense, or try to trade him. The White Sox have been aggressive, but are not well-armed to go after him. You wonder if the teams most motivated to get him will, in the end, be the Rays and the Yankees -- not only to land him for themselves, but to keep him out of the hands of their division rival. Imagine Dunn hitting 5th for the Rays, or second for the Yankees. The Nationals say they're not engaged with the NYY at the moment, but the NYY seem to be hovering --as are the Rays." Buster freaking Olney. Buster Olney thinks Adam Dunn will hit second for the Yankees? What is he smoking?

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 02:21 PM) Either you meant eggs, or you are insinuating something about Adam Dunn. Both.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 01:45 PM) eddie house signs 2 yr deal with heat..... He is now even more hated.

QUOTE (bulokis @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 01:38 PM) Dan Bernstein said from his source, the Sox have a lot of scenarios and Adam Dunn is not the only big name linked with the White Sox. As they should. You can't put all your fruit in one basket.

Alexei's this team's hottest hitter, yet he drops him down to 7th...Ozzie...

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 01:27 PM) All time in past 3 years* When Kanye said Beyonce had one of the best videos of *all-time*, he really just meant all time in the past three years.

There's a lot of Spanish speakers on this team, including the manager. I don't think Viciedo's had that big of an influence on him.

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 01:17 PM) I know it'll sound silly, but I've secretly wanted Roy Oswalt and Roy Halladay to be on the same team for a long time. Roy x2.

Come on Freddy, redeem yourself!

Oswalt OKs deal.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 12:23 PM) Here's my question in reply...are they as much controlled by the front offices, or is it a case where ESPN is the TMZ of the sports world and is controlled by the celebrities? Probably both. I don't think it's the front offices controlling them, it's more or less the leagues. And of course, the celebs and superstars are where the viewership is, so they would naturally go after those things.

QUOTE (pktmotion @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 12:17 PM) If the Rosenthal tweets were true about the Sox after a mid-rotation guy. Brett Cecil from the Blue Jays fits the bill 8-5 W-L 3.89 ERA 74 K 31 BB 1.17 WHIP would be a really decent under the radar pick-up. As for the Orioles, Luke Scott maybe Jeremy Guthrie. Except he would cost a lot.

QUOTE (soxfan3530 @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 11:36 AM) Now that Oswalt is seemingly off the market, I would expect the Cardinals to make a pretty big push for Lilly the next few days, probably driving his price up to where none of us want anything to do with him. Hendry would much rather trade to the Sox than to the Cardinals.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 29, 2010 -> 11:25 AM) They sort of remind me of the Angels right now. From buyers to potential sellers at the flip of a switch. They have too many holes to fill IMO. Might have been good for both teams.