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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 12:16 PM) How do you know it affected Contreras' performance? He was upset a friend is gone. So what. Have you ever had a good friend move away? Even if you know its coming, the day it happens kind of sucks. Not like he's dead or something. Pablo Ozuna is still alive, visit him in the offseason if you have to.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 02:10 PM) Some of you guys act like Dotel is really good. He might be worth a try, but he's no Rivera. Committee sounds good to me. He's not that good, he's converted 82 saves out of 116 opportunities in his career. That's 71%. He even had 36 saves one year with Houston and Oakland, he also blew 8 saves though. Right now, Linebrink has converted 25% of his saves. So, would you like 71% or 25%?

QUOTE (knightni @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 01:56 PM) WHAT YOU SAY? PHOTOSHOP!

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 9, 2008 -> 10:21 AM) For everyone feeling this way, then lets never again say that athletes care only about money, and that they are cold and have no care for the team or the game. We suddenly approve of the Maggs Ordonez and Albert Belle philosophy. Cool. On top of all this, did Contreras even really speak out to the media? Did he get himself quoted?? Not from what I can tell. Cowley, pretty much a sniveling pud from what he writes in his Twitters, ran this thing for NO APPARENT REASON. Newsflash, guy gets fired, his coworkers feel bad. It's happening in 250 offices downtown right now, and it should be no shock and no front page news when it happens in the White Sox office. Yes, I know. However, what's off the field needs to stay off the field. Don't bring that baggage with you to the mound. OC didn't let his phone call to the official scorer screw him up. Hell, he's done much better since then.

Dotel's the only other guy with closing experience, so yes. He wasn't real good to say the least, but anything's better than Linebrink right now. I was so pissed last night that I just wanted the Royals to walk us off after they tied the game. I couldn't take anymore of that crap.

Seriously, Did Jose secretly marry Pablo after he divorced his wife? Because I don't know how you can be so damn upset over a DFA. Things happen all the time in the Majors, guys get dealt and released, Jose needs to deal with it.

Huston Street for 10 maple bats sounds good.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 04:31 PM) It is a horrible trade by the A's if Harden can stay healthy. Problem is, he can't. Gaudin could be pretty good in the NL though either way. I have no idea if Josh Donaldson is any good, but giving up Patterson and Murton shouldn't haunt them, but Gallagher could be a very good pitcher. This trade could go in a lot of different directions, but it seems like an odd trade by Oakland. I wonder if something is wrong with Harden, between this deal and the fact that Harden looked really bad on Sunday. It's a big risk by the Cubs, but I guess when you haven't won in a century you might as well try it. Overall, this is a risk for both teams, but could be looked at as a risk worth taking for both teams. This trade will be proclaimed as the steal of the century by the media, but really it could go either way. I'm very surprised and not sure what I think right now to be honest. Harden's struggled in his last two starts. I had also read that he's having a "dead arm period" before his White Sox start. Maybe Billy Beane does have something up his sleeve.

I think the Cubs are definite NLC favorites now. They just got Harden...

The Cubs will always be the favorites. SI had them winning the World Series a couple of weeks into the season!

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 09:18 AM) Its been discussed here, in an indirect way. Today, the Trib published an off day article, analyzing the case - is the 2008 team better than the 2005 team? Linky. This team's better on paper by a long shot. More homers, more runs, better ERA. But, how are those Detroit Tigers playing? How bout them Mariners? Doing things on paper is fun, but baseball is played, not calculated.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 09:29 AM) Well those geniuses were spot on last year. Who could have forcasted the breakouts of Q and Danks? We were predicted to go 78-84 this year and finish 3rd. With a negative run differential. That's a good laugh.

QUOTE (north side chi sox fan @ Jul 8, 2008 -> 01:05 PM) OZUNA DFA per 670 the Score This most likely means Bobby is fine and won't be going on the DL. YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD...YES! I love Liney, but the 9th inning just isn't his thing.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 04:18 PM) I think Crede could actually be good for the home run derby. He apparently has a lot of BP power. Joe loves pulling the ball. As a right hander in Yankee stadium, that might not bode so well with the huge alley way in left center.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 02:14 PM) i hope not. His swing seems to be kind of touchy, the last thing I want to see is CQ mess up his swing trying to go nuts in the HR Derby ala Bobby Abreu You read my mind.

Depending on how Jose does to end the year, he might be the odd man out. Plus, Javy likes wetting his pants on the big stage.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 7, 2008 -> 12:45 PM) I dont know if anyone has seen this guy who posts on youtube, he does every team's batting stances current and some past. He's pretty accurate with alot of them. It's more exaggerated than accurate IMO.

The Brewers rotation is going to be one of the top in the NL now with Sheets, Sabathia, and Parra as their top 3. Not to mention Suppan and Bush aren't all that bad for #4 and #5.

I already voted twice for JD and Carlos Lee. If MLB.com wasn't so slow, I would of done more. It kept on messing up the verification images.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 02:32 PM) yea Navarro's on the team, and that's the thing. AJ's probably not going to get an at-bat if he's on the team. So, if there's some Papelbon pitch that is routinely in the dirt in a certain situation, maybe Varitek knows that, can block it, and contribute to a save. It's a little thing, but it's probably bigger for our wants and needs regarding the World Series home field. The thing is, the All-Star game isnt all about who's deserving or not. Like it or not, it's now about getting a best fit for winning the game. If AJ isnt going to bat, get someone in there who will contribute. Devil's advocacy sure is fun! I remembered that back in 06, when Ozzie took Buehrle, people who weren't Sox fans were complaining like crazy because Mark was struggling towards the end of the first half and didn't "deserve" it. I think this is similar, more of a manager's favor kind of thing.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 01:29 PM) well, navarro is going too. I just noticed after looking at the rosters...oops. Still, taking Varitek = blasphemy.

JD deserves to be there big time. If Crede's somehow there, so should Jermaine.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 01:26 PM) the only argument that can be made is that Francona knows he'll want Varitek catching Papelbon to end the game in a win. even though i dont know if i agree with that logic, i will say that winning the All-Star game has more real importance to me than AJ making it. I care about A.J. making it, yes. But, the fact that a .220 hitter going to an ASG is inexcusable. At least take Dioner Navarro. TBH, I think Navarro's been a better player than A.J. But Varitek is absolutely ridiculous.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 6, 2008 -> 01:26 PM) duscherer is going Well, at least it wasn't as bad as I thought.

What do you know? No A's pitcher or White Sox pitcher are in the game, those are the two teams who have the best team ERA. Somebody needs to explain themselves here. At least Duchscherer or Floyd should go. You don't lead your league in ERA for nothing.