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QUOTE (mr_genius @ Jan 12, 2013 -> 12:12 PM) There needs to be some type of fat tax. If fat people use Obama care they should pay a lot more in taxes. Smokers are taxed, fat people need to be taxed. I also think insurance companies should start charging higher premiums for fat people. Let the dopes running this country add another tax when they can't trim their budget? Walk into a public school where the kids are given a government breakfast. The government only requires calories. None of it is really healthy. The sugar content alone would be like eating 4 Snicker bars.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 11, 2013 -> 03:01 PM) I have felt they have been consistently overrated as superbowl contenders for quite some time. They are better than what we have seen(maybe a little bit), but we are told every year to watch out the Cowboys are back. I wish there were not on TV so much. At one time NFL owners didn't need to have a spot light. My theory is when this happens, teams regress. I assume the owner's godlike attitude makes it very unappealing to valuable front office people such as scouts. The Cowboys use the have the best. If scouts weren't so silent, the things they could say about owners and even GMs.

This actually makes me feel better about the Adam Dunn contract. How long will it take before teammates can't stand him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2013 -> 01:48 PM) If 117 days in first place isn't enough for fans to go to games, what is? How many years of winning are enough? Also how is what happened in 1982 relevant to what is going on in 2013? There is really no answer for that, is there? This is a mystery. Maybe Wrigley Field is more popular than baseball in Chicago. Maybe Hahn thinks silence is a good thing. Maybe contract talks are too open with the "we can only keep player X if fans show up". I would say the talks among fans about losing players outweighs how long they keep a player. That's the Bill Wirtz model. Doom and gloom.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 04:25 PM) There was a baseball simulation that was run with 30 completely average teams equal in every way, and it was run like 1000 times. In most of those simulations, one or two teams won 92 games and one or two lost 92 games. This is done because of injuries and players having outlier years. I think you understand my point here. My secondary point is that this isn't a simulation. I feel that the Tigers are more talented, but to get to the Tigers talent level this offseason, they would had to have committed $55-60 million per year over the next 5 years, as opposed to the $20 million they are instead committing with Keppinger and Peavy. On top of that, they would have had to gut any depth that they've built up in the minor league system. Neither are very smart, and the Sox have done enough to set themselves up to perform well this year while looking towards the future. With Viciedo improving to an .800+ OPS, Beckham getting to .750, Alexei getting above .700, Flowers putting up .750+, Dunn and Konerko staying healthy, Rios remaining the same, yada yada yada...best case scenario, this is a playoff team with about 95 wins. Worst case I see is , at the very most, 90 losses, but probably a lot closer to 83-85 loss team in a bad case scenario. Bottomline, they have the best and most economical team on the field right now that is possible. Which does nothing to boost attendance.

QUOTE (Lamar Johnson 23 @ Jan 9, 2013 -> 03:55 PM) 83-85 wins does not get them into the playoffs. It puts them in ".500 purgatory". That is so White Sox.

QUOTE (Doc Edwards Shot @ Dec 19, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) I'm glad that the Sox didn't pick up Youk's $13 million option. I didn't really think they would, but... $13 million for one season should only be spent on All-Star caliber players rather than overrated, declining guys with .225 BAs who don't play good defense and get injured on a regular basis. I totally prefer getting Keppinger over keeping Youkilis around. You would think that but the economics of baseball is becoming more insane.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Dec 17, 2012 -> 06:03 PM) Well, then I have no idea what is considered a good clean hit and what is dirty. The Peppers hit looked clean, didn't lead with his helmet and it wasn't a late hit. The NFL should just go ahead and change the rules to that you can't hit QBs anymore...it will certainly help Cutler with the turnstile OL he has. It's hard to believe RG3 made it this far in football running "tall" on that play.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Dec 15, 2012 -> 05:44 PM) It's a shame the Sox couldn't have taken a run at Hamilton. I know it doesn't make a lot of sense financially given the tight purse strings of Reinsdorf, but what a splash he would've been. He's the kind of player that puts fans in the seats, not just at home but on the road too. I think that is part of the Sox attendance problem. They just don't have that one player that draws people to a stadium. Sale might be close to that, but the Big Hurt was probably the last player the Sox had that brought in the casual fan.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 11, 2012 -> 12:39 AM) If you have those 10 games, or if it isn't too much trouble, I'd like to see the games you believe Thornton lost. I was at a game in Minnesota in which Thornton induced a double play with the bases loaded and no outs that one could argue won the Sox the game. Some of that is from retrying the failing experiment of Thorton as closer.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 10, 2012 -> 10:35 PM) I'll try to take a stab at who I think the Sox may trade . I have always like Viciedo. He has tremendous upside and is relatively cheap. He's the one position player I'd like to see the Sox keep. He'll be a monster if he can learn to hit righties. He's probably the most movable piece the Sox have. Maybe we could get a similar player who just hits LH for him. Viciedo to FL sounds like a natural fit with the big Cuban population there and with Giancarlo Stanton ( though he's also RH) unhappy they could be the main pieces in a deal. I'd love it if Dunn could be moved though the return would depend on how much salary the Sox eat. Unfortunately some off the guys I like for the Sox are in their division like Alex Gordon and Sin Soo Choo. Brett Gardner and David Murphy,wouldn't be bad adds. Andrew McCuthchen fits the bill as an impact LH bat though most likely unattainable Hahn should look for takers on Rios and Konerko also though PK has 10 and 5 rights I believe. If Sox falter trade deadline should see a lot of action . 1. I don't think Viciedo is as valuable as Sox fans think. 2. I would like to see Dunn gone - but you still have to replace him. 3. Rios is probably your most valuable OF. Only trade him if a deal is too good to be true. Tell me what so impressive with De Aza and Wise that you would get rid of Rios?

QUOTE (spiderman @ Nov 20, 2012 -> 04:27 PM) It'll be interesting to see how the Detroit pitching staff holds up after another long season on their arms. Their back end of the rotation isn't too shabby either. Plus their pitching coach is pretty good.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2012 -> 12:23 PM) What other options are there? Let's hope it's not taking players and making them play positions they were never comfortable at. Somewhere that insanity has to stop.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 15, 2012 -> 06:56 PM) That is right about where the Tigers would have finished too. Looking at the standings I didn't realize 3rd place fell off that far, but the point remains that the Tigers don't win s*** without Miguel Look how both players fared the last two months. Cabrera hands down. I also think most writers shy away from voting a rookie as MVP.

A lot of anti Tiger bias here. Triple Crown winner, played in every game but one, I give it to Cabrera because of the Triple Crown. That is so tough to do these days.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Nov 14, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) I was merely stating that it seems like an overpay for Hunter, regardless of who is paying. You're right that an owner as such probably doesn't care about overpaying for two years. I doubt he would have gotten that much from many other teams. I'm glad someone else sign this guy "that Kenny always wanted". It's over pay but only for 2 years.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 9, 2012 -> 08:44 AM) Why we're not also shopping Thornton, Crain or both is beyond me. With the emergence of Veal...you just can't have Matt being paid like a quasi-closer and still afford guys like Youkilis, Peavy and AJ at the same time on the roster. That's why I never pay attention to any media when it comes to players on the trading block. They all are if there is a deal to good to pass up.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 9, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) I would think as long as KW is around, the Sox will know exactly the dangers in making that move. I'm not saying it wouldn't work, but KW went from a terrific prospect to bust when moved from the OF to 3b. Many thought he was going to be a star in CF. Maybe he would have still have been a bust, but I'm sure he knows exactly what the move entails. Unfortunately that sounds more like what KW does. Trying to pound the suare into the round hole.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Oct 31, 2012 -> 07:13 PM) I saw most of the Rockies' games this, year, and, boy, do they need pitching. They also have three young infielders who can all play third very well and they can hit. They also have a new GM who is probably afraid to pull the trigger, but one of these three guys would most likely be available for pitching. They are all better than anything we have, including Morel and Youk. Could they use Adam Dunn?

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 31, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) I want Dunn gone as much as anybody but I think we'd have to throw in Q, Santiago, Viciedo and maybe Flowers. That's how untradeable that sack of whacklord is IMO. Nope. Another thing the Sox need to stop doing is trading away young affordable pitching. I keep Q and Santiago.

I like the deal since they are not handcuffed long term. Next, get rid of Dunn.

QUOTE (mr_genius @ Oct 28, 2012 -> 02:53 PM) anyone get windows 8? care to give a review? It would be a great upgrade for those using XP. W8 uses less system resources.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 29, 2012 -> 02:16 AM) This again shows how the Sox losing so many games to Detroit is all mental. That team can't hit a baseball and can't field a baseball and has no bullpen. NL continues dominance of AL ... interesting. Oh please, the Tigers were better than the Sox and they were better than the other post season teams in the AL. The Giants beat them with pitching. How often is a staff good enough were a former CY winner is in the pen-who happen to look wicked.

QUOTE (MAX @ Oct 28, 2012 -> 08:15 PM) Ditka is at least somewhat intelligent. Yeah, like when he was going to make a stupid trade thinking the Colts were going to draft Ricky Williams.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 28, 2012 -> 05:40 PM) He was brought in to hit. Which he mysteriously forgot how to do, just like many other vets who play for Ozzie. You could cherry pick that I guess. Then there was Pods and Dye and the 2006 lineup.