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http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/06/19/p...test=latestnews

Next matchday is September 6. If the US beats Costa Rica and Mexico/Honduras tie, the US is qualified with three games to spare.

This is the mlb.com free game of the day, because nothing promotes your product like two teams that are a combined 15 games under .500.

When the A's tell everybody that their ballpark is s***ty, they aren't kidding: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-065912101.html

Yeah, ever tried explaining baseball to a 5 year old? Why guys run some times and not others. Why some guys are tagged out and other guys are out from stepping on bases, etc.

It doesn't matter who he went to, he's not a whistleblower because he wasn't reporting on illegal activity. He was disclosing classified government information on a program that is perfectly legal as a means of turning public opinion against the law in question. That's a crime.

Juuuuuuust a bit outside.

Engel's season is now over.

A couple right-handed guys with losing records will pitch. It will be on WCIU--remember when people used to complain about games being on WCIU?

I'm all for penciling in Rios at #3 and drawing the other 8 spots out of a hat.

Try FIRESALE

Well, it took all of three batters for the Sox to fall behind. I'll check back at 1st intermission and see how bad it is then.

I'm going to say Jesse Crain to Saint Louis on July 25.

We should have a contest--name the player, date of trade, and destination of the first player traded and win some kind of prize.

That Q guy against a Norris not named Chuck. Probably on TV somewhere at some time.

I used to absolutely LOVE candy cigarettes as a kid and never once have I ever smoked a real cigarette. I also loved Big League Chew gum and never once have put actual tobacco in my mouth. I used to whack stuffed animals with a toy golf club as a kid and never once have a hit a real animal with a real golf club.

Yeah, even Putin :>

My wife discovered this twitter account last night: https://twitter.com/DidWhiteSoxWin

Valentin never had to pee in a cup either. I agree that finding an upgrade to Alexei is going to be frustrating, but if someone makes a good trade offer for him, I don't hesitate to let him go.

Because hey, I started Wednesday's game thread and the Sox DIDN'T LOSE. Chris Sale (LHP) 5-4, 2.68 vs Erik Bedard (LHP) 1-3, 5.34

Half-dollar sized hail and 60mph wind gusts in Lee and Ogle counties, moving NE.

Not a fun weekend if you are a left-handed hitting Astro.

They will probably get their game in before the weather gets there, but anybody with a sizable drive home might want to consider leaving early.

First tornado watch of the day is out: Iowa counties: ALLAMAKEE BENTON BLACK HAWK BREMER BUCHANAN BUTLER CEDAR CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLAYTON CLINTON DELAWARE DUBUQUE FAYETTE FLOYD FRANKLIN GRUNDY HAMILTON HANCOCK HARDIN HOWARD IOWA JACKSON JOHNSON JONES LINN MITCHELL MUSCATINE SCOTT TAMA WINNEBAGO WINNESHIEK WORTH WRIGHT Illinois Counties: BOONE BUREAU CARROLL DE KALB HENRY JO DAVIESS LA SALLE LEE OGLE PUTNAM ROCK ISLAND STEPHENSON WHITESIDE WINNEBAGO Wisconsin Counties: CRAWFORD DANE GRANT GREEN IOWA JEFFERSON LAFAYETTE RICHLAND ROCK SAUK VERNON WALWORTH Areas south and east of this probably get added later on this afternoon

Hypothetically, if there weren't going to be severe storms and tornadoes all over the place tonight, Esmil Rogers and Chris Sale would face off in the last game of the season between the two teams. Rest of the hypothetical lineups to follow later.