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Wambach scores at 19' and it's now 2-1 France.

France up 1-0 on the US. WTF? EDIT: Make that 2-0 at 14' What the hell is going on?

Our seats were right on the field, but we very quickly decided to pay to move up to the club level.

I was also at that game--it was pretty brutal. Would be willing to bet the Sox don't wear black today.

You can demand another trade and then if you don't get that second trade, you can opt out of the contract, but his contract is so backloaded there's pretty much no chance of that. After this season his deal is 3 years/$48M. Of course, his contract being so backloaded is also why there's virtually no chance the Marlins trade him now anyway.

Only got to spend one night in Yellowstone but loved it. Other National Parks I've had the enjoyment of visiting: Grand Canyon Hot Springs Rocky Mountain Everglades Mammoth Cave Great Smoky Mountains Arches National Monuments: Devil's Tower Fort McHenry Little Bighorn Sonoran Desert

Great Britain-New Zealand women's soccer has kicked off and the Olympics are underway! US kicks off against France in an hour.

Not a rumor, but something worth noting: With the acquisition of Myers, the Sox 40-man roster is full. Any deadline deals the Sox make are going to have to involve shipping out a player on the 40, or DFAing somebody, though I don't see too many DFA candidates on the 40 right now. Maybe Hudson if the deal is for an infielder, and maybe Bruney once he's off the DL.

Right, but the Nats are never offering Strasburg for Sale. In the realm of reality, there's no deal for Sale that I would make.

This. They will give you 2K more than they should for your trade-in, but you lose 2K of negotiating space on the price of the new car, so you win nothing. Now, if they will give you that 2K in cash without you having to buy one of their cars, that's a pretty good deal.

Since 2004, there are only three players with 8 or more 30+ HR seasons: Pujols, Teixeira, and Dunn.

A firesale that involves trading someone in the first year of a 4-year deal would be unprecedented, even for the Marlins.

Team still in first in July + promotions + only homestand in the middle of a lot of road games. Anybody wanting to see the Sox at home between July 9 and August 2 had only this series to attend.

AL Central: Detroit SOX Cleveland -3 AL Wild Card: Oakland LA Angels Detroit -½ SOX -½ Baltimore -1½ Tampa Bay -2½ Cleveland -3½ Toronto -4 Boston -4 7/25 Games: MIN @ SOX 2:10 KC @ LAA 3:35 TB @ BAL 7:05 DET @ CLE 7:05 OAK @ TOR 7:07 BOX @ TEX 8:05

AJ is .356 career vs. Blackburn, so it makes sense that he gets tonight's game off and starts tomorrow afternoon.

The same person who showed up without her ID badge, sweet talked the security guard into letting her in the building, and then went straight to the security office to report the guard for failing to follow procedures.

AL Central: Detroit SOX -1 Cleveland -4 Wild Card: Angels +1 Oakland Baltimore -½ SOX -½ Tampa -2½ Toronto -3 Cleveland -3½ Boston -4 7/24 games: TB @ BAL 7:05 DET @ CLE 7:05 OAK @ TOR 7:07 BOS @ TEX 8:05 MIN @ SOX 8:10 KC @ LAA 10:05

He got a full NTC in exchange for taking less than he would have gotten in FA.

I'd give them Floyd+Santiago+Mitchell for Grienke+cash or just two of the three if there is no cash involved.

Does not get to take advantage of Detroit's terrible defense.

To me, Sale is the only one who is untradeable. Anybody else can be had for the right price.

Hypothetically, if there were a trade on the table where the Sox got Liriano, a 3rd team got Floyd, and the 3rd team sent prospects to the Twins, would you make the trade?

Someone needs to beat the s*** out of his parents for naming him Fitzgerald.

This. 100%. It needs to be made very clear to the other 300-whatever NCAA schools that if you cover up something like this, your program will suffer tremendously. A lot of the impact of this particular case is mitigated because Paterno died. Coaches that expect to coach for a while longer, or at least live a while longer, now have some extra incentive to do the right thing. Also, I wouldn't just say 'criminal activity' in general. If you cover up theft or something like that, I don't think the penalties would be as severe. The point isn't just that a past crime was covered up, it's that covering up the past crime allowed the crime to continue, and the crime was one that caused physical and emotional trauma to children.

I arrive at work a MINIMUM of 10 minutes early each day. The clock on my wall is about 90 seconds faster than the clock on my computer. I had been leaving my office when the clock on my wall hit 5:00. Somebody complained to my boss that I was leaving the exit door (90 second walk from my office door) at exactly 5:00 and therefore must be leaving my office BEFORE 5:00. I explained that (1) the clock on my wall read 5:00 and (2) what is 90 seconds anyway when I regularly arrive 10-15 minutes early. My boss explained that the computer clock is the official clock and I am not allowed to leave my office before the official clock reaches 5:00, and that showing up early is my choice and does not entitle me to leave early since we do not work on "flex" time. Now you know why I actively post in the Job Hunt Thread.