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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:08 PM) Doesn't matter. If a starter can't go 230 innings he should be in the bullpen. Don't you think this is a little ridiculous? Even Mark Buehrle, a notorious innings eater, hasn't gone 230 innings since 2005. Verlander's only done it once, as well. 200 is a better standard.

QUOTE (Real @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 06:06 PM) Konerko has been s***tastic since being moved in front of Dunn He's hitting .243 in July.

Bernadina on the Twins? God help us. Another speedy, weak-hitting piranha who will f***ing kill us.

I'm starting to hate Beckham. He's lucky he's playing on a team with so many holes/chronic slumps. If he weren't, he'd be getting some serious abuse.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 05:49 PM) I don't have a problem with them playing Dunn. I do have a problem with him hitting 4th. Its mindboggling. It takes the bat right out of Paulie's hands. I'm surprised anyone pitches to PK at all. Youk with some revenge on Morel.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 05:41 PM) Rios had been getting a pass for playing like crap and playing uninterested for quite a while this year. When Ozzie sat him for 4 innings for loafing and he was ultimately platooned, he now is public enemy #1 with the home crowd. Ya know, Dunn blows, but at least he seems like he's trying. Rios obviously isn't, and I know I'm not pointing out anything new here. But this is why I think that Rios would be a much better target for all of the abuse that Dunn gets from the USCF crowds. Maybe that's already happened and I just having been paying attention.

I'm sick of this slimy punkass, Rios. A two pitch groundout with a runner on second? And you didn't even bother to sprint down to first? Get the f*** out of Chicago. Loser.

AJ with a hustle double and you can cancel the postgame show.

Also, I was in the front row in Atlanta when Ubaldo Jimenez threw his no-hitter. Yeah, I just wanted to brag.

I'm not seeing this Jimenez thing anywhere. Link?

Morel is making me really sad that he sucks with the bat.

Second day in a row where Hawk and DJ discuss Youkilis' stance, and Hawk drops the line that Cooperstown is full of guys with funky stances. Thanks for the repetitive insight, Hawk. Outstanding play by Brent. If only he could hit.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 05:19 PM) We have a 3B? Ramirez actually looked like he was trying for a walk there. Aced him with the 94 MPH heat. I meant to say 3B's not much to write home about either.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 05:18 PM) And yet we show up against good teams more often than not, while slapping around the Red Sox. If we were 4-4 against the Twins, we'd be in first place.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 05:15 PM) Win or lose, playoffs or not, I think we can agree on one thing. The 2011 Chicago White Sox are one of the toughest Sox teams to figure out in a LONG time. Roger that. We're a .500 team and effectively have no CF or DH. I can only imagine where we'd be if those goons lived up to their potential.

Here comes Adrian in the only situation I'd like to see him: bases empty.

How's the weather in Chitown today? Last time the game was on WGN (and the first time since I've had DirecTV), the game was postponed...

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 03:38 PM) Milk kills me. Even Soy Milk. Milk and Ice Cream. Cheese, I am fine with. That sucks, dude, but I was actually asking if whey protein mixed with water was really that gross. Since it's what I plan on doing with workouts and all.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 02:13 PM) So as far as diets go, what are you guys eating on a typical day? I ate Fruity Pebbles and chocolate milk for dinner last night. High metabolism, for the win!

By the way, in skim milk, I think this stuff is delicious. That was my first impression at least. And I'm a pretty picky eater/drinker.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 30, 2011 -> 11:35 AM) About 6 months ago, I developed an intolerance for lactose. Have all this protein mix so tried making a shake with water. Yuck. Is it that bad? I'm just starting to use some supplements in addition to my workouts. As in, I'm currently drinking my first ever whey protein shake. But since I'm in the Army and I'm going to work out in the morning on weekdays, I was just going to make my shake with the mix and water in my office immediately afterwards. Bad idea?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jul 29, 2011 -> 03:34 PM) Will Wilkinson on the American outrage over Norway's justice system That's honestly one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. Comparing Norway's level of civil peace and order to ours is just moronic. Norway is a relatively homogenous country of four million people. The United States is an international melting pot of 300 million. Obviously, Norway's going to have less crime (even by ratios), but that doesn't mean they're doing something awesomely right. It means they're a comparatively tiny country where most of the people are similar and hence less prone to social conflict. As for the rest of the commentary, there are four goals to the criminal justice system: deterrence, rehabilitation, retribution and incapacitation. I'm not a big fan of rehabilitation, to be honest. Sure, give drug users some therapy while in jail, and lesser sex offenders some sex therapy or whatever. I have no problem with some extra, therapeutic means to fix degenerates of this sort and make them more suited to re-enter society. That's fine. But even in these cases, there must also be a deterrent factor. This shouldn't be a fun process. These people should leave feeling maybe a bit smarter and more capable of fighting the temptations they face, and they should also be thinking, "wow, that sucked so much, I'd really hate to go back". Whether it's a fine or jail time or picking up trash on the side of the highway, it should make you not want to return. And then, the next time you're tempted to commit another crime, you'll remember your experiences and your fear of re-living that will outweigh the benefits of committing that particular crime. Anders Breivik, Osama bin Laden, Adolf Hitler, these guys were (or in Breivik's case, are) incapable of being rehabilitated. Nor do they deserve it. Their crimes, amongst the crimes of many other lesser known monsters, are so heinous that they lost the right to be fixed and given a second chance. The only solution to such villains is complete incapacitation. I don't care if Anders Breivik could get out of prison in twenty years and be a normal person. He murdered dozens of innocent people and as such, he never deserves to see the light of day again. This is retribution and it's incapacitation. The only way to be absolutely sure that no one dies at Breivik's hands ever again is to put him away forever. Or execute him. And hopefully, making an example out of Breivik would have a deterrent effect on the next would-be killer. But if he gets twenty years in some nice "humane" facility, where's the deterrent effect? There isn't one. There's nothing to make other potential offenders say, "damn, I'd hate to end up like him". I have no interest whatsoever in being nice to murderers, rapists and thieves. You deserve a fair and speedy trial, and if the evidence shows that you are guilty, you deserve to spend a very long time in prison. You won't be tortured, you will receive the food, hygiene and medical care you need to survive in a generally healthy manner, and other than that, you will have very limited freedoms. You won't spend your days watching TV or going online. You will spend it doing hard labor, and you will spend your nights in your cell with a bed and a toilet. That is all you deserve, and if Mr. Wilkinson thinks that's horribly cruel and that inmates somehow deserve more, then tough s***.

I see no reason for Naser Abdo to live to see 2012.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 09:14 PM) I cannot believe that Alex Rios hit a 14 hopper to the shortstop. Suck city. You can't believe it? The 14 hopper to short is Alex's trademark. I'm just happy he didn't do it on the first pitch.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Jul 26, 2011 -> 09:00 PM) No, but you seem to complain about everything OG does. So I figured that was a pretty safe assumption. Because most of what he does is idiotic. I wanted Crain in there to face Betemit and that's that.