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Kotsay will join the club on Wednesday. The White Sox also receive cash in the deal.

Kotsay's experience at 1B may make Josh Fields even more redundant.

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ooooh lala.

Mrs. Pods is really pissed.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

We're filling out quite the lineup these days

Mrs. Pods, Ashley Richard, and now Jamie Kotsay? That’s some terrific scouting we’re doing.

by Off the bus running on Jul 28, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

not bad

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Instant raise

“get this kid a promotion! You want an assistant kid? Get this kid a couple of assistants, a company car and his own office with a …………..doooooooor!”

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not enough Kleenex in the world for Sox1...

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Nice hair too!

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dergen's lotion?

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

He will and so will Ozzie.

"Lemonade was a popular drink back in the day and it still is.."

Gangstarr

by Big Daddy Kool on Jul 28, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions  

I think it depends a little on Colon's start.

He tanks, Richard is entrenched in and KW goes and gets a lh reliever.

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kots takes Fields position.

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

How is Kotsay an upgrade?

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not quite the whiner.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kotsay is a backup 1B at this point -- he can't really play the OF anymore

Fields will be off the major league roster. He has an option left, so I suppose he might just get sent to AAA. But I’ll guess that he’ll probably be sent packing by the deadline as well.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

kotsay probably could still play a corner

but probably won’t need him to with wise and probably nix ahead of him.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

His bat makes Wise look like a hitter. No thx.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

Can anyone say "Erstad"?

this guy is grindy.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gonzo
White Sox acquire Kotsay, cash from Boston for Anderson
By Mark Gonzales


MINNEAPOLIS – The White Sox added a left-handed bat by acquiring veteran outfielder Mark Kotsay and cash considerations from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Brian Anderson.

  
Kotsay, 33, is a .281 (1,543-5,493) hitter with 306 doubles, 110 home runs and 614 RBI over 13 major-league seasons with Florida (1997-2000), San Diego (2001-03), Oakland (2004-07), Atlanta (2008) and Boston (2008-09). The 6-foot-0, 205-pounder batted .257 (19-74) with one homer and five RBI in 27 games with the Red Sox in 2009 before being designated for assignment on Friday.


Since the start of the 1998 season, Kotsay ranks third among all major-league outfielders with 113 assists, trailing only Bobby Abreu (117) and Vladimir Guerrero (115).
  


Kotsay owns a .373 (25-67) lifetime average as a pinch-hitter, the second-highest mark among active players with at least 50 pinch plate appearances behind Seth Smith.

 

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions  

well that solves our pinch hitting problems

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by blackoutsox on Jul 28, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions  

Well, if he can pinch-hit like Smokey Burgess

we’ll be OK. Guess Seth Smith was not available.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Meh.

I don’t care that Anderson is gone, but I’d rather have an A-ball reliever. Kotsay is useless.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 28, 2009 2:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions  

Agreed.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think KW tried that...no takers.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's what we thought about Pods

lol

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

He's the required veteran former-OF deadline acquisition

Adds veteran presence, a kind-of-crappy lefthanded bat to rest konerko against RHP and pinch-hitting ability(!) off the bench.

BA clearly had 0 value….and that’s what they got for him.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd rather the Sox got nothing.

There’s a reason that Boston DFAd Kotsay – he’s toast.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 28, 2009 2:37 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Fields can't hit either, so I don't see it being a big detriment

If Kotsay for some insane reason actually plays with regularity then you’ll be right. I’m hoping Kotsay plays less than Fields currently does, but that just might be optimism.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's a rather who cares move.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

ERSTAD!

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd say late inning 1B defense but we really need it in the 1st.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions  

Someone young.

Although he might be Geoff Blum II.

Thanks, Mark.

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by ballyb on Jul 28, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

BA's Legacy

Great or Greatest Centerfielder we have ever had?

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Jul 28, 2009 2:38 PM CDT reply actions  

the george bush of CFers

so the greatest

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Jul 28, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Legend II

These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.

by thatshortkid on Jul 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

BA at least gets a playoff ring.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't bet the ranch.

Thanks, Mark.

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by ballyb on Jul 28, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

I know. I'm sure he has one from last year, too.

Just saying his new team has as good of a shot as we do – maybe better, since they are in the WC hunt, too.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

ah f*ck that...Red Sox Nation blows. We're getting ready to start our 23-game winning streak.

Kotsay was the answer…Punto is now shaking in the fetal postion.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree, but I think Fields will be moved in a similar trade to this

Something along the “bad A ball reliever” line — I don’t expect value in return, I think they just want him out of the organization.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions  

Cadillac? Camaro? Lucerne? I can only come up with 3.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

here's what mine looked like

1.Andrew Friedman
2.Andy MacPhail
3.Kevin Towers
4.Doug Melvin
5.Theo Epstein
6.Billy Beane
7.Kenny Williams
8.Jack Zdurienck
9.Neal Huntington
10.Jon Daniels
11.Brian Cashman
12.John Mozeliak
13.Mark Shapiro
14.Dan O’Dowd
15.Mike Hill
16.Josh Byrnes
17.Tony Reagins
18.Brian Sabean
19.Ruben Amaro Jr.
20.Walt Jocketty
21.Frank Wren
22.Dave Dombrowski
23.Bill Smith
24.J.P. Ricciardi
25.Mike Rizzo
26.Ed Wade
27.Jim Hendry
28.Ned Colletti
29.Omar Minaya
30.Dayton Moore

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

beane ahead of kenny?

id put beane near the bottom

R.I.P. Nick Adenhart

by Jbasic89 on Jul 28, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

71 million dollars

To Magglio Ordonez, Gary Sheffield, Jeremy Bonderman, Carlos Guillen, Dontrelle Willis, Nate Robertson. I know injuries are factors here, but those things happen when you spend so much so recklessly.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Jim Hendry syndrome

The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.

by Ozzie Montana on Jul 28, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeeesh, MacFail and Towers??

Towers is the most overrated GM in my opinion.

"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it."

by jc2313 on Jul 29, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions  

Kotsay had a good '08 season, batting .289 in 88 games.

But he’s only gone more than 56 games in a season once in the last four years (not on pace to pass that mark this year). Is this guy an injury magnet or has he always played back-up?

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 3:05 PM CDT reply actions  

herm'll fix him.

Thanks, Mark.

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by ballyb on Jul 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

We only need him for about 40 games.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Red Sox are really smart.

From MLBTradeRumors.

“This isn’t about Brian Anderson. Its about the Red Sox controlling where the players they dump go.
They released him, so he was going somewhere. This way he doesnt end up patrolling Yankee or Tampa outfield.
Brian Anderson, Triple A fodder. Don’t read anything more into it.”

Posted by: SamHorn | July 28, 2009 at 03:02 PM

Thanks, Mark.

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by ballyb on Jul 28, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Not exactly the Swisher-mania that the Yankees gave.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions  

These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.

by thatshortkid on Jul 28, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

I love the move KW just made

You whine and pop off and I’ll make sure you never play in the big leagues again. Wonder if BA would rather compete against Wise and Pods or Ellsbury?

Sox win, cubs lose.....what a wonderful world!

by picktoclick on Jul 28, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions  

does any man in Boston?

They’re all white, ghostly skinned men with red hair, freckles and accents of 4-year olds.

BA will wreak havoc on the honeys in the greater Boston area…especially with Tom Brady now off the market with his bossy supermodel babe.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

But BA has the right skin complexion to make it in the big leagues.

The kid has a bright future

The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.

by Ozzie Montana on Jul 28, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

The "hazing" from Big Papi could be ugly

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not in Chicago.

Not diverse enough.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not Cuban

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions  

Don't it always seem to go...

…that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone.

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Massetttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.

by Ozzie Montana on Jul 28, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone.
It’s not warm when he’s away.
Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone
And he’s always gone too long anytime he goes away.

Wonder this time where he’s gone,
Wonder if he’s gone to stay
Ain’t no sunshine when he’s gone
And this house just ain’t no home anytime he goes away.

And I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,

(massive tears…..)

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

It’s hard to understand
But the touch of your hand
Can start me crying
I thought that I was over you
But it’s true, so true
I love you even more
Than I did before
But, darling, what can I do?
For you don’t love me
And I’ll always be crying over you
Crying over you

Yes, now you’re gone
And, from this moment on
I’ll be crying, crying
Crying, crying
Yeah, crying, crying
Over you

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

I wonder if those changes
Have left a scar on you
Like all the burning hoops of fire
That you and I passed through

You’re a bluebird on a telegraph line
I hope you’re happy now
Well if the wind of change comes down your way, boy
You’ll make it back somehow

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

That is Rowand's song, DB!

;)

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Stop it man! I'm gonna cry like a baby!

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

L.A. proved too much for the man,
So he’s leavin’ the life he’s come to know,
He said he’s goin’ back to find
Ooh, what’s left of his world,
The world he left behind
Not so long ago.
He’s leaving,
On that midnight train to BOSTON,
And he’s goin’ back
To a simpler place and time.
And I’ll be with him
On that midnight train to BOSTON,
I’d rather live in his world
Than live without him in mine.
He kept dreamin’
That someday he’d be a star.
But he sure found out the hard way
That dreams don’t always come true.
So he pawned all his hopes
and he even sold his old car
Bought a one way ticket
To the life he once knew,
Oh yes he did,
He said he would
Be leavin
On that midnight train to BOSTON

(Even more Rain Drops of tears………my eyes are a floodin’….)

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you go away on this summer day,
Then you might as well take the sun away;
All the birds that flew in the summer sky,
When our love was new and our hearts were high;
When the day was young and the night was long,
And the moon stood still for the night birds song.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, Ill make you a day
Like no day has been, or will be again;
Well sail the sun, well ride on the rain,
Well talk to the trees and worship the wind.
Then if you go, Ill understand,
Leave me just enough love to fill up my hand,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go, as I know you will, you must tell the world to stop turning
Till you return again, if you ever do, for what good is love without loving you,
Can I tell you now, as you turn to go, Ill be dying slowly till the next hello,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
But if you stay, Ill make you a night
Like no night has been, or will be again.
Ill sail on your smile, Ill ride on your touch,
Ill talk to your eyes that I love so much.
But if you go, go, I wont cry,
Though the good is gone from the word goodbye,
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.
If you go away, as I know you must,
Therell be nothing left in the world to trust,
Just an empty room, full of empty space,
Like the empty look I see on your face.
Id have been the shadow of your shadow
If I thought it might have kept me by your side.
If you go away, if you go away, if you go away.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Jul 28, 2009 5:27 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

thanks.

you da man.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

Only an hour.

He tried. He tried.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

hey smoltz dodger

you been avoiding me? ppb!

"I'm just here to provide street cred and a rosy outlook"- translation - unemployed life coach

by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Do a search.

I posted from the airport yesterday, IIRC.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

oh i forget you were mobile.

my bad

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by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I give up nothing!

This is a slog to the death. Is Penny even pitching? Has anyone seen Bart-o lately? Can Count get through the 6th? Can Smoltz stop shaking?

This will be one sloppy PP, no matter who ends up being the B.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Anyone really shocked? He was on Ozzie's sh** list for a long time...

…for no particular reason, as far as I know.

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT reply actions  

this is brandon mccarthy's fault

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by Tdogg on Jul 28, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

i heard he sucked at baseball and wasn't scrappy.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

grindy

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Lazy.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hyped to get off the field and hit the night clubs.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

anyone think this deal was done just for the extra money for a bigger deal?

couldn’t have been much so and was probably just to cover Kotsay, but thought i’d just ask

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by blackoutsox on Jul 28, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions  

You may be on to something there....

Sox win, cubs lose.....what a wonderful world!

by picktoclick on Jul 28, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

no.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

Kotsay's 2009 contract was worth $1.5 million.

BA’s isn’t listed, but either way, the money wasn’t anything serious.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Here's BA's:

$395,000 for 2008 and $440,000 for 2009.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

it's unlikely he'd be making that full amount if he was in the minors.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

these both get recs

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by blackoutsox on Jul 28, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions  

Off-balance sheet activities

causing bubbles all over Tucson, LA, and SEA.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

There was a shortage of hot wives

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

at what point

do we have a surplus?

15?

by hugh on Jul 28, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions  

this frees up cash to acquire Anna Benson, I mean Kris Benson

Then we will be complete. (I know she is skanky, but I kinda like that….)

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I do

or to at least allow for the possibility of one

by 815Sox on Jul 28, 2009 3:50 PM CDT reply actions  

Oh well, thus ends the Brian Anderson era

Josh needs to stick around till July of next year to match his longevity. With his flouncy locker room behavior, he’ll be under intense scrutiny from here on out.

"It was like everything was slow motion," Wise said. "I stuck my hand out so slowly and was able to make the catch."

by ChicagoPete on Jul 28, 2009 4:00 PM CDT reply actions  

NO WAI!!!1!

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by thecip on Jul 28, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions  

best crew ever.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Jul 28, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

homesickalien

Buehrle Birthday Buehrle!
What more could a girl ask for? Besides a QS and a W….those would be nice too.
Just [expletive] Fuck It.
by homesickalien on Jul 23, 2009 7:45 AM PDT

by homesickalien on Jul 28, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions  

That just about covers it.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions  

he's not getting one.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions  

Then it's a good thing I signed here.

Buehrle Birthday Buehrle!
What more could a girl ask for? Besides a QS and a W….those would be nice too.
Just [expletive] Fuck It.
by homesickalien on Jul 23, 2009 7:45 AM PDT

by homesickalien on Jul 28, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

Podsednik lf

Ramirez ss

Dye rf

Konerko 1b

Pieryznski c

Quentin dh

Getz 2b

Beckham 3b

Wise cf

Buehrle p

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Does MB require that DeWayne play CF for him from now on?

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

No Thomer again?

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

OT - perfect game

I was out of town when the MB perfecto took place.

Was there any chatter here about AJ possibly being bummed that he wasn’t catching?

You know, sort of like when Walter Payton finally got to the Superbowl and then never got to the end zone.

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 4:14 PM CDT reply actions  

He seemed to take it well.

Laughed on the radio about it, seemed happy for MB. Was messing with him between innings, etc..

by Grinder in Training on Jul 28, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

If you watched it live, you could see AJ wasn't exactly jumping on people's backs celebrating.

Other than that, he was fine about it. The fact that he’s catching today instead of Castro says it all.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

i agree. it says francisco liriano is pitching tomorrow.

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by larry on Jul 28, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

or more like punching mark in the back

member of a "solid community of fans" and "a meathead."

by thecip on Jul 28, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

^&@$#

#!&^*!$

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm disappointed.

Watching Favre own Lambeau against the cheese would have been amazing.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

that's what bums me out too

that game would’ve been an event

¡signature!

by billyok on Jul 28, 2009 4:35 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'm a HUGE Packer fan, and I'm actually disappointed by this

i would have enjoyed seeing him get lit up this year.

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

The Vikings aren't exactly a team to get lit up on.

They’re contenders.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ughh Rockford Packer Fan

Game days are funny here though, the streets are empty.

It has to be close to 40/40 here (with about 10 percent liking the vikings)

by 815Sox on Jul 28, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, It's funny how many of us Packer fans there are in these parts

We’re kind of in that in bewtween area, 1 hour to Wisconsin, 1hour15min to Chicago

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

shit

I can be in Wisconsin in like 15 minutes, however the nearest worthwhile places are like an hour away (Madison or the Kettle Morriane)

by 815Sox on Jul 28, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

...until tomorrow.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Jul 28, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

Fact

We can all stop watching for a Halladay trade to be announced today. Favre won’t be out done. Today is his day!!!

"Stay thirsty my friends."

by bigz38fan on Jul 28, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

so true

planned well Mr.Waffles

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

I don't mean to overannalize this but...

This deal seems to be a precurser to a much larger deal that includes Josh Fields, probobly as a small aset to the deal, but nevertheless.

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions  

You're overanalyzing it.

The Sox gave Anderson his wish and got him out of the organization, and gave Ozzie Guillen the dose of Erstad he can’t live without.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 28, 2009 4:39 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

Yeah, but I think Fields will be gone as well (but not as part of any substantial trade)

He was whiny about playing time — had to have a face-to-face meeting with Kenny and has to be the type player (no glove, K’s) that Ozzie doesn’t want. Although he can bunt.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 4:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Just because he sucks

doesn’t mean that he can’t be a small piece in a larger trade.

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

That's true, I'm saying I don't think there's going to be a larger trade

Or at least I don’t think the moving of Anderson makes a big trade any more likely.

by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions  

Right.

Anderson would be gone one way or the other.

What’s Fields’s status? Do the Sox still have options on him?

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 28, 2009 5:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions  

i'm not sure about this

06, 07, 08 were all option years for Fields, I think.

Anderson was with the Sox for all of 06 and 08 where options were used in 05, 07 and 09.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

How soon before BA breaks bad on the White Sox to the east coast media?

While swearing his devotion to those wicked good sawks?

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 5:02 PM CDT reply actions  

when he makes the major league roster

which could be never…what’s the probability of him being a september call-up?

Always bet on black!

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 28, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Swisher Lite.

He’ll hit .234, too.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

it gone!

i flagged the shit out of that……shit.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Jul 28, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

My Kotsay is white

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are Cubans still lazy?

The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.

by Ozzie Montana on Jul 28, 2009 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

cubans = red mexicans

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by thecip on Jul 28, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions  

Vanished into thin air, apparently. I'm so glad we can get along now, OSFIB.

Buehrle Birthday Buehrle!
What more could a girl ask for? Besides a QS and a W….those would be nice too.
Just [expletive] Fuck It.
by homesickalien on Jul 23, 2009 7:45 AM PDT

by homesickalien on Jul 28, 2009 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions  

3 flags,

though it was not me who cloaked it.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

C&C back together at last

wrong move

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Terrible move.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

although

this might just be a one night stand in the bullpen without any other lefties out there, this is Richards throwing day anyway

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

I didn't realize Thornton was still out.

That’s a good point, but if Colon gets penciled in I’m not happy.

"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT

by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 28, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions  

they said on the radio this morning

that tomorrow is richard’s throw day and that he would not be available today. don’t know for sure if that’s true, but that’s what they said.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Jul 28, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

I heard that as well

but we’re so desperate for a lefty in the pen, they may have moved him up a day

Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity

by OznCoop on Jul 28, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

That is a real gutsy move.

What a mindless, fucked-up decision.

by dantesox on Jul 28, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are there a lot of hot babes in Pawtucket, Rhode Island?

BA may not be too excited about his new assignment.

"I do think that there's a different quality to what used to be Cominskey Field vs. Wrigley," President Obama told Bob Costas during an interview that aired during Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game.

by tailgater on Jul 28, 2009 5:21 PM CDT reply actions  

He's in A ball.

Named Mitchell.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions  

yeahhh?

i should read the minor league updates (like 95% of SSS) and catch up on him, but yous like this boy?

Always bet on black!

by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 28, 2009 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Love him.

I find it interesting larry’s latest ML reference to him compares him to Crawford, whom I have coveted for about 4 years. ’Twill be tough to wait until 2011, I think. He might be worth it.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions  

Every team in the game wants Crawford, believe me

Mitchell will be hard-pressed to match his production. Their games are, at this point, pretty different, too. Crawford was leading the league in steals at Mitchell’s current age. The only parallels I see are that they are black, very fast, and athletic.

As a hitter, Mitchell will probably be closer to Curtis Granderson or Milton Bradley than Carl Crawford. Holding true to the player comparison golden rule, of course.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

I'd take either, without Bradley's attitude

and injury hx. I think you might be early in judging, though, as he has not devoted all of his time to baseball. We’ll let it unfold.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions  

What I'm saying is that, by default, Mitchell is a high strikeout high walk player

He’s going to be a little older by the time he’s polished and his max value, as of now, looks like it may be as a power hitter with decent value on the bases and in the field rather than a line-drive hitter with a ton of value on the bases and in the field. Mitchell and Crawford, in their infancy stages of pro ball, are at the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to discipline and aggressiveness.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

I agree. We'll see what his learning curve looks like.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ah.....

trust me…it’s a show we still need….badly. Losing him for a long period is….well, not good. Look at his OPS and tell me how many guys in our lineup give us that.

by dantesox on Jul 28, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pretty sure if Mark throws a perfect game tonight

It will be the first time a pitcher has thrown back to back perfect games with 2 different catchers.

Sox win, cubs lose.....what a wonderful world!

by picktoclick on Jul 28, 2009 6:02 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah, me too.

and that lance broadway kid….

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by thecip on Jul 28, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions  

wicked curve

McCulloch will fall nicely in the middle of the rotation aswell

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Gio is the man, too.

Wait…

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

At the least, our future #2.

The OF will be wicked too, with Owens-Anderson-Sweeney left to right. Fields-Cintron-Figgins-Kotchman around the horn.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Wicked HAHD!

(BA’s new dialect.)

I thought Allen was going to be in Kotchman’s place?

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

Who?

The guy flailing in A ball? I hope you jest.

by Daniel Berlyn on Jul 28, 2009 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions  

God Creates.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

automatic computer machine.

at like six:30

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by thecip on Jul 28, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions  

It doesn't matter

None of it matters

¡signature!

by billyok on Jul 28, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions  

LOL.

Is this Nietzche? If so, what the hell did you mean by “Also Sprach Zarathustra”? I mean, WTF?

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sorry to hear about the syphillis

and madness. You wrote some cool stuff back in the day, Freddie.

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by winningugly on Jul 28, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

J Dizzle!

Ed Farmer: "Is it raining in here?"
Steve Stone: "I've made an egregious mistake."

by RWShow on Jul 28, 2009 8:34 PM CDT reply actions  

au revoir from BA
He leaves with no hard feelings, including toward his manager.

“That was all played out moreso by the media and by the fans,” said Anderson of his relationship with Guillen. “We weren’t the closest on the team, but his job is to manage and not to be my friend. He was doing his job.”

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090728&content_id=6112902&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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