[WvGambler]

Heading somewhere. Pittsburgh maybe?

[WvGambler]

Red Sox?

[WvGambler]

I miss the days where stuff like this caused conversation. Sports just aren't top priority here anymore.

[The Giant]

Maybe they were just giving hugs as to some foreplay for a hot shower scene after the game.

[WvGambler]

Maybe they were just giving hugs as to some foreplay for a hot shower scene after the game.

Thanks for the effort giant.

[opie1988]

Maybe they were just giving hugs as to some foreplay for a hot shower scene after the game.

That's what I thought, too.
Whole scene reeked of homoeroticism.

WV.....not sure what you're "into", but this is a family forum, pal.

[InTheDrink]

I miss the days where stuff like this caused conversation. Sports just aren't top priority here anymore.

10:30 on a friday nite are you kidding me?

[El Nino]

Rangers were interested as well. Rios isn't exactly a hugh name. I'm sure we will found out soon.

[downsouth]

Watching on TV they were saying he was pulled for not hustling. Not these are Braves announcers and there not the brightest.

[The Kraken]

6 minutes from starting a thread to declaring the forum dead

Sleep it off WV

[EaglesPhan36]

Rangers . Pirates shouldn't trade for him IMO. Guy isn't consistent and not worth whatever fleece job the ChiSox would have wanted for him ... hope Pittsburgh passed. The other option for not giving up big prospects for him was to eat a large part of his contract, also not a Pittsburgh strategy.

[WvGambler]

6 minutes from starting a thread to declaring the forum dead

Sleep it off WV

Fukk you guys, I want insight!

[WvGambler]

That's what I thought, too.
Whole scene reeked of homoeroticism.

WV.....not sure what you're "into", but this is a family forum, pal.

You're pretty sure what I'm into.

[Big Bear]

Heading somewhere. Pittsburgh maybe?

fukk no Pirates are the cheapest organization in the history of sports. They dont give a fukk about their fans or winning.

[InTheDrink]

maybe they decided to spend their luxury tax revenue





wait...





no not yet...





now

[WvGambler]

Alan Hanson, top pirates SS prospect was pulled in his minor league game at same time. Rios heading to Pittsburgh.

[opie1988]

Rios is a head case.

Thank God we didn't get him.

[WvGambler]

Could be a coincidence but it all happened around the same time.

A head case opie? How's manny Ramirez progressing?

[WvGambler]

Could all just be an odd coincidence. MLB tonight is blaming rios' being lifted for being a lazy ass

[pattymayo]

Could all just be an odd coincidence. MLB tonight is blaming rios' being lifted for being a lazy ass

No, Rios will be gone. Makes zero sense for White Sox to keep him (and Alexei Ramirez)

[daneblazer]

Saw where he was benched tonight for not hustling the bases hard lulz

[daneblazer]

Updated: Alex Rios will be back in the lineup on Saturday, per Robin Ventura. But tonight he was pulled for not hustling out a Double Play ball in the 5th inning.

[WvGambler]

The pirates have been rumored to considering rios and Ramirez. I don't know what to think now. It's been reported he was saying goodbye to teammates. Maybe he's just affectionate

[EaglesPhan36]

LoL. Great way to improve your stock - get benched for being a doofus. Fukk this guy Pirates.

[sickler]

He can come back to the Jays and promote crappy chain pizza like Jose and others

[InTheDrink]

He can come back to the Jays and promote crappy chain pizza like Jose and others

went to toronto a few years ago for work and i could have sworn it was the only place you could get pizza in that city

how many fukkin shops do they have

[sickler]

went to toronto a few years ago for work and i could have sworn it was the only place you could get pizza in that city

how many fukkin shops do they have

Lots of shops in densely populated areas of Ontario. Not just Toronto.

[BennyBigNuts]

We are making Alex Rios posts? REALLY????
Who cares?
You're not talking about a superstar here.
Guy had a decent steroid bump year last season, but he's nothing special.
Whitesox couldn't give him away at the break 2 years ago, no one would take him for a bag of skittles.

He's decent, but the thread is dead because he's not news-worthy.

He shows what a loser he is by how he acted in the game tonight. Just another latino dogging plays on a losing team. Remember Hanley on the Marlins? Guy walked and lolly-gagged all over the field cuz they sucked.
Now he's a beast again.

I applaud managers who do what Ventura did. It needs to be done more often in MLB.
Although Ventura's timing was terrible, as Rios' stock may go down a little after this game for sure.
These managers baby the shit out of players now. You never see a manager get heated in a dugout at players EVER. It sucks. Some of these guys making 100 million need to get ripped once in a while.

[daneblazer]

He's a good player...good teammate? dunno.

His worst years were when Greg Walker was their hitting coach. Coincidence he's the same guy in Atlanta now? Probably not

[BigJay]

Ill always have a soft spot in my heart for the guy. Last season, went White Sox crazy for some reason. Drafted him, Sale and DeAza late in my 200 buy in fantasy league and won the title with ease. Didnt hurt I had keepers like Votto, Cabrera, Buster Posey, CarGo and Pujols either. Retired from the league after my 5th title in 9 years, Lombardi style. Playing baseball fantasy is a grind because of the long season. But the 1,400 payday was nice. I just hope I don't get board, go on to coach the Redskins and croak a few months later a la Lombardi.

[EaglesPhan36]

CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox outfielder Alex Rios owned up to his mistake on the basepaths Friday night while also saying that he wished the whole incident could have been handled differently.

Rios, who is rumored to be potential trade bait for the White Sox, was taken out of Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves when he failed to run hard to first base on a ground ball to shortstop.

Rios probably would have been safe on the fifth-inning play since there was a misplay in the field, but the Braves were able to complete a double play and prevent the White Sox from scoring a run.

The Braves eventually won the game 6-4.

“Well, it’s a situation that none of us want to be a part of,” said Rios, who was back in the lineup Saturday, starting in right field and batting third. “It’s unacceptable behavior, and there’s a little bit of frustration in that behavior. I’m not using that as an excuse for what happened. It could’ve been managed in a better way, but it’s something that shouldn’t have happened.”

The veteran was asked how he felt it could have been handled and if he was referring to manager Robin Ventura’s decision to replace him with Casper Wells in right field.

“If he wants to send a message to myself, it would’ve gone through better if he put me in his office and talked to me personally, you know,” said Rios, who left the ballpark Friday before media gained access to the locker room after the game. “If he wants to make a statement for the team, it probably worked, but I don’t know what his intentions were. But that’s what I wanted to see.”

Ventura had no problems with how Rios viewed the entire incident.

“I understand that, but again, you're handling it for 25 guys,” Ventura said. “I get where he's coming from, but from where I'm coming he probably understands how I have to do it.”

Rios refused to blame trade talk for recent struggles and subsequent frustration, but the speculation could be wearing on him. Up until May 22 (45 games), Rios was batting .306 with a .372 on-base percentage and a .555 slugging percentage. Over the next 46 games, most of which has been in the thick of trade speculation, Rios has a .235/.282/.313 line.

Ventura is well aware of how trade talk can affect a player’s performance.

“In the past, I played with guys, and there is a frustration; it happens,” Ventura said. “I don't know, maybe your subconscious isn't as sharp for you to focus on what you need to because your name's always brought up. You have to be able to put that aside and just play.”

“Well, when you’re not winning, everything is hard, you know?” Rios said. “Even simple things become harder because there’s no energy, or whatever you want to call it, involving the whole situation. Unfortunately, we’re not having the season that we wanted to have, but there’s not much you can do but grind.

“I expect a lot of myself. I go out every night and try to do my best every night. I try to go hard every night, and, lately, I haven’t been performing the way I want to perform, and that’s the base of my frustration. But, like I said, it doesn’t matter; I’m not using that as an excuse, but you know it has a little bit to do with that.”

There we go.

[TwoWays]

He's 3/3 with 5 rbi today, lol. Time to bench Adam Dunn between innings.

[whtsox13]

Rios hammering the ball all over the park today. Wouldn't work for Dunn.