mqr Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 1 minute ago, GREEDY said: Is there a chance that the deadline on the Sox offer was last night? And at the last minute someone offered more and kind of reset the whole process? Just spitballing on how Yonder went from telling fans to be ready to be surprised to "I can't talk about stuff that may or may not happen".... this is obviously taking into consideration that both statements were genuine when made. There's no way there was a deadline. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gload Fan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 5 min in and I can feel the somber mood in the room lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ123 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ross Gload Fan said: 5 min in and I can feel the somber mood in the room lol And very few members browsing. I don’t mean to be dramatic, but the anger and resentment from the fan base is going to be gigantic if we miss on both. I really don’t know that the FO fully comprehends this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I don't think Hahn is going to have the public position that we will pay whatever it takes to get our targets, so whether he is optimistic or pessimistic he has to acknowledge the possibility they miss out and be prepared to put a positive (if lame) spin on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 1:54 PM, GREEDY said: They will cover what people want to listen too. They are in the business of making money. Legally they also have a responsibility to "serve the public" as well as be fair and as impartial as possible. Hell I learned that stuff my first year in broadcast law class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Hibbard Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 27 minutes ago, Eminor3rd said: Right. Have you guys ever done an auction fantasy baseball league? Sometimes a good player falls through the cracks because the most of the league settled their guys at that position early, and so it looks like the team that waited is about to get a good deal. But then one or two other dudes in the league say, “I don’t need another second baseman, but if he’s going to go THAT low, I’m in.” And then what happens is the player ends up going for pretty much what the projected value was. San Diego is playing “price cop” THAT low? Come on - even $175 million would be tied for the 22nd largest contract in sports history. Anything north of $217 million is top ten. I don’t think your auction league analogy is a particularly good one, because no matter what is going on, this is going to be one of the two biggest sports contracts of 2019 and one of the biggest ever. I don’t buy it. The Padres are not just going to suddenly wake up with $175 million to throw at a player because it’s “that low” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Dye Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 If the Padres blew him away with an offer this morning, we'd have the signing report out there. I still have us in the drivers' seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: Legally they also have a responsibility to "serve the public" as well as be fair and as impartial as possible. Hell I learned that stuff my first year in broadcast law class. Yes, my first journalism class I learned the first rule is to cover sponsored pr events absolutely, without any interruptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouCanPutItOnTheBoardYES! Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I actually feel terrible for Alonso. His entire time with the Sox so far has just been answering questions about his brother in law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just now, Whitesox27 said: I actually feel terrible for Alonso. His entire time with the Sox so far has just been answering questions about his brother in law. yep, looks like someone asked him where's Manny when he was walking up the ramp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 3:25 PM, bmags said: Yes, my first journalism class I learned the first rule is to cover sponsored pr events absolutely, without any interruptions. If what the person who originally posted is accurate then I'd be pissed to if I were a Sox fan. Covering Theo's entire presser and giving the Sox one question for basically the same type venue is flat out wrong. I get it, they are the Cubs station but not everyone who listens to their station is a Cub fan...if they decide those folks aren't worth the trouble they are risking alienating a percentage of possible listeners and that does cut into the bottom line / making money. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gload Fan Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) Yea, Alonso is gonna have one awful time here if Manny doesnt sign with us. Edited January 25, 2019 by Ross Gload Fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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southsider2k5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sox fans: This franchise is awful. No one should show up, ever. JR is robbing us. Remember the failure of 1977? Also Sox fans: Why do the Cubs have 2 inches more coverage in the Cubune? Think of all of the fans this will cost us! It's not fair! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It only works against your team if they are too anxious with bids. Use caution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mqr Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: If what the person who originally posted is accurate then I'd be pissed to if I were a Sox fan. Covering Theo's entire presser and giving the Sox one question for basically the same type venue is flat out wrong. I get it, they are the Cubs station but not everyone who listens to their station is a Cub fan...if they decide those folks aren't worth the trouble they are risking alienating a percentage of possible listeners and that does cut into the bottom line / making money. They make money off actual Cubs games. They want as many people as possible interested in tuning into cubs games. Hell, they have gone as far as trying to convince Sox fans to root for the Cubs. They certainly don't have an obligation, legal or moral, to behave otherwise. If that bothers you, stop listening. They don't owe you anything. Edited January 25, 2019 by mqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Sox fans: This franchise is awful. No one should show up, ever. JR is robbing us. Remember the failure of 1977? Also Sox fans: Why do the Cubs have 2 inches more coverage in the Cubune? Think of all of the fans this will cost us! It's not fair! I am just surprised they didn’t have any huge announcement. This is Soxfest afterall. You know, the place they announced the name change to US Cellular Field? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSox13 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 This thread has been a blast to read. Some of the reactions to rumors have been priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Sox fans: This franchise is awful. No one should show up, ever. JR is robbing us. Remember the failure of 1977? Also Sox fans: Why do the Cubs have 2 inches more coverage in the Cubune? Think of all of the fans this will cost us! It's not fair! Not all Sox fans are the same and it’s kind of shitty you just lump us all in together. Maybe you should call out the individuals making hypocritical statements rather than use broad stereotypes to insult us all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiebs13 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 NO MAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, pcq said: It only works against your team if they are too anxious with bids. Use caution. Unless doing so is the difference between signing Machado and not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, Dick Allen said: I am just surprised they didn’t have any huge announcement. This is Soxfest afterall. You know, the place they announced the name change to US Cellular Field? I am surprised you are paying any attention to this meaningless event at all. After all, it isn't important enough for anything to happen there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: I am surprised you are paying any attention to this meaningless event at all. After all, it isn't important enough for anything to happen there. Just standing by waiting for the big announcements. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughneck Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, mqr said: They make money off actual Cubs games. They want as many people as possible interested in tuning into cubs games. Hell, they have gone as far as trying to convince Sox fans to root for the Cubs. They certainly don't have an obligation, legal or moral, to behave otherwise. If that bothers you, stop listening. They don't owe you anything. When they had Sox games, it was a garbage network, staffed largely by scumbags with poor understandings of sports, which did its best to diminish the Sox, put down the franchise and talk about anything else, including fluffing the Cubs. Even in down years for the Cubs, they got way more talk on the Score. Why would anybody think things would change when they started broadcasting Cubs games instead? While the Score jerks themselves off over being the "#1 sports station in Chicago," they are the 18th radio station in the city overall. That's insane for such a sports-crazy city as Chicago, but there's a good reason for that. The Score sucks and ESPN barely tries to cover Chicago sports. As much as radio is a cesspool everywhere, I swear that someone could easily put together a Chicago sports station which would destroy the Score. Then again, right off the bat it would probably bring in "Chicago personalities" like Dan McNeil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sir Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Ross Gload Fan said: Yea, Alonso is gonna have one awful time here if Manny doesnt sign with us. He's gonna have an awful time here because he sucks. He's a freaking first baseman whose career high in home runs until two years ago was nine. He had a good half-season to start 2017 in Oakland, and the rest of his career has been terrible. He had a .738 OPS last year. At first freaking base. If we don't sign Manny, I hope we DFA him. Of course, we won't do that, and we'll all sit around wondering why we continue to blow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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