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  1. LOL. I guarantee if they didn't like him they wouldn't have made those shirts. Dude's are having fun with it, you're 100 percent taking this the wrong way.
    8 points
  2. I guarantee they wouldn't have made the shirts if it didn't bother them. I guarantee it. When I was playing DIII my first year in Florida I thought I was hot shit as I had some Juco offers but ended up going to my academic school. I was a frosh starter on a really bad team but thought I was hot shit so the guys pranked me with a "pro scout" that called the hotel line at 7AM and "wanted to meet me in the lobby to arrange a workout". I went down to the lobby and it was all the seniors with shit eating grins on their faces. These things bring teams together when handled correctly. Like my razzing, Nick will learn to let his play speak and the team will be closer. It's a credit to Jose and the other leaders like TA that they handled it this way with light teasing and made it a bonding moment instead of a dividing one.
    5 points
  3. They're obviously busting his balls, but I highly doubt Madrigal having a ton of confidence in himself rubs vets the wrong way. He's not showing anyone up with that comment and they all have a ton of confidence (hell, Eloy just said he thinks he's going to win MVP soon). Madrigal rubs you the wrong way, that's all.
    5 points
  4. Dude. It sounds like you were the A hole and your team didn't like you. That doesn't necessarily equate to Madrigal. To me it seems like the team giving him some good natured shit after he said something stupid. You know, like friends do.
    4 points
  5. I...ok. I'll stick with LOL on your whole opinion of this and move on.
    4 points
  6. I'll stop posting because honestly I just don't think enough people here played team sports enough or at a high enough level to get it. There is totally an element of "STFU and be humble" for young cocky players at any level above high school. Including my summer league travel teams and even my shitty DIII squads.
    4 points
  7. Greg - my parents, in law, wife have all gotten the vaccine. Other than some fatigue my wife experienced for half a day - no one else had any side effects other than a slightly sore arm. Multiple millions of people have gotten the shot - yes some people have gotten sore or bad some allergic reactions and maybe a day of not feeling too hot - but it isn’t like people are dropping dead from this - very much the opposite. Think of this as the flu shot that gets the world it’s mojo back (in time)!
    4 points
  8. The teams the Sox have been fielding will do that to you.
    4 points
  9. I will probably take it to the bank. 😆
    3 points
  10. Banger of a report today, only 1400 new cases on a sub 1.5% rate.
    3 points
  11. The second Chicago team. Official color: offputtingly-bright blue. Official logos: baby bear / sans-serif "C" / rapidly closing window. Official odors: pee-pee / failure. The slide into mediocrity continues? One last run with the 2016 core? Discuss. Sorry-not-sorry in advance to the too-cool-for-crosstown-rivalry set.
    2 points
  12. I am equally excited about Yoelqui. I believe Paddy said back in January he’s close to MLB-ready. The only thing that caught my eye recently was where he landed on Fangraphs Top 34 prospects list for the Sox. He came in at #25, so I’m trying to understand just what kind of talent he actually is. I thought as #1 on the international prospects list we were getting another blue chip, elite talent and that he’d easily be somewhere in the top ten, but apparently Fangraphs doesn’t think so.
    2 points
  13. i feel very strongly both ways about this
    2 points
  14. There's a world of difference between a player saying he thinks he's going to have a great career and saying he thinks he's the best player on the team (or "just throw me the damn ball" as T.O. used to say). It sounds like what you were probably saying or implying to your teammates back in the day was a lot closer to the latter than the former.
    2 points
  15. Sounds less like it rubbed them the wrong way and they were just joking around to mess with you.
    2 points
  16. It's amazing how far we've come from months ago when we were seeing 10K+.
    2 points
  17. Totally. I was going to post the same thing. Nick is Eaton 2.0. Young talented player, small stature, chip on shoulder and tends to rub vets the wrong way. That said, Eaton has matured, won a championship, seen his career flash before his eyes with bad injuries requiring a lot of rehab and mental toughness. I hope Eaton takes Nick under his wing.
    2 points
  18. Just idle thought here, but I wonder how Eaton is fitting in with this team and carving out his role as a vet. Seems like when he was young, he was doing that Madrigal is doing and probably knows how to approach him. From interviews, he sounds like he knows he was brought in to fire guys up and be the gritty vet, show the ropes, etc. But he also knows this isn't "his" team and he doesn't need to be "the voice". No real point here, just the Madrigal discussion has me wondering how everyone is coming together and finding their roles early.
    2 points
  19. Of my doctor/educator friends who have received both shots, the worst side effect was fatigue for a day. I had a sore arm after one shot. For my wedding in late September, we're going to require vaccination proof - we already know that we're going to lose 3 or so guests, including my fiancee's aunt and uncle. Bafflingly stupid.
    2 points
  20. Feel like I should say to subscribe to The Athletic using all this Fegan content.
    2 points
  21. I see no reason to bring in Yoenis. I'd be fine if it was a minor league deal, but if they have a few extra mill to spend, they should have brought in another SP instead.
    2 points
  22. noice noice noice noice noice noice. Would love to get a breakdown on % of 65 and older who have started their vaccinations.
    2 points
  23. 2 points
  24. Pretty cool it’s his golden birthday
    2 points
  25. HUGE news for the Hawks. Hang that man's number in the rafters. Such a fucking warrior. A legend in this city and organization. Happy retirement Seabs.
    2 points
  26. Missouri is ran very differently than this state. If there is a state that can screw this up, it's ours. Didn't help with football. Lori said the Bears didn't communicate well enough with her.
    2 points
  27. Sorry I'm not helping the cause, 22 years sober for me...
    2 points
  28. Remember when everyone was saying JR's heirs wanted no part of the team when he was no longer around, and I told you it was the exact opposite? I had a really good source.
    2 points
  29. You are taking this Mr 3000 thing way too far
    1 point
  30. Into the count for a walk.
    1 point
  31. Yeah, I too got confused and less-excited. I have no idea what to think anymore hah
    1 point
  32. Ya, I have some issues with other parts of the team but imo we have the best bullpen in baseball. Just ridiculous.
    1 point
  33. So they have a few options. But basically, Seabrook will remain on LTIR for the rest of his contract. His salary and cap hit stay on the books in the offseason. The Hawks will need to be under or at the 81.5 million dollar salary cap. However, once the season starts, Seabrook will be placed on LTIR and that cap hit comes off the books for the season, which means the Hawks could acquire a player to fit that salary window. But once the season ends......that Seabrook contract is back on the books until Day 1 of the NEXT season. That's why just acquiring another long term, expensive piece isn't that easy. Seattle and the expansion draft could be their shot to get them to take the Seabrook deal if they aren't planning on competing for a few years, but the Hawks would have to send over a fairly nice package for Seattle to accept. Hope that helps a little bit.
    1 point
  34. Andrew Vaughn will probably be the starting DH this year and you can take that to the bank
    1 point
  35. Isn't that the kiss of death? Lol.
    1 point
  36. Whatever the cost (couple mill maybe), save it to use on a pitcher mid-season if needed.
    1 point
  37. As an FYI Greg, your former high school offered the vaccine to all faculty and staff through SXU. They also have done a pretty amazing job with their COVID educational plan. It does seem that basketball is going well and I think football is excited about their 6 game schedule although the #1 back is out with an injury and baseball will be top 5 if not #1 in the state. They have two potential guys that could be talked about rather highly in the 2023 and 2024 drafts.
    1 point
  38. MLB.com thinks he could be the 2021 HR king: https://www.mlb.com/news/2021-mlb-home-run-leader-predictions
    1 point
  39. My heart dropped when I started reading that as he seems incredibly likable. Still alarming on his part.
    1 point
  40. BUT BUT BUT SERVICE TIME MANIPULATION BAD! NEED BEST TEAM ON FIELD DAY 1 OR THIS ALL IS SHAM! BLAH BLAH BLAH. Kopech being on the OD roster and in the pen is quite literally the dumbest thing the Sox could do - almost as dumb as calling him up in August 2.5 years ago for no reason. Katz talking to Stoney and Jason the other day on the telecast about Kopech pitching out the pen just got my blood boiling. It makes zero f'ing sense. We need this dude making starts down the stretch of the season. He has very limited innings this year. He could be our 2nd best SP. Jacking him around in the pen is a joke.
    1 point
  41. Things are looking much better for the Bulls since his son took over
    1 point
  42. Don't forget about afterwards, too. In 2019, we took the train up to see a game for the first time, and when walking back to the Metra stop I found a "vendor" selling beer for $3 a can. Picked up a couple for the train ride home.
    1 point
  43. OK, I understand what you were going for in your previous post. That said, I think I disagree. I think that 2021 should be the more likely year to compete. Or, at least, this is the way those geniuses in the FO have hoped for it to be. [Rather than PLANNING for the best year to compete..] By 2022, Keuchel will be 34, and will likely be in the middle of age-related regression. Lynn likely will have signed somewhere else in FA. Rodon will again be released. Grandal will be 33, and may begin his age-related regression as well. Eaton will either be gone or injured, and TLR will be a year closer to alcohol-related dementia. Meanwhile, to succor TLR, the SOX will have wasted a year of control on putting crochet in the BP. Oh, and BTW, the CBA expires after this season. I'm sure noted labor ally JR will gladly give the players all that they want, in order to keep the games going. So, IMO, its hope/wish/pray for competence out of Cease/Lopez/Rodon/Kopech to find the strike zone this season. OR, hope for this FO to actually put in the work to acquire the necessary rotational depth to compete. During an open CBA negotiation next offseason.
    1 point
  44. $18M+ for four years on a $125M payroll team in his declining age 30s seasons? Especially with greater needs in RF and SP the past two years and beyond, and the restrictions that contract puts on future teams? Hard pass on Grandal, the conclusion of 29 other teams with that length and dollars. Definitely a head-scratcher deal to be the "biggest contract in club history".
    1 point
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