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I hear you Jimmy, I'm just afraid they wasted a massive opportunity to put themselves ahead of the pack. As of right now, I think they sit right in the middle of the top 5-6 teams, and that is frustrating for a team who is all-in. Time could change that, and maybe they make a big splash but if they do I'd bet it's via trade which means the surrendering of more assets. I hope I'm wrong, and I'll hold your spot in the pitchfork line while you wait.

what? Maybe Rick Hahn should go cheer for the Mets too: But his most relevant message was a promise that the financial flexibility created by the ongoing rebuilding process will not go to waste. "At the end of the day, we made what we felt was not only a very aggressive offer, a very compelling offer and one that helped balance and represent the risk and the upside for both sides. Didn’t work, which is obviously disappointing. But it does not change the fact that we are going to once again be in this market when the time is right and hopefully, at that time, convert. "The money will be spent. It might not be spent this offseason, but it will be spent at some point. This isn’t money sitting around waiting to just accumulate interest. It’s money trying to be deployed to put us in best position to win some championships." That quote was two years ago now. Let me know when all that money Hahn told us he saved in the rebuild is going to go to work as opposed to "sitting around... accumulating interest." If you don't like the White Sox being cheap, Go cheer for another team! Brilliants takes on Soxtalk. Maloney told us all to "wait and see" on Springer too before complaining lol. So when is it OK to complain exactly, Maloney?

The Sox should keep their own star players; the extensions were only great because they added "financial flexibility." If the Sox aren't actually going to spend the money they "saved" by extending their core, then it's all for naught. Am I happy they're here for a while? Absolutely. Am I going to applaud a major market team for not not allowing their star players to leave in FA? Not really.

I think fans are whining because before the off-season even got into full swing, the White Sox were said to be out on Brantley, Springer, and Bauer because they were "too expensive." Given how weak the FA pool is this year, it's kind of hard to get excited about shopping in the discount aisle for the 97th year in a row.

What is negative about not being ecstatic about giving out one contract for 74 million dollars? I have higher expectations for the ball club than you do apparently, which is fine.

Sure, but the average payroll between the two leagues is near identical so it's not like teams are taking on substantial more risk with those extra games: $130 million (NBA) $137 million (MLB) Teams outsources concessions to contracts - in which there is no risk of loss for the team; just lost profits during the pandemic. Also, the average NBA ticket price is $51 while the average MLB ticket price is $34. So while the average gate revenue is certainly different, when you add the 40 million in additional TV revenue you end up with nearly the same revenue stream. AVG attendance MLB Game: 28,317 ($77,985,018) AVG attendance NBA game: 17,750 ($37,115,250)

1 year later 50% of fans wanted to keep James McCann over Yasmani Grandal (not saying they're right, just saying speaking for everyone seems like a bit much) last year I can't say I was happy with getting Keuchel (he obviously pitched well last year, but I'm worried about him this year as I was last) If they had signed Wheeler and Grandal I would say it was a huge success; but signing Keuchel/Grandal was a step in the right direction but not a huge success imo.

What is the evidence to support this? Local baseball TV contracts bring in more money than local NBA TV contracts. And average MLB team has an average revenue of 330 million dollars (2018). The average revenue generated per team in NBA is 291 million (2018).

You've been saying this forever it seems; what about the last few off-seasons have led you to give this team the benefit of the doubt?

My frustrations are here; the White Sox traded for a one year rental yet when signing a player they are worried about year 4? Are they all-in this year or not? It's confusing to say the least. Lynn isn't here next year.

Surely the White Sox and Royals will finish the off-season ranked one and two which is what makes this such an informative tweet and not at all misleading.

Sox fans search for ways to excuse Jerry not spending $13 million dollars in 4 years. It's an odd practice for sure.

I linked the wrong cdc page, but i figured i don't need to update it because the other three articles i listed quoted fauci or the CDC so it was just duplicate information. That link is about the approved covis vaccines though, which is being discussed. This is the first line of the page "Now that there is an authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccine in the United States, accurate vaccine information is critical."

Yes, this is true and it's why I didn't put that it "does not prevent contagion" because we just don't know... at the same time, all we can go off of is what we do know and a lack of knowing is proof enough to hold off on proclaiming everyone has to be vaccinated to go out in public. I'm also a bit concerned because the CDC and pharma companies have really pushed the narrative of social distancing and mask up into 2022 even with everyone vaccinated, which allows my cynical side to speculate that they have some data showing the opposite but that is entirely speculatory based on no facts or evidence.

I've already posted the link to pfezier, Moderna and Fauci saying the exact thing; if you want to spread disinformation though, be my guest. Here's other sources; https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/will-covid-vaccine-stop-people-from-spreading-virus-verify/65-980a9c42-2790-4658-96ff-26d144fc6bb8 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits/facts.html "The goal of the vaccines is stop the spread of disease once the virus is inside the body. But whether an immunized person is no longer contagious is not known yet." It's important for people to actually understand what the vaccine provably does; as of right now, it does not provably stop the people from getting the virus and potentially being contagious/spreading it to others.

What? As of now, all we know is that the vaccine helps fight the symptoms. No one is saying you will not get COVID if you take the vaccine. Neither companies have even tested that, and we have no idea if it's true. No studies show it even reduces the likelihood of getting covid (they didn't have enough time to test this) As of today, just because you get the vaccine does not mean you cant get covid and spread it asymptomatically. Which makes requiring a vaccine to attend an event entirely meaningless. People who are vaccinated can possibly still give other people covid.

How can it be prevented by a vaccine that has no data - yet - showing that it prevents you from being contagious? I honestly feel like people aren't getting this part. This is a new kind of vaccine that has never been developed before around RNA; as of now, there is no evidence that it prevents the spread of the virus. How would getting the vaccine help prevent the spread when there's no proof it actually prevents the spread?

I've read this a couple times in this thread so I just went to look up if this was true and found this: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/11/17/fact-check-ticketmaster-not-requiring-vaccine-entry/6305223002/ It doesn't seem like this is true. "We know there’s been some incorrect information being reported around safety/entry requirements and want to ensure everyone has all the facts," the tweet reads. "To clarify, there is absolutely no requirement from Ticketmaster mandating vaccines/testing. In a full statement on Ticketmaster's site, the company writes that it is "trying to prepare for potential possibilities in the future," adding that if this is something venues ask fans to do in the future, it wants to be prepared. " Sounds like they are just being prepared for venues maybe forcing them to have this process but they do not plan on doing it themselves. And I don't see how a vaccine helps any of this if it doesn't prevent the spread of the virus. Honestly, if people chose not to get it - when made available - their health should be on them; as someone who wants to wait and see until other countries start giving it out, I would be one of those people at the beginning. If this virus just prevents you from getting symptoms and getting sick, then it really is a personal choice because it won't actually accelerate any spreading.

again though, until there's actual proof that the vaccine stops the spread/contagion you can't do something like this. That very likely may happen, but as of today it just hasn't.

I actually agree with this as well; especially college sports. No idea why we have college kids (hoping Keyontae is ok) playing sports for profit right now and being put at risk.

Agree 100%; and I want to be safe first. I also want them to just play without fans because I'm selfish lol

What did I say that was wrong exactly? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-mask.html The new vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick with Covid. No one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus to others — but that information is coming https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-buy-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-but-sees-no-need-to-hurry-idUSKBN28I053 “We don’t see the need to hurriedly begin vaccination without ensuring that the vaccines’ risks have been verified,” he said. It's not informed? It may not agree with what you believe, but it's based off those two reports above which have both come out witin the past week. Sorry if I'm hesitant to be well-run countries guinea pig with a vaccine technology that has never existed prior.

Don't want to take this off-course so I'll just say this is 100% true, but do we really want to be taking a vaccine that countries that managed the virus well aren't taking yet for safety reasons, just because our leadership screwed up? I want to take a vaccine because it's safe, not because my government fucked up managing the virus. As for your second point, I understand that view for sure and can see that being the reason. I don't have much faith in ownership though, but you could absolutely be correct.

What am I an authority on? I have concerns on a vaccine, just as the entire country of South Korea does. I am not a doctor or a scientist; I am merely pointing out that they themselves told us a vaccine this year was IMPOSSIBLE and it was impossible due to the amount of time the safety process took. I am also pointing out that Dr Fauci himself said the vaccine has not yet been proven to contain the spread of the virus. Would you like me to link my sources in the future? I am not advising anyone to listen to my opinion and concerns on a vaccine. People are free to do what they want. I am giving my opinion on the concern some people have. Sources for my buddy: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/08/health/covid-vaccine-mask.html "The new vaccines will probably prevent you from getting sick with Covid. No one knows yet whether they will keep you from spreading the virus to others — but that information is coming." https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-southkorea/south-korea-to-buy-millions-of-coronavirus-vaccine-doses-but-sees-no-need-to-hurry-idUSKBN28I053

Sure, but we know MLB doesn't actually care about the health and safety of anyone. Hence how they had fans in the stands in the playoffs and let ginger man ignore all protocols and celebrate. This is all about paying the players less and having them subsidize the losses for another year; yet as I noted before, they never give players raises as the games revenues have skyrockted changing the split from about 51/49 or 50/50 down to roughly 46/54 now. And Balta, I don't want to get into a vaccine discussion but as of today there is no evidence (yet) that the vaccine itself limits contagion. What we do know is that it helps the body overcome the virus without symptoms. The rushed process - South Korea, for example is taking a "wait and see how safe" approach with the vaccine and that should be alarming at least somewhat - has caused people to be genuinely concerned. Young people really shouldn't be lining up to get a vaccine that may not prevent contagion, and in theory could have a bigger long term risk than the actual disease. Just five months ago the media and doctors on TV told us it was IMPOSSIBLE to have a vaccine by the end of the year; after Trump said otherwise. The reason being? They said we needed proper procedures that take time to assure safety. Now the virus is here and they wonder why some people are hesitant to take it. South Korea is even taking a wait and see approach as I noted, which to me is a bit curious and concerning.