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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:10 PM) Then you're very unlikely to get him. If you want to play the free agent market you have to overpay what a player should reasonably be worth. James Shields is going to push somewhere close to 5/$100 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got more than that, because that is what happens on the modern day free agent market. Pass on Shields. He's already despised by Royals fans who DO NOT want him pitching any key game down the stretch. They LOL want Danny Duffy (before injury) or Vargas to pitch any one-game wild card game. The point is the fans here already hate him. You do not want to give him five years (again with the caveat I could give a s*** about Jerry's wallet).

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 11:10 PM) Then you're very unlikely to get him. If you want to play the free agent market you have to overpay what a player should reasonably be worth. James Shields is going to push somewhere close to 5/$100 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if he got more than that, because that is what happens on the modern day free agent market. Pass on Shields. He's already despised by Royals fans who DO NOT want him pitching any key game down the stretch. They LOL want Danny Duffy (before injury) or Vargas to pitch any one-game wild card game. The point is the fans here already hate him. You do not want to give him five years (again with the caveat I could give a s*** about Jerry's wallet). Sox aren't going to give Shields 4-5 years.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 05:00 AM) Idk. I mean if you look at the line, it still isn't really starting caliber. .241/.298/.382 (89 wRC+) might not KILL you at C, but it's still a hole that should be upgraded. ANd it's coming with a .352 BABIP, which would be normal-ish if not for that insane 900-BABIP April he had. Isn't catcher a black hole all over baseball now? Fathom's point might have been that considering the crap at catcher throughout baseball, Tyler actually may be acceptable. At least he battles. Like I said I hope he flips off all fans, including me. You can tell he's a competitor. He probably actually gets the most out of his ability unlike guys like DeAza, Viciedo, etc.

Tyler seems like a helluva guy. I am happy when he succeeds.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 04:44 AM) Not sure. Petricka, Putnam and Webb seem likely. You have to think a LHP is brought in. This is why I don't get the other thread that has the Sox winning 90 next year. What is suddenly going to make THAT a decent bullpen?

Maybe Tyler will hit another homer to win it at some point.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 04:41 AM) I don't think anyone is giving up on him. He definitely gets a pass this year. It's imperative that he shows improvement next year though, as he needs to get more out of his ability. Well put.

Sox got the leadoff hitter on and did nothing. I'd suspect this is the inning the A's put this baby away.

Those frat guys should be ejected now. Somebody should tweet it out to the Sox front office. You are not allowed to do that. That's an offense that would get you kicked out of the Cell if anybody noticed.

Boy that is bad hitting by Avi there. Really pathetic, 4-6-3.

Pound a single between first and second, Avi. No 6-4-3 bs.

Now pound the 3-2 pitch.

It's 3-0. Take 2 pitches.

QUOTE (1dog @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 04:14 AM) The bros are drunk. They think they are at a frat party. Or a Cubs game. Their parents must be proud watching them on TV.

I'd love if Flowers could become a star and flip off all the naysayers, including me. He seems like a fierce competitor who often sucks.

Tyler baby!

QUOTE (harkness @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:54 AM) Sox 9-25 since August 1st I can't help but keep thinking about Hawk saying this could not happen with this year's team. It's a cliche, but a cliched person might say "this team has quit." It definitely has no magic anymore. That 9-25 mark is scary bad.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:44 AM) Abreu looks gassed. He's been great, but I don't think anyone would have guessed that Conor would have more homers after the ASB than him That last at bat was perplexing. He really had no chance against that junk thrown his way. I still love the guy, though.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:06 AM) I am no Wilkins fan, but I agree. He has had some pitches to hit, but I don't think it is a lack of talent that has him off. Eduardo Perez was tslking the other night , and he said the easiest time to hit as a major leaguer is your first couple of weeks because they don't have scouting reports on you. But I think you can throw that out the window for some who are understandably overwhelmed. Semien, Sanchez and Wilkins have combined for 1 walk in 94 AB since being recalled. What is with these hitters who will not walk? The Royals are not going to win the division, in large part because they never draw walks and get those free runs. Weird.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 02:30 AM) Wow.. fans really giving it to Viciedo. Good. They should be doing a lot of booing the rest of this season. That's the Dunn we know. He should have swung at that. It was hittable.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Sep 8, 2014 -> 07:29 PM) They wont start contending till 2016, 2015 I expect them to go .500 What changes will they make to improve enough to be .500? My fear is it's another wasted year of Sale.

Nice of Abreu to think that way, but good luck leading this lineup and defensive collection of stiffs.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 7, 2014 -> 08:45 PM) Hahn has an unbelievable amount of work to do to get this roster close to contention-caliber. It's been an extremely disappointing second half of the season. There are so many bad players and so many weak areas, you said it all.

What a disgusting series. Sox obviously have quit. Very sad to see this proud organization in such a pathetic state.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Sep 7, 2014 -> 08:17 PM) In the 8th inning of game 3 of the series, they have given up 6 runs all series, yet look like they will get swept. How are they going to sell more than 5,000 season tickets for next year? The culture of losing has engulfed the South Side.