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QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 01:25 PM) As a Sox fan, I feel this would be a wise move for Detroit. Go right ahead and tie up 100M+ in another contract that could become another albatross like Verlander's in a few years. Assuming Zimmermann gets the speculated 6 years. I think Zimmermann could hold his value for another 3 or 4 years but not 6. Go for it Tigers! ahhh i like the machiavellian idea of that. .... real nice way to look at it.

QUOTE (South Sider @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 07:15 AM) I'll take 8/12 points on the circus trip. that is still a nice rtn ..... the points does not tell the whole story but it is still a good trip. now i do not know on the validity of this rumor, but columbus and islander may have a trade happening with ref to hamonic ... now only time will tell if it happen. here i thought on a crazy idea of the hawks getting involve

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 02:12 PM) Because he can't get big league hitters out. no offense but i am with 59, the sox can send him down to minors and see if he can rebound.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 01:50 PM) It does seem like a lot from the DBacks, but I don't see those guys as being pieces they necessarilly need. Inciarte belongs in CF but they already have Pollack and have Peralta and Tomas for the corner spots. Brandon Drury is younger and arguably better than Lamb and ready to take over 3B now. O'Brien is slugger being bounced around between C, 1B, RF...aka he's a DH. And Delgado has a nice arm but he's being used in middle relief I think, and they have that kid Bracho up who is their future closer. Of course, LaRussa might laugh at that offer, but it makes sense in my mind lol... And I agree that Trapeano probably doesn't make the most sense, but I had a hard time finding a team in need of young talent like Avi and Micah that had a reasonably priced middle rotation guy. Free agent probably would be smarter. well i am not talking about the players you mention, i was talking about what the sox will give up. the dbacks can easily using those players in 2 or 3 trades instead of 1. no for the 2nd paragraph, cincy , philly miami teams comes to mind. maybe i may be wrong .

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 01:11 PM) They meaning the Sox or Tribe? The Tribe can afford 20M annually with less holes to fill than the Sox which is why I think the Tribe signs Upton. I'm having a difficult time determining the level of the Sox interest in Upton. The Sox have approximately 20M available to spend so would it be wise to spend it all on one outfielder with holes at 3B and SS yet to be filled? Upton could very well get a 5-6 year contract at 20M per year. The Sox don't strike me as a team to invest 100-120M in one player. I'm kind of leery of Upton's BA and high stike outs along with him costing the Sox a pick in the '16 draft. I kinda like that the Sox have 3 picks in the first two rounds next year. I could be wrong but I'm not so sure Upton is the right move or that the Sox would actually make that kind of commitment. you make an interesting counter. trust me on this. now, if needed the sox will pony up when needed. Albert Belle when he was a fa and Jose A. comes to mind. now, they, the sox fo, determine or comes to mind, on competing with the northside on the media and slowly with the fans. now, the sox have 2 dead contracts on their hands, hopefully they will rebound, in danks and laroche. those contracts will come off the books at the end of next yr. now for at least 2 positions, i really can see 2 trades will happen. the salary of the sox right now will be around 90 +/- mil add arb money 100 add 2 new players 110 mil and now add if the sox are lucky in the upton bidding, 20 mil... 130. it is still doable with what the sox have spent or spent close to. now the hitting and or hitting career stats, that is another subject. mccutchen and marte, from pitt and would cost a way less than 1 of upton and the sox can help themselves.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 29, 2015 -> 07:51 AM) They don't have $100 million. if you look at this way, it will be a great PR move. great to gets those viewership to look at the team, a marquee player for that elusive 3 yr plan. enuf time for Danks and LaRoche contract to come of the books, at least have a player who can somewhat compete with the northside talent. if you really look beyond my snarky comments, i am some what right. if and i mean if they are aggressive on the trade front and fix the holes. they will need that marquee name, face, personality to help the main core. plus then need some kind of shot in the arm to erase last yr abysmal season. from a side note, any fa signings will go against 2015 profit and lost to off set the gains and helping on next yr profit. it is all paper maneuvering for corp business.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 06:34 PM) Spotlight was incredible. Phenomenal acting, writing and editing. QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 09:44 PM) Best I've ever seen Ruffalo. i am sold, i can't wait to see it. never heard anything about it.

'TheFutureIsNear' Trade- Q to DBacks for Ender Inciarte, Jake Lamb, Peter O'Brien and Randall Delgado that would be a haul from dbacks, i don't think Tony larussa would allow that to go thru. Trade- Putnam, Lowry, and Beck to Oakland for Brett Lawrie over pay... but i am ok with it. Trade- Avi and Micah to Angels for Nick Tropeano i am not sure of tropeano as a long term sp. i may be wrong on this. Sale Rodon EJ Tropeano Danks Obviously don't love weakening the rotation that much, but I think it's a much better team overall and we would still have Montas/Fullmer in the wings if/when Danks can't be productive. overall i like the trade if it can be done. i still would think of adding maybe leake from the FA market for a 2 or 3 yr plan. to rebuild his value. but it is nice writeup.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 08:53 PM) "Keith seabs?" i was half in the bag .... i wrote keith twice. whew... rough.

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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) Report today that a heckler pulled a gun on him earlier this season. while i am not disputing your post on this. however, i question the integrity of it. my main question, how is he to know if this was the same person, is there a police rpt?? was Okafor drinking or drunk??

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 09:56 AM) These were my 2 other options on the motherboard..... MSI B150 Gaming M3 -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, DDR4 Memory +20 MSI B150A Gaming Pro -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 6x USB 3.1 (Gen1/Gen2), 2x USB 2.0, DDR4 Memory +25 well, if those are the restriction, i hope i didn't offend you. you did good according to the restrictions. last thing, make sure you invest into a apc-ups. might as well protect that baby. do not believe in the bs of a power strip.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 05:56 PM) I'm probably in the minority, but I'd give up Anderson + Adams/Danish/etc for Longo. Then I'd sign Ian Desmond to play short. yes you are, longo may be on the downward spiral and anderson and adams alone will make this look terrible when all is said and done. desmond, i am and was a huge fan of his and wanting to sign him, but nah not now. too much money.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 03:20 AM) Who cares who the stars were? They won the game. it is all in the details. at least for me.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 10:08 PM) I think I could have upgraded to the next level for like $20. I honestly had no idea what motherboard to pick. I'm at a wedding today, but when I get home I'll try to find the other 2 options and I'll ask you to tell me if I should throw the extra money at the other 2 options. I was very happy I was able to get the 16 GB of DDR4 2333. Every other time I was configurating stuff I was just going with 8 GB of DDR3. that too is a rip off. what is it upgrading to what... the I7 6700 is the way to go, unless you want a good speed then go with a tubo boost and refresh rate. stick with a asus z9 something, or go with a lower 5820 i think. the ssd is great if you are building a server, the liquid cooling is a waste well for me, i would put in more fans and a dvd dual fan. ran corsair is extremely good, but remember this is all subjective. it is like asking someone if they prefer a brand new corvette or caddy.

seriously, the hawks got robbed. how can duncan keith and keith seabs not be given stars for the game. the minutes on ices plus the hits, plus shot on goal and the points????

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 12:14 AM) What would be the plan after that deal then? Thompson in right? Acquire another outfielder making LaRoche and Thompson platoon partners (Thompson in left, Melky DH against lefties)? i know your post wasn't meant for me, but who is say Thompson will continue to have that hot start. let alone if laroche will be the loroche before last season. it never hurts to have a contingency plan or players available.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 11:19 PM) Very true but will the Sox be willing to wait another year? A player like Lawrie coming off of a down year is the type of trade Avi would fit into so if Oakland showed interest then roll with it. Both teams would be banking on each players potential upside. very true.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:47 PM) Gomes is a reliever. thanks for that info. but i look at his profiles of 3 solid pitches and a weak 4th. that is starter stuff. but maybe he will be a newer, younger carroll for the long relief and maybe a spot starter. i still have concerns on an injury next yr for sp's. now that paranoia personality is on me, i always want backups.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 09:40 PM) The Puig clown show continues. f*** Puig and his entourage of bulls***. Glad the Dodgers are his baby sitter. maybe this will finally kill the sox puig trade ideas.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 09:34 PM) Avi's value is pretty low but I can see a team like Oakland having some interest in him given his age and under team control for four more years. With the Sox pitching up and coming I think Beck is very expendable so maybe pairing Avi with Beck in a trade for Lawrie could work. this is on a realm of a different logic, but lets look at EJ after last yr performance. the sox would be extremely lucky to find some one to take him. well, a yr in the minors to rebuild his value or platooning with another player in the majors may do just that. just my opinion.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 04:46 PM) Not sure why I didn't remember that. Since the Ilya Kovalchuk thing, teams have undervalued KHL players calling them "risks". I can't say I blame them. Glad this one is working out. no i really disagree..... the contract battle is really the thing that gave the khl a bad name but the talent is there and all the nhl knows it. they are hesitant, maybe in drafting a 1rounder but i do not think so. now for the hawks, they were burned with 3 incidents, the 2 1 rounder they drafted and then the failed russian FA that they signed.... it is famous for Pat Foley rant on tv tearing him apart.... it is on youtube. i would paste the link but i have no time. sorry ok i am at home and here is the link and the russian player Alexander Karpovtsev

QUOTE (LDF @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 04:38 AM) i can come up with some other comments, but i will just say that i do not like any of Sylvester Stallone latest movies. well my and a friend went and saw creed. to put it mildly and remember i do not like stallone movies. this movies is great..... i totally enjoyed it, it is a modern version of rocky the first move with creed son being rocky. i love the soundtrack.... i gots to buy the soundtrack. the jazz infusion in the theme song, flying high was great, jazz.... this is a great into into jazz and the rap was really damn good. edit, i made a huge mistake, it was not jazz, well, i love jazz, it was more symphonic / epic feel .... my bad. i will see this several more times.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 06:22 PM) Bought a computer last night on a configuration website. I'm going to be using this thing for video editing, photoshop, some video games hopefully. How do you guys think I did? Intel® Core™ i5-6600K Processor (4x 3.50GHz/6MB L3 Cache) Corsair Hydro Series H55 120mm Liquid CPU Cooler - Standard 120mm Fan Corsair 16GB DDR4-2133 Memory NVIDIA GeForce GTX950 2GB MSI B150 PC Mate -- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16, 4x USB 3.1, 2x USB 2.0, DDR4 Memory 800 Watt - Standard 80 PLUS Bronze 256GB SanDisk Z400S SSD LG 14x Blu-ray Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard And then a bunch of free stuff like a gaming keyboard, headset, Just Cause 3, CSGO, and World of Warships, Heroes of the Storm Bundle: the Diablo hero, Kajo skin, and 7-day Stim Pack 802.11AC Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter. Any guesses on what that all should have cost me? for me, do not use os 8 or 10.... overall, it is ok, i would have gone with a different motherboard. powersupply ax1000 I the ssd great.

name='BlackSox13' date='Nov 27, 2015 -> 11:58 AM' Just my opinion but I don't think Frazier has been much of an option given that he will cost quality prospects and the Sox need to keep what quality they have. It's going to take better talent than the likes of Beck, Danish, Micah etc. yeah i totally agree, but i will not give up A+ prospects but some level 2 tier pitching prospect with an future of'er. he will be a great pickup and if they can, sign him to a longer term contract. but that was me thinking. Sorry but Nava is useless to the Sox to be honest. He's not even got garbage. Has no power, can't hit, going on 33 and the Sox already have plenty of outfielders and should-be 1B/DH types. and that is what i am looking at .... a platoon hitting dh / 1b and of'er. 2nd to shuck. plus he does have a nice pop to his hitting if use popularly. Gattis would be nice but we have no room for him as long as LaRoche is in the lineup. Now if the Sox could trade LaRoche or use him as a bench bat that might work but even then, Gattis hits right handed pitching better than left so the Sox couldn't use the two of them as platoon partners. yeah but if they traded with hou, he contract will be nice. going into his 1st arb yr ... second, platoon him with laroche and or nava. he can be a long term player for the dh / 1b / 3b / and if necessary cat. btw, the other part is whether laroche can rebound. Griffin. I didn't know this before but dude is rehabing from a third ucl tear and he's only 27. Yikes. I suggested last week the Sox take a look but Dick Allen made some good points and I've changed my mind since, especially after reading about 3 ucl tears. yeah i can agree. i wasn't too sure about the 2 tjs i only thought he had 1. but what is the cost.... an invite to spring training. so what is the upside, a sp wh has had success in the bigs last yr. but man .... those home runs.