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QUOTE (Baron @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) Oh good lord Lillian. This is the internet. If he cant take criticisim after he contradicts himself then for sure any message board is going to be an issue for him. Everyone on here is normally extremely nice/patience with each other. Cristism is part of making yourself a better poster. If he cant take it then so be it. He's going to have plenty of issues anywhere else. you make a great point, but every one does not need to be in total agreement with each other. everyone has an opinion.

QUOTE (Moe @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) I hope the thought process is for a Central title, as I feel it is our best shot at the playoffs. Early projections have only 1 team (Cle) above .500- a much easier path, IMO, than to be playing worse odds for a WC berth. I don't think any team "plays" for a WC berth- if you fall short of your respective division and happen to be in the thick of it-great. I'd rather try and outplay 4 teams that I play 19 times each than the rest of the league. if i may, here is the question, if the sox continue to find the pieces....... should they tell the sox community that they are all in??? or should they just continue to fix and see how next yr pans out.... i am for the later.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:12 PM) Would that be enough (the offseason so far) to get you to buy season tickets again if you'd cancelled after 2011, or at any point in the last three years? I wonder how many Sox fans felt confident enough to buy a smaller/split 2016 package as a Christmas gift? this is a great question. actually 2 question. i believe the first on on season tickets, for me, i will depends on if the org continues to address the holes this team as. the second one is to really look at how good this team is or has the potential. pretty much as a discussion i had with Balta on the nl-central with pitt. but for me, i will need to see this to continue to make this team better. but i really am looking at cle in our division.

for me, i want to say thank you for your hard work. i can't imagine the effort it took to assemble this info.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) That's all fine and good in the NL. Everyone in the Central has a chance. You have Houston, Texas, LAA and the Mariners have spent a lot in recent years...so the A's are the only team we can eliminate. In the East, who doesn't have a shot at the playoffs? The Red Sox will be better, that's for sure. You have the Jays and Yankees. The Orioles have lots of money left to spend. So TB then? Two teams we can eliminate...that's it. Thirteen teams could make the playoffs, not the greatest odds with our current team...just like at the end of July last year. Similar logjam. and you bring up a good point. the other teams in the AL in which we haven't discussed. but what makes the sox different, is the starting 3 sp's. those are our ACES.... and this team needs a supporting cast.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) I think they are competing for a wild card as currently constructed. If you add one of the outfielders, it's a definite playoff team. and as much as you make a great point, i really do not want that run away train of great expectations to happen, as it did last yr. nice post.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 02:31 PM) I just read a theory that goes on about how she is Obi-Wan Kenobi's granddaughter. Not really sure where they are going with it, but I would be shocked if she is just some random person. i really hope that she is not related.... only to make it more interesting.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 10:00 AM) One of the best contracts in all of baseball. Think about this; If Chris Davis is worth $21.4M (In the eyes of the Orioles at least), how much is Jose Abreu worth? using the advance stats, can someone compare davis vs jose a???

QUOTE (rowand's rowdies @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 04:59 AM) Sorry, signing them to long term contracts like they are asking for is probably not the answer so Rick wants an out because we currently could use their services as they are an upgrade over our current options. Posting on this site is really miserable. Every post is followed by a jerkoff comment. So much for adding something to a stale conversation. i totally agree with the bold, it like no one can voice an opinion that is different that the majority. i really hate to say this, but i am seeing the beginning of what ruined another white sox site. now i wonder how many will jump on me.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 05:02 PM) Mibelt Rodriguez is a joke. Wouldn't listen to a word he says. Dude was wrong so many times last year. Cotillo & Robert Murray are the only two new guys to break out over the past few years in terms of reliable sources. for me, the tweets as a source of info, whether it is a credible source, that is another story,... i just like to read... i really will wait until something concrete comes out. i think the sox do need a of'er with power.

many has made a very compelling argument in both side of picking up a of'er. but i will state my reasoning on the subject. 1. i am looking at several key factors, the media in chi and cle rebuilding.... has anyone really study their team. it is a great young group of players missing some key sp's in making a name for themselves. 2. they have to dive into this, this quickest way of making the team respectable. to keep pace with the other team and not fall too far behind the power curve that they, the sox have put themselves in by mismanagement. 3. the bridge so to speak is a expensive one, fa's as that bridge until 2 things happens, A.- expiring contracts, those unmovable contracts comes off the books, B.- the farm system can start add a flow of key personnel to supplement, to keep replacing players as needed. 4. the key players, jose a, sale, Q, and some others are getting older. 5. and finally, they are committed to finish this, no matter what, the price of prospects has gone up just as a domino effect of the fa's prices has gone up. the sox need to compete. orders from up on high so dictated it and they can't let this go .... in opinion, they need an of'er, a sp, and a dh in that order. but what will they do. that is the fun part for me. so many options for this team, this org to go in many directions. as a sox fan, i love it !!!!!!!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 06:41 AM) Basically, it's to establish a "normal" reading for anyone that takes the test. If, when they are re-tested again at some random point in the future, there are those baseline numbers to compare to, and any extreme divergences from those numbers should be much carefully examined through a battery of further more detailed testing designed to determine causation. At least that's my understanding, fwiw. many thanks.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 02:31 AM) Supposedly the Cardinals are posturing that they prefer the trade route (for the moment), specifically one of the three Rockies' outfielders (CarGo/Blackmon/Dickerson). the cards have the assets to pull it off. dang, i wonder if they would like melky??? i really like 3 of their minors who are positional players and none in the top 5.... b/c those players are the ones that are usually untouchables.

for those who are in the pugilistic side of hockey, edm vs cal, quite a donnybrook at their game to the tune of 6 fights.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 12:51 AM) And to the posters defense we don't know the guy on Twitter from shinola, he very we'll could be Gordon's real estate Agent. Who knows but I'm not going to get worked up until we know that he has signed elsewhere. But after a long weekend of thinking it probably hinders our chances a little since he had basically 5 days to think, if the offer was indeed made. Which I doubt seeing Bucket said we would make an offer Monday. I just hope we are aggressively pursuing all three fronts, at the very least. I'll be disappointed if we are unable to sign atleast one of the three with how long the market has dragged out. same here, i just hope it isn't nothing but lip service .....

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 12:34 AM) From the post by Balta earlier, it looks like they do a baseline test at the beginning of every year and then random tests during the year. If they find something abnormal they do more extensive testing. so it appears that this baseline is a blood test for everyone.... i am not too sure if that is what it means. edit.... btw, many thanks for answering.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 02:48 AM) Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Amy (about Amy Winehouse's career and battle with addictions/fame) Finder's Keepers (one of my Top Ten movies of the year now...too weird to be true story about the fight for possession of a man's foot that ended up in a BBQ smoker after amputation and was accidentally sold to someone who didn't want to give it up and tried to cash in on the events for fame/fortune) Three really high-quality documentaries. One of the most interesting things in the Scientology film was how they sabotaged Tom Cruise's relationship with Nicole Kidman and pushed him into a relationship with Iranian actress/model/biochemicist Nazanin Boniadi (who just happened to be one of my favorite Homeland characters). Also didn't know that Paul Haggis was a member for nearly 30 years. thanks for that info.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 11:03 PM) Excellent. I didn't think they were doing it. This is really all they can do at this point. ptatc , do you know if the test is random or not??

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 08:09 PM) There's nothing new in that cbs article. Sly has denied all along. He's also not the guy Al Jazeera is using as its source so that is misleading. They're pinning it on him, but he's not the source. The source is Liam Collis. then i jumped in b/c i was being a little gunho on b/c stories without any support. this is on me.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 08:01 PM) http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...-source-recants Mark excellent.... most excellent. careless journalistic b/s....

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 06:29 PM) It's not just local media. It's national writers saying Sox are interested. for me, and pls don't take this wrong, but i enjoy all the clatter of these so-called insight or rumors. it stimulates conversation. i enjoy reading all pov on anything to do with baseball, esp sox baseball.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) Boxing is a totally different scenario. They get hit with no protection. It has improved with mandatory headgear in amatuer bouts. but not in pro fights, how bout pro wrestling and now in the world of the ufc.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) Boxing is a totally different scenario. They get hit with no protection. It has improved with mandatory headgear in amatuer bouts. and you may be perfectly correct here. i have no medical background. i think the concussion and symptoms are totally new... cte was found in 2002... and new medical ideas are prob coming from that, like PTSD and maybe its connection to CTE..... again i am just guilty of reading too much and thinking. so offense.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 05:15 PM) Football and track are the two sports that really lend themselves to PEDs. They are always going to come up with new designer PEDs that no one knows to test for. The IOC has come up with a new baseline test that is the most promising. It tests for any changes, regardless of the source. i still think due to the PEDs in the NFL, the CTE and concussion issue has more to do with the combination with the PEDs than contact alone. interesting thing there. i have no medical background, but since my godson got hurt and was in the ucla medical center for a possible link of that, i been reading. i know, i am nothing but a snoop. but i think from a lame man term it also has a little thing to a control violence.... very much like what is called conditioning. this was done with animals to be conditions for violence.... but what ever happen to those creatures after the treatment / experiment was done?? how was the creature in later life??? an unknown element was talked about with the great joe lewis, but no one was able to distinguish it or call it or just said he broke down.... this is me and my disclaimer is i do not know crap.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 05:01 PM) No, the MLB is not going to jump to a league wide Crucifixion over allegations from Al-Jazeera. Let's not go overboard. The MLB will investigate the allegations but if there is no proof to any of this then the MLB will simply move on. The MLB already tests players from marijuana to HGH and everything in-between. Again, this is Al-Jazeera were talking about so at this point I take the allegations with a grain of salt and laugh it off. i know, i was being ironical... with that statement. and with ref to Al-Jazeera, i know with american sports media news, the US citizens are afforded a certain amount of media protection in what is commonly known as moral ethics and moral reasoning that is known thru out the whole media industry.