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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 08:20 AM) Yeah, I don't think he will ever really have 40 homer power, but I think he will have some pop (maybe 20-25 homers on a season to season basis) but he is going to turn groundballs into singles, singles into doubles, and doubles into triples. If they let him run, he can be Henderson or Raines disruptive to a defense. To turn ground balls into singles...you need to make contact. Not saying he won't learn, but a 25-30% k-rate for him would not be an effective use of his speed.

QUOTE (Tony @ Aug 16, 2017 -> 05:55 PM) I think he's a better prospect right now than Moncada ever has been. There, I said it. I agree. He is more complete. More raw in the sense of distance to bigs still, but seems more likely a guy who won't strike out 30% of his at bats. Then again, we all know how anti strikeout I am. None of this is based upon Yoan's current production...I don't overlook a few weeks experience (for a guy who is raw and needs to make certain adjustments).

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 09:27 AM) Much better chance of seeing the White Sox no-hit I'll be honest...I'm okay with that (would love to see some history).

Taking my kids to see their first baseball game! Hopefully they see a White Sox no-hitter.

He stunk it up and got into a funk, but he was pretty amazing in college. Well worth the claim, imo.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 11, 2017 -> 08:39 PM) When it comes to the Royals, I don't care about draft position or progress from young players. Just sweep their asses. Especially those two corner infielders they have. I don't care about draft position period. I want our young players to do well and for the Sox to win. This isn't the NBA. #1 pick or #3 pick...big whoop. Young players playing better advances our rebuild effort much more then the difference in a couple of picks.

I really liked Trubisky's post game quotes.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 11, 2017 -> 07:38 AM) Not if they want to rebuild and get a higher pick and keep your franchise QB healthy for next year. I mean Bears fans will be miserable either way. Bears starting o-line, if healthy, is pretty good. The Bears also have good running backs and an okay defense. If Trubisky plays like he did last week and continues to elevate and make quick progress...he could burst onto the scene (great problem to have). I still throw everything out cause it is essentially one half of a preseason game, but the raw tools stood out. I really didn't appreciate his athleticism until last night and I liked the fact that he typically kept his eyes down the field. But to read pro defenses and adjust to a pro offense is going to take a lot of time. Loved how much time he got in the game and the fact that our oline kept him upright. Week 2 will be a great test as defenses will do a bit of scheming, etc. And for Glennon...it was a couple lousy drives, he shouldn't take it too hard. Use it as motivation for this weeks practice. Trubisky could have had a few more receptions because his receivers / TE's had a few drops. Cohen played well.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 9, 2017 -> 06:09 AM) I don't think he did anything to warrant the suspension. Of course I didn't think Beltre should have been ejected for moving the on deck thing. People need to relax and laugh about some things. I don't know why everything is taken so seriously and offensively. There are plenty of things to take that way, but the littlest things now are made such a big deal of. I thought it was hillarious and I don't understand why Joe West was suspended for this.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 07:15 AM) He'll be the 5th starter for a team next year, that's for sure. I would be okay if we signed him to a 1yr deal and bet on him being solid and trading him at the deadline. We would have got something for him if he hadn't been hurt for a while. He isn't great, but he's a serviceable back of the rotation guy who can throw innings.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 9, 2017 -> 08:35 PM) The Moncada, Delmonico, Anderson show is tearing it up. Great to see. Also Leury and Yolmer with 2 RBI apiece. Youth will be served. Miguel Gonzales pitched a gem. Sox may still get someing for him . U never know. Oh I forgot, EAT s*** ASSTROS ! I love it. I hope we win every game here on out because our young kids are kicking butt!!!

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 8, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) Still need 1) reliable ICBM launch and 2) reentry, which is a big technical challenge, but yeah, it's one step closer. The unanimous UN sanctions announced yesterday probably won't do anything. They're dead set on getting a deliverable bomb. Short of a military invasion that will cost hundreds of thousands of lives along with trillions of dollars, I'm not really sure what anyone can do. I also don't really think NK would ever use a nuclear weapon in a first strike because they know it would be the end of them. I also hope that they have a decent command and control structure so that a single insane megalomaniac ruler doesn't have the sole, unchallengable power to launch nuclear weapons. Your last comment regarding hope is completely nuts. It stands against how their dictator operates. Clearly he can and will do whatever it is he wants to do.

Rosen had a lot of great points, unfortunate people latched onto the headline and not the meat, but reporters are lazy.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 8, 2017 -> 10:37 AM) Bears football will be bad enough where I hope Chicago media is not going to cover Cutler in Miami all year. They have spent a lot of time the last day covering him. It shouldn't matter. Whether Jay kicks butt or stinks, the reality is his time had come in Chicago. There was zero reason to keep him around this year.

OMG at the media. Ripping Jay already, based upon his press conference.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 08:58 AM) There have been many-a highly touted QBs who the league has thought could teach them accuracy, so I'm glad it's showed in pads. I bring it up because his first few days had a lot of nfl media "LOL he has trouble with snaps" contrasted to "Watson is the greatest QB ever", it has since flipped to now people discussing Trubisky on rise and may start sooner than people think, while the texans camp is about savage playing better and likely to be a starter. That said, O'Brien has been quoted as saying Watson is the best rookie QB he has ever been around. The talk of Kizer has been high as well. It is still way too early. They all are crap compared to what they will need to be, but the fact Trubisky has shown laser accuracy is nice. The real work is in actually putting the ball in the right spot. The fumbling stuff was absurd, but it does go back to, it is going to take time for him (and most college QB's) to be ready to play. Taking a snap in the NFL and how you read defenses is just so much different and it isn't something you can really "scout". The ability to project that skill is so difficult. Evaluating whether a player has the physical skills...not so much.

QUOTE (rodh @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 03:32 PM) Maybe in regards to power and plate discipline but IMO Beer has less swing and miss and I value his LH bat. Did Burrell play college ball with aluminum bats? He did, but he was arguably the most dominanting freshman bat in NCAA history.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 02:42 PM) Naw. You don't need to be a pro blacksmith to chip off a chunk of obsidian for an arowhead or dagger. He's definitely making dragon armor. Or maybe like a mech that can fight The Mountain. I presume Gendry was on the boat with Theon and we will find that out in the next episode and he'll help make the weapons out of dragonglass.

So is Beer basically Pat Burrell?

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 02:27 PM) Sure but there are way more guys on the planet that can do what Javy Vazquez can do. Jay Cutler is like one of the 15-20 best QB's in the world. I don't disagree. But I was always a Jay Cutler fan (and still am). Albeit, no matter how good (or bad) he does in Miami, really has no bearing on what Pace should have done. As much as I rooted for Jay, his time in Chicago had come.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 02:23 PM) Blows? That's kind of ridiculous. He's an above average NFL starting QB. Somewhere in that 14-20 range. I think Cutler is better than Tyrod Taylor is but that's definitely debatable. Jay Cutler is Javy Vasquez. Javy Vasquez is Jay Cutler. Tantalizing tools...mediocre results.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 01:56 PM) What were those hints? At the end of season 6, there was a bit more growth of Brotherhood without Banners, which in the books was lead by Lady Stoneheart and there were some mysterious deaths which potentially referenced back to the books. It could just be the Brotherhood, but it could also differ.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 01:25 PM) Yea I don't think introducing a new character in Lady Stoneheart is smart. Gendry would be my guess You are probably right (less of a surprise though as Gendry has been confirmed to return this season), but they hinted at Lady Stoneheart a few times, so I could still see it.

QUOTE (TRU @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 12:39 PM) If you're into spoilers go to IMDB and look at the cast list for the next episode I am not going to look...but I must presume it is the return of Catelyn Stark as Lady Stoneheart. They certainly alluded to here last season.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 7, 2017 -> 11:53 AM) We actually have no idea the extent to the role LF has played in everything the last many seasons. I do think the TV show is setting up Arya to kill LF when she hears from Bran something bad he did. LF is a great character (not in the sense that I like him) but in the sense that even him behind the scenes, you just have no idea what is going to happen. He is a total wildcard. For all we know, something is going to happen, and we are going to find out that he played everything perfect.