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QUOTE (shipps @ Nov 27, 2015 -> 01:43 PM) He may have issues but I remember when Miguel Cabrera had issues as well. Not the same level of talent there but still. Problems now doesn't mean the guy can never mature. I could argue Puig has more talent because he can be an impact defender to go along with being an impact bat. Both were terrific early in their careers with Puig's only down offensive season being in an injury prone 3rd year. This is a talent and I'd love it if the Sox bought low for once, however, I'm also not that up to speed in what just happened (off the field). Sounds like the guy truly is a mess though.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 12:51 PM) It's not the tripping that bothers me, it's that tripping basically means that they then are required to wait there with horror on their face until someone comes to help them get back to their feet. I don't think anyone helped her get back on her feet.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) Gronk did not tear acl/mcl, just a sprain. Crazy to see those reports and then walked back. Can't imagine being a pats fan there. Rather fear the worst and then get better news. It would be like the opposite of when I heard Rose had his 2nd injury. When I first heard it was a meniscus I was happy cause I figured he'd be back for the season..then by the next day I learned he was out for the year. As a fan, when someone is carted, I already assume done for the season / significant injury.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 11:27 AM) When will people stop tripping in TWD? It'll never not annoy me, especially when someone like Carol does it. Have you ever tripped and fell while running in your entire life? Such a lazy and overdone trope at this point. Technically, when running for you life and dealing with major hurdles, who knows. A lot more probable than say running on a nice and normal track.

QUOTE (danman31 @ Nov 28, 2015 -> 08:54 AM) Me too. Baseball is now kind of boring. I have no tribal rooting interest that needs validation. They won one, they may never again. Whatever, baseball is too slow for me to watch regularly. I have some similar thoughts to this one, however, I think part of the reason we all feel this way is because of how poor a product the Sox have put on the field. It has been truly pitiful and awful to watch. Very few guys are exciting, our defense is terrible. Basically the entire brand of White Sox baseball has stunk for people who enjoy the game and thus it has became extremely pitiful to watch. As I say more now than I did when I was younger, sports are entertainment, you need to be entertained and nothing about the recent Sox stretch has been entertaining (outside of last off-season). They have consistently came out of the gates slow and as a result, have generally been out of contention for the vast majority of the long baseball seasons. Baseball does need to speed its pace of play up. Manfred seems to get that so I'm optimistic of where they will take it.

Buh...that teaser was awesome. I didn't catch it (my DVR had already cut-off). Thanks for sharing.

I expected some more action given the set-up. I think the reality is, the episode was disappointing because we expected more "deaths" than anything else. Instead, it looked like they halted some more of the killing until the return.

USC hated it when they hired Caroll and that was a stroke of genius. Was interesting to me how Miles could go from gone to kept in a matter of a game (with a decision getting made in the 3rd quarter). Kind of crazy to me how irrational people can be.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 30, 2015 -> 07:54 AM) USC names Helton their permanent head coach. What a joke this football program has become I would have sworn they were going to go hard after Chip.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 01:05 PM) Cutler's options tomorrow- Matt Forte (?) Zach Miller Josh Bellamy Marc Mariani Deonte Thompson Khari Lee Jeremy Langford Antone Smith Marquess Wilson Cameron Meredith YIKES. Is Jeffrey out as well?

What the hell. Marty is out against the Packers. Royal and Carey are also out.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) Has to be rough getting good mexican in California man! Oh...its awesome...I just meant all this talk about food when I was still hours from lunch.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:56 AM) Catchers almost as a rule can't hit. It's better the Sox spend no trade chips on a mediocre guy. This guy is a lot like Geo except left handed. No average, decent OBP, power, decent defensively. He has been the starting catcher on many playoff teams and he is still in his 20's, and signed for less than what Geo received. Exactly. And I'd think in a platoon situation, the odds of him staying healthy / being more productive would be greater. And unlike Geo, this is a platoon that actually makes sense (since you can use Flowers and Avilla to their strength's) and both are good defensive players. This was a really good cheap move and in my opinion, I am content with catcher. Allows Rick and company to focus on more glaring issues. Spending significant resources on catcher, when almost all of them suck, just doesn't make a ton of sense right now (unless you have a rare super elite guy).

He's going to get cut right? Moving him to 3rd string...why not just drop him entirely? Seems like at this point they are done with him. Or are they presuming they can get a pick back from someone else in the off-season?

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:52 AM) I really hate the west coast trip. I basically can only talk about the 1st half. You guys want to talk about the first half? I love them. By the time I put my kids down, I can watch on the DVR and usually by the 3rd or 4th I'm on live. Its nice cause I can actually pay attention to technology or other things (cause I hate watching games when I know the results).

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:38 AM) He's a part time catcher. It's not a bad signing or something to have a strong opinion on. This place is a f***ing joke anymore. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I think most everyone is on board to the Avila move. Hard not to be at the cost.

You Aholes are making me hungry.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 09:01 AM) The thing is, he should not be asserting himself as 2010 Kobe. He needs to pay attention to his teammates. His teammates are the suck.

I don't know if Butler intentionally tripped him or if it was just part of the tumble. Looked like it was intentional but could have been inadvertent. If it was intentional, I'd expect a suspension but league office was reviewing the play when it happened and all he got was the T (probably more for getting in his face afterwards than anything else). Butler and Plumlee had words a couple plays earlier (I noticed...never heard the announcers say anything). Plumlee drilled him after the screen. I love Butler's edge (and also don't really have an issue with Plumlee either). That said, going for the legs is dirty.

I have no issue with this move. Think its more likely he outperforms Soto next year.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 25, 2015 -> 04:48 AM) Lets also keep in mind that Kobe has had multiple catastrophic leg injuries in the past few years, and MJ did not. And he's barely played in two years. I give the excuse to Rose for how long it takes to get back and that same excuse applies to Kobe. I am not saying he'll be prime Kobe, but if he can stay healthy and build his stamina and comfort up, he'll get better.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 09:44 PM) They got really lucky tonight. McCollum and Lillard both missed a lot of easy shots. Fantastic defense on that last possession though. Lucky...define luck. Yes, they could have blown it, but they dominated the game and just kept taking the foot off the gas. The Blazers announcers were befuddled as to how the Blazers were even in the game. Right now, the Bulls are extremely hot / cold and I'm not surprised given new coach / system. Rose had a nasty (the good kind) stretch in that 3rd quarter.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 09:25 PM) I'm still waiting for the Bulls offense to look better than it did under Thibs like we were promised. Instead they are much worse offensively than they were last year and even when Thibs was without Rose for entire seasons they weren't this bad. The offense f***ing sucks right now. I look at it as, at times, the offense looks pretty crisp and good and at other times, it is awful. Part of that is because Snell and Niko have had large stretches where they not only can't make a basket, but take a ton of awful shots. That and Rose sometimes plays with the right pace and at other times, doesn't. I have seen some sets where our ball movement and screens, etc, is really impressive. The Blazer announcers were commenting on that at quite a few different times last night about how much movement our offense can have and how hard it can be to defend (when it is going, which at times last night it was, and then everytime we'd explode to the lead, we'd let it back). Defense was largely very impressive.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Nov 24, 2015 -> 07:34 AM) Kevin White to practice today per Rich Campbell Things are getting interesting.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 21, 2015 -> 05:42 AM) Jason, what is it you don't like about Plaschke? His general reporting is really lousy (actual sports articles).