fathom

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 07:39 PM) I'd hear stuff out but you're going to have to pay me Sale prices (with a cap S deliberately) to get Eaton away. Eaton to the Cardinals makes a ton of sense if Sox rebuild

Bowden was wrong an awful lot last offseason iirc

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 07:27 PM) He had an awful series. I tend to give him a break on some of the strange stuff he does in the regular season because he's earned that but his managing in the World Series was pretty inexcusable. As many of us have said, the managing by almost everyone was crazy bad this postseason. Too many teams playing differently than they did to get there

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 06:20 PM) I just read this on another board. Dude is a Yankees fan: So true, some of the lead discussions on the ESPN shows yesterday dealt with Maddon getting bailed out. If they lost game 7, he was gonna be one of the biggest goats in Chicago sports history

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 06:57 PM) Come on now... 2001 was the literal storybook ending. Game 7, bottom of the 9th, bases-loaded, game tied, 1 out facing the best closer in the game. This game 7 would've only been comparable had one of the Indians batters walked off Chapman in the 9th. The story-line of two teams that have been bad for a really long time just isn't as compelling. And I would also take team having miraculous comebacks representing a city that was just devastated by worst territorist attack in U.S. history is way more compelling than two incompetent franchises

In terms of great games, the Aaron Boone walk off was significantly better as well (not a WS game I know)

QUOTE (Reddy @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 05:53 PM) I could definitely be swayed on that if someone can find a better one given the context of this one, but I'll stand my ground on Game 7. This game 6 was sloppy as hell with bad managing, bad fielding and bad pitching. Only reason there was drama for two innings was a choke job by the Cubs. The Braves-Twins game featured one of the best pitching performances ever.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 05:46 PM) Eh.. I don't know about the greatest World Series ever. You can definitely argue game 7 for WS game though. Braves-Twins game was way better.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 05:15 PM) Yeah that made no sense to me. Obviously using Chapman the night before was a terrible idea too. Wilbon said he received numerous texts from MLB players and managers asking wtf was Maddon doing

QUOTE (Reddy @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 04:01 PM) ?? That's called bad luck. The heavens opening up randomly in the 10th f***ing inning of a TIED game 7 of the world series? Come the f*** on. That's the textbook definition. But it had no impact on the game. Just a pure random sidenote that is getting way too much attention. Kinda like the greatness of the Ross homer despite him costing them two runs with his defense and giving the Indians any hope at all

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 04:01 PM) This. It was inexplicable for Francona to stick with Shaw who obviously has nothing that night. He stuck with everyone too long the last two games.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 03:58 PM) The rain delay stuff is super weird to me. They had the meat of their order up against Shaw on his 2nd inning of work when he was struggling in his first inning, they were going to score no matter what. Anyone could have seen that coming. Divine intervention would be facing a team missing 3 of its best players

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) f*** yes it is bias. You are on a damned White Sox message board. What do you expect? This is supposed to be the one place where we don't get subjected to the fellatio of the Cubs that is pervasive in the rest of the world right now. This is the crap that makes me hate all things Cubs. No, I don't have to like it, or even enjoy it. Get out of here with this BS. There are plenty of Cub fans who would love a White Sox fan to tell them how great they are now, go lecture them. I didn't know a 15 minute rain delay was divine intervention. And the Heyward speech being immortalized might be the dumbest sports story in history. I guess he didn't listen to his own speech when he struck out horribly with the bases loaded. I guess anything to make it seem like he's not one of the worst signings in sports history at this point

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 4, 2016 -> 03:49 PM) This. And I am getting sick of people feeling like they need to rub our noses in it, for no good reason. Yep!

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 03:03 PM) That's great. Congrats, but we still don't like you. More of a shot at the media that forgot about 2005

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 03:02 PM) The Cubs winning the WS won't change fans' lives, so although this will blow over and Cubs WS swag that cost $30 now will cost $10 in a month or 2, I always loved having the leverage we all just lost over Cubs fans. That's the sad part to me. Yep it's just another team now. Bragging rights are completely gone.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 02:53 PM) How bout we just act like this year never happened? Can we find a way to blame it all on LaRoche

QUOTE (oldsox @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 12:47 PM) What was the proposed deal? Do you mean drafting Stroman? Signing bonus

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 01:26 PM) the bandwagon complaint is so lame. It doesnt affect anyone Doesn't it hurt the Sox at the attendance gate?

Well thanks everyone (besides a few) for allowing myself and other Cubs haters a place to talk and rant over the last month. Been therapeutic....and at least it wasn't the Sox who lost to them

Sox are not going to sign Chapman. There are five major money teams with a need for closer (chc, nyy, lad, sf, nats). Prices will be insane

Awesome tweet given the ESPN debacle https://mobile.twitter.com/whitesox/status/...%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

People think they are going to sign a closer when they already have highest paid one? Come on

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 06:53 AM) I became so much more calm about the Cubs winning once Chapman blew the game and I knew he couldn't get the save. Once Edwards came in, I knew that woman-beating f*** face couldn't be hailed as a hero and I was totally content. Now their lovable loser narrative is finally over and they can just be another team like the Red Sox have become. Totally agree, and was also happy it wasn't Strop or Arrieta on the mound. Also was happy it wasn't a homer that scored winning run

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 05:12 AM) Shaw served him up an absolute meatball, these pitchers just choke in big situations it seems. He's a bad matchup vs Cubs because he doesn't throw a lot of curves. Everything hard by him