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Yea but you just don't say no to an offer like that. You say well it's early and we feel we can do better . How long will that offer be on the table ?

Sounds strange.If Yankees offer was that high why not be interested? Even the highest reported Sox offer wasn't much higher than $240M. For those afraid that the Sox would have to beat a Yankees offer significantly because of Manny's desire to be a Yankee you would conclude that the Yanks are still in it or the Sox offer is pretty damn good.

He was the winner. Congrats Tom.

Ahh the good old days when Courtney Cox was the dancing girl Springsteen pulls from the audience .

There are pictures earlier in the thread and this thing called search on this thing called the internet on this thing called a computer and even more shocking it can be done on a phone now.

Is this what you are asking ?

Don't you like actually get a spark before you get smoke ?

Just like the rush to be the 1st to report the signing there's also the rush of posting twiiter news on Soxtalk . Fake or legit be damned.

Might be something that is also on Jay and ALonso gloves.

You're right . I was looking at this year and next year as 2 years.

That's what I figured but I think they try . Could eat some of it. Maybe eat a year of the remaining 2 years . See if any contender bites.

Yes this year since Crawford is already practicing in full and feels back to normal he might be back ( who knows) before the Feb 25th trade deadline.Pretty sure the NMC means they'd just need Wards permission to move him. Hell maybe they try to deal Crawford since he also has a NMC but also only a partial NTC.

And some can't see the forest for the trees. Money doesn't grow on trees. Let's not go out on a limb here.

Raises a question. I know we don't know when Crawford will come back and even if he does another concussion is a real possibility. Might Ward be traded ? Would the Hawks roll with Crawford and Delia knowing the risks for Crawford right when the Hawks are rolling and if not then does Delia get sent down instead ?

Stay neutral my friends. When a thread title says he has signed with the Sox then you can get hyped.

I'm neutral. Joy to us all if the Sox sign Machado. The rebuild is still intact if they don't. MM signs with someone sooner or later . I come here almost every day to check threads anyway so one will eventually be about Manny or Harper signing.

Tears flow for wealthy But for the rich man instead Smoke clouds vision now

It's my area code.

Getting used to and buying into the new system with the new coach, Vintage Kane and Toews. Cutting Keith's ice time especially on the PP and letting Gustafsson quarterback it. Getting Murphy and Forsling back . Sending Jokiharju down for more experience and replacing him with a more defensive minded guy like Dahlstrom. The talent of Strome resurfacing. Kahun feeling more comfortable and secure in his role . DeBrincat sniping on the PP because Kane is magic with the puck. The stronger defense making the goalies look better. Lets face it the team has undergone a major facelift since the beginning of the season and for the moment at least it's come together and if they can continue to play at this higher level and make the playoffs they could surprise us even more. Will be very interesting to see what else the Hawks do before the February 25th trade deadline.

That's right.

As Pat Foley likes to say Patrick Kane got his turdy turd goal of the year with tree turdy tree left in the turd. Hawks win 7th in a row 5-2 over Red Wings, Strome Kahun DeBrincat line had 1st 3 goals for Hawks. Kane extends point streak to 14 games with a goal.

Tis a great Queen song but my top 5 might be different but haven't given it much thought yet;.

Greatly appreciate it by giving him a trophy which is the thanks symbol.

I have to agree with you. When you start comparing Rutherford ,Gonzales. Basabe and Adolfo any one of them could end up better than the others. I left out Eloy and Robert because they are hand and shoulders above the others but even Robert is no sure thing due to injuries but the ceiling is huge and being a CF you have to rank him as more valuable. Playing russian roulette with the other 4 means you are just as likely to get shot as you are to stay alive, I think he's a corner OF but every team has 2 corner OF's and the better they are the better your team. Rutherford has the frame to hit for power and according to baseball ref. he was actually 1.5 years younger than league average in A+. Just seems like every time I read something from a poster here it's that Rutherford isn't that good. I'm expecting a big year from him maybe not in HR's but he's going to spray the ball all over that bigger park and my guess is he hits just as many HR's as last year if not more. If he can adjust quickly I suspect he will be getting a lot of doubles and triples. All 4 seem like really good hitters , some needed time to adjust to a level some did not. Some have more power at the moment but that can change when you are 22 . OBP seems good for all of them. Basabe switch hitter, Adolfo right handed , Gonzalez and Rutherford left handed. Gonzalez and Basabe seem more likely to stay in CF also so that versatility is a big plus. All of them seem capable of top 100 status . Future Sox ranks it Adolfo 7, Basabe 9, Gonzalez 10, Rutherford 11 out of our top 30. Baseball America ranks Adolfo 6 , Rutherford 8, Gonzalez 9 and Basabe not in our top 10. MLB Pipeline Rutherford 7 , Basabe 9, Adolfo 11 Gonzalez 14. Rutherford retaining a bit of his sheen and luster from being a Yankee 1st round pick. Not a lot of conclusive stuff about who is best. I'd hate to be the one who traded the wrong one. There's some impressive talent down on the farm. I prefer they let them play and see who becomes the real deal.

Why is it OK to make fun of the elderly? Seems as bad as fat shaming or racist stuff to me. I wouldn't normally comment on this stuff.but an awful lot of people get outraged at one type of hate but not other types. By the way I am not outraged just often wonder why one insult is so much worse than others.