Jake

He's a good shooter, don't let the 3P% fool you. The guy is dead-eye as a jump shooter. Looks like shot selection or volume may have been an issue. Have to like getting a guy with a big-league ready tool, if I can use MLB parlance.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 28, 2013 -> 11:00 AM) C- Suzuki 1B- Lind 2B- Beckham SS- Ramirez 3B- Gillaspie/Keppinger LF- Viciedo CF- Granderson RF- Rios DH- Dunn SP- Sale SP- Danks SP- Johnson SP- Quintana SP- Santiago/Axelrod That is about as bad as you could make the outfield, defensively.

C Flowers 1B Dunn 2B Keppinger 3B Gillaspie/Morel SS Beckham LF Viciedo CF De Aza RF Pence DH Morales SP Sale SP Danks SP Santiago SP Quintana SP E. Johnson Because why not. Won't bid high for the best outfielders, but Pence will be a nice player that may not be overpaid and should be able to be a piece for a winning version of our team and/or a nice stop-gap player if things don't work out. A player that could potentially have value near that of Rios with lower salary. With departures of Rios, Peavy, PK, Floyd, Crain, Thornton, we'll still be saving money even if we pay market value for Morales and Pence. Won't need to add FAs for rotation. Might look at a vet or two for the 'pen and Lindstrom may be brought back via team option if he is not traded.

Boo! We want Illini!

No Brandon Paul no care

Yep, I like the pick. Not a sky-high ceiling guy, but not a super low ceiling either. He should be able to contribute immediately and potentially become a nice defender and hopefully a more well-rounded scorer.

Almost there.

What is the deal for Olynyk?

How does Burke fit with Minnesota?

Now things can go back to making sense

I want McLemore!

Was this seriously in doubt? I'm also tickled to see that most people seem to be interpreting this to mean that everyone will BE traded. White Sox need to make moves that leave them in a position to compete soon. Get higher-level minor leaguers, get young MLB players, free up money to bring in free agents. Don't leave the roster without any players. Don't trade from the rotation, sans Peavy.

Josh Phegley is not a value-less prospect. There are reasons to be skeptical, but if we were a team that is buying he could be a part of a good package.

The best part is how far he has to come before the signing is even a break even deal. People forget about the money spent when these guys come up as a prospect. He has to do SO MUCH before he starts to chip away at the huge investment. Think about a guy like Yu Darvish, who has such a long road to earning the money spent on him (much of which he didn't even get)

This core has only played with Rose in the postseason once. Everything anyone thinks about the Bulls is based on one playoff series. I'm not comfortable with that.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Also, the star witness was pretty entertaining. I have to imagine her credibility was shot with all of the changes in her statements and the fact that she couldn't read something she claimed to have written herself. That's some of the most painful, tedious cross examination I've ever seen. I would have punched that defense lawyer in the f***ing face and you could tell she wants to. He's just doing his job, of course, but damn was that whole ordeal annoying. This is why I'm not going into law.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 12:04 AM) wow, pretty cool. I'm not a jersey guy but that code gets you $75 off the Reebok Edge jersey. Might have to buy something now just for that deal. Looks like they don't have Edge jerseys on there for whatever reason. Also, no "A" on the Keith/Sharp jerseys? Da f***? Still want to pull the trigger but sizes are limited, might have to go with Toews

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Jun 27, 2013 -> 02:22 AM) Jimmy Butler is fast becoming the most overrated player in the NBA (far as Soxtalk goes). He's a piece. Not the difference. Stop it. The Bulls need another star. That's the only way in the 2007+ nba (and that might not even be enough). You underestimate how easy it is to be a lot better than Bogans/Brewer/Korver

I would say a great deal of attitudes in Congress, in this forum, in the USA have changed on the subject of gay rights since 1996.

None of the trades seem likely to make the Bulls overall better. Pretty simple. If you're going to do such a significant shakeup, LaMarcus Aldridge is not enough. He's not good enough and he's not in the right position. I'd think about it if it was a player of his caliber that was a good shooting 2 guard that can create, then we'd be talking. Right now, I'm happy to move forward with this core that has only played together once. They very well may be quite a bit better than they were in 2011 and they were pretty damn good back then. Jimmy Butler is likely to be a huge lift as the starting 2 as he is a nice mixture of the positives of Ronnie Brewer, Keith Bogans, and Korver. He is the least like Korver, obviously, but he knocks down shots better than Bogans or Brewer to be sure.

Dems in Texas sucessfully delay to end of session that was to end at 12 AM to stop anti-abortion bill from passing. Many reports coming out, though, that they held the vote after midnight. They are asking legislators to their faces whether they voted or it passed and nobody seems to know. Dustin Parkes ‏@dustinparkes 12m Sorry Miami Heat. After the buzzer sounded, San Antonio made ten straight buckets and are now NBA champs. #TexasRules

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 25, 2013 -> 09:55 PM) Beckham needs pulled right now I do not give a dam If his replacement lets 5 balls go between his legs. Time for RV to show some nuts and hold someone responsible for once. Paul Konerko is the only backup infielder available so that scenario is very likely (the balls between legs)

Hawk is very mad at the White Sox for making Gordon bad

I don't really give a s*** about Chris Sale getting the win, but Jesus what a dumb play that may cause us to lose.

Carlos Torres, a sight for sore eyes