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Happy for Dunleavy, I hope he gets to play at a high level. He is the one player that I would say "fits" the bulls proposed new style.

Really disappointed the Broncos are in. They were such an unwatchable team all year. I do hope people take note from Rivera not being fired, and kudos to Jags for sticking with Bradley one more year. Continuity is always underrated. If a coach has lost a locker room, they should be fired. But one bad year or in year 3, they should get some time. There's so much random crap that goes on in a football year that is the difference between winning and losing.

QUOTE (peppers312 @ Jan 25, 2016 -> 01:08 PM) it's a BIG "if", but what if Garcia ends up hitting to the tune of .265-270, .350 OBP, 20 HRs, 70+ RBIs next season? would people STILL malign him? i guess the reason i ask is because he's STILL young. he'll be 25 this upcoming June and in terms of baseball years he hasn't even hit his "prime." i look at a guy like Alex Gordon (just an example), his numbers his first 3 years with KC are nothing special. he was 23-25 years old. now i'm not saying Avi is the next Alex Gordon, but when Gordon hit 27-29 years old his production went up. i understand we want Avi to produce NOW, but is he really as hopeless as everyone on here makes him out to be? It's mainly the deficient hitting with deficient defense. If he is just an average hitter he still needs to be replaced. That said, if he actually got up to .350 OBP he is much more acceptable.

There is one brightside - I feel like even 10 years ago we would not have realized how bad Avi was at this point.

Heyward - like 25.5 (if you consider the 3 years and all signing bonus money even if its deferred) Cespedes - 25 Gordon - 18 Upton - 22 Basically a shade under what everyone is expecting with big shocker being years. I have no sympathy for the comments like "so you want them to pay X $25 million per YEAR?!?!". No, I didn't , but when they rely on Free Agency to acquire talent and claim to want to compete right way, that they actually engage that market with realistic expectations of cost. None of these guys are "overpaid", they are paid what top level free agent outfielders will continue to get.

Honestly was expecting Dunleavy to retire after the news, if he plays at all I'm happy.

Congrats to Cam Newton on this year and his career. He truly had to deal with the dumbest of all body language criticisms, and the dude just balled out this year despite all receivers being completely inexperienced.

Also I'm hoping Desmond is more like a 2 year 26 million deal with player option otherwise meh

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 12, 2016 -> 08:43 AM) Dele Alli signs extension with Spurs through 2021. Can someone please post his incredible goal holy crap

Sanders single payer isn't even literally taking over healthcare, so I don't know how you can be a full blown socialist and not take over any industry.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 09:19 AM) Their only choice left is the White Sox, sounds somewhat familiar... Without knowing what was offered for Q, it's impossible to say. Was the return going to be similar to Miller's or was that a one-time situation where the DBacks' front office was already quite familiar with him and bound and determined to get their guy come hell or high water? Somehow I have a feeling the offer isn't lining up with Top 10-20 mlb pitcher statistically. If Sox can't get a Miller/Smarj return for Q they should resign.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 09:40 AM) If they got Fowler and Desmond, what would be the lineup? 1. Eaton CF 2. Fowler RF/LF 3. Abreu 1B/DH 4. Frazier 3B 5. Desmond SS 6. Cabrera LF/RF 7. Lawrie 2B 8. LaRoche/Garcia DH/1B/RF 9. Catching platoon Not sure fowler + Desmond is a real possibility. Surrendering your draft for two marginal players is ill advised.

Caulfield my god why the hell are you talking about what the royals should have done.

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 09:17 AM) All true. But once they backed themselves into this corner, committed to a plan, you finish it. Too bad. All got crazy for the so-called Big Three. Fine. Take a pass. Don't be insane. But finish the job elsewhere. To me, this means Jackson/Desmond. Yep, lose a pick. One stinkin pick (out of the three important picks). Chances of getting value out of the J/D combo are a lot better than value from that second pick. Besides, finish this year's plan since we've already committed! If this happens I will be content. If they sign Fowler I will be so disappointed. Kid rather nothing than Fowler.

QUOTE (CyAcosta41 @ Jan 23, 2016 -> 09:05 AM) Exactly. Determine his reasonable value. Then, if circumstances demand it, even stretch beyond reasonable. But, if the Mets deal is as reported, that's looney tunes territory (for a team). You do that for a Mike Trout, or 2-3 others, but no way for a guy with Cespedes's track record. I'd bet Greg's newest house that the Sox were trying until it got crazy (and sure sounds as if it would have taken even crazier to take him away from his NY preference). I think we learn a lot about Hahn by seeing whether we strike quickly with Plan B. Plan A1-A3 were always unlikely, at best. This would be fine if our core players didn't age but this patience will just guarantee a lost decade of white sox baseball. They could have decided to reload with Q but, this is the corner they backed themselves into.

Smart organizations don't force themselves to improve through free agency and then complain about the market prices being too expensive.

Rick Hahn the poker player. Playing chess while everyone plays checkers. Harvard means a lot folks.

I think you are being a little dramatic and putting a little too much power in the presidential position. I think Trump Cruz are insane, but nothing about Clinton, O'Malley, Sanders, Rubio, Bush/etc scream anomaly to our political history.

I hope its an incredibly verbose call "And That's...INTO THE AIR OVER THE WALL AND INTO THE SEATS OF DOZENS OF PEOPLE AS THEY CHEER AS THE SCOREBOARD MAN CHANGES THE NUMBER TO ACCOUNT FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED BALL CLEARING THE STANDS INTO THE PEOPLE AS WE CHEER" I"d wear that shirt.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 03:36 PM) Why? The Royals hit three more HR's than the Sox last season and they seemed to do OK. People have to let go of their obsession with HR's, usually the guys that hit the most also create the most unproductive outs which makes it more of a negative than a positive. The Royals had 116 more hits and 102 more runs while the Sox gave away 258 more K's and despite having what most consider a superior pitching staff the Sox gave up 60 more runs mostly due to shoddy defense. People don't have to get rid of their obsession with home runs. The Royals have worked 2 times, power teams have worked a lot more. There are a lot more players capable of hitting a lot of home runs and good defense than "high contact rates with enough power to be passable". The Royals are a unique team, it's a lot easier to not recreate them.

Yes, Thibs locker room was such a mess compared to Hoiberg's.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 01:19 PM) Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 13m13 minutes ago Bob Costas: #WhiteSox made 'right choice' with Jason Benetti -- http://bit.ly/1nE22pN (@CSNHayes) #WhiteSoxTalk That's nice of him. I continue to hear that MIke Tirico is a world class guy when it comes to helping out people starting up on the career (tirico also mentioned in article).

QUOTE (Disco72 @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 06:52 AM) Definitely Sao Paulo. We're still figuring out the rest. We'll probably have to do mail or use a service, as I don't think we'll be able to get down to Atlanta to do it in person. If in person is absolutely the best way to go, we'll find a way. Sorry, didn't realize you were in Knoxville. You'll be fine. One thing that's helpful is reading the yelp reviews of the consulate you are applying to for tips. If you are there for some time, I really recommend going to a smaller coastal town like Ubatuba (2 hrs away)? Buses are a great way to travel in Brazil.

Wow, Navarro's beard is truly terrible.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 22, 2016 -> 12:49 PM) Seems like the Sox are really positioning themselves to beat positional averages. There were three middle infielders in all the AL that hit 20 HRs or more in 2015. If the Sox got 40 from Desmond/Lawrie (very possible if both stay healthy) they would likely have the most thunderous middle infield in the AL. Really agree with this. I believe even ahead of big three, desmond and Jackson (and span) were only players that had a good probability of outperforming their contract. Desmond costs a pick, but if you sign him for a 2 year deal and he has a dynamite year, you can get good value out of trading him. OTOH, if he's himself last year, this is likely to be an affordable contract which we could still move for the same reasons we signed him (somebody will think he'll bounce back). That said, would like if we tried Saladino plus Jackson. But Desmond, considering the lack of market, seems like a good value candidate.