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QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ Oct 26, 2015 -> 12:11 PM) Is there something wrong with Thompson in RF? Or is that too much outfield defense? I think the thought is just that you are maximizing his defensive value in center and will help make up for lack of hitting.

A couple posts have discussed the org seeing the issue as talent acquisition not development. But to me, I have no confidence that the players with plus power in our system can ever be good enough at contact to be starters. And it just seems to keep happening. Really would love if the Zs in arizona can keep it up, but I just feel like its a fat chance (more so than with any prospect being a fat chance)

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 07:31 PM) Omar Narvaez, Winston-Salem (98 games): The 23-year-old backstop proved he could keep his mind centered between both parts of his game in a strong first full season in the White Sox system. Not only did Narvaez reach base at a .352 rate in his first taste of Class A Advanced, but he also threw out 35.4 percent of would-be basestealers. A little old for the level so to make it by age 25 he would have to be fast tracked and he still has a lot to prove but initially looking strong . Carlos Perez is getting rave reviews.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 11:51 AM) How clutch is Frazier? I'd rather the team signed a lower tier FA SP in an abundant market than try to find a new position player in FA. I agree with this. Trust your scouts, sign a high upside guy, try to flip to a WC team at deadline and hope for a career first half out of them.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 11:15 AM) The only better FA OF option in my eyes would be Heyward. Upton is still in his prime (28), while Gordon (32) and Cespedes (30) contracts will get ugly later because they all will end up getting 5-7 year deals. The only thing that Gordon really provides over Upton is plus defense. Can Gordon play RF? Do you move Melky to RF? Upton and Heyward have at least played RF in their careers. But Plus defense is a big big deal to this team. Upton is a good bat, but I'm not really interested in a marginal upgrade in hitting and no upgrade in defense. Gordon I could talk myself into as we are getting the best defensive left fielder in the game. Gordon-Trayce-Eaton would save how many runs from our excellent pitching staff? Upton seems like such a white sox player. A bat not good enough to be scared of, will get worse and worse defensively and signed to a price that diminishes any return when we inevitably try to cut our losses.

I just think this would be a disaster. An awful signing and bad strategy. I'd prefer we do nothing for 1 more year than this.

My God, I wonder if my friend wrote that. When we watched a game together and I said he needs to just enjoy playoff baseball in some aspect, he went on about how people need to learn how to talk to cubs fans. I was like: (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

If he's going to throw off his back foot, fade routes into the end zone are the one place I'm fine with it.

For the record, i too get annoyed when people wrote like, "cubs or sox, you gotta root for Chicago when they are in the playoffs!". No, you don't. Some of the stuff in here was just sooo over the top.

Lots of bad passes that PP

100+ post hatin ass Cubs thread ridiculing random Cubs free blog post ridiculing sox fans ridiculing Cubs fans infinite loop world ends

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) One rumor that he might have showed up on drugs and then was immediately cut and then came back. No idea whether it is valid and it has not been picked up by any major publication, rather pure message board fodder. . That doesn't sound like drugs. That sounds like manic behavior.

Well, with all of those you have an entire world being created, from common companies, to geographies, physics and characters. Seems like the star wars world has just really resonated. It is crazy watching the first two how much information they packed into it that was so accessible to digest. It was the opposite of a Chris nolan movie, where he'll just explain a world's rules to you for 4 hours and then finish it with "THERES SO MUCH WE CANT KNOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW"

Are we sure Cooper is good anymore?

wouldn't mind is not really the emotion I want behind a big $100 mill signing. Justin Upton seems like a nice 3rd or 4th best position player. Not someone I want as my highest paid #2.

This is probably too far but I feel like having Upton would be like the Alex Rios years all over again.

Oh my god it opened up 1/2 a block from me.

That's awful news. I loved that parking lot. I just moved off armitage, just as bloomingdale trail opens and a CP opens up. Great timing.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 10:21 AM) I see no realistic scenario that has us paying $100 million for an outfielder. That isn't even our greatest need. It is #3, tops. Eh, I'd just rather get a legit star OFer versus some marginal upgrade from below average to average.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 22, 2015 -> 10:35 AM) Anyone use a Nest? I have a cheap, $20 programmable Honeywell, but my wife just found that ComEd/Nicor has a $120 rebate if you buy a Nest. New ones are like $250. My wife likes the appeal (i.e. look and fancy functionality). Anyone with reviews? I'm not sure how much cost savings i'll get since we already have the house scheduled to increase/decrease temperature depending on if we're home and if we're asleep. The Nest seems to be a LITTLE more fluid than a strict schedule, but really other than the ability to change the temp on your phone, what's the appeal? Anything else? I have one. You can certainly get the same functionality for cheaper. But it is very easy to program and control, and I bought it right after moving in when we felt like we had a lot of money for upgrades. The app kind of sucks and I have trouble connecting it to wifi sometimes, but the thermostat before was such garbage we could not turn off hte programmable schedule and turn on the air when we were painting. Overall 5/5 usability, 3/5 on its claims of changing temps when away. I have no idea why it doesn't find my wifi.

I have to imagine the world is safer as a whole. There is a very bad, destabilized region, but in the 70s almost all of central and south america was under brutal miltary juntas, khumar rouge was in cambodia, much of asia was dealing with civil wars.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Oct 21, 2015 -> 12:57 AM) I think my major gripe with our election process for president is that there are no qualifications necessary. Is it too much to ask that the candidates have some serious experience in leadership, compromise & getting things done on a big stage? Like him or not, Obama won a popularity contest, not a leadership contest. What, was he a senator for a couple years? Quite the leadership resume! Kind of blows your mind when you actually try to think about his resume. Hillary, seriously? First lady definitely puts her close to daily presidenting, but was she at the big table for decisions? Few years as a senator? Maybe one of the worst SoS in recent history? Cmon! McCain, Kerry- Oooooo senators. What have you lead that was great? While Gbush is a whole separate animal...I will give him credit for being a governor. Maybe you should have to be a successful governor to throw your hat in the ring. I get that senators know how Congress works first hand but ultimately they are just 1 vote out of 100. A governor's job is to get things done period, across party lines. I'll stop rambling now. Thanks PFTcommentor.

Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton are literally the same person policy-wise.

Yeah Boiler Room is just good patio serving pizza in an underserved pizza location.

High OBP CFer that suddenly had 15 HR power in the leadoff spot (surpassing our 4 and 5 hitters? Trade him.