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Can honestly say I have no freaking clue who would win a 7 game series between GSW and SA, it'll be absolutely epic if we get it.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 10:17 PM) No its not a certainty. But we know they won't have a budget even asbig as theCubs so it is thebest chance to have a consistent winner. Posters keep using the criticism of "only one playoff appearance since 2005". This is because they haven't taken the time to build it, they have just tried to win this year. What is the best way to build a consistent winner? Once again, no matter what we think about those guys trading 3 top 10 prospects for a 2 year guy and not putting out a team that can win in year one is pretty much the opposite of building a consistent winner. And like I said, I'm far from freaking out as there is are still ways to improve this team but I will be super frustrated if they're just going to play the middle here.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 09:50 PM) This only applies if the prospects have a chance of being impact players. These were not. He traded marginal prospects for mlb talent to improve the team. Trading these prospects did not hurt the team's future. I mean, I believe that as well but that's absolutely not a certainty. Either way, while I'm certainly not freaking out about anything yet and by themselves I like all the deals the sox have made, if you trade for a star with 2 years on his deal you best put something together that's better than a .500 team year one.

More than 125 according to Ken.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 18, 2016 -> 07:29 PM) Saw Ride Along 2 the other night. Exactly what you would expect. I don't know what it is about Ice Cube but he cracks me up. Check out the skit Hart and Cube did with Conan to promote the movie, it was freakin hysterical.

Nobody knows what the sox budget is. Every time people thought they were at it last year they kept adding more pieces.

You guys sure like to freak out about Twitter rumors.

Why not go for 2 there?

QUOTE (MHizzle85 @ Jan 15, 2016 -> 03:28 PM) I'm going to to tomorrow's show at the Portage Theater. Can't wait. How long was the show? It was about 2 hours and 45 minutes. You'll have a blast.

Nightingale just tweeted that the sox are still around, chill everybody.

The NXT show in Milwaukee was pretty awesome. Turner hall is a really cool venue for a wrestling show. Really fun to see Bayley, Sami, Finn(who just loves to tease the bullet club), Enzo/Cass, Carmella and Bliss in person. Oh ya, and Owens showed up which was incredible. That promotion(or whatever you want to call it) does everything right.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 12, 2016 -> 12:38 PM) We thought this stuff about Melky. Bad fielders replacing terrible ones hasn't really helped much. I get what you're saying but it's a different scenario, we had a base of what Melky is in lf, we have no clue what Fowler would be if we moved him to a corner. He could be a pretty good rf or he could be just as bad as he was in center, that's something that the sox scouts would have to decide on.

This thread needs more Con Air.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 03:40 PM) Only reporting what is leaked to him. They use him to get the news out for leverage. I get it and I usually don't try to jump down reporters throats but in like 30 minutes he tweets that the sox are willing to go 4 years for Upton or Cespedes and then that they're very unlikely to. Like I said, I understand what's going on but still all over the place.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 03:36 PM) George Ofman ‏@georgeofman 12m12 minutes ago Chicago, IL While Sox might be open to 4 year deal, very unlikely they go past three with either player. He's not making a lot of sense He is all over the f***in place.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 11:28 AM) TDKR is not only the best Batman film, but its one of the best movies of the decade and to come out in recent memory. The film got a lukewarm reception because after TDK came out in 2008 people sarted writing the sequel in their head (I am scared that Episode 8 is going to suffer a similar fate) and when TDKR came out and it was not what they imagined, people were disappointed. When you criticize something, especially art you are supposed to judge on what it is, you never judge something on what its not it what you wanted it to be. Another thing that turned people away from the movie was the Aurora incident. TDKR is a better film than TDK, but when you compare the two you have to remember that they are very different movies. BB is an adventure movie, TDK is a crime thriller, while TDKR is a post apocalyptic war film. I could go on but TDKR is just better. I don't pretend to know a lot of film but I do know that all of this is wrong.

Bryce Alford can be a weird player but that dude hits all the big shots it seems.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 08:34 PM) If he's in the rumble, he has to win the title imo. Ya even if he's ready to go I bet they hold him out for that reason. I don't think they're going to put the title on him and they're not going to let his presence or lackthereof hijack a 3rd rumble in a row.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 05:54 PM) Sasha Banks hurt. ?

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 11:25 PM) Main roster isn't all that deep. Gotta start bringing talent up, but then NXT takes a hit. It's still a deep roster, problem is they've killed characters such as Breeze and Bray and even Sasha. QUOTE (The Critic @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 02:58 AM) And there's the issue. If NXT was truly a developmental fed, this would be a non-issue, but with WWE (and HHH. of course) wanting it to be its own touring brand, they have to keep people there to drive ticket sales. It's a delicate balance, but I would think at some point the main roster has to be your priority. It definitely hasn't been a developmental fed for a while, it morphed into its own thing and considering its following it's probably not going to be developmental ever again.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 09:59 PM) So NW must've played a super easy schedule. They did. Speaking of super easy schedules, going to Carbondale on Saturday for the first time in 3 years to watch SIU-Wichita in the battle of 3-0 Valley teams. I'm pumped.

This after show is the best thing ever.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 08:56 PM) Andddd Cena is out again. Might miss Mania. No Cena, no Rollins, no Orton?, no Bryan?, no Cesare?, and people wonder why the product is bad right now. Need to get this Bullet Club thing rolling stat. Push AJ right away as well. They still have an insanely deep roster. Time to make some new stars this mania.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 03:57 PM) Also, I say this as a horrible basketball player who could not shoot worth a damn... It is very hard to turn down open long shots. You were the guy at the Rec center that everyone hated playing with, weren't you?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 11:06 AM) He could. So could Avi. But that's no better than 50/50. But look at the sox run differential from last year - 72 phytho wins. If anything, the win total exceeded the sum of the parts. A lot would have to improve for this team as is to contend. You cant' trade controllable young talent like they did for a wish and a hope in Melky Cabrera and a couple of others. Your hero worshipping is out of control.