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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 05:23 PM) My reaction was not "this looks really good"...I was unimpressed. However, that was also similar to my reaction to the "First class" previews and I loved that one. I think unimpressed is a perfect way to put it.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 10:29 PM) No Klay and Seth was pretty bad. The dude that plays for the Kings?

Thought this was going to be their first loss. Unbelievable.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 06:33 PM) See the 2015 Chicago White Sox and 2015 San Diego Padres. Those were two bad teams trying to get better, this is a really good team who has gotten a lot better. They're obviously not guaranteed anything but they're absolutely one of, if not the favorite to win it all going into the season.

So let me ask you guys what do we think the move to cf does to his individual worth in the advanced stats world? So much of his value is tied up into being the best rf on the planet that I'm interested what happens to that if he's just an above average cf?

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 10:52 AM) Except for swinging an invisible bat against Cotts in game 1. Still not sure how he missed those pitches. Cause Neal was throwing an invisible ball all season.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 11:28 AM) Happened with Eaton. Eh he had a below average like quarter of a season due to injury, he wasn't a 4 or 5 year underachiever like Lawrie.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 11:20 AM) What players does he need to fit his offense? This roster isn't a title contender and it is not an amazing offensive roster but there is no way they should be as bad as they are on that end. I absolutely agree but honestly, who cares? This roster has needed a huge overhaul forever and it never happens. Until that happens we're stuck and just to be clear, I'm not ready to give up on Fred after 20 games but he's certainly been bad so far. Edit: yeesh, that post was all over the place.

As I've said the last few days I'm not a big Lawrie fan but he's much better than anything we had and we gave up nothing so I'm definitely happy about the trade. That said, I don't expect him to make a jump or "figure it out" here, that doesn't happen with us and hitters, he is what he is.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:12 PM) Really? I don't see much of that. I don't see them ever becoming villains. They don't play dirty. They don't flop all over the court. They don't under-perform like Lebron (in terms of his insane expectation levels). Steph is an incredibly likeable guy that looks more like you and I than anyone else in the league. Other than Detroit and Utah, were the Bulls dynasty teams ever vilified? I don't think so. The Rockets weren't. The Lakers might have been a little, but most people were pulling for Kobe. The Spurs weren't/aren't. The Heat were because they were "hollywood as hell" and that's 100% true. He definitely does. Once again, I personally couldn't care less as that's just the NBA but that type of stuff usually bothers people. I don't really remember how the early 90's teams were perceived nationally but those Bulls teams would have been despised in this day and age, that's for sure.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 01:17 PM) Not sure if this has been addressed in this thread, but why is Oakland trading Lawrie? Cause he's not that good.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 12:33 PM) Man I don't want CarGo to go to the Cubs You like that guy way too much.

I'm kind of interested when the Warriors start to become villains nationally. I love to watch them play and Steph is a blast but he's starting to be the guy that whines after every play and he's the ultimate showboat but no one says anything yet. That type of stuff never bothers me but it usually does annoy people on a national stage.

Hayes just tweeted that he originally heard the price was high for Lawrie, so take that for what it's worth.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 12:23 AM) You weren't that big of a part of that season Actually had a feeling this joke was coming when I saw you were the last to post here. WAY TO BE PREDICTABLE

As long as he's not violent or dangerous to others, I couldn't care less how big of a douche the guy is if he can play. The supposed king of all douche's was a huge part of 05.

I could deal with Hawkins being the main piece. I guess what makes me nervous is I have no clue what Lawrie's value is compared to the player he actually is.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Dec 8, 2015 -> 11:58 PM) He is 26 and better then any other option we currently have, right? He's 26 but he's not good so I just don't care about his age. Yes, he's better than what we have so if we didn't give up a lot for him then I'd be ok with it but I don't want to give up anything people are mentioning here besides Avi and I'm not anti trading prospects at all.

Really don't care that Lawrie is under control for a while cause he's just not that good. Not going to get myself worked up over this yet but not a fan of the idea.

Better not be giving up a lot for him.

What legit contenders have gotten that much better so far? It's early December and while they haven't grabbed a true stud yet, they've certainly gotten better. Their fans have nothing to be pissed about.

South Dakota State is pretty good.

We might be able to trade Sale for a whole baseball team.

Your daily reminder that the Warriors are indeed good at basketball.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Dec 7, 2015 -> 01:17 PM) What is this show? Can someone sum it up in a few words? f***in awesome!