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QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 11:24 AM) To me, it's a great job of selling those 3 guys while they have good value. That's pretty much where I'm at. Hopefully there is more to come now but I don't love any of the 3 guys we gave up so I can deal with this.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?!?! Australia. Glad I could help!

Leonard is struggling big time.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 01:59 PM) It's the Bulls. It would be very difficult for them to realistically make an offer that would outbid any NBA team. Not that they can't, but that they won't. Yup.

Anytime I hear the Bulls connected to a big name like that I just laugh.

Well booked and I do enjoy watching Roman wrestle but I just can't care about this guy. But like I said, they've done their job in finally getting him over but anytime he grabs a mic people are going to turn on him again. But oh well, anything is better than Sheamus and this was the best episode of raw in a while.

I think he should be in the hall but I also no longer care.

I'm going to have to re-watch the closing segment cause everyone did seem to love it. Didn't hit the spot with me but I guess I might still have a bad taste in my mouth from the last month.

That was something.

2nd half of a back to back after the first was a double OT game, definitely not shocking.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 12, 2015 -> 08:11 AM) I honestly believe Theo/Jed are bluffing. Heyward is such a question mark in CF. There is no way they go into the season with Schwarber and Soler as the corner OFs. That D would be bad. I still think Heyward is their RF on opening day and Soler (or Baez) is dealt for a CF. That's what I'm guessing too but who knows. I absolutely love Heyward but I do wonder what a move to cf would do to him.

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.