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QUOTE (Heads22 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 07:10 PM) http://www.csnchicago.com/white-sox/samard...im-feeling-home Samardzija might be a bigger Sox fan than some of us. So who is he on Soxtalk?

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 06:03 PM) Exactly. He's had 3 basically 6 week stints with the Sox. And through it all, he's league average. It's hard to believe that that's his ceiling. Yes, it may take a while. That's why this "all in" idea for this season never made any sense. YOu need young players, they take time and you can't plug what was a 63 win roster (which was even worse considering that that 63 win roster had an ace starter). I also don't understand the woe over the trades. yes, Davidson looks bad, but we have traded a replaceable relief pitcher for him. We traded another young pitcher for a starting YOUNG CF. WE cashed in Peavy for A Garcia (who is at worst average) plus top 100 Montas, plus slick fielding Rondon (who we'll need in 2 years or may be able to trade for a different young player). Far prefer these trades for YOUNG players than the trades for the "proven veterans" like Swisher, Vasquez, Edwin Jackson and Teahan. On a side note - I see the Dodgers are peddling Brandon League. Well, they waived Javy Guerra last year to retain that proven pitcher League. How did that work out? Great for us, as Guerra is the better pitcher now as he was then. How many puppies did you kill when we traded Reed, Olivo and Morse for Garcia in 04?

Dontrelle Willis was one of the ROY's when I was 16. Nice.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 06:00 PM) Have they lost since he and KD have been back? Has there ever been a year in NBA history in which you could make a championship case without looking like a fool for the top 8 in one conference? I see the Pelicans are a 1/2 game ahead of OKC for 8th. That won't last much longer. San Antonio/OKC as the 7/8 seeds in the West would be funny. SA isn't going to stay there for long but OKC has a lot of games to make up against really good teams to climb into the top half.

Ya but Tony Batista had a cool stance.

Ya this is f***in stupid.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) If the D-backs are really trying to do a one diet fits all players, that is awful. Professionals should know better. It's a black eye to our profession. That'd be so insanely stupid if they're doing that.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 04:05 PM) Unlike most, I have very low expectations of those 3. Does anyone here have high expectations for any of those guys this year? I think Micah will probably be the guy but I'd personally be real happy with giving the job to Sanchez and letting him suck at the plate as long as he provides an above average glove which I think he can do at 2b.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 04:04 PM) 10 years ago there was so much offense that people wouldn't care that much about a guy who hits 25 home runs but under .250 with a sub.750 OPS in his best year. Beat me to it.

QUOTE (shipps @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 04:03 PM) Man, if the sabes didnt exist it would have been so easy to trade Tank for something good! I bet 10 years ago you could have gotten a nice return for a guy like him. I know what you mean but 10 years ago 20 homers was nothing and that's all Dayan offers.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 02:06 PM) Only one person has marked as being older than me (48-53 group) . I didn't realize I was that old for this group. You're just one of the few who will admit it.

I honestly have no expectations for Avi, good or bad. No idea what to expect out of him in 2015.

QUOTE (dasox24 @ Dec 17, 2014 -> 10:28 AM) I'm a little surprised no one has voted that is under the age of 23. It's crazy because that's the age range a ton of us were when this site started... But I know it's early in the day - maybe they are all still asleep. Edit: Looks like it took 26 votes to get someone in that age range. It's kind of crazy how many of us came to the site at almost the exact same time and all around the same age.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 06:54 PM) No I don't. And people view Sox championship with an asterisk because of AJ and the rest of the league must have been terrible because White Sox won. If you are looking for legitimacy, you shouldn't have chosen the White Sox. Shouldn't have chosen baseball.

I never knew how much I wanted to live close to work until it happened. It's seriously the best thing. Congrats iwritecode!

Dick Van Dyke is on Conan tonight, dude looks like he's in his 50's. Crazy.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 10:04 PM) The Interview may get postponed due to threats from hackers. So dumb.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 09:44 PM) Does Tom Crean have some NFLconnections I don't know about? Brother in law with the Harbaugh's.

Ya that's too bad. Chicago is bad for your knees apparently.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 08:33 PM) But what if the girl is hot? Well then go for it.

Quick work "relationship" story that I had to deal with a few weeks back: One of the girls I work with decided to have an affair with one of the members at our club who happens to be married. She called me up crying her eyes out after he broke it off with her because she thought he was going to tell our managers and get her fired. So ya, don't have affairs with customers at your job, bad idea.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) General rule of thumb is to stay away from work relationships, right? Not if the girl is hot.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 07:53 PM) Sounds like this Mariners move may be in the next 2-3 days. I really don't care too much now that the Sox outfield is set. Viciedo will be gone sooner or later. Agreed. I'm just intrigued to see if we get anything for him.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 07:41 PM) This is funny https://twitter.com/TheMelkman53/status/545030565494525953 I want that hoodie.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 16, 2014 -> 07:27 PM) Let's be real here, would you work under this doofus knowing full well how dysfunctional that organization is? And yes, I know the Bears are currently dysfunctional, but JESUS LOOK AT THAT MANS HAIR What the hell is that thing?