South Side Fireworks Man

Supposedly Wheeler is willing to sign a contract soon, maybe even within a week. If you pass on Wheeler now and someone else signs him, the price of Ryu just went up. And with Boras as his agent, you may be negotiating until March with no guarantee you land him. In the meantime, you are putting other potential deals on hold. Strike while you can.

Money. I don't think it's wise for the Sox to miss out on deals they want to make to wait for Boras.

Get Joc first. If it turns out they can make a deal with Boras for Castellanos later, they can always DH him and use him in RF against LHP.

So the Sox and Hamels already agreed to terms.

???

Then maybe he should try to learn to play outfield competently.

Maybe they should try putting a competent defense on the field for a change.

They both suck defensively.

I like Danny Mendick.

It's weird. I put on NBC Sports Chicago on Hulu and they had World Series of Poker. Then I went to the Hulu Sports menu and no Sox game showing for today. Checked NBCSC again, still no game. Then about 15 minutes later I put on NBCSC and there's the game.

What channel is this game being televised? I can't find it on Hulu or WGN.

And only English, Scottish or Germans on the Yankees I guess. And let's not forget the Braves and the Cardinals. None of the division leaders in mlb seem to have a problem with their Hispanic players producing for their non-Hispanic managers.

Somebody better tip off the Astros, Dodgers, As, etc. that they need to replace their managers.

So then we don't need a bilingual manager. That's the point. Hire the best manager available whether he speaks Spanish or not.

But JR won't.

Then get an interpreter.

In an era without a juiced ball and with a higher pitcher's mound. And when he was with the White Sox, he played half of his games in spacious Comiskey Park.

I'd rather have Girardi, but I'd take Maddon in a heartbeat over Renteria or any othe Reinsdorf crony.

That's Mendick's role.

They've been short a good DH as well as a good defensive 1B for quite a while now. And Collins doesn't appear to be the answer at either position.

Freakin Sox still can't execute a rundown.

I like the play by play announcer so far.

I like the lineup anyway.

Put him in the outfield already.

Man of Steal.