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QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 11:16 AM) No irony. I do think it is sad that the most powerful and well run unions are for millionaires though. From my point of view it is still an organized labor vs management argument, no matter how much money the labor is getting paid. Until I framed it in that way, I used to side with ownership in pro sports labor negotiations too. Full of irony. I am not interested in unfunded mandates in a situation that benefits a very few people with next to zero public good that would come from the silliness of requirement stadiums to have retractable domes. It is a giant waste of money for a situation that only comes up rarely, for the benefit of what, 40,000 people to be warm at a sporting event? Pass.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 10:57 AM) Quit deflecting. You and I know that was a jab at labor unions. Those who have plenty and want more are greedy. Those who have less and want more are fighting for the right to be comfortable or exist in some cases. Read my addendum to the quoted post. It was a jab at defending millionaires at the expense of billionaires and not realizing the irony there.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 10:47 AM) No it isn't absurd. Organized labor has been under attack since it formed, and collective bargaining is not done in good faith anymore. You are not your job. Your ability to provide for yourself and your family should not be compromised because your boss wants to put you in an unsafe work environment. Your job=/=your life and self worth. I know we have differences politically but geez man, quit defending people hoarding money. If you're not a multimillionaire your arguments are counterproductive to your own self interest. None of that is applicable here, but hey, rant on.

If you didn't see Avi's homer last night, you should check it out. Chicago White Sox?Verified account @whitesox 14h14 hours ago 481 feet. 116.7 MPH. The longest home run by a #WhiteSox player since @statcast started charting in 2015. Not a bad 1st home run of 2018, Avi.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 10:07 AM) MLBPA will never agree to that, as it puts too much pressure on pitchers. Oh millionaire athlete's can't handle working more, cry me a river greedy bastards... [see how absurd that sounds]

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 10:17 AM) The big 4 sports are so ridiculously profitable that there is zero reason for any stadium to be publicly funded anymore. Owners have the money they just don't want to spend it. Cry me a f***ing river you greedy bastards. It is really easy to sound tough spending other people's money.

QUOTE (SoxFan2003 @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 09:57 AM) Disadvantage: 1) The billions in taxpayer money to retrofit stadiums with a retractable roof. You can't expect owners to pay for this themselves This. A lot of locations are already in tax revolts and the idea of tax funded stadiums are already in trouble. Add another billion to each stadium? Not good.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 05:02 PM) I’m not suggesting teams would have given up much for him. I’m suggesting I would have preferred NOT to have to package Kahnle to give the Yankees the privilege of getting a guy back that had high-leverage experience in New York. I would have much preferred to give them Swarzak, Robertson and Frazier for Tito Polo and Clarkin, for instance. I would absolutely include a middle reliever to get a top positional prospect. Even the best middle relievers are worth no where near what a starting CF is worth, let alone a potential star one. Swarzak brought back his own potential starting OF in Cordell, so that would under two trades there. When it comes to middle relief, the Sox can trade it away all day as far as I am concerned for those sorts of returns.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 04:54 PM) I’m not disputing whether Kahnle got Rutherford. I guess what I’m saying is I think Kahnle should have been worth more than a guy like Rutherford and this notion that Robertson was some schlep that we were lucky the Yankees took off our hands is overblown. Do you think if we had put Frazier and Robertson on waivers they would have been claimed? If we could still have Kahnle and give the Yankees back the three prospects, would you do it? I would... How much additional prospect stock do you think that teams were willing to pay for Robertson, and why didn't Hahn take it then?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 04:38 PM) Ahh, I don’t agree...we gave them a proven closer who had succeeded with them previously in New York. Yes, he was making a fair salary, but I hate that people look at Robertson to the Yankees as a “salary dump.” They got back some solid veteran talent and a young stud to make a playoff run, and basically only surrendered one overrated prospect. It was a great deal by Cashman, and probably not so great for the Sox. My guess is the end result of that trade will be us surrendering Kahnle in order to clear about $10 million off the books. Eh, we tried to send Robertson by himself to all of baseball, just like Hahn had done with all of his major trades before, and no one really had any interest in him alone. Kahnle was the reason we got Rutherford. Robertson alone wasn't getting anything of value. Even the interviews after the trade admitted as much.

Chris Cotillo?Verified account @ChrisCotillo 19m19 minutes ago Chris Cotillo Retweeted Chris Cotillo Yankees announced they've claimed Trayce Thompson from the Dodgers.

Jon Morosi?Verified account @jonmorosi 16m16 minutes ago Good news: Daryl Boston’s dugout whistle is legal by @MLB rules, and the league won’t ask him to change unless the whistle becomes a source of tension between clubs. Last night, it created a genuinely funny moment between competitors. And so it stays. @MLBNetwork

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 03:42 PM) The most noteworthy thing for me is the White Sox were smart enough not to do a rebuild that was predicated on losing. The dumbest game you can play in MLB is jumping through hoops to get the highest draft pick possible. If you're trading your veteran assets for good young talent, you won't be picking late in the first round. But the marginal value of a few spots is rarely going to be worth jerking your players and fans around. I know your comment mentioned defense specifically, but I think we have a pretty deep system at catcher. On the MLB club you have Narvaez who is a solid MLB regular and under control for a long time. Then in the minors you have Smith, who is more of a backup MLB type who we may never use much because he's rather old at this point. Moving on through the minors you have Collins and Zavala, both promising bats but as you say there are questions about defense. Of course, you don't typically find too many catcher prospects who play good defense and hit. If Zavala and Collins can't stick behind the plate, they aren't catchers. That is the problem there.

An interesting read on what would happen if a guy like Joey Gallo bunted into the shift. https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/art...bunt-joey-bunt/

The Bulls are embracing a full tank mode. I expect to see Laurie come down with something very shortly as well. The Loop Sports? @TheLoop_Sports Apr 2 Bulls: LaVine, Dunn Shut Down for the Season with Nagging Injuries #Bulls #NBA https://theloopsports.com/2018/04/02/bulls-lavine-and-dunn-shut-down-for-the-season/ …://https://theloopsports.com/2018/04/0...the-season/ …

Jayson Stark?Verified account @jaysonst 4h4 hours ago Jayson Stark Retweeted Mike Mitchell Or this: Bartolo started in Oakland last night. In his 1st start there, he opposed... Rickey Henderson, who retired 15 years ago. AJ Hinch, who is on his 2nd managing job. And Tom Candiotti, who has been a broadcaster for 18 seasons.

Scott Merkin?Verified account @scottmerkin 16h16 hours ago We now return you to baseball. Remember @whitesox home opener Thursday and A.J. Pierzynski throwing out ceremonial first pitch

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 02:42 PM) They also took all of the money in the Robertson deal. There's also 0 reason to have a good bullpen on a s*** rebuilding team. Which was basically a full market value contract meaning Robertson had zero trade surplus value.

Jon Morosi?Verified account @jonmorosi 46m46 minutes ago Nelson Cruz on 10-day disabled list with sprained right ankle, which he sustained slipping on dugout steps following home run in 2nd game of the season. @MLBNetwork @MLB

670 The Score?Verified account @670TheScore 19m19 minutes ago #Bulls' Denzel Valentine to undergo arthroscopic debridement procedure on left knee, will miss the final 5 games of the season https://bit.ly/2uKHdRR via @CodyWesterlund

Patrick Finley?Verified account @patrickfinley 4m4 minutes ago #Bears G Kyle Long says he has procedures on his neck, shoulder and elbow this offseason.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 12:24 PM) Eh, the inning before that TA and Moncada made a great turn and pimped it hard on the way off, with ReyLo giving TA a huge high five. I like the emotion on both sides and don't really have too much of a problem with it -- if any -- given what we learned about Boston's whistle and what Donaldson was responding to. Donaldson is a jerk but in this case I don't mind it. The line crossed is when you go from your own celebration, to actually going after the other team. Not only did he mimic the celebration, but he made sure he directed it into the White Sox dugout. That is petty AF.

Donaldson is just petty as hell. Act like you have been there before, and not hitting a meaningless wall scraper in the third game of the season.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 3, 2018 -> 10:49 AM) I think one thing to keep in mind per ss2k5's point is the difference is sox legit need 3 starters out of that group whereas you could really only say that about padres. I still do like our OF depth and think Luis Gonzalez will be the big punch up guy we are looking for. Much more meh on our MI guys that are versatile. A few true CF prospects, but few SS that we could move wherever needed. Infield and Catcher are much more scary. I am not sure if we have another guy in the system that actually projects to be a starting catcher defensively, with any real chance to hit at the major league level.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 2, 2018 -> 10:23 PM) I can't imagine many other champions have won every game by double digits. Usually there is a close game in there or two I was wondering the same thing... plus there was zero hype or talk about Nova during the dance. I know UMBC and Loyola were great stories and all, but Nova just destroyed the field and dominated the field like I can't remember.