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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 01:52 PM) He had TJ surgery June 10th, so 2017 was probably done for the most part with him, and he's getting to the point of being arb eligible and still can't throw a strike, so....he gone. Forgot about the surgery. I wonder if they couldn't send him down because of that?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 01:46 PM) Don't know why they released him. Not a big loss, but I would think he's still decent AAA depth. He's better than a lot of guys in the bullpen in AAA The roster spot apparently was more valuable. They could have sent him through waivers, but apparently they are done with him.

He should be to some extent. I keep expecting him to walk away for another job at some point.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 01:32 PM) World War I was actually called that at the time though. Either that or The Great War.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 01:18 PM) you are just a big talking pile of salt, jeez Brother, that is the flavor of the day on the Southside.

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 1h1 hour ago Aventura, FL carlos santana @TheRealSlamtana $12M option will be picked up by indians Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeyman 56m56 minutes ago Aventura, FL marlins do not plan to pick up rodney option of $4.1M plus same big incentive package. buyout is 400K

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 16m16 minutes ago Ann Arbor, MI White Sox organization meetings take place this weekend, starting Friday in Arizona

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago Phillies decline $23M option on Ryan Howard and $9.5M mutual option on Charlie Morton. Howard gets $10M buyout, Morton gets $1M buyout.

Chris Cotillo Verified account ‏@ChrisCotillo White Sox have declined $3M option on reliever Matt Albers, source tells SB Nation. Albers will earn $250k buyout.

QUOTE (captain54 @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 11:51 AM) Ricketts is an investment banker specializing in debt management. I'm pretty sure he has things under control The Tribune sold for under $1 billion. Of that, $625 M or so was incurred debt. He had investors jumping on board in 2009. If the debt was a ever a problem they would never have been able to maintain an upper tier payroll Any debt payment is money that isn't able to go towards payroll. It isn't really that complex.

QUOTE (joegraz @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 11:02 AM) I don't believe JR thinks there is a problem: - Attendance issue is offset by stadium lease. - Mid-pack payroll keeps them cleanly in the green. - Makes him and his partners an ongoing fortune. - Surrounded by his frat brothers. - Bought the franchise at $30M-ish, market worth near $1B. He is basking in glory...the kind that has nothing to do with winning baseball. I'd really like to see this proven mathematically. I hear it said, but have never seen any real numbers put to it.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 10:10 AM) Last night's game was ugly and we were still within two on the road against a good Boston game. Way too many turnovers and Amir Johnson going ham from three point range and we pull it out. Obviously they were short Horford and Crowder went down with an injury as well. That said, the fight remained and we continued to battle. Good signs. Rondo needs to be more aggressive when he has those layup opportunities. They were really sloppy last night. It looked like a team that hasn't played together for most of the game.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 3, 2016 -> 06:02 AM) Oh my goodness. Nobody here has had a problem with the 8 billion bandwagon blackhawks fans that have emerged since 2010. gmab. This from the ultimate bandwagon fan.

We will see if I am right or not, but I did the crazy old man thing yesterday and moved out of my stock funds, and into a precious metals fund for the short term. My feeling is that there is no market upside right now. Here is my logic. -We haven't had a correction for quite a while now. -We haven't had a bear market in years. -A Hillary Clinton win is priced in, along with the GOP at least holding one house of Congress. If any of those scenarios don't happen, the markets will freak out because they weren't ready for it. Worst of all would be somehow if Hillary keeps losing her lead and somehow blows the election. We are probably talking about a 10 to 15% sell off pretty quickly. -91% of best recently in election betting went to Trump. That scares me, even as someone who has thought he had no chance of winning. That flow gives me pause for sure. -Once Hillary does win (I still do think she will win, despite the worries), the markets have that priced in already as the best case scenario. I think once the election happens, and then they connect the dots to the tax plans, there will be a fearful reaction of money being forced outside of the stock market. -There is also the specter of more regulations being put in, especially if the far left wing anti-banking rhetoric that Clinton picked up from Sanders gets kept up after the election, especially in the hedge funds and market making areas, it will also scare a lot of money out of the markets. -We have actually seen earnings shrinking in the last couple of quarters. At the end of it, I think even if none of the last two things actually happens, either due to political rationalizing by the Clintons, or because of GOP obstruction, or whatever, it will create at least a temporary excuse to have a decent market correction of somewhere between 10 to 20% over the next six months or so, even if the actual fundamentals don't exist. I guess we will see.

QUOTE (shipps @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 04:01 PM) Is the world going to be different if the Cubs win? It seems like it would somehow have a snowball effect in other aspects of my life. Like, I will no longer be able to order my coffee served hot or we will have to drive on the left side of the road or something. These arent possibilities are they? I could see a Cub win as a sign of the apocalypse.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 03:22 PM) And the right response to thinking that continues to be - reevaluate how you came to that decision. If you think something looks good on paper and it proves incorrect, double check your thinking process so as to avoid repeating the same result. He is the thing that bothers me about that. This team has also largely historically struggled to develop prospects into major leaguers.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 02:01 PM) This years sample size on Jay is so stinking small. He played all of 3 games and got hurt in the 2nd game of the season. In those games, he had a very good 1st half against the Texans (strong defense) and then we collapsed. 2nd game was not good and 3rd was such a small sample size. Supposedly he was hurt at the end of the 1st game, which hurt his second game.

QUOTE (Doc Edwards Shot @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 01:57 PM) Aren't the Cubs about as rich as the Dodgers/Yankees/Red Sox? Seems to me they could afford to keep a lot of their current players even when they come knocking for new contracts. In terms of revenue, yes. But the Cubs have a ton of structured debt from their purchase by the Ricketts.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) He was an ass but people equate the Comiskey name to the old ballpark more than they do the actual guy. I'm sure if you polled the fans, the vast majority would vote for the Comiskey name. Like I said in the original thread about the name change, I personally couldn't care less but it opened them up to more negative feedback that they quite frankly have earned. I think this is accurate. Plus I don't know how many people have actually researched the guy to know.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 12:07 PM) I agree with your premise that there will be heat on the FO to do something. But a splash in free agency means nothing. Adding the veterans they did over the last few years has not worked. Putting a winning product on the field or showing a total emphasis on a rebuild w youth are more important. I think it will be a front line player, not just a guy.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:26 AM) Team is coming together a bit, taking too many penalties though. The PK is starting to take shape most importantly. I think they have killed 12 of their last 13 now.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 09:09 AM) For real, stay safe if you're in Chicago tonight. If the Cubs lose, it could look like Vancouver after their cup loss a few years back.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 08:35 AM) I think it'll be the exact opposite. "We're only 1 player away, we'd have been right there with the Indians if those relievers would have just stayed healthy". But then I think they'd have said that no matter what. For once, I totally agree. The further the Cubs go, I think the Sox will feel increased pressure to grab immediate attention to try to stop the bleeding. So much so, it might even "force" them into a free agent splash.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 2, 2016 -> 10:32 AM) They're making more $ total than the previous deal though. And it doesn't matter what the name of the stadium is. The team is making a lot more money off of this deal. The extra advertising deal is generating millions of new dollars that go directly to the team.

This makes way more sense than releasing the guy.