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QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 09:09 AM) Reminder that it snowed into April last year and maybe the year before... I hate you.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 09:03 AM) Spiegel, Fornelli and Boyle are picking apart Kaplan. He very obviously has a dislike for Lovie and is masking it with "IS THIS ETHICAL?!?!?" It is more of a Cub love than anything else.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 08:57 AM) This is one of the funniest things I've ever read: David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 33m33 minutes ago @TomFornelli actually no they fired Renteria before they ever met with Joe. Kaplan is a total joke. How people take him seriously, at all, I will never know.

QUOTE (knightni @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 07:08 AM) Is it over yet? No snow in the forecast between now and spring.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 08:03 AM) It's really incredible how Hahn was able to make all these moves and not give up the draft picks. The Jackson move caps off a fascinating, yet productive offseason. Kudos to Hahn. It is almost surreal how great of an off season that Hahn had when you consider how little money he had to run with, and protecting the picks that he had. Yes some will bemoan the lack of the big named player, but realistically, even if Hahn's off season turns out to be a disaster, none of the players brought in will have any long term damage to the franchise. If Cespedes regressed, that could have single handedly forced the White Sox into a full rebuild, just by sheer contract size alone.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 07:20 AM) They didn't give him $5mill to ride the bench. I agree with you. I think you'll see a lot of at bats from the 4 OF. Yeah, I think this feels right. I don't think they are looking at Jackson as a 150 game starter, but more in the 120 to 130 game range, with Avi getting 3-4 starts a week as well. Both Mellky and Eaton will also see a lot of time off.

One of Jackson or Latos delivers a comp pick when they leave here.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) Nobody on SoxTalk calls Sox ownership cheap. :lol: :lol: :lol:

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 06:11 PM) So most of us thought the Sox would exercise the $10 million option on Alexei. Hahn basically traded that for Rollins, Latos, and Jackson for the option plus the $1 million buyout. It still wouldn't surprise me if they traded Avi and/or a reliever befor the season started. A year ago you probably couldn't have gotten Latos or Jackson alone for $10 million.

No posts about beating Detroit again. DE-TROIT SUCKS DE-TROIT SUCKS DE-TROIT SUCKS DE-TROIT SUCKS

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 07:10 PM) Well can all agree Abreu is a much better hitter. What's your point. My point is that basing something on one person is pointless, which you just confirmed.

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 05:16 PM) Actually expected way more from it. Gave away best part of it (DMV) in the previews I loved the Breaking Bad scene.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 06:30 PM) People thought Laroche would be a 30 homeruns producer at the Cell and that didn't happen. And Abreu blew away almost every projection his first year there.

QUOTE (dmbjeff @ Mar 6, 2016 -> 06:04 PM) Olt I would bet on Davidson before Olt.

If you are going to get drug to a kids movie, Zootopia wasn't half bad. They did a good job with Easter Eggs for the adults.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 5, 2016 -> 09:30 AM) Honestly, I really disagree with this. Baserunning can't possibly be entirely instinctual, that's a skill unless you're Paul Konerko. "Do I go first to third under these circumstances" is a set of decisions that you can practice for. How many times do we see some guy who isn't the fastest but who is an effective baserunner because they recognize situations like that? Furthermore, it's clearly not always the fastest guy first to second who is the best base stealer. Take our own decade ago example - Scott Podsednik was a great base stealer for a few years because he was fast enough and had extremely good tecnhique - he wasn't even the fastest guy on that team IIRC (Ozuna was probably faster in a foot race on sand). Pods knew how to read a pitcher, to get the appropriate first step, and then to nail the run and the slide and that overcame his footspeed limitations. We see the same thing with guys who are great base stealers in the minors based on pure speed, but when they get to the big leagues and see better moves and better throwing catchers their numbers drop a lot. A coach can't turn Paul Konerko into a base stealer, but the game of baseball as I've watched it strongly suggests that baserunning is a place where coaching can make a solid contribution. I totally fall into this camp. While there is some instinct, there are plenty of skills that can be taught.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 10:37 PM) I'm saying the odds of inmates knowing Holmes is in their prison are 100 percent. And yes, the inmates all will want to kill him. As far as outsiders ... like I said they aren't going to be allowed in. What is your point? Obviously a.) ALL inmates will know Holmes is among them. And b.) yes a good majority will want to kill him. Are you actually against the victims' families getting to know where the perpetrator is being housed?? That's kind of insensitive IMO. You are actually for the abuse and murder of prisoners. That is my point.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 04:54 PM) An inmate beat the piss out of him. A gate was open for a second and the inmate got through. s*** happens. Somebody in the regular public isn't going to bust into the jail and pummel him. Cmon, you are not naive regarding inmates knowing who the famous inmates are. Every inmate is going to know it's Holmes in their prison. And like Gacy, of course he's targeted. Yes he's "protected" from some member of the public coming in and killing or beating him. That won't ever happen. Have you guys never known a victim? The family of the lowlife who murdered my friend always wants to know where the killer is being housed, what kind of accomdations he has, whether he's had any escape attempts, disciplinary actions, etc. All that is public record and available. The public has a right to know where murderers are being held. Some people have nightmares wondering if the murderer gets out he'll come after them. They need to know where he's being held. So no one on the outside could contact someone on the inside to do it for them...

QUOTE (shipps @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 04:43 PM) I am considering buying a house in Malibu. I know of a 16,000 square foot house in Scottsdale.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 03:37 PM) Somebody left a gate open for a second. Wherever he's housed the inmates will know. The public needs to know. Badger? So someone knows where he is at, beats the s*** out of him, but he is protected from being attacked if people know where he is at. That might the dumbest thing I have seen you post.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 2h2 hours ago Scottsdale, AZ Carson Fulmer, Carlos Rodon and Erik Johnson the next three starters on tap for the White Sox after today

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) Little did we know, Hahn has spent the last three months secretly working to get Raburn to sign in Colorado, under the guise of "pursuing CarGo." When considering all the ways he could improve the Sox' chances, there was simply never an upgrade available that would have a bigger impact on the W-L record. This is "The Big Move".

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 02:49 PM) Isn't he considered our 4th starter with Latos/Johnson/Turner fighting for 5th On paper, yes.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Mar 4, 2016 -> 01:49 PM) well in my defense i did make an all caps thread title on the subject elsewhere.. I will let it pass.

Thank you Jesus.