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QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 08:25 AM) I don't understand the reasoning why people want Sanchez to be in AAA again. In my opinion, he's already proved himself there and putting him back there again does him no good. To me, he should either be in the big leagues or be traded. He is an asset. If he isn't going to be starting, he still is needed as depth unless he is going to get us someone better.

YEAH BASEBALL!

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 04:58 PM) So was Samardzija. Sure messed up the Cubs, didn't it. And the Sox sure showed them when they bought high on Samardzija. Selling high doesn't mean you sell every good player you have. But this team with its ongoing deficiencies needs to do some high-selling to get square, imo. Can't keep throwing ML Ready prospects at every mediocre veteran available. Some they threw at Oak last year are better players than the additions they made this year. You are way overrating the players we dealt. Each of them has a fatal flaw that is probably going to keep them from being a quality MLB player, even if they spent time "starting".

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 09:00 PM) Dyson hurt for KC. That would suck if it causes Royals to sign AJax Hopefully it is Rios

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 07:59 AM) Guys let's not act like Tyler Saladino is some kind of big deal. He is on the old side for a prospect and his MiLB record is very spotty. He has some nice skills and we saw that he could pick it at 3B last year, but if the Sox are trying to win this year then they don't owe him s***. I'm already borderline shocked that the Sox seem to be putting him ahead of Sanchez on the depth charts. Honestly, Saladino is pretty much Trayce Thompson. He is a great defender, with a bat that is a long way behind it. He could start, but he is a guy that you would be looking to replace if he was your starter. I think the reason Saladino is ahead of Sanchez at SS is because Saladino can throw from SS and 3B, while Sanchez is a 2B.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 03:38 AM) Nope. Both will be on the team. Both will play plenty during the season. Whoever plays better will play more. Bizarre fixation, not just in this specific case, but in general with "who's gonna win the job?" and "who's gonna be named the starter?" Whoever plays the best will get the playing time during the season. Opening day is irrelevant. Micah Johnson was the opening day 2nd baseman. He lasted a month. We're talking about a $2 million 37 year old and a guy playing for the league minimum. There's no incentive to play anyone other than whoever is playing best. Rollns should have the job on opening day assuming he shows he isn't cooked. He's done it for a ton of years. He hits left handed. He'll benefit from time off with Saladino playing particularly against lefties. If and when Saladino proves he's the bigger asset on the field on a daily basis, he'll play more. Yes. Ventura made a lot of changes last year besides that. 3B, DH, etc.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 07:31 AM) I agree. They use the minor-league contract so that they have an out in case he has absolutely nothing left, which is possible considering his age. But if he can play acceptably he's the man,for the last decade of this organization. They a MiLB deal for a couple of reasons. First because they could. Second because the 40 man roster was full, and that way they didn't have to risk cutting someone.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 05:03 PM) Well not really. I thought Saladino and Sanchez could've made it over him. Looks like Sanchez will be in AAA instead. When the Sox signed Jimmy Rollins it was to be the starting SS.

I hope this is the power play that shows up for the playoffs.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 12:45 PM) Is there any truth to this NY Times report that Trump indicated the whole talk about a wall, etc, is just talk and never has any intentions of doing it? If so, I'd think that would do him in with his base? Or is this just Cruz pushing something non existent. Welcome to Trump Land. The man talks, but is 100% full of s***. You literally have no idea what his intentions are.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 01:06 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 16s17 seconds ago Robin Ventura also expects Jimmy Rollins will make the team. Duh.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 12:01 PM) I don't have access to Twitter right now. Could someone please tell me how much Rodon is making this year? Not listed, but most likely just a few thousand over $500k would be my guess.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 11:27 AM) Ya come to think of it Im struggling to think of many recent sports movies I liked that werent boxing (Creed/Southpaw/The fighter). I suppose Foxcatcher might qualify but as you mentioned I liked the 30 for 30 about Dupont better than Foxcatcher. I also kind of liked Million Dollar arm but I certainly wouldnt call that a popular movie. The Foxcatcher movie was awful. The 30/30 was WAY better.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) I don't think he is arguing that no one can respond to Eaton's comment. I think he was simply taking a quite literal interpretation of what Tony posted. Saying someone shouldn't say things is one thing, which is what Tony did. He never said Eaton shouldn't be ALLOWED to say them, which is where the first amendment would actually come into play.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 05:56 AM) They are not as public as they used to be, but KKK is very real. You are damned right it was real. I couldn't believe how real it still is in some small towns.

QUOTE (Doc Edwards Shot @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 10:36 AM) You didn't say it that way the first time. You basically told someone like Eaton, a professional athlete, that he shouldn't be posting material outside of his baseball activities because you don't want to hear what he has to say. You think he should muffle himself. Hence my bringing up the First Amendment which is the opposite of bubbles. This is just hurtful. The first amendment is to protect the people from the government taking away free speech. Plus realize if you want to cite freedom of speech as the right to say stupid things, you are absolutely correct. Since you apparently skipped Civic's class, the part that you are missing is that the freedom of speech would also the protect the right of the rest of the country to tell you that what you said was stupid. This is exactly what is being done, thus proving that instead of your precious freedom of speech isn't under attack here, in fact it is proving quite healthy, even moreso than was realized by most Americans. There is no freedom of getting to say whatever you want without consequences. If you see that in the constitution somewhere, please point it out to me.

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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 08:14 AM) The guys on the radio today were saying that missing the playoffs would be the worst outcome for Bulls. I very much disagree. I think making the playoffs would be worse. You have 0 shot at winning a title. You have like a 1.5% chance at winning the lottery. I'd much rather miss the playoffs. Missing the playoffs is better than being a 7th or 8th seed for sure.

QUOTE (Brian @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 07:57 AM) They'd at least be a playoff team right now. The Bulls would be somewhere around 10 games better even with relative historical health levels. Look at it this way. Noah 29 games- career low Butler will probably end up playing a career low in games Mirotic playing 82 games last year, has missed 15 so far, and still counting Dunleavy will play his least games since 2008-09, playing around 30 games, after averaging around 67 during that time frame. If Taj misses tonight, the Bulls won't have a single player that will play this full season. The only guy who has been healthier than usual is Derrick and he is even having an awful year as a whole. I am not going to say the whole season is because of injuries, but if you took those kind of players away from San Antonio, Golden State, or anyone else it would change their entire season.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 08:34 AM) And if you want to win, what kind of strategy is selling high? Should the Sox trade Sale, Abreu, Quintana? How will their trade value be any higher? Unless you like perpetual rebuilds, you build around good players. Eaton is a good player. Selling high is a terrible strategy for winning.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Mar 2, 2016 -> 07:51 AM) They need to have a talk with their ex pat Law who says he could play major league SS right now defensively, if he hit 8th or 9th and the Sox basically gave up on his plate discipline ever developing. I think everyone believes his defensive is plenty good enough.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 10:24 PM) Bucks might be questionable. But nobody can convince me the Bulls have flopped worse than the Rockets. The Bulls problems are almost all related to injuries. It is hard to call Butler, Mirotic, and Rose missing extended periods a flop.

QUOTE (Tony @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 08:22 PM) Seriously, that is honestly one player that if the Hawks ever acquired him, I'd have a real hard time getting behind them. I'd obviously get over it, but it would be a real tough pill to swallow. I don't think there is another player in the league I can say that about. Especially with Dino retired.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Mar 1, 2016 -> 08:16 PM) Oklahoma: The first state where neither Trump nor Hillary win. That was New Hampshire.