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Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 8h8 hours ago Jonathan Toews 2015-16 goals by period: 7 in 1st period 6 in 2nd period 3 in 3rd period 5 in Overtime! #Blackhawks Jonathan Toews: excellent variety of goals this season (21 overall) 8 Game-winning 5 Overtime 4 Power Play 3 Shorthanded 3 Empty Net

Shi Davidi ‏@ShiDavidi 1h1 hour ago #BlueJays reach agreement with right-hander Gavin Floyd, per sources: http://bit.ly/20LsSKK

Manziel's agent quit too.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Feb 5, 2016 -> 08:56 AM) It is interesting that the eventual signing of Cespedes did not trigger a domino effect w Jackson or Fowler as some speculated. Maybe there is a very limited market for them so the contenders are in no hurry to make quick decisions. This is the most nontraditional market place I can ever remember. I never remember this many starter quality players sitting on the sidelines this late in the off-season.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 5, 2016 -> 08:52 AM) Yep. If Fowler was looking for 4/60, and the draft pick attached is around $10 million on the open market, that knocks his value down. A 3 year deal for something around $36-$38 million is probably what the White Sox are willing to do. I bet the Sox are looking at Howie Kendricks deal as a baseline.

I kind of get the problem with this in MLB. It isn't necessarily the action of intentionally losing, the problem is when the rest of major league baseball is forced to subsidize an intentionally substandard product. If they could figure out a way to take away revenue sharing in some amount from teams who were tanking, I'd be OK with that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 5, 2016 -> 08:07 AM) Just an uneducated guess, but I wonder if the Sox don't believe Fowler is a good fit defensively. Hahn keeps saying that they need someone who would be a good fit, and with them going after only corner outfielders this offseason, it seems to me they might want to keep Eaton in CF and move Melky or Avi to DH. If I had to guess, it is all about money.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 11:10 PM) What does the orientation of the park have to do with the address? The main entrance and team offices are at 35th and Shields.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/7/71/13...ooks-pick-fight

SportsCenter @SportsCenter Manu Ginobili will be sidelined for at least one month after having surgery for testicular injury suffered Wednesday in game vs Pelicans.

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) If we had to take a guess, how many years do you think we'll be at this site/stadium. I'm putting a guess in of 40. So another 15 years. I think the park will still be very, very functional at that time, just that there will be enough complaining where they redo it. I believe the current lease runs through 2033, right?

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 02:52 PM) Again, its not about the one player you get at 1.1 its the huge bonus pool you get to sign multiple high caliber players throughout the draft. It is absolutely about getting the best player in the draft. The draft bonus pool is just a nice bonus.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 02:27 PM) You don't like the OF concourse? I think it's one of the best parts of the ballpark. Contrast it to a place like Cleveland where you can't even easily walk around the OF, and if you do, you can't see the game from the concourse.

Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 27m27 minutes ago The Yankees have spent $0 this winter. Why? They might need $500M for Bryce Harper in 2018. Column on NY austerity: http://yhoo.it/1L1318C

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 1h1 hour ago The #Dodgers will announce signing of Howie Kendrick today to 2-year, $20 million deal. He will receive $5 million over next four years.

Shams Charania ‏@ShamsCharania 57m57 minutes ago Chicago's Nikola Mirotic has been discharged from hospital after two procedures, with post-ASB target return, sources tell The Vertical.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 11:30 AM) They still have to give up the pick even though they were the team that made the QO? They would not. But they wouldn't gain a comp pick.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) It was a tongue in cheek comment.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 11:28 AM) The renovations helped a lot, if they never updated the outfield and upper deck it would feel every bit of that 25 years. Totally agree.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 10:55 AM) ...but KW always gets his guy. Honestly, I hope the Sox have zero interest in Carl, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did, assuming LAD would eat most of his contract. It would have to be a Josh Hamilton type of deal.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 10:55 AM) ...but KW always gets his guy. Honestly, I hope the Sox have zero interest in Carl, but it wouldn't surprise me if they did, assuming LAD would eat most of his contract. It isn't really like that anymore.

It seems crazy that it has been 25 years since the grand old lady was closed down for good and the "new" Comiskey Park was opened. It makes me feel old to think an entire generation of Sox fans is growing up not having been to a game there. It is also worth mentioning that USCF is now the 9th oldest stadium in baseball, though soon could be 8th depending on what happens in Tampa.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Feb 4, 2016 -> 10:52 AM) I think the media is making the Dodgers look more desperate than they really are and it seems like the Dodgers value Ethier more than the Sox. Definitely not looking like a match at this point. I believe the writers when they said the Dodgers prefer to trade Crawford, I would too if I were them. But Crawford has less than zero value and thankfully, the Sox have less than zero interest. So I guess that brings us back to Fowler, lol. I get the 10/5 rights thing, but the Dodgers don't seem like they really care about stuff like that. With all of the OFs they have, if they want to make him want to leave, it would be pretty easy to bench him.

Comcast SportsNet ‏@CSNChicago 2h2 hours ago Help on the way: Mike Dunleavy expected to make season debut on Saturday: http://bit.ly/1melo3l #BullsTalk