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Just finished it on DVR. I am in at this point.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 10:36 AM) What do you guys spend on that speed? I have 25mb service from ATT and it's $40/month. I have it in my triple play package, though I am only paying for 85mb. I get cable, phone, internet for $190 (including the movie channels, HD, DVR, and a 2nd box.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 10:24 AM) That doesn't make any sense though because Shuck is also LH. Doesn't really help the situation at all. Who is the platoon partner for LaRoche? Who is the platoon partner for Ethier? Shuck is the only guy they have who can play CF off of the bench. He can play all 3 OF positions. He will be on the opening day roster.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 10:01 AM) I know Danks is a loss, but the gain from Ethier >> the loss from Danks, plus you get Ethier for two years. Not if Jake Turner gets hurt again, and Johnson isn't decent.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) John Danks + Chris Beck for Andre Ethier + $3.75M in 2016, $1.75M in 2017 and $2.5M in 2018. Then the Sox are short a starting pitcher, needing both Johnson AND Turner to pitch well enough to compete. Danks isn't great, but he is going to give you 200 IP.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) I think the counter-point to that would be that those other debts can much more easily be discharged in a bankruptcy or assets sold to cover it (sell your house to pay mortgage, sell your car to pay loan or at least some of it) if it ever came to that, but student loan debt can hang around your neck forever. I'd still agree with any high interest debt first (e.g. credit cards), but after that I might prioritize student loans over car loans. Hopefully having to even worry about bankruptcy is a really low probability risk, but still something to consider. Obviously if there are debt and credit problems that can change things, but from a financial standpoint, student load debt at least has some financial benefit with being tax deductible.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 3, 2016 -> 09:47 AM) I'd prefer Ethier because of the lack of LH starting pitching in the Sox division. I've also been on record as wanting to keep the comp pick. That being said, I'm not sure how the roster shakes out with Ethier on it. You'd essentially need a RHH platoon partner for LaRoche and Ethier. Garcia could be the platoon bat for Ethier. Sands could be for LaRoche. You'd have nobody that plays CF on the bench though. I'm interested to see what happens. Shuck is on the bench for sure as the 4th OF and back up CF. It is the 5th spot that is open. If it were me if Garcia isn't starting, I'd option him to AAA and let him play every day.

670 The Score ‏@670TheScore 2h2 hours ago Todd Frazier is just what the #WhiteSox needed, @CEmma670 writes: http://cbsloc.al/1SW8FAC

Bob Dutton ‏@TNT_Mariners 1h1 hour ago Catching up on two Ex-M: RHP Yoervis Medina outrighted to minors by Pirates; C Miguel Olivo signs minor-league deal with Giants.

Cleto deal now official http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2016/02/mino...tions-2316.html

SportsCenter ‏@SportsCenter 30m30 minutes ago Doctors say there was "no question" former Raiders QB Ken Stabler suffered from CTE. http://es.pn/1UK3em4

The question for me is clear. Is the Eithier reporting an effort to get Fowler to push his price down, or are the Sox serious about trying to get Ethier.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 10:45 PM) Alright so I'll be paying taxes for the first time soon on my condo, suggestions for fighting increases or anything like that? I don't know where you live, but the heart of any tax appeal is your comps. Have other recent sales and what they went for to use as the basis for what your valuation should be.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 08:24 PM) Any decent non Comcast options for Internet? Man did they piss me off tonight. I had been having stability problems for a while. I finally called and actually had a great experience. They sent someone out and it turned out squirrels had been chewing on the power lines. I am now pulling 125 mb download speed.

For my two cents, with student interest rates being much lower than consumer debt AND it being tax deductible, it would be one of the last things I would pay off. If you have credit cards, pay those first. If you have a car loan, pay that next. Then pay your student loan, and last of all mortgage.

Nice start to the 2nd half without the captain.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 06:08 PM) Marin pitches well statistically, but the Sox release him, re-sign him only to send him to Mexico, bring him back. He does well as a starter, so they move him to the pen and then back again. It's weird. Which tells me that the Sox think he's a AAAA player. The fact that the Sox released him and no other major league team bit should tell you that it isn't just the White Sox who don't have a big opinion of Marin.

Anyone else out there watch Vice on HBO? I caught the last one ISIS, and have been going back watching some of the older episodes on demand. It is like a less depressing version of Frontline on PBS.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 03:25 PM) Okay, but still, if you are willing to do that next year I'm not sure why you wouldn't be willing to do this this year. The prospects from that return would still need to develop. Its a fall back. If things don't work out, the option is always on the table. They didn't HAVE to do it this year, because there is a pretty good chance that the returns next year could be better, and this should still be a decent baseball team after the moves that were made.

A full list http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2015/03/2016...ree-agents.html

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 03:11 PM) Which is 2 full years away. ? That is next off season. This is currently the 2015-16 off season. http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...ould-make-sense

Brian Bilek ‏@BrianBilek_ 28m28 minutes ago Fulmer (10th pick) the 4th highest from the '15 draft and Anderson (17th pick) is the 2nd highest from '13 draft.

Jerry Crasnick ‏@jcrasnick 32m32 minutes ago Mark Buehrle: Not planning to sign, but not officially retiring. Leaving the door open for possible comeback down the road.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 2, 2016 -> 01:21 PM) Here's my main point, I don't necessarily care about full rebuild. But upon being confronted with this tremendous sellers market for pitching, I wish they would have taken advantage. If there is a situation where ML assets are being undervalued, I want us to take advantage. If there is a situation where pitching assetss are being overvalued and we are not clear contenders, I want us to take advantage. I just can't get out of my head the question of whether we were closer to the playoffs trading Q for a haul than doing what we are doing now, with little left in the tank to acquire through anything but FA money, which we apparently have a strict budget on. If this team fails this year, the 2016-17 off season will most likely be the ultimate sellers market when you look at how bad the free agent market is. The Sox will still have all of their pitching, plus a full year of Lawrie and Frazier they could sell on.

http://www.scout.com/mlb/white-sox/story/1...6e075570a660fe9