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Except we should all be watching for under-bridge dwelling creatures.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 12, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) Oh man, we should trade this Chris Sale guy. After all he goes after the manager and the general manager.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 11:18 PM) Crow won that game. He has been on a great streak lately, that no one is talking about because of Kane. He has won a couple of games for us really.

QUOTE (Blackout Friday @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 09:30 PM) I follow along on this site fairly religiously. Seldom do I feel the need to post something, unless I'm drunk or some dumb s***. but I feel the need to add this to the discussion. I live in Toronto. I worked as a bartender during Lawrie's rookie year. He was a hero. No other way to put it. He was the franchise saviour for the Blue Jays. He was the Canadian cover athlete for our version of MLB THE SHOW, for example. He was still a kid. Maybe 22? I met him a couple times while working. He always seemed quiet and polite, though somewhat intense. Never rude. Then he was traded for Josh Donaldson. He was expected to replace an MVP type player. Again, perhaps impossible expectations What I'm getting at is....maybe he can benefit from not being expected to be "the answer" and just be the player he is. I think that can be a good player. If you excuse intensity for being a "douche" that's is a mistake. And those who like to make personal assumptions about people they don't know? Chill, head. That is really cool to hear. Thanks for sharing!

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) "Upset" is a little strong. It's just silly. 1) Han's not really on a redemption arc anymore because apparently he was never a gray character. Instead of killing someone to save his ass, it's self defense. 2) An experienced bounty hunter missing at point blank range is far-fetched. 3) There was no mention of Greedo firing in drafts of the original script, so why is Lucas denying it was ever written that way? It's just weird. Wasn't the "I love you" "I know" a thing that Ford improv'd as well?

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 10:41 PM) If we trade a rotation starter, I do want to see us sign someone like Johan as the 5th starter. I think he can comeback like Kazmir did. He is minor league deal territory, and he would have guys like Beck, Turner, Johnson, and Aumont to contend with.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 08:58 PM) Awefully quiet on the Heyward front. I'm really curious to see what the new contract will look like. Lots of years and s***tons of money

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 05:56 PM) Is this a surprise? He plays great D, hit nearly .900 OPS. of course teams would want him....it's just people around here and the Sox org. has this thing about "proven veterans". It's nuts. much prefer him than waste him as part of a package for Todd Frazier and his home-stilted stats, including a mighty .660 the 2nd half of last season. Or, sell high (for once!) and trade Eaton for a hitter and put Trayce in center. Or keep Eaton and put Trayce there anyway How people don't want to give this guy a chance is beyond belief. So much so that the GM just said he told Adam Eaton he might get moved to LF for Thompson. Oh wait.

Jim Bowden ‏@JimBowden_ESPN 8m8 minutes ago Justin Upton market picking up steam with Orioles, Giants and Angels all involved

QUOTE (LDF @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 04:31 PM) r they the new ss and 3b??? Maybe in Birmingham

Matt Eddy ‏@MattEddyBA #WhiteSox sign LHP Matt Purke to minors deal. Also: SS Andy Parrino, adding to middle-infield depth along with Steve Lombardozzi

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 04:12 PM) The Leftovers renewed for a third and final season http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/12/10/hbo-r...mpaign=Blogroll Only three seasons? Huh. That doesn't leave much time considering they just finished the second. It already feels like there is so much more to do.

Looking at the worst players is fun?

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 4m4 minutes ago Hear, too, that heyward is said to have a $200M offer. More likely to be from nats or cards than cubs. Could be 4th team tho.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 03:40 PM) You know...I'm not going to lie...if you got the right offer, I wouldn't be opposed to selling "high" on Trayce. The key would be if you could package him as a key cog in a deal that got you another piece you really liked. I don't see how Trayce can be an everyday hitter and I love Trayce. I just don't see anything from his historical track-record which would indicate he'd be good enough offensively. That said, I fully agree that he's better than Avi. I love the idea of adding another outfielder, moving Avi, using Trayce / eaton and other outfielder plus Melky can DH / play a bit of outfield (and you have Shuck on the bench as well). I'm with you. If a team is willing to overpay for Thompson, I'd be moving him now. This may well be the peak of his value.

QUOTE (Downtown518 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 01:27 PM) Scot Gregor ‏@scotgregor 3m3 minutes ago Per @JPerrotto, #WhiteSox offered #Pirates Adam LaRoche in a trade, offered to pay $8m of his $13m salary in '16. Bucs declined Wow. He officially has no value left, and the Sox have given up on him.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 01:13 PM) I still think if Arrieta regresses at all they're f***ed. Yes. They have two prime regression candidates in Lackey and Arrieta.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) I kinda feel embarrassed that I actually have to explain this one....forcing the coaching staff to actually bench you maybe was what I was going for? I think you are reading into it to see that.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 12:04 PM) Like when they benched him this summer? Being upset at being benched is having an attitude problem? I don't agree with that at all. Give me that over the guy who is OK with it.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 11:25 AM) As I've said the last few days I'm not a big Lawrie fan but he's much better than anything we had and we gave up nothing so I'm definitely happy about the trade. That said, I don't expect him to make a jump or "figure it out" here, that doesn't happen with us and hitters, he is what he is. This is the key. We go from having "terrible" at 3B, to "respectable". That is a nice gain, and instantly makes us a better team.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 09:13 AM) Oh f***. I fully expect to have another on the way soon and this scares me to no end. It is a whole different world when the sibling stuff kicks in.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:05 PM) Thank god I have a surplus of houses after betting with greg /.thread

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 02:32 AM) Greg, do you even baseball, bro? This, on the other hand, surprises me a great deal. And while I disagree with the latter - as was pointed out earlier, the Sox put up like a -2.2 last year while Lawrie put up 0.6, which on its own is nearly a 3 win difference, but if he gets back to being a 2 WAR player, that's 4 wins - I did not expect this high of a road from you. greg is pretty much the Donald Trump of Soxtalk. He probably doesn't believe 90% of what he posts.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 08:46 PM) I'd prefer Heyward. Don't care that it's more money. He won't be around after year 4/5 around anyway. We are talking about a 10 year deal, probably.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 9, 2015 -> 04:52 PM) http://www.csnbayarea.com/athletics/source...de-talks-lawrie Just saw this. Don't know if it's been posted yet DAMN YOU KENNY!