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Chris De Luca ‏@ChrisDeLuca 11m11 minutes ago Chicago, IL #Breaking #Bears Tayo Fabuluje suspended without pay for next four games for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.

QUOTE (flavum @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Renteria and Sparks are now officially added. https://twitter.com/whitesox/status/664185838964641792 Thread title edited.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:08 PM) again, no one is super excited about everything. Just happy that they arent getting kicked in the face like they were in the trestman era. I get it, you just want everything to be pointing upwards and no holes, but goddamn give them some time to fix it and recognize that this isnt the same thing you were seeing last season. And a few plays from being 0-8 is the same as a few plays from being 5-3. They are 3-5 right now, i dont think they are making the playoffs but I am happy that they arent completely lost and out classed every time they step on the field The Bears are trending in the right direction with a team devoid of talent, no depth, and a ton of injuries. This is exactly why you should be optimistic. Add to that two first round picks next year (white and 2016 pick) plus some free agent targets, you have a team that could actually compete for the playoffs.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 02:05 PM) I'm just part of a Chiefs forum that's no holds barred. Common phrases like that. my mistake that you were offended. Thicken your skin. It's an online message board. It is an on-line message board, but it does at least attempt to have some common decency and consideration for people other than yourself. It is a term most people would prefer to not see used that way. As large as the English language is there are hundreds of ways to describe winning a trade, so that "rape" doesn't need to be one of them.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 10:31 AM) The Peanuts Movie is a great family film. Plenty of call-backs to the TV specials yet it felt totally new. We saw it with the kids this weekend and enjoyed it.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 01:32 PM) What do you expect him to say? I'd translate that as follow: Yeah, ya' know, Jeff sucked balls with us. But really, what'd we give up? A SS who isn't a SS that can hit a bit, but will never be even an OK defender. A back of the rotation pitcher who isn't that young that will likely be a middle reliever at best? Plus a C that Coop hates and our pitchers hated throwing to. Oh and we threw in this guy down in AA who supposedly can hit minor league pitching pretty well, but has no position or power. Yeah, I traded a bunch of leftovers for Shark, and Shark s*** the bed. :notworthy

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 12:44 PM) I would have thought the ceiling would be much higher. Price alone would cause them to hit that ceiling, which makes me think they won't be pushing hard for him. Personally, I think that article is full of s***. Their ceiling isn't $130 million unless ownership is putting $100 million into their pockets. The profited $70 million in 2014, and the number 2015 will be even bigger.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/baseball/7/71/...-spending-spree

Gordon Wittenmyer ‏@GDubCub 1h1 hour ago Why some believe free agent Samardzija's market could be 'robust' http://bit.ly/1NFPoQX

Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN 52m52 minutes ago Today's column: Jeff Samardzija's 2015 slide has caused evaluators to ask questions--and here's what they have found. http://espn.go.com/blog/buster-olney/insid...zijas2015season

Tracey Myers ‏@TramyersCSN 3m3 minutes ago Keith could possibly come back for one of the weekend games. Rozsival too. #Blackhawks

QUOTE (SnB @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 12:11 PM) Last winter wasn't too bad. December and January were mild. February and March were awful though. 2013 was obviously horrendous in every way. It also snowed pretty early last year too. Plus it never seemed to stop. It was cold all of the way into May.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Nov 10, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) The Bears offense is ranked 25th in the NFL. How does that get someone a head coaching job? Because the offensive line is a train wreck, and the receiving core is awful after Jeffrey.

Wow. Prayers to the family.

Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 32m32 minutes ago Other clubs say #Marlins are floating Marcell Ozuna's name but only want to deal him for a No. 2-type starter. Tough sell after last year

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 03:45 PM) If a manager is fired mid-season, then yeah, a coach gets the job on an interim basis, but probably not permanently. If the manager is bad enough to fire mid-season, then you probably are pretty dissatisfied with the coaching staff as a whole and not just the manager. Besides, the Sox aren't the kind of organization that is going to fire a manager mid-season unless it's some kind of conduct issue. Typically, no. But the fact they were looking at the candidates they were looking at tells me that they are thinking in a contingency plan kind of way, and not just finding a bench coach.

Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 2h2 hours ago All Star CF Michael Brantley out for 5-6 months with shoulder surgery, #Indians announce

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 1h1 hour ago Kenta Maeda is likely to be posted by Hiroshima, one #MLB team executive said today, but a final decision has not been made. @FOXSports

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 1h1 hour ago Japanese 3B-2B Nobu Matsuda, 32, has declared for free agency with hopes of MLB deal. Hit 35 HR for softbank.

Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan 25m25 minutes ago Sox haven't closed the door on bringing Alexei back, but didn't want to pay him $10 million. Someone else will. Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 32m32 minutes ago Rick Hahn said door isn't closed on Alexei Ramirez returning. But he expects SS will find a decent market in FA. #WhiteSox

Paul Sullivan ‏@PWSullivan 25m25 minutes ago Sox haven't closed the door on bringing Alexei back, but didn't want to pay him $10 million. Someone else will.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) One would think they could hire a situational expert or something whose sole job was to determine the optimal decision based on clock management and analytics. For the amount of money that is involved in professional football, it would easily be worth it. You could easily hire a college intern to crunch numbers for nearly nothing.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 01:51 PM) I am not certain he has six figure contract money and they need to figure out where Arrieta lands for them next year. The Cubs made $73 million in profit in 2014. They will make more in 2015, and even more in 16. They have cash to burn. They could sign Grienke and Price, and still have operating income left over.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 01:06 PM) Am I the only one who doesn't think Price signs with the Cubs? He'll cost an arm and a leg, and the fact that the Cubs have been linked to Heyward and Gordon makes me think they'll try to sign one of those two and a 2nd-tier SP instead. Signing Price could also mean there's not enough to resign Arrieta when the time comes. I don't think they'll want to be stuck paying three SP in their mid-30s almost $100 million dollars several years from now when it's time to pay all their hitters. Historically when Theo has money, he throws around money.

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 9, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) I've been wondering the last 24 hours if Renteria coming to the Sox increased chances of them going after Castro. Those two got along well in 2014. If nothing else it would give the franchise an in to learn about guys like Castro, Baez, and other potential trade targets.