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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 26, 2015 -> 08:00 AM) How many homers does Daniel Murphy hit throughout the series? 6? 0

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 09:55 PM) I've said for over a year now that I think Soler will wind up being the best of the Cubs prospects in the long run, if RH can pry him from the Cubs then do it. He's owed about 20 mil over the next 5 years, that's very team friendly. It is amazing how similar Avi and Soler's numbers were last year.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 25, 2015 -> 12:50 PM) Here's the thing: White Sox fans are so fickle that they wouldn't put up with the losing seasons the Cubs, Astros and Royals needed to get to where they are. Need proof? We're currently getting our highest picks in years, the system is improving and fans calling for rebuilds are pissed that they aren't winning right now because they didn't rebuild earlier. And they are ready to trade or cut any young player that wasn't an instant star, so pretty much all except Rodon.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 10:00 PM) That third sentence speaks volumes for how far our minor league rebuild still has left to go. The Cubs are going to spend something like $400 million for pitching over this off season and the last one. What does that speak to?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 24, 2015 -> 05:01 PM) Don't dare to sully the good name of KC, the knight in shining armor caulfield will defend her honor with a duel that you shall not win This will be a duel of writing lots of stuff and suppositions and declaring KC to be the best there ever was the end At least that is what Buddy Biancalana would say.

I am completely meh about this World Series.

As of today he is the leader for 2nd base next year. We'll see if that lasts through the off season.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 08:18 PM) I don't want him to have double vision when he goes to his son's graduation If he plays much longer he will be a crosseyed hunchback with a limp.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 03:47 PM) Lmao, you guys want Papelbon? He's literally the only player in baseball who I don't want on this team purely due to his clubhouse presence. The guy is a cancer. I would not trade LaRoche for Papelbon. I would rather keep Adam, and bet on a revival.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 02:57 PM) Rodon is a freaking stud. I think that he has a higher ceiling than Sale honestly. I think you are right as I see Rodon not having the physical problems that Sale has from his build. Rodon is built like a guy who can give you 230 to 240 IP in a season. I don't see that from Chris Sale. While they haven't been major, Sale has had minor nagging type stuff every year. I do believe that it is a testament to Cooper and the Sox staff that these haven't become something major like you have seen all over baseball.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 30m30 minutes ago New #Mariners manager Scott Servais has never managed or coached at any level. No one even blinks; such hirings becoming almost the norm.

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 9m9 minutes ago Top K/9IP by LHP in year of MLB debut (min 120 IP) 9.86 Cole Hamels 2006 9.70 Herb Score 1955 8.98 Carlos Rodon 2015 http://www.baseball-reference.com/play-ind...re.cgi?id=xpiyo …

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 02:24 PM) I stopped paying attention to the NL this year when it started becoming all about the Cubs. I guess I missed a big story there. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2...fight/72935822/

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) From a purely statistical standpoint, LaRoche's contract is worse than Papelbon's. Unless Papelbon is some sort of clubhouse cancer that is negatively affecting other players, that trade would do absolutely nothing for them. It's a trade the Sox should do without hesitation if offered. Worst case scenario, you can always bury a reliever, even an expensive one, at the back of the bullpen. You're pretty much forced to give a substantial number of PA to a big money position player. There's less flexibility. You mean like the type of teammate who would attack the best player in the National League?

Christopher Kamka ‏@ckamka 15h15 hours ago Jaromir Jagr #Blackhawks goalies scored against: - Ed Belfour - Jeff Hackett - Jocelyn Thibault - Corey Crawford

Buried in this graphic... The Cubs saw 3 of the 7 biggest declines in fastball velocity in the post-season, including both Lester and Arrieta. Hendricks led the way. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/edinson-vol...-velocity-bump/

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Brad Biggs ‏@BradBiggs 15h15 hours ago #Bears had to send Jeremiah Ratliff away from Halas Hall 3 times yesterday from @danwiederer & @Rich_Campbell http://trib.in/1OV4UrW View summary 25 retweets 13 favorites

QUOTE (RaySox @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 12:59 PM) I think Upton would help our offensive numbers.. but isn't he a streaky player? We should avoid those. Except all of our streaky players seem to align their streaks like periods and all go on to slump together.

The market cap for Facebook is now larger than the market caps for Johnson and Johnson as well as Wells Fargo.

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QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 10:41 AM) Agree. And this is only speculation anyway. Just some guy looking at teams that need help at position and then sticking a name on them. Nothing to see here people. Welcome to the off-season and no catch-alls.

QUOTE (knightni @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 09:21 AM) There's no other franchise that has a toy for every single character, set, and ship/vehicle that's ever been in the film. Hundreds of characters. There's never been a film series with that kind of huge cast that had that kind of popularity. Not even LOTR or Marvel films. Maybe Star Trek, but they don't really appeal to kids. Not sword-fight-y space enough. No, there isn't anything that is to that level yet, but like I said, I think HP is the closest. I mean even off-hand quotes from Rowling about characters YEARS later become news. The only other series that does that is Star Wars.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 23, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) I just think this would be a disaster. An awful signing and bad strategy. I'd prefer we do nothing for 1 more year than this. I agree.