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QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Sep 27, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) John McDonough doesn't turn the Blackhawks around without Toews, Kane, Keith, Seabrook, etc. Those guys were there when he took over. He's good at his job but lets not get crazy here. The Hawks have 3 of the 12 best players in the NHL. Brooks Boyer was a boy wonder in 2005.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 05:00 PM) you bring up a great point. but i want to ask this. yesteryear althlete, would they also have the same equipment to train as well??? they put up and were the best at the time.... so talent wise they have it. for me, there is no right or wrong answer, i am just confuse or wondering . NO. Not even close. I remember reading Nolan Ryan's autobiography, and in it he stated that no one was lifting weights in the 70's, and that he was looked down on for doing it.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 2m2 minutes ago Also, Chris Sale's last start for 2015 #WhiteSox is likely on Friday, could be Thursday.

Dan Hayes ‏@CSNHayes 6m6 minutes ago Sounds like tonight could be Carlos Rodon's last start for #WhiteSox.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:28 PM) Do people really trust the White Sox to build a winning team by wise trades and free agent acquisitions? They have a history of having actually done that.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) And take on salary in the Montero/Fowler trades, something most rebuilding teams couldn't do. Well rebuilding teams without loyal fanbases can't do that anyway...

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:13 PM) Don't forgetting defrauding the Padres for Rizzo. A couple of these things go differently, and the Cubs are still in rebuilding mode. And let's be honest... I know things have improved down on the farm, but do people really trust the Sox to draft and develop an entire team set to all arrive and star at roughly the same period of time?

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) I don't think the Cubs even viewed Schwarber as the next best player in the draft. More like they took him to save money for all the high school arms they took in later rounds (Cease, Sands, etc). Not even worth debating Rodon vs Schwarber on the Sox, as Nola would have been the pick if Rodon wasn't still there. The Cubs wouldn't have even taken Schwarber if Rodon had been on the board at their pick.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) Hindsight would mean Rodon going #1 Absolutely. It would also put Spencer Adams squarely in the first round.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 02:39 PM) Then why are we seeing the teams we are in the playoffs? One team has done that in a relatively short period of time. That team also has a loyal fan base that allowed them to sign a $150 million pitcher to anchor the front of the rotation during that rebuild, so even them being included in the scorched earth part gets a little more questionable. Ours would look more like the Pirates and KC versions where we have to hope that one year finally everything comes together all at once and then hope the fans come back so we can keep the team together.

Phil Rogers ‏@philgrogers 46m46 minutes ago Nothing came of it but I'm still impressed at how Chris Sale he wouldn't mind if the White Sox paid Jeff Samardzija more than he'll earn. Sale's reasoning was that if the White Sox paid Samardzija it would mean they were winning, and he badly wants a crack at October.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) So how exactly are you going to argue that continuing to "go for it" every year isn't just as likely to leave us scratching our heads in 2020 and wondering how we had a dozen awful years? Because that doesn't seem like a major threat to me any more. One failure completely destroys the fanbase. One erodes the fanbase. But if you are OK with a couple of decades of Royals or Pirates type of ball being the downside, that is your prerogative.

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QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 01:14 PM) Attendance will get worse, that's guaranteed. But by how much? I don't believe we'll ever fall below Tampa Bay, who to date has drawn 500,000 less fans than us. I just hate this idea that we're almost forced to compete every season because people (maybe management is included) feel that's what draws out the fans. Winning draws them out, and if we had to forsake several seasons to try a new approach -- why not? If it doesn't work we can easily get back to the mediocre level we are now. Let me ask you this, what are you afraid of? If you feel they're not up to it, I'd rather we face those fears and find out. What I fear is it'll be 2020 and we'll be here scratching our heads having the same damn discussion. Think of it this way, would you have cared now what happened in 2010 if they just dismantled their team like Minnesota? Who by the way is the competing for a WC spot now. Again, a lot of assumptions going on here. Kansas City is the new love around MLB. Have we all forgotten they hadn't been to the playoffs since 1986 before that? The Pirates went from 1993 to 2013 without a single winning season, let alone a playoff cycle. This isn't some foolproof thing where you suck for a few years and then make the playoffs. If you blow the franchise up, not only do you lose what's left of the fanbase, but we could still be scratching our heads in 2020 and wondering why we are still a 70 win team after half a dozen awful years, and not have any hope to show for it.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:55 PM) How did he cheat on her? There is no proof of that although I am not naive enough to think anything less than 90% of professional athletes cheat on their significant others. Picking up a chick from a bar and taking them home for sex isn't cheating?

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:51 PM) See I think it will be ugly but I don't think Seattle will run roughshod over them. I think their offense will continue to look terrible, but they may still beat us 28-7/28-3 based off of our terrible offense. The Bears are out picking their switch right now, because Seattle is about to beat their asses.

Since trading for Jay Cutler, the Bears have won one game (1-13 overall) when he has been out as a starter. Jimmy Claussen is 1-10 as a NFL starter. Jimmy Clausen's one win as an NFL starter was with Carolina, against the Bears.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:50 PM) They certainly are a large part but two guys alone can't win championships either regardless of how great they are. Even MJ and Scottie needed some help. Mark And without them, they have no chance at all. That is the difference.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:15 PM) If the choice is between a Mutual Fund and an ETF, I would go the Mutual Fund route......ETF's are not all they are cracked up to be.....the safer bet is a plain old mutual Fund, specifically an Index Fund... The major ones hold their underliers, which is what you want.

QUOTE (captain54 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:19 AM) That's only a small part of the picture.. Pure speculation, but highly doubtful $$$ Bill would have signed Hossa and Keith to 12 and 13yrs deals, respectively… Another perspective.. Rocky stepped in and brought back Bobby Hull, Mikita, and Tony O as ambassadors.. Reinsdorf's version of that would have been to make Bobby Hull the head coach, Mikita the GM, and Tony O the goaltender coach... Kane and Toews are not a small part of the picture. They are the freaking franchise.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:13 PM) And it's the one damn thing we haven't tried to build a contending team. It's like this Boogeyman concept with White Sox fans because of all the terrible things (attendance, irrelevance, not confident in management) we're already experiencing now. How would we know what would happen.....unless it happens? . Your underlying assumption here is that it can't get worse. I feel that isn't accurate at all.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 12:34 PM) Rodon = new Quintana? Please and thank you.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:03 AM) IIRC, you can go so far as to have your direct deposit channel an amount to money to your brokerage account with each check. Call your brokers 800 #, they will be able to tell you for sure. Now that I think about it, my broker even has a bill pay entry that allows you to set up a transfer to my brokerage account like it was my electric bill. If you set it up as a repeated entry it would accomplish the same thing as a direct deposit.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 11:01 AM) "VTI" is the vanguard total market ETF I have eta: yeah definitely with ss2k5 on cheap index funds over anything else. They end up ahead in the long run without a bunch of fund managers leeching money from you. There are hundreds of them out there, mimicking everything under the sun. I prefer the major ones for easy tracking and liquidity, but Vangard is a good company to be in as well.

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 25, 2015 -> 10:57 AM) Thanks, this is perfect. Less concerned with the initial amount, more with the minimum of adding to the account. Was hoping to send in a small amount each pay check so I don't have to "remember". IIRC, you can go so far as to have your direct deposit channel an amount to money to your brokerage account with each check. Call your brokers 800 #, they will be able to tell you for sure.