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QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 12:04 PM) Who you work with is HUGE in terms of having a good time at work, wherever that may be. I don't care if you are one of those "ohhhhh, I just looooveeee my job" type of people, if those you work with are a bunch of asshats, that love won't last. I don't hate my job...but I wouldn't call it a love fest, either. There are a LOT of things I love more than being at work, such as my family, friends, road trips, good restaurants, a vodka martini, fishing, etc...I'd rather be doing those things than working. But work isn't bad...I don't hate being here, either...but I do it because I'm pretty good at it and I get paid...not because I love it. This is dead on balls accurate.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 11:52 AM) no it is not, you are making a comparison to what, to what sox FO is claiming?? they can still make 1 more investment esp iif it is thru a trade. the money will be coming off the books next offseason. so you are saying 115 mil to what is considered high. the sox normal MO is to do this, to make the least amount of investment and bring in the fans and hope, this was done thru all the 90's and the same thing. the sox is depending on what they hope on plans and expectation to pan out. these are the teams that the sox will meet in the playoff esp if they get out of the AL. not if it is short term improvements. attrition.... so making adjustment in mid season and making it now..... it is the same thing, conceptually speaking. do it now, when the cost would be more during the season, esp in the pitching dept. so who cares what happens in 2017... the window of opportunity is now, Jose A 1 yr remove, Jeff S, sale and Q, let alone the players in the fa rt that the sox signed. deal with the future when it gets here Right now, you're essentially looking at a 25% chance this year, 50% in 2016-17 and then back down to 25% in 2018 unless you hit gold with Rodon, Anderson, Montas, Hawkins, Danish, Micah Johnson, etc. and another high first-rounder this June. the sox are hamstrung by not finishing off what started as a great offseason rebuild, b/c the owners do not want to spend anything more. to hope in all hope on prospects that hasn't produce for a full season in the majors let alone come playoff time. the money is there, the money earned from the licquer sales, the refreshments, the vendors rents, the parking lot money, the advertising promo nights, commercal advertising ets.... which the sox do not show on any books, but it is all done thru subsidiaries of different companies. btw pls do not take the bold as me screaming or anything. i wanted to let you see my responses easier. I agree with the assessment of the Sox being on the highest end of possible payroll, based on what I have read about their numbers through Forbes.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 11:38 AM) Well is KW a superstar in the executive world? Would you trade Chris Sale or Jose Abreu to get him?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 07:44 AM) Vince is a bit of a loose canon. He had a lot of trouble during his playing days in NY. IIRC he and KW got into it many years ago at a Cubs/Sox tilt when he was a minor league imstructor for the Cubs. The Sox wouldn't let him sit in the dugout during the game which was their right. There supposedly was a pretty crazy argument between the two around the batting cage. Hopefully, he has matured and can get better results from these guys on the bases. IMO, however, if he can make 25 steal guys 50 steal guys during spring training, he probably wouldn't be available. I wonder if that means this team is more Rick Hahn then Kenny Williams?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 03:43 PM) Roch Kubatko @masnRoch · 2h 2 hours ago Told latest report has Jays ending negotiations for Duquette, an Os official said "That's what, the 4th time they've said that?" If things do stall, do you guys think that KW becomes an option again? The O's were asking for Jeff Hoffman, Max Pentecost, and Mitch Nay for Duquette. I don't think KW would require that compensation but what about something like Aaron Sanchez and D.J Davis? That is the kind of package that gets you a superstar.

I like 86/87 wins right now. If things go right, 92 feels like a top to me. With problems, just under .500.

Jay Zawaski ‏@JayZawaski670 54m54 minutes ago Corey Crawford led all All Star goalies with a .778 save percentage.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 25, 2015 -> 02:06 PM) In other sports news, Roger Goodell has announced that NFL teams will no longer be allowed to play "nickel" and "dime" formations on defense. On every play a team must have 4 down linemen, 3 linebackers, and 4 defensive backs no matter how the offense lines up. Only there are rules about exactly how many guys have to be on the line of scrimmage etc in the NFL.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/01/...fensive-shifts/

Ugly acting people at Disney shows. Who refuses to get up at a kids show so a kid can go to the bathroom?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) Ichiro to Marlins for 1yr 2M deal. If you ask me that is a really good move for a back-up outfielder. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-leag...-174242522.html great deal.

The day that Sox personnel quit getting asked questions related to the Cubs can't come soon enough.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Jan 24, 2015 -> 01:05 PM) I predict John Danks will have a good year, maybe a 15 game winner. There is no logic behind it other than he's another season past the injury. I really hope the mechanical changes they made in Sept make a difference, though I am not holding my breath.

On my way to see Disney on Ice, Frozen, today.

Scott Merkin ‏@scottmerkin 25m25 minutes ago Bobby Jenks said he's 50-50 to make a comeback and pitch again. Wouldn't be possible until midway through season

Its good to be the King

QUOTE (shipps @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 03:10 PM) I probably have a longer travel time than those that live in NWI yet still paying the Chicago expense. Hmmmmmmm that's my own fault though. You can get to the first train stop in IN in 45 minutes. Driving it is about 25 minutes on a good traffic day. I live an hour drive out, or an hour and a half on the train.

God Bless America

MLB Transactionist ‏@MLBTransactions 2m2 minutes ago Chicago, IL SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS: Re-signed pitcher Ryan Vogelsong to a one-year contract. http://j.mp/1yTs9dh

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 04:05 PM) 24 teams didn't think Mike Trout was worth a first round pick. The Yankees gave up their first round pick, the one that turned into Trout, for Teixeira. How do you pick out the next Mike Trout with certainty? And make a bet that this guy is better than everyone you could sign for the next 2 to 3 years.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 04:12 PM) The big bar/room with the crazy ceiling at Palmer House........that is an amazing room. But to get served there can be a giant hassle/time wrecker The big bar was freaking awesome during nights at Soxfest.

Mark Lazerus ‏@MarkLazerus 7m7 minutes ago VIDEO: #Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford on being an All-Star for the first time, and "praying" not to get lit up. http://bit.ly/1t8jzrI

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 02:57 PM) yeah but here is another question, would you spend that for a young Jose A, a young Trout??? also Vlad jr is avail for the signing. At age 19, there is still a HUGE number of questions for just about every player that isn't a once in a generation player. Moncada is not that guy. Reading the scout talk, he wouldn't even have been the #1 pick if he had been in the MLB draft last year. You are putting down $20 million, punting on years worth of signings, and still not 100% positive the kid will be a star.

jon greenberg ‏@jon_greenberg 34m34 minutes ago I told Samardzija the Sox are using him to market the team. "Smart," he said. "I'd do that too." Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 44m44 minutes ago Samardzija says he's 'home.' Says #whitesox are built to win 'and built to win every day.'

QUOTE (Sockin @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 03:47 PM) Yes but they're holding the people in the room and not allowing them to go to their autograph session until after the opening. That is exactly what they did when it was at the Regency. First person in the opening ceremony line, is the first person into the fest. Everyone outside of the opening has to wait until the opening ceremony gets out to go in.