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QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 09:35 AM) *waves around blackmail pictures* It really is THAT small

Very nice night for the hawks. Dominated early, and coasted home for the 3rd period.

The NC State Duke game was a way more impressive upset.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 09:12 AM) I can't figure out why Rex Ryan took the Buffalo job. Isn't that pretty much the Jets about 5 years ago? Great defense with no QB and no first round pick this year. I'll take Matt Ryan and the Falcons defense rebuild any day over that. $5.5 million per year.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 09:11 AM) Not only that but plenty of outstanding posters were banned. If you go back to any of the big threads over the years like the almost Soriano trade in '06, the first Swisher trade, TCQ, etc. half of the first page of each thread will be comprised of guys who are now banned. Once I started posting here I pretty much stopped over there because it was such a toxic environment but I did post randomly saying Theo made great trades when moving both Garza and Samardzija/Hammel and a mod and I exchanged for about a full page and he was essentially just a Sox homer saying Theo sucks. No one else responded to our debate so it was just him and I going back and forth. Then he bans me for some stupid reason and once I was a banned a cluster of mods and long term posters come into bash me when I could no longer defend myself. The gang mentality and overzealous management ran that place into the ground while the management over here is laissez-faire and "only if you make me." The numbers really reflect that. Don't quote me on it, but in the most recent period SoxTalk users outpost WSI's by something like 8-1. Soxtalk even keeps around guys like Wite and Kyle.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 08:04 AM) So is there a schedule of events to check out anywhere online? I grabbed a saturday ticket and wouldnt mind planning my day. Can we purchase stuff for players to sign there or does it need ot be beforehand? They usual publish the schedule publicly the week of the event. They do have a full set up with tons of vendors to buy stuff from, as well as the White Sox garage sale where they sell tons of game used stuff.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 12, 2015 -> 08:52 AM) yeah but having a functional heater in January is sort of critical, can't wait around a couple of days for ordered parts. Odds are pretty high there is a parts supplier pretty close, you can always give that a shot.

@BleacherReport: Report: Kevin Love expected to opt out of current deal and is unlikely to sign long term"

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 09:34 AM) f*** all of you guys, go back to where you came from. A lesson in green = sarcasm ^In his case, Chicago.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 02:59 PM) Wow. I don't think the reversal was wrong, I think it's just a bad rule. I hate this rule. He caught the ball and hit his elbow and knee down. The thing that drives me crazy is say he doesn't bobble the ball after that, and keeps the catch, they don't give him the end zone, they will would have marked him at the spot where he was down with his elbow and knee. So if that is the spot he is down, why does what the receiver does after that matter? The rule is stupid.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 12:50 PM) Well see how he treats the church elders. You should at least shoot him a PM and let him know we are considering banning him. I think the bi-rules require this be mentioned at our thrice daily ban-nation meetings.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 10:50 AM) I just think the Sox will want to give Davidson a few months in AAA no matter what. Matt has fully admitted his confidence was pretty much shot last year, so throwing him into the major league fire from the get-go next year seems like a recipe for disaster IMO. I'll be honest, I'm pretty low on Davidson at the moment, but I'd rather see him regain his confidence and show some actual results before I give him a major league role. Spring training simply isn't enough for me. The one thing in the back of my mind is that the demotion is supposedly what started the confidence crisis.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) I think there is almost no chance Davidson is on our opening day roster next year. Overreacting to a small sample of spring training at-bats would incredibly short-sighted. After last season, he needs consistent playing time in AAA to prove that he can still be part of the big league picture. As for Viciedo, I agree that having Bonifacio makes it easier to have Tank on the bench. And I know it's not a popular opinion around here, but I'd actually be ok with him as a reserve, since he could fill in at 4 spots (LF, RF, 1B, & DH) and provide a league average bat (if you assume last year was an outlier). The problem is both guys will make decent money and I just see Hahn committing that many resources to his bench. I don't think there is any doubt that if the White Sox staff feels like they will get .250 and 25 to 30 HR out of Davidson, that he will be the starter. We know he won't be a worse defender than Conor, so it all comes down to the bat. Now the odds of that happening are about zero, but then again, we have no idea what the Sox think happened to Davidson this year, and what they are looking for to see if is different.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jan 11, 2015 -> 09:37 AM) All it took was for a few kids to be injured, and a lot of parents complaining about having their kids forced to walk in the snow, forced to go out, risking frostbite. When did it change to where a kid brings home a report card with low grades and the parents come to the school to chew out the teacher? About the time your generation starting taking over...

40 after 3 for Pau.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 10, 2015 -> 09:17 AM) Minutes and steroids, kid needs to beef up ASAP! Yeah, his handling and skating were nice, but man he has a lot of work to do to win some battles on the boards.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Jan 10, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) Just to emphasize again for anybody who somehow thinks it's possible: there is a 0% chance of Scherzer taking a one-year deal. Unless someone is offering 35 to 40 million dollars for one year, there is no way it happens.

Not enough attention to detail last night on both the basketball and hockey teams.

Nothing bouncing right now.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 9, 2015 -> 04:05 PM) Much like the way he plays, Rose operates separate of the team. I expected nothing more of Rose.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 9, 2015 -> 03:35 PM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baske...-htmlstory.html Really...Rose was the one guy on the team not to show up. lol at Jimmy's kicks.

I, for one, can't wait for this to be over.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 8, 2015 -> 08:01 AM) Derrick Rose is now 28-of-110 from the field in his last six, so yeah, he might want to pass the ball more. In his last six games, Rose's usage rate (29.7) is greater than his effective field goal percentage (27.3), which is actually hard to do for that many games. He has more misses in his last five games (67) than DeAndre Jordan does all season. Let him get it all out of his system. I am happy we are past the Scared Derrick stage, and into the I Want To BE MVP again stage. This is the time of year for him to get the rust off.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jan 9, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) Box office sales begin 2/28. Online public on sale is 2/27. Expect pre-sales in the days leading up. Can't wait for opening day tickets to go on sale.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Jan 9, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) Sporting News trying to get some free publicity and it is working. How is this not the most obvious thing ever.