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Ken Davidoff ‏@KenDavidoff 37m37 minutes ago Victor Martinez gets $14 mil in '15 & $18 mil from '16 through '18. 10-team no-trade clause in '15, then 10-and-5 rights kick in. #Tigers

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 20, 2014 -> 12:22 AM) Next week is the series finale of Boardwalk? Wow. So obviously Nucky and probably Eli and most of Nucky's gang is going to die. Not sure yet what will happen with Will, or with Gillian, besides being saved by Nucky. Also, I feel like this Joe Harper person has to come back and play some role. No way he is just gone now. I've seen some rumors online that think Joe Harper is actually Tommy Dormody. But the timeline for that would make Tommy 13 or 14, and Joe Harper looks to be around 18-20. I guess Joe Harper is the name of a character from Tom Sawyer, so people think Joe Harper from Indiana is just a fake name. Would have been really cool if it was Tommy, but the timeline just doesn't add up. QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 20, 2014 -> 11:40 AM) Pretty sure he's just a kid that reminds Nucky of himself, so he sent him away to prevent him from leading his life. Yeah, I guess that one because they wouldn't have introduced the kid into the show if he didn't have a role to play in the ending, and then they kept going back to Gillian at teh same thing. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 20, 2014 -> 12:26 PM) Yeah, another way for Nucky to try and redeem himself. It really sucks that the show is ending and that this last season is compressed. Getting Capone and the rise of Luciano and Lansky could have been entire seasons. Instead it's basically taken care of in 1.5 hours. I think they're also making the characters act in ways to match the plot instead of the other way around. I have a hard time believing Nucky would just show up to that meeting and expect Luciano to keep his word. These are guys that have tried to get you wacked multiple times. Why not call up the other New York boss and have him come with his X amount of goons and trap Luciano and Lansky right there. Also, it's hilarious that a song "My Girl's p****" was (1) an actual song and (2) a popular song. They also made it a long time in real life, so it is hard to take them out. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 07:13 AM) Given that Gillian is re-entering the picture, I could see the kid still turning out to be Tommy. Although if it was him, it doesn't make much sense why he hasn't just killed him already if that's his plan. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 21, 2014 -> 11:24 AM) The problem with this theory is that Richard would have had to tell Tommy what happened to his dad. I think from what we've seen of Richard/Tommy, he was protecting Tommy as much as possible from that world. Especially after the massacre at Gillian's brothel/whorehouse. I assumed it was years of conditioning from Gillian, talking about how bad Nucky was to her, and probably telling him that Nuck killed his dad. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 26, 2014 -> 08:24 PM) Boardwalk, sad to see you go. Like Deadwood I feel like it's too early. Agreed. So many more seasons could have been had without spoiling the show. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 27, 2014 -> 12:27 AM) I think hate that the timeline was off by so much for Tommy. If it was actually correct, I would have loved that final scene, but I can't get passed them not noticing or caring. Overall, I thought it was a pretty mediocre finale. Not much action, and not much finality. I feel like a lot of storylines didn't even end. During that scene with Gillian in the institution, I actually was thinking i QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 27, 2014 -> 07:54 AM) I think it wrapped everything up nicely, so it was satisfying as much as it could be. I still think it was a mistake to end it so quickly and with a shortened season. We could have gotten at least two more seasons with Capone and Luciano. Although I guess I can understand Winters' concern that Nucky didn't have much story left. IMO they could have made him more of a secondary character and the show could have continued with him as the "main" guy but not leading in screen time. Focus on Chicago and New York with the occasional check-in on Nucky trying to become more legitimate while his rivals were doing everything but that. I do like the twist that Tommy didn't kill in revenge for his father, but in revenge for his grandmother. I guess that wasn't really a twist so much as me not reading that situation properly, but still, I liked it. It made sense. Also for those interested, Sepinwall did an interview with Winter about some lingering storylines/issues: http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/...e-series-finale QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 27, 2014 -> 10:37 AM) Definitely should have been a full season. But they way they ended it, it just seemed all too convenient. Like they tried to be too tidy with the Darmody kid. It felt forced, to me. Yeah, there was a lot left on the table at the end of the day. I enjoyed the series a lot, but man there was so much more that could have been done.

The wife and I just watched the series over the last month and a half, and I wanted to jump in now. QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 5, 2014 -> 02:40 PM) As to Boardwalk Empire, I'm disappointed that we won't get to see the Rothstein assassination and maybe a couple more, depending on exactly when they pick up the series in 1931. But, they also might cover it in a flashback. He was my favorite character in the whole show. So many arcs could have been done with him, and I was really sad that they didn't do anything with him, but did stuff with a guy like Chalky. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Sep 17, 2014 -> 02:08 PM) 2nd episode of Boardwalk was much better than the snoozer premiere. Sucks they jumped 7 years though and skipped events like Rothstein's assassination and St. Valentine's Day Massacre. As well as some storylines that just disappeared as a result. Yeah, I loved how they were setting up for the VDay massacre, but then skipped it. The Capone actor did a great job. QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 01:49 AM) Was pissed about , was confused but not that upset about . But holy s*** is Narcisse just so f***ing boring. Terrible, terrible villain and is slowing down an already slow season. I feel like this show is crawling to the bitter end. Van Alden was a fun character as well. Narcisse had a place, but he would have been dead long ago, simply because he was black, and as racist as that era was, someone would have shot him for just that reason. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 06:12 AM) Every season has gone this way. A few painfully boring episodes to start out and lay every storyline out on the table. Then they flip a switch and motherf***ers start dying left and right, nobody is safe. Yeah, it isn't always predictable, and even when it was, they did great job with it, such as the actress dying in the bombing instead of him. QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 08:35 AM) QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 13, 2014 -> 09:25 AM) Yeah, I'm fine with the Nucky flashbacks, and yes, that actor just complete nails playing a young Buscemi. I had to look him up to see if he was related or not. I commented to the wife that both the people playing young Gillian and Nucky were awesome. They did such an incredible job.

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 18m18 minutes ago Confirmed: Stanton deal, if reached with #Marlins, will be 13 years, $325M. Will include no-trade and opt-out, per @jonheymancbs.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 02:58 PM) 24 innings is at least 3 starts' worth of innings. It is less than an inning a start. I am also curious where that line is of too little. Kershaw just became the least amount of innings pitched ever to win a Cy Young (outside of strikes and relievers). How much further down could he go, and still be OK? 190? 180? 175?

Jason Beck ‏@beckjason 32m32 minutes ago Ilitch asked if this shows he's still in win-now mode. He checks wallet. "Yeah, I'm ok," he said. "I've got some 20s in here."

Ken Rosenthal ‏@Ken_Rosenthal 7m7 minutes ago Confirming: Burnett one-year deal with #Pirates is for $8.5M. Turned down $12.75M option with #Phillies. @jonheymancbs first with $$$. Jeff Passan ‏@JeffPassan 9m9 minutes ago This says a lot: A.J. Burnett essentially paid $4.25M not to be a Phillie.

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 1h1 hour ago Team to watch if Jason Castro is traded: #WhiteSox. Have heard Hahn has been enamored with Castro for a while.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 12:50 PM) Kiley McDaniel: Looking for upside when a while back they didn’t. This is what happens when it sometimes take a little longer Comment From Guest Trea Turner or Tim Anderson? Kiley McDaniel: Anderson – more upside and proven at higher level, but it’s not by a landslide Wow. That is a big endorsement.

Aaaand here we go again.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 11:53 AM) It reminded me of Kirby Pucketts career ending fastball to the face. Scary stuff Dude was one of my favorite players to watch as a kid.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) When I played HS basketball, we quit buying Nikes. We couldn't get a pair that cost ~$150 at group pricing to last an entire season for around a quarter of the team. They did stuff like Manu's, though a bit more gradual Wasn't Jordan the one who changed his shoes at every half time?

QUOTE (spiderman @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 01:31 PM) I would assume that Kenny needs to sign off the direction of the team (Does Hahn want to tear it down? Rebuild? Etc) but Hahn handles the day to day activities. I'd be interested in knowing if any/all trades have to be reviewed with Williams or if they have a natural collaboration where Hahn does the leg work and they meet internally before making a final call. The White Sox give the impression that Hahn is responsible and makes the final decisions so that would mean Williams may be dealing with bigger picture items, not who is playing for the White Sox on the field necessarily. That makes sense to me. But again, I get the impression that there isn't a lot of distance between Hahn and Williams points of view.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 11:55 AM) The great lakes were pretty much frozen solid last winter. I would imagine that impacted how warm they got this summer and thus will not take much to freeze them up again this winter. On the bright side this causes the water level to rise which is a good thing. On pure speculation on my part but it makes good sense to me. The good thing for our side of the lake is the quicker the lake freezes, the quicker the lake effect snow stops.

QUOTE (Jake @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 12:14 PM) The circumstances of Kenny's "promotion" - that is, his stated desire to be less involved in day-to-day management - leads me to believe his role isn't comparable to Epstein/Friedman. I think he has a lot of sway, but Hahn is the GM. My guess is that when push comes to shove, which may never occur, KW defers to Hahn (even if he might technically possess some sort of veto power). I have never gotten the impression that Kenny and Rick aren't of the same mind set when it comes to the direction of the club, so I am not even sure if a "veto" exists, if it would be all of that important anyway.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏@CST_soxvan 3h3 hours ago In his first major league season, Jose Abreu homered against five Cy Young winners: Kershaw, Kluber, Price, Verlander and Dickey.

Bruce Levine ‏@MLBBruceLevine 1h1 hour ago Four clubs still in the hunt for Russell Martin . 4-to 5 year deal $14 to $15 million a year likely .

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 11:13 AM) good breakdown but I meant to ask how do the prospects for the 2015 draft look because the Bears should have a pretty decent pick to screw up.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-he...-or-two-remains Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 45m45 minutes ago Miami Beach, FL stanton, marlins said to be on same page on $, but non-monetary issue or 2 remain. 13 years in play? http://cbsprt.co/116igMC

MLB TALK ‏@LatestMLBNews 28m28 minutes ago @Marlins are very serious with extending Giancarlo Stanton. Contract could climb up to 13 years and possibly a record breaking $350 MM

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 7m7 minutes ago #Tigers re-sign Joel Hanrahan to one-year, $1M major league deal with $2.5M available in incentives. First reported by @BNightengale.

QUOTE (knightni @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 10:49 AM) We got 110 inches of snow last winter, they say that we'll only get 75 inches this year. You've got about 10 so far, so I am guessing that won't happen.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 10:22 AM) Except he pitched 24.1 more innings. Had Sale's innings total been around 200 like Kershaw's I'm sure the voters would have given him more consideration. It's hard to win a Cy Young with only 174 innings pitched. The difference isn't that great. I'd be curious where 198 IP ranks on the list of all time Cy Young award/MVP winners (obviously excluding the couple of closers who won).

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 14, 2014 -> 07:26 AM) Just make sure it melts by 8pm next Friday. According to the long term forecast it might not get above freezing at all for a week +.

Clayton Kershaw had one more start than Chris Sale.