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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 02:17 PM) I'm no hitting coach, but it's pretty obvious he tries to blast the ball as far as he can every time to the plate. He never adjusts to the count. He swings as hard as he can and has connected only nine times. He'll probably wind up with 18-20 homers and hit .240. That's not very valuable. Get rid of him. He did his best work earlier this year when he was shorter and looking to right-center. He stayed on the ball much longer, and it showed.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 01:41 PM) I wouldn't. Not in a million years.

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The most interesting bit is the price for Stanton. That would have been an interesting deal.

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QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 12:15 PM) Feder says that Boers is the highest paid Score on-air personality. Chew on that for a minute. That means zero to me.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:17 AM) By people you mean pizza? Ha! Yeah, I meant pizza, but people is much funnier.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:08 AM) I want him to play, get the rust off, get his timing back, and dominate from the get go next season. This is how I feel. I would much rather have him work through all of the post major injury stuff in games that don't matter.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 10:59 AM) The more I think about it, the more pissed I am Rose decided to give an interview 1 day before Melo visits. 1 - he likes Melo but won't recruit him, giving the impression he doesn't want another star here 2 - Gives impression he's still not ready to play, shadowing bulls ability to win next year. I'm fine with him not recruiting, I'm not fine with him skipping USA because he's scared, but worst of all is opening your mouth at the worst time for both of these. You are silent for 6 months and suddenly talk now? Just shut up, man. you better sign for tony parker dollars your next contract. Yeah. Honestly either Derrick Rose is really as dumb as he acts, or he is really a f***ing asshole. I lean towards number 1, but wonder about #2 sometimes.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 11:06 AM) to be fair, we're talking about Chuck E. Cheese pizza, they were really doing you a favor. No joke. There is not a worse people on the entire planet.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 10:35 AM) Doron Lamb was waived...I'd love to see the Bulls pick him up to be the backup SG. I can't see the Bulls adding any salary until they know what is up with Melo and Love.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 10:06 AM) EDIT: sorry wrong thread. K, real thoughts. If we trade Alexei I really do want to see a haul. To be completely honest, I don't think we have the next shortstop in our organization, and to just force a prospect there because, well, they are there, seems shortsighted. Have any of johnson, semein, davidson FORCED their way to the team? I'd rather hang onto Alexei and see if Tim Anderson can hack it defensively. There are worse things than having a veteran shortstop, like having players who aren't real shortstops play there because you'd prefer a top ten draft pick to a top 15. Like I have said all along, you are in a situation where you don't HAVE to move anyone. Set ridiculous prices, and see what happens. If you feel like one of these middle IF prospects is the real deal, maybe drop the price a bit for Beckham or Alexei. Even if they don't go, having too many middle IFs isn't a bad thing. The only player that is on his last year, and has any worth at all is Dunn. If you can get something for him, go ahead and do it. If he really wants to come back here next year on a much smaller deal, that can be worked out in the off-season.

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QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) Really? When he was driving around the UC after games, thanking people for wearing his jersey, crying about his mom's support after the MVP award, you were like "this guy sucks" Cheating on his SAT's. Having his bother do his dirty work. Undermining his teammates publicly. Refusing to help the organization, while other starts did it, including his own teammates.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:55 AM) There are people who eat for free several times a week doing this. That's just it. If they would have asked, we would have gave it to them.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:54 AM) I hope the other people were asked to leave the premises and a picture was put up to never allow them in again. Good of Chuckie (and agree, unfortunate that they would be in that position but at least they didn't leave you hanging). its kind of like when you order something at a fast food place and then turn around from the counter and drop it. Totally your fault but you hope the employees go, oh, let us replace that for you. They left pretty much right away. They didn't even have a chance to get asked to leave.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:49 AM) Wow is all I can say. I'm speachless. I hope Chuckie Cheese's rectified the situation. What is said is the children are going to see how their parents behave and they can't help but learn from those pathetic habits. They offered to replace the food (we declined as we were probably weren't going to eat anymore anyway). They also replaced our drinks, as they had been sitting there as well. For something they didn't do, they did try hard to fix the situation.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 08:29 AM) I would bet it's more along these lines. They've worked with him enough, perhaps both on and off the field, and made a decision that he was no longer a fit in the organization. It could certainly be something complicated, but it's likely not that way. As hard as it is to find catching, if they saw something, they would have found a way to hang on to him.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) I agree; Even if Bulls don't get Melo, this will be a significantly upgraded team from a year ago, imo. That said, we are getting Melo! If the Bulls can convince the Knicks to take Boozer as an expiring contract and keep the roster pretty close to intact, this is a really, really good team. if the Heat stay together, I'd put the Bulls as the clear #2, and as a treat to the Heat, if the Heat don't get a significant upgrade.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:42 AM) I was referring to Nikoli but agree with Doug too. It seems that everyone has this really high expectations for Nik in his rookie year, probably too high and completely unrealistic. If the roster stays pretty close to intact (ie both Taj and Noah are back), he will be coming off of the bench and playing back ups minutes. That is a good situation to come into, with those guys in front of you. Get your 15-20 minutes at night at the 4/5 and learn the game against two of the hardest workers in basketball during practice.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 08:25 AM) Intentionally tanking the rest of the way would involve trading away Quintana, Beckham, Ramirez, Viciedo, and quite a few other smaller pieces. That's not going to happen. The guys on the field have pride and want to win every game because they're professionals who have a job to do and it pays them well. This team won't tank, they'll likely end up around 78-82 wins, and the 9th-16th spot in the draft. The Sox have screamed .500 team to me all year long. I see no reason for that to change now.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 02:16 AM) I can not stand mediocrity. I know we all went over this topic last season around this time as well, but I would rather this team tank the rest of the way, or dominate the rest of the way. I don't want to see a midround draft pick next June. At some point you have to go through mediocrity on the way to success. Once in a great while you get a worst to first, but usually it is a process.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:39 AM) People will need to temper expectations. He is still a rookie in this league and will still be very young and raw. The Bulls need two thing from McDermott. Hit open shots, and not f*** them on defense.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jun 30, 2014 -> 09:35 AM) I don't have a problem with Rose not recruiting other players as long as his camp shuts the f*** up about his teammates if he isn't willing to recruit other top players. Yeah, you can't have it both ways. You can sabotage your teammates, and not be willing to help out. If you are going go comment on the roster in this day and age, do something about it.