Al Lopez's Ghost

QUOTE (palehose1 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 04:52 PM) There is almost nobody left that played with the 1959 championship team. Jim Landis is in very poor health. Jim Rivera & Luis Aparicio are still around. So are a couple of backups - Sammy Esposito & John Romano. That's abut it. Pitcher Barry Latman still around.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 11, 2016 -> 11:16 AM) You just know if Raburn came here, he would get hurt, and hit 220 and be released mid season, go to the Royals, and continue to shell us. If he Came here, he wouldn't be hitting against us. Totally ruins his career.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 01:59 PM) CarGo makes sense in that he will be the least expensive option is younger than Cespedes, plays RF, and fits in the three year window that the Sox supposedly do not want to surpass. I imagine a package would be built around Anderson and Fulmer to get the deal done with some other pieces thrown in there. I'd never trade Anderson and Fulmer

QUOTE (Sockin @ Jan 6, 2016 -> 02:33 PM) White Sox in no rush to sign outfielder Evidently!

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Jan 4, 2016 -> 09:27 PM) Things have been awfully quiet since the false alarms of last Tuesday. Hopefully tomorrow brings at least an updated set of rumors. I'm just so ready to have a conclusion to the big three, hopefully sooner rather than later... Rabbit tweeted something a little while ago. Sorry don't know how to import it. Said the Sox were happy the way. The market is going, but might not get their first choice.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 2, 2016 -> 12:52 PM) Yeah, he has actually played RF 57 more games in the major leagues than Cespedes and Gordon combined. And probably better than Avi.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 03:13 PM) Relax Sox fans before you constipate yourselves. Too late! Can't poop!

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 02:03 PM) This has the feel of a report that we'd get before (1) a signing (2) us getting out of the mix So either success or failure?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 1, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) I see no reason not to try this. Avi hits too many balls on the ground for a guy with his strength and size. If need be, invite Sammy Sosa to ST to show Avi the art of the upper-cut and how to swing for the fences in every at bat. Sammy could show him the art of corking bats and using PEDs. Ugh!!!

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ Dec 31, 2015 -> 11:48 AM) I hope that if he's the first one to sign it's with the Sox because if not, this board will go crazy & so will I. lol B.S. The Board will go crazy no matter what.

QUOTE (Frank_Thomas35 @ Dec 31, 2015 -> 10:52 AM) Honestly I just want someone to sign so the other dominos start to fall. This board needs it just as bad too I think. I don't know, approaching 1000 posts on something that hasn't happened yet?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 10:36 PM) And, it's also a little bit of the KW problem in the last half of his reign, the minor league system is no longer abundant enough that you can put enough secondary pieces together to pull off a huge trade...and/or you aren't willing to sacrifice one of your top 2-3 prospects. I think you're underestimating our farm system. Fulmer, Anderson, Adams, Engel, Michxzsgnf, just off the top of my head. I'm sure there are some names I should have mentioned, plus 2 or 3 top draft choices coming up. Things are not as dire as you portray them.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 30, 2015 -> 11:35 AM) must be edited already If you look on the Right under his picture it mentions a local team

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 07:56 PM) How is Cespedes in CF? Well he looked terrible in game 1 of the World Series. Small sample.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 29, 2015 -> 12:03 PM) How crazy would it be if Hahn found some way to sign both Gordon and Cespedes? That would be so awesome. I believe raBBit tweeted earlier today that 2 ain't happening.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) I just can't fathom that at this point with how the market is playing out. I think WORST case scenario is Sox go cheap and sign Parra as a platoon partner with Garcia. Well, that would be missing out on all three, right? 3=Ces, Gordon, Upton.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 10:55 AM) I'm sensing a lot of microaggressions around here today. If the Sox miss out on all 3, you'll sense a lot of maxiaggressions!

QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Dec 27, 2015 -> 10:58 PM) I took his name can't remember too much I was pretty young. He didn't play much. Versatile glove man. Couldn't hit a lick.

QUOTE (South Sider @ Dec 25, 2015 -> 11:15 PM) Judging from some of the recent discussion, it sounds like the Sox haven't even made an offer yet. One would think that if it's taken this long to produce an offer, then it should be a pretty enticing, well thought over offer. I'm excited to see what transpires. Historically, Reinsdorf hasn't wanted to bid against himself. I imagine that Hahn has done all the back and forth with the agent, seeing what give and take there is, and then going back KW and JR to formulate the Sox's best, and only, offer for Monday.

Man, this has been torture.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 24, 2015 -> 01:53 PM) The worst part of Rogers is that he has many many many bad ideas and he has the platforms to repeat them over and over You could start a poll for "the worst part of Rogers"

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 23, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) I'd offer Gordon 4/70 and if he declines, f*** him and go all in for Cespedes or Upton. Look, the price of poker goes up every year. If the Sox pass on Gordon but fail to sign Cespedes or Upton, they're screwed. As are we as fans. I have no problem with them signing Gordon to a five year contract for more than what most of us appear comfortable with. Hard to be a GM when you got to plug holes via free agency.

393 posts about moves that might not happen. We are analyzing!

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 02:16 PM) No, he was an initial name, but the moved players were micah, trayce and montas. My bad, sorry.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Dec 22, 2015 -> 02:00 PM) I think you live with the pain of Melky in RF this year then hope that Jacob May can handle RF next season He was traded, wasn't he?