Dick Allen

A. Retire B. Buy a second home some place warm, and another condo somewhere in Europe. I'm partial to Paris, but Copenhagen and Amsterdam would be possibilities. C. Travel more D. Lead a upper middle class lifestyle E. Make sure I leave a decent chunk to my niece and nephew.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 07:41 PM) Let's make a bet. 3 hours of future minimum wage* says Alvarez spends more time on the active roster than Hickman when all is said and done. *should be $100 minimum under President Sanders in 10 years. You do realize Hickman only pitched full time his last year at Iowa. I don't bet on any of these guys, but I do know all the things you criticized Hickman about as a pitcher, could easily be used to critique your 27 year old .220 hitting AA infielder mancrush. I would bet 30 out of 30 GMs would trade Alvarez for Hickman.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 04:55 PM) Whatever about where he was potentially viewed by some observers before a surgery (based it would seem on projection rather than any sort of college performance, which was seriously mediocre and actually regressed from 2014 to 2015), he is now a nearly 24-year-old (albeit with age caveats) throwing 90-93 in single A striking out 3.3 per 9. I don't see him as any sort of prospect without serious improvement. He's no Eddy Alvarez,

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) Northsider, what have you heard about the top 2 picks? I am not Northsider, but I am pretty sure their signings are fairly imminent. I think it would be a surprise to the players and the team if they didn't sign.

QUOTE (Two-Gun Pete @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 10:39 AM) See, Avi's Rod Carew-esque Babip has lead to irrational exhuberance, such as calling him a "middle order bat." Or recalling KW's unadulterated BS of calling Avi's potential as "30-30." Now, drop his Babip to a league average Babip, or even slightly above average, and Avi's a below average player, at best. Re-signing him would be insanity, IMO. It's a Curse most White Sox fans have. A guy like Avi has a great year, and it comes back to he isn't this, he is what he was. A guy like Q has struggles, and it's the new him. He will never be what he was. The longer Avi keeps hitting, the closer we come to the end of it's just a mirage talk. He won't hit .340. But I think he can maintain a much better than average BABIP. His last 450 PA, he is hitting over .300 with an OPS over .850.

Shields activated, Gonzalez to DL with shoulder joint inflammation.

They have won 3 in a row and have an 11 game lead. if they haven't been willing to meet the price for Robertson yet, it looks like it may be a while. They need some bullpen help, no one is saying otherwise, but the huge lead gives them time.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 07:24 PM) Bulls may be a part of this celtics sixers trade Vinyl Goodwill says the Celtics love Jackson, would nab him at 3, and the difference in pay in the 1 vs. 3 slots allows them to max Hayward.

After winning 4 of 5, they are on a pace to win between 73 and 74 games. The team sucks. Parts will proabably be sold off, and more losing will occur. Reality is they have no chance this year even with others playing as bad as they can play and the White Sox playing better than anyone could have imagined. But for the most part, they are far more interesting to watch than I was anticipating.

QUOTE (kwill @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 12:22 PM) Where is Charlie Tilson? Probably hanging out with Brett Lawrie.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 06:24 PM) Otherwise known as "road games." Since you want to be a smart ass, there are 2 road games played in Chicago.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 04:34 PM) So Fultz goes to Philly and gets hurt and misses a year. Yeah, they probably want to give him a physical to make sure he is already hurt.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) "Sir, we have cut you off of chemo treatment as you have reached your insurance lifetime limit. Good news though, there are some boats that need cleaning. That should help you pay the 300,000 health insurance bills!" Cheaper, better care for everyone. Trump keeping his promises.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 08:52 AM) Or is he saying that Mueller, while interviewing for the Director's position..or perhaps discussing informally before Comey was fired as Mueller was formerly director...advised Trump to fire Comey? Nothing makes any sense. I thought Trump basically admitted the Rosenstein memo had nothing to do with it in the Lester Holy interview? Trump's ego wouldn't let him say his firing someone wasn't his idea. Now it might bite him in the ass. Good for us all.

So now firing Comey wasn't his idea. He's digging his own grave. Keep on tweeting. It's amazing how smart he thinks he is vs. what he really is. It's as if he thinks the freaks that are his base can actually save him.

After this road trip, the White Sox will only have 35 games left that won't be played in Chicago this season.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 02:33 PM) Maybe a poor mans Kenny Rogers a 6th starter / swing man. Has he ever made it 5 innings?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) It's still a worrying trend, and we know President "legally too dumb to commit a crime, apparently" gets more information from cable news than from his classified briefings. He's likely to try to fire Mueller via tweet based on his uncontrollable impulses, and everyone steeped in the right wing media world will completely legitimize it. But he's like really smart. He went to Wharton. He knows more than anyone.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 08:45 AM) Remember when Trump said that Clinton would not be able to govern because she'd be under investigation? Good times. It's like clockwork. Just about everything he accuses others of, he does the same thing or has the same problem. Yet people buy him saying it, not noticing he is exactly the same or worse than what he criticized because he has all the problems he critiques, the others only one or 2 of them.

8:40

It stopped raining 5 miles north of the park.

Will be delayed

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 05:27 PM) Trump under investigation for possible obstruction of justice https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...m=.7e552a965eba Total vindication. And with the Russians, Trump is a LEAKER. Sad.

The Nats owner nixed the Robertson trade because of money. He nixed signing Greg Holland because of money attached to a vesting option. To think they will go out and trade a bunch of top prospects for highly paid guys seems very improbable.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 03:20 PM) The hypothetical was that they did know ahead of time. That seems like quite the gamble to take, especially in a non revenue sport.