Harry Chappas

They knew he would be over priced and never joined in the conversation and I'd have to say rightly so but I am not a fan of the large contracts that can hamper a team.

Playing in his neck of the woods. Can watch him live.

I find it hard to believe that they would move on from Tomlin. The problem with the Bears is that while there are salary constraints with players and they spend there, with non-salary operating expenses the Bears are still as cheap as they come. I don't think they pay for an experienced coach of additional football operations people.

He can go to LSU and why not...may end up there anyway.

Remember when White Fence Farm in Colorado closed and people (i.e. me) were ready to cry because we thought it was the one off I-55. Damn that Twitter.

He was never going to leave nor should he. Hopefully he is a the uber utility guy and a real RF and 2B are brought in.

Semien's contract had too many years and Ray and Gausman were gambles as neither have a long track record of success. I look at the cubs and see what bad contracts do to the long range plan of an organization. Darvish and Heyward cost them their core. This is carrying water for JR I know but I look more at securing pieces of the current core over adding high price long term deals that can impact the future.

You are 100% correct. I am guessing he ends up with the Yankees or San Fran.

No rationale fan thought this. Nor does any rationale Sox fan see them investing over $150M for a player on the wrong side of 30. Whether you like it or not that is the philosophy of the organization. How often does aiming really high in free agency pan out for teams that are not the LA Dodgers?

Yes that was a pretty amazing run. That conference is as good as any especially with Sandberg looking like they have improved.

This is lateral move or a downgrade but it sounds like he was not a fan of the OU move to the SEC and he can now compete with about as much competition as the Big 12 had.

You have to feel for the guy. He seemed like a good fit and is still a good person. I am concerned how this inabilities were not seen in the interview process.

Maybe the White Sox will do the smart thing with the new budget news, eat some salary and get a legitimate prospect or two. That won't help the old men in the room but will replenish what was lost on this trade.

Until Pace has a boss that can lead the organization they are going nowhere. Even if they fire Pace and Nagy, they have nobody in the organization with any football knowledge to hire the next guys. Some outside source will tell Ted who to hire and in 4 years they will fail and be fired as they try and learn on teh job. Neither Pace nor Nagy has gotten better at their job.

You are divorced from reality. What the White Sox do not do is cripple themselves with free agent contracts. They may sign some bad ones but they are not crippling themselves over bad signings. We as fans don't like it but it worked. Who did you want them to sign last offseason?

Is MLB going to the Ivy leagues and seeking out candidates or are the candidates going of the Ivy's seeking out MLB jobs. My opinion is that if you are a person of color you seek out a more secure opportunity upon entering the professional field than that offered in the MLB. When Hanh took the job he was grossly underpaid but had a support system that allowed for him to do that. The White Sox basically told Hahn he was stupid for taking on what essentially was an internship while a long list of educational accomplishments. Do POC want to take that route?

Barry Sanders & Calvin Johnson retiring in their prime from the same team

Am I reading this correctly that this happened when the kid was 15 or16? (19 currently, happened NYE 2017 thus he was 15 at the time?????

Same pool, better lighting and new lockerroom

As stated a page or so back I am the biggest fair weather Bulls fan alive and I gotta tell ya they are fun to watch. As a a fair weather fan I only watched the first half before retiring for the evening. That being said, I can't help but continue to hate the idea of the super team/ good old boys NBA club mentality. I knew AD and Lebron were together and then.....there was Westbrook, Melo and Howard. I know Melo and Howard are shells of their former selves but it is obnoxious and irritates me.

You are not wrong on any of your takes.

Yep three times in one calendar year. If they win Saturday may play Rita for championship. Place went nuts when they won.

Something that has not been discussed on this board that everyone needs to take into account as it became glaring in the post season was how beat down starting pitching was because of the short 2020 season. This may have played a role in Kimbrel's tapering off who knows. The White Sox tried to mitigate this but were unsuccessful.

Why did he fall to the second round? Serious question as I only watch the Bulls and Illini when they are good. I watched the Illini last year and beginning to watch the Bulls this year.

Going to be a looooooooooong off season. Unless the Sox spend $500M signing free agents it will be a failure. They need a 2B, organizational depth, a couple bullpen arms and maybe a starter. People cannot grasp that young players get better and as such the White Sox offense should inherently be better simply by being more seasoned. I just watched post season baseball and the White Sox as currently constructed are not behind of those teams....maybe the Dodgers but the Dodgers rotation is a mess.