Harry Chappas

Yes, if they miss on both of these guys and the rationale is that the Sox offered the most money and it was just a matter of them being the Sox then they are descending into Bulls territory.

Well this whole thing deescalated quickly I guess the Sox never really had a chance. They are turning into the Bulls before our eyes.

You don't front load the contract and then give him the opt out. 45/45/45/45 opt out is dumb if you then go 30/30/30/30/15/15--- he has to opt out with that deal $33M AAV You offer ten year $33 per with four year opt out....at 31 can he beat 7/$198 probably not

If the White Sox sign him they need to do so soon as they need to understand that the window to compete is now open. This is most likely the point to pushing Boras. If they sign him in January the scope of the off-season will have been different. Keuchel has to be a top target as well as the relievers if Macado or Harper sign. If neither sign push the free agent signings off until next year.....but then the White Sox also become the Bulls in that they don't sign the big money free agents.

I can see the cubs taking a flyer on him as they need a guy until Russell is back and they can cut him if it's not working.

I hope Michael Reinsdorf never has a role with the White Sox.....ever The Forman/Reinsdorf patronage goes beyond loyalty and is now at a level of corrupt Chicago politics loyalty. I really wonder what role Pax has in all of this.

He is turning into Dick LeBeau. He may go to an HC job and if it doesn't work out he will be hired the next day as a DC. The Bears have invested so much in that defense that it is an ideal gig. As long as they are paying him top $$$ he has to like what they are handing him.

The thing that irritates me is that this offense is missing what Kevin White was drafted to be. His supposed skill set is what they lack. The special teams are still a soft spot as well. How does this defense compare to the 85 Bears. They really have no weak spots.

He is not a first ballot HOF kind of guy but he's like those old timers that used to get in because the veterans committee played with them and liked them. His fans are ecstatic and the baseball "purist" are pissed. The other 98% don't care one way or another. He is the anti-Ron Santo, he got in because the 80's White Sox members of the selection committee (Reinsdorf, LaRussa) and the rest of the people thought he was a deserving member. I was flipping on MLBN to see the start of winter coverage and when all the talk was Yankees, Dodgers, cubs getting Machado and Harper I turned it off and then flipped back to see the announcement right around Bears kickoff....great timing....no clue Harold was on the ballot.

I'd love to hear Hawk Harrelson's thoughts on this. Met Baines a few times, you could tell he would be a great teammate.

I was going to post that. Don't get caught watching the paint dry. Can't get into shape during the season. He just needs to say we are unathletic and hope to change this in the off season but we are going to suck until next season.

Didn't he have a direct hand in saving the life of two players, Greg Walker and Danny Farqhar.

Gar has to have photos of someone to keep his job.

That is the same Pratt. He used to write for the UIC paper also. I read a couple of things from in the Trib seems to be doing a good job. At some point you would think that Madigan and Burke would have had enough of lining their pockets and ride off into the sunset but greed has no shelf life i suppose.

As a 24 year old he has the talent to take a flyer. Is the baggage warranted? Billy Beane is without a doubt one of the best GM's in baseball you now see why he may have appeared to have been fleeced in that deal but in reality the cubs took on the baggage. There had to be some take as to why the A's would make that move between Theo and Beane. My guess is the smoke was there for a while and Russell will most likely be with his third organization with money and performance playing no part in why he was moved from the two previous.

Maybe the new hitting and pitching coaches will suffice seeing as they have had six different one's the last three years.

If the pass is behind the line of scrimmage they can block and go downfield before the pass is thrown/caught. The problem with the blocking is O-linemen are not built for open field blocking except for a few guards.

It is not the same place as it was even 10 years ago. They are recruiting for academic and athletic kids. They are not getting free rides but there is more financial aid then there had been in the past. Football was down last year and there were internal reasons for that but for the most part they are a 7/8 win team in a tough as hell conference. Basketball is the same way but they instead of the football powers there are the CPS basketball powers. Baseball is an annual top 10 program as well. The basketball kid transferred in as a Junior.

Yes classes 1 through 3 are all public schools and all except for a couple are out of the Chicago sprawl so the IHSA is probably happy with how it is working now. IF they can bump up the 4A teams to 5A, even better. Friday will be all downstate/western IL schools and Saturdays will be privates.

The Rice QB had a bum ankle he was a run first guy. That killed them. Recruiting is a big thing but the educational advantages and athletic v cps and crappier suburban districts are the key. As are smaller enrollment so. The IHSA has moved almost all privates to at least 5A with new rules. If MC doesn't choke last week all but 6A would have been Catholic v Catholic.

Mercy.

Wonder if this will open the playbook a little for things the Lions have not yet seen.

Bryant ain't leaving he is just going to do what Harper is doing. Why is Rizzo being phased out?

The cubs have sunk $750M into rebuilding wrigley that does not count for what they are doing outside of the park. They have begun to sell off stake in the team to raise funds. The contracts they have picked up in Darvish, Chatwood and Hamels were necessary because they needed pitching and will going forward. Their business model does not fit a $30+M player into the equation nor should it. In 3 years they will need to ante up as just about everyone will need to be paid except for those with current terrible contracts.

The defense should allow them to be in every game and save us from the Cutler embarrassing moments. My lord does the national media love Chicago sports. I am starting to think that Chicago is more highly sucked up to than Boston or New York. The Hawks at ND on New Year's Day.