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If they flop they weren't ready and the Sox suck for rushing them. If they do well they are held back and should have been on the roster last year and the Sox still suck.

With the distance a bullet can travel there really isn't any safe place in the city. We've discussed the possibilities of a long distance shot a few pages back. While I still believe it's entirely possible the shot came from outside it's like Rich Strike winning the Derby, the longest of long shots.

Because the owners bring in billions. If they don't pay salaries like that, they will earn obscene profits. Remember during the strike how fans wanted the players to all get a bigger share?

Historically this will be a slightly below average season with historically low expectations. I think they can avoid 100 losses. They won't beat themselves and don't have anyone on the roster who has been arrested for that.

Hit a square. I'm happy

Not the stadium, the one in Montreal. Interesting how the construction techniques create major demolition problems. https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/how-could-it-cost-2-billion-to-demolish-montreal-olympic-stadium-experts-ask/wcm/6f4a1161-aa3a-4b21-9b1d-0823a78157d2/amp/

@South Side Hit Men Excellent list with Abreu, Baines, Beuhrle, Lemon, Sale, Thomas, and Ventura. I wouldn't argue any of those names. Now look at the reality. $19 million plus per year for Abreu. Does it make sense for this team and for Abreu to be playing in Chicago next season? Sentimentality, sure it would have been nice, but it works out well for both.

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Leury played to his ability. I don't think a player was more set up to fail with fans and on the field than the legend.

Before the excitement of a new season catches hold of us all, one last dunk in the dank smell of a losing locker room. Who are you carving in the rock? 2020 - 2023 Tony, Tim, Moncada, Grandal I'm limiting my picks to guys who wore a jersey.

And move to 2nd. At worse he may be the poster guy for the team's failure the past couple years.

Where did you see Talking Heads?

@almagest makes a great point. I think it's scale. Criminal charges after being manipulated into choking someone until they pass out seems like a different scale. But this may be where MLB teams are drawing the line. Multiple domestic situations might be too toxic for modern media driven entertainment.

Not one owner stood up for Oakland? It's like they are all buddy buddy and will allow each other to do anything.

The Astros stand out on the not $200 mil list. @southsider2k5 makes a great point. Three years ago we would have loved to see a deal paying our Silver Slugging, All Star shortstop about $15 mil for the next few seasons.

You just earned the "you pick the playlist for the drive" award. I can't believe I forgot about Stay.

Will the Marlin's finally sign him? I wonder what kind of shape Tim is keeping himself in. I can't believe he'll remain unsigned unless there are some really scary skeletons in his closet.

Anything that wasn't an obvious blunder is a win for Getz. Swapping some roster names that we'll forget about in a couple years for newer names we'll forget about will raise the mood of Sox fans beyond freezing to chilly. We can spend the first fifty losses learning what we don't like about the new guys and the next fifty losses complaining about the usual stuff.

Send some beer for the horses. Toby Keith at 62. Toby Keith, Popular Country Music Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 62 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/arts/music/toby-keith-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share

If you always expect the worst there will be only a few surprises as a Sox fan.

While it is laughable, the division sucks so bad that below .500 could win it.

It's generalized hate for all things Sox the last two disappointing seasons.

If that's all he was being offered the world doesn't think much of Cease.

So are we actively searching out trade partners or just answering the phone and making some deals?