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Jesus of Nazareth says dying at 33 makes it the cutoff for accomplishing something in life, end of early 30’s. Now back to Boras, the opposite...has he ever signed his client to a deal FIRST when there was another important player waiting on the market who could potentially end up with more (Moustakas ending up with crap last year doesn’t count, too minor)???

Would Boras really pre-emptively sign for a lower number (with Philly) than the previously targeted $350-400 million over ten years and allow Lozano/Machado to beat it days later? The only reason that makes sense is if he pretty much KNOWS the White Sox/Padres/Cardinals/Yankees/Angels aren’t planning to come anywhere close to breaking $300 million on Machado no matter how long or patiently he waits it out.

The arrogance of the Phillies’ writers and fans is quite something. Of course, were it between the Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs or Red Sox and Philly, it would be a quite different story. And the bogeyman that is NY’s superiority complex is in their heads to the point where the White Sox don’t even exist as a threat. If they do end up losing Machado and Harper, underestimating the Sox or that their stupid money trumps all will be two of the biggest reasons that franchise will be consigned to .500ish ball purgatory.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/01/28/how-instagram-made-this-woman-hand-knit-beanie-business-into-million-dollar-brand/BISLaWAXCkW7oL1uyM3iGO/story.html?s_campaign=breakingnews:newsletter There’s another theory about some who try to get elevated social media attention. That it will give them a platform to launch some type of entrepreneurial venture, to monetize something they’re passionate about. Whether it’s Mr. Money Moustache (financial advice that is “not a job” while being retired in 30’s), Ryan’s Toys Reviews generating $30+ million for a six year old or a Taiwanese hiker/climber finding fame (unfortunately in death) for taking 1000’s of pictures of herself in a bikini, it’s the world we currently inhabit. Now WSD only has to figure out a way to combine bikinis and baseball news without coming across in a creepy, Zuckerberg-ish way. PS: Iamshack has never given off that vibe at all.

https://www.thegoodphight.com/2019/1/25/18197906/should-the-phillies-be-worried-about-the-padres

Quite a bit of the Marlins’ success and almost all of his Expos’ tenure was based on building top-flight farm systems, though. He developed most of that young talent that wiped out the Cubs and Yankees in 2003, guys like Cabrera and Beckett.

Leyland, Duncan and Dombrowski as well?

2. Manny Machado to the Cardinals Why the heck not? Doesn't every owner have to be looking at his depth chart and thinking, "What would Machado and Harper do for us? What would one of them mean in terms of revenues, tickets, television ratings, etc.?" Sure, it's a huge investment and a scary one. On the other hand, how often does a 26-year-old infielder coming off a .905 OPS/146 OPS+/6.2 Wins Above Replacementseason hit the market? Here's guessing the Cardinals -- in a tight NL Central race with the Cubs and Brewers -- are at least considering the possibility. FanGraphs projects them to win 86 games, one fewer than the Cubs. Machado -- or Harper -- would change that. https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-moves-that-could-change-division-races/c-303223604 7 moves that would shake up MLB

Bob Dylan wrote that passage and sent me this...or DID he? https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/sd-sp-padres-on-mlb-com-top-100-prospects-list-20190126-photogallery.html Fwiw, I couldn’t even join the Brewers’ message board because I couldn’t convince them that I was actually a fan...mentions of Junior Guerra, Saladino, Soria and Avilan were not particularly helpful.

Thomas and Ventura...McDowell, too, they all came up so quickly, there wasn’t even enough time to question their selections. McDowell probably struggled the most to establish himself of those three high first round picks. Ventura was fine once he got past that 0/41 or whatever it was, but he really came into his own the next year. He already had that hitting streak at OSU, the only question was his defense. Thomas was a bit more unknown due to the two sport career and being overshadowed by the Bo Jackson legend at Auburn. But The Big Hurt was pretty much a hitting machine from the very moment he was drafted (like Jimenez last year, but even better.)

https://www.gaslampball.com/2019/1/22/18192839/a-look-into-the-padres-finances-has-opened-a-rats-nest-of-questions-ron-fowler-please-dont-be-evil There should be no excuse for the Padres to sign him with their debt load, not to mention that they already spent HALF that amount on Hosmer (that teams were projected to spend on Machado, $288 million)...and STILL have almost $30 million of bad money from the 2014-15 free agent class on their books. At least 10% of their revenue goes to debt load and PetCo refurbishments. Yet this is a franchise that has never won a World Series in fifty years of existence, has suffered six losing seasons in a row, and an even longer run since their last playoff appearance than the Sox. So they just might be desperate, and their franchise has already doubled in value to $1.2-$1.3 billion from their $600+ million purchase price (plus assuming debt from Moores). There’s also zero excuse to be outbid by teams like Pirates or Reds. The Mets are already out. I guess the Angels could jump in if they know Trout is already gone after 2020 (in terms of internal negotiations) and they really want to reach the playoffs his last two seasons. Pujols’ deal expires after 2021, fwiw. https://www.thegoodphight.com/2019/1/25/18197906/should-the-phillies-be-worried-about-the-padres https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/when-will-bryce-harper-and-manny-machado-get-their-big-offers-maybe-never/2019/01/25/8ede3efa-20a8-11e9-9145-3f74070bbdb9_story.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/adhd-i-have-a-million-things-in-my-head-at-a-time-8710004.html I shouldn't have involved Jack Parkman (and, btw, I've never treated him like a joke, although hearing about Giolito's potential all year got old, we all have our favorite players), because his situation is so difficult for him it's hard to hold down a job, or even be offered one...ADHD is different, or adult ADHD. It's not about IQ or intelligence, it's just the way your brain works and inability to focus, going off on tangents or unrelated (or distantly related topics). On one hand, I can watch many movies or binge t.v. shows without any problem, or get two Master's degrees. I can compound money, get a consistent 8-10% rate of return on my investment portfolio, etc. Working in non-profit developed my EQ. On the other, I am constantly thinking about connections between different areas (finance and non-profit, sports and entertainment), some random facts and trivia (which is why I usually do well in Jeopardy/Trivial Pursuit/Millionaire type games or crossword puzzles) are always popping into my head. Whether it's normal or not to think this way, I don't know. It's just the way that I write, or more particularly, free write...if you give me the personal essays or Common App letters for our graduating seniors, I can edit/polish them quite quickly and easily, in the last few weeks, 4 of them have gotten into Oxford/Cambridge, 1 into Duke, 2 into the University of Chicago, 1 into Carnegie Mellon, but that's a completely different type of skill that all English majors possess. However, I have areas where my brain doesn't work that well, such as explaining complicated diagrams in economics, because my brain doesn't do well thinking in multiple dimensions or in terms of spatial relations, which is probably why I hated chemistry, physics and geometry. My father had early onset Alzheimer's disease in his mid to late 50's, and my mother has been dealing it for all of her 80's. Basically, my brain works exactly like this book, Latticework. In this engaging and challenging book, Robert Hagstrom outlines a new approach to investing based on the ideas of two highly successful investors: Charlie Munger of Berkshire Hathaway and bill Miller of Legg Mason. Both Munger and Miller believe in the latticework approach to investing, one that is based on a working knowledge of a variety of disciplines. Latticework is a true liberal arts approach to investing. It carries the reader from Ben Franklin's vision of education to St. John's College with its Great Books program to the cutting-edge Santa Fe Institute, a multi-disciplinary research center which brings together scientists from a variety of fields to address complex adaptive systems, including markets and economies. In helping readers develop the worldly vision they need to succeed financially, Latticework also points the way to a richer, fuller, more rewarding life.

Now I’m going to go all Jack Parkman on you and mention that I have ADHD, so thanks for turning me into a non-White Sox fan with the persistent bullying and personal attacks that take place on this board. I’m going to follow the Brewers from now on. Ever since the “likes” were added, people have started acting much snarkier than they used to. I’ll probably be back when Rick Hahn is relieved of his position, so deleting my account isn’t necessary like I asked at WSI...it has been a fun 12 years, but enough is enough. The White Sox fans that I grew up around in the 1970’s and 80’s were much different type of people, they were blue collar, Miller Lite drinking fans from Dubuque who worked in a meat packing plant. Now, those fans who used to be split nearly 50/50 are almost entirely gone. I used to be proud to be a fan, and I can never root for the Cubs, so I will have to do the next best thing. The other option is the Padres, who have a much more entertaining radio broadcast.

I’ll give you a like, just so you feel further empowered to add snark on most days. That way, you can put it on your resume you have the most likes at SoxTalk.com, and I’m fairly sure that will be good for an extra $2000-3000 bump in your next salary negotiations.

Where=wear Well, this whole “likes” thing on the board is certainly good for not leading to any personal attacks in this thread, but if it makes people feel better to pile on one after another, that’s everyone’s perogative, I guess. I swear, Soxtalk2014 must have mentioned that I have posted “random” names about 50-75 times in the last 2-3 months. It’s getting to be like one of those Cubs’ fans who calls into the postgame show and thinks that they can trade for any superstar in the game if they just package together 5-7 Tier B/C prospects.

That’s fine, if Tatis is such a bogeyman that he keeps Sox fans from enjoying the sport, I don’t know what to say...because the initial identification of him as a sixteen year old is one of the few indications are front office is doing things the right way, at least in terms of Latin America. Seriously, it’s 11 years later and Wilder is still the excuse for why we’re completely unsuccessful in the Dominican. That’s frankly not a good excuse, anymore.

The problem is that the days of “old school” guys like Matheny, Scioscia, Girardi, Showalter and Ausmus are fading, if not entirely gone. It’s almost guaranteed with our offseason acquisition strategy that there will be no “tough love” for Machado’s Muchachos, either. Just like the NBA, these superstar players will eventually get coaches and GM’s fired. Look at the Jimmy Butler saga, for example. The Cardinals, in this case, decided that Morris and Matheny weren’t ultimately worth the trouble to defend.

Definitely two mystery teams...the Padres and Pirates, but neither can be publicly acknowledged? Okay, that makes zero sense there would be no leaks over all this time. How did Lozano get that out there?

Well, I don’t have Harper AND Machado both going to the White Sox, so there’s that. Next year, which two will it be, Sale and Arenado? Are you sure you are willing to die on that hill all season long if we don’t manage to sign Machado this time around?

The 33-year-old Norris has been mercilessly riding 21-year old rookie Jordan Hicks since spring training, reminding him to be at meetings on time and publicly calling him out when he is lagging in any of the details a visitor might not notice, but other players do. Except I’m not sure what “mercilessly riding” means and Saxon doesn’t describe it. He also uses the term “badgering” and talks about teaching young players in “the harshest way possible” and doesn’t elaborate there either. Matheny is quoted as saying that he does not think Hicks much cares for the treatment, but again, no suggestion of what the treatment is, exactly, that he does not care for and there is no suggestion that Matheny has any sympathy for Hicks’ concerns. And Hicks doesn’t seem too cool with it all, it should be noted: That’s not a passage describing someone responding well to thoughtful mentorship or even tough love. That’s the description of someone who thinks Norris is being a jackass but is smart enough not to give quotes to a reporter about it lest he catch even more flak. Teeth. Badgering. Merciless. Harshest way possible. All this in service of a veteran — a veteran who is on record with some pretty damn intemperate comments when it comes to respecting his fellow ballplayers — who seems to be making one of the organization’s brightest young stars miserable. https://mlb.nbcsports.com/2018/07/11/bud-norris-is-mercilessly-riding-and-badgering-cardinals-pitcher-jordan-hicks/

I think you're forgetting how charged St. Louis has been, and it's not just back to the Ferguson situation, but all the way back to the late 1980's when they weren't picking up garbage for months in East St. Louis. I specifically remember a scene from one of the Chevy Chase vacation movies where the Family Truckster breaks down there, and the "ensuing hilarity" of a white family trapped in the ghetto, hahaha, The area around the field is 100% safer (at night) than it was in the 1970's and 80's. That stereotype has just carried over...wherever it started, maybe it was "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" for all I know. In fact, that Jim Croce song debuted in 1973...not too long after the riots in cities like Detroit and Newark, or the DNC in 1968. Well the South side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-bud-norris-repeatedly-harassing-cardinals-rookie-manager-doesnt-seem-care-much-234600367.html Apparently you also missed the "hazing" incident with Jordan Hicks? My point was that, while objectively Myers has committed the worst act, for sure...that Bud Norris has a list of incidents and run-ins a mile long on his resume. That anyone would actually WANT him on the White Sox after all that was pretty shocking, when there are MANY MANY other relief pitchers to choose from, and MANY MANY in our own organization. Not to mention we've already added Colome and Herrera just this off-season, which is more than 50% of MLB teams are spending on their pens (collectively).

Why are White Sox fans sensitive at this point....we've been hearing this since the 1970's? I don't quite get it, why it's impossible to have a sense of humor about things, just like the Cardinals and Cubs fans going back and forth about their cities. I guess not being a native Chicagoan, I don't or can't take it as personally. But I've heard every joke about Iowans and "flyover" territory there is...or about how "dumb kids" from Chicago that don't get into Northwestern or Illinois from the suburbs always go to my alma mater.

Well, considering the fact that I thought I was in the Manny Thread...that's probably why. But thanks for comparing me to a bot! And saying I'm "abnormal." Maybe it's because I'm not a Millenial Bro, and this board is essentially inhabited by 18-36 year olds, by and large. I'd say that probably only 10-15% of this board is close to 50 and older. It's just a different generation. I would actually prefer to talk about literature or movies/t.v. shows or politics, but Filibuster closed and the movies thread has been pretty dead.

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