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Fwiw, with how well the Colts looked in the first half of that Wild Card game...and how shaky Kansas City's defense has been (see Oklahoma Sooners, 2016-2018)...anything's possible. What's the weather forecast? If KC has to go to the running game because of inclement weather, not having their best back is going to have consequences. By and large, they've been able to get away with it...but there are so many ghosts of the past hovering around Arrowhead, it almost seems like Chiefs' fans would have to go into it betting on the Colts but also simultaneously hoping to lose those bets (feeling that either way, they got something out of it).

We can make that $1 million up by selling Alonso and Jay jerseys...assuming Machado signs, they'll get as much credit as anyone for making it happen. (On second thought, I don't know of ANYONE buying Michael Ynoa jerseys because he helped recruit Luis Robert.) That said, this will be the biggest announcement by the Sox in over two decades.

Please delete this post, lol. All of Kansas City will hold you responsible if you just jinxed another playoff appearance. They're getting to be like the Atlanta Braves or Browns/Bills when it comes to the post-season.

Thank god we didn't end up with Cespedes or Gordon. That's the scary part with these big contracts, and those were not even close to the financial commitment this one's going to end up as. At a certain point, you just have to take a leap of faith and "go for it!" on a player at that age and talent level, whether it's Harper or Machado, that's a decision that most GM's would make 98 times out of 100 if it made so much sense to the franchise from a financial and marketing perspective. Philly and Chicago are the two teams that failing to strike with either player will be incredibly demoralizing...especially Philly, because they're even closer to contention but they've also got a number of teams blocking their future path.

Chicago deserves some really positive news this week, right?

I just don't see Philadelphia making sense if Harper's likely (or possibly, who knows) going back to Washington (and maybe keeping Rendon in that case as well)...and Atlanta being on the cusp of having a mini-dynasty in terms of their talent level coming up, especially on the pitching side. Philadelphia just doesn't have enough pieces in place offensively to be the type of team that's set up to dominate for 3-4 years, and Arrieta's getting long in the tooth as well. Sure, they have Nola, but how much better can he realistically be than over the last couple of seasons? Other than stupid money, what's the argument for Philly? Plus, he's already comfortable in the AL and familiar with all the pitchers. Simply the fact that they were in first place or hovering near the top of the division for most of 2018? His desire to pass Donovan McNabb, Joel Embiid, Rocky or Dr. J in Philly Lore?

Who's going to be the first one to deluge Roeper's social media account or try to set up an interview with him to "clarify" his leak about Sox Fest being off the chain and breaking the internet (no clapping back, though)?

https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-should-sign-manny-machado/c-302495484?tid=282421090 Yanks will regret it if they don’t sign Machado

Beckham is the last position player to move THAT fast. Craig Biggio might be a good comp. 796 career ops, 112 ops+, 291 homers in 20 career seasons, 414 sb, obp 363 is going to be the toughest....might be a tad light on the homers as well. 4 Gold Gloves, 7 All Star teams, 5 Silver Sluggers.

I think I would try a Japanese player FIRST...but Moustakas would be good for hawking gyros (I guess that's technically Middle Eastern, but close enough).

Probably because we could look back at records and see the Cubs, Astros of maybe even Mets making huge one year improvements. If it's mostly on the backs of 5-6 key youngsters...that would be great, we'd all be ecstatic. If it was mostly due to the bullpen picking up 5-7 more wins somehow and particularly due to veterans who were not part of the long-term plan, it's not going to be sustainable...UNLESS those graduating prospects hit the ground ready to play, and Kopech makes a bigger impact than can safely be projected for him the following season. Of course, the other factor is the prospect/s we get in return when/if we decide to flip some of them...Rodon being perhaps the most important in terms of whether he gets traded early or we hold onto him into 2020/21.

Don't forget Anthony Webster and Jeremy Reed... Or McCarthy not being able to break into the 2006 rotation after the way he pitched down the stretch...when they decided to add Javy V.

Discussed into the ground last year. No thanks. Machado or bust! Moustakas deserves to play for a contending team, ceteris paribus.

Are you somehow connected to his agency? This must be the 100th time that I've seen Rondon pushed as a candidate for more regular playing time. Which is about as often as AJ Pollock's name is misspelled, coincidentally.

That's the one I was thinking of....Mads Mikkelson or something is his name. Maybe it's because he was also in the most recent MI film (albeit with no bleeding eye, just submerged in an armored car at the bottom of the Seine.) Great work, I'm on a roll, that was actually Sean Harris.

Wasn't that also one of the Mission Impossible movies? At any rate, let's get Dr. Drew on SoxTalk for an exclusive interview about the positives and negatives of a teammate having his brother-in-law on the same team when they're on the road 90-100 nights per year (unless Mrs. Machado actually travels to every city with him, which is not easy to do but not impossible with nannies and au pairs). Edit: Seems they don't have any children yet, scratch the last part. The pair is deeply and madly in love with each other and is often spotted hanging out and vacations together. If you go across Yainee Alonso and Machado’s Instagram, you see their pictures together with a loving caption. Those photos clearly reflect that the couple is happy together and is supportive of one-another. The duo does not have any child till the date. Also, there is no any news of Yainee Alonso’s pregnancy in the media. The couple is still enjoying their honeymoon phase and is not in a hurry to welcome a new member to their family. The pair is happy with their two dogs. https://thecelebscloset.com/manny-machados-wife-yainee-alonson-married-children-career/ Why didn't we get Mark Buehrle involved in the recruiting, speaking of dog lovers...?

You have to give kudos to any guy with such a strong Eastern European accent who looks like he’s late 40’s/early 50’s somehow coming up with $5-7.5 million or whatever to finance that thing. Where the money actually originated is one of the great mysteries in modern cinema. The sad part was his belief in his acting skills and that he could pass for 35ish, but you still have to admire his grit, gumption and determination to see it through all the way to the premiere.

Some got caught up in the Ken Harrelson hype machine and forgot to monitor the actual results.

The best part was the way they winged the football at each other at 90 miles per hour from 10-15 feet away. And the aunt who just suddenly threw a terminal illness into the storyline. And the whole drug dealing subplot...or just any scene with that creepy guy who was supposed to be playing a kid. But the best mockumentary of all-time is still “American Movie” to me. Waiting for Guffman comes in a close second.

Well, Avi just LOOKS like he can potentially hit 30 homers and steal 30 bags per season. The White Sox version of Willie Mays Hayes, except for that anomalous 2017 All-Star breakout before regressing to the mean.

No, only Clint Eastwood’s son in Gran Torino still sports the backward hat look. It did work for me about a decade ago in Colombia, but that was a Sox fitted hat I wore so often that it looked worse for wear than Bobby Jenks’ by the time it faded, got all salt-streaked and shrunk down to 7 3/8. In my opinion, men over 40 should never try for that look...unless they’re playing Ray Kinsella’s dad in Field of Dreams.

But it became one of the most memorable movies of all-time, just like Ed Wood. In fact, the story of making it is far more interesting than the actual movie itself, which is the hallmark of any attempt to put yourself out there and try to do something great and offer yourself up for stardom or rejection. That’s pretty much the exact same story as Searching for Sugarman, about a musician who believed he was completely rejected by the world for almost three decades...but never gave up trying to fix things and make the world better in his own unique way. He never surrendered his optimism in the face of a series of setbacks. It’s the quintessential American story of failure, unrequited love and a heroic comeback for the protagonist. In the end, isn’t it better to be loved or hated than to leave no impression whatsoever? Time will tell.

Yet he was cost-controlled, and fourth in the majors offensively. Actually, along with Abreu, the only other position you could say that. So while Narvaez might never repeat his numbers at Safeco, the odds of whoever we acquire via flip for Colome (who’s not exactly being underpaid) being a key contributor...or the Sox not having any catching issues to resolve all over again in 2020/21?, well, it is what it is.

Sure, if I can write a post without everyone worrying how many names are mentioned in said post or intentionally trying to mimic my style to get more “likes” because we are middle schoolers for the first time on social media.

That would probably lower my “social rating” by the Chinese Government from a 5 down to a 2 or 3 and prevent me from boarding any commercial aircraft to leave the country. Any other bright ideas for settling this?