hi8is

Is it April yet? s***... still not even close.

I'll drive out for a Friday or Saturday game if someone lets me be "the guy on the pull out couch".

QUOTE (La Marr Hoyt HOF @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 06:43 PM) We're going to get a great prospect, the greatest prospect You forgot to use the phrase "great prospect" one extra time.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 05:16 PM) Surely it would be called "The Beer Run" You win.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 03:42 PM) If we trade Q before Spring Training or Opening Day, I'm referring to the the 2017 season as "The Beerathon." I approve of this and happily volunteer to make an open use signature. If Q goes the sig will be made.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 03:24 PM) Phil said he talked to someone close to talks that thought they'd wait until trade deadline. Then he said he doesn't buy that. He said Sox and Astros have re-started talks. He specifically brought up Seth Beer. He said Sox want to be really bad and in a position for very high pick in 2018 and that Quintana being on the roster in the 1st half hurts those chances so he thinks they want to move him. He also mentioned that the Astros have the 75th pick that they can trade now. All that Beer s*** sure is nice... hope it's true.

QUOTE (Username @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 03:11 PM) Phil Rodgers about to go on MLB network to discuss Q What'd he say?

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 02:18 PM) Tomorrow is Groundhog Day, when you keep doing the same thing over and over until you get it right. Does that sound familiar?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 08:48 AM) Cheers to your new life! Hope your little guy took it all in stride. My mistakes cost me a small fortune but the ONLY worthwhile return on the investment was that my son was protected quite a bit. Thanks for the sentiment. Edit: You know it's a slow time in the offseason when we're talking about my personal s*** in a Quintana thread. :

QUOTE (oldsox @ Feb 1, 2017 -> 05:20 AM) Living well is the best revenge. Amen to that, brother

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 31, 2017 -> 10:51 PM) But why is the 4-7 WAR a possibility while 1-4 and 7-10 are not? It's like saying that if you take a class - A, C, & F are possible grades, but B & D are not. My best guess judging by their gradings of his tools and evaluations... he's either going to come into his power and have his other assets reach his ceiling, leading him to the higher level of the scale... or he's not going to reach his ceiling on secondary tools with no showing of maturity of his power... or somewhere in between. In a nutshell, they don't know what the f*** to think.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Jan 31, 2017 -> 07:20 PM) Wite, please explain the gaps on that graph. Pretty much "boom or bust" plotted out.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 31, 2017 -> 07:19 PM) Don't worry. That's why you belong to soxtalk! It's all good. At least my divorce was finalized yesterday. Two years of court appearances to end a 4 year marriage. Talk about a nightmare. So relieved that I don't have to wear a lawyer hat anymore... it's gonna take a good couple weeks for me to sink into life without all of that nonsense. Just gotta send her some more money and pay some back taxes... then the only tie I'll have with her is our son. Good riddance - mistakes in choosing a mate aren't easily amended. :

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 31, 2017 -> 06:49 PM) It's better than talking to my teenage kids. At least the board responds, even if it is usually negative. Oh joy... thanks for the preview of what's to come

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 31, 2017 -> 11:00 AM) Cue the James Shields gif.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 10:59 PM) Being humble makes up for him not being very funny to you? It wasn't about my judgement of his humor - it was a commentary on a poor display regarding his maturity. My post didn't attack the kid, just pointed out that his use of religion in such a context was in poor taste. Now I'm complementing the guy and that's a problem? Get off my ass - jeez.

Here's a great quote that redeems his mindset for me: http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article/214...e-on-prospects/

I get that he's a 19 year old kid and it's not a big deal - but it is an immature thing to say in that setting. Even the kids and the interviewer looked a little taken back by it. Kopech is a professional representative of a Major Leauge baseball organization, I'm sure he'll mature. I'm a jackass sitting in my couch in my underwear who's been posting in a forum for 14 years. I'm not so sure I'll ever mature. Big difference.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jan 29, 2017 -> 05:56 AM) I think he did it in jest. That was my interpretation from watching the clip. Yep. Stupid thing to say, even in jest... just showed his immaturity.

Michael Kopech won a "who can take the most selfies" contest at Soxfest yesterday... in a short interview after winning he thanked God and Jesus for his win. Not joking.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 11:26 PM) bmags threw one strike already, and this is strike two. Personal attacks such as this will not be tolerated on this forum. Anything further will be met with consequences. In case we have forgotten: SoxTalk Guidelines I have been absent for a while, and miss things from time to time, but I have yet to see or read anything Con te Giolito has said that has justified anything like this. Strike two indicates tolerance - just sayin.

Steve Adams of MLBTR today responding to a fans hypothetical trade of Dahl and Hoffman for Q. hi8is commentary: They're a Rodgers short.

QUOTE (Donaldo @ Jan 21, 2017 -> 06:50 PM) .242 13HR 56RBI

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