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QUOTE (farmteam @ Jan 21, 2015 -> 07:57 AM) Justified with a pretty great premiere. So excited for this season. Raylan vs. Boyd. Hated the ending, absolutely did not want that to happen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 05:34 PM) The big difference is that the Sox talent is WAY more proven than the Cubs. Right. I remember having this conversation back in the fall when people were comparing the "core" of each team, and my thoughts were the Sox "core" has a higher floor, mostly because they are proven, while the Cubs "core" has a higher ceiling, but mostly because they haven't have their expectations lowered yet due to any major league failures. But now that the Sox added a ton of more proven veterans, I don't really think the talent of the 2 teams is very close. Sox are a MUCH better team, in my opinion.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 20, 2015 -> 06:38 PM) 8M for Rasmus. MLB Network must have saw this tweet from Morosi and misread it, because the crawler today said $4M. Jon MorosiVerified account ‏@jonmorosi Colby Rasmus' deal with #Astros will be worth more than $4 million, source says. $8M seems about right.

Successfully avoided this thread over the past month while I started listening to this. Finally finished it up today. Really disappointed that there was no conclusion, but it should have been expected I guess. I really hope Sarah does some updates if more info comes out. I'm still very interested in this story. At worst, this story is now going to be looked in to by a lot of people and maybe something will break and it will because of Serial.

I have been playing The Show a ton this month for some reason. Since my RTTS will transfer over to the new game, I figured I'd play that. It's now 2016 and I am a starting pitcher with the Angels. Just played the Sox, and they have quite the different lineup. From memory it was something like..... CF Adam Eaton 3B Garin Cecchini DH Conor Gillaspie 1B Pedro Alvarez C Miguel Montero SS Alexei Ramirez RF Jerry Sands SS Ruben Tejada LF Adam Engel SP - Sale, Q, Rodon, Cahill, AJ Cole CL - Wade Davis They also acquired Joey Gallo somehow.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 07:20 AM) How is his ranking so insane? Because he is a college grad and thus old? Geez, the kid is a thumper with the bat, big time. Because he doesn't have a position and he has yet to face any competition. If he dominates AA this year, then I'll be ready to think he's a top 15 hitter in the minors.

$4M for Rasmus. Woah, he must really have a terrible reputation in the locker rooms to only get that much.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 07:19 PM) What would be even funnier...Westboro attempting to disrupt the filming of Shameless in real life. Life imitates art? Please, for God's sake, no more Chucky pooping scenes. God, that whole story arc with the four of them is already growing tiring. I'd almost prefer a Road Rules/travelogue show to them being gentrified. And the biggest dramatic tension is V vs. Svetlana? Can't go anywhere but up. Yeah, Sammy and Chuckie can leave at any time, they aren't very deep characters. They are poor, scummy, and scavengers. We get it.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) I wouldn't. Over the next four years, the Sox have Johnson, Sanchez, Ramirez, Gillaspie, Bonaficio, Saladino, Anderson, Davidson, and Rondon (and there could be others too!) who could all make appearances at 2B/SS/3B for the Sox. They have Jennings and Surkamp who could pitch from the left side, unless you want Rodon in the bullpen (and you definitely do not). I think there is a pretty good chance Kang is better than any 2B/3B we have in our system.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 11:30 AM) I mean, I think there's potential to have sneaky value there, but it's not a big deal that Sox didn't end up with him. I'd trade Zach Duke for him.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 12:25 PM) Why do I feel like that's a huge underpay for Fowler? I feel more like it's an overpay. Valbuena has been better the last couple years than Fowler has, and Fowler only has 1 year left vs. Valbuena's 2 years left, oh yeah, and then throw in 5 years of Dan Straily who could be a solid arm if he can get his walk rate down.

I would guess this just means that either Strasburg or Zimmermann will be traded to the Tigers at some point for Steven Moya+.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jan 19, 2015 -> 06:14 AM) I enjoyed it. I think they did a good job with the time travel references. There was a clever line when he handed the watch back to the girl and said, "Hold on to that. It's going to save us again a minute ago." I hope they can keep it up for the entire series. I didn't get the whole watch-to-watch scene.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 11:16 PM) Finally watching this episode for CFs, and I didn't know Eaton's WAR was 5.2 last year. That's insane. MLB Network cited bWAR? That's disappointed, I thought MLB Network would have been smarter than ESPN.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) Hair. I was dreading that response.

I think disappointed would be just about the last emotion anyone should have after this offseason. I mean, it's pretty consensus across baseball that Rick Hahn has had one of the best offseasons in baseball this winter. How can anyone be upset about that/!?!?!?!?!?

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 08:41 AM) Wow, seriously? Apparently, according to an article I read.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 09:17 PM) Why are the Nationals so antsy to trade a SP? That rotation would be the best in baseball without question. Strasburg Scherzer Zimmerman Fisher Gio Wow. Because they have Roark to find a spot for, and Zimmermann only had 1 year left and is somewhat expensive. If they are going to move him though, it better be to improve their major league team, because they are CLEARLY the best team in the NL right now. May as well shift around your talent rather than downgrade and improve your farm system. I would hope they'd trade Zimmermann for a 2B or some bullpen help.

I guess the Seahawks are the team I want to lose more for the Superbowl. My top 2, and really only 2, hated teams in football are playing in the Superbowl. This is my nightmare Superbowl, I can't f***ing stand it already. But if I had to chose, I'm taking the Patriots. I have nothing against anyone on their team, just their fans. But for Seattle, I hate Pete Carroll, hate Richard Sherman, and Marshawn Lynch and others on their defense just annoy me. And why do they have to all act like yelling assholes in interviews? Calm the f*** down and act like a normal athlete, we don't need to hear you yell and scream and act like the world is against you and you will forever "Prove the haters wrong". So sick of them.

Cotillo tweeting that industry thinks Nats are moving in on Scherzer. Could move Zimmermann.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 03:37 PM) Seahawks are lucky to only be down 16, felt like they got dominated way worse than that. Yep, they are getting off easy only being down 16. Their defense is the only reason they are only down by 2 scores.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) Who doesn't deserve to be there? Once again dallas fans think the dez play cost them the win as if it was guaranteed they would have held the packers on the final drive. The Packers got outplayed, they shouldn't have won last week, but let's not bring up that conversation again, no one wants to hear it. As long as the Colts win it all, I'll be satisfied.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 01:20 PM) Root for the meteor, then neither wins. Yep. I can't root for the team that doesn't deserve to be there, and I hate Seattle. Of the 4 teams left, the Colts are the only team I don't hate.

QUOTE (OsweGo-Go Sox @ Jan 18, 2015 -> 11:11 AM) The Shredder put McCutchen over Trout...? Yeah, I don't agree with that at all. Strikeouts is really the only thing Cutch has over him.

QUOTE (kev211 @ Jan 17, 2015 -> 02:51 PM) Left field bleechers not ready until early may, RF not till late May. I can't believe the entire left and right field bleachers only hold 2,000 seats. I guess it makes sense, it just seems like more.