LittleHurt05

The Committed Indian always helps my sanity at times like this. http://thecommittedindian.com/so-that-happened-2/#more-13947 No way the Hawks can pay him near 6/$6.5, so they had two choices. Trade him and get live bodies for 2015-16 or let him leave and get draft picks. Given that the team is in win now mode, you had to go with choice A. Sure, this situation wasn't helped by a few contracts Bowman gave out, but it happens and it's just part of the modern day NHL system.

We have a Pete Kozma sighting. Beware the grindiness Chris!

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 09:33 AM) I thought the Rays would be smart enough to steer away from that grease fire. Btw, Kipnis is putting up some incredible stats recently. Time for Phil Rogers to dream Jason was on the South Side and pen an All-Star advocacy column. Did you know Curtis Granderson was from Chicago too????? And neither team drafted him!!!! Thanks, Phil.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 08:15 AM) Byfuglien Meh, I don't consider him in the same group. Sure his offensive production was great, especially in the playoffs. But given all the stuff he doesn't do and his baggage, I wouldn't want to pay him over $5 million a season even if they could afford it.

The front page of the Tribune sports section today was calling for Robin's firing too. The White Sox are relevant in Chicago again!!!!!

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 02:20 PM) I'd still sign him. There are plenty of Hawks that dabble in the nose candy. I'm not worried about that, I'm just worried about him not being good at hockey anymore. I guess if you can get him on the cheap.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 01:55 PM) Partially because of what I've heard and partially what I would think, I agree with all of this. Hahn knows his limits as a scout even though he has worked very hard at it early in his career with the Sox. For example, Hahn never saw Abreu hit live prior to signing him. It was Kenny's scouting report that made Reinsdorf say "whatever it takes." In other orgs, like Houston for instance, Lunhow handles all of the day to day stuff and has a prominent role in scouting Astro targets, KW covers the scouting aspect of the top tier of the FO. Hahn does most of the rest but it seems like he defers the final say in scouting to KW. They compliment each other well in that respect. One of the more interest nuggets I was told: "Kenny misses the day to day stuff." Well that explains a lot given KW's non-Abreu track record. But 2005.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) SportsCenter @SportsCenter Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan will retire after next season. Ryan is 357-125 in his 14 seasons with the Badgers. The foul call bias is gonna be twice as bad this year.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 01:15 PM) I miss that puke emotion we use to have here. Stan hasn't had a very good offseason to start. According to CI, if Rundblad is in Rockford, he only counts $75,000 to the cap, so that's not too bad I guess.

David Rundblad re-signed to a 2-year deal, $1 million AAV. Meh.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 11:01 AM) We don't know what's going on there with Kenny and Hahn. That's part of the problem. I know one thing for a fact- Kenny has to go. It's time. But 2005.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 29, 2015 -> 10:12 AM) The quickest fix will be several players returning to their former levels of play. It isn't so crazy it will happen. So the difference between a 70-win team and a 90-win team is a couple aging veterans returning to their career norms? Color me skeptical.

My parents were on a Mediterranean cruise last week. When they booked it over the winter, Tunis was one of the stops. After the first terrorist attack on the museum in March, the cruise company completely removed Tunisia from all itineraries, and just added another stop in Europe.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 07:45 PM) Ugh I hate that this has to be a thing. Can't they go on a stupid hot streak like the 2010 team? Not with the new interleague schedule format

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 07:38 PM) It is not the same. As you state, we need a paycheck. Most of them will get one regardless of how they perform. If you have a few bad months, you probably won't survive in your job. Many of them since the age of 22 or so have been doing very well financially. So it is a very different lifestyle than the average person has. Then again, when we screw up at work, it hopefully does not get the same publicity as when they screw up. Imagine if you screw up at work tomorrow and your wife and kids get berated by the neighbors in your driveway on Tuesday. Well said. Also, other than a few younger players, they all have guaranteed contracts. Melky Cabrera gets $42 million whether he bats .148, .248, or .348. Motivation is one of the most important aspects of a professional sports coach.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 07:19 PM) Now you're really dreaming. It would be like Stringer Bell admitting he was a naive mid-level regional drug dealer instead of an entrepreneur. This post is awesome on so many levels

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 06:17 PM) It's not cheating, but the Cubs are the only ones who could pull this off. The Sox have to basically go for it every year or the fanbase disappears. It just sucks that everything is going wrong this year. What fan base? They are already bottom five in attendance and basically irrelevant in Chicago. This is 5 under .500 seasons in 7 years. Would anyone even notice if they tanked for a few years ?

Enjoy being surrounded by the best fans in baseball. If you don't believe me, just ask then, they will be sure to tell you

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 28, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Hey, going out to a baseball game is still a fun day. You just have to go expecting that the team will lose and not be mad if they do. And there should be plenty of cheap season ticket seats on StubHub

It's all the umpires fault Hawk. Some things never change

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 10:09 PM) Even after last year, I really didn't think Alexei was very coveted by other teams. I doubt there were any offers which gave them much reason to even consider moving him. But according to Soxtalk, we were getting Kolten Wong and/or Carlos Martinez!

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 10:30 PM) I was looking at some stats today, and I noticed that Bryant and LaRoche have basically the same walk and strikeout rates, with LaRoche having a slight advantage in each. Bryant has 2 more extra base hits in 9 more PA, and then the difference is that he has a .380 BABIP to LaRoche's .318. Interesting that LaRoche gets roasted for his performance though, when stastically the two aren't super far apart. Really? STRECTH!!!

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) That's fine, but it doesn't mean you have to give him a way for a dime-a-dozen level prospect Especially given some of the recent trades for goalies, teams were givinggiving up a lot. That being said, it almost seems like they were trying to do Raanta a favor. "We like you, but there is no room for you in the NHL. We will help you out and trade you to a team with an open backup spot" That seems to make the most sense, it didn't help the salary cap.

Antti Raanta traded to the Rangers for F Ryan Haggerty. I liked Raanta but it was obvious Darling had supplanted him. I wonder who takes the #3 goalie spot now, because you never survive a full season with only 2 goalies.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 08:13 PM) Damn I thought there would be a lot more activity in this thread for the hawks by the time I got home from work. So nothing hawk related happened? Nope. They traded Friday's pick for three game winning goals in the final two rounds of the playoffs. Good deal.