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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 07:50 PM) Eaton is helping out Eaton is f***ing awesome.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 03:20 PM) It's really this. The Cubs fans on Facebook are going to be pissed. The Cubs fans who watched the news the other day and saw the Cubs swept the BoSox at Fenway are going to be pissed but the Cubs SoxTalk equivalent, I think it's bleedcubbieblue, is probably ecstatic and they should be. I think Billy Beane has to be worried about Addison Russell's long term health to even make this deal. I don't understand the inclusion of Hammel either. If I am Oakland I don't see the need to replace Strailey/Milone with Hammel. I don't disagree. My point being the Cubs fans on facebook make up a significant portion of the ticket purchasing fanbase.

Weird situation with Samardzija. Named All-Star, can't compete for NL and ineligible to be placed on AL roster. He can still participate in all the All-Star Weekend activities though.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 06:28 PM) http://www.fangraphs.com/not/ten-things-yo...out-jose-abreu/

In before Greg uses this as proof that Sale isn't an ace but Mark is.

Pity the Red Sox lineup this week.

http://www.fakemailgenerator.com/

Most stacked one I can remember and there is still a clear favorite. I figured this should be pinned, it's gonna be up here until voting is over.

Jesus, that looked painful.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 02:08 PM) California Pizza Kitchen was one of the worst pizzas I have had. I was so disappointed after we left there They're chicken pizza with white sauce isn't too bad. You definitely don't go in there looking for a traditional pizza, or you'll have a bad time.

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 01:28 PM) I can co-sign this. Not probably, it is. Originally from Chicago and in California now and the pizza is terrible. LUCKILY there's a Chicago pizza place I've found in Orange County that would survive even downtown. Those places are the best. My brother worked at one in Sacramento that was on point.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 01:34 PM) Maybe in years prior, but more and more, that is becoming a "normal" contract for a good pitcher, not just a great pitcher. It was a joke. $100M per year. As in he makes $100M each year. A five year deal would be $500M. That's the going rate now. 5/$75M wouldn't have been an insult to Shark a few years ago. Now? Easy $100M. Makes Sale and Q's deals look amazing.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 11:59 AM) This isn't true though. That place will be packed as soon as next year when the kids are there. They didn't want to sign Samardzija. They offered him that lowball deal so that he'd turn it down and they could trade him. He is already going to be 30 and not worth $100 + annually. They could have signed Samardzija. They chose not to. Not many pitchers are worth $100M per year. And it won't be packed till they're winning. A lot of casual Cubs fans I know HATED that deal and told me they're done with prospects and want to just win a couple games. The more baseball fanatic ones get excited, but the casual ticket buying fan couldn't give a f*** until they're at least in playoff hunts.

QUOTE (hammerhead johnson @ Jul 6, 2014 -> 10:03 AM) Come 2016 or thereabouts, they'll sign a couple guys to mega deals. You can't tell me that they won't have the cash. They might then, but right now they don't.

I wish Nate Jones was healthy.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 08:57 PM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/playerratings/_/typ...starprojections All I know is Sale, Abreu, and Alexei deserve to be there, probably in that order.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 07:40 PM) 2016 I'll go the middle ground and say 2017.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 06:26 PM) would be surreal if they add Boozer and Deng lolz Lose LeBron and Bosh. Add Booz and Deng. Damn that'd be funny, though I'd hate to dislike Deng.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 06:22 PM) I didn't know you wanted balance. I thought you were one of the 'all in' prospects guys. My bad. I do think a lot of people on this board are 'all in' prospects guys and would be thrilled if we were doing what the Cubs are doing. I'm a free agent guy myself. Just NOT free agents like Dunn. Geez he had a lousy Sox tenure. I really don't think anyone on this board is an 'all in' person because if so a lot of us would want to trade Sale, Q, and Abreu.

Well s***.

I miss Bizarro Flowers.

Why did we pull Jake for the 9th again?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 04:40 PM) My feeling is that the yield on prospects, even good ones, is pretty damn low. This is especially true when we're talking about young and low-level guys like Addison Russel and CJ Edwards. If you accept that maybe 1 out of 5 of pretty damn good prospects nets you a major league regular, then you have to get 5 of these guys for every one major league spot you want filled. It's hard to get that many guys via trade and the difference on your MLB roster for having done so may not be worth the effort. I've always like the Sox's more pragmatic approach, which both values prospects and is hesitant to overvalue them. We often target guys that are close to the major leagues and/or have high floors when it comes to player acquisition. Alternately, we look to high ceiling but low risk players in these situations - who cares if Moises Sierra doesn't pan out? We can release him. I'm not a huge fan of paying top dollar for players that are far away from the majors. This is basically what I tried to say, but better.

Pinch running Abreu sucks now.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 5, 2014 -> 03:35 PM) So the draft lovers on this board can't have it both ways. You have to admit the Cubs are probably going to be regulars in the postseason for a pretty long stretch. If you are a draftnik (I use the term in a friendly way) you probably LOVE the Cubs' chances for success in the future. So many top players in the system now. Man, you do not get this. I love this trade for the Cubs as Samardzija was gone anyway. 0% chance he was staying. Cubs get a top prospect in return AND another good A's prospect. The downside? Still 0 pitching. And the Sox are doing a combination of what the Cubs are doing - trying to acquire good prospects - and getting MLB talent like Avi, Eaton, and Abreu. Toss in the fact that the Sox have two pillars in the rotation (Sale and Q) signed cheaply, just drafted one of the most vaunted college pitchers of all time, and I'll still take what the Sox are doing. The Cubs are going "all in" on prospects. Sox aren't. I'd hate if we tried to go all in on prospects, ESPECIALLY hitting prospects.