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I hate LeBron right now. He puts on a Bulls uniform and I'll love him.

I think one of the underrated factors in signing Tanaka for the Sox would be Coop. From all reports Tanaka is a pitcher that thrives on "pitching" and his splitter more than raw stuff. That fits the Coop mold for success and Coop may help him adjust to the MLB more than any other pitching coach.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jan 10, 2014 -> 09:20 AM) Bob Nightengale ‏@BNightengale 19h Justin Verlander underwent core muscle repair surgery, injuring himself in December workouts. The #Tigers expect him to be ready for season Verlander will "undergo physical rehabilitation for the next six weeks and will be reevaluated at the end of that time," Tigers say. Justin Verlander’s streak of Opening Day starts obviously in jeopardy. He will be in rehab mode until 1 week after spring training begins. Tigers say Justin Verlander should be ready to participate "in" spring training; release did not say "the start of" spring training. I guess the obscene pitch counts catch up to you eventually.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 08:51 PM) The Sox have this article up the their site for those interested. Pretty much what we already know. http://m.whitesox.mlb.com/news/2014/01/09/...-in-los-angeles With Merkin being a mouthpiece, that sounded a whole lot like the Sox want Tanaka.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 06:15 PM) Dan Hayes ‏@DanHayesCSN 5m Rick Hahn, Kenny Williams and Robin Ventura met with Masahiro Tanaka today in LA. Hahn said meeting was "exploratory in nature." #WhiteSox "Ok, so we're on Google Maps. Let's explore housing options for you."

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 04:17 PM) They pitched fine last year and stunk. There's still WAY too many variables on offense to think they'd be any good. Our (arguably) best hitter has never seen a Major League pitch, for Christ's sake. But Paulie has seen lots of pitches?

The Lord of the Rings movies far outdid the book in almost every aspect in my opinion. And I love the books.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 02:13 PM) Rockets showing interest in Dunleavy. And Warriors interested in Hinrich. Trade Dunleavy and Kirk for picks. Build as many draft assets as you can to package for better picks/players. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 02:44 PM) I don't see why LeBron would want to play for the Bulls. The winter weather is bad. DRose may or not be as good as he was, and who knows how long he can last. Seems to me, there are a few other places that would seem more logical if he wanted to flee Miami. I really don't understand why he would want to do that. Only one I can see is dethroning Jordan in his own city.

I think if KW likes Tanaka, Hahn will do some contract magic like he did with JDA and Paulie (Signing bonus, Arbitration Opt-out, and deferred money) to try and sign him.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 12:15 PM) I knew this was coming but I'm still pretty giddy about it. I stole this from Hammerhead's signature because it reminds me just how awesome Frank was: Professional sports strikes suck. Frank's numbers in a 162 game season (by my own math): 54 HR 202 Hits 156 Walks 144 RBIs

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jan 9, 2014 -> 01:15 PM) If the Sox pull off what many here regard as "The Impossible" and sign Tanaka, does that change anyone's perception of the Sox chance to win this season? Or does everyone leave 2014 as "work in progress"? I'd have them making the playoffs as a Wild Card. And with Sale-Tanaka-Quintana as your front three, anything could happen in October.

You can sell him the 3rd biggest market, being able to pair with Sale to form an outstanding 1-2 punch, being THE Japanese guy in the market, the Sox being in a better position than the Cubs, the love Shingo and Iguchi got, etc. If KW comes away impressed, I expect the Sox to make a strong push.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jan 8, 2014 -> 01:34 PM) Of course It just feels like it's never mentioned.

It's weird. Does Frank count as a WS champion for '05? He played for the team that year and has a ring.

Does anyone know where I can get a Frank player-shirt?

My earliest memory is when I was two years old I thought Frank hit a ball out of Comiskey Park. Amazing comparing Piazza and Frank's All-Star and Silver Slugger numbers. Frank was a worlds better hitter and it seems like they've acknowledged it now. His resume would have even more MVPs, All Stars and Silver Sluggers if not for the roiders.

No more MLB 2k series meaning only Sony consoles will have an MLB game.

QUOTE (The Ultimate Champion @ Jan 7, 2014 -> 09:16 PM) Sox will meet with Tanaka just to personally tell him his NPB stats aren't impressive because the league over there sucks balls. My sources tell me there's "zero chance" they let Tanaka or his agent use their Keurig & if anyone wants coffee they're going to have to go downstairs to the break room and get it like everyone else. This was totally constructive and obviously what the Sox plan to do.

I like it. JR using the savings from Deng. /sarcasm

Apparently Deng's camp wanted $15M+ per year.

A trade for Castro would have to start with Jones, Semien, and Beck. If they signed Tanaka, you could switch EJ for Jones, but I wouldn't like to.

If Surkamp pitches like a number two, then Coop becomes the GOAT pitching coach.

With the Sox, you take a pitcher. You can always flip excess pitching for bats.

If I had to guess I'd say the bench will be Konerko, C, Elmore and Danks. De Aza, Kepp and Conor all traded. Leury will be the first call up.

If I had to guess I'd say the bench will be Konerko, C, Elmore and Danks. De Aza, Kepp and Conor all traded. Leury will be the first call up.