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This recommended video popped up in my Youtube feed, the best video of vintage Rose I've seen.

QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 26, 2015 -> 10:23 PM) Those were some awful possessions down the stretch I caught the last 2 minutes of the 4th. Same story all year, poor execution down the stretch, too reliant on one on one ball in which Rose continues to struggle keeping possession of the ball. I'd like to see some plays ran out of timeouts. Jimmy bailed them out with that three, but the sequence before then was awful nonetheless.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 23, 2015 -> 12:44 PM) The Bulls remind of the recent Sox teams of the past few years in the respect that they feel internally that they're good enough to compete, but realistically, they're a good 2 or 3 pieces away from being a real contender. Don't 80% of the teams in professional sports feel like they could compete, but most of them don't end up making the playoffs? The Bulls are made the playoffs in 6 straight years like Jason said, and made the ECF in 2011. Sox never even came close to sniffing the pennant during that span. Don't see much of a parallel there. QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 23, 2015 -> 06:43 PM) Noah expiring and we also send pick. It's Sacramento. IIRC, isn't that pick heavily protected? Like we might not even get that pick?

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 20, 2015 -> 04:26 PM) .315/14/75/.350 with 20 stolen bases. So just a little short of the numbers Dustin Pedroia put up in his 2008 MVP season huh?

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Dec 16, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) If you add two outfielders, you are talking a ton of money invested in the outfield (when you factor in Melky). It makes zero sense. Sox aren't making two big money moves and they aren't going to use their other chips to get a 2nd outfielder. It is a delusional expectation, imo. If Sox make a 2nd move, it is SS or a pitcher (pen or starter or maybe even a prospect they like that they think can slide in). I rather us get a bullpen arm than SS. There aren't any good investments in the market currently and Sanchez/Saladino are viable stop gaps until Anderson in 2017. If we get an upgrade at OF, with SS being the only glaring hole in the offense, I think most are fine with. With bullpen arms, we lost the next two guys up in Montas and Wendleken, and I don't think Albers is coming back, it's definitely a more glaring hole ATM.

I also like that we haven't added any major salaries yet (though we lost 6 prospects in at least top 30, and 3 in the top 10). I am pretty confident that we have at least 2 more big moves coming.

I am cautiously optimistic about this deal. On the plus side, Micah and Montas were the two guys most people were fine with moving, but losing Trayce hurts (I wondered if Dodgers had any interest in Avi). We added a potential middle of the lineup bat, but we still couldn't get on base to save our lives. Avi needs to go next, and hopefully we can nab an OF who could play defense and get on base (I know, easier said than done).

On a realistic level, they should talk to Pelicans about Ish Smith, you can never have too many competent PG's on this team. Not that we have too many at the moment.

Knightni, can I add 2005 in front of my name? Thx

QUOTE (2Dbill @ Dec 15, 2015 -> 05:30 PM) My bad- I meant David Robertson. I still think there is some possibilities with trading Robertson Just today one of the sports headlines in the LA Times read: "The Dodgers need Help ,fast" Dodgers and Yankees had talk about Andrew Miller. I think if Dodgers offered Puig for Miller, they would gladly say yes, without an extra first round pick or Hernandez. As for other trades for prospects, I am sure why the other teams will bite on those trades, and the Rockies definitely do not need another OF for McMahon. The only semi-realistic one is Micah for Ramirez, but not sure why the Sox would trade a ML ready talent for someone who's at least 3 years away.

Am I the only one who got confused by the name Robinson? And 2DBill, yes mate, complete fantasy.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) After the fact. The whole concept of risk-reward is the picture BEFORE, not after. And there is no such thing as low-risk, high-reward before hand. It's a fantasy. Either you are high-risk and high-reward, or low-risk and low-reward. Not to nitpick here, but say at the time of Chris Sale's contract extension, would you consider it to be low risk, high reward? I personally would think so.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 07:19 PM) In a parallel universe, Rose never gets injured and has led the Bulls to an NBA title... Lebron James.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 02:26 PM) I'm not denying I'm a very casual UFC fan but it seems time and time again, the major fights are short while the undercard guys who I'm not familiar with go longer. Why pay to order on PPV when I can get a Twitter video of the fight? There are plenty of title bouts that go the distance too (you're lucky you didn't have to endure those GSP fights back in the days). But the mentality of an MMA fan is you have to expect the unexpected, the fight could finish at any given time with just one punch, to me what makes some of these fights special.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Dec 13, 2015 -> 01:25 PM) I'm not sure we saw Aldo's game plan. Facing a guy who finished 17 of his 19 wins by knockout, you don't swing wildly for the fences within the first 10 seconds at him. That should have been his game plan. Take him to the ground and work the ground game instead.

You just don't go on a 10 year winning streak going in with a game plan like that. Pre fight jitters might have gotten the better of him. He needs to come back with a different game plan and respect Conor's power a little bit more.

Some team who already lose a pick might give up a 3rd rounder for him, but he's not worth it for us. We did give up a 3rd round pick for Melky after all, and I would take Fowler over Melky.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 12, 2015 -> 04:44 PM) Ha, true, now that cubs reporters don't have the reflexive "we'll just trade Castro" they are really going to struggle. Baez has already become the new Castro, Soler might as well soon.

Some scumbag cubs reporter: Hey we need another SP and a CF to fill our lineup... let's see... who's out there.. Oh hey Eaton and Quintana on the south side are signed to pretty team friendly deals, they should be good fit for us.. Let's see who I would trade for them... Maybe Soler and Baez since they are now expandable.. oh wait, maybe that's paying too much, because Cubs are better than Sox you know.. Let me think about it a little more... Somebody tell this scumbag maybe we will entertain them with Avi Garcia and John Danks instead.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) Not the fact they're being compared just that the title makes it sound like a pay per view fight haha Adam "Spanky" Eaton vs Jason "J Hey" Heyward in a Chicago Street Fight match? Sure, i'll pay to see that

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 02:24 PM) You'd think so, but Heyward hasn't really repeated his 2010/2012 seasons in recent years. We'll see, I guess. at the same time, Eaton was never projected as a 15 HR guy, nothing he's done in the minors has suggested that as well. Time will tell, but the safe bet is the guy with more raw power and 9 inches taller.

I don't think Eaton is sniffing nearing Heyward in HR totals going forward.

I think that has been overstated in the media. This isn't like Dominic Cruz tearing his ACLs twice in 3 years and spending half of the time rehabbing. Aldo injury wasn't a serious one, he was only out for month before he resumed training. I don't think it will have much of an impact on him if any.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Dec 11, 2015 -> 12:35 PM) 2 hours ago: "Man I really want the Sox to sign Heyward at all costs." Now: "Meh he's no good." I literally have seen a few people flip flop that easy. I am pretty sure most people wanted Zobrist at 3B and Heyward at RF dating back to the regular season, but the tone is definitely changed with all the cubs hate in here While Heyward doesn't hit for the power of a $200 million dollar man (yet), he also does not have any weakness in his game, and is considered plus several areas. With him entering his prime, it not hard to imagine him blasting 20 HR a year especially with the wind in Wrigley field. Is $200 mil too much? Maybe slightly, but I am sure their fans or owner don't have a problem with that. The core of Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Schwarber will dirt cheap for at least 3 years, they definitely could afford a move like this to put them over the top.

QUOTE (zenryan @ Dec 10, 2015 -> 08:31 AM) The UFC hype train has made McGregor the betting favorite. Hopefully Aldo doesn't have much ring rust bc he should be able to win. I think Weidman in what will be a great fight. It isn't just hype from the media. They surveyed 30+ UFC fighters on the match and 70% or so picked McGregor, which caught me by surprise. Personally I am rooting for Aldo. It almost seems like people forgot how good Aldo was before Conor came along. He's been dominant for years and Conor had a tough time even with Chad Mendes. Aldo is king in that division until I actually see him get beat.