Bananarchy

There's so little here now that Eaton is gone. I'm glad Rick pantsed the Nationals.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 05:05 PM) So far the half booty tear down has garnered us the top prospect in all of baseball, and three of the top ten right handed pitching prospects. This effort has far exceeded the half tushy efforts they made to try and get to the playoffs the past few years. Give him a break. His user name is Brian Anderson. He's accustomed to failure.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jan 23, 2017 -> 08:47 AM) As in, we are still only in the beginning stages of this rebuild, and we already have the #1 prospect in all of baseball, and three of the top RHP prospects. Cause for genuine excitement I should think across the fan base, with attendance being the least of concerns at this point. Yes sir. That's a great start.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 11:16 AM) This is going to be a strange rebuild. I know this board has people who love prospects and the process of rebuilding, but the reality is that very few people care about stuff like that until the team actually starts winning. At major league prices I would imagine attendance will be at an all time low the next few seasons. This is such a non-argument. Attendance is terrible now. We have literally nothing to lose by rebuilding. Houston had horrible attendance mid-rebuild in 2013, but they have shot up the list and added like 750,000 tickets by 2016. This is a rebuild. The future in a rebuild is younger and more exciting. That's it.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 09:13 PM) 10 playoff games, two close games and one of those was a s*** show. It might just be luck of the draw but injuries are taking way too much of a toll IMO. There's just so much mediocrity and the quality of games is just bad overall.

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 10:30 PM) No way you can say Q is a top 10 pitcher in MLB unless you are just an all out slave to WAR. Nothing against him, but he's not that guy. Top 20 is a bit of a different story, I think I could come up with 20 pitchers I'd rather have in 2017 tbh. Translated: "Unless you buy the best understood value statistic in baseball, you can't possibly think Q is a top ten pitcher" That makes zero sense. He's the 10th best player in baseball but the most popular and reasonable value metric. Or are you a pitching wins sheep?

QUOTE (Con te Giolito @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 01:36 PM) Why is Hahn excused for settling on Sale (a superior player to Q btw) deal that was more realistic when he won't do the same for Quintana? It's been said already, but Moncada is a total stud prospect. It's also worth noting Q's control and Sale's attitude as factors in why Q plays with pinstripes and Sale doesn't.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jan 22, 2017 -> 02:15 PM) The MLB wouldn't have to throw money at educating their own players, they could spend it on lobbying for stricter drunk driving laws or enforcement in DR. They could also just donate money to create more hospitals with helicopters for air evacuations to cut down deaths from injuries. If MLB believes deaths like these are hurting their product, no different than lobbying by insurance industries and alcohol industries in US. It's crazy, especially on a board where we talk about team money like it's pennies, but you nailed it on the head. The MLB has so much money, this would be an admirable charity.

RIP. There's really no excuse for driving while intoxicated anymore.

I've had enough. This Groce thing is over.

Isn't it fairly obvious that there is no one industry that can take down Chicago like the automotive industry took down Detroit? Chicago is nothing like Detroit.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jan 21, 2017 -> 08:32 AM) The 2017 White Sox team is going to be a train wreck. The team has 4 major holes at catcher, CF, Rf and DH. Plus they just traded one of the best pitchers in MLB (Sale). They have done NOTHING to improve this team this off season. After Frazier + Cabrera leave after the 2017 season the 2018 White Sox team will even be worse than the 2017 team. My only hope for the team is that after the 2018 season (hopefully before that) JR sells the team. My friend, it's time to join the rest of Sox Nation and move past this short sighted attitude.

QUOTE (ChiliIrishHammock24 @ Jan 20, 2017 -> 10:35 PM) 90 games - .279/.347 with 12 HR, 52 RBI, 16 SB, 2.2 WAR. I hope this is right. That would be amazing.

Not touching that with a 40 foot pole.

QUOTE (Donaldo @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 08:33 PM) I think Goff is a Sox fan. So is Bernstein. Before the Score got the Cubs, his disgust with the White Sox and the direction of their organization was palpable.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 06:50 PM) I agree with you and I'm very torn. I finally opened up to moving him, but it would take an absurd package, because I still think with Jimmy, you are a lot closer to the top then the bottom and I look at the Lakers, who have largely tanked, and I still see them being a long ways away. If the Lakers can't sign big name FA's when you have a roster of young players, Bulls are going to have an even harder time. The scary team is the 76ers. There's a really uncertain NBA rebuild. Meanwhile, the Bucks drafted the Greek Freak and now Philadelphia is way behind them.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 06:51 PM) Fun fact: The Veteran's Committee is allowed to vote on Minoso the negro league player or Minoso the MLB player. Not both. That's a travesty. Minoso had an incredible decade and is certainly HOF worthy.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 04:50 PM) 25 instagrams, 2000 protein shakes, 6 new tattoos, 3 months on the DL. Well, this thread is officially over.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 03:37 PM) Chris Sale is a future Hall of Famer. Most likely if he can keep it up and play on some winning clubs. That's all likely to happen.

Arcade Fire has a new song Hopefully they can get their album released this spring. That would be great.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 03:24 PM) Let me explain. Pitchers get much less wins now because of bullpens coming into play earlier. Years from now, pitchers going into the Hall won't have nearly as man wins on average as they do today (and I haven't looked it up but I bet that the same is true between now and and 2007 for example). Therefore, 214 wins will be a more acceptable number to vote into the Hall than it is today. At this point, MB's win numbers are too low and most people simply recognize other, more superior metrics

QUOTE (turnin' two @ Jan 19, 2017 -> 02:53 PM) If Paulie had played his whole career in Yankee pinstripes, he may have had a chance. Cute, but Jorge Posada didn't get in, either.

Green Bay Super Fan to take Fiancee's last name, Packer I'll be at this wedding, and this still weirds me out.

His statue is on our concourse. That's where Paulie belongs.

The Chargers may or may not have been outdone by Juventus