Bananarchy

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 02:59 PM) My favorite prank over the years was when Phillies trade Kyle Kendrick for Kobayashi the hot dog eater. If we could get similar value in return, I call that a win. We couldn't trade Con te Giolito for an empty bag of peanuts. He's a sell low right now.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 02:31 PM) Can we trade you as part of the rebuild? Salary dump.

Tim Anderson on the Score in the 4:00 hour

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jan 25, 2017 -> 12:25 PM) But why sell low on these guys? I don't get your logic here. I'm actually glad they're not dumping these guys for salary relief. I'm not sure Frazier or Abreu ever get a ton higher. I can see holding onto Jose until the deadline in hopes he has a better start to the season. I'd move Frazier and Robertson if the deal is right.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 06:48 PM) Finally saw Suicide Squad, albeit on a plane. MAN that movie was bad... Everything about that was a mistake. Every decision they made was the wrong one. And Jared Leto was garbage. Margo Robbie was okay, but no one could have made that dialog convincing. Edit: The only thing I think they got right were the Batman scenes. That's it. To hell with the rest of it.

QUOTE (Al Lopez's Ghost @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 08:07 PM) More Minoso numbers: Most times on base 1951-1960 Richie Ashburn 2771 Minoso. 2572 Mantle. 2550

Todd Frazier will perform better than last year, but likely for much of the year on another team.

Not a feel good game by any stretch of the imagination. Crawford was Blackhawks MVP before he went down and they just aren't the same team when he struggles.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jan 24, 2017 -> 09:15 AM) I only saw Arrival and Manchester. I slacked off last year because of work. How is "Drive it Like you Stole it" not nominated for best song? I always find the Song and Score categories a little ridiculous. Gustavo Santaolalla has two Oscars for original score. John Williams only has five. That's borderline criminal. Edit: Didn't realize "Fiddler on the Roof" was original. For some reason, I thought it was adapted.

So, I am on a free trial of Tidal, and I finally around to listening to Lemonade from Beyonce. I always wrote her off, but some of the stuff on this is incredible. "Don't Hurt Yourself" is a masterpiece.

Jedi is singular or plural, so it doesn't tell us a ton. The red color of the logo is interesting.

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.