Bananarchy

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 09:25 AM) I don't think they subtract from the core unless it gets them a superstar. Considering the math on that sort of a deal, I don't think it is even possible. Absolutely not. The guy you would want to subtract from the core is Hossa, anyway, and if the Blackhawks were to move him, he would likely retire before the end of his contract which would destroy us.

QUOTE (fathom @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 07:46 AM) You're correct, White Sox fans are the only ones who ever say this about the Cubs. GMAB We're the only ones delusional enough to believe that the jersey on their backs make it true. The fact is, when the media talks about "Can the Cubs win the World Series?" it's only to drum up interest but they know it's more likely now than it has ever really been. With the best baseball man in the business backed by a generous piggy bank, the Cubs look to be good for a long time. And I envy them immensely because we know what the White Sox are trying and even with 2005, this "lightning in a bottle" method of going about business is draining when it fails.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 12:18 AM) Also, as a general state of the program post, this will be the sixth missed tourney in the last 9 years and only 2 tourney wins in the 10 years post-Dee. So as I've said numerous times in this thread, a big f*** you to Guenther, Thomas, Groce and Weber for destroying Illinois basketball. Institutional incompetence at every level continues to plague Illinois. Hopefully, the next time Illinois hits on a basketball coach, they lock him up.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 07:30 AM) and yet they still won't win a World Series with this group lol. It's the Cubs after all. They'll find a way to screw it up. We (White Sox fans) get no respect because we suffer from this delusion. I love how fans blame the jersey logo as the reason for a failure. Jerseys don't win or lose games. Bad baseball does (we should know the last decade). If the Cubs changed their name, they would have as much of a chance to win it all as they do now. I can't say for sure that they'll win one or not, but their chances are sky high compared to the perennial dumpster fire we have to watch on the south side.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 26, 2016 -> 05:58 AM) i wouldn't. while having Ladd back, and it is nice to have him back, he is still a rental. My thought exactly. Most of the fans in the stadium don't know who Andrew Ladd is, anyway.

QUOTE (LDF @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 10:10 PM) everyone here should know my take on the owners and their miserly way... but but management did improve the product, so by default they did improve. but the main point is they did not finish. It's frustrating how good this team is at drafting pitchers when they can't, for the life of them, draft a fielding talent. Maybe Tim Anderson is the guy, but 10 years of futility in that department gets so old.

Johnny Manziel to the grand jury for Domestic Violence. He's done in the NFL.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 10:05 PM) Coleman-Lands: 21 pts. Rest of team: 26 pts. I hope he sticks around if Groce gets fired. I don't even care anymore. Hire a real basketball coach. It's just so embarrassing now.

Screw it. I've seen enough. Fire everybody.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 06:33 PM) Yeah nobody wants to play for the White Sox. It may be the beginning of spring training, but the whining is in mid season form. We're just used to being really bad. It's almost better than the delusion that this team is going to mean something. If you want less whining, petition management to put a real product on the field.

Jets score two in succession. Hawks will get away with a bad loss.

QUOTE (iWin4Ron @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:34 PM) lol. The cubs are one of the very best teams in the majors right now, it might have taken them 100+ years, but there team was masterfully crafted. It's not even fair

So is Ladd going to take 61?

St. Louis loses. Dallas got a softie through. Tied 3-3 in the 3rd.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 02:36 PM) The only reason I can think of to do it is to keep Sanders far, far away. YES. This.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:22 PM) Hahaha, Sam Fels and the Committed Indian is what you're bringing to the table? You're right, I don't know hockey at all. What does he say that's wrong? Have you really been a meathead this whole time?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:18 PM) The fact that you gave a link to the committed indian is laughable. That dude is a joke. Had a total agenda with the Kane case. All about click bait. Seabrook has been great offensively, and average on defense. He's fine. Every Blackhawks player except Keith (sample size for Keith/Seabs: 80 minutes) is better with Seabs on the bench.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:18 PM) The fact that you gave a link to the committed indian is laughable. That dude is a joke. Had a total agenda with the Kane case. All about click bait. Seabrook has been great offensively, and average on defense. He's fine. I'll wait for you to tell me how the Kane case has anything to do with the performance of Brent Seabrook.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:08 PM) The front office, and most fans disagree with that assessment. See trade today. Maybe I should quote it for you He's the worst player on the ice every game. The Blackhawks defense runs two players deep. Crawford has bailed out Seabs all season.

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 08:52 PM) Jesus, you really can be an unhappy human sometimes. He's a 10 year veteran that been one of the Top 15 Dman in the league for a large portion of it. I'm willing to give him a little more time before labeling him a liability or a problem. I call it like it is. 7 has been bad defensively. Period. You don't like it? Get over it. http://thecommittedindian.com/follow-me-to...idateeven-good/

QUOTE (Tony @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 09:03 PM) @Real_ESPNLeBrun Still unsure if Dan Hamhuis will want to waive, but if he does, I think the teams in play for him are Chicago and Dallas... That would address a much bigger need.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 08:12 PM) That makes a career high in goals for Brent Seabrook. Too bad he's become a liability on defense. The top line has been rough this season, but now at least that is solved. Seabrook is still a problem.

That top line should be more fun

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Feb 25, 2016 -> 06:02 PM) Rizzo and Schwarber sure but you're being a bit liberal with the term "young star" if you include Baez and Soler. Russell needs to develop with the bat first to be considered a star, and as Fangraphs pointed out in the article below his batted ball profile last year was rather poor, with a low line drive rate, high pop-up rate, and well below average exit velocity to go along with the high K-rate. He's got some pop but still needs to prove more at the plate before I consider him a "star". http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-positi...trospective-2b/ Addison Russell was among the best defensive shortstops in the game and a defensive difference make we haven't seen on the south side in forever. And you inexplicably exclude Bryant. Rizzo, Bryant, Russell, and Schwarber. All under 26. The Cubs would be good without free agent signings. Their lineup now is terrifying.

RIP