Bananarchy

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 09:15 AM) This thread is already a dumpster fire. I'll never understand why people are so worried about a team not in the White Sox division when they claim to be White Sox fans. Just pointless. It's to the point of delirium here. Get ready to have your fandom questioned.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 11:45 AM) I don't know. I kinda feel like they doubt Sanchez's ability at short. Rollins can mentor Saladino and then possibly Anderson later in the year. I fully expect them to doubt both Saladino and Sanchez because neither is very good. In either case, a minor league deal is the right move. If they think either Saladino or Sanchez are real baseball players, we are in for a world of hurt in the middle infield.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Feb 23, 2016 -> 11:34 AM) I kinda feel like if he doesn't win the starting job they end up sticking with him on the bench. Not giving an MLB deal is just so they don't have to make a 40 man roster move right away (like Soto last year). Or they honestly don't think he's an MLB player anymore but they want him in ST with Anderson.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 04:43 PM) aren't they likely going to resign him? He'll never accept a fair contract for his actual value.

While I concede TJ is a reality for many MLB pitchers, this is just nonsense guesswork. Ugh, can it be April already?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 01:07 PM) The government is asking Apple to do it. I haven't read anywhere that the FBI wants to be present or the FBI wants to get the key after it has been completed. They want to make sure that once they start trying to break into the phone the phone isn't going to do an auto-delete and/or that some data isn't encrypted. Yeah, Apple can't reasonably do this on most devices. Because the device in question is an iPhone 5C, a "FBiOS version" of iOS would be able to cancel the Apple policy of limiting the number of PIN attempts. It sets a horrible precedent, as caving to the FBI would allow foreign governments to do the same thing to Apple. Apple is doing the right thing, especially considering the iPhone 5S through 6S+ have full Secure Enclave encryption which would take an immense amount of effort to break.

I'm not convinced he's a major league baseball player. He'll start to open the year but from there, who knows?

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 12:55 PM) Arrieta comes back down to Earth. Schwarber has a sophomore slump after his downward trend last year. Heyward's defensive value gets negated by bad and worse flanking him in the OF. Lackey gets old. Zobrist's legs give out. Bryant still Ks a lot. Russell keeps the glove, bat doesn't develop. Lester can't pick anyone off. It all gets blamed on a goat. God if we were this honest about the White Sox, people would stop crying in their beer when the good guys are out of it in July.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 08:16 AM) I'm probably being a bit over dramatic, but I just do not enjoy watching this version of Seabrook, he just seems extra slow this year and keeps getting beat. Then that directly affects whoever he is playing with. Seabs is just not playing well right now. He needs to snap out of it, because it's already a bad money contract if Seabs is good for the next couple of years but if he can't play, it's the next Bickell contract.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 22, 2016 -> 10:41 AM) The Lakers have a few really nice talents. I think the real reason they only have 11 wins is because this year is all about Kobe chucking them up. Russell, Randle and Clarkson isn't a bad start. Definitely not bad, but a one way ticket to basketball hell if they win too many games. More high picks will make a big difference in LA

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 10:13 AM) I'd do anything to get P.K Subban on the Hawks. it would cost the franchise. There are very few games where PK isn't the best guy on the ice.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 06:15 PM) At first I thought it was only Cowley, but multiple different writers have echoed what he said in their Score call-ins. Aschburner said it just the other day And if he did really do that, he should be fired Forman or Paxson? I doubt both of them said to ignore Thibs. GarPax isn't a person. Edit: Sorry, I didn't mean to say that to you. The previous post doesn't specify Forman or Paxson.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 19, 2016 -> 10:10 AM) Have to think that seals Groce's fate. How does it feel to be the University of Illinois ozzfest? This had no bearing on Groce's fate. He's not a baby sitter.

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 09:54 PM) I'm wondering if you still stand by the below exchange? QUOTE (ozzfest @ Jan 20, 2016 -> 11:39 AM) * Front office rankings in Chicago (in terms of which teams have the best chance to win it all). Which is how a front office should be judged. 1) Blackhawks 2) Cubs 3) Bears 4) White Sox 5) Bulls Quinarvy : "Lol. Bears should be fifth and Bulls second." Blackhawks/Cubs 1, 1A 3) Bears 4) Bulls 5) White Sox

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 10:26 PM) It's not like Groce was a good coach before. He needs to go. Simply delaying the inevitable. The Illinois way to hang on to coaches for far too long. He has more sweet sixteen appearances than Illinois does since 2006.

QUOTE (gatnom @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 11:20 AM) Well, I think that says everything about the Groce situation. Again, Groce is the least of Whitman's worries, really. Yeah, they haven't been good, but Illinois' injured players could beat their starters. Groce gets another year with all his guys (except Malcolm Hill)

QUOTE (ozzfest @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 02:30 PM) Soxtalk: "Paxson is a great executive." "What did you want them to do?" "This is on Gar not pax" Rest of world: Paxson and Forman are morons John Paxson is a great executive and solid basketball mind. The "GarPax" myth is just that: a myth. They are not of one mind. The difference is, Paxson isn't a blowhard like Kenny Williams who just says exactly what he thinks whenever he wants.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 18, 2016 -> 01:54 PM) David Kaplan ‏@thekapman 23m23 minutes ago NBA source tells me it does not look like the #Bulls will make any deals today unless something breaks that is unexpected in last 30 min. Which is 100% unacceptable.

This front office certainly is trying. They have one job: move Gasol.

QUOTE (DBAHO @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 12:15 PM) Bulls are aggressively shopping Gasol according to Woj. Wonder if they'd get a 1st rounder for him with his expiring contract, Toronto could be a potential fit, they're after a 4. I guess it's possible, but expiring contracts are worthless at the moment. Everyone will have cash shortly.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 12:01 PM) So latest is George and Tiley are out and rumor right now is that Groce is probably safe for another year. f***ing ridiculous and I'm about ready to cut bait on Illinois athletics altogether. Not worth my time until the university shows they give a f***. Of course Groce is safe for another year. The football and women's basketball programs are in shambles faced with major abuse claims. An underachieving basketball coach is the least of Illinois' worries. I also like the hire.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 11:21 AM) What's actually interesting is that a big reason why the "Best player in the game" didn't come there is that Thibs specifically wasn't going to give special treatment to the best player in the game. That was Thibs's game - if Lebron came, Lebron was going to be in a system that worked, but he wasn't getting special locker room treatment, he was going to be a class act like the rest of Thibs's players. He was going to practice hard. He was going to work hard on defense and fit alongside Thibs. The Bulls not landing him was in part because they were working with Thibs's system1 And f*** how the Bulls treated Vinny. He wanted better treatment, he should have tried not being a disaster. If you want to criticize something regarding the time they suffered from VDN, criticize the hiring. That was an a complete utter debacle. Your point on Thibs and star players is emphasized by the fact that Thibs has yet to get another coaching job. Everyone is so afraid he'll go to Cleveland. He should go run what's left of LeBron into the ground.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 15, 2016 -> 08:15 PM) Does it involve the Bulls acquiring a stud entering his prime? Yes. Ok it's not happening. Definitely not happening. Even if the rumors are true, the Bulls have nothing Sacramento would want, especially compared to the other suitors. A guy like Pau isn't even valuable anymore as a result of the Salary Cap jump next season. No one is looking for expiring contracts anymore.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 08:12 AM) It's weird that one player can outrun the competition so much. Kane is on pace for 112 points, while the next closest is only 92 points. However, last year the leader was only 87 points, which shows what Kane is doing is just bananas. The 21% difference between Kane's projected outcome in points vs the 2nd best is the highest differential I can find since Gretzky's 24% besting Brett Hull (163-131) in the 1990-91. That's 25 years. I wouldn't call it "bananas". If he can break 120, it's really special. Last year's 87 was the lowest in a complete season since the 60s. 110 is a typical number for the scoring championship since the Gretzky days.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 06:58 AM) If you aren't satisfied with what the Hawks have done in the last decade or so, you might as well give up watching sports. Agreed. I never expected Chicago to have another dynasty type team when the Bulls broke up.