Bananarchy

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Jul 13, 2017 -> 11:42 AM) Maybe 2021. Hopefully we have a new owner by then. That's ridiculous. These prospects put us in a position to be competitive by 2020 with signs in 2018, 2019.

Finally we can put to bed this nonsense that the White Sox and Cubs won't make deals with each other.

I believe in Rick Hahn

Excellent trade.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jul 9, 2017 -> 01:04 PM) Some impressive history Lester just joined.. in a bad way. The twitter reaction to the Cubs twitter post about Lester was hilarious

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jul 6, 2017 -> 07:48 AM) Music interests are so all over the place that this thread doesn't get the play it could. Makes sense. Anyway, the new Royal Blood album "How Did We Get So Dark" is f***ing awesome. These guys are currently carrying the "best new rock band" torch for me. Awesome jams, great vocals. Play the first song and you'll be hooked for the rest. This is their second official album. https://open.spotify.com/album/3Rz6kF8eGqrDOEteo5YsBj Saw them at Austin City Limits a couple of years ago. They were on at like 2 PM and when they got on stage the showing was small. After the first song, the place was packed. Out of the Black is one of my favorite songs and I have a shirt with the cover of their first album on it. I discovered them through Apple Music and the premier of Beats 1. Little Monster was like the third song ever played on the station. As far as Catfish and the Bottlemen, they're great. Probably better than Green Day.

I think when it comes to the MCU, this is easily my favorite of the solo films. It doesn't quite achieve the greatness of Spider-man 2 or The Dark Knight, but it is clearly the most fun, hilarious, and best acted of the solo MCU films

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 08:31 PM) Slightly? Stevens is a great coach. A lineup of Horford/Crowder/George/Hayward/Thomas with Smart dogging off the bench (and if they trade two future firsts and Brown for George they'd have Tatum too) is the biggest competition Lebron had since the 2010 Celtics. I actually like that team to beat the Cavs. You're discounting teams with young stars getting better. That's a bad assumption.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 07:48 PM) Instead of Celtics signing Hayward and trading for Butler or George, those two went West instead. You're telling me that didn't just make Lebron's path to the Finals easier? Slightly. Not a lot easier. It's possible a couple of teams in the East are going to be a lot better this year (Philadelphia and Milwaukee come to mind).

It's an All-Star game. Let it be what it is and allow ties.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 12:56 PM) I would say Sale has been better but there's a good argument for both guys. http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=...=&players=0 I prefer to watch Sale, but I still think Scherzer is probably better.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jul 1, 2017 -> 09:43 PM) Pretty cool gif of the best pitcher in baseball https://twitter.com/OldComiskey/status/881236747820171265 That's not Max Scherzer

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 02:03 PM) Agreed. The 05 regime deserves credit for the WS title. Put them in the team Hall of Fame. But please Jerry and the group, SELL. Please sell. Our ballpark is no good (I know the popular opinion on here is it's great, but take away the food and what do you have except a monstrocity with a horrid upper deck). Aside from the park, we have a horrific front office. I agree with you. The supposed rebuild is not going to work. SELL, JERRY. Sell it to somebody with money to burn. Thank you. Complaining about the ballpark is a fruitless endeavor. You're never going to change that. Chicago won't fund another stadium for decades and the downsides associated with moving to the suburbs far outweigh the benefits.

Scherzer is definitely the best pitcher in baseball so far.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 3, 2017 -> 12:24 PM) To say it doesn't matter much is not paying attention. It isn't the end all it once was, but just taking ticket revenue, the difference between the Cubs and Sox is a pretty good chunk of change. The White Sox now have some of the cheapest tickets in the league. It matters, but the best way to remedy the solution is to contend, which the Sox have really done less than 5 times in the last decade. I have no doubt seats will get filled when the team has a contender.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 2, 2017 -> 06:04 PM) I thought Gar said all the players wanted Thibs gone? I still contend Thibs overworks his players, but Taj to Thibs makes sense. He's a much less important piece in Minnesota than he was in Chicago. And Derrick going anywhere seems like a bad deal unless he rides the bench.

Once Rizzo spoke up, you knew it was done. Rizzo is the new Mr. Cub

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) I will never understand people who get so much joy out of I told you so. I'm nearly certain you were among the people who thought Saladino was a nice piece but not a starter on a WS contender. I could be wrong, though.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 09:43 AM) A 1.3 WAR player would fit amongst the upper tier of Sox players over the past decade. That's an indictment of the White Sox, not really an endorsement for Saladino

It would hurt a lot more if Flowers were younger.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 09:02 AM) Congrats on the debilitating back injury. He was a 1.3 WAR prior to his back injury. He's a guy. We know that already.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 28, 2017 -> 12:01 AM) How anybody could give the rebuild a 10 is beyond me. Until the guys we got in the Sale deal prove they are good major leaguers I'll stick with a grade of 2. Ditto the guys in the Eaton deal. You give it a 2 - Makes me all the more confident in my 8. They got the best prospect in baseball for Sale. They signed the best player from Cuba. 2? This is a bit, right?

A lot of guys here fell in love with him, but most of the smarter minds took Saladino for what he is: a solid utility player.

I truly agree with Cowley that Wade will poison the water like he tried to last year, but I can't imagine paying him to go away.

QUOTE (soxfan49 @ Jun 27, 2017 -> 06:14 PM) In other words, Sharp is a real piece of s*** as a human being I think he's more of an overpay risk. He doesn't have a lot left in the tank.