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QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jan 19, 2018 -> 02:43 PM) I like Yelich, I like his contract, and I think he'd still be very useful when the team is good. I absolutely do not want to pay what it will take to acquire Yelich. Spot On.

TheAthleticCHI: What's going on with the Bulls and White Sox's broadcast rights? Here's a statement courtesy of both teams: TheAthleticCHI

I fully admit that I have no idea of what the Silver Slugger voting criteria is, but Abreu beat Hosmer in all of these 'Slugging' categories sans Batting Average... Jose Abreu: .304 Average .552 SLG % .906 OPS 33 HR 102 RBI 82 XBH Eric Hosmer: .318 Average .498 SLG % .883 OPS 25 HR 94 RBI 57 XBH So...??? What gives?!

I think Renteria is a bad tactical/in-game manager, but he has earned the 2018 season. The team played hard and there seemed to be good chemistry on and off the field despite all of the roster turnover and mounting losses. If Girardi or any other well regarded manager came onto the market next winter or when this young squad is ready to compete I would definitely want the FO to explore bringing him in. But not now.

Thoroughly enjoyable game 1. So nice to have a World Series featuring teams I don't hate!

Any expansion/realignment talk that reduces the DH is a non-starter for me. Universal DH! (no one really wants to see their starter batting 3+ times per game. get real.) Sort out the Oakland and Tampa stadium/attendance issues first and then we can talk about adding teams. If we are adding, Montreal is numero uno. Portland is worth exploring. I draw a blank as to where else is feasible. I am absolutely 100% vehemently against the dissolution of the AL/NL as I do NOT want to deal with the jackass northsiders in the same division etc etc. I also hate the two Wildcards. 3 divisions + WC or 4 divisions, no WC - please.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 13, 2017 -> 07:57 AM) Will somebody just beat these assholes???

QUOTE (hi8is @ Oct 6, 2017 -> 03:38 PM) What's with the Nats love on this board? Cant speak for anyone else but I lived in DC while in the Navy. And as I despise all things Cubs, the Nats are an easy choice!

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 11:00 AM) Hope the Nats take the first 2 at home and Scherzer dominates Game 3 at Wrigley. Yes please?!!!

Ideally? Cubs swept in laughable fashion & Cleveland going out in the 1st round + Bos and NY not winning it all. Rooting for the Nats to embarrass the sorry ass Northsiders on their way to winning the World Series.

2018 regulars 1B - Abreu 2B - Moncada SS - Anderson 3B - Davidson - Unless someone comes along and pushes him to DH. C - Smith/Narvaez - neither look like starters to me. They split time until something better comes along. LF - Delmonico - I think the bat plays. LF might be an adventure for a while. Future DH candidate. CF - Engel - His defense has earned him time to see if the bat ever comes around. Might only ever be a 4th OF but deserves the shot to prove otherwise. RF - Avi. I personally think Allstar Avi is a mirage, but unless the FO is blown away by an offer in the offseason he starts in RF. DH - rotation between Davidson, Delmonico, Abreu, and Avi. UT - Saladino - Love his glove and versatility. Bat is probably no better than what we have seen. Rotation Rodon R Lopez ? ? ? Pen ????? Fringe Yolmer Sanchez - FO probably tries to find a new home for him in the offseason. Great glove at 2B, but lacks the versatility to be a good Util. Leury Garcia - Never been a fan of his. Glove is barely passable in the OF, and never liked him at SS. Speed is pretty useless if you can't get on base. 4th OF? Alen Hanson - MEH. Willy Garcia - I like what little I have seen. Probably doesn't play much if he is back before the end of the year. I like his glove more than Avi's but I don't know where he gets time. LF/RF/DH? Stack the losses...

I would love it if the Sox won all 4 and put a dent in the northsider's playoff chase, but I am not hopeful. Please win at least 1 and then promptly go back to tanking...

QUOTE (Quin @ Jul 18, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) ...did my memory fabricate this last year? I vaguely remember some chatter about the Yankees trying to get him through a waiver deal, but I don't remember any DFA talk.

Of course this breaks right when I have to leave for work!

Chicagoist: White Sox Up Their Beer Game Again With New Revolution Brewing Deal https://twitter.com/chicagoist/status/860250311092572161

JJStankevitz: Charlie Tilson will go on the 60-day DL to make room for Mike Pelfrey on the #WhiteSox 40-man roster.

ChiTribSkrbina: White Sox place pitcher James Shields on 10-day DL with strained right lat. Shields is 1-0, 1.62 ERA, 16 Ks in 3 starts this year. ChiTribSkrbina: Mike Pelfrey will take Shields' spot in Sox rotation for now. Team expects him to miss as many as three starts. JJStankevitz: Hahn: Sox think it's a "it is a relatively mild strain and we’re optimistic that he will only miss a couple of turns through the rotation."

Found this interesting: CST_soxvan: Willy Garcia, a RF by trade, starting in CF for Charlotte. "We’ll see what he’s capable of doing out there as a possibility,'' Hahn said. https://twitter.com/cst_soxvan/status/854479521545945089

Rack em up!!

rack em up! ballgame!

Soto back to back!! 6-2!

Avi deep blast to center! 5-2!

Frazier gets a hit!!!!!...

hell of a play by Dozier to start the DP. wow.

He gone! Gonzo pitches over the 2 out double.